Westport and London: Praeger Security, Date: 2006. First Publishing. Hardcover. Octavo, 251 pages. In Very good condition with a very good dust jacket. Red spine with white lettering. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear. Text block clean. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1378284. FP New Rockville Stock. 2006. Praeger Security ISBN 0275990737 US

Praeger, Date: 2006-07-30. hardcover. Like New. 6x0x9. Hardback--no flaws 2006. Praeger ISBN 0275990737 9780275990732 [US]

Praeger, Date: 2006-07-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Praeger Security International; Westport, 2006. Hardcover. First Publication. A Very Good, black cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some crimping to spine edges, slight upward lifting of front board, faint discoloration spots top text block edge, couple of scuff marks on fore-edge, dent top spine edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small tear top and bottom front panel edge, crease top and bottom front flap corners and top rear flap corner, bit of sunning to flap margins and verso panel/flap margins, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 251pp., appendix, sources, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire. 2006. Praeger ISBN 0275990737 9780275990732 [US]

Praeger, Date: 2006-07-30. Hardcover. Good. 2006. Praeger ISBN 0275990737 9780275990732 [US]

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War. ISBN 0275990737 9780275990732 [GB]

ISBN10: 0275990737, ISBN13: 9780275990732, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Distant Victory is an examination of the great sea fight at Jutland that is more than a mere balance sheet of ships sunk and lives lost, or an account of which fleet fled before the other. Rather, it is an a retelling of the battle that reveals its long-term consequences set in motion by the decisions both the Germans and the British made as a result of each fleet's experience at Jutland. While the German High Seas Fleet could claim a tactical victory because it sank more ships and inflicted higher casualties on the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet than the British did to the Germans, the British could rightly claim that strategically they won the battle, for when it was over the German warships had retreated to the safety of their harbors, having failed in their objective of defeating the Grand Fleet in detail.For the past nine decades the Battle of Jutland has been history's most hotly debated and least understood naval action. Treated usually as a tactical German victory or else as a draw, and dismissed as strategically indecisive, it has been remembered by historians as for its lost opportunities, mistakes, and sheer scale, the largest naval surface action ever fought and the greatest clash of battleships the world would ever see. The Battle of Jutland has never been seen as one of the decisive battles of the ...
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