Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War

by Daniel Allen Butler

Book Overview

Distant Victory is an examination of the great sea fight at Jutland that is more than a mere balance sheet of ships sunk and lives lost, or an account of which fleet fled before the other. Rather, it is an a retelling of the battle that reveals its long-term consequences set in motion by the decisions both the Germans and the British made as a result of each fleet's experience at Jutland. While the German High Seas Fleet could claim a tactical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275990737
• ISBN13: 9780275990732
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.8"