1916, but the position eventually went to another officer due to "other exigencies". The Admiralty repeatedly emphasised that Milne had been exonerated of all blame in the affair, most significantly when announcing Milne's retirement at his own request in 1919, so as to further the promotion of other officers. In 1920 the official naval history of the war by Sir Julian Corbett was critical of Milne's handling of the affair; Milne claimed that "the book contained serious inaccuracies". Milne requested the Admiralty to act which they declined to do so, and in 1921 Milne wrote The Flight of the Goeben and the Breslau in an attempt to clear his name, which "justified the official approbation". References Robert Massie, Castles of Steel, Random House 2004, Geoffrey Miller, Superior Force: The conspiracy behind the escape of Goeben and Breslau, pub Hull, 1996, Dan van der Vat, The Ship that Changed the World: The Escape of the Goeben to the Dardanelles in 1914, Bethesda, MD, Adler & Adler, 1986. Admiral Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bt., The Flight of Goeben and Breslau: An Episode in Naval History, London, Eveleigh Nash Company, 1921. |- 1855 births 1938 deaths Milne, Archibald Berkeley, 2nd Baronet Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War Royal Navy admirals of World War I Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath