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Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917: Triumph of the Imperial German Navy
Contributor(s): Staff, Gary (Author)
ISBN: 1526748495     ISBN-13: 9781526748492
Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
OUR PRICE:   $20.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War I
- History | Military - Naval
Dewey: 940.457
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Cultural Region - Baltic
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Cultural Region - Russia
 
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Publisher Description:
In late 1917, the Russians, despite the revolution, were still willing to continue the war against Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly-successful seaborne operation launched by the Germans to change their minds. The Baltic Islands were pivotal for the defence of the Finnish Gulf and St. Petersburg, so their capture was essential for any campaign towards the Russian capital. Only after the fall of the islands did Russia begin peace negotiations (freeing nearly half a million German soldiers for the Kaiser's last gamble on the Western Front). This then was a campaign of great significance for the war on both Eastern and Western fronts.

A large part of the High Sea Fleet took part in the invasion of the Baltic islands, including the most modern dreadnought battleships. The Russians mounted a resolute defence despite being heavily outgunned and over a ten day period there were many naval clashes around the islands as well as the campaign ashore, all of which are described in detail with the use of both Russian and German first hand accounts.

This book shatters the myth that the Imperial German Navy spent the last two years of the war cowering in port.

Contributor Bio(s): Staff, Gary: - Gary Staff is a former airline pilot but he has been fascinated with naval history, and specifically with the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserlischmarine) for decades. He has visited archives in Britain, Germany and elsewhere to study, and often translate for the first time, official documents relating to this subject. His previous books for Pen & Sword are The Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917; Battle on the Seven Seas and German Battlecruisers of World War One. He lives in Australia.