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- PublisherNaval Institute P., 1987.
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0436377500
- ISBN 13 9780436377501
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages219
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The Battle of the River Plate
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Naval Institute P., 1987., 1987
ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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The Battle of the River Plate
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1987
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The Battle of the River Plate
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THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, 1988
ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of the Battle of the Atlantic in South American waters. The German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee had cruised into the South Atlantic a fortnight before the war began, and had been commerce raiding after receiving appropriate authorisation on 26 September 1939. One of the hunting groups sent by the British Admiralty to search for Admiral Graf Spee, comprising three Royal Navy cruisers, HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles (the last from the New Zealand Division), found and engaged their quarry off the estuary of the River Plate close to the coast of Uruguay in South America. Ref WW 5. Seller Inventory # 024369
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The Battle of the River Plate
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The Alison Press / Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. First published in 1956, this is a second impression of the revised edition, published 1974. Ex library with usual stamps and defects. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some faint scratches to spine, ffep cut away, not price clipped (£15.00), no personal inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, read carefully for a library book. 210pp, illustrated. The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13th December 1939 as the first naval battle of the Second World War. The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood, comprising the light cruisers HMS Ajax, HMS Achilles (on loan to the New Zealand Division) and the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter. Graf Spee had sailed into the South Atlantic in August 1939, before the war began, and had begun commerce raiding after receiving the appropriate authorisation on 26th September 1939. Harwood's squadron was one of several search groups sent in pursuit by the British Admiralty and sighted Graf Spee off the estuary of the River Plate near the coasts of Argentina and Uruguay. In the ensuing battle, Exeter was severely damaged and forced to retire, making for the Falklands, Ajax and Achilles suffered moderate damage. Damage to Graf Spee, although not extensive, was critical because her fuel system was crippled. Ajax and Achilles shadowed the German ship until she entered the port of Montevideo, the capital of neutral Uruguay, to effect urgent repairs. Langsdorff was told that his stay could not be extended beyond 72 hours. Apparently believing that the British had gathered a superior force to await his departure, he ordered for the ship to be scuttled. Three days later, Langsdorff killed himself. Dudley Pope (1925-97), friend and protege of C. S. Forester, was an experienced Naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. Pope is perhaps most loved for his Ramage series which follows the exploits of Lord Nicholas Ramage during the Napoleonic Wars, but he is also highly respected for his scholarly works, of which this book is one. Quite scarce, even in this later impression. Seller Inventory # 011818
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The Battle of the River Plate
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ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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The Battle of the River Plate
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ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE
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ISBN 10: 0436377500
ISBN 13: 9780436377501
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