Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes - Nigel Steer

Descriere Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes - Nigel Steer

\n \nDramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World War. \n \nOn 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. \n \nNaval 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.\n

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George Weidenfeld & Nicholson

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ENSTK

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9780304366484

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1

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