Author: William Edward ParryPublisher:
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Category : Cruisers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Battle of the River Plate, December 13, 1939
Author: William Edward ParryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cruisers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
The Battle of the River Plate
Author: Eugen John Henry Vanderstegen Millington-DrakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Battle of the River Plate
Author: Gordon LandsboroughPublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1473878977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
At dawn on 13 December 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon; HMS Exeter was told to close in and investigate. Two minutes later a dramatic signal was sent from the British cruiser I think it is a pocket battleship.It was. The Deutschland-class heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, marauder of the South Atlantic shipping, had sailed into a trap. Three smaller British cruisers closed in on a German warship which, so Hitler had boasted, could out-sail any ship powerful enough to damage her, and out-gun any ship able to keep up with her an invincible ship.So began the Battle of the River Plate, story which has its duplicates in British naval history, but which nevertheless brought pride and inspiration into the hearts of a nation unwillingly at war once again.A terrible battle was fought that day off the coast of South America, a naval encounter in the finest Nelson tradition and true to that tradition, victory went to the men with the finest armament of all, courage.This edition will be presented with an Appendix containing the official despatch detailing the Battle of the River Plate.
The River Plate Battle, 13 December 1939
Author: Naval Staff. Training and Staff Duties DivisionPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
The Chase and Destruction of the Graf Spee Including the Battle of the River Plate 13th December 1939
Author: The Chase and Destruction of the Graf Spee 1939, Including the Battle of the River Plate, 13th December 1939
Author: Admiralty. Naval Staff. Tactical, Torpedo and Staff Duties Division (Historical Section)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Battle of the River Plate
Author: Great Britain. AdmiraltyPublisher:
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Category : Rio de la Plata, Battle of the, 1939
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Chase and Destruction of the "Graf Spee", 1939
Author: Great Britain. Naval Staff. Historical SectionPublisher:
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Category : River Plate, Battle of the, 1939
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
River Plate 1939
Author: Angus KonstamPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472817966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Days before the outbreak of World War II a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Amongst them was the Panzerschiff ('armoured ship') Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship but the size, speed and range of a cruiser. When World War II commenced, under the command of Captain Langsdorff the Graf Spee began a hunting spree across the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean that eventual took her to the River Plate in search of her next victim – an Allied convoy. Instead she found three Royal Navy cruisers under the command of Commodore Harwood, eager to put an end to the 'pocket battleship' that had been terrorizing Allied merchant ships. Featuring full colour artwork, archive photographs and meticulous research, this comprehensive volume explores the thrilling story behind the Battle of the River Plate, an engagement that unquestionably demonstrated the effectiveness of British seapower and diplomacy on an international stage.
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