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The Paratrooper Generals
- Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day Through Normandy
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- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge.
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Excellent account of Normandy but be weary...
- De S. H. Moore en 02-22-20
De: James Holland
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Band of Brothers
- E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: Tim Jerome
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
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Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory, Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. Band of Brothers is the account of the men of this remarkable unit.
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High Expectations Met
- De Audrey en 02-12-13
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Marine!
- The Life of Chesty Puller
- De: Burke Davis
- Narrado por: Bill Thatcher
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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In the glorious chronicles of the US Marine Corps, no name is more revered than that of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller. The only fighting man to receive the Navy Cross five separate times - a military honor second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor - he was the epitome of a professional warrior.
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good book, God awful reading.
- De Amazon Customer en 12-28-21
De: Burke Davis
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Biggest Brother
- The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers
- De: Larry Alexander
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
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They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne - the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and their loyalty to one another in the face of death. Every soldier in this band of brothers looked to one man for leadership, devotion to duty, and the embodiment of courage: Major Dick Winters. This is the riveting story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero.
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Excellent!
- De Vera Family en 09-24-21
De: Larry Alexander
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Hal Moore
- A Soldier Once…and Always
- De: Mike Guardia
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 5 h y 3 m
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Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last 50 years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie We Were Soldiers. In this biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America's true military heroes. A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill.
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Leadership.
- De rodneydog en 04-17-24
De: Mike Guardia
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If Chaos Reigns
- The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944
- De: Flint Whitlock
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.
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Allied Airborne in Normandy
- De Doc en 07-13-18
De: Flint Whitlock
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The Last Hill
- The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
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They were known as “Rudder’s Rangers,” the most elite and experienced attack unit the Army had. In December 1944, they would be the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler’s homeland at last. Their colonel was given this objective: Take Hill 400. After two days, when they were finally relieved, only 16 Rangers remained to stagger down from the top of Hill 400. The Last Hill is filled with unforgettable action and characters—a gripping, finely detailed saga of what the survivors of the battalion would call “our longest day.”
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more a history of the rangers in ww2
- De M. Johannes en 10-12-23
De: Bob Drury, y otros
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By Tank into Normandy
- De: Stuart Hills, Lord Deedes - foreword
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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Stuart Hills embarked his Sherman DD tank on to an LCT at 6:45 a.m., Sunday, June 4th, 1944. He was 20 years old, un-blooded, fresh from a public-school background, and officer cadet training. He was going to war. Two days later, his tank sunk; he and his crew landed from a rubber dinghy with just the clothes they stood in. After that, the struggles through the Normandy bocage in a replacement tank, engaging the enemy in a constant round of close encounters, led to a swift mastering of the art of tank warfare and remarkable survival in the midst of carnage and destruction.
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First “The Big Show” now this?!
- De S. H. Moore en 05-19-21
De: Stuart Hills, y otros
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Sand and Steel
- The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France
- De: Peter Caddick-Adams
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 37 h y 20 m
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Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg.
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Details, details, details
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-11-21
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All the Way to Berlin
- A Paratrooper at War in Europe
- De: James Megellas
- Narrado por: Richard M. Davidson
- Duración: 2 h y 34 m
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In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as "Maggie" to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82nd Airborne Division, his new "home" for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples.
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Incredible book - narrator was terrible
- De joseph metz en 01-06-22
De: James Megellas
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Guadalcanal Marine
- De: Kerry L. Lane
- Narrado por: Kenneth Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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In Guadalcanal Marine, Lt. Col. Kerry L. Lane recounts the dark reality of combat experienced by the men of the 1st Marine Division fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. With 80 gripping photographs and his text, he brings to life the struggles of his companions as they achieve these two astonishing victories.
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I want to give a very honest review.
- De Jfm en 07-12-15
De: Kerry L. Lane
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Citizen Soldiers
- The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: George K. Wilson
- Duración: 21 h y 34 m
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A masterful biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, Citizen Soldiers provides a compelling account of the extraordinary stories of ordinary men in their fight for democracy. From the high command on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there.
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Required reading, excellent narration
- De Jeremy en 06-30-11
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Prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson explores the nature of leadership with his usual depth and vivid prose in The Savior Generals, a set of brilliantly executed pocket biographies of five generals (Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) who single-handedly saved their nations from defeat in war. War is rarely a predictable enterprise - it is a mess of luck, chance, and incalculable variables. Today's sure winner can easily become tomorrow's doomed loser.
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A good history book tells about human nature.
- De Doruk Denkel en 03-03-20
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Fierce Valor
- The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers
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- Narrado por: Chris Abell
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Fans of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers will be drawn to this complex portrait of the controversial Ronald Speirs, an iconic commander of celebrated Easy Company during D-Day and beyond, whose ferocious courage and drive across three wars were matched by a devotion to duty and a hidden heart shadowed by lost love.
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Felt like a historical yet cursory summary
- De JWalkup en 06-30-22
De: Jared Frederick, y otros
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The Fall of Fortresses
- The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
- De: Elmer Bendiner
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war. Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business-Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories. But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty Eighth. Somehow, navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
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Great stories about, crews, family’s and our friends the Brits and sometimes the Germans.
- De Don Rottiers en 08-06-24
De: Elmer Bendiner
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Bailout Over Normandy
- A Flyboy's Adventures with the French Resistance and Other Escapades in Occupied France
- De: Ted Fahrenwald
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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A daredevil pilot in the famed 352nd Fighter Squadron, the author of this remarkable memoir bailed out of his burning Mustang two days after D-Day and was launched on a thrilling adventure on the ground in Occupied France.
