Long Night of the Tankers: Hitler's War Against Caribbean Oil 1552387593, 9781552387597
Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a lesser-known but critical component of the Atlantic naval theatr
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English Pages 368 [366] Year 2014
Table of contents :
Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
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
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Back Cover
Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
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
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Back Cover
