A rare insight into Russian naval history as never seen before A look into the remarkable world of early Russian naval officers Nearly 500 archived images from museums and private collections This unique look at the Russian Imperial Navy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries contains nearly 500 images from archives, museums and private collections. We see how the Russian Navy's construction and activities were shaped largely by the interests, opinions and policies of the Imperial House of The Romanovs. We discover how the Baltic and Black Sea fleet were organized to benefit the imperial cause and how the officers and seamen who served in them lived and worked, trained and fought. The Imperial Russian Navy is a remarkable look at a remarkable world, long gone in history but alive in the pages of this book.
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- PublisherUniform Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1906509492
- ISBN 13 9781906509491
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages262