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Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
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All for the Union
- The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes
- By: Robert Hunt Rhodes
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story5 out of 5 stars 61
All for the Union is the astonishing and eloquent diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, the Union soldier featured in Ken Burns' highly acclaimed PBS television documentary The Civil War. Enlisting as a private in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Rhodes fought in every major campaign waged by the Army of the Potomac, from Bull Run to Appomattox. Here, in his own powerfully moving words, Rhodes reveals why he was willing to die to preserve his beloved Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating Narrative
- By Nathan on 07-13-17
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Three Months in the Southern States
- April-June, 1863
- By: Arthur James Lyon Fremantle
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
The author of this book, Arthur James Lyon Fremantle, has, perhaps, achieved more renown in recent years than at any time since the publication of his literary efforts. Those familiar with the film Gettysburg will recall the unusual figure of a British Guards officer attired (inaccurately) in his full dress Guardsman's scarlet uniform among the ranks of the Virginians at the famous and pivotal battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great subject matter and excellent narration
- By J. Keith Jones on 04-13-17
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Bull Run
- By: Paul Fleischman
- Narrated by: Paul Fleischman
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Bull Run was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. This book creates an intimate tapestry of stories from blacks and whites, adults and children, leaders and families from the North and South. Broken dreams and bloodshed take you back to the front lines of the Battle of Bull Run.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By LaShanda on 07-04-16
By: Paul Fleischman
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A Time to Stand
- The Epic of the Alamo
- By: Walter Lord
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison, fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years, the garrison's heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand, Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Okay book. Atrocious narration.
- By Jack on 01-22-20
By: Walter Lord
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Andersonville Diary
- A True Account
- By: John L. Ransom
- Narrated by: Adrian Cronauer
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Almost 10 times as many men died in the Civil War prison camps of the North and South as were killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. One such camp was Andersonville, where Union soldiers like Brigade Quartermaster John L. Ransom of the Ninth Michigan Cavalry, were subjected to hunger, disease, cruelty, and despair. Captured in November 1863, Ransom kept his spirits and courage up enough to survive and record this compelling true account of his experiences.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It was an awful time
- By Randolph on 10-11-03
By: John L. Ransom
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
- By: T. E. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 980
Although T. E. Lawrence, commonly known as "Lawrence of Arabia’, died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the greatest stories ever told.
- By Stevie on 01-11-13
By: T. E. Lawrence
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Andersonville
- By: MacKinlay Kantor
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 37 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 529
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 461
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Story4 out of 5 stars 460
Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly 25 years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's best-selling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious Georgia prison where 50,000 Northern soldiers suffered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worthy of the Pulitzer
- By Gillian on 03-22-15
By: MacKinlay Kantor
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Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War
- By: Tim Rowland
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look at the Civil War stories that don’t get told, and the misadventures you haven’t read about in history books. Share in all the humorous and strange events that took place behind the scenes of some of the most famous Civil War moments.
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4 out of 5 stars
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INTERESTING & FUNNY
- By The Louligan on 08-01-14
By: Tim Rowland
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Cain at Gettysburg
- By: Ralph Peters
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 216
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
Two mighty armies blunder toward each other, one led by confident, beloved Robert E. Lee and the other by dour George Meade. They’ll meet in a Pennsylvania crossroads town where no one planned to fight. In this sweeping, savagely realistic novel, the greatest battle ever fought on American soil explodes into life at Gettysburg. As generals squabble, staffs err. Tragedy unfolds for immigrants in blue and barefoot Rebels alike. The fate of the nation will be decided in a few square miles of fields. There are no marble statues here, only men of flesh and blood, imperfect and courageous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historical fiction with a soul!
- By 9S on 04-22-12
By: Ralph Peters
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Jack Hinson's One-Man War
- By: Tom C. McKenney
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 980
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 981
A quiet, wealthy plantation owner, Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with disinterest. Opposed to secession and a friend to Union and Confederate commanders alike, he did not want a war. After Union soldiers seized and murdered his sons, placing their decapitated heads on the gateposts of his estate, Hinson could remain indifferent no longer. He commissioned a special rifle for long-range accuracy, he took to the woods, and he set out for revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historically accurate Nonfiction as captivating as Author's prose
- By DZ on 01-17-17
By: Tom C. McKenney
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Their Last Full Measure
- The Final Days of the Civil War
- By: Joseph Wheelan
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
As the Confederacy steadily crumbled under the Union army's relentless hammering, dramatic developments in early 1865 brought the bloody war to a swift climax and denouement. Their Last Full Measure relates these thrilling events, which followed one another like falling dominoes - from Fort Fisher's capture to the burning of South Carolina's capital to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and, ultimately, to Lee's surrender at Appomattox and Lincoln's assassination.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Monotone reading. 1st audio book I couldn't finish
- By Mike Beggs on 08-28-18
By: Joseph Wheelan
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Shiloh, 1862
- By: Winston Groom
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 187
SHILOH, 1862 - The Battle of Shiloh, fought in the wilderness of southern Tennessee in April 1862, marked a violent crossroads in the Civil War. What began as a surprise attack by Confederate troops on a Union stronghold to gain control of the Mississippi River Valley became a bloody two-day conflict that would eerily foretell the brutal reality of the next three years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing story of the hell of Shiloh
- By 9S on 02-04-13
By: Winston Groom
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The Cossacks
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: David Thorn
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 125
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Story4 out of 5 stars 125
The colorful Cossack way of life is made alive and real in this historical novel.
Tolstoy's first novel and acknowledged as one of his best, it is based on his own forays into the Caucasus, abandoning his aristocrat life of gambling and carousing in Moscow and volunteering to be attached to the regular army.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tolstoy masterpiece is wounded by terrible audio
- By Darwin8u on 07-24-13
By: Leo Tolstoy
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- Bean
- 07-14-20
Absolutely horrible.
Terrible narration, I couldn't even listen to the rest of the book, and the subject seemed to have a "new age anti everything" slant on the history.
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