Shadow Voyage The Extraordinary Wartime Escape of the Legendary SS Bremen

Name: Shadow Voyage The Extraordinary Wartime Escape of the Legendary SS Bremen
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ISBN: 9780471457589

ISBN-10: 0471457582

ISBN-13: 9780471457589

Edition: 2005

Authors: Peter A. Huchthausen

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A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner S.S. Bremen slipped her moorings on Manhattan's west side, abandoned all caution (including foghorns, radar, and running lights), and sailed out of New York Harbor, commencing a dramatic escape run that would challenge the rules for unrestricted warfare at sea. Written by naval historian Peter Huchthausen, Shadow Voyage tells the epic adventure of the Bremen's extraordinary flight to Germany, which became a life-and-death race with British warships and submarines intent on intercepting her. Revealing new details from naval archives,…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.34" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 0.528



Acknowledgments


Prelude


Introduction



Uncertain Crossing



Roosevelt's Neutrality



Obfuscation and Delay



Into Oblivion



Running North



Close Encounters



Running for Refuge



Soviet Support



Plotting Escape



Salmon Bags a U-Boat



Running for Home



Salmon's Dilemma-Bremen's Escape



Cheers and Retribution


Afterword


Notes


Bibliography


Index