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This book reviews the entire course of the war in the North Sea, right up until the scuttling in Scapa Flow. For years before the outbreak of the First World War, it was the expectation of most officers of the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy that very shortly thereafter; a decisive fleet action would be fought. This had a major impact on the strategic thinking on both sides of the North Sea. In fact, the unalterable geographic situation meant that for the Grand Fleet in its Scottish bases, the correct course to follow was not to seek a major fleet encounter. Essentially, it was by staying where it was that it could neutralise the High Seas Fleet and enforce an economic blockade of Germany. AUTHOR: Quintin Barry is a solicitor and a retired Employment Judge. He has also held a variety of offices in both the public and private sector, including the NHS and local radio. He is presently Secretary General of an international group of law firms. Following a lifelong interest in history and naval history, he is the author of a number of books on military history. These include an acclaimed two-volume history of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, a history of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, and the first modern history of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. He has made a particular study of the life and career of Helmuth von Moltke. He has also written a biography of the 17th Earl of Derby, which was published in 2012. 100 b/w illustrations, 15 maps and charts

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Certainly a book that will be a valued one on the Britain at War editorial office bookshelf and is one that will be turned to, time and again...the reviewer most highly recommends. --Britain at War This is a consummate history of the two most powerful navies the world has ever seen. --Military History Monthly Another Quintin Barry book from Helion&Company, and again it is an excellent one... Everything you could wish to know about WWI in the North Sea is here. The author once again shows how well history can be written. The book itself is a marvel of how to write history correctly and enjoyably. --A Wargamers Needful Things ... Another Quintin Barry book from Helion&Company, and again it is an excellent one... Everything you could wish to know about WWI in the North Sea is here. The author once again shows how well history can be written. The book itself is a marvel of how to write history correctly and enjoyably. -- (04/01/2017) This is an excellent book...The War in the North Sea follows academic conventions but is accessible to the lay reader: it would be valuable reading to students and professionals alike with an interest in the First World War, naval history more broadly or maritime strategy. This book is a commendable addition to any bookshelf. --The Naval Review Quintin Barry has already published several books on nineteenth-century European military land campaigns. Here he takes to salt water in this fine naval history of World War I in the North Sea. He has combined the strengths of the two main popular (albeit lengthy) histories--Arthur J. Marder's five-volume From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow (the inner workings of the British Admiralty) and Julian Corbett and Henry Newbolt's five-volume Naval Operations (a detailed operational history) into a single more accessible volume.... The War in the North Sea is, as with most Helion books, a handsome, hefty volume. The book is well illustrated, with an excellent collection of photos of ships and significant officers, and some good combat photos of Jutland, as well as a nice collection of naval paintings (reproduced in black and white). --The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History, and Culture, Vol. IX (Spring 2018)

... heavily detailed, documented, and most interesting... Barry has found the range and straddled his subject with his first salvo. This book will long stand as a definitive treatment of the Nova War in the North Sea. -- Mariner's Mirro Another Quintin Barry book from Helion&Company, and again it is an excellent one... Everything you could wish to know about WWI in the North Sea is here. The author once again shows how well history can be written. The book itself is a marvel of how to write history correctly and enjoyably. -- A Wargamers Needful Things Certainly a book that will be a valued one on the Britain at War editorial office bookshelf and is one that will be turned to, time and again...the reviewer most highly recommends. -- Britain at War Quintin Barry has already published several books on nineteenth-century European military land campaigns. Here he takes to salt water in this fine naval history of World War I in the North Sea. He has combined the strengths of the two main popular (albeit lengthy) histories--Arthur J. Marder's five-volume From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow (the inner workings of the British Admiralty) and Julian Corbett and Henry Newbolt's five-volume Naval Operations (a detailed operational history) into a single more accessible volume.... The War in the North Sea is, as with most Helion books, a handsome, hefty volume. The book is well illustrated, with an excellent collection of photos of ships and significant officers, and some good combat photos of Jutland, as well as a nice collection of naval paintings (reproduced in black and white). -- The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History, and Culture, Vol. IX (Spring 2018) This is a consummate history of the two most powerful navies the world has ever seen. -- Military History Monthly This is an excellent book...The War in the North Sea follows academic conventions but is accessible to the lay reader: it would be valuable reading to students and professionals alike with an interest in the First World War, naval history more broadly or maritime strategy. This book is a commendable addition to any bookshelf. -- The Naval Review

Certainly a book that will be a valued one on the Britain at War editorial office bookshelf and is one that will be turned to, time and again...the reviewer most highly recommends. --Britain at War ... Another Quintin Barry book from Helion&Company, and again it is an excellent one... Everything you could wish to know about WWI in the North Sea is here. The author once again shows how well history can be written. The book itself is a marvel of how to write history correctly and enjoyably. -- (04/01/2017) This is an excellent book...The War in the North Sea follows academic conventions but is accessible to the lay reader: it would be valuable reading to students and professionals alike with an interest in the First World War, naval history more broadly or maritime strategy. This book is a commendable addition to any bookshelf. --The Naval Review Quintin Barry has already published several books on nineteenth-century European military land campaigns. Here he takes to salt water in this fine naval history of World War I in the North Sea. He has combined the strengths of the two main popular (albeit lengthy) histories--Arthur J. Marder's five-volume From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow (the inner workings of the British Admiralty) and Julian Corbett and Henry Newbolt's five-volume Naval Operations (a detailed operational history) into a single more accessible volume.... The War in the North Sea is, as with most Helion books, a handsome, hefty volume. The book is well illustrated, with an excellent collection of photos of ships and significant officers, and some good combat photos of Jutland, as well as a nice collection of naval paintings (reproduced in black and white). --The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History, and Culture, Vol. IX (Spring 2018) Another Quintin Barry book from Helion&Company, and again it is an excellent one... Everything you could wish to know about WWI in the North Sea is here. The author once again shows how well history can be written. The book itself is a marvel of how to write history correctly and enjoyably. --A Wargamers Needful Things This is a consummate history of the two most powerful navies the world has ever seen. --Military History Monthly

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Quintin Barry is a retired solicitor and employment charge. He has also held a variety of offices in both public and private sectors including the NHS and local radio. Following a lifelong interest in history, he is the author of a number of books on military and naval history. These include an acclaimed two volume history of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871, a history of the Austro Prussian War of 1866, and the first modern history of the Rosso Turkish war of 1877-1878. He has made a particular study of the life and career of Helmuth von Moltke. He has also written a biography of the 17th Earl of Derby. Among his recent books are:The War in the North Sea 1914-1918, Far Distant Ships, a history of theblockade of Brest during the Napoleonic wars, and a study of the naval operations of the Spanish-American War of 1898

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