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British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser Mark Stille

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser By Mark Stille

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser by Mark Stille


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Summary

Tells the story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine at the height of World War I.

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser Summary

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser: 1914-16 by Mark Stille

The rival battlecruisers first clashed in January 1915 at Dogger Bank in the North Sea and although the battle was a British tactical victory with neither side losing any of its battlecruisers, the differences in the designs of the British and German ships were already apparent. The two sides responded very differently to this first clash; while the Germans improved their ammunition-handling procedures to lessen the risk of disabling explosions, the British drew the opposite lesson and stockpiled ammunition in an effort to improve their rate of fire, rendering their battlecruisers more vulnerable. These differences were highlighted more starkly during the battle of Jutland in May 1916. Of the nine British battlecruisers committed, three were destroyed, all by their German counterparts. Five German battlecruisers were present, and of these, only one was sunk and the remainder damaged. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the gripping story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine at the height of World War I.

About Mark Stille

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 30 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He is also the author of several wargames.

Table of Contents

Introduction /Chronology /Design and Development /The Strategic Situation /Technical Specifications /The Combatants / Combat /Statistics and Analysis /Conclusion /Further Reading /Index

Additional information

GOR008183094
9781780960968
1780960964
British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser: 1914-16 by Mark Stille
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2013-11-07
80
N/A
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