The U-boat Hunters
James Brendan Connolly
Read by William Tomcho
The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encounters with the German U-boats. It is a collection of short stories, each one complete, about them all. The author was also an Olympic athlete; winning a bronze, silver and gold medal in the Athens Olympics of 1896 and a silver in the Paris games of 1900.(Summary by wtomcho ) (5 hr 6 min)
Chapters
01 - NAVY SHIPS | 13:32 | Read by William Tomcho |
02 - NAVY MEN | 13:44 | Read by William Tomcho |
03 - SEEING THEM ACROSS | 15:53 | Read by William Tomcho |
04 - THE U-BOATS APPEAR | 24:25 | Read by William Tomcho |
05 - CROSSING THE CHANNEL | 21:46 | Read by William Tomcho |
06 - THE CENSORS | 17:10 | Read by William Tomcho |
07 - ONE THEY DIDN'T GET | 17:59 | Read by William Tomcho |
08 - THE DOCTOR TAKES CHARGE | 21:37 | Read by William Tomcho |
09 - THE 343 STAYS UP | 16:58 | Read by William Tomcho |
10 - THE CARGO BOATS | 18:03 | Read by William Tomcho |
11 - FLOTILLA HUMOR—AT SEA | 16:47 | Read by William Tomcho |
12 - FLOTILLA HUMOR—ASHORE | 16:23 | Read by William Tomcho |
13 - THE UNQUENCHABLE DESTROYER BOYS | 21:20 | Read by William Tomcho |
14 - THE MARINES HAVE LANDED | 20:51 | Read by William Tomcho |
15 - THE NAVY AS A CAREER | 21:12 | Read by William Tomcho |
16 - THE SEA BABIES | 28:53 | Read by William Tomcho |
Reviews
GREAT TIME PICTURE
Avid Listener
A very enjoyable look at naval actions during the early days of submarine warfare. The writer used his journalistic prowess to present an interesting series of vignettes which aided the public's understanding of our naval intervention on behalf of Great Britain. It also could have been used in recruiting drives.
Mali Taus
great narration, interesting stories apart from the naval recruiting propaganda at the end! very obvious that this was written during the war, what with all the veiled speech about information that was classified at the time.
A LibriVox Listener
As true and interesting an early look as I've read.
MrMarkN4CC
Great book read very well as always
Goatboy
excellent book with lots of descriptive narrative
The U-boat Hunters
Alan Tarry
Well narrated, the book is full of interesting anecdotes on the subject. The author though painted an unduly glamorous picture of his subject. It may be because the book was of it's time and of course the context then was different. The author did hint that anything other than a rose tinted view may not have been published which was intriguing. His thoughts on the future of Submarines was truly prescient and demonstrated the level of knowledge he had on his subject. Not the best book on this subject here but worthy of listening. Thank you again to the narrator.
Brett Miller
His predictions of future battles are dead on. the story of the doctor taking command was engaging and well written. the only reason it wasn't rated higher was the reader's nasally voice. it was like having Jim Backus as Thurston Howell the 3rd read it to you.
Christopher Durant
insuffient detail to make this a valuable historical account but a breezy style holds one's interest. well read.