“I have always felt that the heavy responsibility of command in a fleet action under modern conditions is almost too great for any man. No previous naval battle has ever approached the Battle of Jutland in the magnitude of the issues at stake, and in the immense responsibility resting upon the Commander-in-Chief.”

— Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, The Grand Fleet 1914–1916

The book Jutland: The Unfinished Battle by Nicholas Jellicoe should be an interesting read because when tactical success becomes a strategic failure, naval historians will elaborate and hold many different views about the Battle of Jutland's short-term outcomes and long-term strategic consequences. A brutal confrontation, such as Jutland, was strategically unsuccessful for the Germans, as they did not obtain their goal of controlling the high seas. This led Germany to use unrestricted submarine warfare, which eventually was one of the main factors in their losing the war because America was forced to enter the conflict. In reading, I will try to find out how Jellicoe's viewpoints about his grandfather's defense strategy compare to other naval historians who believed the battle should have been approached differently.