The British Navy in the Baltic/Британский флот на Балтике

Издание на английском языке
The book examines the history of the British Navy’s involvement in the Baltic Sea from the early development of English trade in the region to the twentieth century. Particular attention is given to the protection of maritime commerce and supplies of strategically important naval stores, as well as to the growing political and military role of the Royal Navy in Baltic affairs. It covers the British naval expeditions of the eighteenth century, Nelson’s attack on Copenhagen in 1801, the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807, the operations of Admiral Sir James Saumarez during the Napoleonic Wars, British actions during the Crimean War and the First World War, and the final Baltic expedition of 1919–1921. The book shows the Royal Navy not only as a fighting force, but also as an instrument of diplomacy, trade protection, and the maintenance of the balance of power in the Baltic region.

Contents
Maps
1 The Baltic Region
2 The Danish Straits
3 The Gulf of Finland
Abbreviations
Prologue: Ohthere, Wulfstan and King Knut, 800-1020
1. The Medieval Hansa
2. Naval Stores, Cromwell and the Dutch, 1600-1700
3. The First Expedition against Copenhagen, 1700
4. Two Expeditions of Sir John Norris, 1715-1716
5. The Swedish War, 1717-1721
6. Armed Neutralities, 1722-1791
7. Nelson at Copenhagen, 1801
8. The Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1807
9. The First Expedition of Sir James Saumarez, 1808
10. The Domination of Saumarez, 1809-1815
11. The Russian War, 1854-1856
12. The Great War, 1914-1918
13. The Last Baltic Expedition, 1919-1921, and After
Conclusion: The Navy and the Sea
Bibliography
Index