The battle of Heligoland Bight /
"The battle of Heligoland Bight was the first major action between the British and German fleets during World War I. The British orchestrated the battle as a warning to the German high command that any attempt to operate their naval forces in the North Sea would be met by strong British resista...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2006
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| Series: | Twentieth-century battles.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- The context of the Battle of Heligoland Bight : the naval arms race and the resulting pre-war strategies of Great Britain and Germany
- Naval operations upon the outbreak of World War I and the genesis of the plan for a raid into Heligoland Bight
- The commencement of the Battle of Heligoland Bight
- The Battle of the Bight becomes a decisive victory
- The aftermath of the battle and its ramifications on the war at sea.
