The Fleet that had to Die
by Richard Hough
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On the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 Russia's Baltic Fleet was sent to the aid of embattled troops in Russia's Chinese enclaves. The two fleets met at Tsushima on May 27, 1905.Most thought the Russians would have little trouble defeating Japanese naval forces. What followed was perhaps the greatest naval victory of all time. The acclaimed author of The Bounty has written another gripping tale of the sea.Tags
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A competent account of the voyage of the Russian Baltic Fleet to Tsushima. It was hard work, in 1904, scrounging coal wherever they could find it, and having the world's press covering every misstep, like the attack on English Fishing boats in the North Sea. But they persevered and finally were crushed by the superior skills of Admiral Togo.
760. The Fleet That Had to Die, by Richard Hough (read 26 Dec 1963) This book tells very well the amazing story of the fleet sent out from European Russia which plodded all the way around the Cape of Good Hope and got to Asiatic waters, only to be overwhelmingly defeated in the famed battle of Tsushima..
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