The Dover Patrol
Author | : Joseph Conrad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Joseph Conrad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sir Reginald Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sir Reginald Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1932 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : J. J. Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Steve R Dunn |
Publisher | : Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2017-01-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1848322518 |
The Dover Patrol, which brought together an assortment of vessels ranging from the modern to the antique and included cruisers, monitors, destroyers, trawlers, drifters, yachts and airships, was commanded by a series of radical and polarizing personalities and increasingly manned by citizen volunteers. Between 1914 and 1918 the men of the Patrol sought to shut down German access to the Atlantic via the narrows of the English Channel, with the goal of preventing German bound trade going in and U-boats, commerce raiders and warships going out. Their story has rarely been told, but it was the longest, and probably the most arduous, continuous naval campaign of the war, demanding much sacrifice of ships and men. Using firsthand accounts of the participants, the book examines the wide-ranging exploits of the Dover Patrol from shore bombardment, barrage building and maintenance, antisubmarine work and escort duties to the protection of troops and supplies to the Western Front and ship-to-ship engagements with German forces. It also charts the infighting at the Admiralty which led to two changes of command and examines the personalities of the men involved. The author paints a vivid picture of a vital and little known part of the war at sea, bringing its exploits and challenges to life and culminating with the infamous Zeebrugge and Ostend raids. An important new book.
Author | : Reginald Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2017-07-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780282534646 |
Excerpt from The Dover Patrol, 1915-1917, Vol. 1 of 2The reasons why certain operations were carried out by the Dover Patrol during my period of command of nearly three years, and were carried out in a particular manner, and why other operations were not carried out, are known to me only. In the interest of historical truth, and of the reputa tions of the officers and men, I have felt impelled, therefore, to prepare an account of the work of the Dover Patrol.The interesting part of the history of war to a student, as distinct from the reader in search of sensation only, lies in the reasons that prompted action or inaction, and this is What is usually most obscure in the records, especially naval records, of past years. At Dover during 1915, 1916 and 1917, more operations were initiated and carried out than under any naval command since the wars at the beginning of last century. It may, therefore, safely be assumed that the history of the Dover Patrol during those years will have a value to future students of naval history.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Sir Reginald Bacon |
Publisher | : London : Hutchinson |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
The standard history of the legendary naval force, charged with safeguarding the Channel throughout WWI, by the commander who led it during most of the critical period of the war but who was superseded for political reasons before the great operations he had planned (the mine-barrage and the attack on Zeebrugge) actually took place.
Author | : Sir Reginald Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |