German Raiders in the Pacific

by S. D. Waters

 

A Merriam Press Original Reprint Publication
Military Monograph 62

 

Next to the U-boats, the surface raiders of the Kriegsmarine were among the most effective naval vessels the Germans loosed upon the oceans during World War II.

 

Few, however, know that some of these "auxiliary cruisers" also served in the Pacific Ocean, even laying mines outside of New Zealand harbors.

 

This is an all-new production (not a facsimile reprint) of a rare booklet from the New Zealand in the Second World War Official History series.

 

Contents

• Introduction
• The Sinking of the Turakina

• The Komet Enters the Pacific

• Holmwood and Rangitane Sunk

• Operations of the Pinguin

• Harbor Entrances Mined

• Raiders' Long Cruises End

• Acknowledgments

• The Author

• Appendix: Deck Plan of the Raider Orion

Specifications

• Third Edition (August 2008)
• Paperback: ISBN 978-1-4357-5760-8 — $12.95
  • Perfect bound, full-color wrap-around cover
• Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-4357-5891-9 — $29.95
  • Blue linen cover with title stamped in gold on spine, full-color dust jacket
• 65 – 6 × 9 inch pages

• 10 photos

• 5 illustrations

• 5 maps

• notes