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| publisher = Ballantine | year = 1991 | isbn = 0-345-37556-4 | | publisher = Ballantine | year = 1991 | isbn = 0-345-37556-4 | ||
}}, pp. 401-402</ref> He was [[First Sea Lord]], or senior professional officer of the Royal Navy twice, in 1904-1910 and 1914-1915. | }}, pp. 401-402</ref> He was [[First Sea Lord]], or senior professional officer of the Royal Navy twice, in 1904-1910 and 1914-1915. | ||
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John Arbuthnot Fisher (1841-1920), known as Jacky Fisher or 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone was a colorful and controversial British admiral of the fleet, considered to be the builder of the modern Royal Navy.[1] He was First Sea Lord, or senior professional officer of the Royal Navy twice, in 1904-1910 and 1914-1915.
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- ↑ Robert K. Massie (1991), Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War, Ballantine, ISBN 0-345-37556-4, pp. 401-402