Britain S War At Sea 1914 1918

Author : Greg Kennedy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317172208

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Britain's War At Sea, 1914-1918 by Greg Kennedy Pdf

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain’s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is arguably an historical neglect of the naval aspect of the Great War. As well as reassessing Britain’s war at sea between 1914 and 1918, underlining the oft neglected contribution of the blockade of the Central Powers to the ending of the war, the book also offers a case study in ideas about military planning for ’the next war’. Questions about how next wars are thought about, planned for and conceptualised, and then how reality actually influences that thinking, have long been - and remain - key concerns for governments and military strategists. The essays in this volume show what ’realities’ there are to think about and how significant or not the change from pre-war to war was. This is important not only for historians trying to understand events in the past, but also has lessons for contemporary strategic thinkers who are responsible for planning and preparing for possible future conflict. Britain’s pre-war naval planning provides a perfect example of just how complex and uncertain that process is. Building upon and advancing recent scholarship concerning the role of the navy in the First World War, this collection brings to full light the dominance of the maritime environment, for Britain, in that war and the lessons that has for historians and military planners.

Author : Richard Hough
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : UOM:39015018902372

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The Great War at Sea, 1914-1918 by Richard Hough Pdf

World War I ; Naval operations by Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Author : Richard Compton-Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043293567

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Submarines and the War at Sea, 1914-18 by Richard Compton-Hall Pdf

Author : Greg Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 1472426290

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Britain's War at Sea, 1914-1918 by Greg Kennedy Pdf

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is arguably an historical neglect of the naval aspect of the Great War. As well as reassessing Britain s war at sea between 1914 and 1918, underlining the oft neglected contribution of the blockade of the Central Powers to the ending of the war, the book also offers a case study in ideas about military planning for the next war . Questions about how next wars are thought about, planned for and conceptualised, and then how reality actually influences that thinking, have long been - and remain - key concerns for governments and military strategists. The essays in this volume show what realities there are to think about and how significant or not the change from pre-war to war was. This is important not only for historians trying to understand events in the past, but also has lessons for contemporary strategic thinkers who are responsible for planning and preparing for possible future conflict. Britain s pre-war naval planning provides a perfect example of just how complex and uncertain that process is. Building upon and advancing recent scholarship concerning the role of the navy in the First World War, this collection brings to full light the dominance of the maritime environment, for Britain, in that war and the lessons that has for historians and military planners."

Author : Liam Nolan,John E. Nolan
Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781856356213

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Secret Victory by Liam Nolan,John E. Nolan Pdf

A study of the often overlooked role that Ireland played in assisting Britain in World War I.

Author : Martin Mace
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781593172

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The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914-1919 by Martin Mace Pdf

Germany's attempts to build a battleship fleet to match that of the United Kingdom, the dominant naval power on the 19th-century and an island country that depended on seaborne trade for survival, is often listed as a major reason for the enmity between those two countries that led to the outbreak of war in 1914. ??Indeed, German leaders had expressed a desire for a navy in proportion to their military and economic strength that could free their overseas trade and colonial empire from dependence on Britain's good will, but such a fleet would inevitably threaten Britain's own trade and empire.??Despite this backdrop of large standing navies, naval warfare in the First World War was mainly characterized by the efforts of the Allied powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, to blockade the Central Powers by sea, and the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade or to establish an effective blockade of the UK with submarines and raiders. Indeed, the use of the former saw naval conflict enter a new era, one that affected every member of the British population and, in 1917, raised the spectre of a German victory.??This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.??Despatches in this volume include those relating to the events at Antwerp in 1914, Royal Navy armoured car squadrons, the Battle of Dogger Bank, the Battle of the Falklands, the Battle of Heligoland Bight, minesweeping operations, Royal Naval Air Service operations and attacks, and, of course, the Battle of Jutland.

Author : Tim Benbow
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908273123

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Naval Warfare 1914–1918 by Tim Benbow Pdf

With the aid of over 300 photographs, complemented by full-colour maps, Naval Warfare provides a detailed guide to the background and conduct of World War I naval operations, describing the struggle to win control of the high seas around the globe.

Author : Adolph A. Hoehling
Publisher : Greenwood Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041362059

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The Great War at Sea by Adolph A. Hoehling Pdf

Author : Archibald Hurd,H. H. Sir Bashford
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547042785

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The Heroic Record of the British Navy by Archibald Hurd,H. H. Sir Bashford Pdf

This book describes the heroic war history of the British navy. This book describes a hard-fought war by some of many great sailors in the history of the British navy. A comprehensive record computed together by Archibald Hurd and H. H. Bashford formed a part of the knowledge base for future generations of the British navy.

