Long night of the tankers : Hitler's war against Caribbean oil / David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig.
Título:
Long night of the tankers : Hitler's war against Caribbean oil / David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig.
ISBN:
9781552387610
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Información de publicación:
Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2021]
©2014
Descripción física:
1 online resource (xix, 344 pages) : illustrations.
Nota general:
Series subtitle: Canadian defence and strategic studies series.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contenido:
Prologue -- Introduction -- "Rum and Coca-Cola" : the Yankees are coming! -- Attack on Aruba -- Long night of the tankers -- Martinique -- "The ferret of Port of Spain" -- War comes to St. Lucia -- Torpedo junction -- Hunting off the Orinoco -- War beneath the Southern Cross -- The Allies regroup -- White Christmas -- The Allies strike back -- A hard war : Hartenstein and U-156 -- High noon in the Caribbean and the South Atlantic -- Gundown : U-615 and U-161 -- Conclusion.
Síntesis:
Chronicles the events of Operation Neuland, the German plan to interrupt vital oil supplies from reaching the United States and the United Kingdom during World War II by preventing Allied oil tankers from leaving refineries in the Caribbean. Examines the actions of the Germans and the diplomatic, political, and military responses of the Allies. Includes a glossary.
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