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The Arctic Convoys
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The story of Jack Humble, whose ship was torpedoed while escorting a convoy inside the Arctic Circle. From 1941-45, Allied sailors and ships battled storms, bombers and U-boats to ferry war supplies to Russia in WW2.
(Photo: Frozen deck of a British warship on Arctic Convoy, Feb 1943. Credit: AP)
(Photo: Frozen deck of a British warship on Arctic Convoy, Feb 1943. Credit: AP)
Released:
May 10, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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