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简介:TheBattleOfJutlandwasthebiggestnavalbattleinhistory.ItwasalsoonlythethirdmajorfleetactionbetweensteelbattleshipsfollowingthebattlesoftheYellowSeaandTsushimaduringtheRusso-JapaneseWar.TheonlymajorfleetengagementofWorldWarI,theBattleofJutlandhasbeensurroundedbycontroversyeversince.TheBritishpublicfeltAdmiralJellicoehadfailed–areactionrootedinahundredyearsofthe'Nelsoncult',aconvictionthatanythingshortofaTrafalgar-styleannihilationwaslettingthesidedown.Onthe31stofMay1916–251BritishandGermanbattleshipssetouttoannihilateoneanotherintheNorthSea.Inaviciousengagementthatlastedover12hours–25hugeshipsweresunkand8,600liveswerelost.TheGermanFleethadsunkmoreshipsandsufferedfewercasualties,buttheBritishhadforcedthemtodisengageandrunforportandwerestillcruisingoffDenmarkspoilingforafight.Thistwo-hourspecialtellsthetruestoryofthebattle.AninternationalteamofmarinediversandhistorianssetouttoexplorethewrecksofthegreatDreadnoughtsthatlie100milesfromshoreandupto60metresdeep.ThediveswillatlastrevealwhytheBritishnavyfailedtoscoreadecisivevictory.…