Convoy: War for the Atlantic The Brink of Defeat (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

Convoy: War for the Atlantic

The Brink of Defeat (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

In December 1941 the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the USA into the Second World War. With the help of America, Britain hoped her fortunes would change in the Atlantic and the German U-boats would be defeated. But ...See moreIn December 1941 the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the USA into the Second World War. With the help of America, Britain hoped her fortunes would change in the Atlantic and the German U-boats would be defeated. But America refused to adopt the convoy system to protect merchant ships carrying vital supplies to Britain, and as a result suffered its single greatest ever naval defeat. See less

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Name	Known for
Karl Dönitz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	U-Boat, Course West! (1941)
Andrew Lambert Self Self See fewer	World War One at Home (2014)
Jamie Lee Narrator Narrator See fewer	Cold Mountain (2003)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)