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Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917
by Staff, G
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1844157873
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157877
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Staff, G: 2008 UK, hardcover with dust jacket 178 pages, with photo's. 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 defense 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 defense 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 ISBN 9781844157877 In new condition Triumph of the Imperial German Navy
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- Title
- Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917
- Author
- Staff, G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1844157873
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157877
- Publisher
- Pen And Sword
- Place of Publication
- South Yorkshire England
- This edition first published
- 2008
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