The Battle of Jutland

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Lord Jellicoe has written a book dealing mainly with the Battle of Jutland. The Views there put forward may influence naval thought in years to come, and establish good or bad traditions. If vitally false principles of war are held by the Navy, nothing can prevent its defeat by a materially inferior foe animated by a true doctrine of war. Our object now must be to place the traditions and methods of the Navy on right lines. This course becomes the more necessary as we economise. It has been one of the chief sources of trouble in dealing with the Admiralty that they have been unable to indicate when their expenditure was vital and when it was merely useful. It is the doctrine of war which, when shaped on sound lines and put into practice by an efficient War Staff, enables us to bring about the only real combination of economy with efficiency.

Lord Jellicoe has written a book dealing mainly with the Battle of Jutland. The Views there put forward may influence naval thought in years to come, and establish good or bad traditions. If vitally false principles of war are held by the Navy, nothing can prevent its defeat by a materially inferior foe animated by a true doctrine of war. Our object now must be to place the traditions and methods of the Navy on right lines. This course becomes the more necessary as we economise. It has been one of the chief sources of trouble in dealing with the Admiralty that they have been unable to indicate when their expenditure was vital and when it was merely useful. It is the doctrine of war which, when shaped on sound lines and put into practice by an efficient War Staff, enables us to bring about the only real combination of economy with efficiency.