Red Star Rising At Sea (1974) By Sergei G. Gorshkov
 
Introduction by Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, formerly Chief of Naval Operations. This series of 11 articles was originally published in "Morskoi Sbornik, " and is illustrated with engravings and 45 black and white photographs. Includes commentary by leading U.S. naval officers. Among the commenting officers are: Admiral Arleigh Burke, Vice Admiral Stansfield Turner, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Vice Admiral James Calvert, and Admiral George Anderson. Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov (26 February 1910 - 13 May 1988) was an admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union. Twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, he oversaw the expansion of the Soviet Navy into a global force during the Cold War. As Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy, Gorshkov simultaneously served as a Deputy Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, receiving the rank of admiral of the fleet on 24 April 1962. Under Leonid Brezhnev Gorshkov oversaw a massive naval build-up of surface and submarine forces, creating a force capable of challenging Western naval power by the late 1970s. This included the adoption of nuclear weapons, which were carried by ballistic missile submarines and aircraft, as well as the development of nuclear submarines and shipboard helicopters. In order to project Soviet military power, Gorshkov sent ships on lengthy cruises and formed operational squadrons in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, building a blue-water navy. He received the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 7 May 1965 and was promoted to admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union - the highest Soviet naval rank - on 22 October 1967.
 
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150 pages
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