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ruineleint's review
5.0
An absolutely excellent analysis of Jutland and why it turned out the way it did. The author goes into great detail, both about the events of the battle as well as the institutional cultural background of the late 19th-early 20th Royal Navy. However the book is clearly meant for those who have a basic idea of the First World War and the Battle of Jutland as the author is less interested in general description and explanation than in specific pieces of analysis.
mike_624's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
This is by far the most compelling and informative book of naval history I have read - or several dozen. Its use of two simple behaviour types, mixed with half a century of social history, provides an absolutely compelling account of the Royal Navy in the lead-up and aftermath of Jutland. The coverage of the battle itself is masterful.