The Last Cruise of the Emden; The Amazing True WWI Story of a German-Light Cruiser and Her Courageous Crew

by Edwin P. Hoyt

• ISBN13: 9781585743827
• ISBN10: 1585743828
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

"The Last Cruise of the Emden" is the true story of one of the most extraordinary and little-known escapades of World War I. On August 2, 1914, the Emden, a German light cruiser, was steaming peacefully off the China coast when over its wireless came the message that the German Empire was at war. The ship was made ready for action. What followed was a six-month voyage that took the Emden and its crew halfway around the world, fighting heroic battles both on land and at sea, culminating in a dramatic journey across the Arabian desert, which saw the crew survive attacks of malaria, typhus, dysentery, and the murderous onslaught of Lawrence of Arabia's bedouin tribesmen.

Author Biography

Edwin P. Hoyt is the extremely prolific author of books on military and nautical history, including How They Won the War in the Pacific and Yamamoto

Table of Contents

Tsingtao, 1914	3	(8)
The Ship	11	(9)
The Men of the Emden	20	(11)
The Emden Goes to War	31	(17)
To the South Seas	48	(9)
Decision at Pagan	57	(7)
The First Coaling	64	(10)
The Breakthrough	74	(8)
Action: September 7-21	82	(16)
Madras	98	(9)
The Parting	107	(8)
Action: October 1-20	115	(12)
Attack	127	(10)
The Ring Closes	137	(7)
The Landing	144	(4)
Before the Battle	148	(3)
The End of the Emden	151	(9)
The Cost	160	(2)
Prisoners	162	(3)
The Miraculous Escape	165	(5)
The Ayesha	170	(7)
Padang	177	(6)
The End of the Ayesha	183	(5)
Destination: Arabia	188	(4)
The Landing	192	(7)
In the Absence of a Railroad	199	(7)
Perilous Voyage	206	(6)
The Caravan	212	(10)
The Siege	222	(6)
The Last Lap	228	(5)
Bibliography, notes, and acknowledgments	233	(4)
Index	237