The last corsair : the story of the Emden

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Van der Vat, Dan

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"In the opening months of the First World War, a lone German cruiser managed to defy three of the world's mightiest navies. Detached from Rear-Admiral Graf von Spee's squadron, the Emden terrorised...

"In the opening months of the First World War, a lone German cruiser managed to defy three of the world's mightiest navies. Detached from Rear-Admiral Graf von Spee's squadron, the Emden terrorised the Indian Ocean, disrupting shipping and delaying troop movements. In just three months, she was responsible for sinking sixteen merchant ships and two warships, as well as shelling Madras and raiding Penang harbour. It took seventy-eight warships to hunt her down, yet even after she was shelled to pieces and run aground by an Australian cruiser, her crew would not surrender. Aboard a stolen schooner, the First Lieutenant led fifty sailors on one of the greatest of all wartime escapes, first crossing the Red Sea, then making their way through the Arabian desert, on to Constantinople and finally back to Germany." "So great was the reputation of the Emden and her crew that even the British press expressed relief over the survival of the captain and so many of her crew. The story of Germany's most successful battlecruiser is one of heroism, chivalry and adventure, brought to life in The Last Corsair."--BOOK JACKET.

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