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	Andrew Gordon (naval historian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gordon has degrees in BSC Economics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and a PhD in War Studies at King's College London, University of London.
		Gordon is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and worked as consultant during the drafting of British Maritime Doctrine (BR 1806), and Fighting Instructions.
		He was formerly a Lieutenant Commander at HMS President, the London unit of the Royal Naval Reserve, and works as the Conservative Party's researcher on naval matters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Gordon_(naval_historian) (349 words)

	General Naval History - RAN Reading List (Sea Power Centre - Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Naval history is sometimes criticised for concentrating on the technical side of operations at the expense of the human.
		Andrew Gordon explores the development of battle tactics in the Royal Navy through the second half of the l9th century up to Jutland in 1916.
		This is a history of naval warfare produced for use as a textbook at the United States Naval Academy.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/readinglist/general-naval.html (2709 words)

	Amazon.com: The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command: Books: G. A. H. Gordon,Andrew Gordon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gordon focuses on the tension between doctrine's role as a useful tool for helping a widely flung set of commanders act in concert when distance, smoke, and angst prevent their communication and how a careless search for practical doctrine might invite a stifling dogma in its stead.
		As Gordon so fluidly writes of the malaise gripping the "fleet that had dozed unchallenged in the long calm lee of Trafalgar", the trust Nelson placed in subordinates had not long survived his death in that battle and its heir was an officious busyness centered on sparkle and conformity.
		Andrew Gordon stated how commanders like Sir John Jellicoe and Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas were in many aspects not up to leading a wartime battle command because of their reliance on central control and inflexibility to the fluidity of battle.
	www.amazon.com /Rules-Game-Jutland-British-Command/dp/155750718X (3094 words)

	Amazon.de: The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command: English Books: John Woodward,Andrew Gordon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Andrew Gordon's work, 'The Rules of the Game' is must reading for any person who is interested in Naval tactics, leadership and politics.
		Dr. Gordon's book, while centered on the Royal Navy, has points that will be of benefit to members of any Naval service throughtout the world.
		Examples of Dr. Gordon's attention to detail are numerous but a particularly interesting point is the examination of how the Royal Navy came to acquire it's fire control system and the impact such a decision had on events of 31 May 1916.
	www.amazon.de /Rules-Game-Jutland-British-Command/dp/1557509719 (1263 words)

	Battle of Jutland - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The German naval strategy, according to Scheer, was: to damage the English Fleet by offensive raids against the naval forces engaged in watching and blockading the German Bight, as well as by mine-laying on the British coast and submarine attack, whenever possible.
		On this evidence, a major part of the blame may be laid on lax handling of the cordite propellant for the shells of the main guns.
		Supporters of Jellicoe, including the naval historian Julian Corbett, pointed out the folly of risking defeat in battle when you already have the command of the seas.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=4563 (4537 words)

	The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
		When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics but in Victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history.
		In this book Andrew Gordon focuses on what he calls a fault-line between two incompatible styles of tactical leadership within the Royal Navy and different understandings of the rules of the games.
		Gordon focuses on the tension between doctrine's role as a useful tool for helping a widely flung...
	www.armedforces.net /Detailed/22259.html (703 words)

	Triangle.com \| Book Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Massie opens his work with accounts of early skirmishes and clashes between the world's two greatest naval powers in the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and at the Falkland Islands, where the British destroyed a German squadron.
		The principal battle fleet of the Royal Navy was used for a long-distance blockade, a "ring of steel" barring access to and from the German coast.
		This argument, though it has it merits, is overly protective of British naval professionals, who at crucial junctures failed to use their own judgment.
	mobile.triangle.com /books/bookreview/story/974032p-6934332c.html (960 words)

	The Canon, continued by William S. Lind
		This is the story of the battle of Sedan in 1940, where Guderian’s Panzers crossed the Meuse and then turned and headed for the English Channel in a brilliant example of operational art.
		But there is one I am tempted to add, for naval audiences; Andrew Gordon’s The Rules of the Game.
		The canon is based on land warfare, but the same elements we see in the First, Second and Third Generations also exist in naval warfare, although their development follows different patterns.
	www.lewrockwell.com /lind/lind28.html (698 words)

	Who Won the Battle of Britain?
		An article in the September issue of "History Today" argues that it was Britain's naval might - not its airborne prowess - which warded off a Nazi invasion in the early stages of World War II.
		The debate over who might have played the key role in the Battle of Britain has hit a nerve in this island nation as it prepares to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the four-month period of fierce aerial combat between the Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe that ended in late 1940.
		The article also quotes the college's top land warfare historian, Gary Scheffield, as saying that, with the Royal Navy patrolling the Channel, Hitler would never seriously have contemplated a ground invasion.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,111130,00.html (620 words)

	Some books
		A bit too technical for me, but broadly interesting; Gordon's book examines the history of the Royal Navy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and tries to explain the poor performance of the Grand Fleet at Jutland in 1916.
		Nevertheless, the book is interesting and, as a tool for irritating the serious historian of the period, invaluable.
		A historian must not hesitate even if his books lend aid and comfort to the Queen's enemies (though mine did not), or even to the common enemies of mankind.
	www.ex-parrot.com /~chris/books.html (2836 words)

