Titans at the Admiralty "A vivid study in the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty and the ageing Admiral 'Jacky' Fisher as professional master and creator of Dreadnought, locked together in perilous destiny. Upon these 'Titans at the Admiralty' rested Allied command of the sea at the moment of its supreme test, the challenge presented by the Kaiser's navy under the dangerous Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. Churchill and Fisher exhibited vision, genius, and energy, but the war unfolded in unexpected ways. German cruisers escaped to Constantinople bringing Turkey into the war, and though Coronel's disaster was redeemed at the Falklands, Jellicoe's Grand Fleet was forced to seek refuge from U-boats; the torpedo and mine became prominent, to German advantage. There were no Trafalgars, no Nelsons
The German Navy in the First World War This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict.?The impact of this impotence had a far-reaching effect upon the service. Germany, indeed most of Europe, was in the grips of a spirit of militant nationalistic fervour, and the inactivity of the great Imperial Navy caused deep frustration, particularly among the naval officers. Not only were they unable to see themselves as heroes, they were also ridiculed on the home front and felt profoundly humiliated. With the exception of the one sea battle at Jutland, their ships saw little or no action at sea and morale slowly collapsed to a point where, at the end of the war, the crews
Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world - yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West.??This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as
Bogen 'ARMADA DE CHILE BUQUES (1985-2005)' handler om skibe fra den chilenske flåde i perioden 1985 til 2005. Den indeholder fotografier og beskrivelser af forskellige fartøjer, herunder nationalflåden, ubåde, missilbåde, hjælpefartøjer og torpedobåde.
Om admiralen danskeren Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (1852-1932) og kaptajnen H. N. Andersen (1852-1937) og deres samarbejde i opbygningen af Det Østasiatiske Kompagni samt om deres venskab med kongen af Siam, Chulalongkorn Titel: Admiralen, kongen & kaptajnen : danskere i elefanternes rige Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: Midt i 1900-tallet åbnede Siam dørene for dansk bosættelse, og i 1875 søgte den navnkundige danske reserveløjtnant Andreas de Richelieu tjeneste hos den siamesiske kong Chulalongkorn. Richelieu avancerede hurtigt i graderne og endte som høvding og rigt dekoreret siamesisk admiral og marineminister. Richelieu udviklede et nært venskab med kongen af Siam, og det var ham, der introducerede kaptajn H.N. Andersen for kongen. Sammen lagde de to driftige danskere grunden til Det Østasiatiske Kompagni. Siden her andre dynamiske danskere under deres indflydelse besejrede landsk
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, often referred to simply as Scotts, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Greenock on the River Clyde. In its time in Greenock, Scotts built over 1,250 ships. PÅ ENGELSK
Beskrivelse af og kommentarer til dansk militærflyvning i perioden 1910-40. Egnet som opslagsbog vedr. emnet. Titel: De danske militære flyverstyrkers udvikling. Bind 1, 1910-1940: En forskningsmæssig undersøgelse af de danske militære flyverstyrkers udvikling med særligt henblik på en påvisning af konkrete initiativer til etablering af et fælles eller selvstændigt "Luftvaaben" Udgave: 1. udgave Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: Bogen skildrer flyverstyrkernes udvikling i Danmark fra de første famlende begyndelser til besættelsen den 9. april 1940. Den behandler teknologiske og flyvemæssige udviklinger, samt de militære og politiske beslutningsprocesser i perioden. Type: Hardcover
