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Soviet Motor Torpedo Boats of World War II (Osprey)

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Negli anni '20 e '30, il progettista aeronautico Andrej Tupolev creò una serie di motosiluranti avanzate per la Marina sovietica.

Questo libro, splendidamente illustrato, ne presenta la prima storia completa in lingua inglese.

Ispirati dal raid britannico di Kronstadt del 1919, quando le motovedette costiere lanciarono un audace attacco con siluri, i sovietici cercarono di costruire imbarcazioni veloci simili. Non disponendo di cantieri navali adeguati, il progetto fu trasferito all'Istituto di Aerodinamica di Tupolev, dove motori e tecniche aeronautiche furono adattati all'uso navale. Le sue imbarcazioni raggiunsero velocità di 50 nodi, erano visivamente impressionanti e divennero famose grazie ai film di propaganda. Alcune furono persino equipaggiate con sistemi di controllo remoto, una forma embrionale di drone navale.

Scritto da un ex architetto navale sovietico, il libro spiega come i progetti di Tupolev, in particolare lo Sh-4 e il G-5, fossero tecnicamente innovativi ma imperfetti, e raramente utilizzati nel ruolo per cui erano stati progettati durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Furono invece convertite in mezzi da sbarco, posamine, cacciasommergibili o imbarcazioni di supporto lanciarazzi.

Riccamente illustrato con nuove illustrazioni e rare fotografie, questo volume offre uno studio dettagliato delle torpediniere Tupolev e delle poche altre motosiluranti sovietiche dell'epoca: un notevole esempio di innovazione navale sovietica prima della guerra.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Przemysław Budzbon, Waldemar Góralski, Piotr Forkasiewicz
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	40 foto, 8 pagine disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2025)
Collana:	New Vanguard (NVG 336)
ISBN:	9781472866608

Warships of the Soviet Fleets (1939-1945) - Volume 2 - Escorts and Smaller Fighting Ships

This second part of the three-volume series on Soviet Navy ships 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 Defence Ships, concluding with Landing Ships and Craft.

Many of these vessels have hitherto been poorly documented but given the nature of the land-centred 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.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Przemysław Budzbon, Jan Radziemski, Marek Twardowski
Formato:	304 pagine, 29.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	250 foto e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Seaforth Publishing (GB, 2023)
ISBN:	9781399022774

Warships of the Soviet Fleets (1939-1945) - Volume 1: Major Combatants

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 armoured gunboats, as well as submarines.
For every class there is a design history analysing 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 Germany.

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.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Przemysław Budzbon, Jan Radziemski, Marek Twardowski
Formato:	448 pagine, 28.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	350 foto in B&N, 145 disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Seaforth Publishing (GB, 2022)
ISBN:	9781526751935

Soviet Destroyers of World War II (Osprey)

The Soviet Navy that faced the German onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the Tsarist era that were modernised for the conflict.

Some Soviet naval vessels saw limited involvement in the war against Finland in 1939-1940, but the main action occurred after the German invasion, when these destroyers escorted convoys, fought battles against other destroyers and the deadly threat posed by attacking aircraft, and provided fire support for Soviet troops.

From the Gnevny class of the pre-war period to the specialist destroyer leaders of the Leningrad class and the unique Tashkent, "Soviet Destroyers of World War II" is a detailed guide to the often forgotten destroyers of the Soviet Navy.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Alexander Hill
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 1.1 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2018)
Collana:	New Vanguard (256)
ISBN:	9781472822567

Die Marine des Warschauer Paktes - Kampfschiffe, U-Boote und Versorger

The beginning of the Cold War also led to an arms race at sea between East and West. Although the Soviet Union provided the majority of the Warsaw Pact's naval forces, smaller allies such as the GDR and Poland also maintained their own fleets in order to make their contribution in the event of an East-West conflict.

Pagine del libro "Die Marine des Warschauer Paktes - Kampfschiffe, U-Boote und Versorger"

In this illustrated book, Ingo Bauernfeind looks at the individual navies, their respective roles in the Warsaw Pact, and their surface and submarine forces. The book contains a large number of photographs that have either not been published before or have only rarely been published.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Ingo Bauernfeind
Formato:	240 pagine, 26.5 x 23 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	300 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613041264