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Book Synopsis Russian & Soviet Battleships by : Stephen McLaughlin
Download or read book Russian & Soviet Battleships written by Stephen McLaughlin and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the period 1869-1960, this volume provides an overview of Russian and Soviet battleships. It describes the design histories, technical innovations, characteristics, and service histories of 40 naval vessels. Approximately 100 drawings and design studies illustrate the details of the ships,
Download or read book Russian written by Patricia Hilliard and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian and Soviet Battleships is the definitive English language overview of Russian and Soviet battleships, from the ironclad Petr Velikii of 1869 to Stalin's final projects. Meticulously researched, this work describes and illustrates the design histories, technical details, characteristics, and service histories of the forty seagoing battleships that served in the Russian and Soviet Navies. This is the first book about Russian battleships to draw from Russian language materials, including books and articles published since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some one hundred drawings of ships and design studies, many specially commissioned for this book, are showcased, as well as one hundred photographs, many of them never published in the west. The author, Stephen McLaughlin, analyzes all aspects of battleship design, from the policy decisions behind their construction to details of fire control and gunnery. He evaluates their strengths and weaknesses compared with foreign contemporaries. In addition, McLaughlin outlines numerous projected battleships and conjectural studies. As he examines the active--and often tragic--careers of these ships, he reassesses many of the myths and misconceptions associated with Russian ships and the Russian navy.
Book Synopsis Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by : Przemyslaw Budzbon
Download or read book Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 written by Przemyslaw Budzbon and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Divided into three volumes, this first covers major surface warships down to MTBs and armored gunboats, as well as submarines. For every class there is a design history analyzing strategic, tactical and technical considerations, and individual ship detail includes construction yard, key building dates, commissioning, fleet designations, relocations and ultimate fate. Once a closely guarded secret, the wartime loss of every ship and boat (over 1000) is described. Furthermore, the confusion caused by frequent name changes is clarified by indexes that run to 16,000 items. By following the ships through both their wartime and earlier history, the book reveals many aspects of Russian history that remain highly sensitive: clandestine co-operation with Weimar Germany and fascist Italy, the NKVD-enforced closure of Soviet borders, the ‘Gulag Fleet’, the faked Metallist sinking that excused the military occupation of Estonia, and the ill-conceived pact with Nazi Germany. Restrictions recently imposed on historical publications in Russia mean this book could certainly not have been published there – as proven by the fact that most of the authors' Russian collaborators preferred not to disclose their identities. 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.
Book Synopsis Russian Battleships and Cruisers of the Russo-Japanese War by : Mark Lardas
Download or read book Russian Battleships and Cruisers of the Russo-Japanese War written by Mark Lardas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the major warships of the Imperial Russian Navy which participated in the Russo-Japanese War. The focus is on the battleships, coastal defence warships, and cruisers of the Pacific Squadron and Baltic Squadron that fought during the war. It discusses in detail their design and development between the years of 1885 and 1905, concentrating particularly on battleships and cruisers. The book explores, in depth, the mutually influential relationship between Russian and foreign warship design, as Russia progressed from a reliance on foreign designs and shipyards towards an ability to produce its own influential ships, such as the Novik. The title also outlines the gripping operational history of the Russian warships which participated in the Russo-Japanese war, tracing their activity before and during the combat, as well as the post-war fate of those ships which were bombarded, scuttled, captured, or salvaged. Packed with contemporary photography and full-colour illustrations, this title offers a detailed and definitive guide to the design, development, and destiny of the Russian warships which battled the Japanese in the Eastern seas.
Book Synopsis A History of Russian and Soviet Sea Power by : Donald William Mitchell
Download or read book A History of Russian and Soviet Sea Power written by Donald William Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860 by : Eduard Sozaev
Download or read book Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860 written by Eduard Sozaev and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 RussiaÛªs naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France known as the Crimean War.??Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it is authoritative, reliable and comprehensive, the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian and an American ship enthusiast.??EDUARD SOZAEV is an established Russian naval historian with a number of books to his credit. JOHN TREDREA, his translator, editor and long-term collaborator, is an American ship enthusiast with a life-long interest in the Russian navy.
