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An account of the naval disaster involving thirty-five allied ships carrying military equipment to Russia in the summer of 1942
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During World War II, the beleaguered Russians depended on supplies shipped by the merchant navies of Britain and the USA to maintain their war effort. Under pressure from President Roosevelt, it was decided to run convoys past Nazi-occupied Norway in summer when it was light for 24 hours a day.
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Seller: Haaswurth Books, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very good. Quality softcover, x, 412 clean pp., illustrated, with index. "This book tells the real history of a naval disaster of World War II.David Irving chronicled their fate, and spoke with the bomber and submarine crews. He gained access to US and British naval records, and to the admirals and politicians too.A defamation action brought by a British Royal Naval officer led to one of the biggest libel awards every made." - publisher."One of the finest histories of a convoy operation ever written." - Vice-Admiral Sir Norman Denning, British Director of Naval Intelligence. Seller Inventory # 9960