The Battle of the River Plate

Pope, Dudley: 1999 London, paperback 219 pages, illustrated. narrative history of the 1939 hunt for the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, culminating in her clash with the cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles off the River Plate and subsequent scuttling off Montevideo. Pope focuses on the men, ships, and tactics on both sides, showing how this first major naval action of the Second World War helped shape Britain’s early war at sea. ISBN 9781861760890 / 1861760892 In very good condition