USS ALASKA wrote: Sir, thank you for the comments!
Current Amazon used prices are $99.00 for the hardback and $9.50 for the paperback…is this worth a $99.00 spot or only the $9.50 spot?Byron Angel wrote: 7. Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution by Nicholas A. Lambert http://www.amazon.com/Fishers-Revolutio ... 6W3WLSFT3S ..... I often found myself rolling my eyes when reading this book. The author is basically Sumida's "love child" and it seems like half of Lambert's references cite Sumida (I'm not terribly fond of Professor Sumida's work in certain respects). But on balance it is probably worth a spot on your bookshelf.
..... Speaking for myself, I would buy the 9.50 paperback version of Lambert and use the other 90 odd dollars to finance purchase of that new book on French battleships, which is getting rave reviews.
And you're very welcome. I am more than pleased to make the acquaintance of another WW1 naval junkie and bibliophile. Judging from your library holdings and shopping list, your interests do extend rather farther afield than mine, which are largely confined to campaigns, tactics, and technology issues.
Now that you have me thinking about WW1 naval books, let me throw out a some others for possible interest:
"The Battlecruisers at the Falklands" by Rudolf Verner.
I believe this has been recently re-printed for the first time since its original publication in 1922. It's a terrific first person account (Verner was the gunnery officer aboard HMS INFLEXIBLE at the Falklands). He gives an excellent description of the pre-director control gunnery issues he faced in the battle. He also relates detailed post-battle interviews he conducted with survivors of GNEISENAU.
"Konigsberg: A German East African Raider" by Kevin Patience.
The best single account I've read of the KOENIGSBERG's cruise and the Rufiji Delta battle that resulted in her loss. Patience is an African resident and one of those committed fanatics who IMO write the very best histories.
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