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Harper J. E. T.
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Titolo: |
The Jutland scandal : the truth about the First World War's greatest sea battle / / J. E. T. Harper and Reginald Bacon
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Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 940.456 |
Soggetto topico: | Jutland, Battle of, 1916 |
Persona (resp. second.): | BaconReginald |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations in Plate Section -- Foreword by Dr Richard Osborne -- Introduction by John Grehan -- PART I: The Truth About Jutland -- Rear-Admiral J.E.T. Harper CB, MVO -- Introduction by J.E.T. Harper CB, MVO -- Author's note -- Chapter 1 Weather Conditions -- Chapter 2 The Influence of Under-water Attack on the Tactics at Jutland -- Chapter 3 Preliminary Movements -- Chapter 4 Battle-cruiser Action -- Chapter 5 The Meeting of the Fleets -- Chapter 6 General Fleet Action -- Chapter 7 The Night -- Chapter 8 After Daylight 1st June -- Chapter 9 Accounts and Their Authors -- Chapter 10 Some Misrepresentations and Misconceptions -- Chapter 11 The Verdict -- Appendix I Organization of the British Fleet on Leaving Harbour on 30 May 1916 -- Appendix II Organization of the High Seas Fleet on 31 May 1916 -- PART II: The Jutland Scandal -- Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon KCB, KCVO, DSO -- Author's notes -- Chapter 1 The First Essential -- Chapter 2 Nelson and his Times -- Chapter 3 Ships, Guns, Torpedoes, Armour, Projectiles, Submarines and Mines -- Chapter 4 A Few Simple Manoeuvres -- Chapter 5 General Description of the Battle of Jutland -- Chapter 6 Phase I: The Battle Cruiser Action -- Chapter 7 Phase II -- Chapter 8 Phase III: The Battlefleet Action -- Chapter 9 Phase IV: The Night Action -- Chapter 10 "The Admiralty Narrative" -- Chapter 11 The Origin of the Book -- Chapter 12 Remarks on Mr Churchill's Criticism of the Battle of Jutland Published in The World Crisis -- Chapter 13 Postscript to Chapter 12 -- Appendix I The Dogger Bank Action -- Appendix II Synopsis of Losses in British and German Fleets -- References and Notes for Part I and Part II -- Index -- Photo Insert. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Two high-ranking officers defied the British Admiralty to tell the tale of World War I's first naval battle against Germany. The Royal Navy had ruled the sea unchallenged for one hundred years since Nelson triumphed at Trafalgar. Yet when the Grand Fleet faced the German High Seas Fleet across the grey waters of the North Sea near Jutland, the British battleships and cruisers were battered into a draw, losing far more men and ships than the enemy. The Grand Fleet far outnumbered and outgunned the German fleet, so something clearly had gone wrong. The public waited for the official histories of the battle to be released to learn the truth, but month after month went by with the Admiralty promising, but failing, to publish an account of Jutland. Questions were raised in Parliament (twenty-two times), yet still no official report was produced, due to objections from Admiral Beatty. This led to Admiral Bacon producing his own account of the battle, called The Jutland Scandal, in 1925. Two years later the man instructed to write the official report, Rear-Admiral Harper, decided to publish his account independently, under the title The Truth about Jutland. Together, these two books lay bare the facts about Jutland and reveal the failings of senior officers and the distortions of the early historians. Produced as one volume for the first time, this book tells the truth about the scandal that developed following the largest battle ever fought at sea. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New |
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Titolo autorizzato: | The Jutland scandal ![]() |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910158983103321 |
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