Book Cover Castles of Steel

Castles of Steel

of Robert K. Massie

Series: Dreadnought #2

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4.37 (2969 reviews)
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In August 1914 the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. At first there were skirmishes, then battles off the coasts of England and Germany and in the far corners of the world, including the Falklands. The British attempted to force the Dardanelles with battleships - which led to the Gallipoli catastrophe. As the stalemate on the ground on the Western Front continued, the German Navy released a last strike against the British 'ring of steel'. The result was Jutland, a titanic and brutal battle between dreadnoughts. The knowledge, understanding and literary power Robert K. Massie brings to this story is unparalleled. There will never again be a war like this in which seagoing monsters hurl shells at each other until one side is destroyed. The story is driven by some of the most dramatically intriguing personalities in history: Churchill and Jacky Fisher, Jellicoe and Beatty. And then there were the powerful Germans - von Pohl, Scheer, Hipper, and the grand old fork-bearded genius Tirpitz. Castles of Steel is a book about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, genius and folly, qualities which are of course displayed magnificently by Robert K. Massie's literary mastery.

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History History Nonfiction Military History World War I War Military Fiction Naval History Germany European History 20th Century

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 880 pages
  • Publisher Not informed
  • Publication Date March 3rd 2005
  • First Publication 10/28/03
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9781844134113
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category History & Politics
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