German high seas fleet 1914-18 : the Kaiser's challenge to the Royal Navy /Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Edouard A. Groult.

"Drawing on extensive research, Angus Konstam offers the reader a concisely detailed account of how the entire High Seas Fleet was designed and built, how it operated, and how it fought. The fleet was a modern, balanced force of dreadnought battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers and torpedo boats, using Zeppelins and U-boats for reconnaissance. It's ultimate test came in May 1916 when it clashed with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet at Jutland. From fighting doctrine and crew training to intelligence, logistics and gunnery, and packed with spectacular original artwork, maps, 3D diagrams and archive photos, this book is an essential guide to the Kaiser's audacious bid for naval glory."