Angus Konstam: River Plate 1939 [2016] paperback ZACTI ornate architecture

ornate architecture

social and political landscape

examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed

uncovering a stack of scientific mysteries along the way

Angus Konstam: River Plate 1939 [2016] paperback ZACTI ornate architectureDays before the outbreak of World War II a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Amongst them was the Panzerschiff ('armoured ship') Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship but the size, speed and range of a cruiser. When World War II commenced, under the command of Captain Langsdorff the Graf Spee began a hunting spree across the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean that