Brooks Rowlett wrote:
SNIP
>>>From that viewpoint, the remarks about the lack of wisdom of Tirpitz and
Kaiser Wilhelm II retain validity. I would suggest, however, that they might
have found it more preferable to publicly declare the nature of the
‘Riskfotte’ concept, that while they didn’t necesarily think they could beat
the Royal Navy, they could cause it so much damage that Britain would
aquiesce to various German
goals….>>>
SNIP

An interesting parallel with one of the IJN concepts 40 years later–make it
so costly that the U.S. would sue for peace on terms favorable to Japan. It
didn’t work then, either, bringing to mind the old saws about those who
ignore history…and the cost of history going up every time it’s repeated.

John Snyder
John_Snyder@bbs.macnexus.org