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Incredible story of what people must do during wartime.

Revisado: 04-29-25

Nothing good comes from war. Nothing. However, sometimes people take incredible steps to survive, even if they would never take those steps under any other circumstance. This novel illustrates this quite well. Any fan of historical fiction should enjoy this novel.

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Another wonderful peek into how heroes of WW2

Revisado: 04-14-21

Another wonderful peek into how heroes of WW2 to whom we owe our freedom.

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A Must Read to BetUnderstand the War and Holocaust

Revisado: 02-23-21

Captivating story with a lot of actual history woven in. Recommend Wonds of War 1st.

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Captivating and Great Perspective

Revisado: 05-17-20

Whenever I listen to books, regardless of how much I love them, when I've had an exhausting day I put it on at night with a 15 minute timer and inevitably the next time I open it I have to backtrack the whole 15 minutes.

Listening to this book at bedtime kept me up for 2 hours on a night I went to bed early because I was so tired.

Kelly's writing style is so beautifully descriptive I found myself in the head of the characters and at certain moments I was thinking of what I would have said if I were the character. At that point the character says almost exactly what I was thinking.

I love historical fiction because it brings historical events into focus. I'm a bit of a WWI and WWII junkie and I admire all allied soldiers who had to fight that terrible axis. I also have visited concentration camps and it's difficult to put into words how horrific those places must have been. But I have to admit, I've paid less attention to those poor souls subject to the occupation and how impossibly difficult that chronic condition must have been to endure.

As a USA citizen I now have an even deeper appreciation for the freedoms I have that I try not to take for granted but sometimes do anyway.

Note: I'm writing this during a quarantine period (May 2020) due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Like others, I've gotten frustrated that I cant go out to public places such as restaurants and bars. It's also frustrating having to put on a mask to go shopping for only necessities. HOWEVER, I now have such a great perspective on what are truly trying times. This Covid lockdown is relatively easy.

Thank you to the author for helping me understand that life is good in a free society even when in temporary confinement.

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Incredible story by a man with a big ego

Revisado: 04-23-20

I have the utmost respect for anyone in our military, Federal law enforcement and the CIA. They are putting their lives on the line every day for the USA. The stories in this book are proof. I also appreciate the author's expertise in the field of counterintelligence.

If you like this topic, even a little, you'll really enjoy this book. However, I couldn't give it 5 stars because of the author's braggadocio in the way he talks of his experiences. Half way through I was convinced that he thinks of himself as the greatest spy hunter who ever lived. That may or may not be true but I've listened to or read many books by people who were accomplished in their field and most of them present the material in a more, shall we say, humble manner. Their purpose was to inform. I think this author had the same purpose but also to stroke his own ego.

Listen or read it but know this going un so it is hopefully less distracting when it first happens and going forward.

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Nice dive into the history of the MC

Revisado: 01-04-20

Since listening I have a much clearer sense of the events that drove the Barons to rebel against King John. The same frustration the Barons felt would be felt by the founders of the US some 500+ y ears later. Very interesting.

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Must hear to understand middle east

Revisado: 08-09-19

Very important history. I recommend with the following comments. I think the editors missed places where the book seems repetitive. Secondly, I was not a fan of the narrator. Very drone and almost robotic.

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Incredible story about 2 outstanding people

Revisado: 07-06-19

This is a true love story. Not of the romantic type. Rather, two people who were like brothers divided by one enormous obstacle, the iron curtain. Their commitment to their principles and to each other at the same time shouldn't be possible and yet they made their friendship happen. Beautiful, suspenseful and touching.

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Incredible story, well performed.

Revisado: 06-22-19

Incredible story, well performed. Seemed a bit repetitive in places. Not enough to lower my rating because the story is so incredible as I said.

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Riveting and frighteningly contemporary

Revisado: 05-09-19

Narrator is wonderful. Story is incredibly compelling. I'd heard bits and pieces of spy stories growing up in the 70s but never realized how much I would enjoy the whole story. The author's point in the epilogue regarding how this hasn't changed is spot on. Dasvidania.

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