Fire and Ice : Arctic Convoys 1941-1945.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lister, Simon.

Contributor:

Bennett, G. H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945.

Arctic regions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dartmouth : Britannia Museum Trust Press, 2022.

Summary:

Full and detailed Royal Navy account of the Arctic Convoys to the ports of Northern Russia from 1941 to 1945, including detailed maps and photographs.

Contents:

Intro

Britannia Royal Naval College

Foreword

Introduction

Merchant Vessels Lost on the Arctic Convoy

Maritime Operations in a Hostile Environment

Part I - Illustrations

Allied Warships

Kriegsmarine Warships

Aircraft

Merchant Ships

PART II - Battle Summary No. 22

Admiralty 7th December 1954

Foreword November 1954

Introduction 1954

Convoys PQ 1-12, QP 1-8: August 1941-March 1942

Convoys PQ 13, QP 9: March 1942

Convoys PQ 14-16, QP 10-12: April-May 1942

Convoys PQ 17, QP 13: June-July 1942

Convoys PQ 18, QP 14, 15: September-November 1942

Convoys JW 51A, JW 51B-53, RA 51-53: December 1942-February 1943

Convoys JW 54-66, RA 54, 67, November 1943 to May 1945

Comments and Reflections

Endnote

Convoys to North Russia (PQ:JW)

Allied Warships with Main Armament and Commanding Officers

Warship Dispositions for Selected Convoys

German Surface Forces Stationed in Norway

German U-boat Submarines Sunk in Arctic Convoy Operations

German Air Forces in Northern Norway, 1942

Sources

Biographies.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83801-078-5

OCLC:

1351751984