LEADER 00000cxm a2200625Ii 4500 001 on1043756477 005 20190702095551.3 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 180710s2018 enkab ob 001 0 eng d 020 1526714256|q(electronic bk.) 020 1526714264|q(electronic bk.) 020 9781526714251|q(electronic bk.) 020 9781526714268|q(electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)1043756477 037 A283B063-4342-4861-8919-11F30D9BC84F|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dOCLCO|dEBLCP|dIDB|dMERUC|dRECBK |dTEFOD|dUtOrBLW 043 r------|ae-uk--- 049 BKLA 072 7 HIS|x010020|2bisacsh 082 04 940.5429|223 099 eBOOK 100 1 Woodman, Richard,|d1944-|eauthor. 245 14 The Arctic convoys, 1941-1945 /|cRichard Woodman. 264 1 Barnsley, South Yorkshire :|bPen & Sword Maritime,|c2018. 300 1 online resource :|billustrations, maps 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 500 Originally published: London : John Murray, 1994. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Cover; Book title; About the Author; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Maps; 1. 'The world will hold its breath'; 2. To the edge of the earth; 3. Undertaking the impossible; 4. 'Now there is no end to our troubles': Operation Dervish, and convoys PQl-6, QPl-4; 5. 'A matter of the highest urgency': Convoys PQ7A-11, QP4-7; 6. 'Ideal weather for carrier aircraft': Convoys PQ12, QP8; 7. 'Baptism of fire': Convoys PQ13, QP9; 8. 'Just a process of attrition': Convoys PQ14, QP10; 9. 'It is beginning to ask too much . . .': Convoys PQ15, QPll 505 8 10. 'Success was beyond expectation': Convoys PQ16, QP1211. 'It is not enough'; 12. 'A serious fleet operation': Convoys QP13, PQ17; 13. 'Sheer bloody murder': Convoy PQ17; Plate section; 14. 'An extremely hazardous undertaking': Convoy PQ18; 15. 'For eighteen days there was no let-up': Convoy QP14; 16. 'A tough blow for the Russians': Operation FB and convoy QP15; 17. 'Only destroyers': Convoys JW51A and B, RA51; 18. 'Dangerous work in hazardous circumstances': Convoys JW52-54A, RA52- 54A; 19. 'An inconvenient, extreme and costly exertion': Convoys JW54A-55B, RA54B 505 8 20. We're going alongside the bastard!': Convoys JW55B, RA55A, The Battle of North Cape21. They never let me down' : Convoys JW56A-58, RA55B-59; 22. 'Allies, or just two nations?': Convoys JW59-62, RA60-62; 23. We are having a bad time with the U-boats': Convoys JW63-64, RA63-64; 24. The true glory: Convoys JW65-67, RA65-67; Convoy dispositions; Notes; Sources and bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index 520 8 In 1941 the Royal Navy began running munitions & supply convoys to Northern Russia, battling through the Arctic Ocean & running a gauntlet of German air, surface & submarine attacks. Woodman describes these remarkable actions. 588 0 Print version record. 611 27 World War (1939-1945)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1900-1999|2fast 650 0 Naval convoys|zArctic Ocean|xHistory|y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xNaval operations, British. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xTransportation|zArctic Ocean. 650 7 HISTORY / Europe / Western.|2bisacsh 650 7 Naval convoys.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01034983 650 7 Transportation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01155007 651 7 Arctic Ocean.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01240224 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 710 2 OverDrive, Inc.,|edistributor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aWoodman, Richard, 1944-|tArctic convoys, 1941-1945.|dBarnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2018|z9781844156115 856 4 |3Excerpt|uhttps://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a283b063- 4342-4861-8919-11f30d9bc84f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com 856 40 |uhttp://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=89&titleId=2022221 |zAn electronic book accessible online 948 MARS