The Northern Barrage: Taking Up The Mines is a historical book written by Josephus Daniels in 1920. The book is a detailed account of the Northern Barrage, which was a massive minefield laid by the British Royal Navy in the North Sea during World War I to prevent German U-boats from entering the Atlantic. Daniels, who served as the Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, provides a firsthand account of the efforts made by the United...