In October 1917, an invasion force of some 25,000 German soldiers, accompanied by a flotilla of 10 dreadnoughts, 350 other vessels, a half-dozen zeppelins, and 80 aircraft, attacked the Baltic islands of Dago, Osel, and Moon at the head of the Gulf of Riga. It proved to be the most successful amphibious operation of World War I. The three islands fell, the Gulf was opened to German warships and was now a threat to Russian naval bases in the Gulf of Finland, and 20,000 Russians were captured. The invasion proved to be the last major operation in the East. Although the invasion had achieved its objectives and placed the Germans in an excellent position for the resumption of warfare in the spring, within three weeks of the operation, the Bolsheviks took power in Russia (November 7, 1917) and Albion faded into obscurity as the war in the East came to a slow end.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Michael B. Barrett is Professor of History at the Citadel and Brigadier General (retired), U.S. Army Reserve. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,75
In U.S.A.
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Codice articolo Holz_New_0253349699
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo newMercantile_0253349699
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo FrontCover0253349699
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Codice articolo GoldenDragon0253349699
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. WW II Operation to blow the Russian morale, causing a collapse and freeing troops for the Western Front. Engrossing account. Codice articolo 023573
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New. Codice articolo Wizard0253349699
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Codice articolo 100-04596
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Codice articolo think0253349699
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Codice articolo bk0253349699xvz189zvxnew
Descrizione libro Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands 1.51. Book. Codice articolo BBS-9780253349699