By Guess and By God

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 49, 19 June 1931, Page 10

By Guess and By God

[ THOROUGHLY enjoyed the review of this book given by Mr. H. C. South from Z2YA on Monday evening last. Here, for the first time since the war, is told in any real fullness the story of the British submarine. Mr. South paid a thoroughly justified tribute to the ability and skill with. which Mr. Guy Carr, a lieutenant in "the trade," the scoghomen under which the submarine branch became known, has discharged his task. His title was taken from the phrase forced into being by the very exigencies of the situation. Immured in their submarines, without sign of sun ‘or landmark, the navigating officers were forced to navigate very ‘definitely "by guess and by: God." This became their version of dead reckoning, | and the general skill with which they compassed their task, when blind as bats, and faaed ‘with the combined dangers of Nature and the foe was remarkable. To my great pleasure, Mr. South outlined at length the thrilling exploits of the British submarines in the area of the Bosphorus, and their penetration right to the harbour «f Constantinople, where for the first time for 500 years an enemy war vessel faced the .Capital of the Turks. The record of the damage done in this area, by the submarine was astonishing, and quite an eye-opener as to the importance of operations in this little known sphere. Subsequently the flotilla army was transferred to the Baltic, there to engage in further phases of warfare. In th North Sea there occurred one. of the’ most bizarre combats of the whole war: a fight between a submarine and an airship returning to Germany after raiding London and, most wonderful of all, the submarine won, downing the zep. Mr. South was wise in devoting. practically his whole time to, this thrilling book. His success can be gauged by the fact that he set me. counting. my spare cash to see if I could afford the purchase.