The U.S. Navy's escort carriers played a major role in hunting down German U-boats between the Spring of 1943 and the winter of 1944, thus providing the Allies a greater shipping ability in their war effort. This work recounts the escort carriers' role in this long-running Battle of the Atlantic, describing the vessels' development, operational history, and tactical and strategic activities. This is a paperbound edition of a work first published in 1983. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)