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At the outbreak of World War II, England's naval superiority was manifest. The restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles prevented the creation of a fleet capable of facing the English with chances of success. And although as a result of the naval agreement concluded between the two powers in 1935, Germany gave a great boost to the construction of battle units, when the war broke out on September 1, 1939, Great Britain continued to hold power in all the seas.
The «Admiral Graf Spee», was a pocket battleship that was built by Germany within the narrow margins that had been granted by the victors of the First World War. Its power was inferior to that of most of the ships of the line of other nations, but its construction had been carried out with the care and attention required so that its quality compensated as much as possible for its reduced tonnage and smaller caliber. of her guns, compared to other battleships...
Battle of the River Plate is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels set in World War II.
Titles in the series (13)
- Spy: World War II, #2
2
In the early morning of September 1, the loudspeakers of the different units of the barracks began to howl. They all raised their heads, startled. The announcer announced that the German Führer was going to speak to his people. And then they heard the news. The German army, ignoring its ultimatum, had just crossed the Polish border. Spy is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II
- Diary of a German Soldier: World War II, #1
1
This offensive that we are about to begin can, perhaps, attenuate the suffocating armor that surrounds us. God forbid. Otherwise, our beautiful country, the most beautiful country in the world and until recently, alas, the strongest, will know the boot of the invader. Since Napoleon's time we have never been so close to it, nor do I think we will ever be in future centuries, because this war will have to be the last of wars. That, at least, is what the allies say, although do they even believe it? Diary of a German Soldier is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II
- War on the High Seas: World War II, #3
3
It didn't take long to sink. He did it before the corvette, part of whose structure still appeared above the water and the speed did not give all his men time to get out of the hull, which dragged them to the bottom of the ocean. Dozens of boats now floated on the water. Everyone, friend and foe, without distinction, rowed furiously towards the coast guard, but the latter was absorbed in his fight with the second submarine to be able to take care of them. War on the High Seas is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II
- The Eastern Front: World War II, #6
6
The Russians were advancing on all fronts ... Millions of German soldiers did not understand that those ragged and dirty Russian soldiers, who had pushed the vicinity of Moscow, to the other side of the Volga and to the oil regions of Baku; those men who fled or fell prisoners by the millions, in a concept of mass that no European could conceive, were now launching themselves on the German troops and those of their allies, with an unprecedented power. The world shook to the beat of the fighting on the Eastern front. Millions of beings were there engaged in the most colossal battle in history. German soldiers, hungry, poorly dressed, exposed to freezing, malnourished and low on ammunition, clung to the ground in the hope of preventing the enemy from setting foot on Germany. The Eastern Front is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- Warsaw: World War II, #4
4
The uprising, in Warsaw, of the Polish Clandestine Resistance Army was an act of arms that occurred in the Second World War, not without importance. The proximity of the Russian troops gave the Poles hopes of success and they rose up in Warsaw, trusting in the arrival of Marshal Vatupin's soldiers. For sixty-three days, Germans and Poles fought fiercely for possession of the city. The fate of Warsaw continued to be played throughout history. Warsaw is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II
- Partisans: A World War II Novel: World War II, #11
11
That morning in Sofia, the newspapers officially announced that Bulgaria had signed the Tripartite Pact. King Boris supported, like Hungary and Romania, the troops of the Anchluss, the fascist empire and the Japanese empire. The press also spoke of the secret agreement concluded twenty days before by the German Marshal Von List and the generals of the Bulgarian Army, which granted Hitler's troops free passage through the Balkan territories in their campaigns against Yugoslavia and Greece. Six hundred and eighty thousand German soldiers will cross Bulgaria ... Partisans is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- Pearl Harbor: World War II, #5
5
At 6:16 a.m. on December 8, 1941, sirens howled at the Pearl Harbor base. But his howling was mixed with the explosions. The base had turned into hell. The Japanese planes, which until that moment had flown at an altitude of 10,000 meters, plunged into the bay and in a few seconds appeared on the radar screens like an avalanche, at the same time that they began to discharge their entrails of lead and explosives. Pearl Harbor is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II
- Berlin: World War II, #10
10
That was Berlin ... The terrifying Berlin of some terrifying historical dates, in which dantesque pale beings, emaciated and nervous, moved through its piles of rubble, through its avenues of rubble, ruins and naked blackened walls with nothing behind, except the chilling emptiness of their homes without walls, roof, walls, or people; with that atrocious opening of empty eyes that were the windows looking out into the sky itself, gray and cloudy as the atmosphere of the German capital. Yes. That was Berlin. That was the proud capital of the Third Reich, besieged by Russian troops, already fighting furiously in the outskirts of the capital, on the bridges that led to it ... Berlin is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- Japan in Burma: World War II, #14
14
The Japanese feel safe and confident. They are advancing on almost every front in Asia and it is only a matter of a very short time before they own all of Burma. The road to India seems to be opening up for them, only they will still have to overcome some difficulties ... Japan in Burma is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- The Siege of Leningrad: World War II, #12
12
Heavy artillery had begun firing at the Leningrad outskirts, barely ten kilometers from the front line. The immense city, besieged for several months by the iron divisions of the "Wehrmacht" suffered the continuous hammering of long-range guns, heavy mortars and bombs from "Stukas" and "Heinkels", awaiting the decisive moment in that overwhelming everything in their path, the grenadiers would launch the assault, like an unstoppable wave, demolishing the last defensive redoubts ... The Siege of Leningrad is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- Dunkirk: World War II, #13
13
Leaning a little at the back of the trench, he watched the thick smoke drifting off the city of Dunkirk. It was clear that merciless fighting was going on there, and that the men in the city must be having a pretty bad time. Staring with wide blue eyes at the sergeant, the youngest of the platoon approached him. There was a pleading tone in his voice when he said: "Will we have time, Sergeant? The sergeant did not turn, but asked: "Time for what? "To get there ... Dunkirk is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.
- Battle of the River Plate: World War II, #17
17
At the outbreak of World War II, England's naval superiority was manifest. The restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles prevented the creation of a fleet capable of facing the English with chances of success. And although as a result of the naval agreement concluded between the two powers in 1935, Germany gave a great boost to the construction of battle units, when the war broke out on September 1, 1939, Great Britain continued to hold power in all the seas. The «Admiral Graf Spee», was a pocket battleship that was built by Germany within the narrow margins that had been granted by the victors of the First World War. Its power was inferior to that of most of the ships of the line of other nations, but its construction had been carried out with the care and attention required so that its quality compensated as much as possible for its reduced tonnage and smaller caliber. of her guns, compared to other battleships... Battle of the River Plate is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels set in World War II.
- The German Spy: World War II, #15
15
He walked over to a closet sticking it to the right wall. A hanging suit and a suitcase appeared before his eyes. He fingered the suit without hearing the rustle of paper he expected. He remembered very well that she had told him that he was carrying an envelope with instructions. He opened the suitcase, which appeared completely empty. He gritted his teeth, grunting a curse. He began feeling the suitcase, to no avail. It was very simple and it was not possible to think of a double bottom. Of course, that had to be checked ... But in those moments, he was paralyzed, almost blinded by the light, much more intense than that of the flashlight, which had suddenly struck the room. Then he heard the door to the room close quietly and a voice said: "Do not move. I'm targeting you ...
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