A Storm in Flanders

The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front

By: Winston Groom

Narrated by: David Baker

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

A Storm in Flanders is novelist and prizewinning historian Winston Groom's gripping history of the four-year battle for Ypres in Belgian Flanders, the pivotal engagement of World War I that would forever change the way the world fought - and thought about - war. This is Groom's account of what would become the most dreaded place on Earth.

In 1914, Germany launched an invasion of France through neutral Belgium - and brought the wrath of the world upon itself. Ypres became a place of horror, heroism, and terrifying new tactics and technologies: poison gas, tanks, mines, air strikes, and the unspeakable misery of trench warfare. Drawing on the journals of the men and women who were there, Winston Groom has penned a breathtaking drama of politics, strategy, and the human heart.

©2002 Winston Groom. The Source Notes on pages 266-267 are an extension of the copyright page. Recorded by arrangement with Grove Atlantic, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Can a civilian get Ptsd?

After hearing this book i am in shock. Ww1 Worse than i always thought. Author did a great job, cleared up the fog of the war and even went into the aftermath some.

follows the BEF through World War 1

extremely good and detailed book on the I press silent. goes into great detail about the cost of life materials and the pain oven all out World War.

The Horror of War

This book is a graphic description of the genuine horror that was WW 1 in the trenches.and the failure of the Generals on both sides to realize how new technology required different approaches .Pig headedly charging entrenched positions defended by machine guns, artillery and modern rifles is akin to breaching a concrete wall by battering your head against it.The end result was hundreds of thousands of unburied corpses in No Man's Land and buried corpses everywhere IN ,UNDER and around the trenches.There is more to the book than this but it certainly pulls no punches. The book was real,well written and the narrator was great. It had a profound effect on me.Normally I would listen to a historical book like this several times but I am not sure I want to think about such things again.
If you want to get the skinny on WW 1, I suggest you listen to the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Barbara Tuchman....THE GUNS OF AUGUST....I have listened to this several times and will do so again. Tuchman describes the culture and organization of the German,
Russian,British and French Armies and then takes you on a roller coaster ride of action that was the opening campaign. A Storm In Flanders is a blood and guts description of what happened in the years after the Germans were stopped and everyone dug in.

Great chronicle of fighting in Flanders

This should not be the first book he read about World War I, as many of the related details are glossed over. It’s purpose is to focus on one geographic region of the war, and it does it very well.

I actually listen to the whole book twice, several months apart to get a full understanding of the area and the event in Ypres. Hope to go there some day in person to see it for myself.

THE book to have

I loved this book. Ypres is such a compelling story and Winston Groom tells it's take masterfully. Huge kudos to David Baker for a fantastic performance. He brought the subject matter to life and I will be looking for other books he has narrated.

very good

love this look at ww1. Narrator did a great job with this book. A lot of information in a short time.

Excellent

Winston Groom’s focus on Ypres is what makes this book so great. Ypres/ Flanders is the overlooked battleground, as the Somme and Passchendaele take center stage. To try to even process what happened to these men is nearly impossible. What an utter tragedy. David Baker’s narration is succinct and perfectly timed.

Extremely well done, great book.

This book offers a very detailed look at a horrific battlefield. Incredibly interesting. If you like history, you will really enjoy this one.

Understanding WWI

Good tool to understand WWI. Gives very good insight into top-level strategies and politics as well as front line realities.

Great read!

I’m currently on a WWI kick and this book really explains what happened at Ypres. It’s absolutely heartbreaking in parts, in other parts it gets pretty technical, which I enjoy. It’s easily accessible for the layman and the reader does a fine job with nice pacing. I definitely recommend for anyone who wants to learn more about the Ypres Salient/passchendaele