Book Club Questions.
Book Club Discussion Questions.
How will local historians enamoured of the early century coastal steamships react to so many of these classic vessels being sunk?
Is Lieutenant Istevan Radl committing treason?
Is the Anglican minister conducting the Kincolith brass band committing treason when he inadvertently has his band play the enemy national anthem?
Discuss the use of bears in the story.
If Admiral Von Spee had brought the whole East Asiatic Squadron to British Columbia, would it have caused more havoc than the light cruiser elements in the story? Do Nürnberg and Leipzig cause more damage to the material war effort than the rumours already circulating OTL, that caused a near full stop on Entente shipping for around three weeks?
Lieutenants Pilcher and Von Spee are both junior officers given a great deal of responsibility. One has a nervous breakdown, one continues to rise to the challenge. What influences their different outcomes?
Scavenger hunt: At various points in the story, Nurnberg’s crewmen dropped rifles overboard. Pin these on a map.
How will local historians enamoured of the early century coastal steamships react to so many of these classic vessels being sunk?
Is Lieutenant Istevan Radl committing treason?
Is the Anglican minister conducting the Kincolith brass band committing treason when he inadvertently has his band play the enemy national anthem?
Discuss the use of bears in the story.
If Admiral Von Spee had brought the whole East Asiatic Squadron to British Columbia, would it have caused more havoc than the light cruiser elements in the story? Do Nürnberg and Leipzig cause more damage to the material war effort than the rumours already circulating OTL, that caused a near full stop on Entente shipping for around three weeks?
Lieutenants Pilcher and Von Spee are both junior officers given a great deal of responsibility. One has a nervous breakdown, one continues to rise to the challenge. What influences their different outcomes?
Scavenger hunt: At various points in the story, Nurnberg’s crewmen dropped rifles overboard. Pin these on a map.