On May 31, 1916, the British Royal Navy precipitated a major head-to-head battle with the German Imperial Fleet.
With 151 warships manned by sailors from five countries, this was supposed to be Britain’s second Trafalgar, but the battle resulted in 6,000 Allied deaths and 14 sunken ships.
In "Battle Of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day," historian and BBC presenter Dan Snow, engineer Dr. Shini Somara, and Dr. Nick Hewitt of the National Museum of the Royal Navy examine why the battle resulted in so much destruction and what it was like to fight that day.
Their hands-on investigation ultimately leads them to discover that the Battle of Jutland, long regarded as a disaster for the Allies, was actually a pivotal moment in their victory.
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