Cowan's war: The story of British naval operations in the Baltic, 1918-1920

The story of British Naval Operations in the Baltic, 1918-1920. Before leaving England in January 1919 to command the small force of British cruisers and destroyers which had been sent to the Baltic immediately after the Armistice that ended the First World War, Rear-Admiral Walter Cowan was briefed by the Admiralty, His characteristic reaction epitomises the chaos prevailing in the states bordering that sea as a result of the Russian Revolution : 'It seemed to me t... >Voir plus