To Brave the Seas
eBook - ePub

To Brave the Seas

A Boy at War

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

To Brave the Seas

A Boy at War

About this book

The story of a teenager who ends up as a deck boy on navy ships, learning the ropes, fitting in with the crew, and facing wartime action in World War II.
We had trained for emergencies. Every man knew how to launch a lifeboat. There were life jackets to save us, but no oneĀ said, Oh, and this is what an exploding torpedo does, and here's what happens when the ship sinks under you. And the lights will be out, so you'll be in the dark.

It is 1940, and war rages. With nothing to keep him at home, 15-year-old Adam Chisholm joins Britain's Merchant Navy. His first ship takes him on a stormy Atlantic convoy where he faces seasickness, submarines, and shipwreck. In his remarkable sea journeys, Adam meets enemies face to face, and makes friendsā€”some for a lifetime. Includes a seven-page glossary of nautical terms and features WWIIĀ memorabilia throughout.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781743431108
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. DEDICATION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. CHAPTER ONE: BATTLESHIP GREY
  7. CHAPTER TWO: SAILOR TALK
  8. CHAPTER THREE: SAILING
  9. CHAPTER FOUR: CONVOY
  10. CHAPTER FIVE: AMERICA
  11. CHAPTER SIX: THE FLYING ANGEL
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN: STOPPAGES
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT: FOR THOSE IN PERIL
  14. CHAPTER NINE: U-BOATS ABOUT
  15. CHAPTER TEN: SAILING HER SOMEWHERE
  16. CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE ROSARIO BOYS
  17. CHAPTER TWELVE: LOOKING FOR A FATHER
  18. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: MY TORPEDO
  19. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: GERMAN TOURISTS
  20. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE WEE ADVENTURE
  21. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: HOME AS HEROES
  22. AFTERWORD: ABOUT THE STORY
  23. A POEM: TO BRAVE THE SEAS
  24. GLOSSARY
  25. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  26. ABOUT THE AUTHOR