Karl von Müller, capitano dell'incrociatore leggero SMS Emden, si porta nell'Oceano Indiano per portare avanti una solitaria guerra di corsa contro i traffici mercantili alleati. I risultati che ottiene rendono lui e la sua nave una vera celebrità in Germania, e uno spauracchio nel Regno Unito.

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Scritto e condotto da Andrea Basso

Montaggio e audio: Andrea Basso

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In copertina: gruppo di marinai (o di nativi?) in posa di fronte al relitto dell'Emden arenato alle isole Cocos, anni '20 o '30, foto di Allan Green.