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Osprey Publishing, Published 2012. Wraps, 96 pp.; 25 cm; Volume 248 in Osprey's Campaign series; First edition, first printing; illustrated throughout with full-color battle paintings by Peter Dennis, black-and-white historical photographs, and color maps including double-page bird's-eye-view battle reconstructions.
In Very Good condition. Pictorial color wrappers with a cover painting of SMS Scharnhorst under fire against a distant battleship silhouette, lettered in black with "CORONEL AND FALKLANDS 1914 / Duel in the South Atlantic" above the image and "MICHAEL McNALLY" and "ILLUSTRATED BY PETER DENNIS" below; rear cover pictorial with publisher description. Light shelf wear to covers. Sewn binding is tight. Interior pages clean and unmarked.[From back cover] The first encounter in World War I between the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy ended in a decisive victory for the Germans at the battle of Coronel, when Admiral von Spee's crack East Asia Squadron destroyed the British 4th Cruiser Squadron off the coast of Chile. It was the first defeat suffered by the Royal Navy for over 100 years. Desperate for revenge, the British Admiralty dispatched some of their most modern ships, the battlecruisers Inflexible and Invincible, to eliminate the German threat and restore British pride. The two sides met near the Falkland Islands where the German squadron was routed. This new study details the course of these two battles that left control of the high seas in the hands of the Royal Navy. Illustrated by Peter Dennis with full-color scene reconstructions and by Osprey's cartographers with detailed bird's-eye-view battle maps and the Pacific voyage of von Spee's squadron.Contents: The Strategic Situation (The Pacific theatre; Von Spee sails; The Emden at large; Escaping the trap; Corking the bottle); Chronology; Opposing Commanders (German commanders; British commanders); Opposing Plans (German plans; British plans); Opposing Forces (The German East Asia Squadron, Die Ostasiengeschwader; The British 4th Cruiser Squadron; The British South Atlantic Station); The Campaign (The battle of Coronel; A costly delay; The battle of the Falkland Islands; The 'general chase'); Aftermath; Further Reading; Index.