FALSE FLAGS: DISGUISED GERMAN RAIDERS OF WORLD WAR II
Book ID/图书代码： 04410016B92734
English Summary/英文概要： False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin, and Kormoran left Germany and waged a "pirate war" in the South Seas as part of Germany’s strategy to attack the British Empire’s maritime trade on a global scale. Their extraordinary voyages spanned the globe and are maritime sagas in the finest tradition of seafaring.
The four raiders voyaged across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arctic and Antarctic. They sank or captured 62 ships in a forgotten naval war that is now being told in its entirety for the first time. The Orion and Komet terrorised the South Pacific and New Zealand waters before Pearl Harbor when the war was supposed to be far away. The Pinguin sank numerous Allied merchant ships in the Indian Ocean before mining the approaches to Australian ports and capturing the Norwegian whaling fleet in Antarctica. The Kormoran raided the Atlantic but will always be remembered for sinking the Australian cruiser Sydney off Western Australia, killing all 645 sailors on board in tragic circumstances.
False Flags is also the story of the Allied sailors who encountered these raiders and fought suicidal battles against a superior foe as well as the men, women and children who endured captivity on board the raiders as prisoners of the Third Reich. False Flags is an engrossing tale that will appeal to not only military experts, but also to anyone interested in Maritime History.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书讲述的故事是之前任何书籍都从未提到过的：二战期间德国人在南海区域的行动。1940年，Orion、Komet、Pinguin和Kormoran四条船离开德国，开始前往南海地区展开“海盗战争”，这是德国打击大英帝国海上国际贸易的一个战略。他们的旅程意外地覆盖了几乎全球，成为了海上航行的传奇。
四条侵略船穿越了大西洋、太平洋、印度洋，也到过北极和南极。虽然这一海上战争鲜少有人提起，但他们确实击沉或者俘虏了62条船。Orion和Komet成了南太平洋和新西兰水域最可怕的恐怖分子，这发生在珍珠港之前许久，当时那些地方的人们还没有怎么意识到战争已经开始。Pinguin在印度洋击沉了盟国多艘商船，最后在澳大利亚的港口布了很多水雷，并且在北极俘虏了挪威的捕鲸船队。Kormoran突袭了大西洋，在澳大利亚西边击沉了澳大利亚的巡洋舰悉尼号，船上645名水手都被残忍杀害。
本书也讲述了那些盟国的战士们如何对抗侵略者，并且那些成为第三帝国的俘虏、被困在船上的男女老幼是如何以生命为代价进行反抗的。本书不仅将吸引那些军事专家，也是任何对于海事历史有兴趣的人们都会喜欢的读物。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：这是一本视角很广的书，既有全局广角的叙述，也加入了那些涉事者的亲身讲解。（Peter Stanley堪培拉新南威尔士州大学教授，获奖历史学家）
Stephen Robinson将那些船和遇难者的故事讲活了。他汲取了大量第一手、第二手的信息和资料，能够最完整地讲述这些故事。本书歌颂了海上最后的骑士精神。（Gavin McLean，新西兰文化和历史部资深历史学家）
"This is a book that works superbly on all levels - giving both the admiralties’ ocean-wide perspectives, as well as insight into the minds of the captains of the ships involved." - Prof. Peter Stanley, award-winning historian, UNSW Canberra
"Stephen Robinson brings alive the stories of the ships, the men and their victims. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, Robinson engagingly tells the most complete story of these ships. False Flags sings with stories of the last age of independent action at sea, and in many cases of chivalry." - Gavin McLean, Senior Historian, NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage
About the Author/作者介绍： Stephen Robinson在西悉尼大学研究亚洲历史和政治学，并获得一等荣誉学位。他在退伍军人事务部工作，研究有关英国原子武器实验相关，也在国防部担任政策官员。此外，Stephen Robinson也是澳大利亚武器储备官员，是皇家军事学院的指导员。他曾在澳大利亚指挥学院接受培训。
Stephen Robinson studied Asian history and politics at the University of Western
Sydney, graduating with First Class Honours. He has worked at the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs researching British atomic weapons tests and as a policy officer in
the Department of Defence. Stephen Robinson is also an officer in the Australian
Army Reserve and has served as an instructor at the Royal Military College. He also
graduated from Australian Command and Staff College.
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