The ghost ships of Archangel : the Arctic voyage that defied the Nazis / William Geroux.
"On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of thirty-five cargo ships carrying from publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525557463
- ISBN: 0525557466
- Physical Description: 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations. World War, 1939-1945 > Arctic Ocean. Naval convoys > History > 20th century. |
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Summary:
"On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of thirty-five cargo ships carrying