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Operation Alacrity: The Azores and the War in the Atlantic
Operation Alacrity The Azores and the War in the Atlantic
Author: Norman Herz
To win the war against German U-boats, the Allies had to protect their convoys in the vast black hole of the mid-Atlantic known as the Azores Gap. In 1943 they devised a plan to set up air bases on the Azores Islands, owned by neutral Portugal. It was essential for the operation to remain secret because the Allies had to get there before the Ger...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781591143642
ISBN-10: 1591143640
Pages: 280
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Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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