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Great

Revisado: 01-26-24

I’ve listened 3 times. Never gets old. Always interesting and a learning experience. Thank you. The militias fought much more than talked about.

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Lacks continuity, choppy

Revisado: 12-03-23

Story Throws out 1000 sound bites. Lacks continuity as in a story or narrative. It’s like someone gathered factoids about the Revolution War and just joined them by writing them down. Sorry; but difficult to picture the era, the situation, the event.

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Not good reader

Revisado: 11-27-23

Sorry to say that this new reader is not a good reader. His reading cadence is the exact same over and over and over. The previous reader was 100% better to listen to. The new young reader is horrible. The previous more mature reader was excellent. If you know anything about the story, it’s not the young person telling about his war experience. It’s the rather old Eugene Sledge recounting his experience from his memory and from his notes he disobeyed orders to not write down . But thankfully he did. This proper to have an older reader tell the story, it’s not Sledge talking when he returned from war. By his own words, he couldn’t talk about what he’d been through when he got back. So it’s entirely appropriate an older voice read it to the listener. But the new younger reader has such a repetitive cadence, after 10 minutes I had to stop listening.

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Amazing crystal ball when written

Revisado: 05-03-23

Interesting continuity of story line from Braken’s first book. Aircraft, firearm and geography very accurately written about makes interesting listening.

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American history everyone should hear

Revisado: 03-29-23

The most interesting history story of the first half of the 20th century I have ever listened to. 100’s of characters, nonstop interesting stories of failures and successes. There is NOTHING to be amazed about in our present “computer tech age” that isn’t BLOWN AWAY by the accomplishments of these men and women who built modern industrial America! Freedom’s Forge is my favorite book of America of the time my Grandparents lived and were a part of this great positive energetic creative period of our great history.

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Often too close

Revisado: 12-09-21

Some ‘stan’ warrior accounts I can’t listen to, for various reasons. This was real as smell

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Close to horrible.

Revisado: 01-02-21

Both reader and story close to horrible considering the great topic. Gun making throughout the 18th, 19th & first half 20th century was one of the preeminent contributors to the industrial revolution, science and human rights. The great liberty of millions from serfdom could never have occurred without this technology. And John Browning was one of the geniuses. It may be difficult for young people to understand; but, gun making was the equivalent to computer companies today. With this topic certainly a better story could have been written. I’ve read more interesting assembly instructions for a child’s toy than this. And the narrator put about as much into presenting the story as a squeaky seized bearing who didn’t want to go another turn further. Either he had never heard of the great John Browning before or he has total disdain for firearms. The only good thing about this book and the horrible presentation, is at least there’s opportunity for a better author to do justice to this historical and interesting topic.

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this Audible Book ahead of it's time!

Revisado: 07-28-20

wow, nailed it. my first try at listening, didn't last.... then I tried a second time and couldn't stop ! Excellent! spot on ! explains A LOT. Author Tom Kawczynski gives listener a thorough picture and lets listener think through this. It's purpose is not to 'tell' you what to do, it's purpose is to show the history and present day perspective to let reader listener decide. very good.

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Solid research, excellent

Revisado: 07-28-20

As my 'headline' for this review states, excellent research and solid supporting documents (I followed up on several, going to several sources, and author Edward H. Bonekemper III, presents true historical information). I REALLY liked the civil war battle and main player history; especially General Longstreet information - amazing. 99% of researched information in this book was new to me, that makes a VERY good read ! Good Listen ! ...ran parts of this Audible book over and over. never boring always more to learn from listening... thanks

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Recommended in American Rifleman

Revisado: 01-07-16

The NRA interviewed Mr Donald Burgett in The American Rifleman. I very much enjoyed the interview article and Mr Burgett's first hand accounts of his war experiences. I immediately purchased both his books. Really like!

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