The Hemingway Patrols: Ernest Hemingway and His Hunt for U-BoatsFrom the summer of 1942 until the end of 1943, Ernest Hemingway spent much of his time patrolling the Gulf Stream and the waters off Cuba’s north shore in his fishing boat, Pilar. He was looking for German submarines. These patrols were sanctioned and managed by the US Navy and were a small but useful part of anti-submarine warfare at a time when U boat attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf and the Caribbean were taking horrific tolls. While almost no attention has been paid to these patrols, other than casual mention in biographies, they were a useful military contribution as well as a central event (to Hemingway) around which important historical, literary, and biographical themes revolve. |
Contents
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| 13 | |
Love and War | 19 |
Chapter Three Two Kinds of Hunters | 50 |
Chapter Four The Enemy in the Machine | 72 |
Chapter Five Amateur Hour | 109 |
Chapter Six The Wandering Angler | 123 |
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The Hemingway Patrols: Ernest Hemingway and His Hunt for U-Boats Terry Mort No preview available - 2009 |
The Hemingway Patrols: Ernest Hemingway and His Hunt for U-Boats Terry Mort No preview available - 2011 |
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