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Anybody read these before by John Biggins? I found the first one, "A Sailor of Austria", as a free Kindle download on BookBub. It reads like Patrick O'Brien writing WWI U-boats. So far a LOT of fun.
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Warm regards,
Paul Crozier
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We need to get our resident Sub Books columnist to give it a read and provide a review!
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Careful!!!! Dig too much and you'll start singing snappy Disney show tunes!! Kaptn. Von Trapp was an Austrian Navy U-Boot officer.
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Oh, no. Now you've done it, Bill! Can't get picture out of head….
The waves are alive, with the sounds of ASDIC
with pings that have rung, for a 1000 yards!Comment
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thank you Tom!If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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The waves are alive,
With the sound of sub'rines
With deeds they have done
For a hundred years...
(blame Bill!
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I'm only a hundred pages or so in and he's already referenced von Trapp. It really is well done. It is written as a memoir of the protagonist, a Lieutenant in the Austro-Hugarian Navy who takes command of U-8 in 1915. He's already referred to his boat's designer as "that murderous school teacher John Holland."
Warm regards,
Paul Crozier
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And I believe Tom just gave you your next cover image, Jeff!Warm regards,
Paul Crozier
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Ok, guys! I'll take the weight, for I have broad shoulders and big feet as befit a Senior Chief Petty Officer of the Line!!
Do, a deer, a female deer...........!
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Also, well done Jeff......catchy lyrics!If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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Cover for next issue?
Done!
The waves are alive, with the sounds of ASDIC
with pings that have rung, for a 1000 yards!
My heart will be stopped, with the sound of depth charges,
and I'll sing no more….
DO, an officer, a Duty Officer,
Ray, another Sturgeon sub,
Last edited by tom dougherty; 11-28-2015, 09:06 PM.Comment
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Cool! We now have two verses!
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Classic! For those seduced by the lyrics, the book is still available for free Kindle download here.Warm regards,
Paul Crozier
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...same thing via Apple iTunes...
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