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Author:

Barrett, Michael B.

Title:

Operation Albion : the German conquest of the Baltic Islands / Michael B. Barrett.

Publisher:

Indiana University Press,

Copyright Date:

©2008

Description:

x, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Operation Albion, 1917.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Islands of the Baltic.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
World War, 1914-1918--Amphibious operations.
World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, German.
Islands of the Baltic--History.
Geschichte 1917

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index.

Contents:

Appendix. A Word on Sources. 2. The Strategic Importance of the Baltic Islands -- 3. The Decision to Mount Operation Albion -- 4. The Islands and Their Defenses -- 5. The Invasion -- 6. Osel, 12-13 October 1917: The Central Island -- 7. Osel, 12-16 October 1917: The Island's Ends -- 8. The Capture of Moon and Dago Islands -- 9. The Naval Battle for the Baltic Islands -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. Epilogue -- Appendix. A Word on Sources.

Summary:

"The author has returned to the original archival sources to produce this definitive history of one of the most unusual operations of the First World War."--Jacket.

Series:

Twentieth-century battles

ISBN:

0253349699
9780253349699

LCCN:

2007027582

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)