The Last Cruise of a German Raider
the destruction of sms emden
$76.33
- Hardcover
274 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2018
Summary
Doomed Voyage: The Last Cruise of SMS Emden
The story of the German light cruiser SMS Emden has been the subject of numerous books since her destruction by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914. Accounts of Emden’s raiding activities, her loss on the Cocos Islands, and the escape of her landing party have appeared in official histories and books on the First World War at sea. No English-language book, however, has pieced together a comprehensive account of the action and the events before …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526737298 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526737299 |
| Author: | Wesley Olson |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Seaforth Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 274 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 842g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Wesley Olson
Wes Olson has had a lifetime’s interest in naval history and was involved in the successful 2008 search for WWII cruiser HMAS Sydney and the 2015 expedition which revisited her wreck and that of HSK Kormoran. He is an Honorary Associate of the Western Australian Museum, and a member of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. His first book, Bitter Victory-The death of HMAS Sydney, was published by University of Western Australia Press in 2000. Other works since then include Gallipoli-The Western Australian Story (2006), Battalion into Battle-The History of the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-45 (2011), and HMAS Sydney (II)-In Peace and War (2016). Married with three children, he is employed as a locomotive driver with Pacific National.
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