{"product_id":"9781848322004","title":"From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, Volume III: Jutland and After, May to December 1916","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's \u003ci\u003eFrom the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow\u003c\/i\u003e represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift of simple narrative . . . He is beyond praise, as he is beyond cavil.'\u003cp\u003eThe five volumes were subtitled \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919\u003c\/i\u003e and they are still, despite recent major contributions from Robert Massie and Andrew Gordan, regarded by many as the definitive history of naval events leading up to and including the Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume deals with the controversial clash between the German High Seas fleet and the British Grand Fleet and Battlecruiser Fleet at Jutland and its immediate aftermath, and the author's intricate charting of this great battle is still recognized and a major step forward in our understanding of the events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new introduction by Barry Gough, the distinguished Canadian maritime and naval historian, assesses the importance of Marder's work and anchors it firmly amongst the great naval narrative histories of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new paperback edition will bring a truly great work to a new generation of historians and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039260459248,"sku":"9781848322004","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848322004_p0.jpg?v=1763750256","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848322004","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}