At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large
number of surface warships deployed around the world. These posed a
considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly
the import of food and fuel supplies. Their elimination was a
matter of urgency. This book covers the major actions and includes
the following: The escape of the Goeben and Breslau to Turkey,
where they became units of the Turkish Navy serving in the Black
and Aegean Seas. The remarkable cruise of the Emden. Detached from
the German East Asia Squadron she sank a Russian cruiser, a French
destroyer, 21 merchant ships and destroyed cargo valued at 3
million. She was cornered and sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney
while raiding the Cocos Islands. The mystery of the Karlsruhe,
destroyed by an internal explosion. The German East Asiatic
Squadron, consisting of the armoured cruisers Schanhorst and
Gneisienau and several light cruisers made passage across the
Pacific to the west coast of South America where they encountered
and sank two British cruisers, the Monmouth and Good Hope. The
Konigsberg operated from Germanys colony of Tanga. After sinking a
British cruiser she hid in the upper reaches of the Rufiji River.
After a lengthy naval and air campaign by British forces she was
finally destroyed by the indirect fire from two RN Monitors. By the
middle of 1915 the high seas had been mostly cleared of German
surface warships, but two armed German ships dominated Lake
Tanganyika. Two British armed motor boats were shipped to the West
African coast from England and made their way by river and overland
haulage to the lake, a 400 mile journey. The result was the
destruction of the German lake boats and the invasion of Tanganyika
by British forces. This operation became the inspiration for CS
Foresters novel The African Queen and the film that followed.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Maritime
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Bryan Perrett
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-02020-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-02020-X |
Barcode: |
9781399020206 |
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