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Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers
This is an intriguing tale of pre-WWI clandestine activities by German industrialists as they begin to manufacture a war machine for the Kaiser. Childers and his yachting companion stumble upon these secret negotiations as they cruise their little English cutter among the shoal and misty waters of the Frisian islands. They soon become inextricably ivolved in the dangerous espionage—their discoveries and safety dependent upon skillful seamanship and accurate navigation.
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Bill Perkins says:
Why is the cover of Riddle of the Sands so absurdly illustrated ?
Bill Perkins says:
May I suggest ; A Short History of Navigation by Branch & Brooke-Williams ? Originally published by Weems System of Navigation , now in reprint by others.
ramon rodriguez says:
Thank you Nat.
Michael Naumann says:
Oops, it was much more complicated. Look up Childers on Wikipedia, as I should have done. Sorry, Michael
Michael Naumann says:
Erskine Childers, an Anglo-Irish patriot, was sentenced to death after the the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin. If I remember correctly, he was instrumental in delivering weapons to the insurgents with the help of the Germans. In a wooden sailboat. History’s strange turns ….