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Falklands 1914
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Author : Richard Hough
language : en
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Release Date : 2003
Falklands 1914 written by Richard Hough and has been published by Periscope Publishing Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Coronel, Battle of, 1914 categories.
This naval history tells the dramatic story of the destruction of Germany's East Asiatic Squadron in the opening weeks of the World War I. This crack force of armoured cruisers, led by Vice-Admiral von Spee, had the potential to be a menace to Allied shipping in the Pacific.
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 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.
The Battle Of The Falkland Islands 1914
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Author : H. Spencer-Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-03
The Battle Of The Falkland Islands 1914 written by H. Spencer-Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03 with History categories.
The Royal Navy strikes back In the final months of the first year of the First World War a squadron of the Imperial German Navy under von Spee decisively destroyed a weaker British force under Cradock off the coast of South America. This action in the Southern Pacific, known as the Battle of Coronel (after the nearest coastal town in Chile) delivered a decisive blow to the prestige and perception of British sea power and prompted a determined and powerfully resourced retaliatory response from the British Admiralty which would lead to the events described in this book, the Battle of the Falkland Islands. The German cruiser squadron comprised two armoured cruisers, Scharnorst, Gneisenau, three light cruisers, Nurnberg, Dresden and Leipzig plus three auxiliary support vessels. After his Coronel victory, von Spee had sailed his squadron south with the intention of raiding the supply base at Port Stanley in the Falklands in the South Atlantic, when on December 8th, 1914 it was brought to engagement by the avenging stronger British force under Doveton Sturdee comprising the battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible, the armoured cruisers Carnarvon, Cornwall and Kent and two light cruisers Bristol and Glasgow. The outcome was perhaps as inevitable as it was intended to be. Only two German vessels escaped being sunk. Students of naval history will know that for a century the Royal Navy's dominance of the seaways had meant that it had fought few major engagements since Trafalgar. The First World War was dominated by the Battle of Jutland. So this account of modern warships in action is of vital interest. Available in softcover and hardback for collectors.
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.
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.
The Battle Of The Falklands 1914
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Author : Mensun Bound
language : en
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Release Date : 2012-11-01
The Battle Of The Falklands 1914 written by Mensun Bound and has been published by History Press (SC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with categories.
The Battle of the Falklands, 1914
Defeat At The Falklands
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Author : Edwin Palmer Hoyt
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 1981
Defeat At The Falklands written by Edwin Palmer Hoyt and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
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 Enemy Fought Splendidly
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Author : Thomas Benjamin Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Blandford
Release Date : 1983
The Enemy Fought Splendidly written by Thomas Benjamin Dixon and has been published by Blandford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
Dette værk omfatter skibslægens dagbog ført om bord i H.M.S. KENT i krigsårene 1914 og 1915, hvor dette orlogsskib indgik i jagten på de tyske krydsere DRESDEN og NÜRNBERG.