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D DAY Through German Eyes
- The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
- By: Holger Eckhertz
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,246
Almost all accounts of D-Day are told from the Allied perspective, with the emphasis on how German resistance was overcome on June 6, 1944. But what was it like to be a German soldier in the bunkers and gun emplacements of the Normandy coast, facing the onslaught of the mightiest seaborne invasion in history? What motivated the German defenders, what were their thought processes - and how did they fight from one strong point to another, among the dunes and fields, on that first cataclysmic day?
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1 out of 5 stars
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A work of fiction
- By John Lindsey on 05-22-16
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Blood Red Snow
- The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
- By: Günter K. Koschorrek
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- By fill on 08-04-18
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Tiger Tracks
- The Classic Panzer Memoir
- By: Wolfgang Faust
- Narrated by: George Backman
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Story4 out of 5 stars 339
Wolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the Eastern Front in 1943-45. This memoir is his brutal and deeply personal account of the Russian Front's appalling carnage. Depicting a running tank engagement lasting 72 hours, Faust describes how his Tiger unit fought pitched battles in the snows of Western Russia against the full might of the Red Army.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Realistic I can't verify, but it's a fun read
- By amazonbuyer2016 on 11-30-16
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The Last Panther
- Slaughter of the Reich - The Halbe Kessel 1945
- By: Wolfgang Faust
- Narrated by: George Backman
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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While the Battle of Berlin in 1945 is widely known, the horrific story of the Halbe Kessel remains largely untold. In April 1945, victorious Soviet forces encircled 80,000 men of the German 9th Army in the Halbe area, South of Berlin, together with many thousands of German women and children. The German troops, desperate to avoid Soviet capture, battled furiously to break out toward the West, where they could surrender to the comparative safety of the Americans.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fake Memoir - Literary Fraud - Violent War Porn
- By Erik on 05-25-16
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Panzer Ace
- The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy
- By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen, Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 151
Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank). Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built.
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5 out of 5 stars
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terrific insight from the German side
- By Anonymous User on 07-24-18
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The German Aces Speak
- World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
- By: Anne-Marie Lewis, Jon Guttman, Brigadier General Robin Olds USAF (Ret.), and others
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Few perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best German side account on record!!
- By Philip Gehman on 12-19-17
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D DAY Through German Eyes
- The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
- By: Holger Eckhertz
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,246
Almost all accounts of D-Day are told from the Allied perspective, with the emphasis on how German resistance was overcome on June 6, 1944. But what was it like to be a German soldier in the bunkers and gun emplacements of the Normandy coast, facing the onslaught of the mightiest seaborne invasion in history? What motivated the German defenders, what were their thought processes - and how did they fight from one strong point to another, among the dunes and fields, on that first cataclysmic day?
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1 out of 5 stars
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A work of fiction
- By John Lindsey on 05-22-16
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Blood Red Snow
- The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
- By: Günter K. Koschorrek
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- By fill on 08-04-18
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Tiger Tracks
- The Classic Panzer Memoir
- By: Wolfgang Faust
- Narrated by: George Backman
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Story4 out of 5 stars 339
Wolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the Eastern Front in 1943-45. This memoir is his brutal and deeply personal account of the Russian Front's appalling carnage. Depicting a running tank engagement lasting 72 hours, Faust describes how his Tiger unit fought pitched battles in the snows of Western Russia against the full might of the Red Army.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Realistic I can't verify, but it's a fun read
- By amazonbuyer2016 on 11-30-16
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The Last Panther
- Slaughter of the Reich - The Halbe Kessel 1945
- By: Wolfgang Faust
- Narrated by: George Backman
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
While the Battle of Berlin in 1945 is widely known, the horrific story of the Halbe Kessel remains largely untold. In April 1945, victorious Soviet forces encircled 80,000 men of the German 9th Army in the Halbe area, South of Berlin, together with many thousands of German women and children. The German troops, desperate to avoid Soviet capture, battled furiously to break out toward the West, where they could surrender to the comparative safety of the Americans.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fake Memoir - Literary Fraud - Violent War Porn
- By Erik on 05-25-16
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Panzer Ace
- The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy
- By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen, Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 151
Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank). Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built.
