Episode 410 - The Death of PQ-17

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Once upon a time there was a supply convoy called PQ-17, loaded down with tons of supplies and heading to the Soviet Union. Over the course of several days the convoy was destroyed by a combination of terrible intelligence, fear of confrontation with the German Surface Fleet, and a commander with a brain tumor.

SOURCES:

Beesly, Patrick. Convoy PQ 17: A Study of Intelligence and Decision-Making

Bunker, John. Liberty Ships: The Ugly Ducklings of WWII

Hague, Arnold. The Allied Convoy System, 1939–1945: Its Organization, Defence and Operation.

Milton, Keith. Convoy PQ 17: A Story of Unprecedented Arctic Disaster. Military Heritage. June 2001. Volume 2, no. 6

Lippman, David. 'Convoy is to Scatter.' : Arctic Convoy Disaster. WWII History. Winter 2012. Volume 11, No. 1