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10th August 2023, 02:26 PM
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A Game of Birds and Wolves
If you haven't heard of it, this book, A Game of Birds and Wolves, is a superb new take on the history of the British response to Nazi U-boat tactics in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Most of it was all down to a team of Wrens, many only in their late teens.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Birds-.../dp/1529353033
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10th August 2023, 05:03 PM
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Re: A Game of Birds and Wolves
Amazing how the first person to like this post is John(nie) Walker!
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10th August 2023, 07:32 PM
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Re: A Game of Birds and Wolves
Post #1. I haven't heard of the book. The Western Approaches Museum part of the https://liverpoolmuseum.co.uk
A programme shown earlier this year covered the part the RNWS played as WARGAMES.
https:The History of England Magazine - Historic UK Britian/Wrens-Wargames-North-Atlantic/
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11th August 2023, 03:00 PM
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Re: A Game of Birds and Wolves
I recall that not to long ago there was a documentary on television regarding the work of those young WRENS but cannot recall the actual name of the program or what channel.
Rgds
J.A.
Sorry not a documentary but an ITV interview with one of the WRENS who helped to locate and sink the Bismarck, there is a UTube video on the net all about it.
Last edited by John Arton; 11th August 2023 at 03:08 PM.
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