River Plate 1939: The Sinking of the Graf Spee

by Angus Konstam

Days before the outbreak of World War II, a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Among them was the Panzerschiffe ("armored ship") Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship, but had the size, speed, and range of a cruiser. When World War II commenced, the Graf Spee, under the command of Captain Langsdorff, began a hunting spree across the South Atlantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472817958
• ISBN13: 9781472817952
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"