{"product_id":"9781473878976","title":"The Battle of the River Plate: The First Naval Battle of the Second World War","description":"At dawn on 13 December 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon; HMS Exeter was told to close in and investigate. Two minutes later a dramatic signal was sent from the British cruiser – ‘I think it is a pocket battleship.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was. The Deutschland-class heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, marauder of the South Atlantic shipping, had sailed into a trap. Three smaller British cruisers closed in on a German warship which, so Hitler had boasted, could out-sail any ship powerful enough to damage her, and out-gun any ship able to keep up with her – an invincible ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo began the Battle of the River Plate, story which has its duplicates in British naval history, but which nevertheless brought pride and inspiration into the hearts of a nation unwillingly at war once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA terrible battle was fought that day off the coast of South America, a naval encounter in the finest Nelson tradition – and true to that tradition, victory went to the men with the finest armament of all, courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition will be presented with an Appendix containing the official despatch detailing the Battle of the River Plate.","brand":"Frontline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125194899696,"sku":"9781473878976","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473878976_p0.jpg?v=1769893346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473878976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}