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Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as an outline of Russia's naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France knows as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it's authoritative, reliable and comprehensive, the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian and an American ship enthusiast. AUTHOR: Ted Sozaev is an established Russian naval historian with a number of books to his credit. John Tredrea, Ted's translator editor and long-term collaborator, is an American ship enthusiast with a life-long interest in the Russian navy. ILLUSTRATIONS 150 imagesProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781848320581
eBay Product ID (ePID)92648148
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SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2010
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameRussian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Tredrea, Eduard Sozaev
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height289 mm
Item Width245 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Tredrea, Eduard Sozaev
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- 15 May, 2019
Brilliant Book
Utterly brilliant book, covering all theatres that Russia operated in, and the history of the ships involved. In general history, the Russian sail navy pops in and out of books, without any picture of a coherent whole. This book sets that rightVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
