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For history buffs

Revisado: 11-26-23

Detailed, deep, thorough and for non buffs, the Sahara Desert. I liked it. The narrator’s mispronunciation of several geographical sites was annoying, especially USMC Base Quantico that came out as something oddly strange for such a well known place.

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Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!

Revisado: 10-15-23

My wife, not a particularly rapt student of the American Presidency, was enthralled by this book as was I.

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Typical PT. Gets a bit slow at the end.

Revisado: 10-14-22

I have read (listened) to most of Mr Deutermann’s novels and have enjoyed all of them. The continual snarl of the CO became a little tedious as did the reader’s interpretation of the snarl but this notwithstanding the book is a good read.

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A view, if decidedly different, of President Harding

Revisado: 10-03-22

I have read only two accounts of Harding’s presidency that are favorable, one being this book the other the short history written by John Dean. It seems that history revisionists need whipping boys, always Republicans (or their predecessors), to enhance the glory of their “ best” presidents. For example, Bill Clinton’s sexual escapades exponentially eclipse those of Harding’s but poor President Harding is judged far more harshly than President Clinton.

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A nice overview

Revisado: 08-29-21

Being a somewhat-more-than-casual historian of the Pacific War, I found this title to be a good listen but with no new revelations or insights. I might of missed it but no details on the influence of the Nagasaki bombing on the surrender debacle was, I thought, a little odd. Surely the second bomb had some impact on Japanese policy makers. Then again, I might of missed it. All in all, an enjoyable listen. The narrator was generally good but as with almost all narrations there were quite a few mispronunciations. Not enough to be aggravating but present nonetheless.
Who would enjoy this book? Anyone new to the Pacific Theater history and any knucklehead who has qualms about the usage of the bombs to bring about the end of the war. The author does a good job on this issue and provides plenty of stats on potential US (and Japanese) losses.

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Terrible narration

Revisado: 08-19-21

It is truly sad to have the story of Admiral O’Kane, Mush Morton, the Tang and the Wahoo told is such a disinterested and monotonous fashion. I am reminded of several college professors who showed up to class with only their lips that, I think, moved from time to time.

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Only for the serious student of Russian history

Revisado: 07-15-21

This book is a giant obituary for the murder victims of Stalin. Page after page, "He was shot," "She was shot," drones on. Until the reader (listener) pauses and reflects that the victims were human beings whose lives were snuffed out by a madman and his henchmen.
The difficulty for some listeners may be the names of the victims that are difficult to keep straight unless the listener is a speaker of Russian.
The narrator delivers in a blase, almost monotonic, fashion that takes a bit of getting used to. Personally, I got used to it and enjoyed his reading of the horrific obituary that still, in my opinion, shapes modern Russia.
Bottom line: Should be required reading for anyone interested not only in Russian history but also in international politics.

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An absolute must read for military historians.

Revisado: 06-27-21

And I thought I was knowledgeable about WW2. This book has so many aspects that I never considered, well, I am humbled. For the casual reader there may be too much detail but for me the numbers were absolutely necessary.

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Absolutely excellent

Revisado: 11-20-20

If, in your conversations, the morality and efficacy of dropping two atomic bombs on Japan to end WW2 should come up, simply refer those deluded hand wringers who cry, “What a tragedy that never should have occurred!” to this book. I say “this book” because those “shouldn’t have dropped the bombs” folks obviously never heard of Okinawa or Iwo Jima nor have they the vaguest notion of bushido and its implications for the defense of Japan. The book is
a marvelous overview of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki events with just about the right depth of information for any reader. Cannot say enough good things about this read/listen, including the wonderful narration by Mr Wallace.

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Excellent, excellent read (listen)

Revisado: 11-06-20

I have read bios of all the main characters in this book but to have them all interacting was really very interesting. I was pleased also that the author was often critical of FDR, a welcome change from the usual slavish adulation put upon this mere mortal. Anyway, for historian or dabbler this book is an absolute must.

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