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(More customer reviews)This relatively short book covers all it needs to concerning the German occupation of the Baltic Islands in 1917. The book covers the period from October 12, 1917 through October 30, 1917. It covers both the naval engagements and the following land combat in detail. German success opened the mouth of the Gulf of Finland to German surface ship incursions and made the possibility of an intervention in the Duchy of Finland an option. The Russian government soon began peace negations in earnest shortly after this German success. Unlike some books which I find fault with for a lack of good maps, this book has 15 maps which help the reader get a better idea of what was happening. Overall a thumbs up for any one interested in the First World War.
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In late 1917, the Russians, despite the revolution, were still willing to continue the war against Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly successful sea borne operation launched by the Germans to change their minds. The Baltic Islands were pivotal for the defense of the Finnish Gulf and St. Petersburg, so their capture was essential for any campaign towards the Russian capital. Only after the fall of the islands did Russia begin peace negotiations (freeing nearly half a million German soldiers for the Kaiser's last gamble on the Western Front). This then was a campaign of great significance for the war on both Eastern and Western fronts.
A large part of the High Sea Fleet took part in the invasion of the Baltic islands, including the most modern dreadnought battleships. The Russians mounted a resolute defense despite being heavily outgunned and over a ten day period there were many naval clashes around the islands as well as the campaign ashore, all of which are described in detail with the use of both Russian and German first hand accounts.
This book shatters the myth that the Imperial German Navy spent the last two years of the war cowering in port.
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"A very detailed operational account of the highly successful German amphibious landings in Octoberof 1917 on the Russian islands of Osel and Dago, off what is now Lithuania.... Important reading for anyone interested in amphibious and joint operations." The NYMAS Review, Winter 2009
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