Owen P. Hall Jr.

The Last Battlecruiser: Sms Goeben Operations in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea 1914-1918 Owen P. Hall Jr.

Merriam Press Historical Fiction 4. Third Edition (May 2012). This is the story of the last battlecruiser, the SMS Goeben and its operations in the Mediterranean. The Goeben is considered to be the longest commissioned dreadnought of all time, finally being paid off in the early 1960s. The impact of the Goeben odyssey during the early months of World War I reverberates throughout the world today. Contents: Cast of Characters; Prologue; Chapter 1: The Ship; Chapter 2: The Prize; Chapter 3: Newcastle upon Tyne; Chapter 4: In the Shadows; Chapter 5: Mediterranean Maneuvers; Chapter 6: Action Stations: August 7, 1914; Chapter 7: Battle; Chapter 8: Escape to the East; Chapter 9: Unfinished Business; Chapter 10: The Plan; Chapter 11: Zeppelin LZ 28; Chapter 12: Sevastopol: Dawn, October, 29, 1914; Chapter 13: The Raid; Chapter 14: Homeward Bound; Appendix A: Primary Combatants (Tale of the Tape); Appendix B: Support Forces (Tale of the Tape); Appendix C: LZ 28 Specifications; Appendix D: Gunnery Glossary (1914); Appendix E: Equivalent Naval Ranks (1914); Appendix F: SMS Goeben Résumé; 30 illustrations; 15 tables; 2 charts; 7 maps.