Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters
| Autor: | KEMP, Paul |
| Páginas: | 256 págs. págs. |
| Fecha: | 1999 |
| Precio: | 16,50 € |
Some of the most hard-fought naval actions of World War Two took place in the Arctic Ocean, Ship progressively covered in ice, their crews stedfasta in the bitter cold, battled through heavy seas, all the while under threat of attack from German submarines, aircraft and surface ships, as the braved the route from Britain to northern Russia. The PQ/QP convoys began in late September 1941 and continues throughout the war. Weather conditions made service on the PQ routes a constant battle to survive against the bitter wind, har packed ice and sub-sero temperatures.