The Voyage to Tsushima
Moore, John Bassett / Politovsky, Eugène S / Wood, Walter
An imperial scandal and the rising sun of a new era of sea powerThis book is sure to fascinate anyone interested in the naval warfare of comparatively modern times, for its narrative encompasses events bizarre, tragic and incompetent. The Russian Rodjdestvensky squadron set out from northern Russia sailing south with a mission to engage Japanese shipping on the high seas, but instead the enemy it first encountered was British fishing vessels e...