Box 1

Scope and Contents The folder includes a supplementary magazine issue of The Illustrated London News on the first naval battle of World War II, detailing the defeat of the German Admiral ship Graf Spee that had been commerce raiding Allied merchant ships. The issue details the successful attack and capture of the Graf Spee and its accompanying supply ship, the Altmark, by the British Navy during the Battle of the River Plate. It provides numerous pictures of the wreckage and aftermath and also illustrates the...