Book: Cruising operations of the Russian fleet

In the book of V.I. Kataev, the reader will read about the little-known pages of the history of our Motherland — about the cruising operations of the Russian fleet from the 60s of the 19th century until the end of the Russian-Japanese war. During this unfortunate war for us, in fact, for the first time, the theoretical and practical developments of the so-called cruising doctrine were widely used in a combat situation. It was the war of 1904-1905. helped to correctly evaluate or refute its postulates, which had so long influenced Russia´s maritime policy until the beginning of the 20th century. The book is richly illustrated with unique photographs (some are published for the first time), maps of ships, vehicles and mechanisms, as well as maps and plans for cruising operations. The book is of interest to a wide audience of lovers of the history of the fleet and for those interested in the maritime history of the motherland. Schemes, maps and most of the drawings of the ship made personally by the author.