{"product_id":"pq-17-skipalestin-68895-53983","title":"PQ-17 convoy #68895","description":"The PQ-17 convoy. Albert Sigurðsson's voyage to hell and home. Author Kolbrún Albertsdóttir. \u003cbr\u003eIn the spring of 1942, Albert Sigurðsson hired himself as a lieutenant on the American cargo ship Ironclad, which was then in Hvalfjörður. Shortly thereafter, the Ironclad sailed with the PQ-17 convoy to Russia. More than 30 ships set out to bring the Red Army military equipment and supplies for the Battle of Stalingrad, which was then underway. The convoys to Russia not only struggled with cold and storms, but also relentless attacks by German bombers and submarines. This time the threat was even greater, because the Allies knew that the battleship Tirpitz, the most powerful warship in the world, was preparing to sail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The voyage of PQ-17 is considered one of the greatest maritime disasters of World War II. Albert and his companions watched as one ship after another sank under German attack. Most fateful of all, however, were the highly questionable decisions of the British naval command in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlbert was thankful that he made it to the end of the journey alive. But that was not the whole story, as he had to endure a whole winter in the Russian Arctic. It was a hard time. After returning home, Albert wrote his memoirs, which his daughter has now prepared for publication, adding much information about this voyage, which Winston Churchill said was \"the saddest event at sea in the whole war\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here we are told of great events, heroic deeds and cowardice, and above all, the frailty of human beings in the face of the threats of war and terror.","brand":"Bókin.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51122949226824,"sku":"OSC-53983","price":3900.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4029\/9848\/files\/60790.jpg?v=1754753647","url":"https:\/\/www.bokin.is\/en\/products\/pq-17-skipalestin-68895-53983","provider":"bokin.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}