The Naval War in the Baltic, 1939-1945

by Poul Grooss

Book Overview

From the shelling of the fort at Westerplatte, on the Polish coast, on 1 September 1939, to the loss of thousands of German refugees at sea in May 1945, the Baltic witnessed continuous and ferocious fighting throughout World War II. In this new book Poul Groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of Leningrad, the Soviet campaign against Sweden in 1942, the three wars in Finland 1939-44, the Soviet liberation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152670000X
• ISBN13: 9781526700001
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"