02279nam 22005654a 450 991045774000332120200520144314.00-253-11186-21-4337-0843-4(CKB)1000000000362327(EBL)281562(OCoLC)191934159(SSID)ssj0000109224(PQKBManifestationID)11129049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109224(PQKBWorkID)10047328(PQKB)11128790(MiAaPQ)EBC281562(OCoLC)145747783(MdBmJHUP)muse16552(Au-PeEL)EBL281562(CaPaEBR)ebr10155192(EXLCZ)99100000000036232720051101d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe battle of Heligoland Bight[electronic resource] /Eric W. OsborneBloomington Indiana University Pressc20061 online resource (161 p.)Twentieth-century battlesDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-34742-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index.The battle of Heligoland Bight was the first major action between the British and German fleets during World War I. The British orchestrated the battle as a warning to the German high command that any attempt to operate their naval forces in the North Sea would be met by strong British resistance. Heligoland Island guarded the entrance to the main German naval anchorage at Kiel. Fought on August 28, 1914, the engagement was complicated by dense fog, the piecemeal engagement of German forces, and the unTwentieth-century battles.Helgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914Electronic books.Helgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914.940.4/54Osborne Eric W895989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457740003321The battle of Heligoland Bight2001648UNINA