Citizen Soldiers opens on June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends on May 7, 1945. From the high command on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there. He recreates the experiences of the individuals who fought the battles, the women who served, and the Germans who fought against us.
Ambrose reveals the learning process of a great army -- how to cross rivers, how to fight in snow or hedgerows, how to fight in cities, how to coordinate air and ground campaigns, how to fight in winter and on the defensive, how citizens become soldiers in the best army in the world.
A masterful biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations, Citizen Soldiers provides a compelling account of the extraordinary stories of ordinary men in their fight for democracy.
Author : Wendy McElroy
Performed By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 3 hours
Type : 20th Century British World Knowledge & Learning
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By the end of World War I, Britain had promised control of Palestine to both Arabs and Jews. Each of these peoples claimed a longstanding right to the same piece of land, and violence was inevitabl... More info...
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Author : Edward E. Leslie
Performed By : Patrick Cullen
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 22 hours
Type : Biographical World
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Subtitled True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors, this is the ultimate book of ordeals, with remarkable stories of castaways and other survivors from the 1500s to the present. Included are a... More info...
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Author : T E Lawrence
Performed By : Jim Norton
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Duration : 3 hours 50 minutes
Type : Classic Literature Autobiography 20th Century World Biographical
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Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. More info...
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Author : Paul Cartledge
Performed By : John Lee
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 7 hours
Type : Ancient Military World
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The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect our culture... More info...
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Author : Jack Arnold
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes
Type : Ancient Biographical World
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For most of history, the beginning of the universe has been understood through the many myths offered in various cultures. But in the modern age, scientific cosmology has emerged to offer new expla... More info...
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