Books
by Robert Massie
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Castles of Steel - Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea |
A worthy successor to his masterful Dreadnought (qv). Massie turns his attention to the unfolding story of naval warfare during WW I. Culminating in the titanic struggle that was the Battle of Jutland, the debate that followed this tactical defeat but strategic victory for Britain pays as much attention to the personal rivalry between Jellicoe and Beatty as it does to the broader conflict between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 45 April 2008) |
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Dreadnought - Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War |
Despite its nautical title, this immensely readable book gives a breathtaking overview of European history, from the rise of Bismarck to the eve of WW I. It also answers the legendary Schleswig-Holstein question which Palmerston famously said only three people understood: "The first was Albert, the Prince consort and he is dead; the second is a German professor, and he is in an asylum: and the third was myself - and I have forgotten it!"
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 45 April 2008) |
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