Author : Bryan Perrett
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848849884

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North Sea Battleground by Bryan Perrett Pdf

During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains in chronological order the major encounters between Kaiser Wilhelm IIs High Seas Fleet and the Royal Navy. It also includes other important operations such as mine-laying and sweeping, the Zeppelin Offensive, the bomber offensive against the UK and complete background operational information within the area.Engagements of special note include The Battle of Heligoland Bight, the attempted first German Bombardment of Yarmouth, the German bombardments of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool, together with the Scheers escape, and the Battle of Dogger Bank. Other actions include the Zeppelin raids, unrestricted U Boat Warfare, the Battle of Jutland and its consequences, the second Battle of Heligoland Bight, the climax and defeat of the German heavy bomber air offensive against the UK and in 1918 the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids, North Sea mine barriers and the mutiny of the High Seas Fleet.

Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780330540766

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Imperial War Museum Book of the War at Sea 1914-18 by Julian Thompson Pdf

Based on gripping first-hand testimony from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, this book reveals what it was really like to serve in the Royal Navy during the First World War. It was a period of huge change – for the first time the British navy went into battle with untried weapon systems, dreadnoughts, submarines, aircraft and airships. Julian Thompson blends insightful narrative with never-before-published stories to show what these men faced and overcame. Officers and men, from admirals down to the youngest sailors faced the same dangers, at sea in often terrible weather conditions, with the ever-present prospect of being blown to pieces, or choking to death trapped in a compartment or turret as they plunged to the bottom of the sea. In their own words they share their experiences, from from long patrols and pitched battles in the cold, rough water of the North Sea to the perils of warfare in the Dardanelles; from the cat-and-mouse search for Vice-Admiral Graf von Spee in the Pacific to the dangerous raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge. We see what it was like to spend weeks in the cramped, smelly submarines of the period, or to attack U-boats from unreliable airships.

Author : Richard Compton-Hall
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1904381219

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Submarines at War 1914-1918 by Richard Compton-Hall Pdf

This work is a landmark history of submarine warfare during World War I. An-ex submariner, the author captures the essence of what is what like to operate in these new and lethal craft. This periscope eye view introduces the reader to the great submarine commanders, the tactics they employed and the often-futile attempts made to sink them.

Author : Edwyn Gray
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473853461

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British Submarines at War by Edwyn Gray Pdf

Originally published in 1970 and out of print for nearly thirty years, this book has already earned its place as a classic of submarine history by an author with an international reputation for being second-to-none in evoking the claustrophobic horror of war beneath the waves. Accurate in detail, yet written with humanity and humour, it tells the story of Britains pioneer submarines during the 1914-1918 War during which their crews battled courageously in atrocious conditions against a skilled and ruthless enemy and an equally unforgiving sea.2001 marks the centenary of Britains Submarine Service introduced into the Royal Navy in the face of opposition from virtually every flag officer in the fleet. The dedicated enthusiasts who made up their crews were derided as members of The Trade but they fought the Edwardian Naval Establishment as fiercely as they were later to fight the enemy; And Victory was their reward on both occasions. Freshly illustrated, this second edition is a timely tribute to the gallant pioneers who created the legacy of dogged courage, determination, and standards of excellence which remain the proud hallmarks of the Royal Navys submarine service today.

Author : Edwyn Gray
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473820043

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The U-Boat War, 1914–1918 by Edwyn Gray Pdf

A history of Germany’s usage of submarine warfare during World War I, by the author of Operation Pacific. In 1914, U-Boats were a new and untried weapon, and when such a weapon can bring a mighty empire to the brink of defeat there is a story worth telling. Edwyn Gray’s The U-Boat War is the history of the Kaiser’s attempt to destroy the British Empire by a ruthless campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare. It opens with Germany’s first tentative experiments with the submarines and climaxes with the naval mutiny that helped bring down the Kaiser. In between is a detailed account of a campaign of terror which, by April, 1917, had the British Empire on the verge of surrender. The cost in lives and equipment was staggering. On the German side, 4,894 sailors and 515 officers lost their lives in action; 178 German Submarines were destroyed by the allies; 14 were scuttled and 122 surrendered. According to the most reliable sources, 5,708 ships were destroyed by the U-Boats and 13,333 non-combatants perished in British Ships. World figures for civilian casualties were never released. The U-Boat War is a savage but thrilling account of men fighting for their lives beneath the sea, and of the boats that changed the face of naval warfare.

Author : Greg Kennedy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317172215

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Britain's War At Sea, 1914-1918 by Greg Kennedy Pdf

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain’s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is arguably an historical neglect of the naval aspect of the Great War. As well as reassessing Britain’s war at sea between 1914 and 1918, underlining the oft neglected contribution of the blockade of the Central Powers to the ending of the war, the book also offers a case study in ideas about military planning for ’the next war’. Questions about how next wars are thought about, planned for and conceptualised, and then how reality actually influences that thinking, have long been - and remain - key concerns for governments and military strategists. The essays in this volume show what ’realities’ there are to think about and how significant or not the change from pre-war to war was. This is important not only for historians trying to understand events in the past, but also has lessons for contemporary strategic thinkers who are responsible for planning and preparing for possible future conflict. Britain’s pre-war naval planning provides a perfect example of just how complex and uncertain that process is. Building upon and advancing recent scholarship concerning the role of the navy in the First World War, this collection brings to full light the dominance of the maritime environment, for Britain, in that war and the lessons that has for historians and military planners.