The Sandbag Times Issue No: 39

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Arctic Convoys
By Richard Woodman
Black Hearted Rider
Will Kileen
OK folks, this is a very, very good slide
guitarist. I’ve watched this guy live once or
twice and am totally blown away by him. If
you like blues music then this month’s
selection is the one to listen to.
During the last four years of the Second
World War, the Western Allies secured
Russian defences against Germany by
supplying vital food and arms. The plight of
those in Murmansk and Archangel who
benefited is now well known, but few are
aware of the courage, determination and
sacrifice of Allied merchant ships, which
withstood unremitting U-boat attacks and
aerial bombardment to maintain the lifeline
to Russia. In the storms, fog and numbing
cold of the Arctic, where the sinking of a
10,000 ton freighter was equal to a land
battle in terms of destruction, the losses
sustained were huge. Told from the
perspective of their crews, this is the
inspiring story of the long-suffering
merchant ships without which Russia
would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi
Germany.
Thank You For Your Service
Haley Bennett
Miles Teller
Joe Cole
Agroup of U.S. soldiers returning
from Iraq struggle to integrate
back into family and civilian
life, while living with the memory of a
war that threatens to destroy them long
after they've left the battlefield.
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