Book Description
The authoritative work on the great sea battle of World War I.
Jutland
Author : N. J. M. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 39,38 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
The Battle of Jutland
Author : Geoffrey Bennett
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 2015-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1473866715
Book Description
The Battle of Jutland: At the end of May 1916, a chance encounter with Admiral Hipper's battlecruisers has enabled Beatty to lead the German Battle Fleet into the jaws of Jellicoe's greatly superior force, but darkness had allowed Admiral Scheer to extricate his ships from a potentially disastrous situation. Though inconclusive, at the Battle of Jutland the German Fleet suffered so much damage that it made no further attempt to challenge the Grand Fleet, and the British blockade remained unbroken. Captain Bennett has used sources previously unavailable to historians in his reconstruction of this controversial battle, including the papers of Vice-Admiral Harper explaining why his official record of the battle was not published until 1927, and the secret "Naval Staff Appreciation" of 1922 whose criticism were so scathing that it was never issued to the Fleet. Also included are numerous battle plans, photographs and an introduction by Bennett's son. 2006 is the 90th anniversary of the battle.
Jutland
Author : Nicholas Jellicoe
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1848323239
Book Description
“A compelling, dramatic account of the Royal Navy's last great sea battle.” —Robert K. Massie, Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times–bestselling author of Dreadnought More than a century later, historians still argue about this controversial and misunderstood World War I naval battle off the coast of Denmark. It was the twentieth century’s first engagement of dreadnoughts—and while it left Britain in control of the North Sea, both sides claimed victory and decades of disputes followed, revolving around senior commanders Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty. This book not only retells the story of the battle from both a British and German perspective based on the latest research, but also helps clarify the context of Germany’s inevitable naval clash and the aftermath after the smoke had cleared.
The Battle of Jutland
Author : John Brooks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 131666855X
Book Description
This is a major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the First World War in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Beginning with the building of the two fleets, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed, from ammunition, gunnery and fire control, to signalling and torpedoes, as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing Jutland's five major phases, he offers important new interpretations of the battle itself and how the outcome was influenced by technology, as well as the tactics and leadership of the principal commanders, with the reliability of their own accounts of the fighting reassessed. The book draws on contemporary sources which have rarely been cited in previous accounts, including the despatches of both the British and German formations, along with official records, letters and memoirs.
Jutland, 1916
Author : Nigel Steel
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 37,87 MB
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780225733
Book Description
Dramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World War. On 31 May, 1916, the great battle fleets of Britain and Germany met off Jutland in the North Sea. It was a climactic encounter, the culmination of a fantastically expensive naval race between the two countries, and expectations on both sides were high. For the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, there was the chance to win another Trafalgar. For the German High Seas Fleet, there was the opportunity to break the British blockade and so change the course of the war. But Jutland was a confused and controversial encounter. Tactically, it was a draw; strategically, it was a British victory. Naval historians have pored over the minutiae of Jutland ever since. Yet they have largely ignored what the battle was actually like for its thousands of participants. Full of drama and pathos, of chaos and courage, JUTLAND, 1916 describes the sea battle in the dreadnought era from the point of view of those who were there.
Jutland
Author : V. E. Tarrant
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Jutland, Battle of, 1916
ISBN : 9781860199172
Book Description
This unique account of the Jutland story is the first to deal exclusively and in depth with the German perspective of the battle which took place on 31 May to 1 June 1916. The author has used a wealth of original untapped source material on German views and accounts. Illustrated with detailed action charts representing ship movements, together with accurate scale drawings and silhouettes of all major warships and classes from both sides, this book fills an important gap in the history and understanding of this great action.
The Fighting at Jutland; the Personal Experiences of Forty-five Officers and Men of the British Fleet
Author : Harold William Fawcett
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781019753323
Book Description
This book details the personal experiences of British officers and men during the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during World War I. It includes firsthand accounts of the action and provides insight into the experience of those who fought in this legendary battle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Rules of Game
Author : Andrew Gordon
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 50,47 MB
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1612512321
Book Description
Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward. When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics but in Victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history. In juxtaposing an operational with a cultural theme, the author comes closer than any historian yet to explaining what was behind the often described operations of this famous 1916 battle at Jutland. Although the British fleet was victorious over the Germans, the cost in ships and men was high, and debates have raged within British naval circles ever since about why the Royal Navy was unable to take advantage of the situation. In this book Andrew Gordon focuses on what he calls a fault-line between two incompatible styles of tactical leadership within the Royal Navy and different understandings of the rules of the games.
The Fighting at Jutland
Author : Harold William Fawcett
Publisher : London Macmillan 1921.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Jutland, Battle of, 1916
ISBN :
Book Description
Skagerrak
Author : Gary Staff
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 147388098X
Book Description
In January 1916 Vizeadmiral Scheer took command of the High Sea Fleet. This aggressive and pugnacious leader embarked upon a vigorous offensive program which culminated in the greatest clash between dreadnought capital ships the world had seen. Although outnumbered almost two to one, Vizeadmiral Scheer conducted a provocative operation on 31 May 1916. Who would prevail: the massive preponderance of British heavy calibre cannon, or the aggressive tactics of the street fighter Scheer? Manning the ships of both sides were the technically skilled and talented seamen who were prepared to carry out their duties loyally and courageously until the very end. Over 8,500 men perished in less than 10 hours of fighting, a horrendous loss, even by World War One standards. This book gives voice to many of the German Navy participants, from a German perspective, on this tumultuous battle fought over 100 years ago. These men gave their all and are gone now, but not forgotten.
