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Battle of the Atlantic Movie Coming March 2019
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@Caesar:
the Battle of the Atlantic since that battle was very one sided
The Battle of the Atlantic was ultimately won by the Allies, but it wasn’t one-sided. The advantage swung back and forth several times – sometimes dramatically – between the two sides during the war. The subtitles of Clay Blair’s two-volume history of the Battle of the Atlantic, “Hitler’s U-Boat War”, pretty much sums up who [from the point of view of the U-boats] had the upper hand at what time [with exceptions, since there were swings during each half of the war]: “The Hunters, 1939-1942” and “The Hunted, 1942-1945”.
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General 6 Stars '22 '21 '20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 Customizerlast edited by Jul 25, 2018, 10:16 PM
@CWO:
@Caesar:
the Battle of the Atlantic since that battle was very one sided
The Battle of the Atlantic was ultimately won by the Allies, but it wasn’t one-sided. The advantage swung back and forth several times – sometimes dramatically – between the two sides during the war. The subtitles of Clay Blair’s two-volume history of the Battle of the Atlantic, “Hitler’s U-Boat War”, pretty much sums up who [from the point of view of the U-boats] had the upper hand at what time [with exceptions, since there were swings during each half of the war]: “The Hunters, 1939-1942” and “The Hunted, 1942-1945”.
You nailed it CWO.
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It was one sides, Germany and Italy’s only advantage was operating their submarines inside the Bomber Gap, neither fleet could take the US or British fleet head on in the Atlantic.
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@Caesar:
Germany and Italy’s only advantage was operating their submarines inside the Bomber Gap
If the mid-Atlantic bomber gap (which did indeed exist) was Germany’s only advantage in the U-boat campaign, how did Germany manage to sink three million tons of Allies shipping (about 25% of their total score for the entire Second World War) off the east coast of the United States during the first half of 1942, and lose only 22 U-boats in the process?
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@CWO:
@Caesar:
Germany and Italy’s only advantage was operating their submarines inside the Bomber Gap
If the mid-Atlantic bomber gap (which did indeed exist) was Germany’s only advantage in the U-boat campaign, how did Germany manage to sink three million tons of Allies shipping (about 25% of their total score for the entire Second World War) off the east coast of the United States during the first half of 1942, and lose only 22 U-boats in the process?
Just because I said the Bomber Gap a great strength doesn’t mean that carriers automatically beat Submarines. Remind me again how many ships and total strength the allies lost compared to the Axis, I just can’t seem to remember.
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General 6 Stars '22 '21 '20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 Customizerlast edited by Aug 3, 2018, 1:40 AM
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@Caesar:
I am going to pass on this, I don’t like seeing movies about the Battle of the Atlantic since that battle was very one sided and almost every movie ignores Italy being part of it.
Which side I wonder?
I just looked at the stats - Allied manpower losses are basically 2-1 against axis. 66,000 dead to 30,000 axis. And ships is 3-1 axis, and planes is about 800 to nil.
Sure Axis lost the war but just looking at those stats they put up a HELL of a fight in the Atlantic.
Bet this movie will be great!
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Hope it’s better than Dunkirk. The fighter pilot was cool and the civilian captain wasn’t too bad, but all and all, not that good imo
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Hope it’s better than Dunkirk. The fighter pilot was cool and the civilian captain wasn’t too bad, but all and all, not that good imo
Dunkirk is a very misunderstood film. It’s a HORROR movie. Not a War movie. There is a big difference.
Hence all the music, not seeing the enemy till the end, all the intensity etc…
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That’s a very good point Garg. That’s exactly what is. Wasn’t quite what I was expecting
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