Castles of steel: Britain, Germany, and the winning of the Great War at sea / Robert K. Massie
by Massie, Robert K
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- ISBN 13
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 865 pages, [16] p. of plates: ill., maps; 25 cm. Summary:In August 1914 the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. This is a book about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, genius and folly. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, British. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German. Germany History World War, 1914-1918. Military history.
Synopsis
Castles of Steel is a work of non-fiction by Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert K. Massie. It details the naval actions of the First World War with an emphasis on those of the United Kingdom and Imperial Germany. This book continues the examination of the naval arms race between these two powers in Massie's tome Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the coming of the Great War.
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- Title
- Castles of steel: Britain, Germany, and the winning of the Great War at sea / Robert K. Massie
- Author
- Massie, Robert K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224040928
- ISBN 13
- 9780224040921
- Publisher
- London: Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
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