Benjamin

Anchors aweigh!

Revisado: 01-22-23

The type of leadership described here will make sailors proud to serve in the U.S. Navy. The principles should be applied to business, sports, education, youth development, church, and every other leadership environment.

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summary of the federalist papers

Revisado: 07-05-21

This isn't The Federalist Papers. It's a summary with some historical analysis. The analysis is good and it is interesting, but the 1986 chapter transition music and the voice actors are distractions.

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Inspiring

Revisado: 12-28-20

It's an inspiring look into the career of a Navy SEAL from ensign to admiral.

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Well written, engaging history

Revisado: 02-05-20

This was an interesting and informative account. The authors did a good job describing the missions and experiences of John Chapman and the men with whom he served. I was interested to learn about the Air Force CCTs. However, I agree with some other comments that the praise of CCTs in general was a little bit overstated when compared to other special operations forces, and the criticisms of other SOF, especially SEALs, was excessive.

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Get to it.

Revisado: 01-14-20

Great story, well told once you get into it. I thought there was too much biographical background information in the first quarter of the book.

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Good brief summary

Revisado: 11-08-17

This is a good brief summary of the Civil War. It covers the issues, the major battles, and the most prominent characters. I would like more detail, but that is available in other books.
I appreciate the author's frequent recommendations for further reading.

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Excellent narration

Revisado: 11-06-17

This was the best narration I have ever listened to. The wide variety of accents and voices added a lot to the story.

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Good biography

Revisado: 11-04-17

I thought this was a detailed and well written biography of General Grant. It attempts to rehabilitate Grant's sad reputation as one of our worst presidents and a butcher general who sacrificed too many of his own troops in his defeat of the vastly outnumbered rebels. The book leaves the reader sympathizing with and admiring Grant for his lifelong humility, his guileless honesty, and his unfailing devotion to duty. If the book is accurate, then Grant's greatest failures were a result of projecting his own positive traits onto others and trusting too much in the honorable nature of his friends and advisors.
My one critical point is the way the author deals with Grant's alcoholism. Grant struggled with alcohol through his entire life. The book does not attempt to gloss over this fact, but I thought it spent too much time trying to determine how much of each reported drinking episode was true and how much of it was exaggerated or made up by his military and political rivals. It is certain that Grant's enemies used stories of his drinking to their advantage whenever they could, but I just wasn't interested in the courtroom like analysis of whether each witness' story should be trusted.
The narration was clear and easy to understand. I liked the narrator's voice, cadence, and consistency. There were a few words here and there that made me question the pronunciation. 'Patently' is an example that came up so often that I stopped to look it up. The dictionary I used listed that as a chiefly British pronunciation. It sounded odd to me, but it wasn't a problem. I would listen to other books by this narrator.

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Excellent history of the conquest of Mexico

Revisado: 10-16-17

Narration was clear and easy to understand. Story was engaging and interesting from beginning to end.

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