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.

About the Author
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.

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



Book Information
ISBN 9781590130964
Author Dudley Pope
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint McBooks Press
Publisher Globe Pequot Press
Weight(grams) 395g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm