The Great War at Sea; A History of Naval Action, 1914-18
New York: Galahad Books (published by arrangement with Thomas Y. Crowell Company), 1975. Presumed First edition this publisher, First Printing thus. Hardcover. x, [6], 336 pages. Illustrations. Maps, Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ is worn, torn, soiled and chipped. Adolph August Hoehling (1914-2004) was a writer and military historian. A. A. Hoehling graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. He was a reporter for the Washington Star in the late 1930s. He worked as an editor, journalist, and author. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard minesweepers and blimps and was an armed guard for merchant vessels. It was his experience there as a lieutenant commander of the Armed Guard on merchant vessels that provided inspiration for his memoir, "The Fighting Liberty Ships." After the war was a journalist for the Portland telegram. Was a freelance writer of articles and stories with maritime and naval history themes. He published at least thirty titles of historical nonfiction, focusing on the Civil War, the Great War, and World War II. Some of these books include "The Great War at Sea", "Who Destroyed the Hindenburg?," "Last Train from Atlanta," and "Vicksburg: 47 Days of Siege." The Great War at Sea: A History of Naval Action 1914-18 is a great read. More than 3,000 warships---10,000,000 tons of iron and steel--of the principal powers (Great Britain, Germany, the United States, France, Japan, Italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungry) clashed with primitive fury through four flaming years. Condition: Good / Fair.
Keywords: WWi, Naval, Mine Warfare, Submarines, Falklands, Konigsberg, North Sea, Jutland, Scapa Flow, Mine Barrage, David Beatty, Royal Navy, Convoys, Franz von Hipper, Jellicoe, Reinhard Scheer, William Sims, U-boats
ISBN: 0883652072
[Book #82310]
Price: $45.00