"This is an excellent work that demonstrates how active the naval war was after Jutland, and how much effort went into solving the problems posed by new technology that was changing the nature of naval warfare."
Read the full review [link=https://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/goldrick_after_jutland.html]here[/link]
History of War
"This is an excellent work that demonstrates how active the naval war was after Jutland, and how much effort went into solving the problems posed by new technology that was changing the nature of naval warfare."
Read the full review [link=https://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/goldrick_after_jutland.html]here[/link]
History of War
The sub title is “the U-Boat threat in WW1 And the Question of Convoy”. For the first nearly 2½ years of the war, merchant ships had sailed independently, relying on speed and luck to avoid submarines. As late as January 1917 the Admiralty had not recommended convoys, seeing large concentrations of ships as making successful submarine attack more likely. However, with growing losses of merchant ships, pressure was mounting on the Admiralty to adopt convoys, not least from Prome Minister Lloyd George. Jellicoe, who was now First Sea Lord, is often accused of obfuscating on the question of convoys but this book seeks to correct this. Jellicoe wasn’t opposed to the convoy system but he was only too well aware of the need to consider all the implications. Nick Jellicoe’s latest book traces how Jellicoe from his time as CinC Grand Fleet was concerned about the submarine threat but was frustrated by the lack support for increased anti submarine forces and weapons. It was not only the.. Read more
Peter Wykeham-Martin
The sub title is “the U-Boat threat in WW1 And the Question of Convoy”. For the first nearly 2½ years of the war, merchant ships had sailed independently, relying on speed and luck to avoid submarines. As late as January 1917 the Admiralty had not recommended convoys, seeing large concentrations of ships as making successful submarine attack more likely. However, with growing losses of merchant ships, pressure was mounting on the Admiralty to adopt convoys, not least from Prome Minister Lloyd George. Jellicoe, who was now First Sea Lord, is often accused of obfuscating on the question of convoys but this book seeks to correct this. Jellicoe wasn’t opposed to the convoy system but he was only too well aware of the need to consider all the implications. Nick Jellicoe’s latest book traces how Jellicoe from his time as CinC Grand Fleet was concerned about the submarine threat but was frustrated by the lack support for increased anti submarine forces and weapons. It was not only the.. Read more
Peter Wykeham-Martin
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The Hunters and the Hunted
At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world. These posed a considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly the import of food and fuel supplies. Their elimination was a matter of urgency. This book covers the major actions and includes the escape of the Goeben… Read more...
