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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, Volume V: Victory and Aftermath, January 1918–June 1919 (From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow series) Paperback – June 15, 2014

by Arthur Marder (Author), Barry Gough (Introduction)

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The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that "his naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift of simple narrative...He is beyond praise, as he is beyond cavil."

The five volumes were subtitled The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919 and they are still, despite recent major contributions from Robert Massie and Andrew Gordan, regarded by many as the definitive history of naval events leading up to and including the Great War.

This last volume describes the Royal Navy's final triumph. The convoy system brought rewards and the U.S. Navy arrived in European waters. The striking 1918 raid on Zeebrugge was a big morale booster, and in November 1918 Beatty received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet. In June the following year the Germans scuttled their fleet at Scapa Flow and so came to an end a major era in naval history.

A new introduction by Barry Gough, the distinguished Canadian maritime and naval historian, assesses the importance of Marder's work and anchors it firmly amongst the great naval narrative histories of this era.

This new paperback edition will bring a truly great work to a new generation of historians and general readers.

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Naval Institute Press
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June 15, 2014
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Born in 1910, Arthur J. Marder was a meticulous researcher, teacher and writer who became perhaps the most distinguished historian of the modern Royal Navy. He held a number of teaching posts in American universities and was to receive countless honors, as well as publish some fifteen major works on British naval history. He died in 1980.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Institute Press; Revised ed. edition (June 15, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848322038
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848322035
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 1.5 x 8.4 inches

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Bayard B.

Excellent! Thoroughly describes naval actions, November 1918 Armistice, June 1919 Versailles Treaty.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2019

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Excellent fifth volume in the series. This one discusses the convoys and anti-submarine efforts In the North Atlantic in 1918, the Dover Straits Barrage, the North Sea Barrage, the Ortranto Barrage, the Zeebrugge Raid, the last German High Seas Fleet sortie of April 1918, the sea war in the Mediteranean and Adriatic, and finally the input of the Admiralty regarding the naval aspects of the terms of the Armistice of November 1918 and the eventual Treaty of Versailles of June 1919. There is a very detailed discussion of the German scuttling of the interned ships of the former High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in June 1919.

There is also some discussion of the rising naval rivalries with the USA and Japan regarding battleship construction.

There is a great amount of statistical information regarding shipping losses in the North Atlantic and the success of convoys in getting ships through to Britain with very low losses.

Finally, there is much discussion on the Admiralty and associated civilian political leadership and personalities.

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Geoffrey S. Bullard

Marder is the recognized authority on British Naval affairs

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2018

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Marder is the recognized authority on British Naval affairs. These 5 volumes provide an inside view of the factors and personalities, both British and German, that precipitated the arms race influencing the Great War, WW I. George F. Kennan's study of Bismarck's influence in shaping German foreign policy may illuminate the forces leading up to the Dreadnought competition.

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Douglas C Miller MD,PhD

Detailed fascinating history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2014

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the last volume in Marder's history if the RN in WW I. This volume covers the end of the war after the British mostly mastered the U-boat menace by implementing convoy, covered more in Vol IV. Still, this is a solid informative conclusion to a masterwork properly termed "magisterial" ever since it first came out.

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Fernando Wilson L.

A great thing that the series by Professor Marder is back ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2014

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Superb. A great thing that the series by Professor Marder is back in print. This is, though, for the serious researcher. for a more casual reader the single volume by Paul G Halpern or the essay like titles by D K Massie are perhaps more suited.

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Fredrick A Beickel

All books in this series very good and informative reading

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2014

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Very detailed series of books about the early battleships aka dreadnaughts. All books in this series very good and informative reading.

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An excellent job, nevertheless

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2014

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A little more than you need to know about an important era in the British Navy. An excellent job, nevertheless. I enjoyed the story of Admiral Fisher.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 5, 2016

Great experience!

