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Fisher of Kilverstone (Leading the Modern Royal Navy) Kindle Edition
Perfect for readers of Robert K. Massie, Richard Freeman, and Iain Ballantyne.
During the course of over a sixty year career John Arbuthnot Fisher, commonly known as Jacky Fisher, tirelessly developed innovative tactics, powerful ships and pioneered new nautical technologies to ensure that Britain did not fall behind in the naval arms race that took place prior to World War One.
Fisher entered the navy in 1854, serving initially on Nelson’s old wooden flagship, HMS Victory. As his career progressed and he rose through the ranks, fighting in conflicts across the globe, he began to understand the need for maritime development, particularly in the range, accuracy, and rate-of-fire of naval gunnery. He famously supported the construction of HMS Dreadnought, the first all-big-gun battleship, as well as the advancement of submarine warfare to ensure that Britain could compete with her rivals.
Ruddock Mackay’s remarkable biography draws from a wide range of original research to uncover the full length of Fisher’s naval career from his early days in the age of sail through to his final years as First Sea Lord co-operating and clashing with Winston Churchill during the First World War.
‘substantial and well-written … Mackay has made an important contribution to the history of the “Fisher era,” and one that no historian interested in the period should neglect.” The American Historical Review
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 12, 2021
- File size2.0 MB

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- ASIN : B097756K3V
- Publisher : Sapere Books
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : September 12, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 2.0 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 696 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1800552661
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Part of series : Leading the Modern Royal Navy
- Best Sellers Rank: #831,160 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #70 in Biographies of World War I
- #126 in Biographies of the Military Navy
- #444 in World War I History (Kindle Store)
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023Overall a lengthy read and could have covered the subject more concisely
Could not recommend unfortunately.
Somewhat boring and drawn out.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022Quite an irritating book about a very interesting man. The author coaches everything in terms of Fishers mistakes, poor character , politicking etc. You can't help wondering how he ever became an admiral if he was that bad . Balance is everything when dealing with a controversial character like Fisher, something rather lacking in this account.