For Kapitaen zur See and Fuehrer der U-boote Karl Doenitz the outbreak of war between Germany and the United Kingdom in September 1939 found the submarine arm of the Kriegsmarine unready for conflict. Nevertheless, Doenitz’s ‘Grey Wolves’ were still able to inflict substantial losses on vessels carrying Britain’s lifeblood.

Drawing on archive film and interviews with the band, a team of leading music critics and musicians review the music of Coldplay to reveal the secrets behind the Coldplay phenomenon.

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