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Airborne
- The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Some men are born to be warriors, and Ed Shames is one of these men. His incredible combat record includes service at D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and Bastogne and finally in Germany itself.
He was the first man in the Dachau concentration camp and captured Hitler's infamous Eagle's Nest. Shames appeared in Band of Brothers, but now, with the comprehensive support of the man himself, the full story of his life and experiences can be told. Written by the author of Tonight We Die as Men, this is a searing account of the combat career of a remarkable young lieutenant serving at the sharp end of World War II.
His insistence on high standards together with a perfection of tactics and techniques did not always win him friends, but that was never the intention. His aim was to win each encounter, each battle, and ultimately the war itself with a minimum loss of life among his men. He was once told by one of his subordinates, "Shames, you are the meanest, roughest son of a bitch I've ever had to deal with. But you brought us home."
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- SKB
- 15-09-21
Could be better.
It’s hard to engage with the audio version as the guy reading it is sooooo boring. Sometimes he’s like an automated robot and you just zone out. It’s a shame as I’d probably enjoy the written book more, it could be a 5 start review and probably should. I don’t really know as I end up realising I’ve not been listening intently for the last 20 mins.
It’s packed with detail, I’d say too much for my personal taste as this can tend to bog the story down - the author seems to be obsessed with maps.
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- gavin
- 09-02-20
brilliant book. well worth a listen.
this was the basis to the Bob story.
ed seemed very driven.
id recommend this
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-23
Nice book
Hi this book is just nice wee book to listen to if you like war stuff as I do
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- Jonathan
- 17-06-16
A great "read".
Wonderfully told story of WW2 paratrooper experiences. And so nice to listen to an American who doesn't boast or "slagg off" his Allies.
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- Mr G.
- 24-09-24
Glitches made it frustrating
This book began OK but deep into the story the audio would skip back at least three chapters forcing me to retrace my steps and run through 30 second forward skips in an attempt to find the right place. This occurred way too many times to make listening pleasurable and is the first time it has happened with any books in my library.
Generally, I felt the narration was a tad dry but I got used to the voice after a while. The story itself, of course, is historical. No issues there at all.
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