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One sided and no battle descriptions

Revisado: 02-21-23

I gave up after 12 hours as the biased opinion of the author simply became too much. An example is where he dismisses the English victory at Trafalgar as being irrelevant, which is a pretty big call. Plus there is almost zero description of the battles themselves. Don't expect to learn anything about Austerlitz, Waterloo etc etc.

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Grover great as usual

Revisado: 09-29-21

Grover Is exceptional in this amazing tale of Nazi Germany. The level of detail in the book is almost unbelievable. A must read, the 57 hours or so just flew by.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 01-12-21

I have read all of Beevor's books and this one didn't disappoint, as meticulous as his other books and also well paced. The narration by Cameron Stewart was also excellent. I would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in World War 2.

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Wonderful narrator brings it alive

Revisado: 01-12-21

The story is well-known (and excellent), so no comment there, but the narrator really did it justice. He carried off the various characters perfectly and made it an easy listen. I had intended to listen to this in the car with the kids on the way to school, but they lost interest fairly early on - perhaps more suited for children in their mid-teens than pre-teens.

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Gripping story of the Boer War, excellent narrator

Revisado: 01-12-21

As a South African I naturally had some knowledge of the Boer War (most of it probably gained while sitting bored in a history classroom at school), however I always felt I knew only a small fraction of the true story. Byron Farwell's book was the perfect antidote to my lack of knowledge.

The book is well written and well paced and never felt dull or stretched. He provides details of both the politics and the military side of the war (and pre-war), which go well together. He also addresses the more contentious elements of the war methodically and what seems to be reasonably fairly. He certainly displays considerable respect for both sides of the war and leaves you feeling that he too feels like this was a war which should never have been fought. Although I am South African, my grandparents on one side are British, so I have no preconceived views on who was in the right or wrong, however after finishing the book I couldn't help but feel sympathy for the Boers, who went through a terrible time and displayed incredible fortitude and courage. I would readily recommend the book to anyone with even the vaguest interest in the war or history in general.

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Worst narration ever

Revisado: 01-24-19

This book was so disappointing for just one reason - the narrator. He was terrible. Imagine a narrator who reads the book in a flat monotone with no inflection, thus is Blood Song. A truly wonderful book absolutely butchered by the narrator. Do yourself a favour and buy the physical book.

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