The Battle of Heligoland Bight

by Eric W. Osborne

The battle of Heligoland Bight was the first major action between the British and German fleets during World War I. The British orchestrated the battle as a warning to the German high command that any attempt to operate their naval forces in the North Sea would be met by strong British resistance. Heligoland Island guarded the entrance to the main German naval anchorage at Kiel. Fought on August 28, 1914, the engagement was complicated by dense...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253347424
• ISBN13: 9780253347428
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher