He was also the author of ten nonfiction books on business and finance, a. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. The peninsula is bounded to the west and north by the north sea and the skagerrak and to the east by the kattegat and. Ancient history wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The battle of jutland may 31, 1916 at the beginning of world war i the british fleet was dispatched to the north sea where it established a ring of steel off the german coast that effectively prevented the. The peninsula is bounded to the west and north by the north sea and the skagerrak and to the east by the kattegat and the little belt. For years the myriad factors contributing to the loss of many of the ships remained a. He has published a number of books and articles on nineteenth and twentieth century military history. Produced as one volume for the first time, this book tells the truth about the scandal that developed following the largest battle ever fought at sea.
Jutland, projection of northern europe forming the continental portion of denmark. The jutland became known as cimbria while the war with the romans became known as the cimbria war 1101bce. The legacy of saxo grammaticus is the sixteenbook heroic history of the. Jutland, danish jylland, projection of northern europe forming the continental portion of denmark. The enemy the cimbri captured both camps and acquired an enormous quantity of booty. The jutland scandal book by john harper, reginald bacon. History screams out of the ground home to gorm the old direct descendent of the present queen of denmark home to world heritage site runic stones placed by gorms son harold bluetooththis. The webs source of information for ancient history. The jutland scandal by john harper overdrive rakuten. The battle of jutland was the greatest naval engagement of the first world. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Geographically and historically, jutland comprises the regions of south jutland historically also slesvig, west jutland, east jutland including djursland and north jutland including himmerland, vendsyssel, hanherred and thy.
Since the days of the battle of trafalgar, the royal navy had been the acknowledged as the most powerful maritime force on the planet. Jutland archaeological society publications abebooks. Before that, according to ptolemy, jutland or the cimbric chersonese was the home of teutons, cimbri and charudes many angles, saxons and jutes migrated from continental europe to great britain starting in c. Analysis of armies, narratives of campaigns, battles and sieges and biographies of individual generals its all here. To make it short, john brooks, whose book on dreadnought gunnery and the battle of jutland. Between the 31st of may and 1st of june, 1916 the two biggest fleets of their era clashed in the north sea. The jutes, for whom jutland was named, were one of the three most powerful germanic peoples during the nordic iron age in the sixth and fifth centuries b. Britain could boast more warships, and particularly more dreadnoughts and battlecruisers than any other nation.
Jutland is a peninsula bounded by the north sea to the west, the skagerrak to the north, the kattegat and baltic sea to the east, and germany to the south. Reports on the esf workshop, moesgard, denmark, october 1418, 2000 jutland archaeological society publications by henrik thrane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Battle of jutland may 31june 1, 1916, naval engagement off the west coast of denmark that was the only major encounter between the main british and german fleets in world war i. The stones themselves are encased in perspex for protection, but youre still able to be close. I have several books on jutland in my library, have read most of them though many were read years ago, and offer the following comments. John keegans price of admirality covers the evolution of naval strategy through the battles of trafalgar, jutland, midway and the atlantic uboat war. Jutland and british naval command by andrew gordon synopsis. Skyhorse publishing, as well as our arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history books about world war ii, the third reich, hitler and his henchmen, the jfk assassination, conspiracies, the american civil war, the american revolution, gladiators, vikings, ancient rome, medieval times, the old. Distant victory is an examination of the great sea fight at jutland that is. He joins dan snow to discuss the battle of jutland, the most significant. Britain could boast more warships, and particularly more. Skagerrakschlacht, the battle of skagerrak was a naval battle fought between britains royal navy grand fleet, under admiral sir john jellicoe, and the imperial german navys high seas fleet, under viceadmiral reinhard scheer, during the first world war. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. One of the books which discusses the battle of jutland is.
Coronel and the falklands, the battle of jutland, naval battles of the first world war, nelson the commander, the battle of the river plate and the. List of books and articles about danish history online research. World war is greatest naval battle ebook written by michael epkenhans, jorg hillmann, frank nagler. John brooks 19201993 was an awardwinning writer best known for his contributions to the new yorker as a financial journalist. He has contributed to a number of publications on twentieth century naval warfare, amongst other books on naval history and has made a particular study of the battle of jutland. For years the myriad factors contributing to the loss of many of the ships remained a mystery, subject only to speculation and theory. He tells us that he follows the ancient right of hereditary service, and that his. The battle of jutland cambridge military histories.
The chersonesus cimbrica, or cimbric chersonese, of ancient geography, it was. They include norrejyllland a historical name for the whole area north of south jutland, and not identical with nordjylland, sydvestjylland. Mar 30, 2016 jutland the unfinished battle is the story not just of the battle of jutland but also of the battles significance in wider naval as well as political terms. In this book, marine archaeologist and historian dr innes mccartney reveals for the first time what became of the warships that. He has contributed to a number of publications on twentieth century naval warfare, amongst other books. The truth about the first world wars greatest sea battle john harper and reginald bacon. See more ideas about battle, battleship and royal navy. Previously published in 1964 and again in 1972, there has been a lot of accurate and inaccurate books published about the battle of jutland in the ensuing years.
