"WW1 books with detailed naval actions?" Topic
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| thedrake | 27 Jul 2025 5:44 p.m. PST |
Looking for suggestions on WW1 naval books that have detailed naval actions, similar to Paul Halpern's
"The Battle of the Otranto Straits."
Any help is appreciated. Thanks,
Mark TMP bug loaded my post multiple times it seems. |
| Dexter Ward | 28 Jul 2025 1:25 a.m. PST |
Salvo! Classic Naval Gun Actions is pretty good, although not as detailed as the one you cite.
I have my grandfather's eyewitness account of the Falklands, 1914 (he was chief gunnery officer on the Carnarvon). That is pretty detailed. |
| David Taylor | 28 Jul 2025 1:32 a.m. PST |
I don't know the book you refer to, however:
HW Wilson's 'Battleships in Action' Volume II covers the first world war, although it is quite an expensive book.
John Walter's 'The Kaiser's Pirates' covers surface raiders during the war if you are interested in smaller actions.
There are lots of books on Jutland, but the Osprey one gives a reasonable level of detail for wargaming.
The Osprey book on 'Coronel and the Falklands' covers those actions quite well.
Regards
David |
| emckinney | 28 Jul 2025 2:36 a.m. PST |
The Last Cruise of the Emden It's all single ship actions, but the details of the last battle are especially illuminating. You wouldn't expect WWI warships to fire shrapnel at each other. |
| NCC1717 | 28 Jul 2025 3:50 a.m. PST |
HW Wilson's 'Battleships in Action' Volume II (mentioned above) is free to download on the Internet Archive: link Also, you might try James Goldrick, "Before Jutland" and "After Jutland". |
| 138SquadronRAF | 29 Jul 2025 11:05 a.m. PST |
A J Marder "From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow" (5 volumes). |
bwanabill  | 29 Jul 2025 1:28 p.m. PST |
I have good success planning WWI scenarios with "Battle on the Seven Seas," by Gary Staff. |
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