WWI Naval Bibliography

Economic Warfare - Books (English)

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• Clapp, Edwin J. Economic Aspects of the War: Neutral Rights, Belligerent Claims and American Commerce in the Years 1914-1915
  Yale University Press, 1915.
  US Opinions regarding attempts to remain neutrl while trading with both Germany and Great Britain during the first year of the war. (courtesy Kevin Foster (kboatman@erols.com)).
• Coogan, John W. The End of Neutrality: The United States, Britain, and Maritime Rights, 1899-1915
  Cornell University Press, 1981.
  (courtesy of Brian T Crumley)
• Elderton, W. Palin Shipping Problems 1916-1921
  A. C. Black, 1928.
  The use of statistical analysis of merchant shipping to set priorities by the British Ministry of Shipping. (courtesy Kevin Foster (kboatman@erols.com)).
• Gordon, G. A. H. British Seapower and Procurement Between the Wars
  Naval Institute Press, 1988.
  Although the book is about the post-WW1/pre-WW2 era, there is a smattering of useful information on the procurement methods used during the First World War.
• Miller, T. s. Cotton Trade Guide and Student's Manual
  Austin, Texas: E. L. Steck, 1915.
  (courtesy Andrew Hall (tigone@wtez.net))
• Salter, J. A. Allied Shipping Control
  Oxford (Clarendon Press), 1921.
  Quoting directly from the preface "the main object of this book is to describe the work of the Allied Maritime Transport Council... It attempts bth to indicate the place which the Allied control of shipping occupied during the last year of the war in the general economic organization of the Allies".
• Smith, Sir Frederick The Destruction of Merchant Ships Under International Law
  J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1917.
  Study of international law opinions by His Majesty's Attorney- General. (courtesy Kevin Foster (kboatman@erols.com)).
• Tracy, Nicholas Sea Power and the Control of Trade
  Navy Records Society, 2005
  An important selection of primary source documents.
• Weir, Gary E. Building the Kaiser's Navy
  Naval Institute Press, 1992.
  Admiral von Tirpitz, German industry and the policies and procedures behind the massive German naval expansion. Quite good, with much detail on the Imperial Naval Office (ie "Reichsmarineamt"). The author does have the annoying habit of referring to German ships as "the SMS", which is incorrect - "SMS" by itself is all that is required.

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