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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy - of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.
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Outstanding.
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Outstanding
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When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting of the politics of war
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The Cave and the Light
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The Cave and the Light reveals how two Greek philosophers became the twin fountainheads of Western culture, and how their rivalry gave Western civilization its unique dynamism down to the present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a great book
- By Gary on 04-25-14
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Clouds of Glory
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- By: Michael Korda
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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- Unabridged
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In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times best-selling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly 20 years, bringing to life America's greatest and most iconic hero. Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good But Not Great
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Publisher's Summary
Douglas MacArthur was arguably the last American public figure to be worshipped unreservedly as a national hero, the last military figure to conjure up the romantic stirrings once evoked by George Armstrong Custer and Robert E. Lee. But he was also one of America's most divisive figures, a man whose entire career was steeped in controversy. Was he an avatar or an anachronism, a brilliant strategist or a vainglorious mountebank?
Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Arthur Herman delivers a powerhouse biography that peels back the layers of myth - both good and bad - and exposes the marrow of the man beneath. MacArthur's life spans the emergence of the United States Army as a global fighting force. Its history is to a great degree his story. The son of a Civil War hero, he led American troops in three monumental conflicts - World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Born four years after Little Big Horn, he died just as American forces began deploying in Vietnam.
Herman's magisterial book spans the full arc of MacArthur's journey, from his elevation to major general at 38 through his tenure as superintendent of West Point, field marshal of the Philippines, supreme ruler of postwar Japan, and beyond. More than any previous biographer, Herman shows how MacArthur's strategic vision helped shape several decades of US foreign policy. Alone among his peers, he foresaw the shift away from Europe, becoming the prophet of America's destiny in the Pacific Rim.
Here, too, is a vivid portrait of a man whose grandiose vision of his own destiny won him enemies as well as acolytes. MacArthur was one of the first military heroes to cultivate his own public persona - the swashbuckling commander outfitted with Ray-Ban sunglasses, riding crop, and corncob pipe. Repeatedly spared from being killed in battle - his soldiers nicknamed him "Bullet Proof" - he had a strong sense of divine mission. "Mac" was a man possessed, in the words of one of his contemporaries, of a "supreme and almost mystical faith that he could not fail".
Yet when he did, it was on an epic scale. His willingness to defy both civilian and military authority was, Herman shows, a lifelong trait - and it would become his undoing. Tellingly, MacArthur once observed, "Sometimes it is the order one disobeys that makes one famous".
To capture the life of such an outsize figure in one volume is no small achievement. With Douglas MacArthur, Arthur Herman has set a new standard for untangling the legacy of this American legend.
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- JK27
- 07-26-16
I couldn't stop listening....
Absolutely fascinating History-comes-to-life story of one of the 20th Century's indispensable men. I had a five-hour (driving) business trip on the road and could not wait to get going so I could listen without interruption! I have over one hundred books in my Audible library and this is in the top three.
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- Jamie bandelt
- 12-29-16
the best read out of the MacArthur books..
fair, not hero worship or condemnation. very complex and complete but not drug down by facts that do not matter.
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- Us 5 Camp
- 07-03-18
Claims to be balanced... glosses over flaws
The author claims in his opening statement to attempt to portray a balanced view of MacArthur, discusses overly critical accounts and overly fan-boy accounts. This was one of the main reasons I bought this book. What he accomplished fell short. The book is almost entirely from MacArthur's viewpoint. The record is clear that MacArthur was both a great and a flawed human being (as are we all). Although I am glad I listened to this book, it could have been so much more had he not discounted and glossed over the poor decisions MacArthur did make. Was Peleliu really necessary? MacArthur's part in driving / extending his lines blindly into the Frozen Chosin was a big mistake, one O.P. Smith recognized at the time, yet MacArthur pushed on from Tokyo, just to name a few.... I wish I had learned more about General MacArthur than I did from this book... the search goes on.
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- M. W.
- 06-05-18
Outstanding listen
When I was searching for biographies on MacArthur, I was looking for one that had pulled from many sources to create a complete and balanced picture of this great general. This book exceeded my expectations. Outstanding story and narrator. Highly recommend.
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- Phothus
- CA
- 10-23-16
Well done and interesting throughout
Very good. Author covered warts and all. So good. Amazing to be so interested throughout the entire audio
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- H. Hackney
- 10-01-16
Greatness!!!!
Like I have said before about many things, everyone should have to read this book! Especially before they can VOTE!!! Everyone should have to know the history of their Country!
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- stanley casacio
- 09-21-19
great book once in life time leader
it was like it traveled thru time the general was a very complex person totally devoted to his country and his God
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- J. Dunlap
- 11-13-18
Excellent read (listen)
MacArthur > Truman
The book doesn’t push this idea but that’s certainly my opinion.
Well worth the time spent listening
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- Praetoreanbob
- 01-11-18
Douglas Macarthur
The best single volume bio on Macathur. Truly shows his strategic. and tactical genius. Demonstrated the General's short comings and vanity. However what was really brought out was his humanity. Of even greater importance was bringing to light the revisionist historians and politicians attempt to discredit. and demonize him for political reasons. There was also quite a bit of professional jealousy. This bio drives home that he was one of the great captains of history and the geatest general the United States has ever produced. A truly remarkable man highly recommended.
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- Suppresst
- Michigan, USA
- 12-29-17
Simply Superb
MacArthur was a true American hero from the political right of the spectrum at a time when the left was trying to impose it socialism on America, from Woodrow Wilson, to FDR to Truman, so the truth about MacArthur had to be hidden from the American people. Herein you'll finally read the truth about this towering figure.
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- Y. Syed
- 06-22-19
A very balanced biography.
I read William Manchester’s “American Caesar”, nearly 20-years ago. While I enjoyed its flowing, almost storybook style prose, there was a hint of partisanship, and only reluctant admiration.
I much prefer this! It is much better researched and way more balanced.
It does cover many of the negative stuff (more so even than WM), but it does so in a non-sensational manner.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn about this great American. (…and I’m a Brit!)