Author: Kapitänleutnant Paul König
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2012-04-12
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 1782890920
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The arrival of the submarine Deutschland in the harbour of New York in July of 1916 produced one of the sensation of the year. How had a U-Boat sailed all the way from Germany to the United States evading all of the counter-measures of the might Royal Navy and the even the U.S. coastal defences? The captain of the Deutschland, Paul König, was feted as a national hero in Germany and was lauded by those of German extraction in New York. He wrote this memoir of his famed journey from the inland waters of Germany all the way to the United States, it is filled with the dangers of the nascent submarine, in particular the fumes and heat of the diving compartment. Notable also the U-Boat had come as a merchantman, meaning that König was unarmed for combat and could only rely on deception to fulfill his mission to outwit his enemies. Author — Kapitänleutnant Paul König (1867-1933) Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, Hearst's international library co., 1916. Original Page Count – xii and 247 pages.
Author: Paul König
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781230352824
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...of about ten miles from the American three-mile limit, and then assure ourselves as to whether any hostile measures had been taken against us. In case indefinite rumors of our voyage had leaked out, there was small doubt but that we would have to reckon with such measures on the part of the enemy. Krapohl, on the other hand, proposed that we approach the coast as closely as possible under cover of the night, and he was supported in this by Eyring. Both plans had their pros and cons, and so I decided to proceed further toward the coast in the dusk and then to wait and see what the weather conditions would turn out to be. The final decision was soon brought about by the coming up of a stiff southwest breeze. This gave us a good range of vision, which had not been the case with the summer weather that had hitherto prevailed. The breeze, however, also brought with it a violent rocking of our boat, which, with the short and choppy sea that now developed, became extremely disagreeable. We therefore decided, without further hesitation and upon the basis of exact astronomical calculations made a short time before, to steer at night for the shore lights of Cape Henry and Cape Charles. We proceeded at once on our way. After some time, a pale glow became perceptible upon the horizon. It came up spasmodically and then yanished again. This was the glow of the revolving light upon Cape Henry. It was the first greeting from America. Suddenly, upon our starboard bow, a white light flashed up. It disappeared instantly and then flickered up again several times. Immediately afterward another white light appeared off our port bow, and this remained fixed. We looked at one another. What the devil did this mean? It looked confoundedly as though war vessels...
Author: Paul Konig
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Published: 2000-12-01
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780898751574
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The mysterious voyage of the merchant submarine Deutschland has now kept the attention of the old and new world under strain quite long enough. The wildest rumors regarding our trip and our fate have cropped up in innumerable papers, not to mention the magnificent flights of fiction made by the English. We were stranded, we were sunk - we had even been taken apart and sent in separate packages to America. What fun we used to have on the high seas when our wireless operators would catch one of these plump English canards in full flight! I therefore have the greater pleasure in giving a longer, more detailed description of our legendary voyage and our adventures. The voyage, after all, was far from being a fabulous one - for this would have made it doubly precarious. And as for adventures, we naturally avoided these as far as possible. I hope, therefore, that the reader will not expect a whole series of exciting episodes, such as may fall to the lot of a military submarine in the war area. Our duty was as follows: to transport our valuable cargo to America as smoothly, and with as few interruptions as possible, to make a joke of the English blockade, and to return with a cargo equally valuable. These things we accomplished, and I shall now describe how we accomplished them."Captain Paul Koenig
Author: Paul König
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781376791815
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Author: Paul 1867-1933 Konig
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-27
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781371762407
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Paul König
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780265206607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Voyage of the Deutschland: The First Merchant Submarine The voyage, after all, was far from being a fabulous one - for this would have made it doubly precarious. And as for adventures, we naturally avoided these as far as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Paul Konig
Publisher:
Published: 2014-09-01
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9781406849363
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the German Submarine Merchantman "Deutschland's" voyage to America in 1916 running the English blockade, as told by her Commander. This English translation was published under licence by the Board of Trade in 1917.
Author: Dwight R. Messimer
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Undersea Warfare
Publisher:
Published: 1954
Total Pages: 284
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