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5 out of 5 stars
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terrific insight from the German side
- By Anonymous User on 07-24-18
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The German Aces Speak
- World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
- By: Anne-Marie Lewis, Jon Guttman, Brigadier General Robin Olds USAF (Ret.), and others
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 294
Few perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best German side account on record!!
- By Philip Gehman on 12-19-17
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The Forgotten Soldier
- By: Guy Sajer
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,597
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When Guy Sajer joins the infantry full of ideals in the summer of 1942, the German army is enjoying unparalleled success in Russia. However, he quickly finds that for the foot soldier the glory of military success hides a much harsher reality of hunger, fatigue, and constant deprivation. Posted to the elite Grosse Deutschland division, he enters a violent and remorseless world where all youthful hope is gradually ground down, and all that matters is the brute will to survive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Beautifully Written Heartrending Tragedy
- By Gillian on 03-31-17
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D-Day
- June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WW II
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jesse Boggs
- Length: 25 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,074
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 989
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Stephen E. Ambrose draws from hundreds of interviews with US Army veterans and the brave Allied soldiers who fought alongside them to create this exceptional account of the day that shaped the twentieth century. D-Day is above all the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their existence, when the horrors, complexities and triumphs of life are laid bare and courage and heroism come to the fore.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is an awesome story about the greatest day
- By Randy on 12-11-12
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In Deadly Combat
- A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front
- By: Gottlob Herbert Bidermann, Derek S. Zumbro - translator
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Wounded five times and awarded numerous decorations for valor, Gottlob Herbert Bidermann saw action in the Crimea and siege of Sebastopol, participated in the vicious battles in the forests south of Leningrad, and ended the war in the Courland Pocket. In his memoir, he shares his impressions of countless Russian POWs seen at the outset of his service, of peasants struggling to survive the hostilities while caught between two ruthless antagonists, and of corpses littering the landscape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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don't hesitate
- By Kyle Foster on 12-01-17
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Adventures in My Youth
- A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941-45
- By: Armin Scheiderbauer
- Narrated by: James A. Gillies
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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The author could be described as a veteran in every sense of the word, even though he was only age 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German army, and saw four years of bitter combat on the Eastern Front, being wounded six times. This is an outstanding personal memoir, written with great thoughtfulness and honesty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Philip B. Mcmahon on 11-26-17
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The Things Our Fathers Saw
- The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater
- By: Matthew A. Rozell
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Sean Runnette
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small American community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Decades later, author Matthew A. Rozell tracks down over 30 survivors who fought the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender at Tokyo Bay. The book resurrects firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood, of captivity and redemption, and the aftermath of a war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very powerful
- By Anonymous User on 06-17-17
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Fur Volk and Fuhrer
- The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
- By: Erwin Bartmann, Derik Hammond
- Narrated by: James Foster
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Like many Germans, Berlin schoolboy Erwin Bartmann fell under the spell of the Zeitgeist cultivated by the Nazis. Convinced he was growing up in the best country in the world, he dreamt of joining the Leibstandarte, Hitler's elite Waffen SS unit. Tall, blond, blue-eyed, and just 17-years-old, Erwin fulfilled his dream on Mayday 1941, when he gave up his apprenticeship at the Glaser bakery in Memeler Strasse and walked into the Lichterfelde barracks in Berlin as a raw, volunteer recruit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow what a ride
- By Daniel S Seely on 08-06-17
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The Forgotten 500
- By: Gregory A. Freeman
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,170
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 798
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Here is the astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II: when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines. During a bombing campaign, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian villagers risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers, and for months the airmen lived in hiding, waiting for rescue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must Read for WWII Fans
- By B. Beck on 03-06-08
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The Longest Winter
- The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon
- By: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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December 1944: Deep in the Ardennes forest, a platoon of 18 men under the command of 20-year-old lieutenant Lyle Bouck huddle in their foxholes. Under attack and vastly outnumbered, they repulse three German assaults in a fierce day-long battle, killing more than 500 Germans. Only when Bouck's men run out of ammunition do they surrender. As POWs, Bouck's platoon experience an ordeal far worse than combat: trigger-happy German guards, Allied bombing raids, and a daily ration of thin soup. Somehow, the men of Bouck's platoon all miraculously survive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More Proof of why they are called the Greatest Generation, so young so brave so tough and what miracles.
