The curious affair of the Goeban and the Breslau in the opening weeks of the First World War is a compelling "murder mystery" that could have well had many different endings.
Thanks to the Internet Archive a rare book by one of the admirals involved is available through this link:
http://openlibrary.org/books/
It is not a 'heavy' read but best read after a more modern history book (For example Van Der Vat's book on the Goeban, or Castles of Steel), it puts quite a 'sad case' (IMHO) of 'why it was not my fault' and was written in response to the 1920 Admiralty 'Official History' by Sir Julian Corbett
It all but begs for a mini-campaign (which I believe is available in an old issue of Strategy and Tactics)
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5864/the-flight-of-the-goeben
ReplyDeleteI can remember this game, but sadly not playing it. There was also a scenario for the SPI game Dreadnought that was published in MOVES magazine way back then I believe.
Thanks Son of York
ReplyDeleteThat's teh one I was thinking of
SPI not a S&T then
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