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Book Harwich Submarines in the Great War

Download or read book Harwich Submarines in the Great War written by Mark Harris and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harwich Submarine Flotilla played a key role in establishing the dominance of the Royal Navy in the North Sea at the beginning of the First World War and saw continuous action. Their pioneering commanders and crews had to battle not just the enemy, but also the hazards of mines, human frailties, mechanical failure, and the weather.

Book Attack on Orleans

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jake Klim
  • Publisher : History Press Library Editions
  • Release : 2014-06-10
  • ISBN : 9781540210227
  • Pages : 130 pages

Download or read book Attack on Orleans written by Jake Klim and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of July 21, 1918--in the final year of the First World War--a new prototype of German submarine surfaced three miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The vessel attacked an unarmed tugboat and its four barges. A handful of the shells fired by the U-boat's deck guns struck Nauset Beach, giving the modest town of Orleans the distinction of being the only spot in the United States to receive enemy fire during the entire war. On land, lifesavers from the U.S. Coast Guard launched a surfboat under heavy enemy fire to save the sailors trapped aboard the tug and barges. In the air, seaplanes from the Chatham Naval Air Station dive-bombed the enemy raider with payloads of TNT. Author Jake Klim chronicles the attack from the first shell fired to the aftermath and celebrates the resilience of Orleans at war.

Book Blackett s War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Budiansky
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2013-11-05
  • ISBN : 0307743632
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book Blackett s War written by Stephen Budiansky and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post Notable Book In March 1941, after a year of devastating U-boat attacks, the British War Cabinet turned to an intensely private, bohemian physicist named Patrick Blackett to turn the tide of the naval campaign. Though he is little remembered today, Blackett did as much as anyone to defeat Nazi Germany, by revolutionizing the Allied anti-submarine effort through the disciplined, systematic implementation of simple mathematics and probability theory. This is the story of how British and American civilian intellectuals helped change the nature of twentieth-century warfare, by convincing disbelieving military brass to trust the new field of operational research.

Book America s U Boats

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Dubbs
  • Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
  • Release : 2014-11-01
  • ISBN : 0803269471
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book America s U Boats written by Chris Dubbs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons “Hun Devil Boats,” “Sea Thugs,” and “Baby Killers.” But at the conflict’s conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public’s imagination. In America’s U-Boats Chris Dubbs examines the legacy of submarine warfare in the American imagination. Combining nautical adventure, military history, and underwater archaeology, Dubbs shares the previously untold story of German submarines and their impact on American culture and reveals their legacy and Americans’ attitudes toward this new wonder weapon.

Book British Railways and the Great War

Download or read book British Railways and the Great War written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The First Phase of the Great War

Download or read book The First Phase of the Great War written by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Merchant Navy

Download or read book The Merchant Navy written by Archibald Hurd and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hertfordshire Soldiers of The Great War

Download or read book Hertfordshire Soldiers of The Great War written by Paul Johnson and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected first-hand accounts of British men and women serving their country during World War I, as discovered through the Herts At War community project. In Hertfordshire Soldiers of The First World War the authors explore a series of individual case studies of Hertfordshire men who served in various theaters during the First World War, all of which had been uncovered as part of the Herts At War community project. This unique collection of largely unknown accounts includes stories from the Western Front, Gallipoli, Salonika, Mesopotamia, East Africa, Egypt, and even Russia in the fight against the Bolsheviks in 1919. The Herts At War team uncovered many letters and objects in the course of their research, including men who were Victoria Cross winners to those whose courage or bravery went unrecognized, as well as stoicism on the Home Front. One of the most moving of these surrounds a photograph which was found in the hands of Sergeant Percy Buck as he lay fatally wounded in a shell hole in 1917. On the back of the photograph of his wife and young son he had written his address and asked for whoever found the image to post it to his loved ones in the event of his death. Sergeant Buck would have assumed it would be a British comrade who would find the photograph, but the person who recovered it was a German soldier who subsequently sent it on to the grieving, but grateful, family. The war memorials of Hertfordshire contain the names of over 23,000 men and women who gave their lives whilst in the service of their country during the Great War; some of their tales are uncovered here. Indeed, the poignant collection of stories, anecdotes, and artifacts revealed in this book bring the First World War to life in an unusual and highly moving fashion.

