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Author Bercuson, David Jay, author.

Title Long night of the tankers : Hitler's war against Caribbean oil / David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig.

Publication Info. Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xix, 344 pages)).
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Series Beyond boundaries : Canadian defence and strategic studies series, 1716-2645 ; no. 4
Beyond boundaries series ; no. 4. 1716-2645
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-332) and index.
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Contents 1. "Rum and Coca-Cola" : The Yankees Are Coming! -- -- 2. Attack on Aruba -- 3. Long Night of the Tankers -- 4. Martinique -- 5. "The Ferret of Port of Spain" -- 6. War Comes to St. Lucia -- 7. Torpedo Junction -- 8. Hunting Off the Orinoco -- 9. War Beneath the Southern Cross -- 10. The Allies Regroup -- 11. White Christmas -- 12. The Allies Strike Back -- 13. A Hard War: Hartenstein and U-156 -- 14. High Noon in the Caribbean and the South Atlantic -- 15. Gundown: U-615 and U-161.
Summary 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. Winner, 2014 John Lyman Book Award for U.S. Naval History (North American Society for Oceanic History).
Note This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
Language In English.
Subject BMBF-Statusseminar
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Caribbean Area.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opérations sous-marines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Campagnes et batailles -- Caraïbes (Région)
Pétrole -- Industrie et commerce -- Caraïbes (Région) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opérations navales allemandes.
HISTORY -- General.
HISTORY -- Military -- General.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval -- German
Military operations, Naval -- Submarine
Petroleum industry and trade
Caribbean Area
Alliierte
Erdölversorgung
Seekrieg
Weltkrieg 1939-1945
Karibik
World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History
Added Author Herwig, Holger H., author.
Other Form: Print version: Long night of the tankers. Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2014] 9781552387597 (DLC) 2014397416
Online version: Bercuson, David Jay. Long night of the tankers. Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2014 9781552387603 (OCoLC)876425209
ISBN 9781552387603 (open access pdf)
1552387607
9781552387610 (edist pdf)
1552387615
9781552387627 (epub)
1552387623
9781552387634 (mobi)
1552387631
9781552387597 (pbk.)
1552387593 (pbk.)
Standard No. 10.1515/9781552387610 doi
AU@ 000067023275
AU@ 000074295208
CHNEW 000950635
CHVBK 483516090
GBVCP 827335725
GBVCP 89660456X
NLC 20149025076

 
    
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