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The Storm of War
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 28 hrs and 36 mins
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‘Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Herr Hitler, of Corporal Hitler… Even military idiots find it difficult not to see some faults in his actions.’
–Winston Churchill (2 August 1944, in the wake of the complete destruction of the German Army Group Centre in Belorussia)
Here is one of the best-selling history titles of 2009. Examining the Second World War on every front, Andrew Roberts asks whether, with a different decision-making process and a different strategy, Hitler’s Axis might even have won.
Were those German generals who blamed everything on Hitler after the war correct, or were they merely scapegoating their former Führer once he was safely beyond defending himself? In researching this uniquely vivid history of the Second World War, Roberts has walked many of the key battlefield and wartime sites of Russia, France, Italy, Germany, and the Far East.
The book is full of illuminating sidelights on the principle actors that bring their characters and the ways in which they reached decisions into fresh focus.
Andrew Roberts’s Masters and Commanders was one of the most acclaimed, best-selling history books of 2008. His previous books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999), which won the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction, and Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003), which coincided with a four-part BBC2 history series. He is one of Britain's most prominent journalists and broadcasters.
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- Jig Knitters
- 03-09-21
Not to be missed
A great historical overview of all the major events of the second world war. Wonderfully narrated and fast flowing so there is never a feeling that it is getting bogged down in dull narrative. This is a modern telling of history but without the current vogue of judging events of the past by modern standards. A great read.
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- Mr L Palmer
- 12-01-20
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Narration was of the first water. One of the best that I’ve listened. Engrossing and superb!
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- Matt Simpson
- 03-03-19
The very best pocket guide to WW2.
Well written, well voiced,well observed and a fantastic jump off into the initially unfathomable depths of the race,politics,global climate and ambition of all involved.
Even handed in it's praise and criticism, with attention to the individual and the vast collective human endeavour.
Man's inhumanity to man and yet the humanity of man pushed to the furthest excesses in either extreme.
Won't satisfy the purist or the intellectual but it does give the best first climb of the tree....then to reclimb and discover more about ever root and branch,with other publications. It captures the endeavour of a truly monumental opportunity for humanity to progress,or slide again into the morass of narrative over truth.
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- Farniboy
- 11-05-15
History that reads like a thriller!
This is a great book to get an idea of the chronology of WWII. It gets across the sheer enormity of the undertaking by all participants. The amount of lives lost in the give year is truly frightening to comprehend. It amazes me the bravery of the citizen soldiers who gave their all for the cause they believed in. The impact of the war on the populations of the countries involved is put across well. A brilliant way to understand The concept of Total War! Also another fabulous narration by Christian Rodska. A great production!
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- Andyjn
- 08-10-17
A very informative listen
This is a good account of the Second World War. This narrator does a great job of bringing to voices of the quotes to life.
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- Gildas Sapiens
- 22-05-19
Time well spent
Brilliant and balanced one volume history of WW2. Well read. Memorable and worth remembering why freedom and democracy are so valuable
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- G Marshall
- 17-01-22
Great book. Excellent performance.
WW2 must read. I have had quite a few WW2 history audio books, but this is one of the best.
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- Ken
- 06-07-12
Superb - and featuring a 'Cast of Thousands'.
Andrew Roberts has somehow managed to show the whole picture whilst not losing sight of all the little things that made-up this momentous time. I would strongly recommend his book to anyone with even a passing interest in WW2. By drawing on the works of a rich variety of sources and with the benefit of hindsight and obviously substantial and meticulous research, plus the ability to categorise varied elements into a logical format, he presents an entirely new slant on so many aspects of the war. Not long into my listening I bought the hardcopy as a companion volume. However, what really makes this audiobook a true standout is the reading by Christian Rodska, interspersed with the 'voices' of Hitler, Churchill, Patton, Monty, and just about everybody else from the SS Corporal to the British Colonel, the GI, the Diplomat, the Soldier, Sailor and Airman and the ordinary 'man in the street' which bring to this work a cast of thousands. This is what audiobooks are about. I am an avid listener of audiobooks over many years and this is one of the best examples of the 'craft' that I have been pleased to come across. Encore..!
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- Paul J Day
- 01-06-15
Good listening
Enjoy listening to Christian Rodska and a slightly different take on what I've heard before, unfortunately, for me anyway, when you get to foreign phrases a number are not translated which leaves me confused.
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- Dai pp. Sandy
- 26-07-21
Excellent truthful and well researched
A no holds barred book of the way that the UK was conned and robbed by the US (lend lease etc)
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