02430cam a22003253u 4500 16690 UtSlPG 20260610133406.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 22006271 UtSlPG en iso639-1 D501 Trayes, Frederic George, 1871- Five Months on a German Raider : Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the 'Wolf' Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2005-09-14 E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from materials scanned and prepared by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Five Months on a German Raider" by Frederic George Trayes is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the true experiences of the author, an Englishman, who is captured by the German raider "Wolf" during World War I while aboard the Japanese ship "Hitachi Maru." The story delves into themes of survival, the horror of warfare at sea, and the complexities of human behavior under duress. At the start of the book, the author details the initial journey aboard the "Hitachi Maru," sharing a sense of calm before disaster strikes. After noticing smoke on the horizon—a sign of an approaching ship—the passengers are swiftly engulfed in chaos as they discover they are being attacked by the German raider "Wolf." The scene escalates when the raider opens fire, leading to panic among the crew and passengers, who must scramble for lifeboats while dealing with the frightening reality of shellfire. The opening sets the stage for their harrowing ordeal, establishing the uncertainties of life at sea during wartime and the resilience of those caught in dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16690 58078 58078