San Lorenzo and River Plate locked horns in a fiercely contested goalless match during the Argentine Primera Division's ...

The battle sequences, in which the lightweight British cruisers close in on the Graf Spee and force the enemy to take shelter in Montevideo harbor, are powerful, exciting and technically impressive.

The 7-ton anchor which once belonged to the Reichsmarine's Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee sank off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939, marking the end to the Battle of the River Plate ...

So ended the first and last stand-up battle of the war at sea which had been fought in the best traditions of the Royal Navy.

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Powell & Pressburger’s tale of Allied efforts to sink a German warship. In the early days of WWII, the Nazis attack Allied ships. A nuanced portrayal of war.