02929oam 2200601Ia 450 991078969600332120231218230932.01-280-59645-797866136262880-253-00175-7(CKB)2670000000104914(EBL)713706(OCoLC)735596990(SSID)ssj0000581672(PQKBManifestationID)11965999(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581672(PQKBWorkID)10554632(PQKB)11698481(OCoLC)747411098(MdBmJHUP)muse17124(MiAaPQ)EBC713706(Au-PeEL)EBL713706(CaPaEBR)ebr10481747(CaONFJC)MIL362628(PPN)220009481(EXLCZ)99267000000010491420100819h20112011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTirpitz and the Imperial German Navy /Patrick J. KellyBloomington :Indiana University Press,2011.©20111 online resource (xii, 585 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations, maps0-253-35593-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Tirpitz's early life -- The aspirant, 1865-1870 -- The young officer, 1870-1877 : a taste of war -- The creation of the german torpedo arm, 1877-1889 -- Interim, 1889-1891 -- Oberkommando der Marine, 1892-1895 -- On the verge of power, 1895-1897 -- Tirpitz ascendant, 1897-1898 -- The second navy law, 1899-1900 -- The "quiet" years, 1900-1906 -- Sow the wind, 1906-1908 -- The whirlwind rises, 1908-1911 -- Denouement, 1911-1914 -- Tirpitz at war, August 1914-March 1916 -- Uncommon recessional, 1916-1930 -- Conclusion.Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) was the principal force behind the rise of the German Imperial Navy prior to World War I, challenging Great Britain's command of the seas. As State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916, Tirpitz wielded great power and influence over the national agenda during that crucial period. By the time he had risen to high office, Tirpitz was well equipped to use his position as a platform from which to dominate German defense policy. Though he was cool to the potential of the U-boat, he enthusiastically supported a torpedo boat branch oAdmiralsGermanyBiographyGermanyHistory, Naval19th centuryGermanyHistory, Naval20th centuryAdmirals359.0092Kelly Patrick J.1944-1539693MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789696003321Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy3790699UNINA