Arctic Convoys 1941-1945 kept a record of his

kept a record of his experiences and is alive today to describe them

could Britain

determination and sacrifice of Allied merchant ships

could accompany the convoys as they would betray a convoy’s position

As this book’s title implies

Arctic Convoys 1941-1945 kept a record of hisDuring 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 know well known, but few re 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