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Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., London, Published date: 1932. Hardcover; viii, 287 pp; 22 cm. "6th thousand" printed on title page. With colored frontispiece, 32 illustrations, and maps.
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In acceptable condition / no dust jacket. Original blue cloth boards with blind rules; spine cloth significantly toned and rubbed with light fraying at ends; boards show moderate edge wear, surface rubbing, and small areas of discoloration; binding slightly cocked but still sound. Interior pages lightly age toned, with heavier toning to endpapers, but generally clean and unmarked, with occasional small nicks or short tears along the fore-edge of some pages; illustrations and maps intact. Index present. First-hand historical account of the Allied naval blockade of Germany during World War I, written by E. Keble Chatterton (1878-1944), a prolific British naval historian. Drawing on log books, private correspondence, and interviews with officers of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron, the work documents the development, execution, and consequences of the maritime blockade that exerted decisive economic and military pressure on Germany. From publisher: "The Big Blockade" is the story of how a fleet, consisting chiefly of unarmoured liners, gradually broke the will of Germany through sustained blockade operations. Known as the 10th Cruiser Squadron, this naval force, operating month after month in extreme weather conditions including gales, Arctic ice, long dark nights, and heavy seas, cut off the Central European Powers from receiving essential supplies. Contents include: Principles and precedents; The blockade begins; The first trials; The new squadron; On patrol; Disasters begin; The counter-blockade; Cruisers and contraband; Blockaders and submarines; Running the blockade; Economic pressure; The stranglehold; Cause and effect; Armed guards; A hard life; Tricks of the trade; Sea and salvage; The art of boarding; Fine seamanship; Raiders and blockaders; The final struggle; The triumph; Index.