The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Naval War Naval Command, Staff, Morale and Discipline
RCC7894
The British Naval Staff in the First World War British Naval Staff in the First World War British Naval Staff in the First World War
ISBN
9781843836551
Purchase Price
£20.51 (new)
Date Purchased
March 1, 2020
Publisher
Boydell Press (2011, Woodbridge, Suffolk & Rochester, N.Y.)
Notes
In this book, the author examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the war, reassessing both the calibre of the staff and its function and structure. He challenges historians such as Arthur Marder and naval figures such as Captains Herbert Richmond and Kenneth Dewar who were influential in creating the largely bad press that the Staff has received, showing that the influence of these critics has been, at times, both unhealthy and misinformed. The way in which the Staff developed during the war from a small, overstretched and often manipulated body, to a much more highly specialised and successful one is also examined.
9781843836551
Purchase Price
£20.51 (new)
Date Purchased
March 1, 2020
Publisher
Boydell Press (2011, Woodbridge, Suffolk & Rochester, N.Y.)
Notes
In this book, the author examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the war, reassessing both the calibre of the staff and its function and structure. He challenges historians such as Arthur Marder and naval figures such as Captains Herbert Richmond and Kenneth Dewar who were influential in creating the largely bad press that the Staff has received, showing that the influence of these critics has been, at times, both unhealthy and misinformed. The way in which the Staff developed during the war from a small, overstretched and often manipulated body, to a much more highly specialised and successful one is also examined.
