{"product_id":"9781529353211","title":"A Game of Birds and Wolves : The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Parkin, Simon, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/11\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Sceptre,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Second World War, Naval forces \u0026amp; warfare, Military tactics, Battles \u0026amp; campaigns \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529353211\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships ferrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritain is only weeks away from starvation - and with that, crushing defeat. In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes - a retired naval captain and a clutch of brilliant young women - gather to form a secret strategy unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the top floor of a bomb-bruised HQ in Liverpool, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit spends days and nights designing and playing wargames in an effort to crack the U-boat tactics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the U-boat wolfpacks continue to prey upon the supply ships, the Wrens race against time to save Britain. With novelistic flair, investigative journalist Simon Parkin shines a light on Operation Raspberry and these unsung heroines in this riveting true story of war at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37396191838361,"sku":"9781529353211","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529353211.jpg?v=1607103227","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529353211","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}