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Glossary Item: Pocket Battleship
Name Pocket Battleship
Description A class of German cruiser which violated agreed maximum tonnage sizes for cruisers and included a heavy armament of six 11 in guns. The British began referring to the vessels as 'pocket battleships'.
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Name His Majesty's Submarines
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Jul/1945
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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Name The Battle of the River Plate. An Account of events before, during and after the action up to the self-destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee.
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Admiralty
Issued For none
Published May/1940
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Name We Speak from the Air. (Broadcasts by the R.A.F.)
Category Air Reference
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Mar/1942
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