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Naval lessons of the great war, a review of the Senate naval investigation of the criticisms by Admiral Sims of the policies and methods of Josephus Daniels;
- Title
- Naval lessons of the great war, a review of the Senate naval investigation of the criticisms by Admiral Sims of the policies and methods of Josephus Daniels; with an introductory note by Rear Admiral B.A. Fiske ... by Tracy Barrett Kittredge.
- Author
- Kittredge, Tracy Barrett.
- Publication
- Garden City, N.Y., and Toronto, Doubleday, Page & Co. [1921]
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- Description
- xi, [2], 472 pages frontispiece (portrait); 22 cm
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The state of the Navy -- Naval organization and preparedness, 1798-1917 -- The Navy and Mr. Daniels, 1913-191 -- The Daniels Medal awards -- Admiral Sims' letter on "Certain naval lessons of the Great War" -- The scope of the naval investigation -- The results of unpreparedness and inefficiency (Admiral Sims' testimony, March, 1920) -- The delays and blunders of 1917 -- Camouflage and counter-barrage tactics (the cross-examination of Admiral Sims) -- Pacificism and procrastination : evidence from within the Navy Department (the testimony of Captains Laning, Palmer, and Taussig) -- Unpreparedness for war : evidence from the fleet (the testimony of Rear-Admirals Plunkett, Grant, and Mayo) -- The fight for preparedness, 1913-1915 (the testimony of Rear Admiral Fiske) -- The causes of departmental inefficiency (Admiral Fullam's testimony) -- Mr. Daniels' admirals and their smoke screen (the testimony of Admirals Rodman, Wilson, Niblack, Strauss and F.F. Fletcher) -- Corroboration of Admiral Sims by the Navy Department's witnesses -- Victory in spite of Daniels (the testimony of Admiral Badger and Captain Pratt) -- Responsibility and activities of the Office of Naval Operations (the testimony of Admirals McKean and Benson) -- Mr. Daniels' smoke screen tactics -- Mr. Daniels' misrepresentations -- The case for the defence [i.e. defense] : an analysis of Mr. Daniels' own summary of his evidence -- A Daniels come to judgment (the cross-examination of the Secretary) -- The failure of the Daniels administration (Admiral Sims' summary of the evidence) -- Conclusion: Naval lessons of the Great War.
- LCCN
- 21006806
- OCLC
- ocm01900437
- 1900437
- SCSB-159761
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library