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THE
LAST GENTLEMAN 0F WAR
The Raider Exploits of the Cuiser Emdem
by
R. K. Lochner

First published 1979 in Germany as
Die Kaperfahrten des Kleinen Kreuzers Emdem

1st UK edition 1988
by
Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd,
London

A red cloth bound book with black lettering to the spine in VERY GOOD condition in a VERY GOOD condition unclipped dust wrapper.

ISBN 0-09-173782-6

322 pages 160mm. x 235mm. x 33mm.

£7.00 +P&P

Blurbs

THE LAST GENTLEMAN OF WAR

In World War I, before the days of unrestricted submarine warfare, merchant raiders adhered to a chivalric code of conduct. They were dauntless in their pursuit of enemy merchant ships yet courteous to the crews they captured, and their adventures were eagerly followed by the public on both sides. The last of these gentlemen-of-war, the German cruiser Emden, was legendary. Her bold and gallant raids against Allied merchant ships in the Indian Ocean
earned her the admiration of friend and foe alike. When her dazzling exploits came to an abrupt end in 1914, even the British lamented her loss.

This superb translation of R.K. Lochner's Die Kaperfahrten des Kleinen Kreuzers Emden offers English-speaking readers the first complete account of her high-seas ventures. The Emden is credited with capturing or sinking nineteen merchant ships while sweeping the seas from Diego Garcia to Calcutta, from the Maldive islands to the Malay Peninsula. In one raid alone she sank a Russian cruiser and destroyed a French torpedo boat after boldly steaming into a British port. Allied warships were determined to hunt her down, but she cleverly eluded them until an Australian cruiser finally engaged her in a fierce and unequal battle off the Cocos islands and cut short her spectacular career.

This World War I saga, however, does not end with the Emden's demise. Her story continues through her survivors, who embarked on an adventure-filled journey across the Indian Ocean, overland on the Arabian Peninsula, to Constantinople and the safety of a German squadron.

Based on extensive research into German, French, and English sources, the book is filled with authentic details yet reads like a fast-paced adventure tale. It provides a colourful portrait of a lost era of naval warfare that will engage the imagination and intellect of all readers.

About the Author:
R.K. Lochner was born in 1927 in Reichenberg, Bohemia. He joined the German navy as an officer candidate in late 1944 and in the last months of World War II was captured by the Americans in Austria. Following the war he took university degrees in languages and history and served in many parts of the world as a translator and interpreter. He died in 1984.

In addition to the Emden's story, Lochner has written a book on her sister ship, the Konigsberg, and another on the North Sea war and the battle for Norway in 1940.

About the Translators:
Thea and Harry Lindauer, natives of Germany, are longtime residents of Annapolis, Maryland. Harry Lindauer retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army in 1970, after having served with distinction in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Thea Lindauer, who holds a degree from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, has enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist and lecturer.

List of Contents

List of Maps
Preface

PART ONE
THE OPENING PHASE
1. A New Hong Kong or Port Arthur?
2. The First Cruiser Success in Tsushima Strait
3. Once More in Tsingtao

PART TWO
THE RAIDER WAR
1. Detached for a Raider War
2. The First Prize in the Indian Ocean
3. Commerce War off Bengal and Rangoon
4. The Burning Oil Tanks of Madras
5. Off Ceylon and Diego Garcia
6. Again in the Bay of Bengal
7. The Unbelievable Raid on Penang
8. The Last Reprieve

PART THREE
THE END OF A CRUISER
1. The Action near the Cocos
2. The Adversary
3. The Prisoners

PART FOUR
THE LANDING PARTY
1. The Landing
2. SMS Ayesha
3. The North German Loyd Freighter Choising
4. Through the Desert
5. At Sea Again
6. Ras al Aswad: Battle in the Desert
7. On to the Hejaz Railroad

PART FIVE
EPILOGUE
Appendix: The Ship
Bibliography

Maps
    1. Bombardment of Madras, 22 September 1914
    2. Action Against Penang, 28 October 1914
    3. Battle off the Cocos Islands, 9 November 1914
    4. Route of the Emden's Landing Party Through Arabia, 8 January-14 May 1915
    5. SMS Emden
Book's spine

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