Peter A Huchthausen

Shadow Voyage

The Extraordinary Wartime Escape of the Legendary SS Bremen

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Produktbeschreibung

A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner S.S. Bremen slipped her moorings on Manhattan's west side, abandoned all caution (including foghorns, radar, and running lights), and sailed out of New York Harbor, commencing a dramatic escape run that would challenge the rules for unrestricted warfare at sea. Written by naval historian Peter Huchthausen, Shadow Voyage tells the epic adventure of the Bremen's extraordinary flight to Germany, which became a life-and-death race with British warships and submarines intent on intercepting her. Revealing new details from naval archives, Huchthausen's riveting narrative captures the great courage and magnanimity of the Royal Navy, the cunning and intricate planning of the Germans, and the tension and ambiguity that preceded the outbreak of World War II. Captain Peter Huchthausen, U.S. Navy, Retired (Hiram, ME), has had a distinguished career, serving at sea and on land as a Soviet naval analyst and as a naval attaché in Yugoslavia, Romania, and the Soviet Union. He is now a consultant and writer, author of the bestselling Hostile Waters and October Fury (0-471-41534-0).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780471457589
• ISBN-10: 0471457582
• Artikelnr.: 14075376

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. Prelude. Introduction. 1. Uncertain Crossing. 2.
Roosevelt's Neutrality. 3. Obfuscation and Delay. 4. Into Oblivion. 5.
Running North. 6. Close Encounters. 7. Running for Refuge. 8. Soviet
Support. 9. Plotting Escape. 10. Salmon Bags a U-Boat. 11. Running for
Home. 12. Salmon's Dilemma--Bremen's Escape. 13. Cheers and Retribution.
Afterword. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Rezensionen

"A solid bit of maritime history...an interesting one." (Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2005)