The Battle of the River Plate
The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | Dudley Pope | ISBN: | 9781590136942 |
| Publisher: | McBooks Press | Publication: | January 1, 2005 |
| Imprint: | McBooks Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dudley Pope |
| ISBN: | 9781590136942 |
| Publisher: | McBooks Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2005 |
| Imprint: | McBooks Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
