Student Book World - The First World War at Sea

Listmania!

The First World War at Sea

	A Naval History of World War I by Paul G. Halpern Buy new: £19.54 / Used from: £14.50 A comprehensive single-volume history of the First World War at sea, one that is essential reading for any student of the conflict.
	The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860-1914 by Paul M. Kennedy Buy used from: £31.38 Indispensable for understanding the tensions which led to the prewar naval arms race between the two sides.
	The Mediterranean Naval Situation, 1908-14 (Historical Study) by Paul G. Halpern Buy used from: £29.48 A first-rate examination of the naval politics in the Mediterranen prior to the war, based on extensive research in numerous archives.
	From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Royal Navy in the Fisher Era,1904-1919 - Vol. 1: The Road to War, 1904-1914 by Arthur J. Marder Buy used from: £58.41 The first volume of Marder's magisterial study of the Royal Navy and the First World War, though many of his conclusions about the prewar period are now somewhat dated.
	From Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Jutland and After, May-December 1916 v. 3: Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-19 by Arthur J. Marder Buy used from: £111.99 The third volume of Marder's history, covering the battle of Jutland and its aftermath.
	From Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: v. 5: Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-19 by Arthur J. Marder Buy used from: £44.99 The final volume of Marder's history, covering the surrender of the German fleet and the transition to peacetime.
	Room 40: British Naval Intelligence, 1914-18 by Patrick Beesly Buy used from: £31.93 A readable and dramatic account of the efforts to develop British codebreaking during the war.
	Luxury Fleet: Imperial German Navy, 1888-1918 by Holger H. Herwig Buy used from: £24.42 A solid survey of the German navy before and during the war, though one that treats the German navy in isolation from broader social and political developments.
	The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867-1918: Navalism, Industrial Development and the Politics of Dualism by Lawrence Sondhaus Buy used from: £46.66 A good study of the Austro-Hungarian navy in the years leading up to and during the war.
	Admiral Beatty by S.W. Roskill A great biography of the dashing British commander by one of the preeminent naval historians of the period.
	Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921 Buy used from: £55.74 A comprehensive guide to the vessels of the era, invaluable for the technical details and brief histories of each class of ships that it provides.
	The Naval War in the Mediterranean by Paul G. Halpern A great history of the naval war, not just in the Mediterranean but the Adriatic and Black Sea as well; his account of the submarine activity in the region is especially valuable.
	North of Gallipoli: The Black Sea Fleet at War, 1914-1917 (East European Monographs) by George Nekrasov A good study of Russian naval operations in the Black Sea, based on the underutilized Russian archives.
	Superior Force: Conspiracy Behind the Escape of Goeben and Breslau: The Conspiracy Behind the Escape of Goeben and Breslau by Geoffrey Miller Less sensationalistic than the subtitle implies, it sees the escape of the German warships as the result of mistakes and the poor judgement of the British naval attache in Greece.
	The King's Ships Were at Sea: War in the North Sea, August 1914-February 1915 by James Goldrick Buy used from: £22.45 A useful narrative of the Royal Navy's operations in the North Sea from the start of the war to the Battle of Dogger Bank.
	The Battle of Heligoland Bight (Twentieth- Century Battles) by Eric W. Osborne Buy new: £17.09 / Used from: £17.67 Osborne attempts to sort out the confusing action in this conflict, the first major clash between the British and German fleets in the war.
	Coronel and the Falklands by Geoffrey Bennett Buy used from: £104.95 A reprint of Bennett's classic history of the naval clashes off South America in the fall of 1914, it remains the best book on the subject.
	Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting (Conway Classics) by John Campbell Buy used from: £49.99 A great examination of the major naval battle of the conflict; especially useful for gunnery and damage inflicted.
	The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon Buy used from: £15.00 An excellent study; Gordon traces the differing styles of command at Jutland to generational differences from the Victorian era.
	Jutland: The German Perspective - A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May 1916 by V.E. Tarrant Buy used from: £7.34 Not so much a view of Jutland from the 'German perspective' as a study of the battle that utilizes the German official history more than previous works.
	The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I (Twentieth- Century Battles) by Paul Halpern Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £17.49 More than just a carefully reconstructed examination of a battle, Halpern uses it as a window into the larger naval war in the Adriatic.
	Politics of Hunger: Allied Blockade of Germany, 1915-19 by C.Paul Vincent Buy used from: £41.21 Though limited in many respects, this is nonetheless a good introduction to the blockade and its impact on Germany both during and after the war.
	Captains and Cabinets: Anglo-American Naval Relations, 1917-18 by David F. Trask Buy used from: £5.84 A difficult but rewarding study of Anglo-American naval relations after America's entry into the conflict.
	Mutiny on the High Seas: Imperial German Naval Mutinies of World War One by Daniel Horn Buy used from: £5.90 The best history of the subject, Horn argues that the mutinies were the result of the sailors' reaction to the 'admirals' rebellion' rather than a consequence of Communist propaganda.
	The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 by Dan van der Vat Buy used from: £0.12 A readable account of the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet, a last act of defiance by the German sailors after the war.