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Coronel And The Falklands
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Author : Capt. Geoffrey Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-11
Coronel And The Falklands written by Capt. Geoffrey Bennett and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-11 with History categories.
On 1 November 1914, off the coast of Chile near Coronel, ships of the German and British navies exchanged fire, resulting in the sinking of two British ships HMS Monmouth and HMS Good Hope with the loss of nearly 1,600 sailors. To counter the German squadron, the Royal Navy sent two battle-cruisers—Inflexible and Invincible—to the South Atlantic. In December 1914, the British battle-cruisers, accompanied by smaller ships, engaged the German squadron during the Battle of the Falkland Islands and sank the German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau near the Falkland Islands. First published in 1962, this is a gripping account of the World War I British-German naval battles off the coast of South America, and an examination of the issue of Britain’s preparation for naval warfare in 1914.
Coronel And The Falklands
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Author : Geoffrey Martin Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Coronel And The Falklands written by Geoffrey Martin Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Coronel, Battle of, 1914 categories.
The outbreak of World War I saw some deadly battles on the high seas in isolated areas. Germany's China Squadron, including the Scharnhorst and Gneisnau, made an epic voyage across the Pacific to attack British forces in South America. Admiral Craddock found himself outgunned by the Germans at Coronel and went down with most of his ships and crews. The Germans then advanced on the British communications and refueling station in the Falkland Islands but were sunk by a new British fleet; only a few German sailors were rescued. This tense tale also examines the issue of Britain's preparedness for naval warfare in 1914.
The Battles Of Coronel And The Falklands 1914
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Author : Geoffrey Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-03-31
The Battles Of Coronel And The Falklands 1914 written by Geoffrey Bennett and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-31 with History categories.
The defeat that Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock suffered at Coronel in 1914 at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee, one of Germany's most brilliant naval commanders, was the most humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the eighteenth century and a defeat that had to be avenged immediately. On 8 December 1914, the German squadron steamed towards Port Stanley, unaware that in the harbour lay two great British battle-cruisers, the 'Invincible' and 'Inflexible'. Realizing this, Spee had no option but to turn and flee. Hour by hour during that long day, the British ships closed in until, eventually, Spee was forced to confront the enemy. With extraordinary courage, and against hopeless odds, the German cruisers fought to the bitter end. At five-thirty that afternoon, the last ship slowly turned and rolled to the bottom. Cradock and Britain had been avenged.
Coronel And The Falklands
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Author : Geoffrey Martin Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967-11-01
Coronel And The Falklands written by Geoffrey Martin Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967-11-01 with Coronel, Battle of, 1914 categories.
Coronel And Falklands 1914
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Author : Michael McNally
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-20
Coronel And Falklands 1914 written by Michael McNally and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-20 with History categories.
A highly illustrated account of the naval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, which saw the destruction of both British and German squadrons. Upon the outbreak of war, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst the Imperial German Navy was concentrated in two areas – Home Waters and Tsingtao, the home port of the crack East Asia Cruiser Squadron which, under the command of Admiral von Spee contained some of Germany's most modern cruisers. As Spee made his way to the Chilean port of Valparaiso, he met the British 4th Cruiser Squadron which had been ordered to engage and defeat the German force. This resulted in the battle of Coronel where the antiquated British warships proved no match for Spee's modern cruisers. It was the first naval defeat suffered by the Royal Navy in over 100 years. When news reached London, panic reigned and two ships HMS Inflexible and Invincible were sent to lead the force against Spee. When bad weather delayed the German arrival, Spee knew that he had to stand and fight, unaware that amongst the ships opposing him were two modern battlecruisers which outclassed any of his own squadron's ships. Given the presence of Inflexible and Invincible, the result of the battle had an inevitable outcome and after several hours hard combat, Spee's ships were defeated.
The Battles Of Coronel And The Falklands
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Author : Phil Carradice
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Battles Of Coronel And The Falklands written by Phil Carradice and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Coronel, Battle of, 1914 categories.
The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands: British Naval Campaigns in the Southern Hemisphere 1914-15 tells the story of British cruiser warfare and naval strategy in the Southern Atlantic during the First World War. This was the last naval campaign that was fought just by surface ships without the intrusion of modern technology such as aircraft, submarines and mines. German commerce raiders had been at large in the southern oceans since the declaration of war on 4 August 1914 and it was imperative that British forces should hunt and destroy them before they caused untold damage to British trade. The campaign to bring a German squadron to battle met with disaster (The Battle of Coronel) before final victory at the Falkland Islands. Individual raiders such as the Emden, Dresden and Konigsburg were also hunted and destroyed in a fascinating series of actions where bravery and courage were displayed by both sides.
Coronel And Falkland
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Author : Barrie Pitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
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Coronel
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Author : Keith Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
Coronel written by Keith Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Coronel, Battle of, 1914 categories.
Coronel And The Falkland Islands Classic Reprint
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Author : A. Neville Hilditch
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-26
Coronel And The Falkland Islands Classic Reprint written by A. Neville Hilditch and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-26 with categories.
Excerpt from Coronel and the Falkland Islands The Glasgow swept round to northward, calling to the flagship with her wireless. Von Spec, anticipating this move, at once set his wireless in operation, in order to jamb the British signals. Captain Luce soon picked up the M oumouth and the Otranto, and the three ships raced northwards towards the flagship, the Glasgow leading. At about five o'clock the Good Hope was seen approaching. The three ships wheeled into line behind her, and the whole squadron now proceeded south. Von Spec, coming up from that direction in line ahead, about twelve miles ofi, changed his course and also proceeded south, keeping nearer to the coast. The wind was now blowing almost with the force of a hurri cane. So heavy was the sea that small boats would have been unable to keep afloat. But the sky was not completely overcast, and the sun was shining. Firing had not opened. The washing of the seas and the roaring of the wind deafened the a r to other sounds. The warship of to-day, when her great turbines are whirling round at their highest speed, moves without throb and almost without vibration through the waves. The two squadrons, drawing level, the Germans nearer to the coast, raced in the teeth of the gale, in two parallel lines, to the south. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Coronel And The Falkland Island Microform
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Author : A Neville Hilditch
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-10
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