David Beatty Mcl Ranft (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: Mint. First Edition. This copy is in mint unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and a bright gilt colophon of the Navy Records Society to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dustwrapper is not called for. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC (17 January 1871 - 11 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, a tactically indecisive engagement after which his aggressive approach was contrasted with the caution of his commander Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. He is remembered for his comment at Jutland that "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today", after two of his ships exploded. Later in the war he succeeded Jellicoe as Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet, in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war. He then followed Jellicoe's path a second time, serving as First Sea Lord a position that Beatty held longer (7 years 9 months) than any other First Sea Lord. While First Sea Lord, he was involved in negotiating the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 in which it was agreed that the United States, Britain and Japan should set their navies in a ratio of 5:5:3, with France and Italy maintaining smaller ratio fleets of 1.75 each. This copy is from the library of Admiral Sir Brian Thomas Brown KCB CBE (born 31 August 1934) is a senior Royal Navy officer from 1852 to 1991 who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel. This is just one of a large number of Navy records Society books I am selling on this site. Ref III3.

First Edition. Near fine copies both in contemporary gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, showing faints scuffs and dust only. Remains a well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 128, 132. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; v. 1. 1902-1918 v. 2. 1916-1927. Subjects; Beatty, David Beatty, Earl (1871-1936) Correspondence. Great Britain. Royal Navy History 20th century Sources. Admirals Great Britain Correspondence 20th century. Great Britain History, Naval 20th century Sources. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, British Sources. 20th century. 1900s-1920s. World War I. Letters. Naval history. Sources. Illustrations. 1 Kg.