Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book the astonishing behaviour of Adolf

the astonishing behaviour of Adolf Hitler in belittling his Kriegsmarine admirals and captains

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on the battleship Queen Elizabeth at sea and blown up by human torpedoes at Alexandria

the Donaldson liner Athenia was sunk without warning by a German U-boat off the west coast of Ireland

The author remembered staring down from the stalling aircraft to see a terror stricken fitter gazing up at him

Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book the astonishing behaviour of AdolfWhen Robert Brundle took the SS Harmatris to Russia with Convoy PQ6 he was 47 years of age. Both ship and master were veterans and had already sailed in convoys across the North Atlantic and to South Africa. The 5,395 ton coal fired ship, laden with 8,000 tons of armaments originally set sail on 27 November 1941 to join convoy PQ6 but encountered a fierce storm in which a lorry broke free in he hold and started a blaze below decks. Despite valiant