| CptKremmen | 19 Sep 2017 11:10 a.m. PST |
I am interested in a single book covering dogger bank, falkands, etc. Any ideas?I don't mind moderately detailed or fairly high level, nothing 3000 pages long with a lot of footnotes though :) |
| 138SquadronRAF | 19 Sep 2017 11:27 a.m. PST |
Any ideas?I don't mind moderately detailed or fairly high level, nothing 3000 pages long with a lot of footnotes though :) That's a pity, I was going to recommend "From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow" Arthur J. Marder ;-) It's 5 volumes and covers the war in great detail. Try "Castle of Steel" by Robert Massie. 850 or so pages. Covers the Anglo-German arms race and WWI at sea. |
| Blutarski | 19 Sep 2017 11:39 a.m. PST |
For your reading pleasure ….. "Battle of Dogger Bank", Tobias R Philbin. "The Enemy Fought Splendidly", F. B. Dixon. "Battle on the Seven Seas – German Cruiser Battles 1914-1918", Gary Staff. "The King's Ships were at Sea", James Goldrick. "Konigsberg – A German East African Raider", Kevin Patience. "The Battle of Heligoland Bight", Eric W Osborne "Graf Spee's Raiders", Keith Yates. "Coronel and The Falklands", Geoffrey Bennett. "The Battle Cruisers at the Falklands", Rudolf Verner
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| NCC1717 | 19 Sep 2017 2:21 p.m. PST |
"Before Jutland, the Naval War in Northern European Waters August 1914 – February 1915" by James Goldrick (a revised version of "The King's Ships were at Sea") |
| Striker | 19 Sep 2017 4:01 p.m. PST |
I'm also looking for these books but I'll throw on another request if I can: What books are out there on naval strategy or tactics up to WW2? Something not tied to specific battle plans if possible, but looking around so far those may be my only option. |
| advocate | 19 Sep 2017 11:56 p.m. PST |
I was going to suggest Massie(?), 'Castles of Steel. Very good, but long. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 20 Sep 2017 6:38 a.m. PST |
For WWII try "The Great Pacific War" by Hector Bywater. It's the book that actually inspired the Japanese strategic thinking. |
 ColCampbell  | 20 Sep 2017 8:35 a.m. PST |
Striker, I found If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War to be an excellent read: link Jim |
| rmaker | 20 Sep 2017 9:06 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Marder. And, used with caution, both the British and German official histories have a lot of information. |
| rmaker | 20 Sep 2017 9:07 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Marder. And, used with caution, both the British and German official histories have a lot of information. Also, Halperin's books are good as well. |
| Blutarski | 20 Sep 2017 7:30 p.m. PST |
A worthy reference on naval tactics is "A History of Naval Tactics from 1530 to 1930"; RAdm. S. S. Robison USN; USNI Press. It is about 900+ pages, but written in a very readable and cogent fashion. Quick rundown of contents here -
link Highly recommended. B |
| Striker | 21 Sep 2017 3:55 p.m. PST |
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| CptKremmen | 02 Oct 2017 5:04 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys lots of good ideas there though some are a little bigger or more detailed than i was looking for :) |
| CptKremmen | 09 Oct 2017 2:51 a.m. PST |
This is a book I am reading at the moment, very good, especially interesting for wargaming scenarios Clash of Fleets Kindle Edition
by Vincent P. O'Hara (Author) Andy |
's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models.
