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This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy’s battlecruisers that served in the First World War. Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally “armored cruiser,” the eight ships of the class were to be involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the great pitched battle of Jutland where they inflicted devastating damage on the Royal Navy’s battlecruiser fleet. This book details their design and construction, and traces the full service history of each ship, recounting their actions, drawing largely from first-hand German sources and official documents, many previously unpublished in English.
- Sales Rank: #362688 in Books
- Published on: 2014-12-15
- Released on: 2014-11-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.40" h x 1.20" w x 9.70" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
About the Author
Gary Staff has studied the Imperial German Navy for much of his life and has frequently traveled to Germany and elsewhere to consult relevant archives. His most recent book is Battle on the Seven Seas: German Cruiser Battles,
1914–1918.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Best Book published on German Battlecruisers
By Walter O. Koenig
The books published by the Naval Institute Press have been quite uneven in quality of printing, text, research, illustrations, and technical information. I am happy to report this book is excellent in every way. A lavish Chapter is devoted to each of the seven German Battlecruisers completed between 1909 and 1917 in chronological order, beginning with SMS von der Tann and ending with SMS Hindenburg. There are also two chapters one each on ships that were never completed and one for designs that were never begun. Each Chapter begins with the design of the ship, followed by the construction, armament and information on subjects such anchors, search lights, Ship's Boats, etc. These are accompanied by drawings. Of particular interest to me are the overhead, profile and sectional drawings and Deck Plans which are included for almost all the ships. There follow short sections on the namesake of each ship, its commanders, trials and a detailed operational history. Maps are included showing movements in peace where applicable and in war time. Also a list of the officers aboard is included for the Ships which were at Jutland (all except Goeben and Hindenburg). Of great interest are the descriptions of damage sustained by six of the seven ships in the course of the War. The text seems be well researched and is concise and well written.
The real treat in this book are the many well chosen and printed photographs, most of which I have never seen before. Many of these are of excellent quality and there some two page spreads showing the ships. The detail images are fascinating, particularly those showing where artillery or torpedo strikes occurred and the damage they caused, and also the damage that was prevented due to the armor of the ships.There are also two sections of color computer generated images which show details of each ship as well as full starboard, fore and aft view as well as from above. As for quality of binding and paper, they are very good, and I really like the 11.5" x 10" format. Some of the books published by the Naval Insyitute Press have been too small, so the plans, diagrams, etc. are hard to read. This is not a problem here.
I would have liked to have seen more interior views and perhaps one full crew staffing list showing the different divisions of the ship. The price is a bit on the steep side, but worth every penny. The problem I have with this book are the numerous instances of incorrect usage and misspellings. The author often refers to the Battlecruisers in plural as Panzerkreuzers, instead of Panzerkreuzer. The rank Rear Admiral, Konteradmiral is consistently misspelled as Kontreadmiral throughout the book. Grosser Kreuzer is misspelled as Grossen Kreuzer as plural or Grosse Kreuzer as singular which is the plural form, Wacht Ingenieur as Watch Ingenieur, Erster Offizier as Ersten Offizier, etc. The usage of German should have been checked before printing.
As a collector of Books on Navy Ships I can say without reservation this is the best book on German Naval Ships I have ever seen. I can only hope Mr. Staff will publish a companion book on German Battleship of Wold War I. I can not recommend this book highly enough. I would also recommend buying it sooner rather than later as Naval Institute Press have a tendency to go out of print.
Review by Walter O. Koenig
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
LONG OVERDUE!
