Beware Raiders! : German Surface Raiders in the Second World War

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Bernard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed merchant ships.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German.

Local Subjects:

Armed merchant ships.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the fascinating story of two German surface raiders and the havoc they caused amongst Allied shipping in World War II. One was the 8-inch gun cruiser Admiral Hipper, fast, powerful and Navy-manned: the other a converted merchantman, Hansa Line's Kandelfels armed with a few old 5.9s manned largely by reservists, and sailing under the nom de guerre of Pinguin. Contrary to all expectations, the amateur man-of-war reaped a rich harvest and went out in a blaze of glory. Her purpose-built sister, on the other hand, was hard-pressed even to make her mark on the war and ended her days in ignom

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Chapter 14""; ""Chapter 15""; ""Chapter 16""; ""Postcript""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783379279

1783379278

OCLC:

854974582