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Catch-22
- By: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,612
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,614
Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stop randomly adding music
- By Kenneth S. Clark on 08-31-18
- Catch-22
- By: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
Great story, although redundant at times
Reviewed: 08-11-20
This is a great story showing the hypocrisy, duplicity, and gullibility of man, especially in the military during war time. It is comical, but at times becomes rather annoying with its repeated lines, although part of the annoyance might come from the narration. Being in the military, this book hit close to home for me in its mockery of the military's bureaucracy. It made me laugh out loud, and would sometimes frustrate me due to its accurate depiction of stupidity and unenthusiastic carelessness within the military.
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A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- By: Hannes Wessels
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 917
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 824
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 823
It is difficult to find another soldier's story to equal Captain Darrell Watt's in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. Even by the lofty standards of the SAS and Special Forces, one has to look far to find anyone who can match his record of resilience and valor in the face of such daunting odds and with resources so paltry. In the fight, he showed himself to be a military maestro. After 12 years in the cauldron of war, his cause slipped from beneath him, and Rhodesia gave way to Zimbabwe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Story- Title says it all... Hard Men
- By rowca on 10-05-17
- A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- By: Hannes Wessels
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
Great book, okay audio
Reviewed: 08-11-20
This is a great story, but the narration detracts from it. It gives great insight into the Rhodesian bush wars from both an operational perspective and a political perspective. Unfortunately, the narration makes it boring to listen to at times and my mind would start to wander. It was told with little emotion, even when something exciting or funny happened. It also would have made more sense for the narration to be in a Rhodesian or British accent rather than an American accent.
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Devil's Guard
- By: George R. Elford
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 605
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 540
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Story5 out of 5 stars 541
The personal account of a guerrilla fighter in the French Foreign Legion reveals the Nazi Battalion's inhumanities to Indochinese villagers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If it is only half true...
- By ROS5FAM13 on 06-17-20
- Devil's Guard
- By: George R. Elford
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Absolutely Excellent
Reviewed: 03-06-20
This is a great inside look at what became of some of the German soldiers after Germany's defeat during World War II, and how they used their mastery of warfare to stay employed as soldiers, albeit with their former enemy as members of the French Foreign Legion. Their expertise in tactics and planning made their battalion one of the deadliest the Legion sent into French Indochina. The Devil's Guard also shows a lot of ingenuity in fieldcraft and guerrilla warfare. The former Nazis employed some of the guerrilla's tactics against the very guerrillas that gave them the ideas. Some people might say that they were cruel, barbaric, or dishonorable for some of the tactics used by the German legionnaires, but that savageness is just what it took to win. They had the stomach and drive to win, whereas the French government (foreshadowing the Americans) did not.
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