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Ultra at sea / John Winton
by Winton, John
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0850528836
- ISBN 13
- 9780850528831
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About This Item
London : Cooper, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 212 pages, [8] p. of plates : illustrations; 25 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Early pre-ULTRA days -- The Mediterranean and Matapan, March, 1941 -- Bismarck -- The slaughter of Bismarck's tankers and supply ships -- The 'Channel dash', February, 1942 -- Tirpitz in the north -- Disaster and triumph in the Arctic - from PQ17 to the North Cape -- The end of Tirpitz -- The war against the U-boats, 1941-42 -- The U-boat war, convoys TM1 and SC118, January-March, 1943 -- The U-boat war, convoys HX229 and SC122, March, 1943 -- The U-boat war, convoy ONS5, May, 1943 -- The Bay of Biscay offensive, Summer, 1943 -- ULTRA in the Mediterranean, 1941-42 -- How ULTRA was nearly lost. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. ULTRA (Intelligence system). World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence. Genre: Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 330136
- Title
- Ultra at sea / John Winton
- Author
- Winton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0850528836
- ISBN 13
- 9780850528831
- Publisher
- London : Cooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
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