Naval Memoirs 1916-1918

Scapa Flow to the Dover Straits

By Keyes, Sir Roger
1935, Thornton Butterworth, London
Hardcover, 416 pages, 16 maps and drawings, 13 photos

Descripton: This is a portion of the naval memoirs of this admiral, almost a song of praise for himself. However it also gives a very good overview of the anti-submarine activities in the Channel for which he was responsible as he held command of the Dover Patrol. Of course the Zeebrugge and Oostende raids by his men in 1918 on St.-George's Day were enormous successes and both harbours were completely blocked if you want to believe the man. The reality was somewhat different.