Jutland Pb [Paperback]

V E Tarrant (Author)

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Publication Date: October 23, 1997

A study of the Battle of Jutland from the German viewpoint, providing caverage of the action as well as a commentary on events. The book uses German official reports, unofficial papers, diaries and statements by German crew in order to provide insight into the German view of events: how the German commanders reacted at each stage; the tactics they employed; the successes and failures they felt; the opportunities they took and missed; and how they assessed the end result. Appendices list the personnel, vessels and weaponry involved.

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V E Tarrant, an ex-Navy man, has achieved an international reputation for the

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Cassell (October 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854094424
• ISBN-13: 978-1854094421
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not so german perspective, September 16, 2000

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Claudio Bompadre - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jutland: The German Perspective : A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May 1916 (Hardcover)

A very nice research work since this is the first time the battle is narrated as seen from the german point of view (to english readers). In fact the battle of Skaggerak (german name for it) is a classical sea battle (gun vs gun), but amazingly plenty of data and sources are mainly filed on english side. This book tries to fill the gap since official report, archives, wireless messages and countless files are cited to unveil the encounter plot. The review of most significant facts before the clash is quite intersting and instrumental to catch the genesis of moral ascendancy of British naval power over German High Seas Fleet.

The author work is compelling: sometime the narrative brings the reader on board as witness of action and demage report to the bridge. Comunications are vividly narrated, by the way they were so poor that occasionally they approach hilarity. Unfortunately psychological traits of Adm. Jellicoe and Adm. Beatty are quite clear while Adm. Hipper and Adm. Scheer attitudes fail to pop up from the perspective. So this unbalance (perhaps lack of solid sources on the German eminent players) and a consolidated english historical background are the only limits to this fascinating volume for seriuos fellow of naval history or a general reader like me.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good GENERAL history of the battle, March 11, 2000

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This review is from: Jutland: The German Perspective : A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May 1916 (Hardcover)

I can't say I disagree with the reviewer from Hamburg.. this book hardly possesses a German spin at all but instead seems to be unaligned at best.

It does, however, work nicely as a solid overview of the battle, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a book to allow a full understanding of the decisions made in the Battle and what context they sprang from. If you already have such a book on your shelf, you may not find this valuable.

Its appendices capture the germ of the information contained in the altogether dry Campbell work (which deals almost exclusively with forensic examination of shellfire), mixing it with the commanders' actions and a modicum of anecdotes by sailors in various roles within the swirl.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Approach To an Old Subject, March 6, 2000

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This review is from: Jutland: The German Perspective : A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May 1916 (Hardcover)

I found the attempt to view the Battle of Jutland from the perspective of the High Seas Fleet to be a long overdue attempt to compensate for the axiom that "winners write history". It is my view (and apparently Mr. Tarrant's) that this battle must be taken in the context of the German Naval expansion, and the Kaisers pronounced reluctance to risk his fleet in an attempt to reduce or eliminate British naval superiority in the North Sea. The pages devoted to the Dogger Bank bank action and other "preliminaries" are absolutely necessary. It must always be remembered that the failure of the German Fleet percipitated the reliance on U-Boats, which in turn were responsible for the entry of the U.S. into World War I