The raid on Scarborough & the Naval War, 1914

In this talk Dr Scott Lindgren examines the naval position before the First World War and looks at the action of the German Navy in December 1914. What was the German strategy in carrying out this raid and did things go as envisaged?

The full title of the talk is "Hounds to the Hunters: The East Coast Raid & the Naval War, 1914".

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[MrOhdead]

Superb lecture, more from this chap, please !.

[nickhomyak]

Great lecture; why no showing of the illustrations Dr. Lindgren is pointing too, at all times?

[tomduggan]

Thanks for this talk-useful in adding a broader context to Scarborough and other raids!

[bremnersghost]

Kind of Insane that Scarborough had the First Artillery Fort in England, Built across the Bay from the Castle to Protect the Royal Wool Trade, Now sadly long lost to Erosion.

[joeyj]

Just amazing to me: The Brits and the Germans so afraid to lose a dreadnought that they just refused to use them. Billions in war materiel rusting away, while Tommy and Hans groveled in the muddy trenches. (Meanwhile Haig and Hindenberg dined on steak, drank wine and had warm, dry feet)

[cheryllawrance]

My Great Grandad served in the RNR on a trawler used as a minesweeper. The Irene Wray based in Hartlepool.

[catholicmilitantUSA]

I didn't know Aiden Gillan was such a good naval historian...

[davemacnicol]

i dont think ive ever heard this tactitc posited before and maybe theres a good reason. Why didnt the Uboats target the blockading ships one by one and destroy cruiser fleet in detail? this was before ASW really so why not? it seems like that would scare the brits more than commerce fleet losses.