Reginald Bacon (1863–1947)
Auteur van The Jutland scandal
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Fotografie: British admiral Sir Reginald Bacon (1863-1947) Picture taken in 1915.
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Warfare today; how modern battles are planned and fought on land, at sea, and in the air (1944) 10 exemplaren
The concise story of the Dover patrol 5 exemplaren
The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 (Volume I) 5 exemplaren
From 1900 Onward 3 exemplaren
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A Naval Scrap-Book First part, 1877-1900 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Bacon, Reginald Hugh Spencer
- Geboortedatum
- 1863
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1947
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Beroepen
- Admiral, United Kingdom Navy
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There are, of course, some ironies in reading these period accounts. Both authors go after what they see as wrong-headed accounts of the battle with great glee, including that of one Arthur Pollen. The irony here being that Pollen was an innovator in naval gunnery technology and the general modern sense is that the Royal Navy made an error by not biting the bullet and buying Pollen's system; perhaps more damage would have been done to the German fleet when it mattered if such had been the case. Also, there is the additional irony of hindsight in that much is made of the performance of John Tovey of the destroyer HMS "Onslow" at Jutland and who just so happened to go on to have an estimable career in World War II at flag rank.… (meer)