- By cbr man on 09-12-18
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Hitler's Soldiers
- The German Army in the Third Reich
- By: Ben H. Shepherd
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 26 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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For decades after 1945, it was generally believed that the German army, professional and morally decent, had largely stood apart from the SS, Gestapo, and other corps of the Nazi machine. Ben Shepherd draws on a wealth of primary sources and recent scholarship to convey a much darker, more complex picture. For the first time, the German army is examined throughout the Second World War, across all combat theaters and occupied regions, and from multiple perspectives: its battle performance, social composition, relationship with the Nazi state, and involvement in war crimes and occupation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thorough and scholarly
- By Mary A. on 03-23-18
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The German Aces Speak II
- World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
- By: Colin D. Heaton, Anne-Marie Lewis, Dr. Dennis Showalter - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In The German Aces Speak II, Heaton and Lewis paint a picture of the war through the eyes of four more of Germany's most significant pilots, put together from numerous interviews personally conducted by Heaton from the 1980s through the 2000s. The four ex-Luftwaffe fighter aces bring the past to life as they tell their stories about the war, their battles, their off-duty lives, their lives after the war, and perhaps most importantly, how they felt about serving under the Nazi leadership of Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get this if you have any interest in WW2 aviation.
- By Anonymous User on 09-19-18
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Panzer Commander
- The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
- By: Hans von Luck, Stephen E. Ambrose (introduction)
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,839
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,715
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,713
A stunning look at World War II from the other side.... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front - von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers. Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reads like Forrest Gump ( a fiction )
- By Randall on 11-08-16
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At Leningrad's Gates
- The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North
- By: William Lubbeck
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from conscript private to captain of a heavy weapons company on the Eastern Front. >William Lubbeck, age 19, was drafted into the Wehrmacht in August 1939. As a member of the 58th Infantry Division, he received his baptism of fire during the 1940 invasion of France. The following spring his division served on the left flank of Army Group North in Operation Barbarossa.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another Great German Soldier's Memoir
- By Erik on 12-19-14
Publisher's Summary
The first book of D Day Through German Eyes has fascinated listeners around the world with its insight into the German experience of June 6, 1944. Now, book 2 contains a completely different set of astonishing German testimonies from the same archive.
These newly translated eyewitness statements by German veterans show the defenders to be determined but psychologically insecure, often deluded in their thinking, and all too human in their shock at the onslaught they faced. These unique interviews with German soldiers are a historical treasure trove of new insights, heart-stopping combat stories, and glimpses of wartime psychology that will absorb anyone with an interest in WW2.
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- Clay McCreary
- 08-03-16
awesome
great book for hearing the other side of the stotry...I'm hungry for more...I wish the same format could be used telling the Japanese side or any other side that did not get to write the history books...
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- maria neus
- 06-07-16
Interesting contrarian views.
1st person accounts, provides detail of events, opinion of world view. Must for understanding era.
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- Tyler J.
- USA
- 04-26-16
Different perspectives within the German lines
I was pleased that they included perspectives and stories from different divisions of the German military. The subjects were given the freedom to tell their views openly and respectfully. It was very interesting to learn what different divisions thought the likely outcome and chances were of repelling the invasion. The battle strategy was obviously presented differently to each of the defense forces. Reading D-Day accounts from the Allied perspective will now be very different for me because I will better understand the mentality and fortifications of those that they were opposing. It is absolutely a recommended read if you want to see both sides, but the obvious disclosure is that it is a compilation of D-Day stories, so it gets a bit graphic at times.
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- William Kendall
- 05-19-16
awesome stuff
Both book 1 and 2t offer a perspective that rarely gets mention ed. I was taken by the notion of United Europe, and the complete stun the Germans felt
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- Mr. A
- Stockholm, Sweden
- 05-07-18
Why the german accent?
These are incredibly interesting stories, but why are they read with a strong german accent?
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- Eric Rogers
- 08-02-17
great accounts, bad accents
great accounts, but the narrators accents were a bit over the top. would have been more palatable without it.
