Федор Лисицын. Крейсерская война 1914 года. Эскадра Шпее

The East Asia Squadron of the German Navy, the "Ostasiengeschwader," was assembled and prepared long and lovingly. Imperial Germany dreamed of colonies in the heavenly corners of the planet. Ships and commanders came and went. In the period immediately preceding the First World War, Maximilian von Spee, a nobleman whose family lineage stretched back to the 13th century, became commander of the cruiser squadron. He inherited ships that weren't the best in the dreadnought era, but range was key. Coal for the furnaces was the biggest problem for the large and fuel-guzzling "Kreuzergeschwader." Why was Spee slow to get going in the first weeks of the World War in 1914? Was abandoning Tsingtao the right decision? How did the experience of the Russo-Japanese War influence this decision? Was moving to the South Pacific the only option? Author's page on the website: https://tacticmedia.ru/author/13/ Our official website: https://tacticmedia.ru/ Come to the "Tacticmedia Legends" festival on March 14th: https://tacticmedia.timepad.ru/event/... Support the film "Prokhorovka. Men, Fire, and Steel" and our other projects: http://tacticmedia.ru/donate/ Early access to our news and videos: Sponsr: https://sponsr.ru/tacticmedia/ Boosty: https://boosty.to/tacticmedia TacticMedia on social media: Telegram: https://t.me/TacticMedia_Official Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/tacticmedia Rutube: https://rutube.ru/channel/23606772/ Vkontakte: https://vk.com/tacticmedia YouTube:    / @tacticmediachannel