November 1942-May 1943: The longest and fiercest sea

campaign of World War II was entering its most crucial

period. Wolf packs of deadly German U-boats threat-

ened to destroy Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and

starve England into defeat. Vulnerable, slow-moving

convoys fought valiantly in a series of run ning battles that

ultimately combined air and sea anti-submarine forces in

a final, desperate struggle. As a young U.S. Coast Guard

officer, author John Waters served with American

destroyers and cutters in the midst of the heaviest

fighting. In this remarkable, updated volume. Waters

presents his own vivid first-hand accounts and newly

released information as well as the compelling stories of

enemy fighters. Dramatic and intriguing, Bloody winter

is the chilling story of the bitter six months of fighting

that climaxed the Battle of the Atlantic.