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Angus Konstam: British Escort Carriers 1941-45 [2019] paperback Condition:New The first chapter goes rightIn 1941, as the Battle of the Atlantic raged and ship losses mounted, the British Admiralty desperately tried to find ways to defeat the U Boat threat to Britain's maritime lifeline. Facing a shortage of traditional aircraft carriers and shore based aircraft, the Royal Navy, as a stopgap measure, converted merchant ships into small 'escort carriers'. These were later joined by a growing number of American built escort carriers, sent as part of the