FROM THE DREADNOUGHT TO SCAPA FLOW: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE FISHER ERA,1904-1919 - Vol III: JUTLAND AND AFTER (May 1916-December 1916).

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w photographic illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip of dw/dj,with dark blue lettering to same; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top edges with light toning and faint,barely discernible dust-soiling spotting,fore-edges brighter but with minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting - all though,generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.A wallet pasted internally to rear board/cover and ALL 16 (1- 16) folding charts (progress of Battle of Jutland) which were originally and formerly attached at the rear,are now loosely inserted into the wallet provided.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,vii-xxiiipp+3-306pp [paginated] includes author's preface,separate contents+illustrations lists/tables,a list of the charts and b/w diagrams (4) in the text,Pts I-III comprising 9 chapters,8pp contemporary portrait b/w biographical photographs and b/w illustrations reproductions,appendices (2) - Organization of the Grand Fleet (RN) and the Organization of the German Fleet,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w portrait photographic frntis (Admiral Sir John Jellicoe), title page,a dedication,Pts separator pages and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book.
On 31 May 1916 the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet met in battle for the first and last time.In this encounter off the coast of Jutland,was the test of years of planning by Fisher,Churchill,and others,and of the training by Jellicoe of the Grand Fleet which he had commanded since August 1914. Professor Marder examines the Grand Fleet Battle Orders in force at the time and considers Jellicoe's and Beatty's tactical plans; he vividly describes the battle cruiser action and the main action which followed it,the German retreat,and their escape during the night, assesses the effects of these events on public opinion and official thinking,and evaluates the results of this historic but controversial battle.The final chapters deal with the remaining months of 1916,in which the results of Jutland took effect in various ways,and refer to the submarine threat, which was becoming increasingly serious. This volume contains 16 folding charts; this large number is due to the fact that 14 charts (Nos 2-15) are devoted to a detailed record of the movements of both sides at the Battle of Jutland,from 2.45 p.m. on 31 May to 6.00 a.m. on 1 June. Prepared on the basis of both British and German official histories,and collating the two with all available information,these form a definitive charting of the battle which will probably never be superseded. One further volume will complete the work down to 1919.
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