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The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands, 1914 Kindle Edition

by Geoffrey Bennett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A history of two South American World War I naval battles between Germany and Great Britain.

The defeat that Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock suffered at Coronel in 1914 at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee, one of Germany’s most brilliant naval commanders, was the most humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the eighteenth century and a defeat that had to be avenged immediately.

On 8 December 1914, the German squadron steamed towards Port Stanley, unaware that in the harbour lay two great British battle-cruisers, the Invincible and Inflexible. Realizing this, Spee had no option but to turn and flee. Hour by hour during that long day, the British ships closed in until, eventually, Spee was forced to confront the enemy. With extraordinary courage, and against hopeless odds, the German cruisers fought to the bitter end. At five-thirty that afternoon, the last ship slowly turned and rolled to the bottom. Cradock and Britain had been avenged.

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About the Author

Captain Geoffrey Bennett (1908-1983) was a career naval officer who, while serving, published a number of naval adventure yarns and radio plays under the pen-name 'Sea Lion'. He became familiar with the Baltic events of 1919 while naval attaché in Moscow, shortly after the death of Stalin in 1953. On retirement he published several naval histories, including one on Nelson, and studies of both World Wars under his own name, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Coronel and the Falklands, The Battle of Jutland, Naval Battles of the First World War, Nelson the Commander, The Battle of the River Plate and The Battle of Trafalgar and Naval Battles of World War Two

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ONZQ85E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (March 31, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2954 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 255 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,216,568 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #514 in 20th Century History of the UK
- #1,520 in South American History (Books)
- #2,237 in 20th Century World History

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Tetsu

A very useful book!

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021

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While apparently written for the general public, the author provides background information about events leading up to both naval engagements. His analysis of events is thorough and useful. Although first published in 1962, the book has stood the test of time very well. This edition has several updates which reflect subsequent revelations which were unavailable to the author but do not detract from the original; rather they enhance it. While the several appendices and indices are useful, footnotes and attributions of quotes would make it more useful for historical research. This is a good naval history read. Recommended.

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Gothic Knight

Solid Read

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

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A little dry at times but maybe that’s just me. Very well-researched and definitely worth your time if you have even a passing interest in the war at sea.

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Dr Y

Another Pen and Sword Gem

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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The Pen and Sword publishers are to be saluted for their numerous excellent contributions to the field of military history. Geoffrey Bennett's "The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands 1914" is a concise, compact contribution to their ever growing library. Great photos, very good maps, and a story that is compelling and fast moving. Bennett, a renown British officer, has written other superb naval histories, including books on Jutland, Trafalgar, and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse. Typical of his work, just when you finish reading the volume you are met with meticulous appendices that provide additional scientific details on the combatants and their ships. This particular battle may be obscure to some readers, but is worth the venture. World War I book collectors will want this slim volume on their shelves.

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Lester Robeson

Story told from both sides

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019

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Well written and with good maps of the engagement.

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Bill

Hard going

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2017

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A heavy read. Need to concentrate to follow. Great for military buffs but felt too much detail to properly enjoy or assimilate

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P.M.Evans

A very detailed account of the WW1 naval actions south of the equator.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2015

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This book gives a detailed description of the two battles along with maps showing the disposition of the ships involved. It gives descriptions of the ships involved and a very detailed account of the run up to the battles. The three admirals concerned are also discussed. There is an interesting appendix on the primitive state of naval communications at the time of the battles.

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Me That's Who

More people need to know about these events. A good book and worthy of time and effort.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2014

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These events have fascinated me for sometime and this was a welcome addition to my ever growing collection of Naval reading. It covered the events and personalities very well and my only criticism would be the focus on endless sea movements could, perhaps, be reduced a little, but the end result is a full and detailed explanation of events. It maybe did feel a little build up heavy, but anyone with an interest in these events would get value from reading this book.

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