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PQ17 : an Arctic convoy disaster / written & presented by Jeremy Clarkson ; producer, Dan Trelford ; director, Richard Pearson ; BBC History Production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Arctic Ocean.
- Naval convoys--History--20th century.
- Naval convoys.
- Shipwrecks--Arctic Ocean.
- Shipwrecks.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Arctic convoy disaster
- PQ 17
- PQ seventeen
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Jeremy Clarkson uncovers the most astonishing story of the World War II Arctic Convoys. Their mission - to deliver convoys of ships laden with vital supplies to embattled Russia through Arctic storms and submarine infested waters. In Churchill's words, it was "the worst journey in the world" and, by the end of the war, 87 merchant ships were sunk and the lives of thousands of British and American sailors were lost. But without the courage of these men, the fate of Russia and the outcome of WWII could have been very different. Travelling the route taken by these ships and visiting key locations in the UK, the Arctic and Russia, Clarkson experiences the bravery and tragedy of a group of men largely forgotten by history.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 1245589770
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