
Coronel and the Falklands
Geoffrey Bennett(Author)
Birlinn Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 24. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84158-045-6 (ISBN)
Description
The defeat that Rear-Admiral Cradock suffered at Coronel at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee was recognised as a severe and humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the 18th century. This is the story not just the heroism of Cradock, but also of naval incompetence and lack of forsight.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
8 b&w plate section
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84158-045-6 (9781841580456)
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Previous edition
Geoffrey Bennett
Coronel and the Falklands
Book
11/1967
Pan Books
€22.42
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