The cruisers of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserlische Marine) were active throughout the First World War and saw action all around the globe, tying up valuable Allied naval resources out of all proportion to their number. Drawing on firsthand accounts and original research in German archives, the author here describes in detail some of their most significant and/or audacious battles. Some are well known, such as their role at Jutland, Goeben's attack on the Russian fleet (which brought Turkey into the war) and the sagas of Konigsberg and Emden; but others have been unduly neglected. Gary Staff deliberately focuses on the latter to bring new material to the attention of the reader and to demonstrate the global span of the cruisers' activities. The blow-by-blow accounts of the action (drawing heavily on firsthand Allied and especially German accounts) are supported by dozens of photographs, many previously unpublished, from the author's own impressive collection. The battles described include: Helgoland Bight, August 1914; Coronel, November 1914; Falklands December, 1914; Doggerbank, January 1915; Goeben and the Russian fleet, Black Sea, May 1915; Ostergarn July 1915; Jutland, 1916; Second Heligoland Bight, November 1917; Imbros, January 1918.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1848841825
ISBN-13
9781848841826
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99378125
Product Key Features
Book Title
Battle on the Seven Seas : German Cruiser Battles 1914-1918
Author
Gary Staff
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Germany, Military / Naval, Military / World War I
Publication Year
2011
Genre
History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D581.S719 2011
Reviews
This concise and well written book will serve as a valuable library addition for anyone interested in the naval activities of the great war