Daily Archives: March 24, 2014

Battle of the River Plate

Posted on March 24, 2014 by irishroverpei

Over the week end I watched an old movie that was filmed around 1956. The title was Battle of the River Plate, it was the first major sea battle of the second world war. The hunt for the German Pocket … Continue reading →

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