I havent seen it, but it occurs to me from what I know of the
details, there were no bad admirals involved on either side.
Nor poor captains I dont think.
Further though I dont feel History has been unkind to Sturdee, he
handed them a trememendous victory.
My Heart goes out to Poor Craddock whos case always leaves my
feeling very sympathetic for a fine Officer and Gentlemen overrun by
circumstance politics and duty and sealed to a fate of doom that
he had to recognize, for all the dignity it must have taken, history
at times tends to only see the loss and the sinkings not the man.
I have little doubt that Craddock with equivalent strength and agility
couldve given very good account of himself even if none of his
crews had won the queens battle practice cup. His choices of tactics
tried all seem pretty sound but his ships didnt and never would have
had the legs to accomplish what he knew he had to achieve to survive.
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