About this title: "Red Mutiny" tells how the sailors of Imperial Russia's newest and most powerful battleship, Potemkin, seized control and flew the red flag of revolution in June 1905. It is a tale of dramatic adventure, naval battles, heroic sacrifices, treachery and intrigue at the court of the last Tsar. A dedicated band of revolutionaries inspire and lead the sailors to overthrow their tyrannical officers, but the Potemkin finds itself steaming around the Black Sea with the rest of the fleet in pursuit. Hunted from port to port, the mutineers enter Odessa, sparking a bloody insurrection (made famous by ...
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Description: Very good plus in like d/w. The Russian Civil War In June 1905 the sailors of Imperial Russia's newest and most powerful Battleship, led by a band of dedicated revolutionaries, killed their captain and raised the red flag of revolution. They had been subjected to atrocious living conditions and the spur was the delivery of a consignment of maggot infested meat. The intended result was a fleet wide mutiny, but with uprisings quelled aboard other warships the crew found themselves alone in the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780297846482ISBN:0297846485
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A clean and sound copy with very minor cover wear only. Appears unread. read more
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