Word: graf
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rules the Waves." Day after the secret session, the House of Commons again did business in public, and good luck sent Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain the British Navy's triumph over the Admiral Graf Spee (see p. 20) to divert public interest from any Government shortcomings in the conduct of the war. Jubilant M. P.s, convinced more than ever that Britain rules the waves and eager to get away for the holidays, gave the Cabinet easy sailing...
...Admiral Graf Spee, pocket battleship, 10,000 tons, last word in naval power for its size, was ready. But not for what happened next...
Dawn: Dark enough to strike without giving too much away, light enough to set the victim up in silhouette. It was to be a simple operation. All the Admiral Graf Spec had to do was warn the plodding French freighter not to send out radio alarms, take off her jittery crew, shell her or set some TNT below, and give her a one-way ticket to Davy Jones. Then get away...
...tower, one of the Admiral Graf Spee's wireless hands ticked out the warning. A couple of 5.95 were cleared-to fire across the Frenchman's bow, or just in case the boys on the Formose were fools...
...great battle off Port Stanley, 25 years ago this month, Admiral Graf von Spee, namesake of the pocket battleship, lost his ship, his battle, his life...