Long Night of the Tankers
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1942
A01=David J. Bercuson
A01=Holger H. Herwig
academic study
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allies
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Author_Holger H. Herwig
axis
canadian
caribbean
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diplomatic
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first person hand accounts
history
interviews
military
naval warfare
oil supplies
Operation Neuland
reports
second world war two 2 wwii
university level
Product details
- ISBN 9781552387597
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2014
- Publisher: University of Calgary Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Paperback
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Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a lesser-known but critical component of the Atlantic naval theatre during World War II. Using war diaries, after-action reports, and first-hand accounts, authors Bercuson and Herwig examine the story behind Operation Neuland, the German plan to interrupt vital oil supplies from reaching the United States and the United Kingdom by preventing Allied oil tankers from leaving refineries in the Caribbean.
The story begins in February 1942 and follows this German attempt to scuttle the Allied war machine through to the end of the war. Told largely from the German perspective, it details the planning and execution of the Germans and the diplomatic, political, and military responses of the Allies, particularly the United States, to overcome the German effort.
The story begins in February 1942 and follows this German attempt to scuttle the Allied war machine through to the end of the war. Told largely from the German perspective, it details the planning and execution of the Germans and the diplomatic, political, and military responses of the Allies, particularly the United States, to overcome the German effort.
DAVID J. BERCUSON is Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. He has published in a wide range of topics, specializing in modern Canadian politics, Canadian defence and foreign policy, and Canadian military history. In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. HOLGER H. HERWIG is the Canada Research Chair in the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and a professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary. He has published numerous books and articles on World War I and other topics in military history.
