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The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945
- Modern War Studies
- By: Robert M. Citino
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 25 hrs and 59 mins
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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course of history. In this book, Citino charts the path by which Bewegungskrieg, or a "war of movement," inexorably led to Nazi Germany's defeat.
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The fake English with a pseudo German accent,
- By Neil on 11-29-24
- The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945
- Modern War Studies
- By: Robert M. Citino
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
simply brilliant
Reviewed: 09-27-24
comprehensive and detailed yet still clear, original and unbiased, must read for any WWII history buff
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The White War
- Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
- By: Mark Thompson
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
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The Western Front dominates our memories of the First World War. Yet a million and half men died in northeast Italy in a war that need never have happened, when Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire in May 1915. Led by General Luigi Cadorna, the most ruthless of all the Great War commanders, waves of Italian conscripts were sent charging up the limestone hills north of Trieste to be massacred by troops fighting to save their homelands.
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An indispensable contribution
- By Adeliese Baumann on 12-27-17
- The White War
- Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
- By: Mark Thompson
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Story of italian incompetence, pride and Its price
Reviewed: 04-26-24
Perfect book for Great War enthusiasts about italian front, italian nationalism and sad absurdity od it all.
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Three Armies on the Somme
- The First Battle of the Twentieth Century
- By: William Philpott
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
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On July 1, 1916, British and French forces launched the first attack on the German armies lined up along the Somme in what was to become the defining battle of World War I. To this day, July 1 is often remembered for being the bloodiest day in British military history. Indeed, the British suffered some 62,000 casualties in that one day of fighting alone. As gruesome as that statistic is, it's just one of the many dark legacies left by the Somme Offensive.
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An insightful and exhaustive analysis of the Somme
- By Anthony on 06-07-12
- Three Armies on the Somme
- The First Battle of the Twentieth Century
- By: William Philpott
- Narrated by: James Adams
robust and ubiased analysis
Reviewed: 01-18-24
Marvelous work, full od details. Especially interesting was the part concerning preparations and Focus on atrittional nature of the battle without bias and ahistorical judgements
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Case Red
- The Collapse of France
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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Even after the legendary evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then engaging a tough defense along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a second evacuation from the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Brest, and St. Nazaire. Case Red captures the drama of the final three weeks of military operations in France in June 1940.
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Not Forczyk's best offering
- By S.C. James on 01-30-18
- Case Red
- The Collapse of France
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Michael Page
If only Forczyk was there in 1940, he would have made all the difference.
Reviewed: 01-06-24
All other historians are stupid, according to Forczyk. He claims, that France was not ill prepared for war, but then cites laments of french soldiers that they were prepared for 1918, not 1940. He also claims, that UK did nothing to disrupt German rearmament, yet admits that UK bought steel from Sweden and main problem of German rearmament was deficit of steel. Simply put, for all his criticism of others, his own conclusions do not correspond to his findings. Also the abbreviations are a little too much and sometimes confusing.
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We March Against England
- Operation Sea Lion, 1940–41
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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In May 1940, Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe. The only European power still standing was Great Britain - and the all-conquering German armed forces stood poised to cross the Channel. Following the destruction of the RAF fighter forces, the sweeping of the Channel of mines, and the wearing down of the Royal Naval defenders, two German army groups were set to storm the beaches of southern England.
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horrible narration
- By Hitlu on 12-27-19
- We March Against England
- Operation Sea Lion, 1940–41
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
pro Polish bias and omniscient Forczyk
Reviewed: 01-06-24
As Is his pitiful custom, Forczyk fills his otherwise interesting book with pro-polish bias such as "Britain had in 1940 still one important ally - Poland" and annoying critique of everything Churchill and other ally leaders (except the Polish) did. Benefit of hindsight does not bother him at all, he is so full of himself, that he could have won WWI and WWII singlehandedly. Also the Sealion makes only small portion of the book.
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Case White
- The Invasion of Poland 1939
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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The German invasion of Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. The Polish military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and outclassed by the Wehrmacht, yet in fact it was well-equipped with modern weapons and armor.
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Surprise
- By Kindle Customer on 11-24-19
- Case White
- The Invasion of Poland 1939
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
subpar and biased
Reviewed: 08-13-23
Dry, biased, but most of all inconsistent. Autor arrives ať conclusions that do not arise from his oken text.
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