When originally published in 1984, and based on archival research, this book was the first fully documented discussion of German naval strategy and planning fro

This volume explains the evolution of maritime strategy through the twentieth century, and concludes with some speculations about its future in the next century

Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Na