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The use of archival material and fresh interviews brings new life to the saga of how the Allies fought a costly battle -- 36,000 seamen perished -- in their effort to ferry supplies from the U.S. and Canada to Britain during World War II. -- Navy Times Not only is Bitter Ocean worthy and elegant literature, it is the fruit of diligent and intelligent research.... may be the definitive book on the subject. -- Norman N. Brown, Associated Press [A] superior history of the longest-running battle of WWII.... A better starting place for the general reader to begin learning about this epic portion of WWII would be hard to imagine. -- Publishers Weekly

The use of archival material and fresh interviews brings new life to the saga of how the Allies fought a costly battle -- 36,000 seamen perished -- in their effort to ferry supplies from the U.S. and Canada to Britain during World War II. <p> -- Navy Times <p>

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David Fairbank White has written about ships and the sea all his professional life, beginning as a reporter at The New York Times, where he wrote about New York Harbor; he also worked as a reporter at maritime desk of The Journal of Commerce. He is the author of a novel, True Bearing (also with a nautical theme), and his work has appeared in numerous national magazines including Fortune, New York, Parade, and Reader's Digest among others. He lives in New York City.

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