Massie's treatment is unlikely to improve a reader's opinion of Sturdee. His portrait of Jellicoe may prompt some readers to revise their judgments. The sympathy shown toward Beatty is harder to interpret. Castles of Steel remains useful as a broad narrative even when its treatment of particular commanders is open to dispute.
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Massie's portraits of Sturdee, Jellicoe, and Beatty
Massie's portraits may reinforce or complicate a reader's judgments of Sturdee, Jellicoe, and Beatty even when the reader disputes parts of the narrative.