The Royal Navy and the War at Sea - 1914-1919

by Martin Mace

Germany's attempts to build a battleship fleet to match that of the United Kingdom, the dominant naval power on the 19th-century and an island country that depended on sea born trade for survival, is often listed as a major reason for the enmity between those two countries that led to the outbreak of war in 1914.

Indeed, German leaders had expressed a desire for a navy in proportion to their military and economic strength that could free their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781593175
• ISBN13: 9781781593172
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"