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False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II
Stephen Robinson
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Description for False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II
Hardback. False Flags tells the epic story of German raider voyages during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and waged a 'pirate war' across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arctic and Antarctic - part of Germany's strategy to attack the British Empire's maritime trade. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, maps, biography, index. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 944.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
944g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Woolombi, Australia
ISBN
9781925335156
SKU
V9781925335156
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Ref
99-15
About Stephen Robinson
Stephen Robinson studied Asian history and politics at the University of Western Sydney, graduating with First Class Honours. He has worked at the Department of Veterans' Affairs researching British atomic weapons tests and as a policy officer in the Department of Defence. Stephen Robinson is also an officer in the Australian Army Reserve and has served as an instructor at ... Read more
Reviews for False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more