Operation Albion The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands

Name: Operation Albion The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands
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ISBN: 9780253349699

ISBN-10: 0253349699

ISBN-13: 9780253349699

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael B. Barrett

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An engrossing account of a little-known but dramatic World War I battle for control of the Baltic

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/19/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.45" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English

Michael B. Barrett is Professor of History at the Citadel and Brigadier General (retired), U.S. Army Reserve. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.



List of Maps


Dates, Times, and Names


Acknowledgments



Submarine UC-58, Tagga Bay, 28 September 1917



The Strategic Importance of the Baltic Islands



The Decision to Mount Operation Albion



The Islands and Their Defenses



The Invasion



Osel, 12-13 October 1917: The Central Island



Osel, 12-16 October 1917: The Island's Ends



The Capture of Moon and Dago Islands



The Naval Battle for the Baltic Islands



Conclusion



Epilogue



A Word on Sources


Notes


Bibliography


Index