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The Wolf
Hohnen Richard
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Paperback. In the years 1916-1918, the Wolf, an ordinary freighter fitted-out with a hidden arsenal of weapons, was sent by Germany on one of the most daring clandestine naval missions of modern times. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, unpublished memoirs, declassified government files, newspaper reports and family archives, this book tells the story of Wolf. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
In the years 1916-1918, the Wolf, an ordinary freighter fitted-out with a hidden arsenal of weapons, was sent by Germany on one of the most daring clandestine naval missions of modern times. Under the command of Kapitan Karl Nerger, the ship undertook a continuous fifteen-month cruise in which she traversed three of the world's major oceans, destroyed more than thirty Allied vessels and captured over 400 men, women and children. During this time the Wolf maintained radio silence and never pulled into port, surviving on fuel and food plundered from captured ships. Equipped with the era's newest technological marvels the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552171038
SKU
V9780552171038
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Hohnen Richard
Richard Guilliatt is a journalist and author. Born in the UK, he was a feature writer at The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, before moving to New York in 1986 to work as a freelance writer. His work has appeared in many leading newspapers and magazines. In 2000, he won Australia's highest award for magazine feature writing, the Walkley Award. ... Read more
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