The Sea Devil: The Adventures of Count Felix von Luckner, the Last Raider under Sail

Jefferson, Sam

ISBN 10: 1472827880 / ISBN 13: 9781472827883

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2017

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR008863261

Synopsis:

In 1916, a three-masted windjammer bearing Norwegian colors sailed out of a quiet anchorage in Germany, loaded with cargo and apparently bound for Australia. Her true mission was quite different.

The ship was, in fact, the SMS Seeadler, commanded by swashbuckling German aristocrat Felix von Luckner. Over an epic voyage, he used cunning and deception to destroy fourteen merchant ships, all the while evading the utterly foxed and infuriated British Admiralty in a daring game of cat and mouse.

This rip-roaring World War I story depicts a life of espionage, counterespionage, and piracy of the most gentlemanly kind.

About the Author: Sam Jefferson is a journalist and maritime historian, and is one of the leading authorities on the clipper ship era. He is Editor of Sailing Today, and writes regularly for Classic Boat and Traditional Boats and Tall Ships. He is the author of Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail, Gordon Bennett and Sea Fever, all published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Sea Devil: The Adventures of Count Felix...
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good