Battle of the Arctic
The Maritime Epic of World War Two
$28.57
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
NOMINATED FOR THE 2026 MILITARY HISTORY BOOK AWARDS
No campaign during World War Two contained more spinetingling drama, outstanding courage and heartbreaking tragedy than the Arctic convoys. Yet they – and the multifaceted Battle of the Arctic that had to be fought to get them through to Russia – remain one of the war’s most undercelebrated feats.
As this book’s title implies, Battle of the Arctic tells a unique story. For much of the conflict was co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008335816 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008335818 |
| Author: | Hugh Sebag-Montefiore |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 60mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A Waterstones Best Military History Book of 2025
‘Excellent. …While the horrors of war at sea are well-known, the Allies’ ill-fated supply convoys from Iceland to Russia are an often-overlooked theater of the war. …Sebag-Montefiore …uses wartime diaries, interviews and newly available archives from Russia to focus on the officers, armed guards and the ordinary civilian seamen’
Wall Street Journal
‘Sebag-Montefiore’s brilliantly researched book uncovers unheard testimonies that tell a harrowing tale of incredible endurance and heroism’
Daily Mail
‘The stories of the sailors who were jammed into lifeboats, or clung to rafts, …meticulously drawn from a range of sources, …are among the most heart- rending in Sebag-Montefiore’s book’
Daily Telegraph
‘Hugh Sebag-Montefiore reveals the extraordinary bravery of the seamen who risked their lives on the convoys to feed Russia…An impressive accomplishment’
The Times
‘Sebag-Montefiore…has fixed his gimlet eye on…the Arctic Convoys that helped keep Russia supplied and onside…As thrillingly told as any movie’
Daily Express
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was a barrister before becoming a journalist and historian. He has written for the Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Observer, Independent on Sunday, and Mail on Sunday. He is the author of three bestselling history books:
- Enigma: The Battle for the Code (Second World War)
- Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man (Second World War)
- Somme: Into the Breach (First World War)
He also wrote Kings On The Catwalk: The Louis Vuitton Moet-Hennessy Affair.
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