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.....