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The War in the West: Volume 1
- A New History: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 26 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
Are you ready for the truth about World War Two?
In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war on land, in the air and at sea, James Holland not only reveals the truth behind the familiar legends of the Second World War but he also unveils those lesser known events which were to have the greatest significance.
The first book to consider the economic, political and social as well as the military aspects of World War Two, this is a unique retelling of a monumental event in all its terrible and majestic glory.
Holland has spent over 12 years unearthing new research, visiting archives, battlefields and the very people who fought and lived through the conflict. He has, in his own accessible and inimitable style, written an account to redefine our understanding of the war. It is unlike anything else on the subject.
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- Chris
- 04-03-21
Factually gripping
Fantastic work as always James. Your ability to weave human drama into the cold facts of war is second to none
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-08-20
Great detailed history
I felt that the book went in a different direction from other older histories i have partaken in. The use of eye witnesses was very well done and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Can't wait to read part 2.
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- Mrs. P. J. P. Leishman
- 16-04-22
Finally a complete account
Now that a lot of documents have been declassified to know the context and detail of many of the actions and happenings was really thrilling. It is a bit long but we'll worth it. After all is the history of the war.
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- Stephen Cooke
- 25-06-17
All new history
Lots of little nuggets of information that I had never heard before. Please just give up on the weird foreign accents. It just spoils it
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- Iain Joynson
- 24-05-16
great
well read and a few things I didn't know. great for students covering ww2. covers a lot of theatres as well and gives a good balanced view.
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- Liam McMunn
- 21-04-20
superb
A superior account of such a complex story and array of protagonists big and small
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- Mindbenderz
- 05-01-23
Really Impressive compelling listen
This is a very well crafted and insightful view of a major episode in Modern History. I particularly enjoyed the layering of events and back story combined with comprehensive and comparative analysis of relative strength and performance of the organizations, equipment and technology. I liked the Narrators pace and tone, and although his voice characterisations were very good personally I didn’t think they were needed. If you’ve read or studied this period of WW2 history this book will make you think, I’m starting Volume 2 now so that’s the best recommendation
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- TJ HANNA
- 04-08-19
AN INTERESTING LISTEN
It was an interesting book to listen to. What spoiled it for me were the many, varied but essentially unconvincing accents employed by Mr Pugh and his insistence on using German phonetics so liberally.
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- jed
- 30-11-22
Well narrated and interesting
Well covered run up and the early days of WW2 up until the operation Barbarossa.
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- freddie
- 26-04-23
Only improvement would be if it was 28 hours long
It’s great and somehow is as informative as a textbook but as interesting as a novel
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