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Author : James Edward Sutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Imperial German Navy, 1910-1914 written by James Edward Sutton and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James E. Sutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (256 download)
Download or read book The Imperial German Navy 1910-1914 written by James E. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Holger Herwig
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317703669
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Luxury Fleet written by Holger Herwig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1980 ‘Luxury’ Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill’s) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918. After tracing the historical background to German naval ambitions, the first two sections of the book analyse Admiral Tirpitz’s programme of building a battle fleet strong enough to engage the Royal Navy in the North Sea. The author shows the fleet in its European setting and describes the warships and the attitudes of the officer corps and seamen. The final section of the book discusses the tactical deployment of the German fleet during the First World War, both in home waters and overseas; and it weighs the balance between those who supported fleet actions in preference to those who favoured cruiser and submarine warfare.
Author : Nicolas Wolz
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848323352
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book From Imperial Splendour to Internment written by Nicolas Wolz and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict.The impact of this impotence had a far-reaching effect upon the service. Germany, indeed most of Europe, was in the grips of a spirit of militant nationalistic fervour, and the inactivity of the great Imperial Navy caused deep frustration, particularly among the naval officers. Not only were they unable to see themselves as heroes, they were also ridiculed on the home front and felt profoundly humiliated. With the exception of the one sea battle at Jutland, their ships saw little or no action at sea and morale slowly collapsed to a point where, at the end of the war, the crews were in a state of mutiny. The seemingly ludicrous order that forced the fleet to go to sea against the British in 1918 was driven by a sense of humiliation, but coming at the war's end it triggered a revolution because the German sailors wanted no part in such madness. The internment at Scapa Flow was the ultimate shaming. This is a fascinating and perceptive analysis of a whole era, and it contributes substantially to our understanding of the war and its consequences consequences, sadly, that helped pave the way for the Third Reich.
Author : A. Berkeley Milne
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781782828761
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (287 download)
Download or read book The Goeben & the Breslau written by A. Berkeley Milne and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unsuccessful pursuit of two German Imperial navy warships The Goeben-Breslau Incident was a naval action which took place in 1914 in the Mediterranean at the outbreak of the First World War. Ships of the Royal Navy Mediterranean fleet attempted to intercept the German battle cruiser SMS Goeben and the light cruiser SMS Breslau. The pursuit raced eastwards across the 'middle sea' until the German warships passed the Dardanelles to safely reach Constantinople (Istanbul) in Ottoman Turkey, at which point they were handed over to the Turkish Government and renamed Yuvaz Sultan Selim and Midili. The ships subsequently engaged Russian military positions bringing Turkey into the war as a German ally. The Goeben-Breslau affair was believed to have far reaching consequences for the allied cause and the failure of the allied naval commanders engaged effectively ended their careers. This Leonaur edition gathers together information on this little-known naval action from several sources and the text is supported by maps and photographs which were not included in the original publications. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Author : Frank Nägler
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472440951
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)
Download or read book The Naval Route to the Abyss written by Frank Nägler and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-German rivalry in battleship building at the beginning of the twentieth century has been blamed by many as a major cause of the First World War, yet ‘the Great Naval Race’ has not received the attention that its notoriety would merit. This volume facilitates an understanding of how the two parties interacted by providing a comprehensive survey of existing scholarship, as well as important primary sources from a range of archives. By offering German documents in their original text and in English translation, this book makes the German role in this conflict accessible to English speakers for the first time.
Author : Peter Padfield
Publisher : David McKay Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Great Naval Race written by Peter Padfield and published by David McKay Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey Judge
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764352164
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)
Download or read book The Imperial German Navy of World War I, Vol. 1 Warships written by Jeffrey Judge and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imperial German Navy of WWI is a series of books (Warships, Campaigns, & Uniforms) that provide a broad view of the Kaiser's naval forces through the extensive use of photographs. Every effort has been made to cover all significant areas during the war period. In addition to the primary use of photographs, technical information is provided for each warship along with its corresponding service history; with a special emphasis being placed on those warships that participated in the Battle of Skagerrak (Jutland). Countless sources have been used to establish individual case studies for each warship; multiple photos of each warship are provided. The entire series itself is unprecedented in its coverage of the Kaiser's navy.
