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02431aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 17F2BAFE253111EE91433F782CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230718010455 008 220104t20212021enkab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1399010905 020 $a 9781399010900 020 $a 139901093X 020 $a 9781399010931 035 $a (OCoLC)1290725123 040 $a GZD $b eng $e rda $c GZD $d YDX $d SILO 043 $a lnaz--- 050 04 $a DP702.A9 $b W37 2021 082 04 $a 946.9/9004 $2 23 100 1 $a Warner, Guy, $d 1955- $e author. 245 10 $a Atlantic Linchpin : $b the Azores in two World Wars / $c Guy Warner. 264 1 $a Barnsley, S Yorshire : $b Seaforth Publishing, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, $c 2021. 300 $a 160 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "On a map, the Azores appear as nine tiny specks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but their location was to prove strategically vital in two world wars. The Atlantic became a crucial battleground twice within the space of 25 years, as the U.S. arsenal of democracy sent firstly stores, arms, and equipment, followed by many thousands of troops to fight in Europe. In both desperate and closely fought struggles at sea, Germany sought to stem the flow and thereby win the war, by cutting this vital lifeline, using a new weapon--the ocean-going submarine. The significance of the Azores has been overlooked in most military histories, but this extensively researched and copiously illustrated book from historian Guy Warner provides a detailed but balanced appraisal. The author has had access to archives and photographic collections in the UK, U.S., Portugal, and the Azores, consulting with local historians to produce a book that sheds much new light on a hitherto under-appreciated facet of twentieth-century history." -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Military bases $z Azores $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $z Azores. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Azores. 651 0 $a Azores $x History, Military $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Anti-submarine warfare $x History. 700 1 $a Baptista Cabral, Hugo Miguel, $e writer of foreword 700 1 $a Hobbs, David, $d 1946- $e writer of introduction. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117012600.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=17F2BAFE253111EE91433F782CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search