Georgia Deardoff

Outstanding

Revisado: 02-26-25

I’ve read numerous histories of the European theater, but this one covers the Russian assault on Berlin in great detail.

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Tedious

Revisado: 06-30-24

I have read and enjoyed many of their books. However, this one more closely resembles a soap opera. And there were times where I actually skipped the number of chapters and could pick up the storyline easily. The fact that after 15 hours, the issue was unresolved also was very unsatisfying.

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Thrilling

Revisado: 07-23-23

Nonstop action and an unexpected ending. One of the best of the “What if” genre.

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Young Adult Fiction

Revisado: 07-10-22

I've read Malfi before and enjoyed him, but this is more for a teenage audience.
I gave up after a couple of hours.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 11-21-21

OK -- I didn't listen to the whole thing. Seemed like a not particularly interesting adaptation of Lord of the Flies so I gave up. If you think different let me know, but I don't think I can get through the pedestrian writing. Good narrator!

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Disappointed

Revisado: 10-28-20

I love Russian History...and guess I may just be too plebeian to appreciate this. But while I listened, I felt I was being subjected to a PHD dissertation where the author was more concerned (rightfully) with acceptance by an academic board than a reading public.

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Terrible Narration

Revisado: 07-18-17

The narration (by the author) is delivered in an incredibly dramatic fashion, the audio equivilent of the overblown acting in silent movies. I tried increasing the speed, but the story doesn't hold my interest -- the background to the events is overlong.

I made it about an hour before giving up. My wife heard and interview with the author on NPR and recommended it -- and it should have interested me. It did not.

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Tip and Ty!

Revisado: 06-23-17

With the discouragement of the 2016 political season, it's refreshing to realize that it was nothing new. The 1840 campaign of William Henry Harrison found substance seriously missing from the Whig Campaign, replaced by rallies, parades, songs and fireworks. The Democrats candidate was pictured as a candidate of the rich, and personally as effeminate. And it worked! With property qualifications largely eliminated by this time, it was the "unwashed masses" who selected the president. The campaign established the idea that style can triumph over substance.

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An Attempt to Vindicate Bragg

Revisado: 05-05-17

As the title indicates, Bragg has been largely reviled by historians for a century and a half. Hess has taken the arduous ask of attempting to rehabilitate Bragg by spinning every possible excuse available. Historians who have denigrated Bragg are all plagiarists (according to Hess) who didn't do their own research. While Hess does present pro-Bragg sources, they do not match the number or status of his critics. But it is an interesting POV and worth reading/listening.

The narration by Yen is incredible!

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Needs maps

Revisado: 04-23-17

This analysis of the beginning of Jackson's Valley Campaign provides a great overall analysis. However the very detailed examination of the battles of Front Ryal and Winchester cannot be followed very well unless you have a map in front of you as you listen. Since I listened while driving, I was lost much of the time.

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