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The U-boat Hunters

by James Brendan Connolly

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.

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English

Original Language

English

Published In

1918

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Non-Fiction

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War Military

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James Brendan Bennet "Jamie" Connolly was an American athlete and author. In 1896, he was the first modern Olympic champion. Connolly was born to poor Irish immigrants from the Aran Islands, fisherma...

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