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Public Enemies
- America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
- De: Bryan Burrough
- Narrado por: Campbell Scott
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 194
In Public Enemies, Bryan Burrough strips away a thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI to tell the full story of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and an assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Need the unabridged version
- De Craig Hansen en 07-28-04
- Public Enemies
- America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
- De: Bryan Burrough
- Narrado por: Campbell Scott
Unfortunately abridged
Revisado: 01-17-21
I first heard about this book years ago when I saw that film that it was eventually made into, Michael Mann’s Public Enemies. Like the movie it was gripping drama of larger than life characters on both sides of the law. Unfortunately unlike this movie this is not a complete story. Nowhere in the details of the sales page of this book is it mentioned that this is the abridged version of the book. This is a broad and sense subject, for it for it to be abridge to a mere 6 hours of audio is a crime on par with those documented in this book.
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Recollections of Rifleman Harris
- De: Benjamin Harris, Henry Curling
- Narrado por: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
- Duración: 4 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Rifleman Harris was a soldier in the elite 95th Rifles, one of Britains most prestigous infantry units during the Napoleonic wars. In this memoir, Harris relates his experiences in Denmark, the Peninsular, and at Walcheren. This is no history of grand plans and movements controlled by the lofty generals. Rather this relates the tale of a front line soldier who's concerns run much more with keeping shoes on his feet, a shirt on his back and, most importantly, food in his belly. Among other details, this book relates the horrors of the retreat to Corruna and the even more disasterous Walcheren expedition where an entire army was struck down by pestilence.
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4 out of 5 stars
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- De Mr.Grey en 02-01-22
A peŕfect and concise account of a foot soldier.
Revisado: 06-13-19
This is a seminal if brief accounting of the life of a private soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Not bitter nor embellished, it is an honest, and rare look at the triumphs and hardships of the infantry. Written in plain and informative language and filled with unique details and anecdotes, it gives a great glimpse into a world that was seldom recorded, free from the politics and grand strategy of other accounts of the generals of the age. It is a pure tale of war and military life.
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- De: Mike Duncan
- Narrado por: Mike Duncan
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,008
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,075
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,031
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world. But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, albeit a bit dry
- De Aria en 11-14-17
- The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- De: Mike Duncan
- Narrado por: Mike Duncan
A masterful and relevent book.
Revisado: 11-02-17
I powered through this book in only a few days and sessions. I am already a big fan of Mike Duncan's previous work on History of Rome and Revolutions. This seems like a natural and logical extension of his work. As he points out this is an understudied period of Roman History often only mentioned as a prelude to the stories of Caesar, Pompey, and Crasus. As Mr. Duncan points out in the intro to his book many peoplr including himself (myself included) see comparisons and similarities between Rome and the contemperary US. This book covers the events of the era I find most similar to our current political situation. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it, and it is clear the Mike Duncan takes this to heart and was cognisent of it while writing this book.
Ever true to his witty and relatable style, his book is a must read for fans of Roman history and those concerned about current political and societal trajectoies.
It gets an absolute reccomendation from me.
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