Coronel and Falklands 1914 by Michael McNally, Peter Dennis - 9781849086745

Name: Coronel and Falklands 1914 by Michael McNally, Peter Dennis - 9781849086745
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Coronel and Falklands 1914Duel in the South Atlantic\nAuthor(s): Michael McNally, Peter Dennis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781849086745, 978-1849086745\nSynopsis\nA highly illustrated account of the naval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, which saw the destruction of both British and German squadrons.\n\nUpon the outbreak of war, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst the Imperial German Navy was concentrated in two areas Home Waters and Tsingtao, the home port of the crack East Asia Cruiser Squadron which, under the command of Admiral von Spee contained some of Germany's most modern cruisers.\n\nAs Spee made his way to the Chilean port of Valparaiso, he met the British 4th Cruiser Squadron which had been ordered to engage and defeat the German force. This resulted in the battle of Coronel where the antiquated British warships proved no match for Spee's modern cruisers. It w.