Pen and Sword, 2014. — 192 p. The defeat that Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock suffered at Coronel in 1914 at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee, one of Germany’s most brilliant naval commanders, was the most humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the eighteenth century and a defeat that had to be avenged immediately. On 8 December 1914, the German squadron...
Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2011. — 240 p. — ISBN10: 1848845529, ISBN13: 978-1848845527. On mid-Summer's Day 1919 the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrassed, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would ever be recovered. Had it not been...
Freidberg: Podzon-Pallas-Verlag, 1990. — 50 S. — (Marine-Arsenal mit internationalen Flottennachrichten und Marinerundblick. Band 11). — ISBN: 3-7909-0370-1.
London: Routledge, 2014. — 201 p. Originally published in 1980 ‘Luxury’ Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill’s) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918. After tracing the historical background to German naval ambitions, the first two sections of the book analyze Admiral Tirpitz’s programme of building a battle fleet strong enough to engage the...
Pen and Sword, 2008. — 194 p. Hitler's Armada examines the aborted German invasion of 1940 in a fresh and original manner by looking past the myths and legends which have subsequently surrounded it, in order to arrive at significant new conclusions by referring back to the actual events. The book presents fascinating detail of Hitler's Operation SEALION and, by study of its...
Zenith Press, 2001. — 176 p. — ISBN10: 0760310262, ISBN13: 978-0760310267 This pictorial record explains the Kriegsmarines World War I roots and its rebuilding in contravention to the Treaty of Versailles before going on to examine the rebirth of the German U-boat fleet, the use of commerce raiders like the Atlantis and Komet, the naval campaigns in which the German navy...
Indiana University Press, 2011. — 604 p. 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...
Wien: Publisher A. Hölder, 1899. — 558 p. Inhalts-übersicht: Einleitung Die k. und k. Flotte Aufgaben und Personal der Kriegs-Marine Im Escadre-Verbande Die Indienststellung Im Hafen In See Krieg im Frieden Unter Dampf Eine Missionsreise S.M. Schiffes "Kaiserin Elisabeth" Von der kretensischen Blockade Unter Segeln Das getakelte Schiff Eine Kreuzung im Mittelmeerc...
Wien: Verlag des K. und K. Reichs-Kriegs-Ministeriums, Marine-Section, 1891. — 484 s. Durchaus abhängig von den einengenden Beschlüssen der Commerzialbehörden und nur in loser Verbindung mit dem durch glorreiche Thaten glänzenden Heere Österreichs gehalten, war der physisch unbedeutende. kaum einen bestimmten Namen führende Körper der „Triester Marine“ kurz nach der...
Pen and Sword, 2013. — 216 p. This compelling new study of the Battle of the River Plate (1939) focuses on Captain Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee. Written from the German commander’s point of view, Miller provides a gripping narrative of his mission to prey on merchant shipping. Operating alone and thousands of miles away from home with...
Koehlers Verlagsges, 2001. - 179 p. Ein ungewöhnliches Buch: Es besteht aus Erinnerungsfotos von Zeitzeugen und Schilderungen ihrer Erlebnisse am Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Die letzten 115 Tage seit dem Beginn der sowjetischen Großoffensive am 12. Januar 1945 werden wieder lebendig. Nach dem Erfolg von »Gesunken und verschollen« über die in der südwestlichen Ostsee in...
Naval Institute Press, 2011. — 342 p. The German Fleet at War relates the little-known history of the Kriegsmarine's surface fleet with a focus on the sixty-nine surface naval battles fought by Germany's major warships against the large warships of the British, French, American, Polish, Soviet, Norwegian and Greek navies. It emphasizes operational details but also paints a...
Frank Cass, 2004. — 228 p. This book is a comparative study of the evolution of the German navy in the second half of the nineteenth century. It examines the development of strategy, especially commerce-raiding, in comparison to what other navies were doing in this era of rapid technological change. It is not an insular history, merely listing ship rosters or specific events;...
Pen and Sword Maritime, 2012. — 256 p. At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world. These posed a considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly the import of food and fuel supplies. Their elimination was a matter of urgency. This book covers the major actions and includes the...
Sutton Publishing, 2002. - 274 p. During the Second World War, the German Navy became a much feared adversary both on and beyond the high seas, with its marauding U-boat 'wolf-packs' coming close to defeating Britain in the Battle of the Atlantic. Here, Jack Mallmann-Showell examines the different roles of the Fleet, and its organization and training activities during the war...
Pen and Sword, 2009. — 192 p. In late 1917, the Russians, despite the revolution, were still willing to continue the war against Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly successful sea borne operation launched by the Germans to change their minds. The Baltic Islands were pivotal for the defense of the Finnish Gulf and St. Petersburg, so their capture was...
Profile Publications Ltd., 1973. — 176 p. The German Schnellboote or S-Boat was known to the British as the E-Boat. Although initially their hunting ground was the English Channel and the North Sea as the war progressed the S-Boat flotillas were sent to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and this Profile Touches on all the operational theatres.
Osprey Publishing, 2009 - 48 p. Despite the popularity of the U-boats and larger surface vessels like the Bismarck and the Graf Spee, the vast majority of vessels within the Kriegsmarine served in the coastal forces. Although less frequently mentioned, these smaller ships gave crucial service during the war and continued to serve decades after VE day, either in the German Navy...
Seaforth Publishing, 2015. — 320 p. This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. The impact of this impotence had a far-reaching effect upon the...
Wien: A. Hartleben’s Verlag, 1887. — 104 s. Mit der Übernahme des Marine-Commandos seitens des hochverdienstvollen Vice-Admirals Maximilian Freiherrn Daublebsky von Sterneck und Ehrenstein trat die Marine mehr in den Vordergrund, als dies bis dahin der Fall gewesen. Die der grössten Anerkennung würdige Thütigkeit der gegenwärtigen Merineleitung zur Hebung der vaterländischen...
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