{"product_id":"the-longest-sortie-owen-p-jr-hall-9781499597158","title":"The Longest Sortie: The Odyssey of the German East Asiatic Squadron","description":"Merriam Press Historical Fiction HF7\u003cp\u003e First Edition (2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When World War I commenced, Germany possessed the second largest battle fleet in the world. However, it was insufficient to overcome Germany's inferior geographical position and England's warship building capabilities. As a result, the scattered German cruiser forces that were deployed across the seas, at the start of the Great War, were left to fend for themselves. One man, Vice Admiral Max von Spee, commander of the German East Asiatic Squadron, came up with an ingenious plan to save his squadron and return it to Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This fictionalized telling of the German East Asiatic Squadron at the start of World War I, is factually accurate, including photos, maps, diagrams, tables and charts, providing a total picture of this aspect of the war at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Prologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cast of Characters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Initial Deployments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First Blood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Invisible War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Eastward Ho\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revenge at Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Action off La Araucana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Empire Strikes Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heading North\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Zeppelin LZ-31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hinge of Fate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Asian Theater Order of Battle - 1 August 1914\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix B: Primary Combatants: Tale of the Tape (Western Pacific)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix C: Support Forces: Tale of the Tape (Western Pacific)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix D: Primary Combatants: Tale of the Tape (Eastern Pacific)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix E: Support Forces: Tale of the Tape (Eastern Pacific)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix F: Equivalent Naval Ranks (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix G: LZ-31 Specifications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix H: U-38 Specifications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix I: Gunnery Glossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix J: Cornell Battle Sequence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix K: SMS Emden's Victims\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix L: Optical Rangefinder Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix M: Signalbuch der Kaiserlichen Marine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix N: Battle of the Falkland Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 67 B\u0026amp;W photos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 9 maps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 14 appendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 8 diagrams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 29 tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen P. Jr. Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499597150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499597158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Owen P. Jr. Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458976297215,"sku":"9781499597158","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98712739-10af-442a-bdf6-a76bd28ecfd3.jpg?v=1777407661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-longest-sortie-owen-p-jr-hall-9781499597158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}