	Sixty years gone, but the 'Battle of Britain' still rages on
		Naval historians have stuck to their guns that it was the Royal Navy that saved Britain from a full scale German invasion during World War II.
		London, Aug 25: Naval historians have stuck to their guns that it was the Royal Navy that saved Britain from a full scale German invasion during World War II.
		The naval historians are sticking to their guns, still saying this and more.
	news.sawf.org /Lifestyle/19172.aspx (669 words)

	LIST OF HISTORIANS BY AREA OF STUDY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is a list of historians categorized by their area of study.
		William Brandon (1914–2002), historian of the American West and Native Americans.
		Li Ao (born 1935) - Historian, author, and politician and broadcaster in the Republic of China on Taiwan
	www.splammer.com /?req=list_of_historians_by_area_of_study (1025 words)

	Japan Sessions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Historians typically cite the work’s sympathy for the imperial cause.
		Historians have described how the Japanese kept up with recent developments in China through the import of new books and sometimes even through the visits of experts.
		Accordingly, he ridiculed the Rankean historians of the official Bureau of Historiography who were, in his view, deconstructing the heroic narrative of Japanese national history by their positivist insistence that history conform to verifiable facts.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/2002abst/Japan/sessions.htm (17438 words)

	Amazon.ca: Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting: Books: John Campbell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Here is the authoritative work on the great sea battle of World War I. The Battle of Jutland has produced more inconclusive controversy from historians and naval officers than any other modern sea fight.
		Jutland has produced more inconclusive controversy from historians and naval officers than any other modern sea fight, and yet no previous account has made more than passing reference to the extensive records of the battle, such as the action and damage reports and the ammunition expenditure returns, or described adequately the various destroyer actions.
		Andrew Gordon singles Campbell out tellingly on a point of whether the 5th Battle Squadron was taking fire during its belated turn to the North.
	www.amazon.ca /Jutland-Analysis-Fighting-John-Campbell/dp/1558217592 (1512 words)

	Levy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The essential naval task was to protect the merchant ships carrying the cargoes on which depended the economy of the Allied Powers and their capacity to make war.
		German naval communications, with the exception of a few tiny windows, were immune to all efforts by the British code breakers to read them until the spring of 1941.
		The legacy of naval arms treaties (notably an inadequate industrial plant for armor plate and gun mountings) and lack of money had so slowed the rearmament program that by 1939 the Royal Navy was short of modern capital ships (battleships and carriers).
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/1999/autumn/art5-a99.htm (7568 words)

	Adm. James Gordon
		In the same year Gordon lost a leg (carried off by a 36
		Altogether his naval service lasted nearly 76 years, and he was the last
		Naval historian Brian Perrett has put forward a theory that C.S. Forester
	www.houseofgordonva.com /JAGordon.html (389 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Battle of Britain was won at sea. Discuss
		Gordon may not have come across the Fuhrer Directive No.17 dated ase 1/8/1940 in which he said "I order" (sic) (and which I paraphrase)(1)the English Air Force must be destroyed before the invasion can take place and (2) after achieving that aim they can concentrate on harbours and food supply etc.
		Historians may have their say and my father who was R.N.A.S. may well agree with them but I believe the teamwork of the people carried it through no matter what service they were in.
		The naval historians' feeble attempt at blurring the matter by comparing the numbers of fighters on each side of the Channel denies the very essence of the situation.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/24/nbattle24.xml (14567 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Society : History : Historians
		Leading historian and biographer of US presidents, US Civil War leaders, America's founding, Alfred the Great, and the state of Virginia.
		Lucy Dawidowicz, American historian of Jewish history and the Holocaust.
		Detlev Peukert, historian of Alltagsgeschichte (history of everyday life) in the Weimar and Nazi eras.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Society-History/Historians.shtml (1910 words)

	Scotsman.com News - UK - Historians try to shoot down role of 'few' in halting Hitler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Its author, Brian James, quotes military historians from the Joint Services Command Staff College as saying the traditional interpretation of events was "hogwash".
		However, the historians have been accused of "trivialising" the role of the RAF pilots, 498 of whom died in the battle, which raged for almost four months.
		Dr Andrew Gordon, the head of maritime history at the staff college, told the magazine: "I cheered like crazy at the film of the Battle of Britain, like everyone else.
	news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=1251642006 (1922 words)

	Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine: 2003 Contents
		If naval leaders make decisions based solely on the wishes and convenience of those up and down the chain of command—without regard to their effect on mission accomplishment—they are missing the point.
		The Naval Academy develops midshipmen for the future of the Navy and Marine Corps, but it also is important to the development of the junior officers who teach these young men and women to become leaders.
		Naval reservists and their administrators must be integrated into the total force.
	www.navalinstitute.org /proceedings/pro2003toc.htm (5937 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Index for G
		Giberti, Gian Matteo - Cardinal, and Bishop of Verona, the natural son of Francesco Giberti, a Genoese naval captain, b.
		Gordon Riots - This agitation, so called from the head and spirit of the movement, Lord George Gordon, convulsed the metropolis of England from 2 June till 9 June, 1780
		Graffiti - The term in common usage among archaeologists to designate a class of rude inscriptions scratched on the walls of ancient monuments, generally sepulchral, as distinguised from the formal inscriptions engraved on the tombs of the deceased
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/g.htm (8663 words)

