Beware Raiders!: German Surface Raiders in the Second World War

by Bernard Edwards

Book Overview

This is the fascinating story of two German surface raiders and the havoc they caused amongst Allied shipping in World War II. One was the 8-inch gun cruiser, Admiral Hipper - fast, powerful and Navy-manned, the other a converted merchant man, Hansa Line's Kandelfels - armed with a few old 5.9s manned largely by reservists, and sailing under the nom de guerre of Pinguin. Contrary to all expectations, the amateur man-of-war reaped a rich harvest and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473822831
• ISBN13: 9781473822832
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Leo Cooper
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"