AFTER JUTLAND: THE NAVAL WAR IN NORTHERN EUROPEAN WATERS, JUNE 1916 - NOVEMBER

摘要

This is the story of the naval war in northern European waters following the inconclusive battle of Jutland. The popular misconception is that Jutland marked the end of the operational career of the German High Seas Fleet but the reality is that while the German battlefleet was quiescent in the North Sea, it supported an ambitious amphibious campaign in the Baltic. Furthermore, a bitter commerce war was waged by U-boats while the smaller warships of both sides fought a gruelling campaign in the waters of the English Channel and the Belgian Coast. Although the author focuses primarily on the Royal Navy as the dominant maritime force, he also analyses the struggles of the beleaguered German Navy as it sought to find ways to break the tightening stranglehold of the Allied blockade. Thus, there is an assessment of the small, but increasingly significant supporting role played by the French Navy from its bases in northern France, while the continuing conflict in the Baltic is explored as the Germans increased pressure on Russian territory and the Russian fleet, despite the descent into revolution, still managed to strike heavy blows at the Imperial German Navy.