	Battle of Jutland information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Since the British Admiralty, unknown to the Germans, had gained possession of the main German code books, German naval radio communications picked up could be deciphered, and the Admiralty was therefore usually quite well aware of German plans.
		The Germans were helped in their escape by the failure of British naval intelligence in London to relay a critical radio intercept giving the true position of the High Seas Fleet.
		Jellicoe himself, in a letter to the Admiralty before the battle, had stated that in the event of a fleet engagement in which the enemy turned away he would assume that the intention was to draw him over mines or submarines and would decline to be so drawn.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Battle_of_Jutland (5293 words)

	LIST of 2005 Obituaries
		Gordon was born on May 5, 1907 in Philadelphia and was a daughter of the late Elisha Evans and Josephine Stroup Evans.
		Gordon graduated from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and from the Philadelphia General Hospital as a registered nurse.
		Gordon is survived by her husband, the Rev. Andrew Culver Gordon; a son, the Rev. Robert Gordon of Lexington, Va; a daughter, Margaret Mongin of Roxbury, Conn.; nine grandchildren, Stephen, Craig, Philip, Joel, Joshua, Sarah, Margaret, Andrew and Thomas; and seven great grandchildren.
	www.ogmhognj.com /Obits2005.htm (12723 words)

	WSO Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		and air power, as well, which is the first time naval warfare will see a revolution since someone decided to put a whole lot of cannon into a broadside.
		So I'd say my first question wasn't an "oversimplification of what's going on." "What's going on" is that military historians inventing more and more military revolutions, to the point that "military revolution" as a concept is no longer useful or necessary.
		As a military historian, of course, you have every right to jot down the implications of modern war for your use, but why post them up for public viewing unless they bear weight for the rest of us.
	wso.williams.edu:8000 /blog/view?id=1282 (5932 words)

	Allen and Unwin - Military Books HQ - Extracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He is now the Director of Naval Historical Studies in the Maritime Studies Programme.
		Australia has a rich maritime and naval tradition, unfortunately this tradition has seldom been examined in great detail.
		In consequence a great many myths have developed and it is only in recent years that scholars have made concerted efforts to place such matters as the formation and roles of the Royal Australian Navy in an appropriate national and historical context.
	www.allenandunwin.com /military/apStevens.asp (498 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Navy 'stopped invasion by Nazis'
		However, other historians argued this trivialised the role of RAF fighters in repelling the Germans.
		Mr James interviewed military historians from the Joint Services Command Staff College, who said the standard version of events was "hogwash".
		The college's Dr Andrew Gordon said: "Like everyone I cheered like crazy at the film of the Battle of Britain, but it really is time to put away this enduring myth.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/5281238.stm (403 words)

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		Dr Andrew Gordon, the head of maritime history at the staff college, said it was "hogwash" to suggest that Germany failed to invade in 1940 "because of what was done by the phenomenally brave and skilled young men of Fighter Command".
		It also said that after the defeat in France in early 1940 it was vital for Britain to have a victory to reassure the public it was winning the war and the RAF fighter pilots were an obvious choice.
		As Japan had the best in naval aircrafts and trained aviators at the onset of war in the Pacific, the Germans were considered to have had the best airforce in europe at that time.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/567-5586.asp (5228 words)

	The Canon, cont'd
		Lind is author of the Maneuver Warfare Handbook (Westview Press, 1985); co-author, with Gary Hart, of America Can Win: The Case for Military Reform (Adler & Adler, 1986); and co-author, with William H. Marshner, of Cultural Conservatism: Toward a New National Agenda (Free Congress Foundation, 1987).
		Lind co-authored the prescient article, "The Changing Face of War: Into the Fourth Generation," which was published in The Marine Corps Gazette in October, 1989 and which first propounded the concept of "Fourth Generation War." Mr.
		At the heart of the matter lies signaling, and the illusion that advances in signaling permit effective centralization - a point of some relevance today as our military services drown in a tsunami of computers and video screens.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,Lind_062504,00.html (1034 words)

	Tanknet > Chamberlain or Churchill
		OK, he's one of the great men of the 20th Century, along with Hitler, Ghandi, Roosevelt, etc. But the Brit historians have been having their due with him for a long time, and for many the record of Churchill is less esteemed than we appreciate in the US.
		This was extended in 1930 [economic crisis, you know], the London Conferences extended the naval holiday to 1935 and hopes continued for further restraints, at the Geneva continuations.
		But I digress, you chose 1938 for your instance, and I was offering a healthy historical skepticism, based on years of study of the period, that it was unfair to claim Churchill was somehow the man of the hour in 1938, when circumstances dictated the govt actions.
	www.tank-net.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t2010.html (11811 words)

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