War at Sea and in the Air

Forgotten Voices of the Second World War

By: Max Arthur

Narrated by: Timothy West

Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The first British major success of World War II was when the Royal Navy forced the preying pocket battleship, Graf Spee, to scuttle at sea. Hitler had ordered a blockade of the British Isles and for some months German U-boats and warships caused havoc among allied merchant shipping carrying vital supplies. In 1941, the one sided battle of the Atlantic became more even when the Royal Navy started moving ships in convoy with escorts using radar and information from British scientists who had cracked the Kreigsmarine version of the Enigma Code captured by the Royal Navy. The perils of the Atlantic were only equalled by the convoys on the run to northern Russia. Sub-zero temperatures, pack ice and appalling weather conditions plus the menacing Luftwaffe and the German Navy based in Norway, made it one of the most hazardous actions of the entire war. Meanwhile, in the air, bomber planes of the RAF and U.S. air force were incessantly bombarding German industries and cities. Casualties on the ground were devastating and the life expectancy of the aircrew was alarmingly short.

©2004 Max Arthur and the Imperial War Museum (P)2004 Random House Audiobooks

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Would you consider the audio edition of War at Sea and in the Air to be better than the print version?

Yes, hearing the descriptive word lets you feel you were there...

What other book might you compare War at Sea and in the Air to and why?

Band of Brothers

Have you listened to any of Timothy West’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

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Any additional comments?

keep up the good productions

Title should be "Unintelligible Voices"

Interviews are at such a low volume they are inaudible. Too annoying to finish. More attention should be paid to the audio part of an audio book.