Alan Judd

Were the Arctic convoy sacrifices worth it?

Stalin privately admitted that his army could never have triumphed without western aid, and the convoys also indirectly helped the war in the Atlantic – but the loss of life was horrendous

HMS Eskimo, a Tribal-class destroyer, on Arctic convoy duty. [Crown/Mirrorpix via Getty Images]

  • Arms for Russia & the Naval War in the Arctic 1941-1945

    Andrew Boyd

    Pen & Sword, pp. 574, £35

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