{"product_id":"german-high-seas-fleet-1914-18-the-kaisers-challenge-to-the-royal-navy-paperback","title":"German High Seas Fleet 1914-18: The Kaiser's Challenge to the Royal Navy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngus Konstam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdouard A. Groult\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA superbly illustrated new account of how Germany's High Seas Fleet was built, operated and fought, as it challenged the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eworld's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emost powerful navy in World War I.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven years before the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial German Navy rebranded its Home Fleet as the \u003ci\u003eHochseeflotte\u003c\/i\u003e, or High Seas Fleet. It was a force designed to take on the Royal Navy, then the world's most powerful, and for the next four years the North Sea would be their battleground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive research, Angus Konstam offers the reader a concise, fully illustrated account of how the entire High Seas Fleet was designed and built, how it operated, and how it fought. The fleet was a modern, balanced force of dreadnought battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers and torpedo boats, using Zeppelins and U-boats for reconnaissance. The ultimate test between them came in May 1916, when they clashed at Jutland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with spectacular original artwork, maps, 3D diagrams and archive photos, it explains how and why the fleet was built, its role, and how and why it fought as it did. From fighting doctrine and crew training to intelligence, logistics, and gunnery, this book is an essential guide to the Kaiser's audacious bid for naval glory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Konstam\u003c\/b\u003e has written widely on naval history, but he has long been fascinated by the dreadnought clashes of World War I, and has recently researched and written the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJutland 1916: Twelve Hours to Win the War\u003c\/i\u003e. Now a full-time historian, he was previously a naval officer and a curator in the Royal Armouries, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives in Orkney, overlooking Scapa Flow, the graveyard of the High Seas Fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.6 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764976779552,"sku":"9781472856470","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e83545a934ddb261e4f7d3a73bdacee.webp?v=1780259232","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/german-high-seas-fleet-1914-18-the-kaisers-challenge-to-the-royal-navy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}