A good set of memoirs from an active and enterprising officer. He was called to many of the crucial scenes of the naval struggle in WWI. The prose is clear, and the editor, or ghost writer had little work to do, as his letters found in other works do reveal a good grasp of the written tongue. He chased the Goeben, and fought in the Dardanelles, as well as ending the war as the Dover Straits commander, setting up and executing the Zeebrugge raid. Well worth reading. ( )