“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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ISBN
9780253001757
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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