The Battle of Jutland / John Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, John, 1942- author.

Series:

Cambridge military histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jutland, Battle of, 1916.

Physical Description:

xxi, 571 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Carmbridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"This is a major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the First World War in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Beginning with the building of the two fleets, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed, from ammunition, gunnery and fire control, to signalling and torpedoes, as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing Jutland's five major phases, he offers important new interpretations of the battle itself and how the outcome was influenced by technology, as well as the tactics and leadership of the principal commanders, with the reliability of their own accounts of the fighting reassessed. The book draws on contemporary sources which have rarely been cited in previous accounts, including the despatches of both the British and German formations, along with official records, letters and memoirs"-- Provided by publisher.

"This is a major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the First World War in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Beginning with the building of the two fleets, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed from ammunition, gunnery and fire control to signalling and torpedoes as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing Jutland's five major phases, he offers important new interpretations of the battle itself and how the outcome was influenced by technology, as well as the tactics and leadership of the principal commanders, with the reliability of their own accounts of the fighting reassessed. The book draws on contemporary sources which have been rarely cited in previous accounts from the despatches of both the British and German formations to official records, letters and memoirs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Building the battlefleets

Technologies

Orders for battle

Preliminaries

The run to the south

The run to the north

Around windy corner

The remains of the day

Night and morning

Technology and tactics

An unpalatable result.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 550-556) and index.

ISBN:

9781107150140

1107150140

9781316604502

1316604500

OCLC:

930009981