THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN: WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST STRUGGLE AT SEA. by Vat, Dan van der. With research by Christine van der Vat - 1988

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. 424 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Pictorial endpapers (ships and submarines in silhouette profile), b&w photographs, maps. "How German, British and American admirals plotted the grand strategy of the campaign from Berlin, London and Washington is brilliantly recounted here, as are the dramas played out on and under the Atlantic: the Allies' increasingly elusive systems of sailing in convoy; the German surface raiders and artfully disguised motherships that vastly extended the U-Boats' range; the devastating mass attacks by U-Boats at night, when fear and confusion were at their peak. (T)he author's full portrayal of the German side of the story is particularly striking - van der Vat is fluent in German and has taken full advantage of extensive German archieves on the subject. He has also given full weight to the important and gallant role played by Canada's ships and sailors in the campaign." Faint erased pencil mark on half-title page, soft small crease at top corner of appendix pages, minor edge wear. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light rubbing, very light edge wrinkling. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.