This is the fascinating story of two German surface raiders and the havoc they caused amongst Allied shipping in World War II. One was the 8-inch gun cruiser, Admiral Hipper - fast, powerful and Navy-manned, the other a converted merchant man, Hansa Line's Kandelfels - armed with a few old 5.9s manned largely by reservists, and sailing under the nom de guerre of Pinguin. Contrary to all expectations, the amateur man-of-war reaped a rich harvest and...
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