Author : Peter Padfield
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781843410133
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Great Naval Race written by Peter Padfield and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the dramatic story of the deadly competition in Dreadnought battleships between Great Britain and imperial Germany in the years before the World War I. It is the story of two great empires set on a collision course to the Armageddon of 1914.
Author : Gary Staff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963378
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book German Battleships 1914–18 (1) written by Gary Staff and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers the history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes of German battleships, beginning with the last of the pre-dreadnought battleships and explaining the revolutionary developments, particularly the vast increases in size and armament, that took place within the German Imperial Navy as it readied itself for war. Gary Staff describes the design and technology of these classes, focusing on the development and combat experiences of individual ships. Supported by official documents, first-hand accounts and drawings, this book also contains specially commissioned artwork depicting the battleship Pommern fighting at Jutland and ships of the Osfriesland class destroying HMS Black Prince in a dramatic night-time engagement.
Author : John Humphrey
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781782826255
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book German Surface Raider Warfare written by John Humphrey and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the German surface raiders during the Great War The creation of surface merchant raiders by the Imperial German Navy at the outset of the First World War, was an innovative departure from the traditional practices of naval fleet operations. These ships had originally been merchant vessels and at first sight remained so. However, they were the definitive 'wolves in sheep's clothing', for they carried beneath their disguises, which could be dropped when a target vessel was in close range, a formidable array of weaponry which included naval guns, torpedoes and mines. Some carried their own reconnaissance seaplanes and crews. This was a bold tactical initiative for these ships, acting independently, had missions that in many respects were destined to be ill fated. Their task was to do as much damage--principally to merchant ships carrying materiel for the Allied cause--as they could without (or before) being caught by the warships that were seeking to destroy them. Inevitably some were quickly sunk, or eventually beached or scuttled, and others were forced into neutral ports where they were interned for the duration of hostilities. Some, such as the SMS Wolf, were, however, phenomenally successful, and returned to their home ports to popular acclaim as romantic latter day buccaneers. This Leonaur book is based upon writings collated by the British Admiralty after the war, which was, in turn, gathered from German sources within the history of the activities of the Imperial German Navy. The book describes each vessel and details its voyages and battles, together with interesting operational and logistic information. Included in this Leonaur edition, to enhance the text for modern readers, are many pictures not included in any of the original texts. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Author : John Humphrey
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781782826248
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book German Surface Raider Warfare written by John Humphrey and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the German surface raiders during the Great War The creation of surface merchant raiders by the Imperial German Navy at the outset of the First World War, was an innovative departure from the traditional practices of naval fleet operations. These ships had originally been merchant vessels and at first sight remained so. However, they were the definitive 'wolves in sheep's clothing', for they carried beneath their disguises, which could be dropped when a target vessel was in close range, a formidable array of weaponry which included naval guns, torpedoes and mines. Some carried their own reconnaissance seaplanes and crews. This was a bold tactical initiative for these ships, acting independently, had missions that in many respects were destined to be ill fated. Their task was to do as much damage--principally to merchant ships carrying materiel for the Allied cause--as they could without (or before) being caught by the warships that were seeking to destroy them. Inevitably some were quickly sunk, or eventually beached or scuttled, and others were forced into neutral ports where they were interned for the duration of hostilities. Some, such as the SMS Wolf, were, however, phenomenally successful, and returned to their home ports to popular acclaim as romantic latter day buccaneers. This Leonaur book is based upon writings collated by the British Admiralty after the war, which was, in turn, gathered from German sources within the history of the activities of the Imperial German Navy. The book describes each vessel and details its voyages and battles, together with interesting operational and logistic information. Included in this Leonaur edition, to enhance the text for modern readers, are many pictures not included in any of the original texts. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Author : Frank Nägler
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472440935
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)
Download or read book The Naval Route to the Abyss written by Frank Nägler and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-German rivalry in battleship building at the beginning of the twentieth century has been blamed by many as a major cause of the First World War, yet ‘the Great Naval Race’ has not received the attention that its notoriety would merit. This volume facilitates an understanding of how the two parties interacted by providing a comprehensive survey of existing scholarship, as well as important primary sources from a range of archives. By offering German documents in their original text and in English translation, this book makes the German role in this conflict accessible to English speakers for the first time.
