{"product_id":"royal-navy-grand-fleet-1914-18","title":"Royal Navy Grand Fleet 1914–18","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen. Fully illustrated, this explores its fighting power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the start of World War I, the Royal Navy's forces were amalgamated into a single entity, the Grand Fleet, and stationed in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Grand Fleet was the largest amalgamation of modern naval power the world had seen, with over 30 dreadnought battleships or battlecruisers, and a plethora of cruisers and destroyers. In 1917 it was reinforced further by a powerful American squadron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, based on extensive primary source research, naval expert Angus Konstam assesses the Grand Fleet's ships, technology, organization, command and intelligence, and how it fought. While ship-for-ship its German counterparts were better designed, as a combined fleet Admiral Jellicoe's armada was unstoppable. It took part in several clashes with its German foe during the war, but it was only at the Battle of Jutland, in 1916, that Jellicoe finally had the chance to destroy the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the High Seas Fleet deftly avoided the trap laid for it, the Grand Fleet's economic blockade then really began to bite, which led to Germany's surrender in November 1918. Packed with battle diagrams, spectacular artwork, and archive photos, this book is an essential guide to the last time the Royal Navy would be indisputably the world's most powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdouard Groult grew up inspired by watching historical documentaries with his father and developed a fascination for historical and fantasy art. Following art studies in both Paris and Belgium he worked as a concept artist in the videogame industry and in recent years has also undertaken historical commissions while working as a freelancer for historical magazines. He lives and works near London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fleet's Purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFleet Fighting Power\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical Factors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow the Fleet Operated\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommand and Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligence, Communication and Deception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBases and Logistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCombat and Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fleet in Combat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Osprey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ 1st edition (2025)","offer_id":58307902407030,"sku":"9781472866837","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/2287\/2891\/files\/9781472866837-Royal_Navy_Grand_Fleet_191418-1-CWNB.jpg?v=1784584462","url":"https:\/\/sailorshop.co.uk\/products\/royal-navy-grand-fleet-1914-18","provider":"SailorShop.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}