Research Catalog

Title

The battle of the River Plate : a grand delusion / Richard Woodman.

Author

Woodman, Richard, 1944-

Publication

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2008.

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Description

164 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Campaign chronicles

Uniform Title

Campaign chronicles.

Subject

• Admiral Graf Spee (Battleship)
• River Plate, Battle of the, 1939
• World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations
• World War, 1939-1945 > South Atlantic Ocean

Note

• "First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Pen & Sword Military"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158) and index.

Contents

Background -- Sly Advance: The Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee, April 1928-August 1939 -- Campaign Chronicle -- 5 August-29 September: 'The Curtain Lifts' p12 -- 30 September-9 October: 'We Are, You See, at War' -- 10-21 October: 'A Serious Strain -- 22 October-1 December: 'Even at the Risk of Losing the Ship' -- The Allied Hunt -- 25 October-12 December: 'The Weakness of Our Intelligence ...' -- The Admiral Graf Spee -- 2-12 December: 'No Alternative but to Obey' -- 13 December, Midnight-06.17: 'A Fine Target' -- British Cruiser Squadron (Force G) -- 2-12 December: 'The Plate ... Was the Vital Area' -- 13 December, Midnight-06.00: 'The Squadron Was in Position ...' -- The Admiral Graf Spee -- 13 December, 06.00-06.17: 'Signalled for Identification' -- British Cruiser Squadron (Force G) -- 13 December, 06.00-06.17: 'I Think It Is a Pocket Battleship' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Morning Action -- 13 December, 06.17-07.00: 'We Zigzagged Continually at High Speed ...' -- 13 December, 07.00-08.00: 'She Looked Vicious and Efficient' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Chase to the West -- 13 December, 07.00-08.06: 'On Course for the River Plate' -- 13 December, 08.06-19.15: 'No Prospect of Shaking off the Shadowers' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Evening Action -- 13 December, 19.15-Midnight: 'Gloriously Silhouetted Against the Afterglow' -- Three Days of Uncertainty -- 14-16 December: 'This is Not a Friendly Port to Germany' -- Sunset -- 17 December: 'That Was That' -- Aftermath -- 21 December, 1939-1946: 'Home is the Sailor ...' -- Analysis -- Roll of Honour.

ISBN

• 1591140404
• 9781591140405

LCCN

• 2007942084
• 40015487317

OCLC

• ocn191245700
• 191245700
• SCSB-5414804

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries