Convoy: War Of The Atlantic (2009)

August. 30,2009

7.8

| Documentary War & Politics

Convoy: War Of The Atlantic, 2009, 1 Seasons

The story of the Convoys is a tale of compelling drama, full of bravery and tragedy. It takes us into the lives of hundreds of thousands of unheralded men whose incredible everyday courage, played out in the cruel seas and cold skies of the North Atlantic changed the course of the war.

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Convoy: War Of The Atlantic

August. 30,2009 | 7.8

Documentary War & Politics

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Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2009

4 Episode

Episode 4 - Death Blow

September. 20,2009

By January 1943, the Allies had developed technology and tactics that could take on the German U-boat threat. But an area of the mid-Atlantic, out of the range of Allied aircraft, was being targeted by the U-boats hunting convoys. So America introduced the long-range Liberator bomber in an attempt to close the air gap and win the war in the Atlantic. And Germany sent U-boats into the English Channel, hoping they could play a crucial role in preventing the D-Day landings.

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Episode 3 - The Brink of Defeat

September. 13,2009

In December 1941 the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the USA into the Second World War. With the help of America, Britain hoped her fortunes would change in the Atlantic and the German U-boats would be defeated. But America refused to adopt the convoy system to protect merchant ships carrying vital supplies to Britain, and as a result suffered its single greatest ever naval defeat.

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Episode 2 - The Hunt

September. 06,2009