Bloody Winter

By Waters, John M.
1994, United States Naval Inst.
ISBN 1557509123
Paperback, 285 pages, 65 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 diagram

Descripton: This book is written from the standpoint of a US Coast Guard officer, who served on USCGC Ingham. Good collection of photos, particularly of the Ingham in action against U-175. Good biography of Korvettenkapitan von Forstner of U-402. Also some coverage of U-132, U-626, and U-606, among others. First published 1967.

From the uboat.net review: This book provides a historical overview of the winter of 1942-43 on the North Atlantic convoy routes. While the escorts during this time were mainly British, the author himself participated in Convoys SC-107, ...
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