02060nam 2200409 450 991013614120332120230808200122.01-77559-302-9(CKB)3710000000912595(MiAaPQ)EBC4718813(EXLCZ)99371000000091259520161026h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFalse flags disguised German raiders of World War II /Stephen RobinsonAuckland, New Zealand :Exisle Publishing,2016.©20161 online resource (314 pages) illustrations, maps1-925335-15-1 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, GermanArmed merchant shipsWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, German.Armed merchant ships.359.00943Robinson Stephen50211MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136141203321False flags2890853UNINA