{"product_id":"first-victory-by-mike-carlton-9781742757643","title":"First Victory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHMAS Sydney\u003c\/em\u003e's hunt for the German raider, \u003cem\u003eEmden\u003c\/em\u003e. When the ships of the new Royal Australian Navy made their grand entry into Sydney Harbour in October 1913, a young nation was at peace. Under a year later, Australia had gone to war in what was seen as a noble fight for king, country, and Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThousands of young men joined up for the adventure of having a crack at the Kaiser. Indeed, the German threat to Australia was real and very near in the Pacific islands to our north, and in the Indian Ocean. In the opening months of the war, a German raider, \u003cem\u003eEmden\u003c\/em\u003e, wreaked havoc on the maritime trade of the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts battle against the Australian cruiser \u003cem\u003eHMAS Sydney\u003c\/em\u003e, when it finally came, was short and bloody—an emphatic first victory at sea for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy. This is the stirring story of the perilous opening months of the Great War and the bloody sea battle that destroyed the \u003cem\u003eEmden\u003c\/em\u003e in a triumph for Australia that resounded around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the century since, many writers have been there before Mike Carlton. Most were German, some of them survivors of the battle, others later historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338650374380,"sku":"9781742757643","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13478113482808.jpg?v=1743741470","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/first-victory-by-mike-carlton-9781742757643","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}