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Very enjoyable
- De Sally Filler en 02-20-17
De: Ted Fahrenwald
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Tail-End Charley
- Stories from an American Fighter Pilot in World War II
- De: James E. Brown
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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On his 19th birthday, James E. Brown tries to fake to his flight instructor that he has flown before. On his 21st birthday, Brown is on his way home after logging 85 missions in a P-47 fighter over Italy, France, and Germany. Brown's stories surrounding his training and combat experiences in World War II reveal brushes with death, continuous peril and, ultimately, a coming of age for a young man whose freshman year in college becomes instead a heroic engagement with one of the fiercest enemies his country has ever encountered.
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Good read !
- De kevin en 06-19-18
De: James E. Brown
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Parachute Infantry
- An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
- De: David Kenyon Webster
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 17 h y 57 m
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David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.
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The Finest Infantry Memoir of WWII
- De Michael Richards en 11-21-16
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The Savior Generals
- How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq
- De: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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Prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson explores the nature of leadership with his usual depth and vivid prose in The Savior Generals, a set of brilliantly executed pocket biographies of five generals (Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) who single-handedly saved their nations from defeat in war. War is rarely a predictable enterprise - it is a mess of luck, chance, and incalculable variables. Today's sure winner can easily become tomorrow's doomed loser.
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A good history book tells about human nature.
- De Doruk Denkel en 03-03-20
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Fierce Valor
- The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers
- De: Jared Frederick, Erik Dorr
- Narrado por: Chris Abell
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Fans of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers will be drawn to this complex portrait of the controversial Ronald Speirs, an iconic commander of celebrated Easy Company during D-Day and beyond, whose ferocious courage and drive across three wars were matched by a devotion to duty and a hidden heart shadowed by lost love.
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- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
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On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war. Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business-Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories. But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty Eighth. Somehow, navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
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Great stories about, crews, family’s and our friends the Brits and sometimes the Germans.
- De Don Rottiers en 08-06-24
De: Elmer Bendiner
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Bailout Over Normandy
- A Flyboy's Adventures with the French Resistance and Other Escapades in Occupied France
- De: Ted Fahrenwald
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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A daredevil pilot in the famed 352nd Fighter Squadron, the author of this remarkable memoir bailed out of his burning Mustang two days after D-Day and was launched on a thrilling adventure on the ground in Occupied France.
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Very enjoyable
- De Sally Filler en 02-20-17
De: Ted Fahrenwald
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Tail-End Charley
- Stories from an American Fighter Pilot in World War II
- De: James E. Brown
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
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On his 19th birthday, James E. Brown tries to fake to his flight instructor that he has flown before. On his 21st birthday, Brown is on his way home after logging 85 missions in a P-47 fighter over Italy, France, and Germany. Brown's stories surrounding his training and combat experiences in World War II reveal brushes with death, continuous peril and, ultimately, a coming of age for a young man whose freshman year in college becomes instead a heroic engagement with one of the fiercest enemies his country has ever encountered.
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Good read !
- De kevin en 06-19-18
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David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.
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Citizen Soldiers
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- Narrado por: George K. Wilson
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A masterful biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, Citizen Soldiers provides a compelling account of the extraordinary stories of ordinary men in their fight for democracy. From the high command on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there.
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Required reading, excellent narration
- De Jeremy en 06-30-11
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Airborne
- The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company
- De: Ian Gardner
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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Some men are born to be warriors, and Ed Shames is one of these men. His incredible combat record includes service at D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and Bastogne and finally in Germany itself.
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Let down
- De Craig W. Mcsorley en 06-30-15
De: Ian Gardner
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Sand and Steel
- The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France
- De: Peter Caddick-Adams
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 37 h y 20 m
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Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg.
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Details, details, details
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-11-21
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 24 h y 20 m
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D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge.
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Excellent account of Normandy but be weary...
- De S. H. Moore en 02-22-20
De: James Holland
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Bletchley Park and D-Day
- De: David Kenyon
- Narrado por: Greg Patmore
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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Since the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But cracking the Nazis' codes was only the start of the process. Thousands of secret intelligence workers were then involved in making crucial information available to the Allied leaders and commanders who desperately needed it.
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Dry read by a terrible narrator
- De Bartek en 11-10-20
De: David Kenyon
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Brothers in Arms
- One Legendary Tank Regiment’s Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Al Murray
- Duración: 16 h y 17 m
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One of the last cavalry units to ride horses into battle, the Sherwood Rangers were transformed into a “mechanized cavalry” of tanks in 1942. After winning acclaim in the North African campaign, they spearheaded one of the D-Day landings in Normandy and became the first British troops to cross into Germany. Their courage, skill, and tenacity contributed mightily to the surrender of Germany in 1945.
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All the details
- De GY en 01-03-22
De: James Holland
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Good book. I recommend this book if you like Miltary History. Again these Generals fought from the front. I just wonder if today commanders fight from the front anymore where they can to shot st.
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- jonathan hart
- 10-28-20
Great story audible delivery left a lot to be desired.
The story was riveting, the person who delivered the audio read was very mechanical in his delivery. I found it hard to concentrate on the store.
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- jack
- 08-06-21
Badly written, badly performed
The author writes like he is filling out a police report. Just the facts sir. The guy reading it is British and so he pronounces many words with the British pronunciation and thereby drives the verbally advantaged American nuts. Also there is very little insight into the actual subjects of this book
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