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Originally Posted by TarJak
Well wathced the first episode. 'Twas a bit light on detail but not badly puyt together as far as the recreations go. Some interesting old WWI footage and photos.
Epsiode one focussed on the escape of the Emden's landing party lead by the XO, that got stranded temporarily on the Cocos (Keeling) Is after their ship got sunk by HMAS Sydney.
Their escape in a leaky Schooner to what was then the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and their rendezvous with a German freighter which took them to Yemen and the journey northwards to Turkey was interesting but I would have preferred to see a bit more about the engagement with the Sydney and the Emden's earlier exploits in the Indian Ocean. These were treated largely as precursors to the main story about the escape and trip to Turkey.
Overall not bad but less naval than I would have liked. I hope the second one about the Dresden is a little more nautical.  |
I missed the show, but agree with you TarJack! The exploits of the Emden in the indian ocean is a great example of creative solutions in wartime, with a crew and captain up for the challenge!
The escape of the landing party is a good one, and does deserve to be told, but it was not the main story.