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Leadership In Conflict 1914-1918
The First World War was a conflict in which personality and character mattered. Its course and outcome were decided by determined individuals who had to make momentous decisions in …
Military Intelligence from Germany, 1906-1914
From August 1914 to November 1918 the British Army was engaged in a prolonged and hard-fought struggle against its German counterpart. The question of how ready the British Army …
Royal Kinship. Anglo-German Family Networks 1815-1918
Whenever the British Press wants to attack the Royal Family, they make a jibe about “their foreign roots”. The Royals – as they say – are simply a posh version of German invaders. …
Naval Intelligence from Germany
During the course of the Anglo-German naval race, the British Admiralty found a regular flow of information on Germany's naval policy, on her warship construction and on the …
Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited
'Naval tradition? Naval tradition? Monstrous. Nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers and the lash.' This quotation, from Winston Churchill, is frequently dismissed as apocryphal or a …
Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited
'Naval tradition? Naval tradition? Monstrous. Nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers and the lash.' This quotation, from Winston Churchill, is frequently dismissed as apocryphal or a …
Spies in Uniform
Why did the British government declare war on Germany in August 1914? Was it because Germany posed a threat to British national security? Today many prominent historians would …
The Naval Route to the Abyss
The intense rivalry in battleship building that took place between Britain and Germany in the run up to the First World War is seen by many as the most totemic of all armaments …
The Royal Navy and the German Threat 1901-1914
When and why did the Royal Navy come to view the expansion of German maritime power as a threat to British maritime security? Contrary to current thinking, Matthew S. Seligmann …
Royal Navy and the German Threat 1901-1914
When and why did the Royal Navy come to view the expansion of German maritime power as a threat to British maritime security? Contrary to current thinking, Matthew S. Seligmann …
In the Shadow of the Swastika
Written by experts on 20th century and German history, this is a well illustrated account of what it was like to live under the Nazi regime. It looks at all aspects of life …
Losing the Peace
Many of the major wars of the 20th century emerged from the ruins of previous peace settlements. French hostility to the Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871 contributed to the tense …