What happened at Jutland?
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Books
The Battle of Jutland by Holloway H Frost (US Naval Institute,
1935, reprinted 1970). Out of print; may be available from libraries
and second-hand bookshops.
A good source for a minute-by-minute narrative of the action.
Jutland: An analysis of the fighting by John Campbell (Conway
Maritime Press, 1986) £15
A highly technical treatment, with emphasis on the 'nuts and bolts' of
the ships and the weapons.
Conway's All the Worlds Fighting Ships 1906-1921,
edited by R Gardner (Conway Maritime Press, 1985). Out of print; may
be available from libraries and second-hand bookshops.
The most easily accessible source for overall data on the ships engaged.
Battlecruisers by John Roberts (Chatham Publishing, 1997) £30
The definitive history on the technical development of the British battlecruiser.
Jutland 1916: Death in the grey wastes by Nigel Steel and Peter
Hart (Cassell Military, 2004) £6.99
A very readable treatment with an emphasis on the human perspective.
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British naval command by
Andrew Gordon (John Murray, 2000) £16.99
Rather than simply retelling the story, Gordon digs deeply into the history
of the Royal Navy to attempt an understanding of what occurred.
Castles of Steel – Britain, Germany and the winning of the
Great War at sea by Robert K Massie (Cape, 2004) £25
An excellent recent treatment with an emphasis on politics and diplomacy.
Websites
World War I – The maritime war
http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm
An information-packed website with a huge collection of downloadable papers
on a wide variety of relevant topics. Highly recommended as a jumping-off point.
Jutland 1916
www.iwm.org.uk/online/jutland/index.htm
Magnificent account of
the battle – before, during and after – from
the Imperial War Museum, including lots of quotes from those who took
part, some of which are available as audio.
The Battle of Jutland
www.pro.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/battles/
jutland.htm
Part
of the Public Record Office's terrific The First World War:
Sources for history site. This description of the battle is complemented
by documents, a map and an audio account of the sinking of the Indefatigable.
Cracking the code
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/F/
firstworldwar/cont_cracking.html
Part of Channel 4's First World War website, this section
emphasises the role that intelligence played in the battle of Jutland.
All the World's Battlecruisers
www.bobhenneman.info/Homepage.htm
A very good site with a good deal of information on the development of battlecruisers,
plus an active forum.
