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Victory in the St. Lawrence: The Unknown U-Boat War
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Victory in the St. Lawrence: The Unknown U-Boat War Hardcover - 1984

by James Essex


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In North America, we think of the Second World War as being fought far away (except for the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor). Few know that German U-boats prowled largely unchallenged up and down the St. Lawrence River, sinking unwary Canadian military and Allied merchant vessels in an attempt to stop the flow of goods, troops and armaments to war-ravaged Britain. Fewer still know that prior to the war, Hitler tried to purchase Anticosti Island, located at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, from a wealthy French chocolate-bar manufacturer.

Victory in the St. Lawrence tells the riveting true story of how shortsighted government priorities and advanced German submarine technology allowed the Nazis to stalk shipping in Allied home waters. Although much of the Second World War is well documented, missing chapters still surface even now, a half century later -- stories of chilling events that might have changed the course of history. Victory in the St. Lawrence reveals how courageous, independent-minded heroes defended North America deep within its defenses.

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  • Title Victory in the St. Lawrence: The Unknown U-Boat War
  • Author James Essex
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario
  • Date 1984
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780919822566 / 0919822568
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84098871
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.545

About the author

James W. Essex served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and saw action in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters aboard the HMCS Prince Robert and the HMCS Uganda. His most exciting war duty, however, was spent patrolling the St. Lawrence River in 1942. Since retiring from the military, he enjoys a second career in radio broadcasting and journalism in the United States and Canada.

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