River Plate 1939
The sinking of the Graf Spee
Days before the outbreak of World War II a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Amongst them was the Panzerschiff ('armoured ship') Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship but the size, speed and range of a cruiser. When World War II commenced, under the command of Captain Langsdorff the Graf Spee began a hunting spree across the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean that eventual took her to the River Plate in search of her next victim - an Allied convoy. Instead she found three Royal Navy cruisers under the command of Commodore Harwood, eager to put an end to the '…
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Weitere Autoren: Bryan, Tony (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-1796-9
- EAN: 9781472817969
- Produktnummer: 20263217
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 64'669 KB
- Abbildungen: 65 b/w; 17 col
Über den Autor
Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is an acclaimed author of over 100 history books, 60 of which are published by Osprey. He has written widely on naval history, from Sovereigns of the Seas and Piracy: The Complete History to his most recent bestseller, Hunt the Bismarck. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator in both the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian.
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