E C Coleman

No Pyrrhic Victories

The 1918 Raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend - A Radical Reappraisal

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In early 1918, it seemed to many that the British people and the Allies were close to defeat. At home, the chief culprit was the German U-boat. Sailing almost unopposed from the North Sea ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend, the submarines were taking a heavy toll on Allied shipping, and no one seemed to be doing anything about it. The job eventually went to Vice Admiral Roger Keyes, 'The Modern Nelson', who had a long record of close action with enemies from China to the Heligoland Bight. Equally, he was unafraid of those senior to him whom he considered to be incompetent. Within days of his appointment Keyes had put together an audacious plan to… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7509-5849-3
EAN: 9780750958493
Produktnummer: 16341548
Verlag: The History Press Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 324 S.
Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.7 cm 476 g
Abbildungen: 90 Illustrations, black and white
Gewicht: 476
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Ernest Coleman served in the Royal Navy for 36 years, in everything from submarines to aircraft carriers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Naval Historical Collectors and Research Society. He is a member of the Society for Nautical Research and of the Navy Records Society. He is the author of Khaki Jack, Rank and Rate, and The Royal Navy in Polar Exploration Vols I and II.