
audiobook
by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
CHAPTER I - JACK'S ADVENTURE
CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE
CHAPTER III - SAILING
CHAPTER IV - THE RAIDER
CHAPTER V - ABOARD THE RAIDER
CHAPTER VI - RECONNOITERING
CHAPTER VII - ABOARD THE STRANGER
CHAPTER VIII - SIX BELLS
CHAPTER IX - THE FIGHT
CHAPTER X - VICTORY
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.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (247K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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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