Jellicoe's War: The U-Boat Threat in World War One and the Question of Convoy - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:US Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781036109028ISBN-10:103610902XUPC:9781036109028Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Naval, World War I, StrategySize:9.32 x 6.44 x 1.71 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCW9JNT2TM
Jellicoe's War: The U-Boat Threat in World War One and the Question of Convoy
In February 1917, German U-boats launched a savage unrestricted campaign against both Allied and neutral shipping. At its peak in April, 860,000 tons of Allied merchant shipping was sunk. Britain's supremacy at sea was being severely challenged and with it the chances of victory in the wider war. Taking up the challenge was Britain's new First Sea Lord, Sir John Jellicoe, until the previous...
Language:EnglishPublisher:US Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781036109028ISBN-10:103610902XUPC:9781036109028Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Naval, World War I, StrategySize:9.32 x 6.44 x 1.71 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCW9JNT2TM
Nicholas Jellicoe has lived under the twin shadows of Jutland and his grandfather's subsequent war against Germany's campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. The ongoing controversy surrounding Convoy and his grandfather's position on the complex issues of ASW inspired him to cast fresh light on the campaign, the names behind the decisions and the weapons, tactics and technologies at...
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