A story of heroism and high adventure totally overlaid with cold, unrelenting cold. Even the book's cover illustrations are iced over! Written by the subject's grandson, this book brilliantly describes the drama, horror, perseverance, tragedy and heroism of The Russian convoys to Murmansk and Archangel from British ports in World War Two. Obviously, the winters were harshest. Convoy PQ8 put to sea from Glasgow on December 26, 1941. Constantly harassed by German aircraft and submarines as well as by the weather, losses were appalling. Somehow, though, enough ships got through to make the risk and effort worthwhile.
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