The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers

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The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers

by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

EN·~4 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total
1

CHAPTER I - JACK'S ADVENTURE

19:16
2

CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE

8:49
3

CHAPTER III - SAILING

8:04
4

CHAPTER IV - THE RAIDER

7:25
5

CHAPTER V - ABOARD THE RAIDER

8:06
6

CHAPTER VI - RECONNOITERING

7:50
7

CHAPTER VII - ABOARD THE STRANGER

7:46
8

CHAPTER VIII - SIX BELLS

8:36
9

CHAPTER IX - THE FIGHT

8:49
10

CHAPTER X - VICTORY

7:56

Description

Frank Chadwick greets his old companion Jack just as the war’s tide is shifting. Jack returns from a daring stint aboard the British destroyer Falcon, where he and his captain have been threading the treacherous mine fields off Heligoland to clear a path for larger battleships. Their narrow‑escape stories reveal the fierce, fast‑paced life of a destroyer crew—part cavalry, part guardian of the sea—where courage often means skirting the edge of annihilation.

Now the two friends prepare for a new mission: escorting a convoy of American transports that may soon join the fight against Germany. The looming involvement of the United States adds urgency, and the pair must ready themselves for the perils of protecting merchant ships across the Atlantic. Listeners will be drawn into the gritty reality of early‑20th‑century naval warfare, the bond between comrades, and the suspense of navigating hidden dangers beneath the waves.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (247K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

b. 1887

Best known for fast-moving World War I adventure stories for young readers, this early 20th-century writer filled the Boy Allies series with battlefield action, naval danger, and cliffhanger pacing. His books quickly sweep readers from the Marne to Verdun, the Baltic, and beyond.

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