The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice
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DREADNOUGHT BOYS SERIES
By Capt. WILBUR LAWTON
Modern Stories of the New Navy
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THE DREADNOUGHT BOYS ABOARD A DESTROYER.
The adventures of two young men of wars-men on board one of thewickedest types of sea-fighters,--the speedy, deadly, torpedo-boatdestroyer. On board one of these sea-tigers the Dreadnought Boys voyageto a turbulent South American republic, in the internal troubles ofwhich our country has, on account of her citizens' interests, a duty ofprotection and supervision to perform.
The part the boys played in the revolution which threatened to bankruptseveral American interests, and how they saved the day for thegovernment by clever means and clear grit, is well told. At one stageof their adventures, the boys handle a South American destroyer withsuch cleverness and seamanship that they avert disastrous consequencesto our flag and interests. Like its predecessor this book possessesthe tang of the sea. Its action also takes place against the shifting,kaleidoscopic background of the revolution.
The excitement of warfare on sea and land, the thrill of sustainedinterest in the lads' scrapes and difficulties is on every page.Best of all, the volume shows the part that our navy takes shapingworld politics; how it does big things without fuss or fireworks.Emphatically a book for every lad who has felt the call of the sea orthe thrill of good fighting and adventure in tropic climes.
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