The essential questions of the Battle of the River Plate ought not to be "how did the British cruisers do so well against a German pocket battleship?" but rather "how did a glorified German heavy cruiser do so well against a trio of British cruisers?"This is to say, my argument will be that Graf Spee performed more than adequately as a combat vessel, and was lost primarily because of failures of German intelligence and command. Thoughts?
Wednesday, November 18, 2024
Proposition
I'm finishing up an article on the Battle of the River Plate for WIFR, and I'd like to run a proposition by ID's readership:
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