The Battle of the River Plate

Published 1956. 1st edition.
Some chipping and fading to jacket. Covered in plastic to prevent further damage. Touch of foxing to edges of pages.

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