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Much has been made of - and written about - August 1914. There has been comparatively little focus on August 1918 and the lead-up to November. Because of the fixation on the Great War's opening moves and the great battles that followed over the course of the next four years, the endgame seems to come as a stunning anticlimax. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns simply fell silent. The Last Battle definitively corrects this misperception. As Hart shows, a number of factors precipitated the Armistice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Is it over yet?
- De Rick B en 11-17-20
De: Peter Hart
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Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
- De: Allen C. Guelzo
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 22 h y 33 m
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From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history–the most intimate and richly readable account we have had–of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of the Civil War, and one of the greatest in human history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fresh Look at a Famous Battle
- De W. F. Rucker en 07-03-13
De: Allen C. Guelzo
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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: Part 1: The Early Years, West Point, Mexico
- De: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrado por: Peter Johnson
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States and commander of the Union forces in the Civil War, tells the story of his life in his own words. In this opening volume, Grant covers his early years, including his time at the U.S. military academy at West Point and his service during the Mexican War under Zachary Taylor. Grant wrote his memoirs in order to rescue his family from debt and they were published as he lay dying of throat cancer. Today, they are an American classic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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U.S Grant: A Man of Intelligence and Dignity
- De Robert W. Gillespie en 08-28-03
De: Ulysses S. Grant
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Fire and Movement
- The British Expeditionary Force and the Campaign of 1914
- De: Peter Hart
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 18 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering excitement; pathos and comic relief; occasional cowardice and much selfless courage - all culminating in the climax of the First Battle of Ypres. And yet, as Peter Hart shows in this gripping and revisionary look at the war's first year, for too long the British part in the 1914 campaigns has been veiled in layers of self-congratulatory myth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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stop doing accents on quotes
- De Eric en 02-01-15
De: Peter Hart
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The Gun
- De: C. J. Chivers
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 18 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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It is the world's most widely recognized weapon, the most profuse tool for killing ever made. More than fifty national armies carry the automatic Kalashnikov, as do an array of police, intelligence, and security agencies all over the world. In this tour de force, prizewinning New York Times reporter C. J. Chivers traces the invention of the assault rifle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A compelling book about much more than guns!
- De Edward en 10-26-10
De: C. J. Chivers
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War as I Knew It
- De: George Patton
- Narrado por: Ray Atherton
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 314
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War as I Knew It is the personal and candid account of General George S. Patton, Jr.'s celebrated, relentless crusade across Europe during World War II. First published in 1947, this absorbing narrative draws on Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, from the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report. The result is not only a grueling, human account of daily combat but also a valuable chronicle of the strategies and fiery personality of a brilliant warrior.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book terrible narrator!
- De Anonymous en 04-18-20
De: George Patton
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Devil of a Whipping
- The Battle of Cowpens
- De: Lawrence Babits
- Narrado por: Knighton Bliss
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On January 17, 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way for American independence.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Don't forget the reference downloads!
- De Jeff en 01-22-10
De: Lawrence Babits
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Verdun
- The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918
- De: John Mosier
- Narrado por: Wes Talbot
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 97
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Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during World War I stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Yet it is also one of the most complex and misunderstood. Conventional wisdom holds that the battle began in February 1916 and lasted until December, when the victorious French wrested all the territory they had lost back from the Germans. In fact, says historian John Mosier, from the very beginning of the war until the armistice in 1918, no fewer than eight distinct battles were waged for the possession of Verdun.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good book ruined by its reader
- De E. Keenan en 01-12-14
De: John Mosier
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The Rough Riders
- De: Theodore Roosevelt
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Along with Colonel Leonard Wood, Theodore Roosevelt instigated the founding of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry in 1898 at the beginning of the Spanish-American War. Nicknamed the “Rough Riders” by journalists, the Cavalry engaged in several battles. This is Roosevelt’s best-selling account of one of the most fascinating regiments in American military history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Death, hardship, honor and renown.
- De Darwin8u en 02-25-18
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Thoughts and Adventures
- De: Winston Churchill
- Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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This wide ranging collection of essays allows the contemporary reader to grasp the extraordinary variety and depth of the statesman's mature thoughts on questions, both grave and gay, facing modern man. Churchill begins by asking what it would be like to live your life over again and ends by describing his love affair with painting. In between he touches on subjects as diverse as spies, cartoons, submarines, elections, flying, and the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He is such a lively writer
- De W. Forrest en 07-15-23
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Somme
- Into the Breach
- De: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
- Narrado por: Roy McMillan
- Duración: 19 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gentle look at a horrific subject
- De J Beachboard en 02-27-17
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Panzer Gunner
- From My Native Canada to the German Ostfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45
- De: Bruno Friesen
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 108
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Panzer Gunner is a unique memoir of a Canadian serving in a German armored division. Bruno Friesen explains what it was like to fight in a tank on the Eastern Front and provides details on the battlefield performance of the Panzer IV tank. Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father in hopes of a better life. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division. Friesen experienced intense combat against the Soviets in Romania, Lithuania, and West Prussia.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Turning a war novel into an English Lit Project
- De Ryan en 05-03-18
De: Bruno Friesen
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Hearts Touched by Fire
- The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
- De: Harold Holzer
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett, Traber Burns, Robin Field, y otros
- Duración: 50 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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In July 1883, just a few days after the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at the Century magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm: Why not let the magazine’s 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering “a series of papers on some of the great battles of the war, to be written by officers in command on both sides.”
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3 out of 5 stars
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A good audiobook with one big flaw
- De William M. en 12-03-15
De: Harold Holzer
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The Seven Days
- The Emergence of Robert E. Lee and the Dawn of a Legend
- De: Clifford Dowdey
- Narrado por: Nicholas Tecosky
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 129
The Seven Days Campaign was a series of battles fought near Richmond at the end of June 1862. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had routed General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. Depriving McClellan of a military decision meant the war would continue for two more years. The Seven Days depicts a critical turning point in the Civil War that would ingrain Robert E. Lee in history as one of the finest generals of all time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Seven Days:A different Title would work
- De Margaret Harley en 09-10-21
De: Clifford Dowdey
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Monash's Masterpiece
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Michael Carman
- Duración: 15 h y 1 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned every detail meticulously, with nothing left to chance. Peter FitzSimons brings this Allied triumph to life and tells this magnificent story as it should be told.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent history, almost unknown in US
- De Paul Gallagher en 09-28-23
De: Peter FitzSimons
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Little Wars
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- michael p. burns
- 06-30-22
The story definitely reads like a manual
If a fun fantasy romp is what you are after look elsewhere. Unless of course the romp you are after sounds like a Dungen Masters /Players Handbook for a RPG styled war game. As a lifelong D&D gamer I feel this text is required reading. I Gave pretty high rating as I knew exactly what I was getting into am just needy enough to have enjoyed it. I do feel HG Wells sounds a bit misogynistic but only for about a paragraph but seeing the time frame this was written I was not surprised.
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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- Tony D
- 11-10-22
Good historical look at a simple game
Meh... this was ok. It's H.G. Wells, so it's written well, just not that exciting. There are some good quotes near the beginning but after that it's a bit of a slog. I read this for research for a work project. It got the job done.
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