The battle of Heligoland Bight [[electronic resource] /] / Eric W. Osborne
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Osborne Eric W
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| Titolo: |
The battle of Heligoland Bight [[electronic resource] /] / Eric W. Osborne
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.4/54 |
| Soggetto topico: | Helgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 un |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The battle of Heligoland Bight |
| ISBN: | 0-253-11186-2 |
| 1-4337-0843-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784673403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Twentieth-century battles.