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Battle of Dogger Bank : the first dreadnought engagement, January 1915 / / Tobias R. Philbin



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Autore: Philbin Tobias R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Battle of Dogger Bank : the first dreadnought engagement, January 1915 / / Tobias R. Philbin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2014
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Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina: 940.4/55
Soggetto topico: Dogger Bank, Battle of the, 1915
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Decisions beyond the battlefield -- Building the battle cruisers -- Prologue to war and battle -- The order of battle -- Chase and intercept -- The engagement -- The aftermath.
Sommario/riassunto: On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest and longest surface engagement until the Battle of Jutland the following summer. While the Germans lost an armored cruiser with heavy loss of life and Hipper's flagship was almost sunk, confusion in executing orders allowed the Germans to escape. The British considered the battle a victory; but t
Titolo autorizzato: Battle of Dogger Bank  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-253-01173-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814717103321
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Serie: Twentieth-Century Battles