Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945
Volume II Escorts and Smaller Fighting Ships
$136.39
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2022
Summary
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 are difficult to exaggerate.
This book presents the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399022774 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399022776 |
| Author: | Przemyslaw Budzbon, Jan Radziemski; Marek Twardowski, Jan Radziemski, Marek Twardowski |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Seaforth Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.60kg |
| Dimensions: | 289mm x 245mm |
About The Author
Przemyslaw Budzbon
THE AUTHORS grew up in Poland under Soviet domination and were forced to learn Russian, which guaranteed a profound understanding of Soviet-Russian thinking and the smallest nuances of its history.
Przemyslaw Budzbon worked closely with officers of the Soviet Navy for a dozen years, as a constructor of Soviet warships.
Marek Twardowski is a curator at the Polish National Maritime Museum, and has an outstanding background in professional maritime history.
Jan Radziemski, thanks to a wide network of contacts among historians and maritime enthusiasts in Russia, was able to reach information and sources unavailable to official researchers.
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