Minor niggles in what is otherwise an excellent account of what made the High Seas Fleet ‘tick’.

Warship 2017 - reviewed by Aidan Dodson

This is a most welome book. The highlight of this book is Wolz's dramatic recounting of Rear Admiral Ludwig Reuter's scuttling on the interned High Sea Fleet as Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919. It is written in a lively, personal style and spares no reputations.

International Journal of Maritime History Volume 28(2) - Holger H. Herwig

This well written, authoritative work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffectual during the war. With the exception of one battle, Jutland, the High Seas Fleet saw little or no action at sea and by the end of the war the crews were in a state of mutiny. A fascinating book and well worth reading.

Highly recommended.

10/10

The Great War Magazine

This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict.

Warship World

The reasons for the German Navy's demise is well known. However, this is an important new view of the war at sea from a social history and political viewpoint. The author's German nationality adds a high level of credence to this very thoughtful work... From Imperial Splendour to Internment is a fine book worthy of consideration by all students of naval history.

Australian Naval Institute

A well-written and informative examination of the Imperial German Navy, from its birthrights after the War of 1879 until its demise, culminating with the entire High Seas fleet of seventy-four ships lying at the bottom of Scapa Flow during the internment following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. This book allows us a fascinating insight into the hearts and minds of German and British sailors who lived through the experience of being at sea during the First World War. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Imperial German High Seas fleet or the naval history of WWI.

MSC Reviews