{"product_id":"german-high-seas-fleet-1914-18-by-angus-konstam-new-osprey-fleet-series","title":"German High Seas Fleet 1914–18 by Angus Konstam: NEW Osprey Fleet Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Osprey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025 1st\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback, stiff card illustrated cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e c.80\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e ONS, NEW, Fine, Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO.N.S.= OLD NEW STOCK\u003c\/strong\u003e and refers to an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. It is NEW but old stock and should be in New condition. Any deviation from the new condition will be detailed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superbly illustrated new account of how Germany's High Seas Fleet was built, operated and fought, as it challenged the world's most powerful navy in World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSeven years before the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial German Navy rebranded its Home Fleet as the \u003cem\u003eHochseeflotte\u003c\/em\u003e, or High Seas Fleet. It was a force designed to take on the Royal Navy, then the world's most powerful, and for the next four years the North Sea would be their battleground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDrawing on extensive research, Angus Konstam offers the reader a concise, fully illustrated account of how the entire High Seas Fleet was designed and built, how it operated, and how it fought. The fleet was a modern, balanced force of dreadnought battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers and torpedo boats, using Zeppelins and U-boats for reconnaissance. The ultimate test between them came in May 1916, when they clashed at Jutland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPacked with spectacular original artwork, maps, 3D diagrams and archive photos, it explains how and why the fleet was built, its role, and how and why it fought as it did. From fighting doctrine and crew training to intelligence, logistics, and gunnery, this book is an essential guide to the Kaiser's audacious bid for naval glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE FLEET'S PURPOSE\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Kaiser's 'Luxury Fleet'\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Risk Theory\u003cbr\u003e\nForce Balancing\u003cbr\u003e\nFLEET FIGHTING POWER\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Ships\u003cbr\u003e\nTechnology\u003cbr\u003e\nLight Forces\u003cbr\u003e\nHOW THE FLEET OPERATED\u003cbr\u003e\nOrganization\u003cbr\u003e\nCommand and Control\u003cbr\u003e\nCommunications and Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\nBases and Logistics\u003cbr\u003e\nCOMBAT AND ANALYSIS\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Fleet in Combat\u003cbr\u003e\nAnalysis\u003cbr\u003e\nFURTHER READING\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osprey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67673582305579,"sku":"20071","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1289\/5019\/files\/german-high-seas-fleet-1914-18-by-angus-konstam-new-osprey-fleet-series_20071_main_original.jpg?v=1791269130","url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/german-high-seas-fleet-1914-18-by-angus-konstam-new-osprey-fleet-series","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}