Description: Battles of Coronel and the FalklandsBritish Naval Campaigns in the Southern Hemisphere 1914-1915 Author(s): Phil Carradice Format: Paperback Publisher: Fonthill Media Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd ISBN-13: 9781781553473, 978-1781553473 Synopsis The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands: British Naval Campaigns in the Southern Hemisphere [tel] tells the story of British cruiser warfare and naval strategy in the Southern Atlantic in 1914 and 1915. This was the last naval campaign that was fought by surface warships without the intrusion of modern technology such as aircraft, submarines, mines, etc. German commerce raiders had been at large in the southern oceans since the declaration of war on 4 August 1914 and it was imperative that British forces should hunt and destroy them before they caused untold damage to British [url] campaign to bring a German squadron to battle met with disaster (the Battle of Coronel) before final victory at the Falklands Islands. Individual raiders like the Emden, Dresden and Konigsburg were also hunted and destroyed in a fascinating series of actions where bravery and courage were displayed by both sides.
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Book Title: Battles of Coronel and the Falklands
Author: Phil Carradice
Publication Name: Battles of Coronel and the Falklands: British Naval Campaigns in the Southern Hemisphere 1914-1915
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Subject: Government, History
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
