America's Black Sea Fleet: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923

[patches]

Though this would be okay to post here rather than up in Books, heard about this book last Night on the John Batchelor show, he was interviewing the author, it sounds very interesting, a very obscure period in the Navy's history I,m sure.

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Sea-Fleet-Revolution/dp/1612510531#_

[bunkerhillburning]

Nice to meet a fellow John Batchelor fan. Really appreciate his segment on new books that hit the market and his interviewing the authors. I missed this radio broadcast detailing this book but its appears to be an obscure bit of history which I really enjoy.

 

Thanks for the heads up!

[Terry K.]

I like his interviews also but missed this one. Looks like a good book.

[Dave]

It should be an interesting read. I had a ship's log from this time period that I tried to sell but with no takers on here (finally sold it on ePay)...it's a very obscure action, but really interesting to read about. Another recommended book about this time period in the Crimea is "Our Man in the Crimea" about a US Navy officer serving as a liaison to the White Russian forces.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Crimea-Commander-Maritime/dp/0872498344

[Salvage Sailor]

I've always found the Russian intervention period very interesting in researching US military history, along with the chronicles of the Czech, Japanese & British involvement in Siberia, Murmansk & the Crimea from 1918 to 1922. Along with the actions of the USN in the Black Sea, I'd recommend reading up on the IJN in the Mediterranean & Russian waters in the Great War & the Bolshevik period. It's an often overlooked period in naval history.