Pocket Battleship: The Story Of The Admiral Scheer
The exciting account of the famous German battle cruiser which sank 152,000 tons of Allied shipping.
A LUCKY SHIP
The Germans called her their "lucky ship"—the heavily gunned, heavily armoured Admiral Scheer, sister ship of the ill-fated Graf Spee and the Deutschland. With and operational range of 19,000 miles, she quickly became a nightmare to the British Admiralty.
This is the dramatic story of one of the most successful fighting ships in the German Navy, told by two German officers: who commanded her. It also contains the thrilling account, as seen for the first time through German eyes, of the sinking of the Jervis Bay. This lightly armed auxiliary cruiser went down with all guns blazing in a daring and gallant attempt to protect her convoy from the mighty dreadnought.
"This story of a great raider, searching out enemy; commerce under the nose of powerful naval forces is always enthralling."—N. Y. Herald Tribune
"A first-rate account of warfare at sea."—Cleveland Plain Deale
"Gives an unusual glimpse into what the Nazi side of the war was like."—Chicago Tribune
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Pocket Battleship: The Story Of The Admiral Scheer
The exciting account of the famous German battle cruiser which sank 152,000 tons of Allied shipping.
A LUCKY SHIP
The Germans called her their "lucky ship"—the heavily gunned, heavily armoured Admiral Scheer, sister ship of the ill-fated Graf Spee and the Deutschland. With and operational range of 19,000 miles, she quickly became a nightmare to the British Admiralty.
This is the dramatic story of one of the most successful fighting ships in the German Navy, told by two German officers: who commanded her. It also contains the thrilling account, as seen for the first time through German eyes, of the sinking of the Jervis Bay. This lightly armed auxiliary cruiser went down with all guns blazing in a daring and gallant attempt to protect her convoy from the mighty dreadnought.
"This story of a great raider, searching out enemy; commerce under the nose of powerful naval forces is always enthralling."—N. Y. Herald Tribune
"A first-rate account of warfare at sea."—Cleveland Plain Deale
"Gives an unusual glimpse into what the Nazi side of the war was like."—Chicago Tribune
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Pocket Battleship: The Story Of The Admiral Scheer

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Pocket Battleship: The Story Of The Admiral Scheer

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The exciting account of the famous German battle cruiser which sank 152,000 tons of Allied shipping.
A LUCKY SHIP
The Germans called her their "lucky ship"—the heavily gunned, heavily armoured Admiral Scheer, sister ship of the ill-fated Graf Spee and the Deutschland. With and operational range of 19,000 miles, she quickly became a nightmare to the British Admiralty.
This is the dramatic story of one of the most successful fighting ships in the German Navy, told by two German officers: who commanded her. It also contains the thrilling account, as seen for the first time through German eyes, of the sinking of the Jervis Bay. This lightly armed auxiliary cruiser went down with all guns blazing in a daring and gallant attempt to protect her convoy from the mighty dreadnought.
"This story of a great raider, searching out enemy; commerce under the nose of powerful naval forces is always enthralling."—N. Y. Herald Tribune
"A first-rate account of warfare at sea."—Cleveland Plain Deale
"Gives an unusual glimpse into what the Nazi side of the war was like."—Chicago Tribune

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786258168
Publisher: Lucknow Books
Publication date: 01/18/2016
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 204
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Theodor Krancke was a German Marine Official and Admiral during WWII. As Naval Commander West he controlled the German naval forces in Normandy when the Allies landed there as part of Operation Overlord in June 1944.
Jochen Brennecke (also known as Hans Jochen Brennecke) was a German writer, editor and Marine historian. Believed to have been a retired yard sailor, he subsequently became a war correspondent of the Navy during WWII.

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