Why Me, Lord?: The Experiences of A U.S. Navy Officer in World War II's Convoy Pq 17 on the Murmansk Run

by William Carter

Book Overview

Why Me, Lord? is a firsthand account by a veteran of one of the most tragic chapters in World War II naval history, the infamous PQ 17 convoy across the North Atlantic to north Russia in the summer of 1942. Thirty-five merchant ships carried war material to support the Soviet defense against invading Nazi armies before the U.S. and Great Britain opened a second front with the invasion of North Africa late in 1942. After the convoy was abandoned by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980245702
• ISBN13: 9780980245707
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Jabberwocky Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Age Range: 15 years and up