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Jutland: World War I´s Greatest Naval Battle
Michael Epkenhans
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Description for Jutland: World War I´s Greatest Naval Battle
Hardback. Editor(s): Epkenhans, Michael; Hillmann, Jorg; Nagler, Frank. Series: Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 758.
During the first two years of World War I, Germany struggled to overcome a crippling British blockade of its mercantile shipping lanes. With only sixteen dreadnought-class battleships compared to the renowned British Royal Navy's twenty-eight, the German High Seas Fleet stood little chance of winning a direct fight. The Germans staged raids in the North Sea and bombarded English coasts in an attempt to lure small British squadrons into open water where they could be destroyed by submarines and surface boats. After months of skirmishes, conflict erupted on May 31, 1916, in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark, in what ... Read more
During the first two years of World War I, Germany struggled to overcome a crippling British blockade of its mercantile shipping lanes. With only sixteen dreadnought-class battleships compared to the renowned British Royal Navy's twenty-eight, the German High Seas Fleet stood little chance of winning a direct fight. The Germans staged raids in the North Sea and bombarded English coasts in an attempt to lure small British squadrons into open water where they could be destroyed by submarines and surface boats. After months of skirmishes, conflict erupted on May 31, 1916, in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark, in what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Foreign Military Studies
Condition
New
Weight
745g
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813166056
SKU
V9780813166056
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99-50
About Michael Epkenhans
Michael Epkenhans is chief historian at the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr at Potsdam, Germany, and professor of modern history at the University of Hamburg. Joerg Hillmann is a captain in the German navy and department head at the European Defence Agency in Brussels, Belgium. Frank Nagler is a ... Read more
Reviews for Jutland: World War I´s Greatest Naval Battle
[...] [A] well-produced edited volume [...] valuable body of work providing much food for thought and ammunition for debate. It is a good buy.
Naval History [...] As a whole, this edited volume on the Battle of Jutland will be welcome by those interested in naval history and the First World War.
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Naval History [...] As a whole, this edited volume on the Battle of Jutland will be welcome by those interested in naval history and the First World War.
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