| Portion of title |
Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 |
| Series |
Studies in naval history and sea power
Studies in naval history and sea power. ^A1375046
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| Contents |
From review to reform, 1897-1905 -- Genesis, 1906-1907 -- Planning for war, 1901-1909 -- Politics, 1907-1909 -- Old 'Ard 'Art's Navy, 1910-1911 -- The Churchill-Bridgeman Admiralty, 1911-1912 -- The serene sea lord, 1911-1913 -- The last months of peace, 1913-1914 -- Conclusions. |
| Abstract |
"Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 tells the story of the prewar predecessor to the Royal Navy's war-winning Grand Fleet: the Home Fleet. Established in early 1907 by First Sea Lord Sir John Fisher, the Home Fleet combined an active core of powerful armored warships with a unification of the various reserve divisions of warships previously under the control of the three Royal Navy home port commands. Fisher boasted that the new Home Fleet would be able to counter the growing German Hochseeflotte. This book explains how Britain maintained its maritime preeminence in the early twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Buckey, Christopher M., Genesis of the Grand Fleet Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021] 9781682475829 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Naval history. |
| LCCN | 2020058511 |
| ISBN | 9781682475812 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1682475816 |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
