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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History.
Wartime commander, tactical innovator, military educator, iconoclastic troublemaker, Pulitzer Prize winner--those categories have only come together in a single military leader in American history. They all accurately describe Admiral William S. Sims (1858-1936), Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters during World War I. Sims spent nearly an entire career rocking the boat and challenging the conventional wisdom, and yet he ended up in London in one of the most important naval missions in history as the U.S. Navy's commander responsible for coordinating the war with First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John Jellico and the allies.
Part operational history, part personal memoir, when The Victory at Sea was published in 1921 it offered the first account of the naval operations against the German U-boat threat and revealed insights about the dangers the submarines posed to Britain and the war effort. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history, the book remains a standard text about the war, but also provides important insights for 21st century readers, including understanding the challenge of antisubmarine warfare, the complexity of planning military operations with allies and partners, and issues of military command and control.
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David F. Trask is former chief historian of the U.S. Army Center of Military History and former professor of history at State University of New York. He is the author of several books including Captains and Cabinets and The War with Spain in 1898.
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"...Readers with a general desire to look into the American Navy's role in the European theater of World War I will no doubt be satisfied, even if they're left longing for a little more." - The Journal of America's Military Past
"The Victory at Sea>/i> is both an informative and very readable book and the Naval Institute has performed an important service by keeping it in print." --Naval Historical Foundation
"This paperback edition, is a reissue of the 1984 revised edition, with an introduction and additional materials added by Daniel E. Trask, and is important reading for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Navy or the naval side of the Great War." The NYMAS Review
"The Victory at Sea>/i> is both an informative and very readable book and the Naval Institute has performed an important service by keeping it in print." --Naval Historical Foundation
"This paperback edition, is a reissue of the 1984 revised edition, with an introduction and additional materials added by Daniel E. Trask, and is important reading for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Navy or the naval side of the Great War." The NYMAS Review
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- PublisherNaval Institute Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1682471993
- ISBN 13 9781682471999
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1921 Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims won the Pulitzer prize in history for Victory at Sea. The commander of U.S. naval forces operating in European waters during the WWI, Sims offers an authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's role in the war. Rear Admiral Sims explains the significance of submarine warfare, and its role in the defeat of Germany. The U.S. Navy's campaign was shrouded in secrecy at the time. Admiral Sims, head of the Naval War College when WWI broke out, was a brilliant gunnery reformer and noted Anglophile whose service in London ideally suited him to compose this history of the naval campaigns of the Great War. He was placed in charge of American naval forces in Europe for the duration of the war. Sims was born of American parents in Port Hope, Canada, 15 October 1858. Educated at Annapolis from 1876 to 1880, he first won fame as a lieutenant on duty in China in 1902. After being rebuffed by his superiors when he made suggestions for improvement in gunnery practice, he is reported to have gone over their heads and claimed directly to President Theodore Roosevelt that American gunnery was hopelessly inaccurate.Roosevelt called him back to become inspector of naval target practice. In 1921 Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims won the Pulitzer prize in history for Victory at Sea. The commander of US naval forces operating in European waters during the WWI, Sims offers an authoritative account of the US Navy's role in the war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781682471999
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