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The Kaiser's Raider! Two Accounts of the S. M. S. Emden During the First World War by One of Its Officers: The Emden & the Ayesha Being the Advent

The Kaiser's Raider! Two Accounts of the S. M. S. Emden During the First World War by One of Its Officers: The Emden & the Ayesha Being the Advent

Von M. Cke, Hellmuth

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Military BiographiesNaval HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 0857068423
ISBN13: 9780857068422
Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
Published: Apr 13 2012
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Two classics of war at sea

The author of this book, von Mücke wrote two accounts of his naval experiences in the Imperial German Navy during the First World War and both are brought together in this special Leonaur edition. Mücke was the executive officer and first lieutenant on the light cruiser SMS Emden. The Emden raided commercial shipping from her base at Tsingtao, China, into the Indian Ocean. After a four month raiding spree she was finally discovered and destroyed by the Australian Navy light cruiser Sydney. Prior to the arrival of the Sydney, von Mücke, commanding a 53 man landing party had gone ashore on Direction Island in the Cocos group to disable a wireless station and from there witnessed his ship's demise. Upon realising his small command was cut adrift, von Mücke seized the schooner Ayesha and began an epic 11,000 km journey of escape across sea and land. Mücke's writings are essential reading for anyone interested in the Imperial German Navy and true stories of high adventure at sea.

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