The Battle of the River Plate Dudley Pope

Name: The Battle of the River Plate By Dudley Pope
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The Battle of the River Plate by Dudley Pope

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Pope presents this true, enthralling account of the men, ships, and tactics which culminated in this naval action that so brilliantly began Britain's war at sea.

The Battle of the River Plate Summary

The Battle of the River Plate: The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spree by Dudley Pope

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.

The Battle of the River Plate Reviews

One of the great naval engagements of all time . . . [Pope's account] is a great contribution to the full understanding of this heroic sea fight. -- The New York Herald Tribune Book Review
When the reader is through the book he will rightly feel that he has been through the battle as well. -- The New York Times

About Dudley Pope

Dudley Pope, a naval defense correspondent of the London Evening News, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. C.S. Forester urged Pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with Ramage (1965) and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing Lord Ramage's career. Pope died in 1997.

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Sku

CIN1590130960G

ISBN 13

9781590130964

ISBN 10

1590130960

Title

The Battle of the River Plate: The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spree by Dudley Pope

Author

Dudley Pope

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Globe Pequot Press

Year published

20050301

Number of pages

256

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