{"product_id":"the-war-for-englands-shores-g-h-bennett-9781557503756","title":"The War for England's Shores: S-Boats and the Fight Against British Coastal Convoys","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe War for England's Shores\u003c\/i\u003e examines the Kriegsmarine's S-Boat offensive along the English Channel and the North Sea from 1940 to 1945, together with British (later Allied) responses to nullify that threat. The campaign against the convoys running along the coast of Britain has been overlooked by historians. Swift and armed with torpedoes and mines, the S-Boat posed a serious threat to the convoys forced to run along the British coast as often as six days out of every seven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using an array of archival materials from Britain, Germany, and the United States, \u003ci\u003eThe War for England's Shores\u003c\/i\u003e examines why the Germans failed to make the most of this opportunity to disrupt the British war economy. G. H. Bennett analyzes how the British slowly nullified the threat by embracing new technologies and developing a system of sea control to gradually force the German S-Boat arm to transition from offensive action against Britain's coastal convoys to the defensive posture of waiting for an invasion of France. Considering the war along Britain's coastal convoy routes in the context of twenty-first-century interest in littoral warfare, this work has vital, current appeal using the German S-Boat campaign of 1940 to 1945 to offer significant and surprising new insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. H. Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557503753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557503756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e US Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.32w x 0.96d","brand":"G. H. Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44121437765887,"sku":"9781557503756","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3aeaa313-407b-426a-9e59-7a6a045097e6.jpg?v=1687419814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-for-englands-shores-g-h-bennett-9781557503756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}