Achilles At The River Plate by Waters, S. D - 1948

Wellington: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. 1948. First Edition. Softcover. Staples rusted. Text block detached from covers at lower staple. 2 centre leaves detached from staples.; 32 pages. Illustrated card covers. Page dimensions: 267 x 211mm. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic illustrations, printed on glossy paper on pages 9-24. Contents: On Patrol; The Movement of the Graf Spee; The Battle Begins; The Graf Spee Retires Westward; On Board the Achilles; Shadowing the Enemy. "It is the intention of this series to present aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes and which are considered either worthy of special notice or typical of many phases of our war experience. The series is illustrated with material which would otherwise seldom see publication. It will also contain short accounts of operations which will be dealt with in… Read More