To Crown the Waves

“As a teaching tool … O’Hara, Dickson, and Worth have created a volume ideal for inspiring the delivery of many different, but related, examples of methodology. They make it easy for educators to illustrate skill sets and to create exercises that will help instill them in students.” —H-Net

“This book is a unique and vital contribution to our understanding of the war at sea in 1914–18.” —Norman Friedman, author of Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology

“A collection packed with fresh insights, and a significant contribution to our understanding of a much-studied conflict.” —Andrew Lambert, Kings College, London

“[In To Crown the Waves] anyone who considers the naval war only in terms of a few well-known battles such as Coronel, the Falkland Islands or the Skagerrak will learn, at the very least, that the war at sea had a much larger dimensions. . . . Hardly any aspect is left out in this work. A person interested in the systems of signaling, or who wants to know more about the mine war or the beginnings of naval aviation will find information here. . . . . In addition there is an abundance of tables with information on ships, ship types, guns, torpedoes and mines, warships, losses and the number of existing shipyards. Short summaries and assessments round off the respective sections.” —Militärgeschichtlichen Zeitschrift

“To Crown the Waves is a useful book for the novice or the seasoned student of the war at sea from 1914 through 1918.” —Strategy Page

"In To Crown the Waves, Vince O’Hara has led a team of experts in their particular fields in writing a uniform and comprehensive study of each of the major and minor navies of World War I. Each navy is described, from their history to their warships and their design; ports and resources that they had available; their training, strategic and tactical doctrine, and conduct of the war on, over, and under the waves, all supported with numerous tables. As such, this is an excellent introduction to the navies of all of the major and minor powers of World War I and will surprise the ‘expert’ with nuggets of new information on the navies of this era.” —Jack Greene, coauthor of Hitler Strikes North: The Nazi Invasion of Norway & Denmark, April 9, 1940

“To grasp what happened at sea during World War I, you need to go beyond the battles and the ships to see how the various navies of World War I expected to fight (and how that differed from what they experienced) and how they were organized to do so. This book is a unique and vital contribution to our understanding of the war at sea in 1914–18.” —Norman Friedman, author of British Cruisers of the Victorian Era and Naval Weapons of World War One

“To Crown the Waves is a welcome addition to the naval literature of World War I. It provides a concise survey and evaluation of the major navies that goes well beyond mere lists of warships. The chapters are written by experts in their fields, and most readers are likely to learn much that they had not known before.” — Paul G. Halpern, Professor Emeritus, Florida State University and author of A Naval History of World War I