Dead man talking : a thrilling wartime naval adventure ; a thrilling wartime naval adventure

A wartime attack on a defenceless merchant convoy brings the intent of the Admiralty into question. Was it merely a bad tactical decision or something more sinister? Why did Admiral Dudley Pound scatter Convoy PQ17 in the Barents Sea on the evening of 4th July 1942? Most of the merchant ships were destroyed while not a single one of the warships assigned to protect them was lost, casting a long shadow over subsequent events. Why did Pound act as he did? And why was this information an official secret for so long? It might have remained so, but for the revelations of a dead man talking. A thrilling tale of World War II from Richard Woodman, perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and Dewey Lambdin During a visit to Hamburg in the 1930s, Jack Clarke discovers through a distant relative that the Germans have built a formidable super-U-cruiser. He informs British intelligence but this stretches his family loyalties to breaking point. About author: Richard Woodman became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. He remains a professional sailor and in 1978 won the Marine Society's Harmer Award.