Patrick J Kelly

Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy

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Produktbeschreibung

Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849--1930) was the principal forcebehind the rise of the German Imperial Navy prior to World War I, challenging GreatBritain's command of the seas. As State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office from1897 to 1916, Tirpitz wielded great power and influence over the national agendaduring that crucial period. By the time he had risen to high office, Tirpitz waswell equipped to use his position as a platform from which to dominate Germandefense policy. Though he was cool to the potential of the U-boat, heenthusiastically supported a torpedo boat branch of the navy and began an ambitiousbuilding program for battleships and battle cruisers. Based on exhaustive archivalresearch, including new material from family papers, Tirpitz and the Imperial GermanNavy is the first extended study in English of this germinal figure in the growth ofthe modern navy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 957g
• ISBN-13: 9780253355935
• ISBN-10: 0253355931
• Artikelnr.: 32730447

Autorenporträt

Patrick J. Kelly

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Tirpitz's Early Life
3. The Aspirant, 1865-1870
4. The Young Officer, 1870-1877: A Taste of War
5. The Creation of the German Torpedo Arm, 1877-1889
6. Interim, 1889-1891
7. Oberkommando der Marine, 1892-1895
8. On the Verge of Power, 1895-1897
9. Tirpitz Ascendant, 1897-1898
10. The Second Navy Law, 1899-1900
11. The "Quiet" Years, 1900-1906
12. Sow the Wind, 1906-1908
13. The Whirlwind Rises, 1908-1911
14. Denouement, 1911-1914
15. Tirpitz at War, August 1914-March 1916
16. Uncommon Recessional, 1916-1930
17. Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index