Navi da guerra - Russia / URSS: libri di storia illustrati e guide

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 Nazi 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

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

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