LEADER 02900nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910822111903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-59645-7 010 $a9786613626288 010 $a0-253-00175-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000104914 035 $a(EBL)713706 035 $a(OCoLC)735596990 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000581672 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11965999 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581672 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10554632 035 $a(PQKB)11698481 035 $a(OCoLC)747411098 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17124 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713706 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL713706 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10481747 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362628 035 $a(PPN)220009481 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000104914 100 $a20100819d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTirpitz and the Imperial German Navy /$fPatrick J. Kelly 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 585 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations, maps 311 0 $a0-253-35593-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aGrand 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 o 606 $aAdmirals$zGermany$vBiography 607 $aGermany$xHistory, Naval$y19th century 607 $aGermany$xHistory, Naval$y20th century 615 0$aAdmirals 676 $a359.0092 700 $aKelly$b Patrick J.$f1944-$01668642 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822111903321 996 $aTirpitz and the Imperial German Navy$94029359 997 $aUNINA