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The Destroyers
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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From the author of The First to Land, a novel set during World War II. They called them the Scrapyard Flotilla. After a quarter of a century of service, the eight destroyers had seen all kinds of action.
Now they were to be used in raids to open the way for the invasion of Occupied Europe.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-12-2020
Great Yarn.
It took a bit to get into it, but found it most enjoyable. Highly recommended
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