Sailor’s Heart

By: Martin Campbell

Narrated by: Kenny Lindsay

Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's Summary

Based on true events.

1942. The war at sea is being lost. One percent of all naval personnel are being referred to as psychiatric casualties. The British Admiralty introduces the Stone Frigate approach.

Three men fight for their country in the Arctic convoys of World War II, then for their sanity and dignity, labelled as cowards and subjected to experimental psychiatry at an isolated facility set up to by the British Admiralty to recycle men back into battle.

To the Navy, they are faulty parts, not constitutionally suited to operate at sea. To the public, they are poltroons, malingerers, and psychiatric cases.

The places in this story are real, but everyone who played a part in what happened is now dead. It is safe to tell what really happened. What was important then, nobody cares about now.

True courage is facing danger when you are afraid, surviving in the circus of war.

©2021, 2022 Martin Campbell (P)2022 Martin Campbell

Sailor's Heart

this was a well-written book. to be honest it wasn't my kind of book I usually listen too, so it did take me a while to get into it but once I did I couldn't stop, the narrator did a good job too

Captivating!

A Sailor's Heart is an impressive story that is so detailed in facts and world-building that the reader feels like they're right there along the march. Three men from very different backgrounds experienced the horrors of war and the mental illnesses that resulted. Their journey toward insanity was difficult to read, but oh so enlightening. The experiments of the doctors, the assorted cases of torture and the sheer insanity of these men was a fascinating story. Kenny Lindsay has the perfect voice for this story and subject. As I said before, the characters were alive. 

An Amazing Tale

Sailors Heart by Martin Campbell is an amazing story. The plot is centered around three fictional characters as they serve aboard ships during World War 2. This plot does very much mirror some real world events that took place during this time. All of the characters were extremely well written. The narrator Kenny Lindsay did a fantastic job telling the story. All in all I would recommend Sailor’s Heart to anyone who likes a good story.

Wonderful story.

Well written novel which puts 3 fictional characters in the real history times of WWII naval ships from Western Europe.
The characters are well written into this novel as individuals as well as into a time of history which dealt with soldier fatigue which today we refer as PSTD.
Great narration by a Scottish gentleman which adds to the overall value of this tale.

Interesting, shocking, well narrated.

A Sailor’s heart

Clarence, Marco and Duncan are all serving in the Royal Navy during WWII and are each suffering with a different mental health condition that have all come about for very different reasons. They soon find themselves unable to perform their duties and are sent to be incarcerated at HMS Standard, a psychiatric camp set up in the middle of a vast, boggy moor. Their aim, to get dysfunctional seamen well enough to return to duty in as short a time as possible. Here they are subjected to tests, assessments and inhumane treatments including insulin overdoses. It highlights brilliantly the ignorance surrounding mental illness and a terrible lack of understanding of it’s consequential physical symptoms in days gone by.
This is a tale of three men, their lives before and during their time of service and their subsequent treatment at HMS Standard and the ‘Stone Frigate Approach’.

Although this is a work of fiction, it is based on truth and illustrates events which did indeed take place and have been extensively researched by the author.

A thoroughly enjoyable, if somewhat disturbing listen. Thought provoking and extremely interesting.

The Narration is excellent. I could listen to that beautiful Scottish accent every single day.

Excellent in every respect

This is a compelling listening experience - very well-researched background to each man's story, a clever approach to the subject of the effects of war fought at sea on the physical and mental health of sailors whose experiences are hard to comprehend. Kenny Lindsay's narration is excellent, delivered with clarity, good emphasis on the high consonants, and perfect pace.

brilliant

thank you for this great book a tail of sailors in the service and all the tails of sea i really enjoyed it

Heart

I loved the narration of Kenny Lindsay, perfect for this book.

This is a great book, that will take you in the life of the brave men going to sea to fight a war., in 1942. and the war at sea is being lost.

We meet three men who are fighting for their country in the Arctic convoys of World War II. Learning how to deal with isolation and being kept into battle after battle. Coping with their sanity and dignity, labelled as coward.

The places in this story are real, the pain is real and these men are all heroes.