Clash of Fleets: Naval Battles of the Great War, 1914-18 Red Cross A century after the outbreak

A century after the outbreak of fighting

Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict

taking charge of the Machine Gun School at Hythe

and a colorful corps of local after-hours historians and archeologists who tirelessly explore these sites and preserve the memories they embody while patiently waiting for Americans to return and reclaim their own history and heritage

This is a vivid new portrait of how a continent became embroiled in war and what befell millions of men and women in a conflict that would change everything

Clash of Fleets: Naval Battles of the Great War, 1914-18 Red Cross A century after the outbreakDescription by Vincent P. O'Hara & Leonard R. Heinz Hardcover Clash of Fleets is an operational history that records every naval engagement fought between major surface warships during World War I. Much more than a catalog of combat facts, Clash of Fleets explores why battles occurred; how the different navies fought; and how combat advanced doctrine and affected the development and application of technology. The result is a holistic overview of the