Black May

By Gannon, Michael
1998, Harpercollins
ISBN 0060178191
Hardcover, 492 pages, 43 b&w photos

Descripton: Michael Gannon wrote the awesome Operation Drumbeat (see our review) so this one is anticipated by many people. I've reviewed this excellent book which is really a must-read. It covers Allied anti-submarine tactics and developments. Then it covers in great detail the battle for ONS.5 and then spends a considerable time on the battle for the Bay of Biscay during the summer of 1943.

- This book has been translated into other languages.

From the uboat.net review: This is Michael Gannon's second book dealing with the U-boats of Second World War. The former was the highly successful Operation Drumbeat of 1991 (see our review). This book's topic is the black month of ...
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