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- Randall
- Richton, Mississippi
- 04-27-17
Soviet defectors
I'm shocked that we allowed the repatriation of these soviets. They all went to their deaths.
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- Phil D.
- 09-22-16
Good listen for the diehard WWll reader.
It was as good as book one. It is interesting to see the other sides take of the D-Day story.
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- Shawn Townsend
- 09-12-16
If u like book 1, it's more of the same.
I loved the first book and same with book 2. Probably liked #2 better because he left out some stories he felt might have been insensitive in #1.
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- Salui
- 07-22-16
Very insightful
My father is a Normandy veteran, so hearing about the allied invasion from the German perspective was interesting. Several of the German veterans seemed shocked at the aggressiveness shown by the allies toward them, and I found this to be rather ironic. It is a fascinating book, nevertheless, and I do recommend it.
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- M. J. Wall
- 07-05-17
A very powerful alternative view
This and it's companion volume paint a vivid and quite alternative view of one of the most pivotal events in modern European history. Such works are doubly important as so often history gets to be written by the victors alone. Here are the voices of men on the ground who, by and large, thought they were doing the right thing. The power and merciless nature of the Allied invasion comes across relentlessly.
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- B. S. Cunliffe
- 08-03-17
Facinating
Absolutely facinating insight into the German psyche regarding their attitude to Europe and their occupation of France in particular.
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- G. Graham
- 10-18-16
Fascinating, eye opening and chilling by stages.
This is actually a hugely important document as it explains something that has always been a mystery to those of us from allied countries, namely how on earth could ordinary Germans fight for and support the evils of the 3rd Reich. What we learn here is that for the ordinary drafted German soldier an entirely different world view existed of what the war was actually about (my goodness the French come out of this very badly indeed apart from the very small percentage who genuinely resisted) . It also gives an unexpected contrast and pause for thought on current times like us criticising for example Syria or Russia over civilian casualties in the current conflict, when your hear the Germans veterans views on how many French civilians died when the allies were forced to bomb France for example. There is a lot to take in here and it is very well worth listening to and has certainly given me pause for thought about how things can look very very different depending an the sheer chance of what side you were born on. However, there is also a very chilling part about the testing of a Nazi "wonder weapon" from a man who seems to be everything you thought Nazi scientists were.
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- PANAGIOTIS GALANIS
- 12-01-18
Fascinating - perhaps even better than book 1
This is a fascinating audio, keeping some truly remarkable stories for D-Day. It also comes with a genuine surprise: the plans to use a German thermobaric weapon in the days following D-Day.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-25-18
Interesting insight into a tragic period
but... I'm not sure why the interviewer has an American accent? otherwise excellent collection of interviews from a range of men with different perspectives.
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- Spyro Gyra
- 06-14-18
Excellent insight into how Germany saw the invasion.
Great audio book and I liked the German accents used to tell the chapters. Probably not authentic to a German but have each chapter a personality. Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-18
D Day Through German Eyes Book 2
A really interesting book told from a perspective you don't usually hear about. An incredible amount of detail. An exciting book.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-14-18
Not happy
dissatisfaction from start to finish due to finding out there are 2 parts with the same front cover and this is the second part
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- martin
- 02-13-18
Fascinating.
Since first visiting Normandy with veterans on 25th anniversary, I have had first hand Allied accounts and read many books on the landings.
These 2 books give a fresh insight and a very interesting Axis perspective to events. Truly fascinating and enlightening.
"Frau Eckhertz" must be congratulated and has done a wonderful job in completing her Grandfather's work.
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- Rich
- 01-09-18
Great books
both volumes of this story are worth the time , enjoyed it and a new insight to the other side of the battles, and some facts I never knew.
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- Jason
- 01-27-17
More of the same... which is a good thing
If you enjoyed the first book, you will also enjoy this one. The format is the same and the interviews are as captivating, with different aspects expanding nicely on the revelations of the first book.
it is not necessary to have listened to the first book first, however you might as well if you haven't already.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-25-18
A must listen too.
It always good to hear about how things were from the other side to understand more fully the whole situation and what the common Soldier went through.