Year: 199? Language: english Author: Douglas Reeman Performer: David Rintoul Type: audiobook Audio codec: MP3 Audio bitrate: 48 Description: The eight old and worn destroyers, commonly referred to as Scrapyard Flotilla, had seen just about every kind of action since they were originally built to fight the Kaiser’s navy. Yet now, to help pave the way for the Allied invasion, the veteran ships were transferred to Special Operations under new command and sent to the icy North Atlantic. Were they picked for their fighting experience – or because they were expendable? Either way, Lieutenant Commander Keith Drummond, captain of the destroyer Warlock, was determined to guide the old ships to their final glory. The story in The Destroyers is a lively one, and demonstrates yet again that what truly distinguishes Reeman is his ability to weave an engrossing tale of naval combat. But there are many plots and subplots in this book, one was the somewhat cynical use of people and positions by the government in order to build public opinion. In The Destroyers this cynical use of people hurts not only the true heroes, and costs real lives, but also, in the end, leads a Navy officer – promoted beyond his abilities for his value in the media – to sacrifice his life in order to prove his worth.
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The Destroyers
Language: english
Author: Douglas Reeman
Performer: David Rintoul
Type: audiobook
Audio codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 48
Description: The eight old and worn destroyers, commonly referred to as Scrapyard Flotilla, had seen just about every kind of action since they were originally built to fight the Kaiser’s navy. Yet now, to help pave the way for the Allied invasion, the veteran ships were transferred to Special Operations under new command and sent to the icy North Atlantic.
Were they picked for their fighting experience – or because they were expendable? Either way, Lieutenant Commander Keith Drummond, captain of the destroyer Warlock, was determined to guide the old ships to their final glory.
The story in The Destroyers is a lively one, and demonstrates yet again that what truly distinguishes Reeman is his ability to weave an engrossing tale of naval combat.
But there are many plots and subplots in this book, one was the somewhat cynical use of people and positions by the government in order to build public opinion. In The Destroyers this cynical use of people hurts not only the true heroes, and costs real lives, but also, in the end, leads a Navy officer – promoted beyond his abilities for his value in the media – to sacrifice his life in order to prove his worth.
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