To produce large scale sketches for the Confidential Books, which are also Photographs taken of German warships, the Royal Navy hired Dr. To avoid possibly divulging the site and date of Both works also contain silhouettes and line drawings The style of presentationĪnd information included in both works is similar, with a great deal ofĪttention placed on the nuances of armor distribution, and certainĮngineering details though German Warships of World War I goes into greaterĭetail in many cases. The natural comparison point for German Warships of World War I would be theĬontemporaneous issues of Jane's Fighting Ships. That on small craft is current only to July 1917. To October 1918, while the section on submarines is from April 1918, and Ship was superceded by a newer, and presumably more accurate, version asĪdditional information became available. As needed, each edition on a particular type of Was produced in a series of thick pamphlets or small books, each bookĬovering a different type of ship (capital ships, cruisers, destroyers, Up-to-date intelligence analysis of the German navy. The concept behind the Confidential Books was simple enough: provide an Official Guide to the Capital Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines, and These work's final editions haveīeen combined by publishers Lionel Leventhal and Naval Institute Press intoĪ single volume called German Warships of World War I: The Royal Navy's
Its battleships, battlecruisers, and U-boats, the Royal Navy issued and Line officers an in-depth understanding of the powerful German fleet, with German fleet it faced across the North Sea and English Channel. I, as the Royal Navy attempted to determine the goals and tactics of the This certainly was the case during World War In every war, the issue of understanding what one's adversary is trying toĭo is of critical importance. German Warships of World War I The Royal Navy's Official Guide to the Capital Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines and Small Craft, 1914-1918 Friedman, Norman and Gardiner, RobertĪctual Royal Navy intelligence reports of German fleet, numerous sketches and drawings
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