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Coronel and Falklands 1914
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2515110Coronel and Falklands 1914https://www.gandhi.com.mx/coronel-and-falklands-1914-9781782002987/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4521363/6fc1a3a8-a8a3-41a1-aeba-e00e4fa082b7.jpg?v=638525721633630000336410MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A highly illustrated account of the naval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, which saw the destruction of both British and German squadrons.</strong></p><p>Upon 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 Germanys most modern cruisers.</p><p>As 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 Spees modern cruisers. It was the first naval defeat suffered by the Royal Navy in over 100 years. When news reached London, panic reigned and two ships HMS Inflexible and Invincible were sent to lead the force against Spee.</p><p>When bad weather delayed the German arrival, Spee knew that he had to stand and fight, unaware that amongst the ships opposing him were two modern battlecruisers which outclassed any of his own squadrons ships. Given the presence of Inflexible and Invincible, the result of the battle had an inevitable outcome and after several hours hard combat, Spees ships were defeated.</p>...2451171Coronel and Falklands 1914336410https://www.gandhi.com.mx/coronel-and-falklands-1914-9781782002987/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4521363/6fc1a3a8-a8a3-41a1-aeba-e00e4fa082b7.jpg?v=638525721633630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129781782002987_W3siaWQiOiIwNTliNTJmMS1iM2UzLTRkZDQtYjI5NS0wNjJkOThjODJlNDYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQxMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjc0LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjMzNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMDFUMTk6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI1LTA2LTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiJjY2UzMWI2Mi02NDRiLTQ0YTAtODA1Mi0xNWFmYTc0ODcyMzQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM4NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjcwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjMxNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781782002987_<p>Upon 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 Germanys most modern cruisers. As 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 Spees modern cruisers. It was the first naval defeat suffered by the Royal Navy in over 100 years. When news reached London, panic reigned and two ships HMS Inflexible and Invincible were sent to lead the force against Spee. When bad weather delayed the German arrival, Spee knew that he had to stand and fight, unaware that amongst the ships opposing him were two modern battlecruisers which outclassed any of his own squadrons ships. Given the presence of Inflexible and Invincible, the result of the battle had an inevitable outcome and after several hours hard combat, Spees ships were defeated.</p>(*_*)9781782002987_<p><strong>A highly illustrated account of the naval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, which saw the destruction of both British and German squadrons.</strong></p><p>Upon 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 Germanys most modern cruisers.</p><p>As 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 Spees modern cruisers. It was the first naval defeat suffered by the Royal Navy in over 100 years. When news reached London, panic reigned and two ships HMS Inflexible and Invincible were sent to lead the force against Spee.</p><p>When bad weather delayed the German arrival, Spee knew that he had to stand and fight, unaware that amongst the ships opposing him were two modern battlecruisers which outclassed any of his own squadrons ships. Given the presence of Inflexible and Invincible, the result of the battle had an inevitable outcome and after several hours hard combat, Spees ships were defeated.</p>...9781782002987_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_a4af15b1-c46c-30ca-854b-39ab330cd766_9781782002987;9781782002987_9781782002987Michael McNallyInglésMéxico2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing