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German Raiders - A History of Auxiliary Cruisers of the German Navy, 1895-1945

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 11/4/2015

Product Info

Title
German Raiders - A History of Auxiliary Cruisers of the German Navy, 1895-1945
Category
Author
Paul Schmalenbach
Publish Year
1979
Pages
144
Dimensions
8x9.75x.5"
NKG Part #
2147568097
Type
Hardcover

Description

Raider! Through two world wars German commerce raiders, or auxiliary cruisers, were the bane of Allied merchantmen. These innocent looking but heavily armed ships sent many a victim to the bottom or back to Germany with a prize crew aboard. Their crews fought a lonely and hazardous war with courage and chivalry, and this heavily illustrated and fact-packed volume by a former German naval officer is just testimonial to their endeavors. It contains a vast amount of largely unpublished details on the ships and their crews, and on their armament, operating techniques, and deception methods.