Tragedy and Revenge
The Battles of Coronel & the Falklands, 1914
$84.32
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2025
Summary
The Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914, when Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock and ships of his 4th Cruiser Squadron were out gunned and out matched by the German East Asiatic Squadron under Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee, was the worst British naval disaster for more 100 years. Two ships, HMS Monmouth and Good Hope, were lost with all hands, totalling more than 1,600 men, including Cradock. He went to his death in a forlorn hope, believing that if he could damage his opponent suf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036131883 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036131882 |
| Author: | Steve Dunn |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 870g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“The book is particularly strong in describing how decisions were made, at the Admiralty in London as well as at sea, and how the personalities of the leading commanders and politicians affected those decisions.”– “Roads to the Great War”
”…all well explained…“– “Historical Miniatures Gaming Society”
Steve Dunn
STEVE R DUNN is an author with a special interest in the Royal Navy of the late nineteenth century and the First World War. He has written biographies and narrative histories including Blockade, Securing the Narrow Sea, Bayly’s War, Southern Thunder, The Battle of the Baltic, The Power and the Glory, British Naval Trawlers and Drifters in Two World Wars and most recently The Harwich Striking Force, all published by Seaforth. Steve lives in Worcestershire.
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