The Ayesha, Being the Adventures of the Landing Squad of the Emden

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Hellmuth von Mucke 

The extraordinary account of the adventures of the only members of the Emden's crew who were not captured or killed in the German cruiser's final battle off North Keeling Island in November 1914. The author and his landing party had been abandoned by the Emden after a surprise attack. The group commandeered a sailing ship, the Ayesha, and managed to navigate their way back Yemen and, after travelling overland, report to the German authorities in Constantinople in June 1915. 223 pages.