To The Honor Of The Fleet (1979) By Robert H. Pilpel
 
To the Honor of the Fleet is a superb book about the activities of two US Navy officers as they work with opposing forces in the prelude to American entry into World War I.

The author skillfully takes you from the dining room of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt to the ships of the Imperial German Navy and the Royal Navy in the years prior to the entry of the United States into World War I. He also takes you behind the scenes at the White House of Woodrow Wilson as he strives to keep the United States out of the fighting in Europe and the Admiralty of Admiral of the Fleet Sir John (Jacky) Fisher. It is a story of intelligence gathering by US Navy officers that is vital to both warring countries and the dilemmas that the officers who are attached to the respective fleets feel as they discuss and analyze what they've learned. It is a story that once you get into, it is very difficult to get away from. It is a story of suspicion and doubt and jumping to conclusions based on a faulty analysis of the available information.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
493 pages
In Good Condition