Book The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1

Download or read book The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1 written by John Rushworth Jellicoe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1' by John Rushworth Jellicoe, readers are presented with a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by the naval forces during World War I. Jellicoe delves into the intricate strategies, naval technologies, and key battles that shaped the course of the war, providing a scholarly account of this pivotal period in history. Written in a precise and informative style, the book offers readers a detailed understanding of the naval aspects of WWI, highlighting the critical role played by navies in the conflict. John Rushworth Jellicoe, a highly esteemed naval officer and historian, draws upon his extensive experience and knowledge to offer insights into the complexities of naval warfare. His authoritative voice and in-depth research make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in military history or the events of WWI. Jellicoe's expertise in the subject matter lends credibility to the text, making it a must-read for scholars and enthusiasts alike. I highly recommend 'The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1' to readers seeking a detailed and well-researched account of the naval operations during World War I. Jellicoe's meticulous analysis and engaging narrative make this book a compelling read for those interested in military history and the impact of naval power on global conflicts.

Book British Submarines of World War I

Download or read book British Submarines of World War I written by Innes McCartney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas the submarine. In 1905, briefed with creating a vessel that could be employed on an enemy's coastline, the Admiralty took several technological leaps forward to match Germany's own revolutionary vessels. Written by an influential expert in the field and covering all classes of submarine developed and deployed during the war, this book includes great technical detail, gripping operational accounts and is accompanied by artwork. With fascinating details of daring submarine raids in the Baltic and the Dardanelles, this book reveals the exceedingly dangerous world of early submarine warfare which claimed an extraordinary number of lives on both sides and paved the way for a new kind of naval warfare in the 20th century and beyond.

Book The Great War

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Terraine
  • Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9781853266744
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book The Great War written by John Terraine and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Price of Victory

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  • Author : N A M Rodger
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2024-10-24
  • ISBN : 1846147239
  • Pages : 905 pages

Download or read book The Price of Victory written by N A M Rodger and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 905 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final instalment of N.A.M. Rodger's definitive, authoritative trilogy on Britain's naval history At the end of the French and Napoleonic wars, British sea-power was at its apogee. But by 1840, as one contemporary commentator put it, the Admiralty was full of ‘intellects becalmed in the smoke of Trafalgar’. How the Royal Navy reformed and reinvigorated itself in the course of the nineteenth century is just one thread in this magnificent book, which refuses to accept standard assumptions and analyses. All the great actions are here, from Navarino in 1827 (won by a daringly disobedient Admiral Codrington) to Jutland, D-Day, the Battle of the Atlantic and the battles in the Pacific in 1944/45 in concert with the US Navy. The development and strategic significance of submarine and navy air forces is superbly described, as are the rapid evolution of ships (from classic Nelsonic type, to hybrid steam/sail ships, then armour-clad and the fully armoured Dreadnoughts and beyond) and weapons. The social history of officers and men – and sometimes women – always a key part of the author’s work, is not neglected. Rodger sets all this in the essential context of politics and geo-strategy. The character and importance of leading admirals – Beatty, Fisher, Cunningham – is assessed, together with the roles of other less famous but no less consequential figures. Based on a lifetime’s learning, it is the culmination of one of the most significant British historical works in recent decades. Naval specialists will find much that is new here, and will be invigorated by the originality of Rodger’s judgements; but everyone who is interested in the one of the central threads in British history will find it rewarding.

Book The Story of the Great War  Volume 8  END

Download or read book The Story of the Great War Volume 8 END written by Churchill, Miller, and Reynolds and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by trench warfare, a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom/British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive, against the terms of the alliance. These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, while the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, and entangled international alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia and subsequently invaded. As Russia mobilised in support of Serbia, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France, leading the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany. After the German march on Paris was halted, what became known as the Western Front settled into a battle of attrition, with a trench line that would change little until 1917. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but was stopped in its invasion of East Prussia by the Germans. In November 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers, opening fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. Italy joined the Allies in 1915 and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers in the same year, while Romania joined the Allies in 1916, followed by United States in 1917. The Russian government collapsed in March 1917, and a subsequent revolution in November brought the Russians to terms with the Central Powers via the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which constituted a massive German victory. After a stunning German offensive along the Western Front in the spring of 1918, the Allies rallied and drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives. On 4 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to an armistice, and Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918, ending the war in victory for the Allies. By the end of the war, the German Empire, Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire had ceased to exist. National borders were redrawn, with several independent nations restored or created, and Germany's colonies were parceled out among the winners. During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the Big Four (Britain, France, the United States and Italy) imposed their terms in a series of treaties. The League of Nations was formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such a conflict. This, however, failed with economic depression, renewed European nationalism, weakened member states, and the German feeling of humiliation contributing to the rise of Nazism. These conditions eventually contributed to World War II.

Book The Great War  1914 1918

Download or read book The Great War 1914 1918 written by Charles Robert Leslie Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Inventions of the Great War

Download or read book Inventions of the Great War written by A. Russell Bond and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Inventions of the Great War" by A. Russell Bond. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book The Great War

Download or read book The Great War written by Herbert Wrigley Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: