Rayner, J.R. (2017) 'The deadliest thing that keeps the seas': the technology, tactics and terror of the submarine in The War Illustrated magazine. Journal for Maritime Research, 19 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 2153-3369
Abstract
This paper explores the representation of the submarine as an embryonic and influential factor in the First World War. In War Illustrated, reporting of German and British submarines, assumed a high profile because of spectacular successes (such as U-9's sinking of HMS Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue), and because of the perceived inactivity of the opposing battlefleets. The evolution of the magazine's reporting of the submarine (from dismissal of its danger, to condemnation of its 'piratical' deployment, to celebration of its technological advancement) reflected the divisive characteristics of submarine warfare and the troubled reputation of the Royal Navy in the public imagination. The submarine's emergence within twentieth-century warfare can be traced through the problematic responses to its unique capabilities and contribution to the naval campaign.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The National Maritime Museum. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal for Maritime Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Submarine; U-Boat; First World War; magazine; propaganda |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2017 10:53 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2019 01:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/21533369.2017.1331616 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/21533369.2017.1331616 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120997 |