Andrew Gordon is a British naval historian. Dr. Gordon has degrees in BSC Economics from the University of Wales and a PhD in War Studies at King's College, University of London. Gordon is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and worked as consultant during the drafting of British Maritime Doctrine (BR 1806), and Fighting Instructions. He was formerly part of the Royal Navy Reserve and works as the Conservative Party's researcher on naval matters. At present, he writing a biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay. He has best known for his 1996 book The Rules of the Game, an critical study of the Grand Fleet's leadership during the Battle of Jutland.
Work
- British Sea power and Procurement between the Wars: a Reappraisal of Rearmament, Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1988
- The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command, London: John Murray, 1996, paperback 2000.
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