LIST OF TABLES

[Table I.]The British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland6
[Table II.]The German High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland7

LIST OF CHARTS

[Chart showing the Battle of Jutland], in relation to the surroundings on the North Sea9
[Chart No. 1.]Typical British Chart, of the later manœuvres of the action which are in dispute31
[Chart No. 2.]The Battle of Jutlandfacing 54
Chart No. 2 is so placed that it can be opened
outside the pages for use as the text is being read.

THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
MAY 31, 1916

Authorities quoted in the text are indicated as follows:
Admiral Jellicoe (J), Vice Admiral Beatty (B), Admiral Scheer (S).

The Battle of Jutland has been made a matter of bitter controversy, and accounts of the action have been so molded to fit partisan theories that the actual events have become obscured. Yet these events can now be determined through means that were never before available in the case of a great naval battle. Both commanders have published their detailed accounts, and there is no longer any reason for uncertainty as to the essentials of the action. Many of the tales from Germany were obviously untrue, but Admiral Scheer, the German Commander-in-Chief, has given a straightforward story of the battle which supplements the version of Admiral Jellicoe, the British Commander-in-Chief.