Gun Running for Casement


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(4.4 stars; 6 reviews)

Sir Roger David Casement was a British public servant renowned for his Congo Report (1904) and his Putumayo Report (1912) both of which exposed atrocities committed by white traders in the exploitation of indigenous labor. In 1912 he retired from public service to his native country, Ireland. An Ulster Protestant by birth, Casement sympathized with the predominantly Catholic Irish Nationalists. During World War I, he enlisted German military aid in support of their cause. Roger Casement was arrested, tried and executed for treason in 1916.

Gun Running for Casement (in the Easter Rebellion, 1916) is the true story of a German special military operation meant to smuggle captured Russian armaments into Ireland so that they might be used during the Easter Rising. The book was written by Karl Spindler, the German naval officer who led the mission. (Summary by Brian Fullen) (6 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1, A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 8:42 Read by ToddHW
Chapter 2, THE MYSTERY SHIP 3:19 Read by ToddHW
Chapter 3, SIR ROGER CASEMENT AND THE IRISH PLANS 5:36 Read by ToddHW
Chapter 4, MYSTERY CARGO AND CAMOUFLAGE EQUIPMENT 13:41 Read by Ian S. Carr
Chapter 5, THE LIBAU SAILS--AND BECOMES THE AUD 5:28 Read by Ian S. Carr
Chapter 6, UNDER FALSE COLOURS 6:50 Read by fred
Chapter 7, A DRESS REHEARSAL 8:07 Read by fred
Chapter 8, IN ENEMY WATERS 10:42 Read by John
Chapter 9, THE FIRST SIGN OF THE ENEMY 3:03 Read by Inkell
Chapter 10, SOME EXCITEMENTS 7:35 Read by Inkell
Chapter 11, ON THE EDGE OF THE ARCTIC SEA 3:46 Read by Inkell
Chapter 12, RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCKADE 24:44 Read by Paul Parkinson
Chapter 13, OFF THE ROCKALLS IN A HURRICANE 13:20 Read by Paul Parkinson
Chapter 14, AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE 6:56 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter 15, PLANS AND DREAMS 6:50 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter 16, WE REACH OUR GOAL 7:03 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter 17, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN TRALEE BAY 25:47 Read by Paul Parkinson
Chapter 18, UNWELCOME GUESTS 27:30 Read by Paul Parkinson
Chapter 19, A STERN CHASE 13:58 Read by Werner Hamilton
Chapter 20, THE PHANTOM SHIP IN A TRAP 19:34 Read by Werner Hamilton
Chapter 21, WE PREPARE TO SINK OUR SHIP 4:45 Read by John
Chapter 22, THE SINKING OF THE LIBAU 15:52 Read by John
Chapter 23, A SECOND BARALONG? 17:14 Read by John
Chapter 24, LAWFUL COMBATANT OR PIRATE? 24:07 Read by DJRickyV
Chapter 25, UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT ESCAPE 22:52 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter 26, A BOLDER PLAN 20:07 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter 27, THE ESCAPE 16:22 Read by KayteeFoley
Chapter 28, THE MISSING AERODROME 19:52 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter 29, RECAPTURE 12:49 Read by Inkell
Chapter 30, THE PRIZE COURT INQUIRY 10:43 Read by Ian S. Carr

Reviews

The fortitude of an officer.


(5 stars)

excellent narrative with many twists and turns. kept me interested all the way through. Great piece of history.