{"product_id":"the-naval-war-in-the-baltic-19391945-9781526700001","title":"The Naval War in the Baltic  1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the shelling of the fort at Westerplatte  on the Polish coast  on 1 September 1939  to the loss of thousands of German refugees at sea in May 1945  the Baltic witnessed continuous and ferocious fighting throughout World War II. In this new book Poul Groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of Leningrad  the Soviet campaign against Sweden in 1942  the three wars in Finland 1939-44  the Soviet liberation of the Baltic states  and the German evacuation of two million people from the East  and the Soviet race westwards in 1945. Groos also explores topics such as Swedish cooperation with Germany  the Germans use of the Baltic to train U-boats crews for the battle of the Atlantic  the secret weapons trials in the remote area of Peenmnde  and the RAF mining campaign that reduced the threat of new and revolutionary German submarine technology. He explains how messages from Bletchley Park were the basis for the RAF attacks on German coastal regions. Moreover  Groos provides the political and military context of the war in this theater and he describes details of ships  radar  artillery  mines  and aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45656622956597,"sku":"ByrdShop_152670000X","price":38.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781526700001.jpg?v=1781981904","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-naval-war-in-the-baltic-19391945-9781526700001","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}