Author:
Woodman, Richard, 1944- author.
ImprintBarnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.
Description164 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Note:"First published in Great Britain in 2008"--Title page verso.
Note:Background -- Sly Advance: The Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee, April 1928-August 1939 -- Campaign Chronicle --5 August-29 September: 'The Curtain Lifts' -- 30 September-9 October: 'We Are, You See, at War' -- 10 -- 21 October: 'A Serious Strain. . .' -- 22 October-1 December: 'Even at the Risk of Losing the Ship' -- The Allied Hunt -- 25 October-12 December: 'The Weakness of Our Intelligence. . .' -- The Admiral Graf Spee -- 2 -- 12 December: 'No Alternative but to Obey' -- 13 December, Midnight-06.17: 'A Fine Target' -- British Cruiser Squadron (Force G) -- 2 -- 12 December: 'The Plate ... Was the Vital Area' -- 13 December, Midnight-06.00: 'The Squadron Was in Position. . .' -- The Admiral Graf Spee -- 13 December, 06.00 -- 06.17: 'Signalled for Identification' -- British Cruiser Squadron (Force G) -- 13 December, 06.00 -- 06.17: 'I Think It Is a Pocket Battleship' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Morning Action. Note continued: 13 December, 06.17 -- 07.00: 'We Zigzagged Continually at High Speed. . .' -- 13 December, 07.00 --08.00: 'She Looked Vicious and Efficient' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Chase to the West -- 13 December, 07.00 -- 08.06: 'On Course for the River Plate' -- 13 December, 08.06 -- 19.15: 'No Prospect of Shaking off the Shadowers' -- The Battle of the River Plate: Evening Action -- 13 December, 19.15-Midnight: 'Gloriously Silhouetted Against the Afterglow' -- Three Days of Uncertainty -- 14 -- 16 December: 'This is Not a Friendly Port to Germany' -- Sunset -- 17 December: 'That Was That' -- Aftermath -- 21 December, 1939 -- 1946: 'Home is the Sailor. . .'.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
