Jutland The German Perspective |
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| Author:
| Tarrant, V. E. |
| Series title: | Cassell Military Paperbacks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-304-35848-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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For the Germans, the Battle of Jutland in 1916 should have been a simple set piece that lured the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap. Instead, it turned into a confused, rambling conflict. The Royal Navy suffered higher losses, but the German fleet never again ventured out of harbor to fight. Using previously unseen records, action reports, letters, plus charts and drawings of major warships, a naval historian tells this absorbing tale from the German perspective. It sheds new...
More DescriptionFor the Germans, the Battle of Jutland in 1916 should have been a simple set piece that lured the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap. Instead, it turned into a confused, rambling conflict. The Royal Navy suffered higher losses, but the German fleet never again ventured out of harbor to fight. Using previously unseen records, action reports, letters, plus charts and drawings of major warships, a naval historian tells this absorbing tale from the German perspective. It sheds new light on just what happened.