arctic ocean

Recounts the mission of Convoy PQ 17, a group of merchant ships sailing in arctic seas and carrying supplies for the Allied forces during World War II. Describes how the vessels and crew responded when they were attacked by U-boats and bombers and terrorized by the most powerful battleship in the German navy, the "Tirpitz.".

Tells the story of the 1871 whaleship disaster where all thirty-two ships became trapped in the ice in Alaska and over 1,200 men, women, and children had to find a way back to civilization.