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False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II by Stephen Robinson (Engli
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- ISBN-13
- 9781925335156
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9781925335156
- Book Title
- False Flags : Disguised German Raiders of World War II
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Exisle Publishing Pty The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, Military / Naval
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 34.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin, and Kormoran left Germany and waged a "pirate war" in the South Seas as part of Germany's strategy to attack the British Empire's maritime trade on a global scale. Their extraordinary voyages spanned the globe and are maritime sagas in the finest tradition of seafaring. The four raiders voyaged across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arctic and Antarctic. They sank or captured 62 ships in a forgotten naval war that is now being told in its entirety for the first time. The Orion and Komet terrorised the South Pacific and New Zealand waters before Pearl Harbor when the war was supposed to be far away. The Pinguin sank numerous Allied merchant ships in the Indian Ocean before mining the approaches to Australian ports and capturing the Norwegian whaling fleet in Antarctica. The Kormoran raided the Atlantic but will always be remembered for sinking the Australian cruiser Sydney off Western Australia, killing all 645 sailors on board in tragic circumstances. False Flags is also the story of the Allied sailors who encountered these raiders and fought suicidal battles against a superior foe as well as the men, women and children who endured captivity on board the raiders as prisoners of the Third Reich. False Flags is an engrossing tale that will appeal to not only military experts, but also to anyone interested in Maritime History.
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Publisher
Exisle Publishing Pty The Limited
ISBN-10
1925335151
ISBN-13
9781925335156
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219136994
Product Key Features
Book Title
False Flags : Disguised German Raiders of World War II
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, Military / Naval
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
34.3 Oz
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Trade
Reviews
Stephen Robinson brings alive the stories of the ships, the men and their victims. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, Robinson engagingly tells the most complete story of these ships. False Flags sings with stories of the last age of independent action at sea, and in many cases of chivalry., "Stephen Robinson brings alive the stories of the ships, the men and their victims. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, Robinson engagingly tells the most complete story of these ships. False Flags sings with stories of the last age of independent action at sea, and in many cases of chivalry - Gavin McLean, Senior Historian, NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage "This is a book that works superbly on all levels - giving both the admiralties' ocean-wide perspectives, as well as insight into the minds of the captains of the ships involved - Prof. Peter Stanley, award-winning historian, UNSW Canberra "Deception, violence and waste are the ingredients of war...Stephen Robinson's handsome, well documented book is full of events that illustrate this... Raiders were fighting ships disguised as merchantmen, crewed by trained naval seaman deeply committed to serving the German war effort. Like Caribbean pirates from the days of sail in some Boy's Own world, they masked their evil intent by sailing under assumed flags... before hoisting aloft the German Navy flag, like a modern day Skull and Cross Bones, and savaging an unwary prey." - The White Ensign - The Journal of the Naval Association of Australia "Anyone with an interest in naval history will find this book well worth a read." - Navy News, Deception, violence and waste are the ingredients of war...Stephen Robinson's handsome, well documented book is full of events that illustrate this... Raiders were fighting ships disguised as merchantmen, crewed by trained naval seaman deeply committed to serving the German war effort. Like Caribbean pirates from the days of sail in some Boy's Own world, they masked their evil intent by sailing under assumed flags... before hoisting aloft the German Navy flag, like a modern day Skull and Cross Bones, and savaging an unwary prey., Deception, violence and waste are the ingredients of war...Stephen Robinson's handsome, well documented book is full of events that illustrate this... Raiders were fighting ships disguised as merchantmen, crewed by trained naval seaman deeply committed to serving the German war effort. Like Caribbean pirates from the days of sail in some Boy's Own world, they masked their evil intent by sailing under assumed flags... before hoisting aloft the German Navy flag, like a modern day Skull and Cross Bones, and savaging an unwary prey., This is a book that works superbly on all levels - giving both the admiralties' ocean-wide perspectives, as well as insight into the minds of the captains of the ships involved., "This is a book that works superbly on all levels - giving both the admiralties' ocean-wide perspectives, as well as insight into the minds of the captains of the ships involved." - Prof. Peter Stanley, award-winning historian, UNSW Canberra "Stephen Robinson brings alive the stories of the ships, the men and their victims. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, Robinson engagingly tells the most complete story of these ships. False Flags sings with stories of the last age of independent action at sea, and in many cases of chivalry." - Gavin McLean, Senior Historian, NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Table of Content
Introduction 1 The raiders prepare 2 The Orion's Atlantic war 3 The Hauraki Gulfoperation 4 The Pinguin 's first victories 5 The Northeast Passage 6 The Tasman Raider 7 The Far East Squadron 8 The Australianminefields 9 The Indian Ocean pursuit 10 Nauru and the phosphateships 11 Hilfskreuzer Kormoran 12 The castaways of EmirauIsland 13 Von Luckner, spies andthe fifth column 14 Return to Nauru andintrigue in Japan 15 The raider war inAntarctica 16 The Kormoran in the Atlantic 17 Remote encounters and theislands of despair 18 Tanker hunt in theArabian Sea 19 A new operational area 20 The voyage of the Adjutant 21 Destination Bordeaux 22 The Galapagos Islandsraider 23 Encounter off Shark Bay 24 The Kormoran - Sydney battle 25 The fleet of lifeboats Epilogue Appendixes: the raiders Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
940.545943
Dewey Edition
23
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