The Fleet That Had to Die - Richard Hough - hardcover

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The Fleet That Had to Die - Richard Hough - hardcoverOn the outbreak of the Russo Japanese War in 1904 Russia's Baltic Fleet was sent to the aid of embattled troops in Russia's Chinese enclaves. Most observers thought that the Russians would have little trouble defeating Japanese naval forces. The two fleets met at Tsushima on May 27, 1905. What followed was perhaps the greatest naval victory of all time. At a cost of three torpedo boats, the Japanese admiral Togo sank three Russian battleships and much

From the days when man first ventured on the waters in his primitive canoe to the modern age of the nuclear submarine

Living in disguise - and constantly switching identities - they would infiltrate Soviet commissariats

maneuver fumbles

It includes complete stats for MERP

not only of the battle itself but of a fascinating kaleidoscope of events

an Irish giant in a small-statured army

Those units not swamped during the approach attempt to move up the beach toward the German-occupied bluffs

whilst amongst the Soviets

had entered a new era

'A ‘gens d'armes’ at Agincourt'

there are no secrets that can remain hidden

which had been used successfully by Americans in the Mexican War