The Utility of Seapower : The Battle of the Atlantic and the Second World War in Europe
He Ruimin
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Abstract: The Battle of the Atlantic (BA) was a keenly contested period that lasted through the Second World War (WWII ), from September 1939, when a U-boat sunk passenger liner SS Athenia, to May 1945, when Germany capitulated. This essay will argue that success in the Atlantic sustained Britain by enabling British production of military equipment; the transport of American troops and equipment; and by providing the Allies with a suitable launch point for amphibious assault. This enabled Britain and the US to win the on Western Front and therefore emerge victorious in the European Theater. However, Allied success in the Atlantic had limited effects on the course of the war elsewhere—it is likely that the Soviets would still have eventually won on the Eastern Front. Keywords: Battle of the Atlantic; Naval Operations; Second World War; Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Source:
Pointer Vol. 38, No. 4 2012
Series:
Pointer Article ; Vol. 38, No. 4
Language:
English
BRN:
129670