Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series: The Ghost Ships of Archangel: Allied Convoy PQ-17 on the Murmansk Run

• Discussion on “The Ghost Ships of Archangel,” which chronicles the desperate voyage of Allied convoy PQ-17 from Iceland to Arctic Russia in the summer of 1942
• Describes the high-level politics that sent the convoy into harm’s way, the myriad perils of the Arctic voyage, and the convoy survivors’ chilling experiences in Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union

Presenter: William Geroux | Award-winning Journalist and Author

William Geroux is a longtime journalist turned author.  He wrote for the Richmond Times-Dispatch for 25 years, winning numerous awards for breaking news coverage, feature writing and investigative reporting.  His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Associated Press, Time.com, Smithsonian.com and various regional magazines. He also worked as a writer for Maersk, one of the largest commercial shipping companies in the world.  His first book, The Mathews Men, was published in 2016.  Geroux is a native of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.  He lives in Virginia Beach.

Lectures are $10; FREE for AMM Members First Mate and above ($100). Pay at the door.