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Good story, but not very deep historically

Revisado: 05-24-24

Cool story with a lot of great first-hand commentary. Author didn’t bother to do much research into Saipan however - very superficial and gets a lot of things wrong. Way too hard on the Army as well: mentions Kiska, but basically leaves out the 7th’s heavy combat on Attu and completely misses Kwajalein (where they actually performed better against a stronger enemy than the 4th MarDiv); highlights the thieves rescuing an Army unit on the airfield, but leaves out that the 25th Marines had already cleared it - they were likely just trying to (smartly) get out of the open; talks about Army holding up the advance in the middle (but really they were in the worst terrain in the whole island - Marine elements on the flanks of this terrain weren’t making progress either; supporting aircraft were Navy, not USMC; gives Marine artillery the credit for breaking up the banzai on July 7th, but that’s not even true at all - Army arty did VAST majority of the firing, attack was finally broken up by 105th Regt HQ - Marine arty in the path of the attack were overrun as well. Funny part is there’s two soldiers fighting equally with them the whole time…

So cool story, definitely worth listening too, but listen more for entertainment, not historical gospel. Find another book for the history of the Saipan battle.

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Don’t Let the Cover Fool You

Revisado: 02-13-24

1. It’s not some Band of Brothers-style narrative like the author claims, just a history of the RevWar with a few mentions of this one unit/people from Maryland (rarely more than that they were there…).

2. Author realllllly stretches the definition of “elite” for this one…

3. Narrator has a speech impediment. Fights through it pretty well, but you still catch a lot of “retweet” and “patewiots” - pretty annoying.

Overall, meh. But the Revolution is always a cool story, so I’ll give it a couple stars.

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Phenomenal Book

Revisado: 07-28-23

Essential for understanding the roots of the Revolution. Extremely well researched, detailed but still an easy listen. Must read/listen.

Only caveat: the narrator has a brutal whistle on his "s"s... It'll sting the ears, but keep you awake if driving!

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Cool story, but lazy research

Revisado: 06-11-23

Story is great, but the author clearly put minimal effort into researching (ie. talks about risers from primary and reserve chutes getting mixed up on the packing table - they never would have been on the same table; also Kip's mention of Jumpmasters during jumping - easy to research, just lazy work). Also seems to use a lot of artistic license in his writing. While a cool, unique story, all this makes you question how much you can trust any of it for historical value.

Usually don't leave bad reviews, but...

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Fascinating - until last chapter ruins it

Revisado: 02-16-23

Book is eye-opening, mind-blowing. Everyone should read. Except the last chapter - the author goes on a tear about Trump, talking more politics than info/cyber security (of course without any negative discussion about Biden). Regardless of one's political opinions, it was clearly out of place and really tainted the book.

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One of the best

Revisado: 09-16-22

Put this one right up there with Band of Brothers. Fantastic story, equally written. True heroes.

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Worth listening, but a little disappointing.

Revisado: 07-03-22

Good to get more on Spiers, so worth listening. The source material was poor - you get a lot of familiar E CO quotes, but few from D. The author should have spent an additional year doing research. So good, but overall, a little disappointing.

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Fantastic book

Revisado: 04-01-22

One of the best I've listened to in a long time. And all from a Utah boy - Go Utes!!

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Great book

Revisado: 09-20-21

Fantastic book that should be read universally. One note for context: this is the author's experience being raised in the South during the Civil Rights movement - a kid born in Arizona in the 1990s had a different experience. So readers shouldn't think this is universal or what's happening today, but we all definitely need to hear his experience.

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Powerful book

Revisado: 09-19-21

Every American should be handed a copy of this book at their high school graduation.

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