The Cruise of the Sea Eagle; The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate

by Blaine Pardoe

• ISBN13: 9781592286942
• ISBN10: 1592286941
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

The adventures of Count Felix von Luckner’s three-masted sailing vessel that raided the high seas during the first ironclad sea war.

Author Biography

Blaine Pardoe has appeared on NPR, NBC, Fox News, and CBS to promote his many books, including the best-selling business book, Cubicle Warfare. He has been researching von Luckner for many years. Pardoe lives in Amissville, Virginia.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	VII
INTRODUCTION	1	(6)
PROLOGUE: CHRISTMAS MORNING, 1916	7	(92)
1 THE RIGHT SHIP: SUMMER 1916-DECEMBER 1916	9	(24)
2 THE RIGHT CAPTAIN: DECEMBER 1916	33	(12)
3 THE RIGHT CREW: DECEMBER 1916	45	(10)
4 SEASONING: 1903-1916	55	(6)
5 THE RUSE: DECEMBER 25, 1916	61	(12)
6 THE SEA EAGLE STRIKES: JANUARY 9, 1917	73	(6)
7 GHOSTS OF THE PAST: JANUARY 9, 1917	79	(8)
8 FAUST: JANUARY 2I, 1917	87	(4)
9 FORTUNES OF WAR: JANUARY 24-FEBRUARY 9, 1917	91	(8)
10 LIFE AT SEA: FEBRUARY 1917	99	(8)
11 THE PINMORE: FEBRUARY 18-FEBRUARY 19, 1917	107	(6)
12 THE FRENCH BETRAYAL: FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 4, 1917	113	(10)
13 THE BATTLE WITH THE HORNGARTH: MARCH 5-MARCH 12, 1917	123	(14)
14 EXPOSED: MARCH 13-APRIL 1, 1917	137	(10)
15 GLORIOUS FALLEN COMRADES: APRIL 2-APRIL 11, 1917	147	(6)
16 THE ROYAL NAVY'S TRAP: APRIL 12-MAY 1, 1917	153	(8)
17 YANKS: MAY 2-JULY 9, 1917	161	(10)
18 MOPELIA: JULY 10-AUGUST 2, 1917	171	(6)
19 DECEPTION IN PARADISE: AUGUST 2-AUGUST 23, 1917	177	(10)
20 THE RAID OF THE KRONPRINZESSIN CECILIE: AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 22, 1917	187	(14)
21 THE ESCAPE: SEPTEMBER 22-DECEMBER 1917	201	(14)
22 THE JOURNEY OF THE FORTUNA: AUGUST 23, 1917-MARCH 1918	215	(10)
23 GLORY: DECEMBER 1917-1928	225	(16)
24 THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS: 1929-APRIL 1966	241	(14)
EPILOGUE	255	(4)
POSTSCRIPT: THE MYTH VERSUS THE REALITY OF THE SEEADLER'S CRUISE	259	(12)
DEDICATION	271	(4)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	275	(4)
APPENDIX: VICTIMS OF THE SEEADLER CREW	279	(2)
SOURCES	281	(8)
INDEX	289