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Battle in the Baltic - The Royal Navy and the Fight to Save Estonia and Latvia, 1918 1920 (Paperback)
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Battle in the Baltic - The Royal Navy and the Fight to Save Estonia and Latvia, 1918 1920 (Paperback)
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Though, for most participants, the First World War ended on 11
November 1918, the Royal Navy found itself, despite four years of
slaughter and war weariness, fighting a fierce and brutal battle in
the Baltic Sea against Bolshevik Russia in an attempt to protect
the fragile independence of the newly liberated states of Estonia
and Latvia. This new book by Steve R Dunn describes the events of
those two years when RN ships and men, under the command of Rear
Admiral Walter Cowan, found themselves in a maelstrom of chaos and
conflicting loyalties, and facing multiple opponents -the communist
forces of the Red Army and Navy, led by Leon Trotsky; the gangs of
freebooting German soldiers, the Freikorps, intent on keeping the
Baltic states under German domination; and the White Russian
forces, bent on retaking Petrograd and rebuilding the Russian
Empire. During this hard-fought campaign there were successes on
both sides. For example, the Royal Navy captured two destroyers
that were given to the Estonians; but the submarine L-55 was sunk
by Russian warships, lost with all hands. Seeking revenge in a
daring sequence of attacks and using small coastal motor boats, the
RN sank the cruiser Oleg and badly damaged two Russian battleships.
Today few people are aware of this exhausting campaign and the
sacrifices made by Royal Navy sailors (three VCs were won), but the
pages of this book retell their exciting but forgotten stories and,
using much first-hand testimony, bring back to life the critical
naval operations that prevented the retaking of the new Baltic
countries that Churchill saw as an essential shield against the
encroachment of the Bolsheviks into Europe. An uneasy peace
prevailed until 1939. 'This is a well-written and very readable
account of an important but little-known campaign that still has
relevance today. ... I recommend it highly' _Australian Naval
Review_
General
Imprint: |
Seaforth Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2021 |
Authors: |
Steve Dunn
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-09655-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-399-09655-9 |
Barcode: |
9781399096553 |
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