THE RAIDER - THE GALLANT CRUISER EMDEN by Jennings, John

William Morrow & Co. New York 1963, 1st Edition. VG/VG. condition, 5 1/2 x 8, hard bound in dj, 272 pages.--------------------------JOHN JENNINGS has long been known for his masterful tales of brave ships and daring sailors. For the present novel his canvas is the broad sweep of the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In these waters, during the early days of the First World War, a single German raider, the light cruiser Emden, kept the whole Allied fleet in turmoil. Here is a dramatic retelling of her last fateful cruise. It is also the poignant story of her crew and a captain who still believed that warfare was conducted by rules and that there was a code of honor even between bitter enemies.Putting out from Tsingtao, China, her home port in August 1914, the Emden was soon detached from the main German fleet. Her mission: to operate as a solitary raider against Allied shipping in the Orient. As the record of her prizes mounted so did the wild rumors about the Emden's daring feats and extraordinary chivalry.Soon she became a raider shrouded in mystery and pursued by every warship in the British fleet.