A History of the Royal Navy: World War I

ISBN-13: 9781784536725 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str.

Mike Farquharson-Roberts

Opis

For many years the naval warfare of World War I has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that war, the British Government had expected and intended its military contribution to the conflict to be largely naval. Britain was not simply defending an island; it was defending a far flung empire. Without the navy such an undertaking would have been impossible. Following the naval arms race in the early 20th century, both Britain and Germany were equipped with the latest naval technology, including revolutionary new vessels such as dreadnoughts and diesel-powered submarines. Although the Royal Navys operations in World War I were global, most of the fleets strength was concentrated in the Grand Fleet, which confronted the German High Seas Fleet across the North Sea. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916 the Royal Navy, under the coand of Admiral Jellicoe, fought an iconic, if inconclusive battle for control of shipping routes. 43,244 Royal Navy personnel lost their lives fighting on the seas in World War I. This book tells their story and places the navy back at the heart of the British war effort.

Spis treści

IntroductionThe Action and Inaction of the Surface FleetAmphibious OperationsSupporting RolesUnderwater WarfareEconomic Warfare at SeaThe Naval War on Land and in the AirWomen and the Royal NavyAppendix: Chronology

O autorze

Mike Farquharson-Roberts holds a PhD in Maritime History from University of Exeter. He previously had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.