The Arctic Convoys 1941-45, A Campaign Report.
The Arctic Convoys 1941-45 A Campaign Report by Malcolm Clough (B.A. Hons War Studies) Introduction Some of the hardest fought naval actions of the Second World War took place in the northerly waters of the world – The Arctic Ocean. Thrown together as unlikely allies, between 1941 and 1945 the British and Americans sent the Soviet Union £500,000,000 worth of vital weapons, transport and ammunition.[1] The cost to the Western allies was high: 18 [...]