The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion
by Woodman, Richard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1844156893
- ISBN 13
- 9781844156894
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2008. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley, 2008. Book condition: very good. Previous owner's name to ffep but otherwise little sign of use. Dust jacket condition: very good - very light edge wear only & unclipped. The Battle of the River Plate was the firstmajor naval confrontation of the Second World War, and it is one of ther most famous. This was the dramatic fight between the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles off the coast of South America in December 1939.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1303901
- Title
- The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion
- Author
- Woodman, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1844156893
- ISBN 13
- 9781844156894
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- History,Second World War,The Battle of the River Plate,Admiral Graf Spee
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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