Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy.
Title:
Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy.
Author:
Kelly, Patrick J.
ISBN:
9780253001757
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (608 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- 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 -- Illustrations -- 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.
Abstract:
Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) was the principal force behind the rise of the German Imperial Navy prior to World War I, challenging Great Britain's command of the seas. As State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916, Tirpitz wielded great power and influence over the national agenda during that crucial period. By the time he had risen to high office, Tirpitz was well equipped to use his position as a platform from which to dominate German defense policy. Though he was cool to the potential of the U-boat, he enthusiastically supported a torpedo boat branch of the navy and began an ambitious building program for battleships and battle cruisers. Based on exhaustive archival research, including new material from family papers, Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy is the first extended study in English of this germinal figure in the growth of the modern navy.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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