num_pages: 296
description: Recounts the pursuit and capture of the Graf Spee--a notorious battleship and a formidable element in Nazi Germany's offense--as twenty ships chased the vessel as far as South America
language: English
title: The Battle of the River Plate
titlecomplete: The Battle of the River Plate
characters: Henry Harwood, Hans Langsdorff
genres: Military Fiction, History, World War II, War, Naval History, Military History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 135
publisher: Avon Books