Cox's Navy

A deep dive into the biggest salvage operation in history: the recovery of German warships-the Allies' spoils of World War I-from Scottish waters. On Midsummer's Day 1919 the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrassed, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would e...