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Back Over There
- One American Time-Traveler, 100 Years Since the Great War, 500 Miles of Battle-Scarred French Countryside, and Too Many Trenches, Shells, Legends and Ghosts to Count
- De: Richard Rubin
- Narrado por: Richard Rubin
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to a forgotten generation of Americans: the men and women who fought and won the First World War. Interviewing the war’s last survivors face-to-face, he knew well the importance of being present if you want to get the real story. But he soon came to realize that to get the whole story, he had to go Over There, too. So he did, and discovered that while most Americans regard that war as dead and gone, to the French, who still live among its ruins and memories, it remains very much alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very glad I read this book
- De az-joe en 09-21-18
- Back Over There
- One American Time-Traveler, 100 Years Since the Great War, 500 Miles of Battle-Scarred French Countryside, and Too Many Trenches, Shells, Legends and Ghosts to Count
- De: Richard Rubin
- Narrado por: Richard Rubin
An Exceptional Trip
Revisado: 11-10-22
I loved Rubin's first book on the subject, and this follow-up is just as good, if not better. His respect for the material, and the people of France, is obvious, and the stories he tells about going places and meeting people along the way (and all the ways they help him uncover stories of the AEF nobody will ever hear otherwise), is amazing. If you liked "The Last of the Doughboys," do yourself a favor and read this follow-up.
My only qualm with the audio production was Rubin's insistence on trying to pronounce French and German words as close to correctly as possible. I found it really distracting and hard to listen to, but other than that, it was top-notch. And that's just my nit-pick with it. The book is beautifully researched and lovingly written, and all I'm saying is, Rubin's a better writer than he is a narrator.
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Home Front: The Complete BBC Radio Collection Volume 3
- De: Shaun McKenna, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Sarah Daniels, y otros
- Narrado por: Helen Schlesinger, Billy Kennedy, Geoffrey Palmer, y otros
- Duración: 39 h y 21 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
Back in Folkestone, the residents are dealing with the aftereffects of a devastating air raid. Howard Argent is kept busy at the Bevan while Ulysses Pilchard experiments with electroshock therapy. Meanwhile, women’s suffrage, prostitution and unmarried mothers are hot topics, and Kitty Lumley experiences the sharp end of intolerance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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superb storytelling
- De Amy Pritchett en 03-14-22
superb storytelling
Revisado: 03-14-22
I chose to listen to Home Front on a whim, having stumbled across it by accident. Intrigued by the format, charmed by the actors, devastated and delighted by the stories, I can honestly say I've never listened to anything quite like it. I have a feeling it'll burrow down into my consciousness and stay there a while, which is perfectly fine by me. Listen if you get the chance, and let it cast it's spell. You'll be glad you did.
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