USS Buckley vs U-66 during the Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of the Second World War. The campaign encompassed more than a thousand different ship to ship engagements. The engagement between the Destroyer Escort USS Buckley and the German Submarine U-66 was one of the most interesting.

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