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The Storm of War
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 28 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
‘Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Herr Hitler, of Corporal Hitler… Even military idiots find it difficult not to see some faults in his actions.’
–Winston Churchill (2 August 1944, in the wake of the complete destruction of the German Army Group Centre in Belorussia)
Here is one of the best-selling history titles of 2009. Examining the Second World War on every front, Andrew Roberts asks whether, with a different decision-making process and a different strategy, Hitler’s Axis might even have won.
Were those German generals who blamed everything on Hitler after the war correct, or were they merely scapegoating their former Führer once he was safely beyond defending himself? In researching this uniquely vivid history of the Second World War, Roberts has walked many of the key battlefield and wartime sites of Russia, France, Italy, Germany, and the Far East.
The book is full of illuminating sidelights on the principle actors that bring their characters and the ways in which they reached decisions into fresh focus.
Andrew Roberts’s Masters and Commanders was one of the most acclaimed, best-selling history books of 2008. His previous books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999), which won the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction, and Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003), which coincided with a four-part BBC2 history series. He is one of Britain's most prominent journalists and broadcasters.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-05-19
Storm of War
A very good history of events with vivid and poignant human perspectives that bring the story to life. The drawback (hence, only four stars) is some unnecessarily complicated and flowery language, which, to my mind, detracts from the narrative, and, for some, may prove a distraction, if not a complete turn-off.
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- themaster
- 22-11-22
Monumental work
Both informative and enlightening, a must read for anyone wanting an in-depth analysis of WW2 and how it created the world as it pretty much is now.
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- Aaron Ison
- 16-01-22
Fantastic history of the Second World War.
I have read a great deal about the war, but nothing compares with this masterful panoramic history by one of Britain's most accomplished historians. There were various details and facts of which I was unaware amidst stories of tremendous heroism, courage and horrific violence, the likes of which modern young people can barely imagine. Of particular interest were the chapters covering the conflict in the Soviet Union. Here the war degenerated into casual and ruthless violence and murder, justified by two awful tyrannical systems. A magnificent book for either the serious enthusiast, student or casual reader looking to dip their toes into wartime history, thus book satisfies any interest and has tremendous detail. The narrator is excellent too.
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- Stephen Brady
- 18-06-20
A Detailed Overview
This lengthy book gives a fine overview of the war and detailed analysis of it's constituent parts, as well as an incisive conclusion that considered Hitler's reasons for losing. It held my attention for 28 hours!
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- Scott Bullen
- 30-03-22
Incredible Insight into WWII
The narrator's performance is excellent and the detail the story goes into is incredible. It's very long so took a while to finish but worth it in the end.
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- Rob tillmon
- 18-09-22
A very detailed history of a terrible conflict
Liked the way the book detailed the events through the years and there were new eventst that I didn't know made it a fascinating read and brilliant
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- Martyn S Underhill
- 08-10-24
Outstanding
I have listened to 50+ WW2 books, and to my amazement, this book equals, if not shadows, the master that is Max Hastings. I learnt so much, especially about Trent Hall. Writing and narration absolutely superb...well done!
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- niall martin
- 19-04-10
The storm of War
A fully comprehensive and gripping account of the calamity in its entirity. The brutality led me to switch off at times. Completely anglocentric and one would have to wonder at the lowest ever death toll to the Dresden firestorm raid. Macnamara, (Curtis Lemays Speer)completely disagrees with the books conclusions regrding the burning, boiling and baking of japanese civilians...and he was directly responsible!. Nevertheless a massive, sprawling finely detailed canvass of a book...loved it!
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- Mark
- 06-04-12
A Storming Book
Andrew Roberts has written a brilliant history of the second world war. For someone like me who has an interest in the history of the second world war but does not have indepth knowledge this is great. However if you are looking for a history that goes indepth into one area or another of the war then this is not for you. Christian Rodska's narration is really good even if once or twice his "impersinations" of some of the leading figures in the war does make you chuckle. A great book and a great narration.
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- Libby
- 19-02-18
A thought provoking analysis
An incisive review of why Nazi Germany lost WW2. In a nutshell the reason for their failure was also the reason why they initially succeeded. We'll worth listening.
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