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SMS EMDEN und sein kommandant
Gustav Adolf Erbmannc 1918
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This book titled "SMS EMDEN und sein kommandant" ("SMS EMDEN and her Captain") was written by Frzählung von Gustav Adolf Erbmann and published in 1918. It tells the story of the EMDEN and her captain Karl Friedrich Max von Muller whilst the cruiser was in the China Sea.The book also covers her relatively short but very effective career as a raider in the Indian Ocean before being destroyed by HMAS SYDNEY at the Battle of Cocos on 9 November 1914.
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- Title: SMS EMDEN und sein kommandant
- Creator: Gustav Adolf Erbmann
- Date: c 1918
- Location: Deutschland
- Type: Book
- Significance: This account by Erbmann tells the other side of the Battle of Cocos focusing on the heroic and skilful role of Captain von Muller and his command of the EMDEN. By many accounts von Muller was not only an excellent strategist and leader, but also a generally daring and chivalrous opponent.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Ink on paper, boards
- Dimensions: 220 x 150 x 15.5 mm, 0.4 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection
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