Project Gutenberg 2013-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 70 Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) 1878 1960 Freeman, Lewis Ransome 19016278 To Kiel in the 'Hercules' Produced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "To Kiel in the 'Hercules'" by Lieutenant Lewis R. Freeman, R.N.V.R. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the author's experiences as he serves as an official correspondent with the Grand Fleet during the final days of World War I, specifically detailing the mission of the British battleship 'Hercules' as it navigates German waters post-armistice. Freeman offers insights into the naval operations that marked the transition of power in the war-torn region and features his observations of the changing political landscape in Germany. The opening of the book sets the stage for this naval expedition, describing the voyage of the 'Hercules' through fog-shrouded waters, as the crew awaits a German pilot to guide them safely among floating mines into Kiel, a pivotal moment following Germany's surrender. Freeman vividly captures the anticipation and tension among the crew while recounting significant reflections on previous naval battles and the state of the German naval forces. He introduces the intricacies of navigating the treacherous German coastline, and sketches the first interactions with German officers, highlighting both the bureaucratic challenges and the stark realities faced by the crew as they step into the aftermath of the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42374/42374-h/images/cover.jpg en Allied Naval Armistice Commission Hercules (Battleship) World War, 1914-1918 -- Air-fleet bases, Naval -- Germany D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 458010 458019 2024-09-17T16:41:33.165066 2023-09-18T11:17:21.544287 text/html text/html 461552 2013-03-19T14:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 847776 2013-03-19T14:47:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 909034 2024-09-17T16:41:39.866023 application/epub+zip 914383 2024-09-17T16:41:34.402045 application/epub+zip 258030 2024-09-17T16:41:33.774097 application/epub+zip 1036384 2024-09-17T16:41:44.137025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 991450 2024-09-17T16:41:39.018030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338161 2022-09-19T10:59:06.965093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412285 412057 2024-09-17T16:41:32.459066 2023-09-18T11:17:20.904271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411901 2013-03-19T14:46:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158745 2013-03-19T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411994 2013-03-19T14:47:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158631 2013-03-19T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21297 2024-09-17T16:41:44.283021 application/rdf+xml 15533 2024-09-17T16:41:33.888059 image/jpeg 2246 2024-09-17T16:41:33.830053 image/jpeg 848885 2024-09-17T16:41:33.252074 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia