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TWO AMERICAN BOYS WITH THE Dardanelles Battle Fleet
CHAPTER I. ABOARD THE GREEK POWERBOAT.
CHAPTER II. THE GUN RUNNER.
CHAPTER III. THE THREATENING PERIL.
CHAPTER IV. HOW THE TRICK WORKED.
CHAPTER V. CONTRABAND OF WAR.
CHAPTER VI. IN THE GLOW OF THE SEARCHLIGHT.
CHAPTER VII. ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP “THUNDERER.”
CHAPTER VIII. BOMBARDING THE TURKISH FORTS.
CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE IN THE STRAITS.
On a modest Greek powerboat cutting through the calm Aegean, cousins Jack Maxfield and Amos Turner trade banter and history while the world’s war rages around them. Jack, a blue‑eyed ranch hand with a practical streak, balances Amos’s Scout‑shaped enthusiasm and his longing to reunite with their long‑lost brother, Frank. Their conversation drifts from ancient Troy to the modern scramble for control of the strategic Dardanelles, hinting at the perilous mission that has drawn them into these contested waters. The sea’s gentle surface masks the tension of a region on the brink of conflict.
As the boys peer through the boat’s glass, hoping to glimpse allied ships or a sign of land, they are drawn into a web of duty, family ties, and the larger clash of empires. Their bond, forged by blood and shared adventure, fuels a determination to find Frank and play their part in the unfolding struggle. Listeners will be swept along with their youthful courage, the historic backdrop, and the suspense of what lies ahead on the war‑torn strait.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (293K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
Release date
2020-01-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Known chiefly for fast-moving World War I adventure stories for younger readers, this early 20th-century writer published as Major Sherman Crockett. His surviving books follow two American boys through wartime Europe and the Dardanelles, mixing danger, patriotism, and serial-style suspense.
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