A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Won the War

Stock Code:
BAE6097
Price:
$15.00

Description

A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Won the War by Simon Parkin. 'The triumphant story of a small group of female volunteers who, alongside a retired British naval captain, devised a winning strategy to defeat the Nazi U-boats and deliver a decisive victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. By 1941, Winston Churchill had come to believe that the outcome of World War II rested on the battle for the Atlantic. Operation Raspberry, or "The Game," was devised by Captain Gilbert Roberts and a group of eight WRENS (Women's Royal Naval Service) assigned to his team in an attempt to stop the devastating success of the German U-boats and turn the tide of World War II. Played on a linoleum floor divided into painted squares, model ships were moved across this make-believe ocean in a manner reminiscent of the childhood game, Battleship.'

Details

  • Author:
    Parkin, Simon
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Sceptre Books
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    S4
  • ISBN:
    9781529353044
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    309
  • Publish Date:
    2019
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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