Royal Navy Handbook 1914–1918 - Hardcover

Wragg, David

9780750942034: Royal Navy Handbook 1914–1918

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750942037 ISBN 13: 9780750942034

Publisher: Sutton Publishing, 2006

Telling the story of how the Royal Navy, the largest in the world in 1914, adapted to the demands of war, this book chronicles the leaders and the events from 1914 to 1918. It describes how many ships that could no longer fight were thrown out, created the world's most modern battleship, and recognized the importance of submarines and aviation. From how the initiative allowed to warship commanders had been lost in a service more concerned with fleet maneuvers and evolutions to the climactic Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War I, this history also documents how the Royal Navy was given responsibility for the air defense of the United Kingdom.

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About the Author:

David Wragg has written some twenty books on aviation and naval history, including the Royal Navy Handbook 1939–1945 (due 2005), Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939–1945 (Sutton, 2001 and 2003), and Carrier Combat (Sutton, 1997, and The Naval Institute Press, USA). He lives in Scotland.

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