1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136141203321

Autore

Robinson Stephen

Titolo

False flags : disguised German raiders of World War II / / Stephen Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, New Zealand : , : Exisle Publishing, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-77559-302-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

359.00943

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, German

Armed merchant ships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"In 1940, the commerce raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoron left Germany disguised as neutral freighters. Flying false flags, as part of Nazi Germany's strategy to attack the British Empire's maritime trade on a global scale, they waged a deadly 'pirate war' in the South Seas, sinking or capturing 62 ships ... creating chaos across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans ... Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Orion and Komet hunted Allied freighters in seemingly peaceful South Pacific and New Zealand waters ... [This] is also the story of the Allied sailors who encountered the raiders and fought suicidal battles against a superior foe. Additionally, it describes the experiences of the men, women and children who endured captivity on board the raiders as prisoners of the Third Reich"--Publisher's description.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706854203321

Autore

Kreis John F. <1940->

Titolo

Air warfare and air base air defense, 1914-1973 / / John F. Kreis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, , 1988

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 407 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Special studies

Disciplina

358.4/145

Soggetti

Air defenses

Air bases - Defense measures

Air warfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Print format no longer for sale by the Supt. of Docs.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-393) and index.