Tag: Convoys

The Rescue Ships and the Convoys Saving Lives During The Second World War


Free Download The Rescue Ships and the Convoys: Saving Lives During The Second World War by B.B. Schofield, Victoria Schofield
English | July 4th, 2024 | ISBN: 1036102661 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 4.84 MB
The Rescue Ships and the Convoys tells the history of one of the least known aspects of Second World War maritime history. Despite the threat of heavy losses of ships and lives, no hospital ships, which had to be lit, could accompany the convoys as they would betray a convoy’s position.

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Arctic Convoys Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas [Audiobook]


Free Download Arctic Convoys: Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CN1MWYVV | 2023 | 10 hours and 25 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 308 MB
Author: David Kenyon
Narrator: Mike Cooper

An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success. Between 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey was a battle against the elements, with turbulent seas, extreme cold, and the constant dread of torpedoes. These Arctic convoys have been mythologized as defenseless vessels at the mercy of deadly U-boats-but was this really the case?

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Churchill’s Arctic Convoys Strength Triumphs Over Adversity


Free Download Churchill’s Arctic Convoys: Strength Triumphs Over Adversity by William Smith
English | September 21, 2022 | ISBN: 1399072293 | 272 pages | PDF | 3.97 Mb
The threat of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s surprise invasion of Russia in June 1941, succeeding prompted Churchill to decide to send vital military supplies to Britain’s new ally.

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