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Das Schwarze Schiff

The Odyssey of Emden's Landing Team 1914-1915

By Von Mücke, Hellmuth
(Ayesha)
1931,
Paperback, 272 pages. 21 photos, 1 map
book is in German language

Descripton: The author was Captain of Corbeta of the Reichsmarine. This book details the odyssey of 50 of the Emden's crew (before the ship was sunk) who set sail on a rotting sailing ship pursued by the British fleet across the Pacific they reached Africa. They then crossed the desert to Turkey and finally reached Germany.

- This book has been translated into other languages.