
Against All Odds
A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
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Narrated by:
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Mark Bramhall
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By:
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Alex Kershaw
*The instant New York Times bestseller*
The untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II—all Medal of Honor recipients—from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler’s own mountaintop fortress, by the national bestselling author of The First Wave
“Pitch-perfect.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Riveting.”—World War II magazine • “Alex Kershaw is the master of putting the reader in the heat of the action.”—Martin Dugard
As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice “Footsie” Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be—and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?
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Critic reviews
“Against All Odds achieves a pitch-perfect balance between a ground view of combat and the seismic forces that drew men like [Maurice] Britt and [Audie] Murphy to the killing grounds of Europe. Its prose is sharp, efficient, and entertaining, its characters thoroughly human.”—The Wall Street Journal
“In his latest book of popular World War II history, bestselling author Kershaw tells the stories of four Americans who won the Medal of Honor and lived postwar lives that sometimes kept them in the public eye. . . . Realistic portraits of four American superheroes.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Against All Odds is a timely reminder of the horrors of war and the valor and sacrifices of the Greatest Generation.”—Booklist
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Surprisingly a Great Story
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How different the world would be if it wasn't for men such as the "Marne Men"
The author keeps you fully engaged in their stories, as he interweaves their stories together not concentrating on a single individual. We start in North Africa and end in Nuremberg!
Highly recommenced!!
Needs to be Remembered
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Dislike - nothing. It is inevitably difficult to keep so many individuals straight while listening (or reading). But this is a small thing and the author refreshes the characters in a manner that helps the reader
I highly recommend this book
Unflagging sacrifice and valor in the face of defeat
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Thank God the men written about in this book saved us. I don't think it could happen today.
Inspirational and awe provoking.
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Good book
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fantastic
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Great
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Good listen
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Excellent!
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Absolutely, amazing story, hero’s galore
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