Tomorrow Chapter A Day on Wisconsin Public Radio will begin it’s broadcast of All Brave Sailors by J. Revell Carr. The book is read by Norman Gilliland and will run from Thursday, February 21, through Friday, March 7, 2008. This book was originally published in January 2004 and the paperback version was published in July 2007.

Summary

In the early years of WWII, a German raider, the Widder, would disguise itself as a neutral Swedish freighter and attack unsuspecting enemy ships, usually sinking the ships and killing all on board. In August 1940 the unarmed British freighter, Anglo-Saxon, was sunk by the Widder but 7 merchant marines were able to escape undetected on a small ‘jolly boat’.

The story chronicles the fate of these seven men over the next 70 days as they drift across the Atlantic Ocean and struggle with hunger, exposure, thirst, and madness. Along with this amazing story, the author adds the story of the notorious captain, Hellmuth von Ruckteschell who was eventually tried as a war criminal.

Listening

Chapter A Day broadcasts online at 12:30pm CST each weekday but they also make available the last 5 days readings online so you can listen at a time more convenient for you.