Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One

This WWI naval history vividly tells the story of the Royal Navy's Northern Blockade and the battles at sea that brought Germany to its knees.

At the outbreak of World War I, Britain established a naval blockade that greatly diminished Germany's access to trade and vital resources. The Northern Blockade brought the German economy to its knees and greatly diminished home front morale. Patrolling the inhospitable waters between Iceland and Scotland, the 10th Cruiser Squadron played a vital ro...