JOHN FISHER

The following are a small selection of titles on this subject to complement our information sheet.

•   BACON, R. The life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, Admiral of the Fleet   New York: Doubleday, 1929. (2 vols.)

•  FISHER, J. A. Memories  London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1919.

•  HOUGH, R. First Sea Lord: an authorised biography of Admiral Lord Fisher   London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969. ISBN 0049230484.

• LAMBERT, N. A. Sir John Fisher's naval revolution.  Columbia, S. Cal; University of South Carolina Press, 1999 ISBN: 1570032777

•   MACKAY, R. Fisher of Kilverstone  Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973, ISBN 0198224095.

• MARDER, A. J. Fear God and dread nought: the correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher of Kilverstone: vol. I: the making of an admiral 1854-1904  London: Jonathan Cape, 1952.

• MARDER, A. J. Fear God and dread nought: the correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher of Kilverstone: vol. II: the years of power 1904 –1914  London: Jonathan Cape, 1956

•   PENN, G. Infighting Admirals: Fisher's feud with Beresford and the Reactionaries.  Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2000  ISBN: 0850527562

These books may be stocked by your local public library or may be made available through the inter-library lending service. Please enquire at your local branch.

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