Bitter Ocean by David Fairbank White
An authoritative account of perhaps the least-known major campaign of World War Two, the Battle of the Atlantic, in which Allied merchant seamen heroically kept Britain in the war and eventually defeated Hitlers U-boats. Between 1939 and 1945 almost 30,000 merchant sailors lost their lives.
David Fairbank White has written about ships and the sea all his professional life, beginning as a reporter at The New York Times, where he wrote about New York Harbor; he also worked as a reporter at maritime desk of The Journal of Commerce. He is the author of a novel, True Bearing (also with a nautical theme), and his work has appeared in numerous national magazines including Fortune, New York, Parade, and Reader's Digest among others. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743229302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743229304 |
| Title | Bitter Ocean |
| Author | David Fairbank White |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2007-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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