The Battle of Jutland Brooks, John 1942- creator author. text bibliography enk 2016 monographic eng print xxi, 571 pages ; 24 cm. This is a major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the First World War in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Beginning with the building of the two fleets, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed, from ammunition, gunnery and fire control, to signalling and torpedoes, as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing Jutland's five major phases, he offers important new interpretations of the battle itself and how the outcome was influenced by technology, as well as the tactics and leadership of the principal commanders, with the reliability of their own accounts of the fighting reassessed. The book draws on contemporary sources which have rarely been cited in previous accounts, including the despatches of both the British and German formations, along with official records, letters and memoirs. 1. Building the battlefleets; 2. Technologies; 3. Orders for battle; 4. Preliminaries; 5. The run to the south; 6. The run to the north; 7. Around windy corner; 8. The remains of the day; 9. Night and morning; 10. Technology and tactics; 11. An unpalatable result; Bibliography; Index. John Brooks. Includes bibliographical references (pages 550-556) and indexes. ln----- e-uk--- e-gx--- Jutland, Battle of, 1916 HISTORY / Military / General 1916 fast D582.J8 B76 2016 940.4/56 Cambridge military histories 9781107150140 1107150140 9781316604502 1316604500 2016014668 DLC 160325 20160613100002.0 in00003787290