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Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy / Patrick J. Kelly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Patrick J., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tirpitz, Alfred von, 1849-1930.
- Tirpitz, Alfred von.
- Germany. Kriegsmarine.
- Admirals--Germany--Biography.
- Admirals.
- Naval history.
- History.
- Germany.
- Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--19th century.
- Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--20th century.
- Germany--History, Naval--19th century.
- Germany--History, Naval--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 585 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Tirpitz's early life
- The aspirant, 1865-1870
- The young officer, 1870-1877 : a taste of war
- The creation of the german torpedo arm, 1877-1889
- Interim, 1889-1891
- Oberkommando der Marine, 1892-1895
- On the verge of power, 1895-1897
- Tirpitz ascendant, 1897-1898
- The second navy law, 1899-1900
- The "quiet" years, 1900-1906
- Sow the wind, 1906-1908
- The whirlwind rises, 1908-1911
- Denouement, 1911-1914
- Tirpitz at war, August 1914-March 1916
- Uncommon recessional, 1916-1930
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780253355935
- 0253355931
- OCLC:
- 657223905
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