The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

by Dudley Pope

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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.… (more)

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1232. Graf Spee: The Life and Death of a Raider, by Dudley Pope (4 Aug 1973) This is a well-done account of the career of the German pocket battleship which ended up being scuttled in Argentine waters in the fall of 1939. (I confess that I apparently did not do a post-reading note on this book, but my memory is as indicated.) (

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The Battle of the River Plate

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1956

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Frederick Secker Bell

Henry Harwood

G. D'oyly Lyon

William Edward Parry of HMNZS Achilles

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World War II (1939 | 1945)

Battle of the Atlantic (1939 | 1945)

Battle of the River Plate (1939-12-13)

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By Admiral Sir Edward Parry, KCB
The Battle of the River Plate received a great deal of publicity at the time, largely because it was fought during the first winter of the war when little else was happening.

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This is the story of a British naval victory, written from the British and German official records with the help of the men who fought it.

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Original title is 'The Battle of the River Plate'.

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Deutschland-class cruiser

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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.

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