The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871-1918

This book will fill a clear gap in the study of German cruisers of the period, from wooden-hulled corvettes, through the fusion of overseas and home vessels into the modern small cruisers that evolved and fought in the First World War. The book covers the full range of cruising vessels operated or ordered by the Imperial German Navy between 1871 and 1918, excluding the large cruisers.
The Kaiser's Battlefleet. These include corvettes, avisos, sloops, torpedo cruisers, III and IV-class cruisers and small cruisers, and are described and arranged in a chronological narrative.