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Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
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Alvin C. York (1887-1964) - a devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War I - is one of America's most famous and celebrated soldiers. York is credited with the capture of 132 German soldiers on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne region of France - a deed for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
At war's end, the media glorified York's bravery, but some members of the German military and a soldier from his own unit cast aspersions on his wartime heroics. Historians continue to debate whether York has received more recognition than he deserves.
In Alvin York, Douglas V. Mastriano sorts fact from myth in the first full-length biography of York in decades. He meticulously examines York's youth in the hills of east Tennessee, his service in the Great War, and his return to a quiet civilian life dedicated to charity. By reviewing artifacts recovered from the battlefield using military terrain analysis, forensic study, and research in both German and American archives, Mastriano reconstructs the events of October 8th and corroborates the recorded accounts.
Winner of 2015 William Colby Award
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- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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They were called Easy Company, but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered huge casualties while liberating Europe in an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy, where Easy Company reached its breaking point, and finally into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Outside Munich, they liberated an S.S. death camp and captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler's alpine retreat.
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I listen to this over and over
- By David Ewing on 08-10-07
By: Dick Winters, and others
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Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
- Masters of War
- By: Terry Brighton
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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In the Second World War, the United States, Great Britain, and Germany each produced one land-force commander who stood out from the rest: George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel. All were arrogant, publicity seeking, and personally flawed, yet each possessed a genius for command and an unrivaled enthusiasm for combat.
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Excellent ... Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
- By John VandenBrook on 01-10-10
By: Terry Brighton
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Fierce Patriot
- The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman
- By: Robert O'Connell
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
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With a unique, witty, and conversational voice historian Robert O'Connell breaks down the often paradoxical, easily caricatured character of General William T. Sherman for the most well-rounded portrait of the man yet written. There were many Shermans, according to O'Connell. Most prominently was Sherman the military strategist (indeed, one of the greatest strategists of all time), who gained an appreciation of geography from early campaigns out west and applied it to his famed Civil War march.
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An interesting biography
- By Jean on 07-19-14
By: Robert O'Connell
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Patton
- Blood, Guts, and Prayer
- By: Michael Keane
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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No one in the history of warfare was less likely to follow that advice than George S. Patton, Jr. His place was in front of his men, and he paid the price, when he lay bleeding to death in a bomb crater in France. Patton’s survival that day at the end of World War I was nothing short of miraculous. It confirmed the powerful sense of destiny that guided him through three decades of war and made him a military legend. Patton has been venerated and despised but rarely understood. In Patton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer, Michael Keane penetrates the fog of legend and reveals as compelling a human character as any in American history.
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A different view of Patton
- By Jean on 06-19-13
By: Michael Keane
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Hal Moore
- A Soldier Once…and Always
- By: Mike Guardia
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last 50 years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie We Were Soldiers. In this biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America's true military heroes. A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill.
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Hal Moore was one heck of a Soldier
- By Arch Angel on 09-03-24
By: Mike Guardia
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His Father's Son
- The Life of General Ted Roosevelt Jr.
- By: Tim Brady
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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This is the story of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., a fortunate son who proved himself on the battlefields of two world wars. General Omar Bradley said of him, "I have never known a braver man or a more devoted soldier." But for much of his life, Theodore Roosevelt's son Ted seemed born to live in his father's shadow. With the same wide smile, winning charm, and vigorous demeanor, Ted possessed limitless potential, with even the White House within his reach.
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The son of a hero is a hero himself
- By Rafa on 01-26-24
By: Tim Brady
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Never in Finer Company
- The Men of the Great War's Lost Battalion
- By: Edward G. Lengel
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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In the first week of October, 1918, six hundred men attacked into Europe's forbidding Argonne Forest. Against all odds, they surged through enemy lines—alone. They were soon surrounded and besieged. As they ran out of ammunition, water, and food, the doughboys withstood constant bombardment and relentless enemy assaults. Seven days later, only 194 soldiers from the original unit walked out of the forest. The stand of the US Army's "Lost Battalion" remains an unprecedented display of heroism under fire.
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An Amazing story
- By Bradley on 11-28-18
By: Edward G. Lengel
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Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour
- Armistice Day, 1918 World War I and Its Violent Climax
- By: Joseph E. Persico
- Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
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The best-selling author of Roosevelt's Secret War traces the last day of World War I, weaving together the experiences of the famous, such as President Wilson, General Pershing, and Douglas MacArthur, and the unsung and unremembered.
