In this ironic, hilarious, and poignant story, Otto Prohaska is a submarine captain serving the almost-landlocked Austro-Hungarian Empire. He faces a host of un

A 101-year-old survivor of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Navy shares his fascinating reminiscences, in a novel of World War I naval adventure. A first

Laced with smart humor, this naval tale follows the early career of Lieutenant Otto Prohaska, a cadet in the Austro–Hungarian Navy at the turn of the century.

In the decades after the United States formally declared its independence in 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their right