
The battle of Coronel was the first British naval defeat in 100 years, but Admiral von Spee's triumph was short-lived when the Navy dispatched two modern battlecruisers to the Falklands, where the Germans were defeated and their attempts to disrupt British shipping through surface forces were largely ended.
Page Count:
96
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
ISBN-13:
9781849086745
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