By: Neal Bascomb
Paperback Edition
May 2008


In 1905 more than seven hundred Russian sailors mutinied against their officers aboard the battleship Potemkin, one of the most powerful battleships in the world. Led by the charismatic firebrand Matyushenko, they risked their lives to take control of their ship and fly the red flag of revolution. What followed was a violent port-to-port chase that spanned eleven harrowing days and came to symbolize the Russian Revolution itself.

This pulse-pounding story alternates between the opulent court of Nicholas II and the drama on the high seas. Neal Bascomb combines extensive research and fresh information from Soviet archives to tell the true story of the deadliest naval mutiny in history. Red Mutiny is a terrific adventure filled with epic naval battles, heroic sacrifices, treachery, bloodlust, and the rallying cries of freedom.


About the Author:
NEAL BASCOMB is the critically acclaimed author of "'The Perfect Mile"', a New York Times bestseller, as well as "'Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky"' and the "'Making of a City"'. A former editor and journalist, he has appeared in documentaries on AandE and the History Channel. He has also written for the New York Times. A native of St. Louis, Bascomb now lives in New York.