A Game of Birds and Wolves
€16.30
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781529353211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Parkin |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.238 |
| Publishing Date | 05/11/2020 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.38 |
| Tax | €0.92 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.30 |
| Availability | 9 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
''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