Daniel Knowles graduated from the University of Northumbria with an Honours degree in history and politics and is part of a new generation of historians. His previous works have been the critically acclaimed Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Great Battleship (2018), HMS Hood: Pride of the Royal Navy (2019), The Battle of the Denmark Strait (2020) and Yamato: Flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (2021). He resides in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Planning the Cruise; Chapter 2: The Ships of the Squadron; Chapter 3: Admirals and Captains; Chapter 4: 'The "Floating Power" of Britain'; Chapter 5: 'The Warmest Tribute in its Power'; Chapter 6: 'The Navy Means Everything'; Chapter 7: 'We Only Did Our Duty'; Chapter 8: 'We Surrender Our City Unto You'; Chapter 9: South America; Chapter 10: 'A Halo of Splendour'; Chapter 11: Return of the Squadron; Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index