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Killing Patton
- The Complete History and a Study Guide for Harvard
- Narrated by: Glenn Langohr
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This is the real story of Patton, known affectionately as "The Old Man" and "Old Blood and Guts" by his troops. Told first hand by generals and comrades who fought side by side with him in all of his campaigns, from World War l to World War II and the famous "Battle of the Bulge".
A special contribution in included from Mrs. Patton, as well as "A Study Guide for Harvard" that contains additional biographical information, facts, famous Patton quotes, and Patton's complete legacy. Plus: A PDF file of the Study Guide for Schools.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
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- GEORGE R. JONES
- 12-12-17
Killing Patton
The orator needs to learn English .
He ruins the whole story with mispronouncing
Everyday common words
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- Allen Coleman
- 10-08-15
Couldn't Listen to It
The reader's speaking cadence was so distracting that my wife could only finish 1.5 chapters. Really wanted to hear this story but couldn't focus. Going to try to get our credit back when we return from our trip. Three star story rating is only because this rating app would not allow me to leave it blank.
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- Edwin Farber
- 07-20-15
Easily the worst narration I have heard on an Audible book.
Narrator sounds like a robot, I cannot listen to this. Mispronounces things left and right, annoying monotone, doesn't seem to know where commas are. Book might be well written but it is impossible to listen to with this reader.
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- James
- 06-26-15
Some People Should not Narrate Books
Would you try another book from World War 2 History Publishing and/or Glenn Langohr?
No
What other book might you compare Killing Patton to and why?
I purchased this book after completing Churchill's history of WWII series. I wanted to get the American view of the action. The story line was interesting and helped me struggle through the narration.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
This audio book confirmed my suspicion that there are some people who should not narrate books. To be fair, I am probably in that group but I don't think I would be this bad. The narration is in a staccato style with no emotion and continuous pauses in awkward places. Almost all words with more than three syllables are mispronounced.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
I did not think I would ever want to return a book for a refund, but now I do.
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- OCreviewer
- 05-29-15
Interesting story; terrible production
The book certainly tells more about Patton than does O'Reilly's book. It's told as if written by a wartime correspondent with some interesting insights. There are also far too many unsupported conclusions. I have not read many other books about Patton so I don't know either this book's accuracy or level of scholarship. Unfortunately it suffers from a typical journalist's superficiality.
The narration is the worst I have heard on audible.com. The narrator's phrasing is terrible. He mispronounces an incredible number of words. The narration is so bad that it is distracting from the story. Read the book if the story interests you. Do not bother to listen to the recording.
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- Darrell E. Fisher
- 01-27-15
A Very Poor Reader
I cannot recommend this book. The narrator was so very poor; he had trouble even pronouncing words. It was terrible.
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- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
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Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages.
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Uneven and often annoying
- By tony mancill on 02-28-15
By: Robert Garland, and others
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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death was arguably the most significant event in Western history, profoundly affecting every aspect of human life, from the economic and social to the political, religious, and cultural. In its wake the plague left a world that was utterly changed, forever altering the traditional structure of European societies and forcing a rethinking of every single system of Western civilization: food production and trade, the church, political institutions, law, art, and more.
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Great “great course”
- By Dillion on 08-06-18
By: Dorsey Armstrong, and others
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The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 40 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, at age 31, of the national power for which he hungered.
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Just fantastic...
- By Casper P. on 07-30-14
By: Robert A. Caro
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History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 24 hrs and 24 mins
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The ancient world has cast a long shadow, influencing our customs and religious beliefs, our laws, and the form of our governments. It has taught us when and how we make war or pursue peace. It has shaped the buildings we live and work in and the art we hang on our walls. It has given us the calendar that organizes our year and has left its mark on the games we play.
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Top 1% of All History Courses You'll Take
- By Tommy D'Angelo on 05-23-17
By: Gregory S. Aldrete, and others