Convoy PQ-17 1942 Disaster in the Arctic Катастрофа конвоя PQ-17 в Арктике в 1942 году

Издание на английском языке
The book recounts key events of World War II, centered on the battles to deliver military supplies to the Soviet Northern Fleet. It focuses on the naval convoys that passed through the dangerous waters around the Norwegian coast and the Allied efforts to protect them from German submarines and aircraft. Particular attention is paid to the strategic role of the cruiser Tirpitz as a symbol of German naval power and the concept of a "fleet in existence," which condemned the enemy to maintain large forces in reserve, posing a threat even without active combat. The book details the tactics, operational objectives, and threats to Allied convoys, revealing important aspects of naval warfare and the struggle for control of the Northeast Passage during the conflict.

Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Origins of the campaign
Opposing commanders. Allied. German
Opposing forces. Allied. German. Orders of battle
Opposing plans. Allied. German
The campaign. The departure. The first air attacks. The decision to scatter. The slaughter of a convoy Novaya Zemlya
Aftermath
The battlefield today. Remembering PQ-17
Further reading
Index