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Road to Russia: Arctic Convoys 1942
Bernard Edwards
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Description for Road to Russia: Arctic Convoys 1942
Paperback. A superb piece of maritime history. The Arctic Convoy campaign, immortalised in The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Montserrat, strikes a particular cord with readers. The Arctic Convoy Medal has brought the brutal nature of the campaign to wider attention. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 B&W pics. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1MTN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
During the Summer of 1942 Britain and America jointly agreed to supply desperately needed arms to Soviet Russia. The Germans were as determined to halt this potentially war-winning operation as the Allies were that it should succeed. The battleground could not have been more inhospitable than the appalling conditions of the Arctic sea. The British and American merchantmen and their gallant naval escorts suffered grievous losses. The cold was so intense that there were pitifully few survivors from the many vessels sunk in the running battles that raged. The book deals in detail with the fate of the convoys PQ13 ... Read more
During the Summer of 1942 Britain and America jointly agreed to supply desperately needed arms to Soviet Russia. The Germans were as determined to halt this potentially war-winning operation as the Allies were that it should succeed. The battleground could not have been more inhospitable than the appalling conditions of the Arctic sea. The British and American merchantmen and their gallant naval escorts suffered grievous losses. The cold was so intense that there were pitifully few survivors from the many vessels sunk in the running battles that raged. The book deals in detail with the fate of the convoys PQ13 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473827677
SKU
V9781473827677
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Bernard Edwards
Captain Bernard Edwards spent 37 years at sea with the Merchant Navy commanding ships trading worldwide before retiring to pursue his second career as a Naval historian. His knowledge of the sea and ships has enabled him to write a series of internationally recognised works including Beware Raiders!(Pen & Sword), They Sank The Red Dragon, Attack and Sink and Salvo! ... Read more
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