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BBC History May 2016

Highly readable and informative book...Hewitt's writing captures something of the pace and tension, both of the German's search for prizes and the British pursuit of the Germans...Good story-telling.

Mariner's Mirror

Pen & Sword have published this book at the right time with public interest in the anniversary of the First World War, particularly as most of the events described happened in the first year.
This fresh account, with a good selection of photographs is certainly well worth reading.

Scuttlebutt - Friends of the RN Museum

[Hewitt] writes in an engaging style which I could read until the cows come home. This is the kind of history telling I like most; enthusiastic, heartfelt and thoroughly believable. Mr Hewitt builds a colourful picture of the bond between the captains and their crews, of eccentricities and adventures afloat. He introduces us to the fragile politics of the many countries where the ships made brief stops and opens a window on a lost world where Britain was the superpower ruling seas, hearts and minds in far off corners of your atlas.

War History Online

Hewitt ably presents a fine account of the war's technological advances (and limitations) at sea, alongside what could also be described as the oft-forgotten importance of chivalry at sea. 'The Kaiser's Pirates' represents a quality addition to any serious naval historian's library as well as that of the passing Great War enthusiast.

Naval History (US Naval Institute)

It is in the additional detail Hewitt has drawn together, in many cases from his former employers at the IWM, whose records include interviews, photographs, maps etc. and in the way hr has presented it in one volume, that makes this book such a worthwhile read for those with knowledge of the topi and the new students to it alike.

The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord

A well-written and well-researched account. Recommended.

Marine News

This is an eye-catching account of a seldom-told episode in how Britannia came to rule the waves.

Burton Mail

“A stirring account of efforts to eliminate German warships beyond the waters of the Fatherland.”
“Makes good use of first-hand accounts left with the Imperial War Museum by those who were there.”

Navy News