
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
Masters of War
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Narrated by:
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Mel Foster
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By:
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Terry Brighton
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. But their explosive relationships with one another rivaled the pyrotechnics of their tank battles in determining the conduct and outcome of the war.
In the first book of its kind, historian Terry Brighton brings all three men "together" against a backdrop of the great armored battles of the war. Brighton dug through archives in England, Germany, and the United States to find new primary source material and interpretations of how these masters of battle sought the fight, despised the politics, and captured their own glory.
Was Patton actually like George C. Scott's portrayal of him in Patton? Did Monty always steal thunder from Patton? How would the war have ended if Rommel had had more tanks? Brighton tackles these absorbing questions and more in a fascinating book that any student of history will savor.
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Critic reviews
excellent job by the author and narrator.
very good book, not easy task to write
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Very good listen!
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Very informative audiobook.
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well balanced
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2nd Read-through and still fantastic.
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Bloody Exceptional!!!
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Three Very Different Tank Warriors
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Excellent Narration.
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This audio edition is, however, marred by a very poor narrator. It is difficult to say whether the inconsistent, almost incomprehensible fake imitations of French, German and British accents are more disturbing, or whether it is the constant mispronunciation of foreign names and words that can sometimes completely prevent the listener from understanding where something took place or who was a major player.
German words such as Luftwaffe, Grossinvasion and Reichstag are common enough that one should expect them to be pronounced correctly. One would hope that a reader of such an excellent tome on three of the greatest generals would also be directed on how to read place names (especially in France) and the citations that the author quotes in the original German and French. Unfortunately, even the mispronunciations are inconsistent, raising the suspicion that the narrator is simply stumbling through the text, an impression that takes away from the strength of this book.
Despite the fact that I believe accents are obtrusive and unnatural - especially when the quote being cited was made in the speaker's mother tongue - they are much less disturbing when they are accurate and consistent. Unfortunately Mr. Foster fails on both accounts.
If I were only rating the book, I would unequivocally give five stars. If this rating were only for the quality of the narration, I would have to give only two.
Poor Narration Spoils Excellent Book
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Exceptional and enjoyable.
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