Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 73 Ward, Kenneth The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet" by Kenneth Ward is a fictional adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century, around the time of World War I. The story centers on two young American boys, Ralph and Alfred, who find themselves embroiled in the tumultuous events of the Great War while traveling in Europe. The narrative is poised to explore their thrilling experiences, particularly as they take on dangerous missions involving submarines amidst the backdrop of naval warfare. At the start of the book, Ralph and Alfred are aboard a ship that comes under attack from enemy submarines, creating a palpable sense of tension and urgency. They witness the crew's frantic attempts to evade torpedoes and are subsequently drawn into the chaos, showing their quick wit and bravery. Their past experiences in various military roles have prepared them to assist during the crisis. As the ship faces the prospect of sinking, the boys' character and resourcefulness are highlighted, setting the stage for their ensuing adventures, including encounters with submarines and their captors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War stories Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War I Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 264909 259439 2024-09-12T04:52:56.940980 2023-09-12T08:31:55.923853 text/html text/html 260165 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 889927 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 848944 2024-09-12T04:53:04.767046 application/epub+zip 848672 2024-09-12T04:52:58.921995 application/epub+zip 164833 2024-09-12T04:52:57.378053 application/epub+zip 1112911 2024-09-12T04:53:08.780933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067580 2024-09-12T04:53:03.046964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232057 2022-09-13T04:09:38.819977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227010 226904 2024-09-12T04:52:56.103507 2023-09-12T08:31:55.062854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 226894 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80253 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 226884 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80233 2021-01-04T14:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20503 2024-09-12T04:53:08.926929 application/rdf+xml 24590 2024-09-12T04:52:57.474015 image/jpeg 3343 2024-09-12T04:52:57.425995 image/jpeg 909486 2024-09-12T04:52:56.992002 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog