I am in shock. Just watched an amazing programme describing the activities of a wargaming group of Wrens, who prepared naval escort commanders to deal with U Boats via wargames. Quite astonishing. How have I gone so many years, including many looking at the war in the North Atlantic, without ever hearing of this. wow!
I only heard of it a year or two ago.
Just goes to show, there are always aspects of WW2 that are still yet uncovered.
I was lucky enough to be born in an era when public libraries had books in them.
In one local library I found: Mark Williams, Captain Gilbert Roberts R. N. and the Anti-U-Boat School (Cassell, 1979).
Still worth a read.
If this is what I think it is, there is a youtube video about it. Is is where the RN commanders could onkt look at the plot though brown gauze, which hid the chalk marks of the Umpires?
I learned about "Operation Raspberry" from a distant relative back in the late 70's. He was in the Royal Navy in WW2 and, learning that I was a keen wargamer, he regaled me with the story of his being sent on one of the training courses. He turned up convinced it was all nonsense and left a firm believer.
I'll second Gwydion's endorsement of the Mark Williams book.
Watched "U-Boat wargamers" on TV last autumn. Not sure what channel. It was very good.
I work in Walker House. Very conscious of the history. We had a fire alarm this morning, and I spent it telling a visitor of the history.
Well done Nobby, has the visitor recovered yet ;)
Errr ... I sort of spent the rest of the day peppering him with random history facts.
He was an auditor. Deserved everything he got. :)
I was feeling sympathy, until you said he was an auditor.
Yes , and it had a set u0 and display at the Western Approached museum in Liverpool. Worth a visit
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QuoteErrr ... I sort of spent the rest of the day peppering him with random history facts.
He was an auditor. Deserved everything he got. :)
QuoteI was feeling sympathy, until you said he was an auditor.
I agree with both Nobby & Last Hussar :o :o X_X