"Luxury" fleet : the Imperial German Navy, 1888-1918 /: the Imperial German Navy, 1888-1918. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Holger H. Herwig.
• Authors: Herwig, Holger H
• Contents: Pt. 1, I. Modest beginnings : the Prussian/German naval tradition to 1888 ; II. Kaiser Wilhelm II : the years of hope and misdirection, 1888-1898 ; III. The "new course" : Alfred v. Tirpitz, architect of the battle fleet, 1897-1905 ; IV. The dreadnought challenge : the master plan goes awry, 1905-1911 ; V. "We have them up against the wall" : Denouement, 1912-1914 -- pt. 2, VI. A place in the sun : the German colonial empire and the navy, 1884-1914 ; VII. "Men fight, not ships" : the personnel of the Imperial German Navy -- pt. 3, VIII. August 1914 : the war that came too soon ; IX. Jutland 1916 : missed opportunity or fortunate escape? ; X. "Museum of experiments" : the end of the battleship era, 1914-1918 ; XI. "Between the Thames and Helgoland" : German naval policies, 1917-1918 ; XII. The sun sets : Scapa Flow, 21 June 1919.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 359/.00943; World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Military operations, Naval -- German; Germany -- History, Naval; Germany; Electronic books; History; Naval history; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317703655; 1317703650; 9781315780825; 1315780828
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed May 7, 2014).
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