William Geroux
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English
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The German U-Boat war against American merchant men was deadly and dramatic - in World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine suffered a higher fatality rate than any branch of the U.S. military except the Marines. Geroux documents an almost unknown U-boat assault off the American coast against the men who were supplying the European war, and one community's monumental contribution to that effort.
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English
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"On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of thirty-five cargo ships carrying $1 billion worth of war supplies to the...
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Pub. Date
2025
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English
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"The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown" -- Provided by publisher.
