{"product_id":"flt-10-royal-navy-grand-fleet-1914-18","title":"FLT 10 - Royal Navy Grand Fleet 1914–18","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld War I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewas Britain's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elast moment as the world's naval superpower, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eits\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrand Fleet was\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe most powerful\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. Fully illustrated, this explores its fighting power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the start of World War I, the Royal Navy's forces were amalgamated into a single entity, the Grand Fleet, and stationed in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Grand Fleet was the largest amalgamation of modern naval power the world had seen, with over 30 dreadnought battleships or battlecruisers, and a plethora of cruisers and destroyers. In 1917 it was reinforced further by a powerful American squadron.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, based on extensive primary source research, naval expert Angus Konstam assesses the Grand Fleet's ships, technology, organization, command and intelligence, and how it fought. While ship-for-ship its German counterparts were better designed, as a combined fleet Admiral Jellicoe's armada was unstoppable. It took part in several clashes with its German foe during the war, but it was only at the Battle of Jutland, in 1916, that Jellicoe finally had the chance to destroy the enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the High Seas Fleet deftly avoided the trap laid for it, the Grand Fleet's economic blockade then really began to bite, which led to Germany's surrender in November 1918. Packed with battle diagrams, spectacular artwork, and archive photos, this book is an essential guide to the last time the Royal Navy would be indisputably the world's most powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-15\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FLEET'S PURPOSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLEET FIGHTING POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ships\u003cbr\u003eTechnical Factors\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eHOW THE FLEET OPERATED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCommand and Organization\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eIntelligence, Communication and Deception\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBases and Logistics\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCOMBAT AND ANALYSIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe Fleet in Combat\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAnalysis\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eINDEX\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Entoyment Wargaming and Hobby Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56164988584315,"sku":"FLT 10","price":14.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/4960\/9012\/files\/9781472866837.jpg?v=1774084452","url":"https:\/\/entoyment.co.uk\/products\/flt-10-royal-navy-grand-fleet-1914-18","provider":"Entoyment Wargaming and Hobby Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}