Publisher's abstract: The first volume of the series "Naval Battles of the First World War" is dedicated to the great confrontation between the English and German battle fleets, which ended with the grandiose Battle of Jutland. This battle was the culmination of an invisible struggle between John Arbuthnot Fisher and Alfred von Tirpitz - the creators of the Grand Fleet and the High Seas Fleet - and Admirals Jellicoe, Beatty, Scheer and Hipper - their commanders. The book examines in detail the combat operations of cruising squadrons and battle cruisers, battles in the North Sea and, finally, those few hours on May 31, 1916, when the gigantic fleets met in open battle. The book is equipped with a large reference apparatus and will be a real gift for all lovers of military history .