A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916
1920
A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916
1920
A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, published in 1920 by Thomas Goddard Frothingham, offers a detailed analysis of the only major naval engagement of World War I. The book examines the strategies and actions of both the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet, aiming to clarify the often misunderstood events of the battle. Frothingham, an American naval officer, presents an unbiased narrative supported by official reports and maps, highlighting the tactical missteps and environmental factors that influenced the battle's outcome.
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“of making the Grand Fleet turn away and open the range. Admiral Scheer claims that putting the van of his fleet again into action “diverted the enemy fire and rendered it possible for the torpedo-boat flotillas to take so effective a share in the proceedings,” (S) but of course it is a question whether the same result might not have been obtained’ by the use of the torpedo flotillas alone. In any case, it must be acknowledged that Admiral Scheer’s extraordinary manoeuvres had accomplished a surprise effect upon his enemy as, besides forcing the Grand Fleet to turn away, the moral effect of this torpedo attack had a great influence upon the British conduct of the rest of the action. It is also evident that the British had not comprehended””
— Thomas Goddard Frothingham
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