By Lawrence N. Mirsky
For at least 30 years I have been waiting for this book on the ships that bore the brunt of the surface battles for the Imperial Navy! This book surpasses anything written in German on the topic, and those written by authors like Norman Friedman on American/British warship types (with the possible exception of R. A. Burt's books on British battleships which are at least equalled by this work). This is a great deal for the money, and if Mr. Staff writes another volume on any other class of Imperial German warships, I will purchase it as soon as it is offered for sale, and I do hope that Mr. Staff does write more books. The book is full of original drawings, most of which I had previously been falsely told were destroyed in bombing raids in WWII. My only, minor, criticisms are that Mr. Staff did not focus in more detail on the last of the predecessors to these ships, SMS Blucher, in the introduction. Perhaps, if we are lucky Mr. Staff will focuss on SMS Blucher, and other German armoured cruisers in a subsequent volume? There is a great need for books that illustrate in detail the classes of ships that made up one of the most remarkable fleets in history. Norman Friedman has done that for U.S. warships, but his books-such as the one he published on WWI naval weapons- reflect a lack of enthusiasm or even disinterest in German navy topics which he spends noticeably less time talking about than other foreign navies. Ironic Given the Imperial Navy's great influence on history and warship/weapons development. As such, Mr. Staff has made a great start to filling a HUGE void. Another criticism of Mr. Staff's book, which may be the publisher's fault, is the weaponry drawings are too small. I found myself breaking out a magnifying glass to study the drawings of various guns. The technical descriptions aside, Staff provides translated after action reports that really give the reader a sense for what it was like aboard the ships and the degree to which they were damaged. He also gives the German's own critical appraisals concerning their ships and what they considered to be their shortfalls (anything from shell handling room was too cramped to the Admiral's bathroom being too small!). The photos are very good, and Mr. Staff has managed to make use of 3D renderings prepared by another party to place the ships together for comparison (for instance the 3 ships of the Derfflinger class side by side from the starboard quarter). Scratch built model makers will love this book, particularly the drawings which show decks, profiles, and sections (much of what they need). I myself build sailing vessels, but I am now tempted to build one of the vessels in this book. Although some drawings run across pages due to necessity, this book largely avoids doing that for photos. I have always been frustrated by publishers who ruin a great photo by devoting two pages to it, in which a portion of the photo disappears into the binding! What are you publishers thinking??? In short, this book is excellent. I heartily encourage Mr. Staff to turn his proven abilities onto another type of Imperial surface warship such as battleships, armoured cruisers, light cruisers, or Torpedoboats. And if Mr. Staff does not, I hope someone else will, and use Mr. Staff's book as a guide! Great work Mr. Staff!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
A Keeper
By jack greene
Gary Staff has produced a lovely looking book, blessed with NUMEROUS maps. While MY copy is under the NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS imprint, it is really from the British publisher SEAFORTH and they have done another First Cabin job (NIPress imports them). This oversized book is wonderfully printed and is filled with well-produced photographs that are new to me. Many of the helpful photographs are of damage the German battlecruisers suffered. Gary Staff is primarily a man who works extensively in German, so much is essentially translation work. But it is a detailed study of the German battlecruisers. It includes a several computerized color displays of the warships.
His German sources are almost exclusively from the archives, contemporaries or later accounts written by those who did the actual fighting. After a DETAILED technical discussion (including design history and how the final decision was reached), including type and ranges of the torpedoes carried (von der Tann’s at Jutland were quite short-ranged), he gives an operational history, and with Jutland adds a translation of the Captain’s reports.
The discussion on the Goeben is of particular interest as she engaged the Russians in several actions, suffering both mine and shell hits, which are well analyzed. He also notes shell damage that caused a flash/blast to one of Goeben’s 5.9-in positions followed by a report which, COMBINED with the critical damage report to the Seydlitz at Dogger Bank, had a profound influence on German post-Dogger Bank shell handling protocol. The loss of the Lutzow is also well covered.
The British 15-in gun was much superior in SHELL SPREAD and hence accuracy to their 13.5-in and in turn the earlier 12-in. He notes this in discussing Jutland.
He has a deep understanding of the subject but does not go quite the full distance. For example, he discusses ship pumps but it is not clear that he understands the German pumps removed water from THEIR ships at an almost magnitude greater level than in a comparable British warship. He tends to take an Imperial German Eagle view of the unrest on the warships at the end of the war. The mutiny is covered in a less than superficial manner. He fails to note that the range-finding equipment was removed with the co-operation of the ship’s Soviets and Siemens before departure to Scapa for internment. He could have easily EXTENDED his reading list to include Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr., Siemens and Marder to get a fuller perspective. Marder in his final volume has an appreciation of the German Navy that is pretty Spot On IMO.
There are a very few errors of detail. For example, the Brazilian Marshal Floriano (ACD) becomes an armored cruiser as does the Kaiserin Augusta (PC).
If you like Parkes or R.A. Burt’s classics on British warships, you will like this. Much MORE detail on far fewer ships but similar in approach. This is a KEEPER.
As a disclaimer, I am designing a naval wargame - JUTLAND: Fleet Admiral II.
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