MILITARY NAVAL GENERAL

A reassessment of the controversial first British naval encounter of World War II – the Battle of the River Plate.

Renowned naval scholar Eric Grove reassesses the first British naval encounter of World War II–the Battle of the River Plate. This controversial story of risk and naval strategy has been told before, but Grove has unearthed previously unpublished sources to provide a definitive account of the battle and throw new light on the motivation of the Graf Spee’s captain.

pp. viii, 182 illusts. First Edition #160823