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Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One
Steve R. Dunn
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Description for Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One
Hardcover. Fast-paced narrative describing a crucial but forgotten aspect of the war at sea, and the longest continual naval operation of WWI Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBWN; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Nominated for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Maritime Award for 2016 Best Literary Contribution. Blockade is the story of a long-running battle at sea, a battle for trade which both Britain and Germany had to win in order to survive; in particular, it tells the story of the Northern Barrage and the 10th Cruiser Squadron. The Royal Navy's role during WWI in denying Germany access to the sea, trade and vital resources was crucial in helping win the war on the Western Front; the 'Northern Blockade', located across the inhospitable waters between Iceland and Scotland, was to bring the German ... Read more
Nominated for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Maritime Award for 2016 Best Literary Contribution. Blockade is the story of a long-running battle at sea, a battle for trade which both Britain and Germany had to win in order to survive; in particular, it tells the story of the Northern Barrage and the 10th Cruiser Squadron. The Royal Navy's role during WWI in denying Germany access to the sea, trade and vital resources was crucial in helping win the war on the Western Front; the 'Northern Blockade', located across the inhospitable waters between Iceland and Scotland, was to bring the German ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848323407
SKU
V9781848323407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Steve R. Dunn
Steve Dunn has a special interest in the Royal Navy of the late Victorian, Edwardian, and First World War eras. He is the author of The Scapegoat, The Coward?, and the story of the first British battleship, Formidable, to be sunk by a torpedo. He lives in Worcestershire and southwest France.
Reviews for Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One
...Blockade will prove a rewarding read for any serious student of naval history. -The NYMAS Review [T]he physical quality of the book is excellent. The printing is clear, and reproduction of the fifteen centrally located gloss photographs excellent.... Blockade as a text achieves much of what it sets out to do. It recounts for a non-specialist audience an ... Read more