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The Sea Devils
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
July 1945. Eighteen daring young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from a top-secret underwater warfare unit prepare to undertake three simultaneous and incredibly risky missions against the Japanese.
Using four brilliantly conceived XE-craft midget submarines, the raiders will creep deep behind Japanese lines to sink two huge warships and sever two vitally important undersea communications cables.
Success will hasten ultimate victory over Japan; but if any of the men are captured they can expect a gruesome execution. Can the Sea Devils overcome Japanese defences, mechanical failures, oxygen poisoning and submarine disasters to fulfil their missions?
Mark Felton tells the story of a band of young men living on raw courage, nerves and adrenaline as they attempt to pull off what could be the last great raid of the Second World War. Suddenly a great dark mass of green and grey angular shadows filled the little periscope's lenses. There, as plain as day, dominating the Strait, sat the heavy cruiser Takao.
Fraser felt wired up, his senses heightened, and the knot of anxiety that had been plaguing him on and off since starting the mission had suddenly evaporated. He turned briefly to his crew: 'Stand by to commence attack.'
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- Paul
- 04-01-16
Lively history of last X-craft missions in WWII
I have a general interest in WWII as well as the more clandestine areas of the war and this book caught my attention, not knowing much of the X-craft missions beyond the Tirpitz attack.
The book covers the time after these attacks: the development of the new XE series, the selection and training of the new crews and the struggle to find and justify a mission in the Pacific theatre in the closing stages of WWII (where British influence is waning and the US are in control of much of the strategy). It deals with the overall strategic situation sufficiently to put the X-craft program in context, while explaining the tactical aspects that defined and influenced the missions.
The author has taken the time to interview as many of those involved as possible and uses sections of conversation where possible, giving the accounts a flavour of what it was like to be there. Additionally all the key individuals have a short biography in the epilogue.
The narrator does a nice job with the text, and his accents of the Australian, New Zealand and regional variations of the Brits helps you keep up with who's who, especially useful in an audio book (as I'm often doing something else - like the washing up - while listening).
Overall this is a well written, well researched, nicely narrated addition to the overall history of WWII and in particular the X-craft story. I would be happy to recommend it anybody with an interest in submarine warfare, the British involvement in the closing stages of the Pacific theatre, special operations or a general interest in WWII.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-02-24
Fascinating and exciting story masterfully read
So pleased to hear this story that was all new to me. I marvelled at the audacity and bravery of all involved. Perfectly packager and put together by Mark Felton and brilliantly delivered by the narrator.
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- Jordan Cameron
- 23-10-20
New favourite by far everything Mark Felton touches is fantastic from YouTube to Audable
Found this after enjoying Mark Felton on YouTube for a long time and was excited upon stumbling upon his name and was not disappointed.
Living just up the Clyde from where most of the training took part it was an absolute pleasure to read about those incredible men. I highly recommend this to any considering, especially if you have a love for wartime history.
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- chris
- 26-01-22
great book that needs to be made into a film.
very good story
voice over did well
super interesting
should be made into a film
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- DWebb
- 26-03-20
Good listen
Purchased after watching the authors Youtube videos which are very good. Entertaining listen, well researched.
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- T SOTHCOTT
- 20-11-16
Mind blowing bravery.
Well narrated and fantastic storyline. It never ceases to amaze me how brave our fellow and allied countrymen are
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- craig
- 07-01-21
love it
Love everything Mark Felton does.
Like some people, got this after enjoying his youtube work.
He does his research, and weaves it into a very engaging story.
He even narrates it perfectly.
Highly recommend to anyone with a vague interest in the general subject.
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