The Boys' Crusade
The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 [Modern Library Chronicles]
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De: Michael Jones
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Passchendaele
- Requiem for Doomed Youth
- De: Paul Ham
- Narrado por: Robert Meldrum
- Duración: 17 h y 1 m
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From Paul Ham, winner of the NSW Premier's Prize for Australian History, comes the story of ordinary men in the grip of a political and military power struggle that determined their fate and has foreshadowed the destiny of the world for a century. Passchendaele epitomises everything that was most terrible about the Western Front. The photographs never sleep of this four-month battle, fought from July to November 1917, the worst year of the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very compelling - good story, good narration
- De DPM en 11-25-16
De: Paul Ham
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Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour
- Armistice Day, 1918 World War I and Its Violent Climax
- De: Joseph E. Persico
- Narrado por: Jonathan Marosz
- Duración: 17 h y 1 m
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The best-selling author of Roosevelt's Secret War traces the last day of World War I, weaving together the experiences of the famous, such as President Wilson, General Pershing, and Douglas MacArthur, and the unsung and unremembered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beauty amidst savagery
- De Amazon Customer en 12-06-04
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Kokoda
- De: Paul Ham
- Narrado por: Peter Byrne
- Duración: 21 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer ‘Greater East Asia’.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pulls no Punchs
- De daryl en 10-03-10
De: Paul Ham
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My Fellow Soldiers
- General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War
- De: Andrew Carroll
- Narrado por: Andrew Carroll
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Andrew Carroll's intimate portrait of General Pershing, who led all of the American troops in Europe during World War I, is a revelation. Given a military force that on the eve of its entry into the war was downright primitive compared to the European combatants, the general surmounted enormous obstacles to build an army and ultimately command millions of US soldiers. But Pershing himself - often perceived as a harsh, humorless, and wooden leader - concealed inner agony from those around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don’t pass this up
- De PineappleSmoothy en 03-29-18
De: Andrew Carroll
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The Deserters
- A Hidden History of World War II
- De: Charles Glass
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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A tale that redefines the ordinary soldier in the Second World War, The Deserters is a breathtaking work of historical reportage, weaving together the lives of forgotten servicemen even as it overturns the assumptions and prejudices of an era. The Deserters reveals that ordinary soldiers viewed "desertion" as a natural part of conflict, as unexpected and inexplicable as bravery. The Deserters moves beyond the false extremes of courage and cowardice to reveal the true experience of the Allied soldier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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war is hell
- De Stevon en 10-08-13
De: Charles Glass
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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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General5 out of 5 stars 1,712
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Required reading, excellent narration
- De Jeremy en 06-30-11
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This Kind of War
- The Classic Korean War History
- De: T. R. Fehrenbach
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
- Duración: 24 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,139
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This Kind of War is a monumental study of the conflict that began in June 1950. Successive generations of U.S. military officers have considered this book an indispensable part of their education. T. R. Fehrenbach's narrative brings to life the harrowing and bloody battles that were fought up and down the Korean Peninsula.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great narrative, frustrating redundancy
- De Ted en 08-16-10
De: T. R. Fehrenbach
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A Foot Soldier for Patton
- The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryman with the US Third Army
- De: Michael C. Bilder, James Bilder
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 160
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A rarely frank account of the US infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the listener from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Patton's army is best known for dashing armored attacks; its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm, the greatest fighting was done by Patton's long undersung infantry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book
- De Dr. Z en 09-16-21
De: Michael C. Bilder, y otros
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Beyond Band of Brothers
- The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
- De: Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
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They were called Easy Company, but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered huge casualties while liberating Europe in an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy, where Easy Company reached its breaking point, and finally into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Outside Munich, they liberated an S.S. death camp and captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler's alpine retreat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I listen to this over and over
- De David Ewing en 08-10-07
De: Dick Winters, y otros
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Voices of the Foreign Legion
- The History of the World's Most Famous Fighting Corps
- De: Adrian D. Gilbert
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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The French Foreign Legion has established a reputation as the most formidable of military forces. Created as a means of protecting French interests abroad, the legion spearheaded French colonialism in North Africa during the nineteenth century. Accepting volunteers from all parts of the world, the legion acquired an aura of mystery—and a less than enviable reputation for brutality within its ranks.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A good, if not amazing listen
- De Shaun en 03-06-13
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The Liberator
- One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
- De: Alex Kershaw
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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From July 10, 1943, the date of the Allied landing in Sicily, to May 8, 1945, when victory in Europe was declared - the entire time it took to liberate Europe - no regiment saw more action, and no single platoon, company, or battalion endured worse, than the ones commanded by Felix Sparks, who had entered the war as a greenhorn second lieutenant of the 157th "Eager for Duty" Infantry Regiment of the 45th "Thunderbird" Division. Sparks and his fellow Thunderbirds fought longest and hardest to defeat Hitler.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Now I Know What a Hero Really Is
- De Steven en 11-27-12
De: Alex Kershaw
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A Storm in Flanders
- The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
- De: Winston Groom
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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Novelist and prizewinning historian Winston Groom's gripping history of the four-year battle for Ypres in Belgian Flanders, the pivotal engagement of World War I that would forever change the way the world fought - and thought about - war. This is Groom's account of what would become the most dreaded place on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love, love, love this book!
- De Amazon Customer en 08-16-16
De: Winston Groom
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Snow & Steel
- The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45
- De: Peter Caddick-Adams
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer, Tim Reynolds
- Duración: 31 h y 40 m
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Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel - Autumn Mist - was a massive German counter-offensive that stunned the Allies in its scope and intensity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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fascinating and thorough, painful narration
- De richard en 01-05-15
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The Fall of Berlin 1945
- De: Antony Beevor
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 17 h y 26 m
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The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Third Reich in January 1945. Frenzied by their terrible experiences with Wehrmacht and SS brutality, they wreaked havoc - tanks crushing refugee columns, mass rape, pillage, and unimaginable destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred; more than seven million fled westward from the fury of the Red Army. It was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engrossing
- De Salui en 09-06-16
De: Antony Beevor
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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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3 out of 5 stars
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Incredible book - narrator was terrible
- De joseph metz en 01-06-22
De: James Megellas
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Brothers in Arms
- The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes
- De: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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A powerful wartime saga in the best-selling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, Brothers in Arms recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black armored unit to see combat in World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A (BLACK) AMERICAN!!!
- De The Louligan en 04-20-14
De: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Boys' Crusade
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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- D. Powers
- 05-24-22
Eye opening about WW2 in Europe
The book is very good. This isn't a history of WW2 per se, but more a correction of American misconceptions & myths of the war. One problem was the narrator. The narrator was fine but he was too closely mic & you can hear every swallow & so on which is distracting.
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- M.
- 01-16-06
Infantryman's war
An excellent account of America's role in Europe during World War II, much of it based on the author's own experience as an infantryman. If your understanding of World War II comes from watching movies, this is a must read book.
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- John A.
- 10-22-22
A wonderful book
A great book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found great relation with the protagonist and I further found this book to be highly intelligent. I further highly recommend this book.
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- Joe G.
- 09-12-05
Some old, same old
If you have read Stephen A.'s books on WWII, you will find nothing new here.
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- Edward C.
- 04-03-22
Band of Boobies?
A cynical and bitter story of American soldiers in the European theater in 1944-45 by a writer who apparently served honorably and earned medals for his service. Perhaps he never got over his feelings of fear and danger but this story is a shallow effort at best and marred by a supercilious narrator. Buy the book in paperback if you need toilet paper.
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