Over land and sea : memoirs of an Austrian rear admiral's life in Europe and Africa, 1857-1909 / Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel ; edited by Ronald E. Coons and Pascal James Imperato ; consulting editor, J. Winthrop Aldrich ; foreword by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
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New York :
Holmes & Meier,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Family, youth, and choice of profession (1857-1876)
- Three years as a Midshipman (1876-1879)
- Life as a Subaltern Naval Officer (1879-1886)
- My first expedition to Africa (1886-1889)
- In Vienna (1889-1892)
- My second expedition to Africa (1892-1894)
- Thoughts about Africa
- At sea again (1894-1899)
- Aide-de-Camp to Emperor Francis Joseph (1899-1903)
- My first years as Commander 1903-1905)
- To the court of Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia (February 4 to April 10, 1905)
- With the H.M.S. Panther to India, Australia, and China (1905-1906)
- My last years in active service (1906-1909)