A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World
War II
On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner
S.S. Bremen slipped her moorings on Manhattan's west side, abandoned all
caution (including foghorns, radar, and running lights), and sailed out
of New York Harbor, commencing a dramatic escape run that would
challenge the rules for unrestricted warfare at sea. Written by naval
historian Peter Huchthausen, Shadow Voyage tells the epic adventure of
the Bremen's extraordinary flight to Germany, which became a
life-and-death race with British warships and submarines intent on
intercepting her. Revealing new details from naval archives,
Huchthausen's riveting narrative captures the great courage and
magnanimity of the Royal Navy, the cunning and intricate planning of the
Germans, and the tension and ambiguity that preceded the outbreak of
World War II.
Captain Peter Huchthausen, U.S. Navy, Retired (Hiram, ME), has had a
distinguished career, serving at sea and on land as a Soviet naval
analyst and as a naval attach? in Yugoslavia, Romania, and the Soviet
Union. He is now a consultant and writer, author of the bestselling
Hostile Waters and October Fury (0-471-41534-0).