Paul Courtney wrote:

> As we are allowed to discuss WWII- I have heard Russians
say in TV
> interviews say they weren't too keen on receiving the
Shermans as part of
> the arms shipments.

While Ron May wrote:
> Ian,
>
> More than paid for all those Russian arms, we also shipped
hundreds of
> tons of material to Russia. A late friend's husband was in
the merchant
> marine and got a medal from Russia for surviving the
Murmansk Run, in which
> a great many American ships were sunk by Nazi u-boats.

Without for a second meaning to downplay the important
contribution of the United States towards supplying the
Soviet Union (and Britain, for that matter) during WWII,
it's worth noting that Britain was also heavily involved in
the Arctic convoy system, both in terms of shipping and
supplies.  Churchill's war memoirs feature some typically
pungent comments about Stalin's apparent underappreciation
of Britain's efforts and losses in the Arctic convoys.

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