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The Greatest Day in History
- How the First World War Finally Came to an End
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Nicholas Best tells the story in sweeping, cinematic style, following a set of key participants through the twists and turns of these climactic events, and sharing the impressions of eyewitnesses, including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Harry S. Truman, Anthony Eden, and future famous generals MacArthur, Patton, and Montgomery.
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"The sense that the last four years could not be repeated is very strong among these witnesses, except for a certain Adolf Hitler, who feels that Germany has to try again. All expanding WWI collections need this book." (Booklist)
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- Gwyn
- 21-08-12
Great Book, shame about the narration
This book was written by a Brit and should have been narrated by one. The American narrator sounds strange talking about a car's 'bonnet', instead of the 'hood', or sounding a jarring note by saying such things as 8 November, instead of the more Anglicised 8th of November. That said, the book itself is fascinating and wide ranging, wide ranging and bringing in all sorts of details such as the impact of Spanish flu, or the fact that Germany teetered on the brink of becoming a Socialist republic, using the USSR as a model. Best also brings in a large cast of characters, all of whom were contemporaries - Bertram Russell, Vera Britain, Oswald Mosely, Ghandi, Marie Currie, Hitler and so on. So, well worth getting and would repay repeat listening, even if the American accent grates a little.
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