Freeing the Baltic 1918-1920

by Geoffrey Bennett

Book Overview

In 1919, the new governments of the besieged Baltic states appealed desperately to the Allies for assistance. A small British flotilla of light cruisers and destroyers were sent to help, under the command of Rear Admiral Sir Walter Cowan. They were given no clear instructions as to what their objective was to be and so Cowan decided that he had to make his own policy.

Despite facing a much greater force, Cowan improvised one of the most daring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473893070
• ISBN13: 9781473893078
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"