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The battle of Heligoland Bight / Eric W. Osborne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osborne, Eric W.
- Series:
- Twentieth-century battles.
- Twentieth-century battles
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Helgoland Bight, Battle of, 1914.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-11186-2
- 1-4337-0843-4
- OCLC:
- 191934159
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