The British assault on Finland, 1854-1855
Subtitle: a forgotten naval war
By: Basil Greenhill and Ann Giffard.
Contributors: Giffard, Ann.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Naval operations, British.; Finland -- History, Naval.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century.
Description: "This book describes what at first sight seems an obscure campaign of the Royal Navy, but its significance has been greatly underestimated since it was the first time in history that a steam battlefleet went to war"--Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 345-355.
Includes index.