The Battle Of The River Plate
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The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Great Britain. Admiralty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Great Britain. Admiralty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Rio de la Plata, Battle of the, 1939 categories.
The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Gordon Landsborough
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2016-08-31
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Gordon Landsborough and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with History categories.
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 Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Dudley Pope
language : en
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Release Date : 1974
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Dudley Pope and has been published by Harvill Secker this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
This tale of the Battle of the River Plate follows the machinations of the German war machine as Kapitan zur See Hans Langsdorff commands the pocket battleship Graf Spee on a mission to cripple British shipping. Through clever subterfuge and daring, the Graf Spee takes ship after ship, ultimately forcing the British Navy to send twenty ships in search of the elusive Spee.
The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Joseph Montague Kenworthy Strabolgi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Joseph Montague Kenworthy Strabolgi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with categories.
Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Geoffrey Bennett
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1980
Battle Of The River Plate written by Geoffrey Bennett and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.
The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Joseph Montague Kenworthy Baron Strabolgi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Joseph Montague Kenworthy Baron Strabolgi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Rio de la Plata, Battle of the, 1939 categories.
Presents the full story of the Battle of the River Plate along with the complete story of the prison ship, Altmark, and the rescue by the H.M.S. Cossack.
The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : Richard Woodman
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2008-03-20
The Battle Of The River Plate written by Richard Woodman and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-20 with History categories.
A study and reassessment of the major World War II battle in the South Atlantic between the British and German navies. The Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War, and it is one of the most famous. The dramatic sea fight between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles off the coast of South America caught the imagination in December 1939. Over the last sixty years the episode has come to be seen as one of the classics of naval warfare. Yet the accepted interpretation of events has perhaps been taken for granted and is ripe for reassessment, and that is one of the aims of Richard Woodman’s enthralling new study. Praise for The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion “This author has made it all so very riveting, it really is a book which is hard to put down until finished.” —Royal Geographical Society “Graphic, thought provoking—highly recommended.” —Britain at War
The Price Of Disobedience
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Author : Eric Grove
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2001
The Price Of Disobedience written by Eric Grove and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
"Naval scholar Eric Grove reassesses the first British naval encounter of World War II - the Battle of the River Plate. In late 1939, a force from the Royal Navy engaged the German battleship Graf Spee, which had been raiding commercial shipping in the southwest Atlantic. Though the Graf Spee was outnumbered, it inflicted serious damage to the British ships before taking refuge in the harbor at Montivideo, Uruguay. Four days later her commander, assuming a much superior force waited for him, scuttled his ship and then committed suicide. This controversial story of risk and naval strategy has been told before, but Grove has unearthed previously unpublished sources to provide a definitive account of the battle and throw new light on the motivation of the Graf Spee's captain. A thought-provoking book, it will attract naval historians and others with an interest in World War II."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
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Command Decisions Langsdorff And The Battle Of The River Plate
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Author : David Miller
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-04-08
Command Decisions Langsdorff And The Battle Of The River Plate written by David Miller 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 2013-04-08 with History categories.
This compelling new study of the Battle of the River Plate concentrates on Kapitn zur See Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee it is written from his point of view. The story of his mission at the start of the Second World War to prey on merchant shipping is graphically retold, and Langsdorffs command decisions are the primary focus of David Millers gripping narrative. He considers in vivid detail the factors Langsdorff had to consider as he assessed the situation of his ship and choose his course of action. He describes the intelligence Langsdorff received and his knowledge of the position and strength of the forces of the Royal Navy that were arrayed against him. Langsdorffs interpretation of his mission and the tense calculations he had to make in order to carry it out are the essential elements of this dramatic story.Langsdorff, operating alone and thousands of miles away from home and with no prospect of support, had to grapple with the enormous burden of a lone command. He made grave mistakes, and these are ruthlessly exposed. But this fascinating re-examination of his actions and his leadership does nothing to diminish his reputation as a brave and honourable officer.