The Sea Devil - The Story Of Count Felix Von Luckner, The German War Raider

The Sea Devil - The Story Of Count Felix Von Luckner, The German War Raider

Author: Lowell Thomas

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1446548198

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


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Download or read book The Sea Devil - The Story Of Count Felix Von Luckner, The German War Raider written by Lowell Thomas and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


The Sea Devil

The Sea Devil

Author: Sam Jefferson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-09-21

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1472827899

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Tasked with destroying as many British merchant ships as possible, German aristocrat Felix von Luckner and his ship the Seeadler succeeded in spectacular fashion. n 1916, a three-masted windjammer bearing Norwegian colours sailed out of a quiet anchorage in Germany, loaded with cargo and apparently bound for Australia. Her true mission was quite different. The ship was, in fact, the SMS Seeadler, commanded by swashbuckling German aristocrat Felix von Luckner. Over an epic voyage, he used cunning and deception to destroy fourteen merchant ships, all the while evading the utterly foxed and infuriated British Admiralty in a daring game of cat and mouse. This rip-roaring World War I story depicts a life of espionage, counterespionage and piracy of the most gentlemanly kind.


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Download or read book The Sea Devil written by Sam Jefferson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tasked with destroying as many British merchant ships as possible, German aristocrat Felix von Luckner and his ship the Seeadler succeeded in spectacular fashion. n 1916, a three-masted windjammer bearing Norwegian colours sailed out of a quiet anchorage in Germany, loaded with cargo and apparently bound for Australia. Her true mission was quite different. The ship was, in fact, the SMS Seeadler, commanded by swashbuckling German aristocrat Felix von Luckner. Over an epic voyage, he used cunning and deception to destroy fourteen merchant ships, all the while evading the utterly foxed and infuriated British Admiralty in a daring game of cat and mouse. This rip-roaring World War I story depicts a life of espionage, counterespionage and piracy of the most gentlemanly kind.


Count Luckner, the Sea Devil

Count Luckner, the Sea Devil

Author: Lowell Thomas

Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Garden City Publishing Company

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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"Felix Graf von Luckner (born Dresden, Germany, 9 June 1881, died Malmö, Sweden, 13 April 1966) was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea-Devil) ? and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates) ? for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) in 1916?1917. It was his habit of successfully waging war without any casualties that made him a hero and a legend on both sides. "--Wikipedia.


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Download or read book Count Luckner, the Sea Devil written by Lowell Thomas and published by Garden City, N.Y. : Garden City Publishing Company. This book was released on 1927 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Felix Graf von Luckner (born Dresden, Germany, 9 June 1881, died Malmö, Sweden, 13 April 1966) was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea-Devil) ? and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates) ? for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) in 1916?1917. It was his habit of successfully waging war without any casualties that made him a hero and a legend on both sides. "--Wikipedia.


Raiders of the Deep

Raiders of the Deep

Author: Lowell Thomas

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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The Sea Devil

The Sea Devil

Author: Sam Jefferson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781472943613

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Download or read book The Sea Devil written by Sam Jefferson and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


The Illustrated London News

The Illustrated London News

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13:

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Wine and War

Wine and War

Author: Donald Kladstrup

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2002-06-18

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0767913256

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The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.


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Download or read book Wine and War written by Donald Kladstrup and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.


The Mariner's Mirror

The Mariner's Mirror

Author: Leonard George Carr Laughton

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book The Mariner's Mirror written by Leonard George Carr Laughton and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


Sea Devil

Sea Devil

Author: James N. Bade

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781877338618

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Download or read book Sea Devil written by James N. Bade and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


HMAS Sydney

HMAS Sydney

Author: Tom Frame

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0733628745

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The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the recent finding of her wreck. On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships sank ? and not one of the 645 men on board the Sydney survived. Was Sydney?s captain guilty of negligence by allowing his ship to manoeuvre within range of Kormoran?s guns? Did the Germans feign surrender before firing a torpedo at the Sydney as she prepared to despatch a boarding party? This updated edition covers the recent discovery of the wreck ? with the light this sheds on the events of that day 67 years ago, and the closure it has brought to so many grieving families. `Tom Frame has produced the most comprehensive and compelling account of the loss of HMAS Sydney to date. His judgements are fair and his conclusions reasoned. If you only read one book on this tragic event in Australian naval history, and want all the facts and theories presented in a balanced way, Tom Frame?s book is for you? - Vice Admiral Russ Shalders AO CSC RANR Chief of Navy, 2005-08.


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Download or read book HMAS Sydney written by Tom Frame and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the recent finding of her wreck. On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships sank ? and not one of the 645 men on board the Sydney survived. Was Sydney?s captain guilty of negligence by allowing his ship to manoeuvre within range of Kormoran?s guns? Did the Germans feign surrender before firing a torpedo at the Sydney as she prepared to despatch a boarding party? This updated edition covers the recent discovery of the wreck ? with the light this sheds on the events of that day 67 years ago, and the closure it has brought to so many grieving families. `Tom Frame has produced the most comprehensive and compelling account of the loss of HMAS Sydney to date. His judgements are fair and his conclusions reasoned. If you only read one book on this tragic event in Australian naval history, and want all the facts and theories presented in a balanced way, Tom Frame?s book is for you? - Vice Admiral Russ Shalders AO CSC RANR Chief of Navy, 2005-08.