Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland
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Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland by John Brooks
This new book reviews critically recent studies of fire control, and describes the essentials of naval gunnery in the dreadnought era. With a foreword by Professor Andrew Lambert, it shows how, in 1913, the Admiralty rejected Arthur Pollen's Argo system for the Dreyer fire control tables. Many naval historians now believe that, consequently, British dreadnoughts were fitted with a system that, despite being partly plagiarised from Pollen's, was inferior: and that the Dreyer Tables were a contributory cause in the sinking of Indefatigable and Queen Mary at Jutland. This book provides new and revisionist accounts of the Dreyer/Pollen controversy, and of gunnery at Jutland. In fire control, as with other technologies, the Royal Navy had been open, though not uncritically, to innovations. The Dreyer Tables were better suited to action conditions (particularly those at Jutland). Beatty's losses were the result mainly of deficient tactics and training: and his battlecruisers would have been even more disadvantaged had they been equipped by Argo. It follows the development of the Pollen and Dreyer systems, refutes the charges of plagiarism and explains Argo's rejection. It outlines the German fire control system: and uses contemporary sources in a critical reassessment of Beatty's tactics throughout the Battle of Jutland.'For anyone seriously interested in that period of naval history, this book is indispensible'
Ruddock Mackay
'In a clear, dispassionate and compelling manner, Brooks gives us an excellent account of dreadnought gunnery at Jutland and of its previous technical evolution.'
Ruddock Mackay
John Brooks (1920-1993) was an award-winning writer best recognized for his work as a financial journalist for the New Yorker. He also wrote 10 nonfiction books about business and finance, including some critically acclaimed works about Wall Street and corporate America. Once in Golconda, The Go-Go Years, and Business Adventures are all considered classics. Brooks published three novels and wrote book reviews for Harper's Magazine and the New York Times Book Review, however he is most known for his financial articles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415407885 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415407885 |
| Title | Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland |
| Author | John Brooks |
| Series | Cass Series: Naval Policy And History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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