Project Gutenberg 2015-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 72 Frothingham, Thomas Goddard 1865 1945 21004967 A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916 E-text prepared by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916" by Thomas Goddard Frothingham is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed examination of one of the most significant naval engagements of World War I, focusing on the actions and maneuverings of both the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. The author aims to clarify the often controversial and misunderstood events of the battle, drawing on official reports from the commanders involved. In this comprehensive narrative, Frothingham meticulously delineates the events leading up to and during the Battle of Jutland, providing insights into the strategies employed by both sides. He describes how Vice Admiral Beatty's initial engagements with the German battle cruisers led to a series of tactical missteps, ultimately resulting in heavy losses for the British forces. As the battle progressed, the author highlights the effectiveness of Admiral Scheer's maneuvers, which allowed the German fleet to evade significant damage and escape back to their bases despite being outnumbered. Frothingham’s account also discusses the impact of weather conditions, communication failures, and inadequate preparations, which contributed to the indecisiveness of the battle, leaving readers with a nuanced understanding of this pivotal moment in naval warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations Jutland, Battle of, 1916 D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 125699 125488 2024-09-20T06:16:46.461625 2023-09-20T16:09:15.040315 text/html text/html 123614 2015-01-11T23:43:49 text/html 352995 2015-01-11T23:46:34 text/html application/zip 398475 2024-09-20T06:16:50.770608 application/epub+zip 398509 2024-09-20T06:16:47.593624 application/epub+zip 106434 2024-09-20T06:16:47.011596 application/epub+zip 444211 2024-09-20T06:16:53.157575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426791 2024-09-20T06:16:50.077597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135662 2022-09-21T18:16:32.219463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97114 2024-09-20T06:16:46.009637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97095 2020-06-15T21:42:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 33358 2020-06-15T21:42:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17848 2024-09-20T06:16:53.289576 application/rdf+xml 10625 2024-09-20T06:16:47.101638 image/jpeg 1784 2024-09-20T06:16:47.056611 image/jpeg 355408 2024-09-20T06:16:46.483644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog