Hounds to the Hunters: The raid on Scarborough & the Naval War, 1914

Published on 22 December 2016
Submitted by Dr Scott Lindgren

In this talk Dr Scott Lindgren examines the naval position before the First World War and looks at the action of the German Navy in December 1914. What was the German strategy in carrying out this raid and did things go as envisaged?

Hounds to the Hunters: The raid on Scarborough & the Naval War, 1914
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