A Game of Birds and Wolves
Author | : Simon Parkin |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2019-11-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781529353051 |
ISBN-13 | : 152935305X |
Rating | : 4/5 (05X Downloads) |
Download or read book A Game of Birds and Wolves written by Simon Parkin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Compelling' Sunday Times 'A triumph' Daily Mirror 'Gripping' Jonathan Dimbleby 1941. 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