Dramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World War.
On 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...
Dramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World War.
On 31 May, 1916, the great battle fleets of Britain an...
Gallipoli, tells of the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 when the allies failed to knock Turkey out of the war. Complete with then and now photographs the book provides detailed historical descriptions of the area and the events, all of which will appeal to the armchair historian and the intrepid visitor to the sites. It will prove an indispensable reference guide to this disastrous allied action on the Turkish coast in World War I.
Gallipoli, tells of the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 when the allies failed to knock Turkey out of the war. Complete with then and now pho...
