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The Battle of the Falkland Islands

1914: The Royal Navy and War in the Sout Atlantic in the Early Days of the First World War

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The Battle of the Falkland Islands

By: H Spencer-Cooper
Narrated by: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
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FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of this WWI naval history by an author who actually took part in the battle(s) described. This plain, unvarnished account, so far as is known, is the first attempt that has been made to link with the description of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, fought on December 8th 1914, to the events leading up to that engagement. Each phase presented has been read and approved by officers who participated.

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This is a very interesting read, and a great introduction to naval warfare in WW1. You really see the difficulties faced by the navies of both sides, with ships that only have limited range, and very few sources of intelligence to find out where the enemy is. There are interesting details on life on board, and the problems and processes of actually fighting the ship. It is hard to follow some of the action without the maps (which are supplied as a pdf, although if, like me, you listen while driving then consulting them isn't really possible) but they are well enough described that this isn't a huge problem, and you get the general idea.

My only gripe would be the narrator; I like his voice, but he is let down by some of his pronounciations. In particular, his version of what 'Gneisenau' should sound like was initially very grating.

Interesting read

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Excellent detailed contemporary account spoiled by a scatter of mispronunciations by the otherwise decent reader. Examples:
Gneisenau; Montevideo; Leipzig; Ponape...

Classic flawed by Reader

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Absolutely atrocious pronunciation, ruined a great story. Surely if you are paid to narrate a book, you should complete some research.

This guy will make your ears hurt

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Excellent book , clear and precise narration though the mispronounced ranks and rates of the RN can be irritating e.g. Boatswain for Bosun and the Names of certain of the Kriegsmarine ships are a little off kilter Gneisnau for instance. All in all I recommend this as a good introduction to the Naval part of the Great War..

We will remember them

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Would you listen to The Battle of the Falkland Islands again? Why?

Yes, it is a fascinating and emotional story; bravery mixed with tragedy for both sides

Would you be willing to try another one of Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot’s performances?

Yes but only if he brushes up on his pronunciation of non-English words, especially ship names!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Now what was the name of that ship again?

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The story is interesting for it's content rather than it's style, but since probably only readers with a technical interest will read it, that's not a big problem
What IS a problem is the performance... miserably read by someone who could not even be bothered to learn how to pronounce the names if the ships involved. To hear 'Gneisenau' rendered like a pig having an unexpected orgasm approximately 200 times made this reader very, very sorry to have wasted his money.

Fair story, appalling performance.

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