Admiral of the Fleet Lord Beatty
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Compelling narrative of the great British Admiral who took the surrender of the German navy in 1918
Stephen Wentworth Roskill Book order
Stephen Wentworth Roskill was a distinguished figure in British naval history, whose career in the Royal Navy culminated in his role as the official historian after World War II. Following a medical retirement, he dedicated himself to writing extensively on maritime history. He is primarily remembered today as a prolific author whose works remain essential resources for understanding the British Navy.
- 2018
- 2016
Naval Policy Between the Wars
- 672 pages
- 24 hours of reading
The only comprehensive study of inter-war Anglo-American naval policy
- 2011
As the official historian of the naval war, Roskill had followed the party line when writing his authorised account of the sinking of submarine U 100, but provoked by exaggerated claims concerning a US Navy capture of a U-boat in 1944, Roskill decided to set the record straight.
- 2004