Jutland 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes is a compelling and
revealing insight into the reality of life at sea during World War
One. The authors, seeking to 'return [the battle] to its rightful
place alongside the Somme and Passchendaele as one of the key
episodes of the Great War', have drawn on contemporary writings to
provide an emotional and provocative retelling. They discuss key
events, personalities such as Jellicoe and the youngest ever
Victoria Cross winner, 16 year-old Jack Cornwell, as well as
debates, including the longstanding question that has perplexed
historians ever since the Battle, "Who Won?". This is a riveting
book that will be of interest to general as well as academic
readers, starkly portraying the actuality of war, a pertinent study
in this current era. (Kirkus UK)
Dramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the
First World War. On 31 May, 1916, the great battle fleets of
Britain and Germany met off Jutland in the North Sea. It was a
climactic encounter, the culmination of a fantastically expensive
naval race between the two countries, and expectations on both
sides were high. For the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, there was the
chance to win another Trafalgar. For the German High Seas Fleet,
there was the opportunity to break the British blockade and so
change the course of the war. But Jutland was a confused and
controversial encounter. Tactically, it was a draw; strategically,
it was a British victory. Naval historians have pored over the
minutiae of Jutland ever since. Yet they have largely ignored what
the battle was actually like for its thousands of participants.
Full of drama and pathos, of chaos and courage, JUTLAND, 1916
describes the sea battle in the dreadnought era from the point of
view of those who were there.
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