ARMOR, The Complete Series

Books 1-5

By: Craig DiLouie

Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown

ARMOR: The Complete Series chronicles the journey of a tank crew through the Second World War, from North Africa to Berlin. Action-packed, authentic, and filled with flawed but tough men of the Greatest Generation, ARMOR drops you straight into the horror, brotherhood, and triumph of armored warfare.

You'll fight alongside the crew as they go head-to-head with Tigers at Kasserine Pass, race to Palermo in Sicily, land during the horrific first assault wave at Omaha Beach, crash against the Norman hedgerows, make a stand against Hitler's last blitzkrieg in the Battle of the Bulge, and batter their way into the heart of Nazi Germany. All the while, you'll live with the crew in the cramped, noisy, and vulnerable fighting machine that was the American Sherman tank.

ARMOR: The Complete Series puts together for the first time all five episodes in Craig DiLouie's historical military fiction action & adventure series: The Battle of North Africa, The Fight for Sicily, Fortress Europe, The Bulge, and Reich's Fall.

©2020 Craig DiLouie (P)2020 Craig DiLouie

Gritty WWII Combat Stories

I enjoyed this series of books. After finishing the Crash Dive series from this author, I was looking forward to this series and Mr. Dilouie did not disappoint. Lots of action. The characters are well-developed. And as the series went on I grew more attached to them. I felt the author did a good job blending action with historical description, and struck a decent balance developing fully rounded characters. The books follow a crew through Africa and the European campaign of WWII, ending with the fall of Nazi Germany.

Great series of books

Easy listening story line with decent characters. Rooted with seriousness and humor at some points. Brings a certain amount of vividness to the story, similar to his other series "Crash Dive".

Great series in one stop.

Great characters, well read and a good guide on the European phase of WW II.

Good story and narration

Easy listen. Good story. I’d find myself listening to only five minutes at a time if that’s all I had.

Great tale of bravery and perserverance

This was a tremendous story about the war in North Africa and Europe, about the bonds of battle forged between strangers who become brothers, and the horrors of war that can last well beyond its end.

This is a fun listen. I highly recommend it for tank nuts.

If you love armor and ww2 you will enjoy this series. First off, it’s a great value. You get a lot of listening for one credit. Second the narrator does an amazing job. I hope I come across him more. Some readers whom do characters kind of struggle to make them separate without cheesing it up a bit. None of that here. Even the accents are well done.

Now the story. It’s pretty good. I debated between four or five stars here. For the vast majority it is excellent. Fits the historical backdrop. Always referencing actual drives and engagements. It’s really well done in that sense. The dialogue between the crew is for the most part, and I’m kind of inclined to nit pick here, is pretty strong. However, I doubt anyone will notice the things I did and so I give it a well earned 4.5.

Another really cool thing about this set of stories is that there is sound effects. Now I normally hate them. As well as music, in audiobooks. However, it’s really low key and used sparingly. So that when you hear a Stuka dive it adds to the character’s fear instead of blending into the background noise as well... background noise. It contributes well to the world the author has created.

Check this out if you want some tank action. It’s easily top 3 in tank fiction on audible. Far, far, to many in this genre are full of cliches and corney dialogue. This one was a pleasure.

I requested a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Fantastic!

This is a well researched and well written series of books. I found it difficult to to stop listening when I had to do something else. I felt like I was watching the events take place as I listened.. Not many authors arcauthors are capable of engaging the reader at this level and I greatly appreciate his level of storytelling skills. His level of storytelling skills.

Pulp for the real heroes

I am half ways through my long watch, but its pulp like this that makes me appreciate those old souls I once shook hands with and thanked for their service. I have already sent hard copies to family and friends and I look forward to more of Craig's work as I continue to serve.

Great Book

I wasn't sure what I was in for when I bought this book. I have to say following 1 tank crew who made it completely thru the war was absolutely awesome. This was a great story following the tank from Africa to Germany. This book is a great read for history enthusiasts.

A Good Listen

The author I able to get the reader feeling as though they are in the tank and on the battlefield with the tank crew.