Book Synopsis Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by : Przemyslaw Budzbon
Download or read book Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 written by Przemyslaw Budzbon and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-30 with total page 899 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Divided into three volumes, this first covers major surface warships down to MTBs and armored gunboats, as well as submarines. For every class there is a design history analyzing strategic, tactical and technical considerations, and individual ship detail includes construction yard, key building dates, commissioning, fleet designations, relocations and ultimate fate. Once a closely guarded secret, the wartime loss of every ship and boat (over 1000) is described. Furthermore, the confusion caused by frequent name changes is clarified by indexes that run to 16,000 items. By following the ships through both their wartime and earlier history, the book reveals many aspects of Russian history that remain highly sensitive: clandestine co-operation with Weimar Germany and fascist Italy, the NKVD-enforced closure of Soviet borders, the ‘Gulag Fleet’, the faked Metallist sinking that excused the military occupation of Estonia, and the ill-conceived pact with Nazi Germany. Restrictions recently imposed on historical publications in Russia mean this book could certainly not have been published there – as proven by the fact that most of the authors' Russian collaborators preferred not to disclose their identities. 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.
Book Synopsis Battleships of Russia by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book Battleships of Russia written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy, Russo-Japanese War battleships of Russia, Victorian era battleships of Russia, World War I battleships of Russia, Gangut class battleship, Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship, Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky, Russian battleship Rostislav, Imperatritsa Mariya class battleship, Russian battleship Retvizan, Ekaterina II class battleship, Russian battleship Potemkin, Russian ironclad Petr Veliky, Imperator Aleksandr II class battleship, Evstafi class battleship, Russian battleship Sevastopol, Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, Russian battleship Slava, Russian battleship Tri Sviatitelia, Russian battleship Imperator Nikolai I, List of battleships of Russia and the Soviet Union, Russian battleship Gangut, Russian battleship Dvenadsat Apostolov, Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust, Russian battleship Georgii Pobedonosets, Russian battleship Evstafi, Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr III, Borodino class battleship, Russian battleship Poltava, Russian battleship Sinop, Russian battleship Chesma, Russian battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya, Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya, Russian battleship Andrei Pervozvanny, Russian battleship Imperator Pavel I, Russian coast defense ship General Admiral Graf Apraksin, Russian battleship Ekaterina II, Russian battleship Tsesarevich, Peresvet class battleship, Russian coast defense ship Admiral Seniavin, Russian battleship Oslyabya, Admiral Ushakov class coast defense ship, Russian battleship Pobeda, Russian coast defense ship Gangut, Russian monitor Novgorod, Petropavlovsk class battleship, Japanese battleship Sagami, Japanese battleship Tango, Russian battleship Navarin, Russian coast defense ship Admiral Ushakov. Excerpt: The Gangut-class battleships were the first dreadnoughts begun for the Imperial Russian Navy before World...
Book Synopsis Russian Naval Construction, 1905-45 by : J.N. Westwood
Download or read book Russian Naval Construction, 1905-45 written by J.N. Westwood and published by Springer. This book was released on 1994-09-13 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the types, numbers and designs of Russian warships were determined in the years preceding the two world wars, with the three-way interplay of naval staff, naval designers, and political leaders, resulting in fleets that contained some outstanding units but were, on the whole, inappropriate to the tasks set by those wars. It also considers how under both Nicholas II and Stalin foreign ideas were adopted with too little consideration of Russia's unique circumstances.
Book Synopsis The Military-naval Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union by : David R. Jones
Download or read book The Military-naval Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union written by David R. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Soviet Warship Development: 1917-1937 by : Siegfried Breyer
Download or read book Soviet Warship Development: 1917-1937 written by Siegfried Breyer and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1992 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive study of the development of Soviet warship design and construction from tsarist warship construction to Soviet construction programs through 1937.
