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Jutland, 1916.
1st Edition, 1976, printed in Great Britain, before the 1st U.S. printing ~ "The biggest naval battle in history occurred off the coast of Jutland in the afternoon of May 31, 1916 when the German High Seas Fleet confronted a six-mile line of grey-steel dreadnoughts of the British Grand Fleet. In this momentous 'clash of Titans' more than 200 warships of the rival navies were involved in a series of bitterly fought actions that lasted throughout the night. The result could determine the course of the First World War; as Churchill put it, 'Britain could have lost the war in an afternoon'."
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Published January 1, 1976
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February 27, 2022
As a former military member and student of history, military conflict has interested me since I was old enough to start reading. I've spent a lot of time reading about WWII, but no where near as much on WWI. Thus, when I saw this book for $2.00 at a local Goodwill, I took at chance.
If you like statistics, this book is for you. How many guns, which ships, who was commanding which flotilla or division, etc, is all captured.
The tracks of each fleet at various times throughout the critical two days, as well as events leading up to Jutland, are also captured in very good detail. Thus, the stage was set for an in-depth review of the battle.
The first person accounts of the battle add realism to what, over 106 years later, is date in time. I thought they were well done.
What was missing that I expected a lot more of was analysis if the battle from the authors' perspective. Of that, really, there was just a couple of pages.
Overall, the book was a good read for someone like me who had heard the name Jutland for many years, but never did much reading about it. I thought it was quite informative and if I ever need a reference book, I would go back to this one quite quickly. If you are looking for more analysis on what happened and why, you'll need to look elsewhere. Worth the time spent reading.
If you like statistics, this book is for you. How many guns, which ships, who was commanding which flotilla or division, etc, is all captured.
The tracks of each fleet at various times throughout the critical two days, as well as events leading up to Jutland, are also captured in very good detail. Thus, the stage was set for an in-depth review of the battle.
The first person accounts of the battle add realism to what, over 106 years later, is date in time. I thought they were well done.
What was missing that I expected a lot more of was analysis if the battle from the authors' perspective. Of that, really, there was just a couple of pages.
Overall, the book was a good read for someone like me who had heard the name Jutland for many years, but never did much reading about it. I thought it was quite informative and if I ever need a reference book, I would go back to this one quite quickly. If you are looking for more analysis on what happened and why, you'll need to look elsewhere. Worth the time spent reading.
October 20, 2011
"Jutland 1916" reads rather quickly and provides a very good commentary on the events during the Battle of Jutland. It is aided by first-hand accounts of the men involved and memoirs of the commanders. It would be excellent if this book provided a little more background and I felt that some of the descriptions were a little chaotic, but then again, the battle was rather chaotic so I suppose that's to be expected. For someone who knew nothing about the Battle it is definitely a good read, but you may want to check out other resources if you'd like to delve deeper.
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