You can hear the cacophony  of battle and smell the results of war.
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A book for fans of history and fantasy.  The young Stiger makes his way with the odds and the world against him.
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I bought the CD because our local chorus was singing Vaughan Williams. The recording is spectacular. The recording is so clear that it's easy to pick out the four voices for practice. But especially given the current events  in the Balkans, this piece gives a listener chills, for it clearly exposes  the consequences of war while offering the hope for peace masterminded by  the Almighty.
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If this book doesn't make you think about war (and life) more deeply than you ever have before, you might want to check you have a pulse.

Written in an unusual style, the author says it started out as a poem and turned into much more. I'm glad it did.
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One oft times hears of the fighting side of naval actions yet little is paid to the logistical side that is oft time mundane and routine. This is one of those stories. The author while describing the typical activities of day spared the reader the boredom by going into depth about them. His adventures ashore while timid, show that the time in port was not hurry and dash but several days of down time. When there was action it was brief and intense and gave addage to the expression that in a combat theater things are 98% routine and boredom and 2% excitement and terror.
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Nielson's 5th symphony has often been thought of as a war symphony.  The power and terror in the first movement is captured like never before. You feel that the other recordings you've heard have missed what this captures.
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This is a well-written narration of  Lt. Wilson's time at the front in WWII. The action seemed realistic and his depiction of the fighting harrowing. I enjoyed his observations of some of the poor decision-making by the higher ups who were distant from the combat. I admire his calmness and leadership in face of horrible fighting and death. If you want to know what it was like at the front, this is the book to tell you. Not pretty.
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All Quiet of The Western Front showed to the reader a vision of war at its worst. From the terror of the bombardments to the gripping pain of watching your friends be killed off one by one this book let you know that war is not all glory and fame. I really loved this book because of the main character who was about my age. The other characters in the book besides the main character will captivate you just as much as him. The bonds that they make in this great time of terror and sadness will show to you that the bonds of friendship cannot be broken not even by war and death. I highly recommend this book to anybody who wants to know the truth about war.
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You can hear the sounds as Fullerton describes them. You can see the surrounds through her Fitzgerald like prose. All those beautiful adjectives.
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This CD was recorded live aboard the 1897 schooner "Wawona". The songs on this CD are done with such energy and feeling that you can almost smell the salt air. There are fighting songs ,"Follow Me Up to  Carlow", that makes you want to enlist. Sea shanties, "Roll  Down", "One More Pull", that make you want to sign on.  Drinking songs, "Whiskey in the Jar", and a couple of touching  numbers such as "Fields of Athenry", and "Leave Her,  Johnny", and a traditional song like "House Carpenter".  Included in the selections on this CD is "Barrett's Privateers" a  good sea song from the late and great Stan Rogers. This group's blending of  voice and instrument makes for over an hour of enjoyable entertainment.  Just set the sails crab the tiller and sail away.
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The digs for artifacts are interesting but when they show the landscape that gives perspective to battles and positions it can make you feel as though you are there in person.
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The plot is somewhat involved, but the description of the country in time of war is of great value.
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Similar to another audio book, I just heard (The Ghost War, by Alex Berenson), this is a twelve disc audio book with a wonderful reader who has mastered accents and inflection so that the book keeps you on the edge of your seat and alert as you drive!
From a child's kidnapping to foreign intrigue about a new scientific discovery, this book is filled with excitement. There are so many sub plots, but underneath them all there is the additional plot of several competing leaders in China, each of whom wishes to take over the government. Russia and the United States are involved in the intrigue, with each employing agents who may not be all that scrupulous.
Murder is simply a means to an end, viewed almost casually. Torture is acceptable in the Asian prisons. Maoists and Liberationists go head to head in their fight to take over the government and in the background, the "Ba" and the Eunochs also vie for power, aligning themselves with competing, powerful people. The "double cross" is routine, as ethical behavior is not of the slightest concern.  The winner will determine whether or not China becomes a threat to, or a peaceful participant in, world affairs.
Underlying all of the varied sub-plots and side issues, is the theme of an undying source of energy, for which all three countries are searching; the key to its secret existence is thought to be hidden in China. Often the bad guy wins. China, as well as Russia, is a country with vastly different rules than the United States, and their tactics are sometimes appalling as are those of their agents. However, none of the participating countries is guiltless when it comes to reprehensible behavior.  Greed and the desire for power appears to be the driving force and in its wake, valuable antiquities are destroyed and people are sacrificed with little or no reason other than expedience rather than justice.
This book is action packed; undercover agents and double agents go head to head.  They sneak in and out of several countries to search for answers, often with violent outcomes. There is an abundance of characters, which sometimes makes it a little hard to figure out which one is being featured. There is definitely murder and mayhem and while the book may not keep you guessing, it will certainly keep you interested for many hours. It is worth the "road trip.
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Robert Laplander has the gift of narrative, with the well-honed senses of a keen researcher. I know from personal experience the profound sensation that comes from standing on the battlefields of the Great War and visiting with the ghosts of the past as you follow in the very footsteps of our brave men, those who made the ultimate sacrifice for democracy so long ago. From meticulous work and repeated visits to France, Laplander brings back to us the anonymous faces of the boys come men who left their homes and daily lives to experience the adventures of war. What these troopers found waiting for them was the horror of slaughter and the bitter decision of duty.

Laplander gives you the feeling of the trenches with an extraordinary series of character sketches that make you feel like the men of the Lost Battalion are your own friends, your own comrades in arms. Finding the Lost Battalion is a very readable meld of big-picture unit action with a focus on the situations of individual Doughboys. It puts the reader there among the troops in trees of the Argonne, under the rain of artillery and the clatter of the Maxim guns. You'll enjoy this read for many hours and revisit their story many, many times. Well done.

Byron Scarbrough, Author, They Called Us Devil Dogs
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National Geographic does it with great vigor for authenticity, giving this Battle the hallowed feel it deserves.  Even after all of the intervening 150 years, understanding the devastation and murderous level of artillery and rifle/pistol fire cannot possibly be conveyed to generations so far removed from the sounds, sights, and fury of those separate yet combined engagements that comprised the entire field of Battle over that momentous three days.  The reverence given the sacrifice of those men who died by those filming and documenting this piece is highly evident.  Pandemonium, chaos, valor, and hopelessness of some actions are given a clear expression in this piece, than any I have seen before!
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Very realistic feel of the bolt action and interesting sounds that don't get annoying after two days.
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The Pacific Ocean was the theatre for many battles in World War II.  Not only were there lives at stake in the island countries as well as mainland Asia, but the European countries as well the United States had their colonies to protect in that region.
One of the most interesting stories from this book was about the "Bicycle Blitzkrieg" in Malaysia.  Tanks are destructive, however the Japanese soldiers on bikes had maneuverability that made their invasion so effective.  I would not have believed it had there not been a photo and the details provided.
The book also touches on more of the struggles in the battles and conditions in the world, especially on land which tropical rainstorms, mudslides and diseases.  There was bravery on all sides and some of those stories are described within including Private Bruce Kingsbury of Australia, or the volunteer Coastwatchers.  This collection of war stories, battles, maps, and other events during the course of the Second World War in the Pacific will bring greater insight than most introductory text.
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This is an exciting true story that shows what modern war is really like.