Overview
Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. 'James' New Battleship Organisations', was the ultimate guide to command and organisation of every aspect of a modern First World War capital ship. The book provides a unique, and highly revealing, insight into life aboard ship, the mechanics of command, seamanship, the issuing of orders, and the broad expectations placed upon British naval officers. Specific sections are dedicated to the organisation of watches, the division of work (from fellow officers right through the ship's company to the ratings), naval routine, parades, anchor and cable work, coaling and right down to the organisation of chapel, on-board shops, cleaning and even the ship's barbers. A series of detailed tables, diagrams and humorous cartons accompany the lucid, period language of the First World War Senior Service and provide a further glimpse below-decks that will appeal to social and family historians, and anyone with a general or specialist interest in naval history. The book, re-published here by the Pool of London Press as The Royal Navy Officer's Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916, marks the centenary of the First World War's most famous, and deadly naval encounter. SELLING POINTS: . Unique and highly revealing insight into life aboard a battleship in the lead up to the Battle of Jutland. . Published to coincide with the centenary of WW1's most famous, and deadly naval encounter. . Includes detailed tables, diagrams and humorous cartoons.
Full Product Details
Author: W. M. James R.N. ,
Brian Lavery
Publisher: The Pool of London Press
Imprint: The Pool of London Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 18.00cm
Weight: 0.255kg
ISBN: 9781910860182
ISBN 10: 1910860182
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 May 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I enjoyed reading it and recommend it to anyone who has an interest in how the big ships of the Great War era were run and how the organisation of ships' companies have evolved. -- David Hobbs Australian Naval Institute
Author Information
Brian Lavery is one of Britain's leading naval historians and a prolific author. A Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy and the Royal Navy, in 2007 he won the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award. His naval writing was further honoured in 2008 with the Society of Nautical Research's Anderson Medal. His recent titles include Ship (2006), Royal Tars (2010), Conquest of the Ocean (2013), In Which They Served (2008), Churchill's Navy (2006), and the Sunday Times bestseller Empire of the Seas (2010).
