The Last Gentlemen of War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
by R.K. Lochner; Lindauer, Thea and Harry [Translators]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0091737826
- ISBN 13
- 9780091737825
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About This Item
London: Stanley Paul & Co., 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii, [1], 321 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "The Emden is credited with capturing or sinking nineteen merchant ships while sweeping the seas from Diego Garcia to Calcutta, from the Maldive islands to the Malay Peninsula during WW I. After she was defeated by an Australian cruiser her survivors embarked on an adventure-filled journey across the Indian Ocean, overland on the Arabian Peninsula, to Constantinople and the safety of a German squadron. Provides a colourful portrait of a lost era of naval warfare that will engage the imagination and intellect of all readers." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. A high quality copy..
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- Title
- The Last Gentlemen of War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
- Author
- R.K. Lochner; Lindauer, Thea and Harry [Translators]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0091737826
- ISBN 13
- 9780091737825
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- The Last Gentlemen of War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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