Author : Holger H. Herwig
Publisher : London [England] : Ashfield Press
ISBN 13 : 9780948660030
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book "Luxury" Fleet written by Holger H. Herwig and published by London [England] : Ashfield Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luxury Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill's) is the first history of the Imperial German Navy from 1888 to 1918. After tracing the historical background to German naval ambitions, the first two sections of the book analyze Admiral Tirpitz's program of building a battle fleet strong enough to engage the Royal Navy in the North Sea. Professor Herwig shows that fleet as a force that would complement the most efficient army in Europe and describes the warships that were built, and the attitudes of the officer corps and men. The last section of the book considers the tactical deployment of the German fleet during the First World War, both in home waters and overseas, and it ends, appropriately perhaps, with the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow in 1919.
Author : I. N. Lambi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000008193
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Navy and German Power Politics, 1862-1914 written by I. N. Lambi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When originally published in 1984, and based on archival research, this book was the first fully documented discussion of German naval strategy and planning from 1862-1914 against France, Russia, Great Britain, the United States and Japan. The book is a complete study of the relationship of the navy to Prusso-German power politics both in terms of the complexity of the problems discussed and in the length of the period covered. It will be invaluable to students of naval and military history, strategy and diplomacy, as well as those of German history.
Author : Quintin Barry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912390540
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)
Download or read book The War in the North Sea written by Quintin Barry and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years before the outbreak of the First World War, it was the expectation of most officers of the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy that very shortly thereafter; a decisive fleet action would be fought. This had a major impact on the strategic thinking on both sides of the North Sea. In fact, the unalterable geographic situation meant that for the Grand Fleet in its Scottish bases, the correct course to follow was not to seek a major fleet encounter. Essentially, it was by staying where it was that it could neutralise the High Seas Fleet and enforce an economic blockade of Germany. The history of the war in the North Sea between 1914 and 1918 is a record of the attempts to break the deadlock - and it is also the history of the men who led the British and German navies. On both sides, the stresses of the huge burden which they bore led to a serious breakdown of trust in each other on the part of the admirals charged with the responsibility. Still more serious was the mutual loss of confidence between the admirals on the one hand and the politicians on the other; their letters and diaries reveal the bitter personal disputes that arose between them. The principal naval battle of Jutland occurred when the two most powerful fleets that the world had ever known clashed, almost by accident, in the North Sea on 31 May 1916. The outcome of the battle has prompted a minute examination of the tactics employed by the commanders, and a continuous debate as to who won, as well as a bitter controversy between the supporters of Sir John Jellicoe (the commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet) and Sir David Beatty (the commander of the battle cruisers). Most British historians claim the battle as a British victory - a view which this book questions. It has been often suggested that after Jutland, the High Seas Fleet remained in harbour for the rest of the war, but as this book shows, the underrated Admiral Reinhard Scheer (its commander-in-chief) subsequently launched a number of major sorties. It was a series of chances that had determined the outcome of Jutland - and it was chance that repeatedly intervened to prevent a decisive encounter subsequently. This book reviews the entire course of the war in the North Sea, from the first contacts between the fleets in the early days, to the ambitious (but abortive) mission planned at the end of the war for the High Seas Fleet - and, as a dramatic epilogue, its scuttling in Scapa Flow.
Author : Charles Randall Shiflett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Guerre de Course and the Imperial German Navy written by Charles Randall Shiflett and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