Download or read book The Big Refit written by Leonid Sobolev and published by Moscow : Progress Publishers. This book was released on 1965 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Refit is a novel about a Russian battleship during World War I. Leonid Sobolev was Russia's most popular writer of sea stories. The novel is partially factual as Sobolev spent 15 year in the Soviet fleet.
Book Synopsis Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 by : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pavlov
Download or read book Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pavlov and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval architect Pavlov is an enthusiast rather than a professional and so has access to official documents, but saw a vacuum in the literature and set out fill it. He produced a handbook of current Soviet warships in 1991 and updat it the next year. In 1995 he expanded his guide to cover the entire
Book Synopsis Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by : Przemyslaw Budzbon
Download or read book Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 written by Przemyslaw Budzbon and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Defense Ships, concluding with Landing Ships and Craft. Many of these vessels have hitherto been poorly documented but given the nature of the land-centered 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.
Book Synopsis Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II by : Przemyslaw Budzbon
Download or read book Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II written by Przemyslaw Budzbon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile Soviet river gunboats which took on the Germans during World War II. Russia's enormous river system has long been its highway and, as early as 1908, the Tsar's armies were developing armoured riverboats that brought tank-like mobility, firepower and survivability to Russian battlefields. This book, the first history of these vessels in English, explains how this concept led to one of the most remarkable naval weapons of World War II, the Soviet 'river tank', or Armoured Motor Gun Boat (AMGB). Highly mobile, capable of carrying up to 20 infantrymen directly into action and providing immediate firepower from their tank turrets, machine guns or Katyusha rockets, their military value was widely recognized. They were versatile enough to be used in naval landing operations off the Gulf of Finland, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea, and their capabilities were prized by local commanders. Using meticulously researched new colour profiles, rare photos and spectacular artwork, this book uncovers the history of river warfare on the Eastern Front, and the boats that played such a key part in the fighting.
Book Synopsis Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet by : Jurgen Rohwer
Download or read book Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet written by Jurgen Rohwer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, two senior naval historians analyze the discussions held in leading Soviet political, military, and naval circles concerning naval strategy and the decisions taken for warship-building programmes. They describe the reconstitution of the fleet under difficult conditions from the end of the Civil War up to the mid-1920s, leading to a change from classical naval strategy to a Jeune ecole model in the first two Five-Year Plans, including efforts to obtain foreign assistance in the design of warships and submarines. Their aim is to explain the reasons for the sudden change in 1935 to begin building a big ocean-going fleet. After a period of co-operation with Germany from 1939-41, the plans came to a halt when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in 1941. Finally, this work covers the reopening of the naval planning processes in 1944 and 1945 and the discussions of the naval leadership with Stalin, the party and government officials about the direction of the new building programmes as the Cold War began.
Book Synopsis Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939–1945 by : Przemyslaw Budzbon
Download or read book Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939–1945 written by Przemyslaw Budzbon and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 third and final part of the series includes all the ships in naval service that were not frontline fighting vessels. Despite auxiliary status, these were not insignificant ships – indeed the icebreakers were the largest vessels built by the USSR before the war and carried so much prestige that every leading member of the Soviet regime wanted their name on one. Apart from the obvious fleet support types – oilers, tugs and depot ships – this volume also covers unsung heroes like the salvage fleet, highly significant in the 1930s for generating much-needed foreign currency and later essential to the war effort, allowing so many sunken Soviet warships to be returned to service. Another major feature of this volume is the first clear and comprehensive listing of ex-mercantile transport ships, their periods of service and ultimate fates. Even harbor service craft are included, right down to the humble ‘heaters’ that supplied warmth to icebound warships in the depth of the Russian winters. This volume concludes with a number of important appendices on subjects like weaponry and a massive cross-referenced index that will allow readers to differentiate between ships of the same name and to track every name change. 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.
