The Destruction Of Convoy Pq17 Analysis
A military, colloquial and historic record of Convoy PQ17.
Source 3.1: Summary and analysis
“The Destruction of Convoy PQ17 27th June-10th July 1942” was written by Dr Milan Vego in 2015 and was published in the Naval War College Review in 2016. It is written from a military perspective, and records how, during the period 1941 to 1945, the Allies sent 42 eastbound escorted convoys and 36 westbound escorted convoys to and from the USSR port of Archangel. The convoys left from the East Coast of USA and from northern Scotland. In most instances, the convoys were escorted by destroyers and corvettes. However in the case of convoy PQ17, the escort did not keep up and British intelligence failed. When the weather cleared the Admiral of the British Navy realised the German military giant ship Tirpitz had left harbour. He concluded that it must be headed for Convoy PQ17 and based on contradictory information he gave an incoherent and unclear order to the boats in the convoy to “scatter”. In fact Tirpitz was not on its way to the convoy. The ensuing panic caused the ships in Convoy PD17 to flee in different directions. Many ships were sunk and many lives lost. …show more content…
It is logically documented, and provides an excellent outline of events on Convoy PQ17. It is written by a person of distinguished honour and acclaim, with fastidious detail with dialogue, in depth knowledge, and thorough referencing.The source can be considered trustworthy and gives microscopic overview of events including detailed maps. Its purpose is to provide and accurate record. It is written in a formal, objective, measured style and is consistent with other sources evaluated in this research document. This source is valuable and is built off academic and other records, including actual primary war records. Owing to its western perspective there is a chance of some bias towards the Allies in World War
Source 3.1: Summary and analysis
“The Destruction of Convoy PQ17 27th June-10th July 1942” was written by Dr Milan Vego in 2015 and was published in the Naval War College Review in 2016. It is written from a military perspective, and records how, during the period 1941 to 1945, the Allies sent 42 eastbound escorted convoys and 36 westbound escorted convoys to and from the USSR port of Archangel. The convoys left from the East Coast of USA and from northern Scotland. In most instances, the convoys were escorted by destroyers and corvettes. However in the case of convoy PQ17, the escort did not keep up and British intelligence failed. When the weather cleared the Admiral of the British Navy realised the German military giant ship Tirpitz had left harbour. He concluded that it must be headed for Convoy PQ17 and based on contradictory information he gave an incoherent and unclear order to the boats in the convoy to “scatter”. In fact Tirpitz was not on its way to the convoy. The ensuing panic caused the ships in Convoy PD17 to flee in different directions. Many ships were sunk and many lives lost. …show more content…
It is logically documented, and provides an excellent outline of events on Convoy PQ17. It is written by a person of distinguished honour and acclaim, with fastidious detail with dialogue, in depth knowledge, and thorough referencing.The source can be considered trustworthy and gives microscopic overview of events including detailed maps. Its purpose is to provide and accurate record. It is written in a formal, objective, measured style and is consistent with other sources evaluated in this research document. This source is valuable and is built off academic and other records, including actual primary war records. Owing to its western perspective there is a chance of some bias towards the Allies in World War