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Royal Navy Handbook 1914-1918

By David Wragg

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0750942037, 9780750942034
LCC
D581 .W73 2006
Open Library ID
OL16948868M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
75 MB (78766128 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
321\321
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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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