The Real X-Men
The Heroic Story of the Underwater War 1942-1945
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The Real X-Men
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Narrated by:
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Peter Noble
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By:
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Robert Lyman
About this listen
The thrilling and true story of the development and operational deployment of human torpedoes - Chariots - and X-craft midget submarines in British naval service during WWII and of the extraordinary men who crewed these dangerous vessels.
The commando frogmen who rode the Chariots and operated as divers from the X-craft were the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the SBS. Their aim was to attach an explosive charge underneath an enemy ship to destroy the vessel. Their hope was to return to their submarine unscathed.
The Real X-Men tells the story of the sacrifice and heroism of the individual men, many of them little more than teenagers, who volunteered for this dangerous duty and who crewed both the Chariots and the X-craft without knowing the full extent of the risks entailed nor indeed the very small chances they had of coming back alive.
©2015 Robert Lyman (P)2015 WF Howes LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Gripping story if ingenuity and extreme bravery
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Would you listen to The Real X-Men again? Why?
Yes, I have. The narration got over the sense of drama and the sheer bravery of, what sound like "ordinary" people doing extraordinary things.Who was your favorite character and why?
There wasn't really any single character that stood out, they were all people you would wish to meet and spend time with.Which scene did you most enjoy?
No single scene, the whole story is stranger than fiction, from development of the weapons, the training through to the missions themselves.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I can't really improve on the title of the book.Any additional comments?
The narration was great, Peter Noble has done a fine job of giving voice to these amazing heroes of the deep both British and Italian and helped give air to just how difficult and extraordinary their work was. Robert Lyman has written a brilliant book on a fascinating subject. I've suggested friends of mine that are professional divers listen to, or read this book.Stranger than fiction.
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