The life and letters of David Earl Beatty, Admiral of the fleet

Chalmers, Rear Admiral W.S.: 1951 Londen, hardcover 488 pages, illustrated This official biography uses David Beatty’s personal papers and extensive correspondence with his wife to trace his rapid rise from young officer to Britain’s foremost fighting admiral of the First World War and later First Sea Lord. It offers a detailed, sympathetic account of his leadership at Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland, and of his postwar struggle to maintain British sea power amid political and financial pressures. In good condition