Ruddock F Mackay

Definitely an extrovert, but a clear thinker in naval matters, John fisher achieved the height of his profession. His mind out-raced the available technology of his time, and he left the royal Navy encumbered with the examples of the Battle cruiser aberration, but he did refurbish the theory and practice of an essential British institution.
Was his second period as first Sea Lord damaging to the British WWI naval effort?
Yes.
Is his involvement in the Gallipoli campaign a disaster?
No.
Is this a book worth reading about a crucial figure in WWI?
Definitely.… (més)