April 30th, 1942 under the glare of the midnight sun, a German torpedo struck the Edinburgh, and thus began an epic battle for survival, ended only three days later when, crippled but defiant, the Edinburgh finally sank.--dust jacket.

Includes indexes.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Arctic convoy PQ14 eastward -- The merchant navy pays the price -- The loading of the gold bullion -- Edinburgh is torpedoed -- The destroyers' brillant defense -- The destruction of Z26 -- The last hours -- Survivors face life in Russia -- The loss of Trinidad -- The german armed merchant ship -- The Niger tragedy -- Epilogue -- Short bibliography -- General Index -- Index of ships.