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    Arctic Convoys 1941–1945

    By Richard Woodman

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    During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defenses 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 huge.

    Told from the perspective of their crews, this is the inspiring story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi Germany.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen and Sword
    Release dateJan 30, 2018
    ISBN9781526714268
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    Arctic Convoys 1941–1945
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    Richard Woodman

    Richard Woodman has previously worked for The Trinity House Service. He is also the author of the Nathanial Drinkwater stories and other maritime works.

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