From: The Historian | Date: September 22, 1997| Author: Larew, Karl G. | COPYRIGHT 1997 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By V. E. Tarrant. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995. Pp. 318. $32.95.)

The Battle of Jutland has been analyzed repeatedly for 80 years, and this study, by the author of several books on British and German naval history, is a joy to read. It makes the battle exciting, but also succeeds in the difficult task of making the battle understandable. Much of the credit for clarity goes to the book's excellent diagrams that allow the reader to follow the rival fleets' mo...