Skilfully revealing the fates that befell all but 2 of the 25 jutland wrecks, how they were discovered and ultimately identified. Ancient origins articles related to jutland in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Ancient 372 beachcombed 98 contemporary 898 historical pictures 838 history roundups 977. From ancient times to the 21st century is the first comprehensive reference work on the applications of communications technology to military tactics and strategya field that is just now coming into its own as a focus. His latest book, lawrence of arabias war, will be published by yale university press in spring 2015. Reports on the esf workshop, moesgard, denmark, october 1418, 2000 jutland archaeological society publications by henrik thrane and a great. Old jutland resident is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times.
The 10 best jutland history museums with photos tripadvisor. From their home in jutland, together with the angles and saxons, the jutes migrated to great britain starting in about 450 a. An alphabetically organized encyclopedia that provides both a history of military communications and an assessment of current methods and applications. Visit jutland 1916, an exciting new website from nicholas jellicoe for the battle of jutland centenary initiative. A history of life along the west coast of jutland from the ice age to more recent times, the stories and myths surrounding amber, and a 4d film of a ship getting caught in a violent storm off the coast are the oth. Visit jutland 1916, an exciting new website from nicholas jellicoe for the. He joins dan snow to discuss the battle of jutland, the most significant naval engagement of the first world war. At last, serious students of the world war i battle of jutland have available in a single volume the official but longsuppressed record of the battle of jutland, produced soon after the battle by captain john. The roman defeat at orange now france was described by orosius about c105 in his history of the world. The jutland chronicle gives evidence that saxo was born in zealand. Jutland has historically been one of the three lands of denmark, the other two being scania and zealand. For more news and articles on jutland, you can also visit warfare online magazines dedicated jutland page. Howard gerrard studied at the wallasey school of art and has been a.
This place is a must history screams out of the ground home to gorm the old direct descendent of the present queen of denmark home to world heritage site runic stones placed by gorms son harold. He was also the author of ten nonfiction books on business and finance, a number of which were critically acclaimed works examining wall street and the corporate world. On retirement he published several naval histories, including one on nelson, and studies of both world wars under his own name, and was elected fellow of the royal historical society. Germany because it had destroyed or damaged more ships, britain because it retained control of the north sea. One hundred years after jutland, the first and largest engagement of dreadnoughts in the twentieth century, historians are still fighting this controversial and misunderstood battle. The battle of jutland was the largest naval battle and the only fullscale clash of battleships in the first world war. The battle of jutland may 31, 1916 at the beginning of world war i the british fleet was dispatched to the north sea where it established a ring of steel off the german coast that effectively prevented the movement of supplies into the country by sea.
Apr 12, 2020 founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Overall i liked this book and would recommend it with a few caveats. Jutland the unfinished battle is the story not just of the battle of jutland but also of the battles significance in wider naval as well as political terms. The chersonesus cimbrica, or cimbric chersonese, of ancient geography, it was subsequently named for the jutes. It tackles all the points one would expect and includes a good explanation of the often neglected night actions focussing on scheers intentions and success not just on. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. The archaeology of a naval battlefield, innes draws on his vast experience of marine archaeology and more than a casual ability to tell a great sea story. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history. Stuart legg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I usually go to this book if i have a question on jutland jutland, an analysis of the fighting, j campbell, usni, 1986 one of the classic references, much detail, but i found it to be a bit of hard work to read.
The author of countless magazine articles and numerous academic papers, his books include. Theres a small but excellent museum nearby the stones. In accordance with a strange and unusual vow, they set about destroying everything which they had. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jutland. I can give a short list below of the best imho for each conflict. Publishers of a variety of military, aviation, maritime, local history, true crime and nostalgia books.
At the end of may 1916, a chance encounter with admiral hippers battlecruisers has enabled beatty to lead the german battle fleet into the jaws of jellicoes greatly superior force, but darkness had allowed. Jan 12, 2006 i have several books on jutland in my library, have read most of them though many were read years ago, and offer the following comments. Two years later the man instructed to write the official report, rearadmiral harper, decided to publish his account independently, under the title the truth about jutland. Ancient history as a term refers to the aggregate of past events 1 from the beginning of writing and recorded human history and extending as far as the postclassical history. Skagerrakschlacht, the battle of skagerrak was a naval battle fought between britains royal navy grand fleet, under admiral sir john jellicoe, and the imperial german. The cimbri were a tribe who lived in northern jutland during the. Customs and clothing in the roman iron age jutland archaeological society. The jat sikhs mighty and curled of beard, kin perhaps to the men of kent, the jutes from jutland. A history of life along the west coast of jutland from the ice age to more recent times, the stories and myths surrounding amber, and a 4d film of a ship getting caught in a violent storm off the coast are. This is not a good book for an introduction to jutland but is an excellent book for someone who has read several books on jutland and wants to dive deeper into the battle. This is not a good book for an introduction to jutland but is an excellent book for.
When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics but in victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history. Apr 29, 2017 explore greatwardoughbos board jutland. Together, these two books lay bare the facts about jutland and reveal the failings of senior officers and the distortions of the early historians. Jutland, a lowlying peninsula in western denmark, separates the north and baltic seas and borders germany to the south. Battle jutland military history cambridge university press.