The U-boat Hunters
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 )
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, War & Military, Modern (20th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): war (233), military (45), World War 1 (35), submarines (9)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | 01 - NAVY SHIPS | William Tomcho |
00:13:32 |
| Play 02 | 02 - NAVY MEN | William Tomcho |
00:13:44 |
| Play 03 | 03 - SEEING THEM ACROSS | William Tomcho |
00:15:53 |
| Play 04 | 04 - THE U-BOATS APPEAR | William Tomcho |
00:24:25 |
| Play 05 | 05 - CROSSING THE CHANNEL | William Tomcho |
00:21:46 |
| Play 06 | 06 - THE CENSORS | William Tomcho |
00:17:10 |
| Play 07 | 07 - ONE THEY DIDN'T GET | William Tomcho |
00:17:59 |
| Play 08 | 08 - THE DOCTOR TAKES CHARGE | William Tomcho |
00:21:37 |
| Play 09 | 09 - THE 343 STAYS UP | William Tomcho |
00:16:58 |
| Play 10 | 10 - THE CARGO BOATS | William Tomcho |
00:18:03 |
| Play 11 | 11 - FLOTILLA HUMOR—AT SEA | William Tomcho |
00:16:47 |
| Play 12 | 12 - FLOTILLA HUMOR—ASHORE | William Tomcho |
00:16:23 |
| Play 13 | 13 - THE UNQUENCHABLE DESTROYER BOYS | William Tomcho |
00:21:20 |
| Play 14 | 14 - THE MARINES HAVE LANDED | William Tomcho |
00:20:51 |
| Play 15 | 15 - THE NAVY AS A CAREER | William Tomcho |
00:21:12 |
| Play 16 | 16 - THE SEA BABIES | William Tomcho |
00:28:53 |