Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a critical but often overlooked component of the Atlantic naval theatre in World War II. Using war diaries, after-action reports, and first-hand accounts, authors Bercuson and Herwig examine the story behind Operation Neuland, the German plan to prevent vital oil supplies reaching the United States and the United Kingdom from key refineries in the Caribbean. Starting in February 1942 with the initial German success in choking the oil supply to the Allied war machine, Long Night of the Tankers details the planning and execution of German operations and the subsequent diplomatic, political, and military responses of the Allies that ultimately overcame the German effort and transformed the Caribbean shipping lanes into a death trap for German U-boats.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 940.54/51
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- cc-----
- ISBN
- 9781552387610 9781552387597
- LCCN
- D781
- LCCN Item number
- B47 2014eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xix, 344 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239179 (OCoLC)927333109 (CaOOCEL)452283
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 366
- Series Page 3
- Full Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Table of Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Prologue 12
- Introduction 22
- 1: “RUM AND COCA-COLA”:THE YANKEES ARE COMING! 40
- 2: ATTACK ON ARUBA 60
- 3: LONG NIGHT OF THE TANKERS 78
- 4: MARTINIQUE 94
- 5: “THE FERRET OF PORT OF SPAIN” 110
- 6: WAR COMES TO ST. LUCIA 128
- 7: TORPEDO JUNCTION 146
- 8: HUNTING OFF THE ORINOCO 166
- 9: WAR BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS 182
- 10: THE ALLIES REGROUP 200
- 11: WHITE CHRISTMAS 218
- 12: THE ALLIES STRIKE BACK 234
- 13: A HARD WAR:HARTENSTEIN AND U-156 252
- 14: HIGH NOON IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC 264
- 15: GUNDOWN: U-615 AND U-161 276
- CONCLUSION 296
- GLOSSARY 308
- NOTES 318
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 340
- INDEX 354
- Back Cover 365
