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A Dawn Like Thunder

By: Douglas Reeman
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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About this listen

The human torpedo, or chariot, is the ultimate weapon in a war, and only men of extreme courage or recklessness volunteer for the special operations missions requiring its use. Reeman has also written 22 novels under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

©1997 Douglas Reeman (P)2014 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Fiction Historical Fiction War

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A stirring and entertaining war story. This author has a good handle on combat and war and writes a fine tale with tense combat sequences but also covered the effects of war on the characters. David Rintoul does a fine job with the narration bringing the story to life.

Stirring war story

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Decent story, but a bit too much romance and soul searching for me, not One of Dougie’s best.

Human torpedoes

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Another Reeman classic that has the usual twists and turns but enjoyable.Some quality problems in the last chapter which is frustrating.Narrator excellent as always

Another good listen

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I do like Douglas Reeman stories usually however this one is a tired rehashing of a standard formula which was extremely predictable with unbelievable instant romances and clearly define baddies and goodies a poor example of his work

Formulaic

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