The Beatty Papers. Selections from the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty. Volume I 1902-1918; Volume II 1916-1927.
Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1989. First Printing of the First UK Edition. David Beatty joined the Victorian Navy in 1884. In 1910 he was promoted to Rear Admiral, and from 1912 served as Naval Secretary to Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty. This role in turn led to his command of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, with which he entered the war. The documents included have come mainly from Lord Beatty’s personal collection (at the National Maritime Museum), but also from the Imperial War Museum and the archives of Churchill College, Cambridge.'
The second volume examines his time as First Sea Lord, including the long-running controversy over the Battle of Jutland, battles over resources and the fateful issue of the Singapore base. Item #28146
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