When the British and German fleets met at Jutland on 31 May 1916, it was believed that the long-awaited final battle for world naval dominance had come. Yet the outcome of the action fell far short of the expectations of both sides: the Germans had failed to decisively defeat the Grand Fleet, but equally the Royal Navy had failed to win a second Trafalgar. The controversy over the battle's outcome began as the ships returned to port, with both sides claiming victory, and continued long after the war was over. In this fresh ...
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When the British and German fleets met at Jutland on 31 May 1916, it was believed that the long-awaited final battle for world naval dominance had come. Yet the outcome of the action fell far short of the expectations of both sides: the Germans had failed to decisively defeat the Grand Fleet, but equally the Royal Navy had failed to win a second Trafalgar. The controversy over the battle's outcome began as the ships returned to port, with both sides claiming victory, and continued long after the war was over. In this fresh study, Keith Yates sets the scene with a description of the backgound to the battle and the personalities involved, gives a detailed account of the confused fighting on the day, and also describes the post-war arguments as the participants sought to apportion blame and exonerate themselves.
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Very Good+ Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Stated 1st printing but number line stops at '2' (don't see any listings anywhere that indicate there was ever a '1' in the line, so probably a 1st edition/1st printing). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; corners sharp, text clean. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark, NOT a book club. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. xviii, 314pp, index, bibliography, appendicesbw ills, maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Light damp mark in top margin of last few pages but generally excellent. The Battle of Jutland-one of the major naval battles of WWI.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 1557509816. Green cloth boards, pristine, as new. Protected dustjacket, clean and bright, as new. Book is firm in binding, unread, as new. 314 pages include Index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 314 pages.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 314 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, stated first printing. A new reappraisal of the controversial naval battle, drawing on the profiles of the major players involved, the importance of gunnery, and the employment of signals and intelligence. A balances and insightful study. Book protected by reinforced acetate covers that are pasted to inside covers. Else book and dust-jacket as new. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.
