Five minutes later, the operator of the Type 284 radar finally obtained an accurate range of 20,500 yards and King George V obtained her first straddle. In a 90-minute span, the four British ships ...

Forget the dusty history books labeling King George V (1910-1936) as a snooze-fest monarch stuck in a whirlwind of change. I recently read Jane Ridley’s “George V: Never a Dull ...