Ultra at sea / John Winton
1988, 1st Edition. London : Cooper. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #330136
ISBN: 0850528836
Physical description: 212 pages, [8] p. of plates : illustrations; 25 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Early pre-ULTRA days -- The Mediterranean and Matapan, March, 1941 -- Bismarck -- The slaughter of Bismarck's tankers and supply ships -- The 'Channel dash', February, 1942 -- Tirpitz in the north -- Disaster and triumph in the Arctic - from PQ17 to the North Cape -- The end of Tirpitz -- The war against the U-boats, 1941-42 -- The U-boat war, convoys TM1 and SC118, January-March, 1943 -- The U-boat war, convoys HX229 and SC122, March, 1943 -- The U-boat war, convoy ONS5, May, 1943 -- The Bay of Biscay offensive, Summer, 1943 -- ULTRA in the Mediterranean, 1941-42 -- How ULTRA was nearly lost. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. ULTRA (Intelligence system). World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €10.95