Castles
of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
by Robert K. Massie
Hardcover from Random House
28 October, 2003
The
Last Corsair: The Story of the Emden
by Dan Van Der Vat
(Paperback)
The
Last Cruise of the Emden: The Amazing True WWI Story of a German-Light
Cruiser and Her Courageous Crew
by Edwin P. Hoyt
The Last Cruise of the Emden is the true story of one of the most extraordinary
and little-known escapades of World War I. On August 2, 1914, the Emden,
a German light cruiser, was steaming peacefully off the China coast when
over its wireless came the message that the German Empire was at war. The
ship was made ready for action. Sailing to the Indian Ocean under orders,
the Emden sank some twenty merchant vessels - most of them British - a
Russian cruiser, and a French destroyer. What followed was a six-month
voyage that took the Emden and its crew halfway around the world, fighting
heroic battles both on land and at sea, culminating in a dramatic journey
across the Arabian desert, which saw the crew survive attacks of malaria,
typhus, dysentery, and the murderous onslaught of Lawrence of Arabia's
bedouin tribesmen.
Paperback from The Lyons Press
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The
Last Gentleman-Of-War: The Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden (Bluejacket
Books)
by R.
K. Lochner
Book Description:
Based on German, French, and English sources, this World War I saga
of the German cruiser Emden provides a colorful portrait of a lost era
of naval warfare and a lasting tribute to a legendary merchant raider.
Though dauntless in pursuit of enemy ships, the Emden treated captured
crews with great courtesy and is remembered today as the last man-of-war
that adhered to a chivalric code of conduct. The bold and gallant raids
against Allied merchant ships in the Indian Ocean earned the Emden the
admiration of friend and foe alike. In a single raid it sank a Russian
cruiser and destroyed a French torpedo boat and all told is credited with
capturing or sinking nineteen merchant ships. Emden cleverly eluded Allied
warships until its spectacular career was cut short in 1914 during a fierce
engagement with an Australian cruiser off the Cocos Islands. Even the British
lamented Emden's demise with a popular newspaper praising the captain as
a courageous and resourceful man and predicting the ship to live on in
history. This account of the ship's high-seas adventures will fascinate
readers of all ages.
Paperback from Naval Institute Press
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The Last Voyage of the Lusitania
by A. A. Hoehing, Mary Hoehling
Listed under The Lusitania
Zeebrugge : Eleven VCs Before Breakfast (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
by Barrie Pitt
Listed under Zeebrugge
The True Glory: The Royal Navy 1914-1939
by Max Arthur
Paperback from Trafalgar Square Publishing
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