"the authors of this fascinating book have ensured ... that no portrait of Stalin lacking the element of his naval ambitions can be described as adequate" - Times Literary Supplement"This is an essential work for the educated naval historian who knows his Soviet history." - Ships Telegraph

• Ships Telegraph"This is an essential work for the educated naval historian who knows his Soviet history."Times Literary Supplement"the authors of this fascinating book have ensured, however, that no portrait of Stalin lacking the element of his naval ambitions can be described as adequate