Vice Admiral Reichsgraf Maximilian von Spee, the German admiral at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8th December 1914 in the First World War The previous battle in the First World War isthe Battle of Coronel The next battle in the First World War isthe Battle of the Dogger Bank To ...
This book tells the story of some of the most important battles of the Falklands War, and covers both the British and Argentine perspectives. Disclosure: The following book(s) details and descriptions provided by Amazon.com. Our company may receive a payment if you buy products from them ...
Battles -The Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914 Fresh from his success at theBattle of Coronel, off the southern coast of Chile, where the Germans outgunned the British, sinking BritishAdmiral Cradock'sflagship in the process,Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee'sEast Asiatic Squadron - whose pri...
Now his long-suffering wife of 18 years, Marion, has spoken for the first time of her marriage to a man so physically and mentally damaged that each day 'feels like a nuclear bomb waiting to go off'. She says: 'The Falklands War might have been 30 years ago, but as far as I'm...
Summary The work of the Parachute Field Surgical Team in the Falkland's campaign is described. Data are provided on the methods of resuscitation and anaesthesia used. Suggestions are made for improving drugs and equipment for use in civil disaster or war....
The Pucara is a ground support and counter-insurgency aircraft used in various airforces around the world, most notably by the Argentinian Air Force during the Falklands War. There it was also found to be effective against hellicopters but vulnerable to 'Blowpipe' anti-aircraft missiles. This...
During the Second Opium War,the Dagu Battery at Tianjin,which defended the capital,experienced three offensives from combined forces of the English and French,namely,in 1858,1859,and 1860.This article examines the defensive system of the battery and the battleships of the English and French,as ...
daughter, and the result of one of those romances that met disapproval for so many reasons. It worked until Bill came back from the war, and from there it slowly disintegrated. There are two daughters, both by the time the novel begins, old enough to understand the ramifications of a ...
The Falklands Campaign The dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands and its dependencies had a history as long as that of Argentina herself, but until March 1982 both sides had accepted a process of negotiation and compromise ......
"While we were looking in the Pacific, things were heating up in the Atlantic, three more weeks pass and the Canary Islands, the Azores, Cabo Verde, the Sandwich Islands, and the Falklands were all wiped clean of the Abyssals." After a few seconds of pause while again allowed ...