The Guns of Navarone audiobook by Alastair MacLean. Read by Patrick Allen. Abridged

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The Guns of Navarone audiobook by Alastair MacLean. Read by Patrick Allen. Abridged.
The Guns of Navarone: (from back cover of cassette box. Produced for “Listen for Pleasure in 1977) Army intelligence is certain that within a week the Germans will mount an all-out attack to retake Keros, a Greek Island in the Aegean (The sea between Greece and Turkey). Unless 1200 British soldiers can be evacuated, they will almost certainly be killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. It’s a job for the royal Navy. There is one seemingly insurmountable obstacle, the guns of Navarone. These enormous 9” guns cover the approaches to Keros and make evacuation impossible. Somehow, they must be neutralized. An allied commando team is sent out to destroy the guns. The Guns of Navarone was published in 1957 and made into a blockbuster film in 1961. (7.5 rating on IMDB}. It Starred Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, and David Niven. While the story is fiction, there was a campaign during WW2 (1943) to capture the Dodecanese island chain in the Aegean Sea from the Italians.
Alastair MacLean (1922-1987) was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland. He served as an able Seaman and torpedo operator during World War 2 where he saw action in the Atlantic. After the war he attended University and worked as a street sweeper (honest work is honorable work). He began selling short stories to local magazines and newspapers before getting his first novel published, HMS Ulysses, which went on to sell millions. An estimated 150,000,000 of Mr. MacLean’s books have been sold. Other books include: • Ice Station Zebra • Where Eagles Dare • Circus • The River of Death • Force 10 from Navarone -A sequel to the Guns of Navarone • San Andreas • Night without End… Time for a visit to your library
Quote “To all things an end, to every night a dawn, even to the long night when dawn never comes, there comes, at last, the dawn.”
Patrick Allen (1927-2006) Born in the British Colony of Nyasaland, now Republic of Malawi, Patrick was evacuated to Canada during WW2 where he attended McGills University and got experience as a radio broadcaster and appeared in plays and documentaries on television. His career includes 157, often but not always, small roles in film and television E.g., Sergeant on the parade ground, in the 1958 film Dunkirk. He is also the uncredited narrator of Force 10 from Navarone (A nice coincidence) and a General in an episode of the Avengers.
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@iap-ug3oy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this……I used to work for the Rank organisation, and when this film was being played at the Odeon in Sheffield ,the General manager opened the front doors of the theatre so that the sound blasted out….It was great….How I miss the days of cinema and live Theatre .

@lfloyd225 Жыл бұрын

Simply a great classic adventure yarn of WW2. Have enjoyed the book and movie all my life. Thanks for keeping the fire burning.

@25Wineman 2 ай бұрын

Patrick Allen. The Bond we should have had!

@SamMackrill 25 күн бұрын

We used to listen to this when travelling on holiday ... all the way down France and back again

@martinholmes-ue9ko 6 ай бұрын

PAatrick Allen was a fine but under rated actor. He read this great action novel very well.

@dougieroberts7045 Жыл бұрын

Great. Really enjoy listening to english speaking. So precise and perfect. Nobody speaks better english, than the english.

@fintonmainz7845 7 ай бұрын

The Welsh do

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reuploading this abridged classic. 📚

@henrydarker4314 Жыл бұрын

An abridged to far 🙂

@orlandobrown172 Жыл бұрын

Original too wordy

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

@@henrydarker4314 and an audiobook too often uploaded...

@henrydarker4314 Жыл бұрын

@@DaveSCameron @ 'The Puns of Navarone'

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

@@henrydarker4314 that never existed anyway...

@carlesq. Жыл бұрын

wow been looking for this for years,i had the double cassette as a boy back in the early 80s and loved it,at last i can hear it again,thank you for sharing

@earlwright9715 Жыл бұрын

Honest question! Did you idolize these people like I did back then? I was very fortunate to personally know a lot of these larger than life people in the 70's

@saltysailor141 7 ай бұрын

@@earlwright9715well now you gotta spill the beans! Who did you know? Some celebrities?

@earlwright9715 7 ай бұрын

@@saltysailor141 im sorry, i meant i personally new a lot of people that faught in these conflicts

@saltysailor141 7 ай бұрын

@@earlwright9715 ahhhh….no worries there my friend. Enjoy your evening!

@saltysailor141 7 ай бұрын

@@earlwright9715 and I think you’d agree? Those that serve a cause, for the welfare of the citizenry are TRUE CELEBRITIES ! 👍 No greater or more noble service than to serve one’s fellow man….

@nickycatton7882 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for uploading this. I first read an Alastair Maclean novel “South by Java Head” when I was 10! Was hooked ever since, such great thrillers.

@christinenewell2679 8 ай бұрын

I love this comment, I too began my literary journey at a young age. Still going strong but rely on these wonderful audio books mostly. A stroke4 yrs ago broke my concentration for reading the actual written word. This is my first Alistair Maclean and I think I’ve got a fab adventure in front of me. When I was 10 my life was pretty much bookwormy and I’ve tried to get my 4 grandchildren to “worm up” but not much luck. Having listened to this book and loved it, I’m going to try again with my loves 😍, as you said,’a great thriller’. I’ll try with my 17yr old first, he’s amenable to good vocabulary and I have an excellent relationship with him….. teens can be scary but I’m MEGA lucky with mine. But first I’ve got to find my 2nd A.M. book to listen to. Good wishes from Belfast NI.

@frederickpando9444 Жыл бұрын

For many years the entire audio book was uploaded. For years I would listen to it about once every three months. I stopped listening to it for a few years and now that I want to listen to the audio book it is abridged!