Alfred von Tirpitz - Erinnerungen. Tirpitz und die deutsche Flottenpolitik.

Newly edited and published with an introduction, this original edition from 1919 was released in 1920 by Köhler-Verlag (corrected 2nd edition by Tirpitz). It includes: War letters from Tirpitz to his wife from the years 1914 and 1915. 'Remarks on Our Shipbuilding Policy' including the letter from Korvettenkapitän Bartenbach to Admiral z. D. Karl Dick. With numerous explanations, annotations, and references; a short biography of Alfred von Tirpitz, and an overview of German naval history from the 17th century to 1914. In the appendix: Command structure of the Imperial Navy; command structure of other navies during World War I; full texts of fleet laws and fleet amendments from 1898, 1900, 1906, 1908, and 1912; an overview of the fleet strength of the warring nations in the summer of 1914; an overview of the battleships and battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy from 1890 to 1918; the various types of warships and their designations in Germany and England; maps of the overseas stations of the Imperial Navy and the theaters of war in the North and Baltic Seas; the full text of the London Declaration on the Laws of Naval Warfare from 1909. Thomas F. Rohwer: Tirpitz and German Fleet Policy. A Fateful Misunderstanding - A critical analysis of the fundamental mistakes and misunderstandings of Tirpitz's naval policy. Wishful thinking instead of naval strategy - Tirpitz's actions regarding fleet deployment and the submarine war against Great Britain.