Endless Story: Destroyer Operations in the Great War

by H. Taprell Dorling, James Goldrick (Introduction)

A classic of Great War naval literature published over eighty-five years ago, Endless Story remains the only comprehensive account of the services of the Royal Navy's small craft during the First World War. A significant portion of the book focuses on the most famous battles in the North Sea and the English Channel, but the story also turns to the Gallipoli campaign, warfare in the Mediterranean, actions in the Pacific, and also pays tribute to the work of American destroyers in British waters after 1917. Every kind of operation is covered, from U-boat hunting and convoy escort to minelaying and

the Zeebrugge Raid.

While the author did not personally take part in the actions he describes, he knew the men who did and gleaned much of his information from personal contact with the sailors. As a result, the book has both authenticity and authority. Eminently readable and written with a novelist's flair, Endless Story is sure to charm a new generation of readers interested in the First World War.

464 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2011

About the author

Captain Henry Taprell Dorling, RN (1883–1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both World War One and World War Two, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. He wrote under the name "Taffrail."