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| | Amazon.ca: The allied convoy system, 1939-1945: Its organization, defence and operation: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | A huge appendix lists every North Atlantic-related convoy, with sailing and arrival dates, points of departure and arrival, number of vessels involved and number lost. |
 | | Included are definitions of the multi-various acronyms found in navalspeak, punctuated definitions, codes, and a short history of the strategic and tactical development of the convoy system, from Julius Caesar's expeditionary fleet through the years leading up to the Second World War. |
 | | Throughout are scattered photographs of ships, aircraft and their weapons, captioned by extensive and informative narrative, as well as comprehensive lists of convoys, primarily in the European Theatre, including departure dates, arrival dates, cross-indexed casualties, origins and destinations. |
| www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1551250330 (625 words) |
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