Tirpitz: And the Imperial German NavyIndiana University Press, 3.5.2011 - 608 sivua “A first-rate biography of this grand admiral who is better known for his political skills than his naval ones.” —US Naval Insitute Proceedings Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930) was the principal force behind the rise of the German Imperial Navy prior to World War I, challenging Great Britain’s command of the seas. As State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916, Tirpitz wielded great power and influence over the national agenda during that crucial period. By the time he had risen to high office, Tirpitz was well equipped to use his position as a platform from which to dominate German defense policy. Though he was cool to the potential of the U-boat, he enthusiastically supported a torpedo boat branch of the navy and began an ambitious building program for battleships and battle cruisers. Based on exhaustive archival research, including new material from family papers, Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy is the first extended study in English of this germinal figure in the growth of the modern navy. “Well written and based on new sources . . . allows the reader deep insights into the life of a man who played a very important role at the turn of the last century and who, like almost nobody else, shaped German policy.” —International Journal of Maritime History “An invaluable reference work on Tirpitz, the Imperial German Navy, and on politics in Wilhelmine Germany.” —The Northern Mariner |
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6 Interim 18891891 | 69 |
7 Oberkommando der Marine 18921895 | 81 |
8 On the Verge of Power 18951897 | 103 |
12 Sow the Wind 19061908 | 263 |
13 The Whirlwind Rises 19081911 | 293 |
14 Denouement 19111914 | 323 |
15 Tirpitz at War August 1914March 1916 | 375 |
16 Uncommon Recessional 19161930 | 410 |
17 Conclusion | 444 |
Appendix | 467 |
Notes | 469 |
9 Tirpitz Ascendant 18971898 | 129 |
10 The Second Navy Law 18991900 | 166 |
Illustrations | 203 |
11 The Quiet Years 19001906 | 223 |
Bibliography | 535 |
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