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- Episode
- The Battle of the River Plate
- Broadcast Info
- 2006 (48 mins)
- Description
- On December 13th 1939, the first great naval battle of WWII exploded into action. Against overwhelming firepower, three British ships took on the pride of the German fleet, the pocket battleship Graf Spee. The battle would pit two great naval officers against each other in a deadly duel and one of the greatest bluffs of the war. By the end of the story, one would return home a hero, the other would be branded a coward and lose his ship, his reputation and his life.
- Genre
- History
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The Open University, "Timewatch". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/7164 (Accessed 20 Aug 2026)