Battle of Dogger Bank : The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915 /

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On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest...

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Autor principal: Philbin, Tobias R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy.
Germany. > Kriegsmarine.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > World War, 1914-1918.
Germany. > Kriegsmarine > History > World War, 1914-1918.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
History > General.
History & Archaeology.
Dogger Bank, Battle of the, 1915.
Atlantic Ocean > North Sea > Dogger Bank
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest and longest surface engagement until the Battle of Jutland the following summer. While the Germans lost an armored cruiser with heavy loss of life and Hipper's flagship was almost sunk, confusion in executing orders allowed the Germans to escape. The British considered the battle a victory; but the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780253011732

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