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Arctic Convoys 1941-1945
Richard Woodman
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Description for Arctic Convoys 1941-1945
Paperback. During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. This work presents the story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 532 pages, 16PP B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 908.
During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is now well known, but few are aware of the courage, determination and sacrifice of Allied merchant ships, which withstood unremitting U-boat attacks and aerial bombardment to maintain the lifeline to Russia. In the storms, fog and numbing cold of the Arctic, where the sinking of a 10,000 ton freighter was equal to a land battle in terms of destruction, the losses sustained were ... Read more
During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is now well known, but few are aware of the courage, determination and sacrifice of Allied merchant ships, which withstood unremitting U-boat attacks and aerial bombardment to maintain the lifeline to Russia. In the storms, fog and numbing cold of the Arctic, where the sinking of a 10,000 ton freighter was equal to a land battle in terms of destruction, the losses sustained were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
532
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
915g
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844156115
SKU
V9781844156115
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