An account of the battle for the strategically important Baltic Islands, Operation Albion, the campaign fought between the German High Seas Fleet and Russian Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Bakhirev over a ten-day period in October 1917. The book covers the campaign ashore and at sea. Appendices include Sea Forces of the Special Unit, Units of the Sea Forces of the Riga Gulf, Ship comparison, Ship damage and losses, Russian batteries on the Baltic Islands.