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A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War Simon Parkin Sceptre 0127

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\'Compelling\' Sunday Times\'A triumph\' Daily Mirror\'Gripping\' Jonathan Dimbleby1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships ferrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks away from starvation - and with that, crushing defeat.In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes - a retired naval captain and a clutch of brilliant young women - gather to form a secret strategy unit. On the top floor of a bomb-bruised HQ in Liverpool, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit spends days and nights designing and playing wargames in an effort to crack the U-boat tactics. As the U-boat wolfpacks continue to prey upon the supply ships, the Wrens race against time to save Britain.With novelistic flair, investigative journalist Simon Parkin shines a light on Operation Raspberry and these unsung heroines in this riveting true story of war at sea. \'History writing at its best\' Booklist \'Splendid . . . Simon Parkin\'s book rips along at full sail and is full of personality and personalities\' Sunday Express \'Vivid, engaging\' New Yorker Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0127, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

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