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Not a bad bit of history

Revisado: 12-22-14

If you could sum up Snow & Steel in three words, what would they be?

Despite all of the flag-waving there is almost some balance in the historical account. There are some very good details probably not well known. Obviously, many of the stories collected by the author, while true enough, don't necessarily represent the entire campaign. That might be very difficult to do given the complexity of the events that occurred. There are other books on the 2nd world war as some of them have very definite agendas. The US Army won this battle and therefore one cannot say that the trumpet blowing is there to rationalize the US victory.

One of the things that is most important is that many uninformed individuals have a tendency to glorify the Nazi war machine as if the Nazi atrocities happened someplace else by a different Nazi organization. This book does a pretty good job of showing that for all of its reported efficiency, the Wehrmacht made very fundamental mistakes just as anyone else would do. They had their brainiacs, just as the United States and Britain and the other allies had their brainiacs.

My biggest criticism is that narrator, Paul Boehmer, has a Hogan's heroes German accent. I have lived in Germany and speak the language a bit and I know that Germans don't speak this way. It would have been better if he used a more "international" accent rather than a poor imitation of the Hollywood imitation of how Germans speak in the movies. After a while, it gets very annoying and detracts from a very pleasant delivery.

What aspect of Paul Boehmer’s performance would you have changed?

I do not know if he has ever lived in Germany, nor do I know if he speaks German, but his German accent is absolutely horrible and he should stop using it.

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Great story much better than the movie

Revisado: 07-26-12

Where does A Bridge Too Far rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The research is good and goes so much further than the movie. The characters are complex and one has to remember that they are real. The inability of the allies to manage the campaign makes you wonder what would have happened if the German units were at full strength. The characterization of Field Marshall Montgomery is consistent with most books I've read. The inability of the allies to react nimbly was a result of too big a hierarchy; much like the Pentagon or many corporations. The inefficiency of the German military was unmatched. The saddest part of the book is the fate of the Dutch population who were simply in the way of Montgomery's unending need for glory. His "dagger thrust" strategy was tried and it failed despite the "90%" success.

How could the performance have been better?

Clive Chafer gives monotone delivery a bad name. Not awful but has the most creative and fantastic monotone ever heard. The story is too compelling to put you to sleep but his delivery reminds one of a flat landscape that uses a mouse's foot prints for mountains.

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A Decent alternative

Revisado: 04-08-12

Where does The Battle for the Rhine rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

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What did you like best about this story?

An alternative to what we've heard do far about this event. The An alternative to what we've heard do far about this event. The

What about James Adams’s performance did you like?

Understandable.and easy to listen to.

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Great Treatment of nature

Revisado: 01-01-12

Would you listen to Here There Be Tygers (Dramatized) again? Why?

This is a touching treatment of planet exploration.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The captain.

Any additional comments?

This story talks to the conflict between results management and being humnan. The production was subperb and all parts blended very well. No shoot em' ups but a great story.

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