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02900aam a22004578i 4500 001 6C7FDDF61E6B11EB959D49ED2CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201104010013 008 200528s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020019934 020 $a 0306921715 020 $a 9780306921711 035 $a (OCoLC)1143653145 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d UKMGB $d CLE $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a l------ 100 1 $a Read, Simon, $d 1974- $e author. 245 14 $a The iron sea : $b how the Allies hunted and destroyed Hitler's warships / $c Simon Read. 246 30 $a How the Allies hunted and destroyed Hitler's warships 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2011 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Books, $c 2020. 300 $a ix, 322 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The sea had become a mass grave by 1941 as Hitler's four capital warships--Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Tirpitz, and Bismarck, the largest warship on the ocean--roamed the wind-swept waves, threatening the Allied war effort and sending thousands of men to the icy depths of the North Atlantic. Bristling with guns and steeled in heavy armor, these reapers of the sea could outrun and outgun any battleship in the Allied arsenal. The deadly menace kept Winston Churchill awake at night he deemed them "targets of supreme consequence." The campaign against Hitler's surface fleet would continue into the dying days of World War II and involve everything from massive warships engaged in bloody, fire-drenched battle to daring commando raids in German occupied harbors. This is the fast-paced story of the Allied bomber crews, brave sailors, and bold commandos who "sunk the Bismarck" and won a hard-fought victory over Hitler's iron sea. Using official war diaries, combat reports, eyewitness accounts and personal letters, Simon Read brings the action and adventure to vivid life. The result is an enthralling and gripping story of the Allied heroes who fought on a watery battlefield"-- $c Provided by publisher. 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Atlantic Ocean. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations. 650 7 $a HISTORY / World. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Military operations, Aerial. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710198 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710244 651 7 $a Atlantic Ocean. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240722 941 $a 4 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611013821.0 952 $l ZLPD437 $d 20210419131208.0 952 $l FPPC224 $d 20210202012814.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20201104010547.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6C7FDDF61E6B11EB959D49ED2CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search