The Beatty Papers, Volume II, 1916-1927

The first volume of Lord Beatty's papers published by the Society in 1989 concentrated on his sea career, particularly during the Great War of 1914-1918, and consists, with relatively few exceptions, of selections from his own papers preserved in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.This second volume examines Lord Beatty's time as First Sea Lord, 1919-1927, and includes the long-running controversy over the Battle of Jutland, battles over resources and the fateful issue of the Singapore ba