The Beatty Papers: Selections from the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty: V. 1: 1902-18: Selections from the Pri

by B.McL. Ranft

David Beatty joined the Victorian Navy in 1884. His early career therefore occurred at a time of great technological, tactical and strategic challenges to the Royal Navy.

In 1910 he was promoted to Rear Admiral, and from 1912 served as Naval Secretary to Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty. This role in turn led to his command of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, with which he entered the war.

The early years of the war saw...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859678075
• ISBN13: 9780859678070
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 626 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.