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Long Night of the Tankers: Hitler's War Against Caribbean Oil

By Holger H. Herwig , David J. Bercuson

Book information

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1552387593, 9781552387597
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14239143 bytes)
Series
Beyond Boundaries: Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies, 4
Pages
368\366
Topic
History\\Military History
Time added
2020-11-29 16:49:26

Description

Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a lesser-known but critical component of the Atlantic naval theatre during World War II. Using war diaries, after-action reports, and first-hand accounts, authors Bercuson and Herwig examine the story behind Operation Neuland, the German plan to interrupt vital oil supplies from reaching the United States and the United Kingdom by preventing Allied oil tankers from leaving refineries in the Caribbean. The story begins in February 1942 and follows this German attempt to scuttle the Allied war machine through to the end of the war. Told largely from the German perspective, it details the planning and execution of the Germans and the diplomatic, political, and military responses of the Allies, particularly the United States, to overcome the German effort.

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