Wes Olson

The Last Cruise of a German Raider (eBook, ePUB)

The Destruction of SMS Emden

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The story of the German light cruiser SMS _Emden_ has been the subject of over a dozen books since her destruction at the hands of the Australian light cruiser HMAS _Sydney_ on 9 November 1914. Accounts of _Emden_s raiding activities, her loss on the Cocos Islands, and the escape of her landing party have also appeared in official histories and books on the First World War at sea. No English-language book, however, has pieced together a comprehensive account of the action and the events before and after.In this detailed and riveting new book, Wes Olson has made extensive use of a wealth of first-hand accounts from letters, diaries, memoirs and German survivor statements to produce a detailed reconstruction of the battle at Cocos. By breaking the one-and-a-half-hour action down into ten-minute blocks an accurate, chronological and credible picture has been created, and the extensive use of quotations gives the story a unique vividness.But the book is much more than the account of one naval battle. _The Emden_s activities as a raider at the beginning of the war are outlined; the significance of the departure of the first ANZAC troop convoy, and _Sydneys_ involvement explained. The Cocos raid and the landing of von Mckes party and the dispatch of _Sydney_ to investigate are covered, and Captain Glossops controversial decision to open fire on the wreck of the _Emden_ is analysed. And drawing on the reports produced by Sydneys surgeons, the book presents a facet of naval action often overlooked namely the effect of high explosive shells on the human body.Employing the wealth of archival and photographic material, as well as the numerous first-hand accounts of the German, British and Australian participants, the author has written a work that takes the reader right to the centre of the action and brings alive the immediacy and horror of naval warfare for those who took part.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526737304
• Artikelnr.: 53500799

Autorenporträt

Wes Olson Has Had A Lifetimes Interest In Naval History And Was Involved In The Successful 2008 Search For Wwii Cruiser Hmas _Sydney_ And The 2015 Expedition Which Revisited Her Wreck And That Of Hsk _Kormoran_. He Is An Honorary Associate Of The Western Australian Museum, And A Member Of The Naval Historical Society Of Australia While His First Book, _Bitter Victory - The Death Of Hmas_ _Sydney_, Was Published By University Of Western Australia Press In 2000. Other Works Since Then Include _Gallipoli - The Western Australian Story_ (2006), _Battalion Into Battle - The History Of The 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-45_ (2011), And _Hmas Sydney (Ii) - In Peace And War_ (2016). Married With Three Children, He Is Employed As A Locomotive Driver With Pacific National.