1st Edition
Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland The Question of Fire Control
By John Brooks
Copyright 2005
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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This new book reviews critically recent studies of fire control, and describes the essentials of naval gunnery in the dreadnought era.
With a foreword by Professor Andrew Lambert, it shows how, in 1913, the Admiralty rejected Arthur Pollen's Argo system for the Dreyer fire control tables. Many naval historians now believe that, consequently, British dreadnoughts were fitted with a system... Read more
1. Old Controversies, New Histories 2. Long Range Naval Gunnery 3. Progress in Gunnery 4. A.C. and Argo
The Dreyer Tables 5. Influences and Choices 6. Into Battle 7. Jutland and After 8. An Exceptional Case
The Dreyer Tables 5. Influences and Choices 6. Into Battle 7. Jutland and After 8. An Exceptional Case
Biography
John Brooks
'For anyone seriously interested in that period of naval history, this book is indispensible.'
Ruddock Mackay
'In a clear, dispassionate and compelling manner, Brooks gives us an excellent account of dreadnought gunnery at Jutland and of its previous technical evolution.'
Ruddock Mackay
