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The World War 2 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Second World War
- Trivia War Books, Book 1
- By: Dwayne Walker, Bill O'Neill
- Narrated by: Derek Newman
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two?
It’s a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month. But it was probably recent. And when it came up, did you wish that you could be the one to casually drop a fact that would have everyone in the room going, “Wow, I never knew that!”
With this audiobook, you can be that person.
You can listen to it just a few minutes a day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Little known facts about the biggest war
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 03-17-18
- The World War 2 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Second World War
- Trivia War Books, Book 1
- By: Dwayne Walker, Bill O'Neill
- Narrated by: Derek Newman
Great intro to WW2!
Reviewed: 01-12-18
Would you consider the audio edition of The World War 2 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Second World War to be better than the print version?
I would like to start off by saying I enjoyed the audiobook version of this. The chapters are short enough that for commuting it works very well. The only small gripe I have is the list of facts at the end of each chapter get monotonous to listen to.
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And so on... The good news is that the lists only take a few minutes to go through.
What about Derek Newman’s performance did you like?
Clear tone that isn't monotonous. Great enunciation and diction. Excellent performance!
Any additional comments?
I feel like this is a great INTRODUCTION to a ton of great topics on the war!
Briefly mentioned are things like the night of the long knives, d-day, and Both the pacific and Italian campaigns. There are also mentions of other books, memoirs etc.
If you are interested in a possibly the best memoir of any grunt ever in any war I would recommend Eugene Sledge's With the Old Breed.....
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American Sniper
- The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- By: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,070
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,062
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,055
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tremendously Enlightening, could not put it down
- By T. Edwards on 01-09-12
- American Sniper
- The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- By: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: John Pruden
Performance is excellent. Not the best memoir.
Reviewed: 01-06-18
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Perspective from the author. Lack of empathy or insight. Of all the accounts of war I have read this is the worst. Want to read the best? With the old breed by Eugene Sledge.
What was most disappointing about the authors’s story?
Lack of empathy. Or introspection.
Which scene was your favorite?
Him getting medivac into a hotzone :)
What character would you cut from American Sniper?
None.
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Johannes Cabal The Necromancer
- By: Jonathan L. Howard
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,106
Johannes Cabal, a brilliant scientist and notorious snob, is single-mindedly obsessed in heart and soul with raising the dead. Well, perhaps not soul.... He hastily sold his years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. But now, tormented by a dark secret, he travels to the fiery pits of Hell to retrieve it. Satan, who is incredibly bored these days, proposes a little wager: Johannes has one year to persuade 100 people to sign over their souls, or he will be damned forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterpiece Comedy
- By Guillermo on 06-19-10
- Johannes Cabal The Necromancer
- By: Jonathan L. Howard
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
Great book, great performance!
Reviewed: 12-29-17
I love the Cabal series! Have read them all and wanted to go through them all again. I’m glad I purchased the audiobook. I had a great time listening while I worked. The voice performance was spot on!
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