Grand Fleet Grand Fleet The Grand Fleet was the main fleet of the Royal Navy during the First World War. Formed in August 1914 from the First Fleet and elements of the Second Fleet of the Home Fleets, the Grand Fleet included 25–35 state-of-the-art capital ships. It was initially commanded by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. He was succeeded by Admiral Sir David Beatty in December 1916. The Grand Fleet was based first at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands and later at Rosyth on the Firth of Forth. It took part in the biggest fleet action of the war – the Battle
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies The Ancient Art of War in the Skies The Ancient Art of War in the Skies is a video game developed by Evryware in 1992 for PC/MS-DOS computers as a sequel to "The Ancient Art of War" and "The Ancient Art of War at Sea". In 1993 the game was converted to Amiga and Atari ST. In "The Ancient Art of War in the Skies", the player plays either the British or German forces in World War I. In this air combat simulation, the player makes aerial assaults against opponents such as Lord Kitchener, Ferdinand Foch, Kaiser Wilhelm II, fictional