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Beauty amidst savagery
- By Amazon Customer on 12-06-04
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Thirteen Soldiers
- A Personal History of Americans at War
- By: John McCain, Mark Salter
- Narrated by: John McCain
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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John McCain’s evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of 13 remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Fascinating and Insightful
- By Majorie on 11-21-14
By: John McCain, and others
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The Moro War
- How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913
- By: James R. Arnold
- Narrated by: Mark Ashby
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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As the global war on terror enters its second decade, the United States military is engaged with militant Islamic insurgents on multiple fronts. But the post-9/11 war against terrorists is not the first time the United States has battled such ferocious foes. The forgotten Moro War, lasting from 1902 to 1913 in the islands of the southern Philippines, was the first confrontation between American soldiers and their allies and a determined Muslim insurgency.
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a little dry but good info
- By Paraglox on 03-05-15
By: James R. Arnold
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The Harlem Hellfighters
- When Pride Met Courage
- By: Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles
- Narrated by: Corey Allen
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage. At a time of widespread bigotry and racism, the African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment put their lives on the line in the name of democracy.
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Great Accessible History
- By Christopher on 02-21-21
By: Walter Dean Myers, and others
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Brothers in Arms
- The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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A powerful wartime saga in the best-selling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, Brothers in Arms recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black armored unit to see combat in World War II.
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MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A (BLACK) AMERICAN!!!
- By The Louligan on 04-20-14
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and others
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- TomKat
- 05-25-23
A Fellow Ramrod
Learned a lot about the man, and not the myth.
I was just in Tennessee and drove near the Alvin York memorial. I kick myself now for not taking the time to visit it.
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- W. Robinson
- 07-09-23
An Excellent Book
I read many books and found this biography on Alvin York by Doug Mastriano to be excellent. As a retired Army officer I appreciated the contextual settings provided on York’s life in the Army during World War I. The author clearly did thorough research and crafted that into a well written narrative. As a Christian I appreciate the author’s honest discussion of York’s struggle of military service and his Christian faith. Well done. I recommend.
W.L. Robinson (LTC, US Army Retired)
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- Stephen
- 03-21-16
Alvin York - The Full Measure
Book: Interesting research and presentation. The author provides the standard biographical trace of Alvin York and historical context. He included the background for the famous US movie produced in WWII, versus WWI. What was significant to me is York's pre and post WWI experience. The picture of the person from a functional dissolute to pious, pacifist to tactical Soldier to social activist in his local community and sometimes on the national level was new to me. It is much more than presented in the book than the famous movie which too many liberties and hid behind artistic license such as the scene where Gary Cooper is struck by lightning (on his rifle) and knock off his horse when he was on his way to kill a man that cheated him. Overall, the book was not fast pace but it was engaging. There were several men who receive recognition for gallantry in WWI but none as famous as Alvin York. This is in part that he did not seek the limelight as well as his origin and beliefs. This latter struck a great cord with the nation that honored citizen Soldiers with great principals.
Note: The author was part of archeological survey to locate the site of Alvin York’s action that lead to his Medal of Honor. After the action and later years, there were some members of his platoon that disagree with the official record of the events. The survey reinforced the official account.
Narrator: Excellent.
Production: Very good.
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- Steve
- 08-06-18
true Godly hero
I always loved the 1941 movie with Gary Cooper. It's great now to know the detailed story. very well written.
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- Christopher
- 05-25-19
Excellent story, research and perspective
Well researched, well written (just the right level of detail for my interest) and I especially liked the way the author spent some time on the various biblical references that were presented by both sides during the "God or country" debate. Well done!
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- Albert Smart
- 01-20-17
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Would you listen to Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne again? Why?
Yes
What did you like best about this story?
The research that was taken for actually portray this biography.
Which scene was your favorite?
The Christian belief and man's conflicts.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
Alvin's life experiences after The Great War. The attack of the US Govt {IRS} after the return home. Very similar to Joe Lewis after WWII.
Any additional comments?
Most books are much better than the original movies, this is defiantly true in this case. The book really is better. Also the information of the search for the actual site of the battlefield.
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- April Marie reppond
- 09-11-18
Great information just needed a better narrator
I didn't care for the narrator of this book. His choice in voicing York's character I felt at times was degrading and demeaning. I loved the information and the facts of York that was given.
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