The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet
by Kenneth Ward
- Language
- EN
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- EPUB
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The novel follows Ralph and Alfred, two young American boys caught amidst the conflicts of the First World War while travelling in Europe. Their story involves a series of perilous adventures, including participation in military activities and encounters with submarines during naval warfare. The narrative emphasizes their firsthand experiences during a period of global conflict, portraying their involvement and the dangers faced in wartime. As the boys become entangled in events such as their ship coming under attack by enemy submarines, the work provides a vivid depiction of early 20th-century naval combat and the dangers faced by civilians and military personnel alike.
Published in the early 20th century, the novel reflects the wartime context of World War I, incorporating elements of adventure and youthful heroism. The story combines fictional elements with references to actual wartime events, complemented by line drawings of fighting machines, aircraft, and battle maps. It aims to convey the realities of wartime experiences for young individuals and the role of submarines within the broader scope of naval warfare during this period.
Published in the early 20th century, the novel reflects the wartime context of World War I, incorporating elements of adventure and youthful heroism. The story combines fictional elements with references to actual wartime events, complemented by line drawings of fighting machines, aircraft, and battle maps. It aims to convey the realities of wartime experiences for young individuals and the role of submarines within the broader scope of naval warfare during this period.
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Describes the adventures of two American boys who were in Europe when the great war commenced. Their enlistment with Belgian troops and their remarkable experiences are based upon actual occurrences and the book is replete with line drawings of fighting machines, air planes and maps of places where the most important battles took place and of other matters of interest. The Boy Volunteers with the French Airmen This book relates the further adventures of the young Americans in France, where they viewed the fighting from above the firing lines. From this book the reader gains considerable knowledge of the different types of air planes and battle planes used by the warring nations, as all descriptions are illustrated with unusually clear line drawings. The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery How many boys to-day know anything about the great guns now being used on so many European battle fronts? Our young friends had the rare opportunity of witnessing, at first hand, a number of these terrific duels, and the story which is most fascinatingly told is illustrated with numerous drawings of the British, French and German field pieces. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet Our young heroes little expected to be favored with so rare an experience as a trip under the sea in one of the great submarines. In this book the author accurately describes the submarine in action, and the many interesting features of this remarkable fighting craft are made clear to the reader by a series of splendid line drawings. THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK An explosion followed that seemed to tear everything to pieces. ToList THE BOY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE SUBMARINE FLEET BY KENNETH WARD THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY NEW YORK Copyright, 1917, by AMERICAN AUTHORS PUBLISHING CO. CONTENTS PAGE I. The Ominous Warning on Shipboard 13 II. The Torpedoed Ship 25 III. Prisoners on Board of a Submarine 37 IV. The Terrors in the Dark Room of an Undersea Boat 49 V. Some of the Mysteries of a Submarine 58 VI. Groping Through the English Channel 68 VII. Caught in the Deep Sea Nets 78 VIII. The Night's Struggle to Free the Vessel 89 IX. The Capture of the Submerged Vessel 99 X. The Secret Key to the Bomb Fuse 110 XI. Operating the Submarine with a Captive Crew 120 XII. The Death Blow to the Submarine 130 XIII. The Rescue…
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