LEADER 02279nam 22005654a 450 001 9910457740003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-253-11186-2 010 $a1-4337-0843-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000362327 035 $a(EBL)281562 035 $a(OCoLC)191934159 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109224 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129049 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109224 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10047328 035 $a(PQKB)11128790 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC281562 035 $a(OCoLC)145747783 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16552 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL281562 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10155192 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000362327 100 $a20051101d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe battle of Heligoland Bight$b[electronic resource] /$fEric W. Osborne 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 225 1 $aTwentieth-century battles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-34742-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index. 330 $aThe battle of Heligoland Bight was the first major action between the British and German fleets during World War I. The British orchestrated the battle as a warning to the German high command that any attempt to operate their naval forces in the North Sea would be met by strong British resistance. Heligoland Island guarded the entrance to the main German naval anchorage at Kiel. Fought on August 28, 1914, the engagement was complicated by dense fog, the piecemeal engagement of German forces, and the un 410 0$aTwentieth-century battles. 606 $aHelgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHelgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914. 676 $a940.4/54 700 $aOsborne$b Eric W$0895989 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457740003321 996 $aThe battle of Heligoland Bight$92001648 997 $aUNINA