British Battleships 1914–18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts Games Winner of the 2014 PEN

Winner of the 2014 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for the Best Work of History

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British Battleships 1914–18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts Games Winner of the 2014 PENDescription By Angus Konstam Paperback The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taking on any two "pre dreadnought" battleships in a straight fight. A naval arms race followed between Britain and Germany, as both countries hurriedly built a fleet of these powerful new warships. This race led inexorably to the outbreak of a world war. During World