Friday, January 3, 2014

About Clarkson's PQ17 documentary

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A few years ago, Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson made two World War II documentaries aired on the BBC, one is about The Victoria Cross and the other one is about the St. Nazaire Raid (The Greatest Raid of All). Now, in 2014, Clarkson made another documentary related to World War II. This time, this documentary highlights on Convoy PQ 17.

What is PQ 17? Convoy PQ 17 is the codename of the Allied convoy during World War II where in July 10, 1942, the Nazi Germans won while the Allied forces suspended their Arctic Convoys, making it one of the worst war naval disasters in history.

Jeremy Clarkson highlights the journey of Convoy PQ 17 from Iceland to the Arkhangelsk, Russia, showcasing how did this mission sparked one of the biggest failures in the 20th century. Once again, people wanted to learn more about World War II never got bored with it because of Jeremy Clarkson in it.

So, how was it? Did this documentary about Convoy PQ 17 made it interesting?

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