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A Sailor of Austria In Which Without Really Intending to Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No 27 of the Habsburg Empire 1st Edition by John Biggins ISBN 159013107X 9781590131077

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Publisher: McBooks Press
File Extension: PDF
File size: 2.05 MB
Pages: 379
Author: John Biggins
ISBN: 9781590131077, 159013107X
Language: English
Year: 2005

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ISBN 10: 159013107X 
ISBN 13: 9781590131077
Author: John Biggins

"A retro techno-adventure story that falls somewhere between Tom Clancy and Patrick O'Brian... top notch military fiction with a literary flair." (Publishers Weekly)  In the spring of 1915, a young Austro-Czech naval lieutenant Ottokar Prohaska finds himself posted to the minuscule Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Submarine Service in the Adriatic port of Pola. In some trepidation at first, because he has no experience whatever of submarines, his fears are soon set at rest when he discovers that nobody else has either: least of all his superiors. There follow three and a half years of desperate World War One adventures fighting for the House of Habsburg aboard primitive, ill-equipped vessels, contending not just with exploding lavatories and the transport of Libyan racing camels but with a crew drawn from a dozen different nationalities-and a decaying imperial bureaucracy which often seems to be even more of an enemy than the British, the French, the Italians and the sea itself. After surmounting all this to become - accidentally - Austria Hungary's leading U-boat commander and a holder of its highest military decoration, the closing months of 1918 see him and his crew returning aboard a damaged boat from the shores of Palestine, only to find that the homeland they have fought for so doggedly over the previous four years is now in the final stages of collapse, and that they are effectively stateless persons; sailors without a navy returning to a country which no longer has a coastline 

A Sailor of Austria In Which Without Really Intending to Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No 27 of the Habsburg Empire 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Call of the Sea (and the Emperor)

  • Chapter 1: A Modest Proposal (for Maritime Service)
    • Otto's less-than-enthusiastic entry into the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
  • Chapter 2: The Perils of Peacetime Drills
    • Learning the ropes, dodging trouble, and discovering the true meaning of 'discipline.'
  • Chapter 3: The Adriatic Blues
    • First assignments, mundane duties, and the quiet yearning for something... less.
  • Chapter 4: Whispers of Trouble on the Horizon
    • The distant rumbles of war, largely ignored by a man preoccupied with dry socks.

Part II: When the Guns Roared (and Otto Ducked)

  • Chapter 5: The Unscheduled Engagement
    • Otto's first taste of real combat, probably by being in the wrong place at the right time.
  • Chapter 6: A Concussion, a Collision, and a Convenient Cover Story
    • The incident that sparks the beginning of his undeserved reputation.
  • Chapter 7: The Bureaucracy of Bravery
    • How official commendations are born from chaotic events and misplaced paperwork.
  • Chapter 8: Reluctant Accolades and Ill-Fitting Uniforms
    • Otto grapples with newfound (and unwanted) fame.

Part III: Heroic Endeavours (Mostly by Mistake)

  • Chapter 9: The Submarine Incident (and the Missing Corkscrew)
    • Another mission, another series of misadventures leading to unintended success.
  • Chapter 10: Diplomacy, Dynamite, and a Dish of Goulash
    • A land-based escapade involving foreign dignitaries and unexpected explosions.
  • Chapter 11: The Secret of the Adriatic Fortress
    • Otto finds himself embroiled in espionage, likely without fully grasping the stakes.
  • Chapter 12: A Brush with High Command (and a Very Firm Handshake)
    • His growing profile brings him closer to the upper echelons, much to his dismay.

Part IV: The Burden of Fame (and the Hope of Retirement)

  • Chapter 13: The Propaganda Machine Grinds On
    • Otto's image takes on a life of its own, far removed from reality.
  • Chapter 14: Near Misses and Unsung Blunders
    • For every public triumph, a private moment of sheer terror or ineptitude.
  • Chapter 15: The Grand Ceremony and the Missing Medal
    • Official recognition, personal awkwardness, and the quest for a quiet life.
  • Chapter 16: An Empire's Hero, a Man's Disquiet
    • Otto reflects on his bizarre journey and the future that might still hold more unintended heroism.

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