Thesmall but immensely powerful Admiral Graf Spee was the pride ofHitlers naval fleet. Restricted to a limited size due to theimpositions of the Treaty of Versailles, this pocket battleship wasstill a formidable fighting force. It was faster than a battleship, andhad firepower far beyond other ships of this size. It was responsiblefor the sinking of as many as nine Allied merchant vessels in the autumnof 1939 in the space of three months. Then, late in the year, the shipwas ambushed off the coast of Uruguay by British cruisers determined tosink her. Faced with insurmountable odds, the ships captain, HansLangsdorff, opted to destroy his own vessel rather than capitulate tothe enemy. Hitlers Lost Battleship retraces the events leading up tothe ships destruction. With high-end re-enactments, CGIreconstructions, and surprising revelations from naval researchers - alladd up to shed new light on this fascinating episode in wartimehistory.