Second in the five-volume series of Great Britain's politics, naval strategies, and seacraft during World War I from a Royal Navy historian. Introduction by Canadian maritime and naval historian Barry Gough The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represents arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since U.S. Naval officer and historian Alfred Mahan. The War Years: To the Eve of Jutland 1914-1916 follows the exploits of the German ship Goeben's escape and the Royal Navy defeat at Coronel in Chile, followed by a major victory off the Falkland Islands. Marder then explores the Dardenelles disaster and submarine warfare, then examines British tactics leading to the Battle at Jutland against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet. "[Marder's] naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift of simple narrative . . . He is beyond praise." —A J P Taylor, noted British historian, author of The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 and The Origins of the Second World War From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow series The Road to War 1901-1914 (#1) The War Years: To the Eve of Jutland 1914-1916 (#2) Jutland and After: May to December 1916 (#3) 1917: Year of Crisis (#4) Victory and Aftermath: 1918-1919 (#5)
