Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945 Volume II Escorts and Smaller Fighting Ships

Name: Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945
Brand: Przemyslaw Budzbon
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Auteur: Przemyslaw Budzbon

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Engels
Hardcover
9781399022774
12 december 2022
304 pagina's

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Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost ( openness') the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value - and originality - of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. This second part of the three-volume series includes all the remaining fighting vessels not already covered in Volume I. Beginning with the Uragan class - rated as Escort Ships and the first seagoing warships designed by the Soviet Union - the book then moves on to Submarine Hunters, both large and small, Patrol craft, Minelayers and Minesweepers, and unusual types like Floating Artillery Batteries and Anti-Aircraft Defence Ships, concluding with Landing Ships and Craft. Many of these vessels have hitherto been poorly documented but given the nature of the land-centred Soviet war against Germany their contribution should not be underestimated. The details of their service and, not least, the circumstances of their loss, constitute a major addition to Western understanding of the Soviet Navy's war effort. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War. Furthermore, as recent Russian actions appear to revive Soviet-era aspirations, this book offers both new insights and valuable background of contemporary relevance.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 12 december 2022
Aantal pagina's: 304

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Hoofdauteur: Przemyslaw Budzbon
Tweede Auteur: Jan Radziemski
Hoofduitgeverij: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 252 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm
Verpakking lengte: 299 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 1568 g

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EAN: 9781399022774

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