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1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships carrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks away from starvation and crushing defeat.



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1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships carrying vital food & fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks away from starvation & crushing defeat.

In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes
- a retired naval captain & a clutch of brilliant young women
- gather to form a secret strategy unit. 

The Western Approaches Tactical Unit spends days & nights designing & playing war games in an effort to crack the U-boat tactics. As the U-boat wolfpacks continue to prey upon the supply ships, it is race against time to save Britain.

With novelistic flair, investigative journalist Simon Parkin shines a light on this riveting true story of war at sea.

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• ISBN: 9781529353211
• Author: Simon Parkin
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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