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Bitter Freedom
- Ireland in a Revolutionary World
- By: Maurice Walsh
- Narrated by: Michael Healy
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
The Irish Revolution has long been mythologized in American culture but seldom understood. For too long the story of Irish independence and its aftermath has been told only within an Anglo-Irish context. Now, in the critically acclaimed Bitter Freedom, journalist Maurice Walsh, with "a novelist's eye for the illuminating detail of everyday lives in extremis" ( Prospect), places revolutionary Ireland in the panorama of the global disorder born of the terrible slaughter of World War I and provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human face of the conflict.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Helpful for Irish Americans
- By Matthew Tozer on 04-12-17
- Bitter Freedom
- Ireland in a Revolutionary World
- By: Maurice Walsh
- Narrated by: Michael Healy
Good for history buffs
Reviewed: 07-16-17
Very interesting history of revolutionary Ireland. I enjoy it a lot. Good for history buffs.
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April 19, 1775: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and the Battles of Lexington & Concord
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Michael Piotrasch
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 5
April 19, 1775 was one of the most momentous days in American history. Over the course of nearly 18 hours, a morning that began with midnight riders spreading an alarm about a British raid headed for Concord would lead to the British column fleeing for their lives. By the time the sun went down, 10 years of strife between the 13 colonies and Great Britain finally boiled over into revolution.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Simply awful
- By Amazon Customer on 10-06-15
Simply awful
Reviewed: 10-06-15
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
This sounds exactly like a computerized voice reading Wikipedia entries. There are much better options for this material.
What was most disappointing about Charles River Editors’s story?
Stultifying content that turned an exciting story into a ponderous slog.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I do not believe the narrator was a human.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Frustration.
Any additional comments?
Don't bother.
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- By: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 152
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wawro's Diatribe Against A-H Military Leadership
- By Placeholder on 08-30-14
- A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- By: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
A masterful look at the origins of World War I
Reviewed: 02-20-15
An excellent analysis of the origins of World War I and Austria's shockingly incompetent conduct of the war in the early years. Two minus stars for the author's reading of his own work, he has passion but lacks the polish of a professional narrator.
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