The British Navy in Battle
by Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen
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- THE BRITISH NAVY IN BATTLE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF LINE CUTS
- THE BRITISH NAVY IN BATTLE
- CHAPTER I A Greeting by Way of Dedication
- CHAPTER II A Retrospect
- THE FIRST CRISIS
- THE SECOND CRISIS
- THE THIRD CRISIS
- THE FOURTH CRISIS
- THE NEW ERA
- CHAPTER III Sea Fallacies: A Plea for First Principles
- CHAPTER IV Some Root Doctrines
- SEA WAR
- CHAPTER V Elements of Sea Force
- CHAPTER VI The Actions
- CHAPTER VII 1. Naval Gunnery, Weapons, and Technique
- FIRE CONTROL
- THE TORPEDO IN BATTLE
- CHAPTER VIII The Action That Never Was Fought
- CHAPTER IX The Destruction of “Koenigsberg”
- THE FIRST ATTEMPT
- SUCCESS
- A PROBLEM IN CONTROL
- CHAPTER X Capture of H.I.G.M.S. “Emden”
- CHAPTER XI The Career of Von Spee
- CORONEL
- CHAPTER XII Battle of the Falkland Islands (I) THE CAREER OF VON SPEE (II)
- A. PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS
- CHAPTER XIII Battle of the Falkland Islands (II) B. ACTION WITH THE ARMOURED CRUISERS
- CHAPTER XIV Battle of the Falkland Islands (III) C. ACTION WITH THE LIGHT CRUISERS
- “KENT” V. “NÜRNBERG”
- “CORNWALL” AND “GLASGOW” V. “LEIPZIG”
- D. ACTION WITH THE ENEMY TRANSPORTS
- CHAPTER XV Battle of the Falkland Islands (IV) STRATEGY—TACTICS—GUNNERY
- BRITISH STRATEGY
- THE TACTICS OF THE BATTLE
- A POINT IN NAVAL ETHICS
- CHAPTER XVI The Heligoland Affair
- THE NORTH SEA
- CHAPTER XVII The Action off the Dogger Bank
- CHAPTER XVIII The Dogger Bank II
- CHAPTER XIX The Battle of Jutland I. NORTH SEA STRATEGIES
- CHAPTER XX The Battle of Jutland—(Continued) II. THE URGENCY OF A DECISION
- CHAPTER XXI The Battle of Jutland (Continued) III. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES
- THE ACTION: FIRST PHASE
- CHAPTER XXII The Battle of Jutland (Continued) IV. THE SECOND PHASE
- CHAPTER XXIII The Battle of Jutland (Continued) V. THE THREE OBJECTIVES
- THE TACTICAL PLANS
- Admiral Scheer’s tactics
- Sir David Beatty’s Tactics
- Sir John Jellicoe’s Tactics
- CHAPTER XXIV The Battle of Jutland (Continued) VI. THE COURSE OF THE ACTION
- THE GERMAN RETREAT
- THE NIGHT ACTIONS AND THE EVENTS OF JUNE 1
- CHAPTER XXV Zeebrügge and Ostend
- STRATEGICAL OBJECT
- SIR ROGER KEYES’S TACTICS
- ATTACK ON THE MOLE
- MORAL EFFECT
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