A complete work with no equal!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 2, 2014

This is the last in a series of 5 volumes which provide a full explanation of the Royal Navy from 1904-1909. For those who are new to the work, the following is repeated from my earlier reviews in order to explain; The arrival of the first (British) Dreadnought-class battleship in 1906 immediately rendered all existing battleships obsolete. This was on a par with what the jet engine did for fighter-aircraft many years later and led to all battleships now being designated as either Dreadnought or pre-Dreadnought. It also meant that any nation with the requisite capabilities could build a new naval fleet at the same speed as any other and the Royal Navy’s supremacy in terms of numbers of ships afloat was ended. In 1918, after four years of bloody conflict, Germany was beaten and her (undefeated!) naval fleet interned at Scapa Flow. On 21 June 1919, under the very noses of the British, Admiral von Reuter successfully scuttled that fleet - thus denying many valuable ships to his former enemies. That entire period of naval conflict and political intrigue is the subject of these 5 volumes with this, Volume 5, covering the victory over Germany and the immediate aftermath.

Once again we have a matching thick book with 420 tightly packed pages of narrative. Illustrations comprise; 13 historic photographs (mostly important personalities), a number of tables and 10 plans/charts. The remainder is the most meticulously researched, fully detailed and carefully presented description of the time and events in question.

The work commences with an Introductiom, Preface and a very useful list of Abbreviations – as used throughout the work. Although the first two successfully combine to bring the reader up to date, they are no substitute for reading those earlier volumes. With a content too lengthy to explain in a simple book review, the Chapters are; (1) The Naval Decision Makers; Board & Naval staff changes and Result, (2) Mediterranean Problems; The Goeben sortie, Black Sea fleet and Offensive in the Adriatic, (3) Home Waters - Barrages & Blocking Operations; Dover Straits Barrage, Zeebrugge Operation and Northern Barrage, (4) Beating the U-Boats; Shipping situation, U-Boats in the final phase, Convoy in full bloom, Convoy System - Evaluations and Growing Anxieties, (5) Anglo-American Naval Relation; Queenstown Command and The Grand Fleet, (6) The Grand Fleet - Uncertainties and a Missed Opportunity; Morale, the New strategy, Numbers game & Offensive ideas, High Seas Fleet sortie and Invasion and other bogies, (7) The Final Reckoning; The beginning of the end, the Naval Armistice and Der Tag, (8) Rifts and Reforms; Changing of the guard, Wemyss and Beatty and Personnel and Naval Staff Reforms, (9) Naval Policy - Uncertainties and New Rivalries; Navy estimates, Sea Battle of Paris, Freedom of the Seas and League of Nations & Armaments Limitations, (10) The Naval Settlement with Germany; Colonies-Kiel Canal-Heligoland-Baltic-Submarines and Disposal of the High Seas Fleet, (11) GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG; Internment, the Scuttling and Epilogue, (12) Reflection on an Era; Performance of the Navy 1914-18, Fundamental weaknesses and the Human Factor. The work then concludes with a Bibliography and a number of miscellaneous papers.

The face and size of the Royal Navy was now changed forever. Arguments persisted between the British Admiral at Scapa Flow and Von Reuter as to whether or not the latter had broken his word of honour. Arms treaties limiting the size of warships were now in place and the scene was set for yet another - even more global, conflict in less than 20 years time.

I personally consider this set of 5 matching books to be the most important contribution to British History. They are a complete work with no equal and should be regarded as mandatory reading for all students of the subject.

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British army major (retired)

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If you are a student of naval history or of ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 18, 2014

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If you are a student of naval history or of the first world war, then MArders epic five volume of the role of the ROyal NAvy in the period 1906 to 1919 is an absolute must for your library. This is a massive work of scholarship and in spite of the fact that it is fifty years old, it continues to be the definitive naval history of the period.. There are no equals to these superbly researched books.

D. W. Smith

a good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 21, 2014

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Quite met my expectations from the initial review. Buy it and the other volumnes

Michael Oulton

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great book