Yuki Taga

Sounds as if read by an AI voice.

Revisado: 12-18-23

First 3/4 is a blizzard of names, but not much of a coherent story.

Narrator had little familiarization with many names, often mispronouncing them in different ways, none correct.

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Main thesis not proved

Revisado: 01-13-23

The entire premise of this book is that Americans, who currently have a Navy that is many times as powerful as any competitor, are going to abandon their role as maritime guarantors of shipping safety, or that they are already doing such.

But this is never developed beyond some future assumption. No real evidence is cited, because frankly there isn't any. The American navy is still all over the place, and likely to show up in a hurry if there's a ruckus somewhere that threatens American interests, which often include the interests of America's partners/allies.

So it's a good story. But it's like writing a university thesis where the topic statement is the keystone to the entire argument, but the statement is somewhat questionable, and you never actually prove it to be true.

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No maps!

Revisado: 08-02-21

I'd heard that the maps in the book are a bit of a disappointment because they are in very small scale, but I would expect a .pdf download or something, so I could SEE them and decide for myself.

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Be careful if you listen on headphones

Revisado: 12-30-20

Excellent story. The only drawback is the lack of modulation when the author gets excited, or attempts to portray the voice of someone excited. This happens a lot, and without warning you can suffer likely ear damage. Even with speakers, the sudden surge of volume can be quite off-putting.

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Needs maps (all volumes)

Revisado: 12-02-14

What aspect of Grover Gardner’s performance would you have changed?

There are some jarring discontinuities in voice from time to time. It's as if something was edited by insertion.

Any additional comments?

Needs maps. Really, without maps, good maps of those times, some of the story is very difficult to follow. Google maps helps, but not good enough, as some location names have changed, some rivers run different courses now. It needs maps.

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