The Papers of Admiral Sir John Fisher: Vol. II

by P K Kemp

Book Overview

This collection of documents is restricted to official papers written by (or at the instigation of) Admiral Sir John Fisher, first Baron Fisher (1841-1920) in his capacity as First Sea Lord 1904-1910.

Fisher was convinced of the inevitability of war with Germany. All his volcanic energy was directed to reforming the Royal Navy and preparing it for that war. The Edwardian Royal Navy which he inherited in 1904 was, for all its swank and circumstance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911423355
• ISBN13: 9781911423355
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 490 Pages