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Fw 200 Condor vs Atlantic Convoy : 1941-43 by Robert Forczyk (2010, Trade Paperback)

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While the U-boats attacked from beneath the seas, the Germans modified a civilian airliner to create the Fw-200 Condor to attack from the skies. Title Fw 200 Condor vs Atlantic Convoy. After the fall of France in 1940, Germany attempted to strangle Britain into submission by attacking the Atlantic Convoys, which brought much need supplies and war materiel from the USA and Canada.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101846039177

ISBN-139781846039171

eBay Product ID (ePID)74240506

Product Key Features

Book TitleFw 200 Condor Vs Atlantic Convoy : 1941-43

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary Science, Military / World War II, Aviation / History, Military / Aviation

Publication Year2010

IllustratorYes, Palmer, Ian, Gerrard, Howard

GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, History

AuthorRobert Forczyk

Book SeriesDuel Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-293007

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Aviation and World War II buffs should enjoy this latest Osprey release, which will prove particularly valuable to scholars of the Battle of the Atlantic." -Robert Guttman, Aviation History (September 2010), "Aviation and World War II buffs should enjoy this latest Osprey release, which will prove particularly valuable to scholars of the Battle of the Atlantic." -- Robert Guttman, Aviation History (September 2010)

Series Volume Number25

Dewey Decimal940.54293

Table Of ContentIntroduction/ Design & development/ Technical Specifications / Combatants/ Combat/ Statistics & Analysis/ Conclusion/ Further Reading

SynopsisWith the fall of France in 1940, Germany suddenly had the opportunity to strike at poorly guarded Allied convoys. The Luftwaffe pressed into service the Fw-200 Condor, a plane that had originally been designed as a civilian airliner and the first plane to fly non-stop from Berlin to New York in 1938. After various modifications, the Fw-200 became the Luftwaffe's long-range maritime patrol and strike bomber. It was devastatingly effective; a single attack by five Condors on a convoy in February 1941 resulted in the sinking and damaging of 11 ships. Furthermore, the Condors passed on convoy sightings to the U-boats with devastating effect. By the summer of 1941, the threat posed by the Condor was so great that Winston Churchill dubbed them "the scourge of the Atlantic." Losses to Condor attacks resulted in various crash efforts to find a solution to the predator. One solution was the Hurricate, a modified Hurricane that was launched by catapult from a converted merchant ship. But a more robust solution was required. This was delivered with the creation of the escort carrier to provide continuous air cover over a threatened convoy. By 1941 the duel for supremacy over the Atlantic began to turn in favor of the Allies and was furthered by the entry of the US into the war. The Germans made a last ditch attempt to turn the tide by equipping Condors with anti-shipping missiles, better defensive armament and airborne radar. But their numbers were too few to combat the ever-increasing might of the Allies. This volume highlights a classic duel between opposing tactics, doctrine and technology, with the Germans attempting to field an airborne weapon that could intercept the Atlantic convoys, while the Allies attempted to provide an effective defense umbrella over the ships carrying vital war-time supplies.

LC Classification NumberD787