c1937 Original German U-Boot Submarine photos WW1

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c1937/original/German/U-Boot Submarine photos WW1
This is an extremely scarce German book from 1937. It is about the journey of the German Trade Submarine 'U-Deutschland' to Baltimore in the USA. By 1916 the German merchant fleet had been driven from the seas by a British blockade that had cut off Germany from foreign markets and put the nation on the verge of economic collapse. Germany's desperate response was the Deutschland, a merchant U-boat uniquely designed with an exceptionally wide beam to carry cargo. Its brief career as a blockade-runner captured international headlines, and Paul Konig's fast-moving account of its maiden voyage was one of the most popular books of the year when first published in the United States in 1917. Although an acknowledged piece of German propaganda, the story is nevertheless a thrilling one that has attracted readers for decades. Veteran submariners and landlubbers alike have been fascinated by the author's descriptions of life on board the World War I submarine. Ordered to transport valuable cargo to America and return with equally valuable cargo, the captain intended to make a joke of the blockade. The trip was no ordinary passage, however, and Konig keeps readers on the edge of their seats with his tales of the Deutschland barely managing to evade British ASW on its way to the port of Baltimore, where Konig and his crew were welcomed as heroes. The Deutschland did eventually return safely to Germany, despite of the British setting a trap to catch it at the entrance to the Channel. However, the ship was later captured during the war and it was eventually broken up at the Birkenhead Shipyard (Cammel Lairds) on the Wirral, which is less than three miles away from where I life now and I have seen the occasional piece of wreckage souvenir item from the Deutschland turn up for sale at antiques shops in Birkenhead and Chester. 1937 German edition of the book by Captain Paul Koenig. All of this is supported by some superb photographs of the ships, its crew and the voyage to Baltimore. The book is hardback and has 188 numbered pages and measures 7 ¾“ x 5“ overall. This item is guaranteed original and is NOT a copy, reprint or fake of any kind.
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