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The Second World War
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
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The Second World War
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Publisher's Summary
A magisterial, single volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian.
The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific and China, and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects.
Using the most up to date scholarship and research, Beevor assembles the whole picture in a gripping narrative that extends from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific and from the snowbound steppe to the North African Desert.
Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's The Second World War never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.
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- Neill
- 17-05-2015
Both comprehensive and interesting
Beevor's approach is all-encompassing. He covers the political ground, as well as including the perspective from all ranks and fronts involved. From Supreme Commanders to buck-privates to house-wives, the listener is presented with a rounded picture of the key events and conditions of the major theatres in the war. There is a comprehensive coverage of the Asian and Pacific theatres of war; it is not just a Euro-centred account.
Sean Barrett has gravitas and reads with an easy command of the language. His pronunciation of European words and phrases is impressive, as are the accents he adopts for different nationalities. They never seem too much, and give 'just enough' for an impression of different perspectives.
Overall, a thoroughly entertaining audible book.
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- Joel
- 05-12-2017
Great author of historical conflicts
Would you consider the audio edition of The Second World War to be better than the print version?
I enjoy listening rather than reading so would recommend the audio version over the paper version. The only thing I would say is that because WWII was fought on many fronts it can sometimes be hard to follow where parts of the audio drop off and pick up although the book is narrated generally by date.
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Antony Beevor is a great author and I would recommend any of his Titles having read most. I don't rate this as good as Stalingrad or Berlin: The Downfall but still a great read to understand what happened where during WWII
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-07-2020
Enter Narrative History
A great piece of narrative history with well founded conclusions, no less supported by a deep understanding of sources, as well as judiciously timed and thematically related quotes from individual sources.
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- Juniper Downdale
- 24-04-2020
Comprehensive and fascinating
If you’ve ever been interested in the Second World War, this novel is a wonderful amalgamation of the overlapping conflicts across opposing theatres. It does not go into great depth on any individual conflict, there is too much to cover across the entire subject for that, but it gives a rich account of the individual arenas that were in action across at any given time during the conflict. It is well written, thoroughly comprehensive and read in a soothing manner which makes it easy to focus on the narrative. I recommend to any that have an interest in this portion of history.
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- Tim Lehmann
- 20-09-2017
Essential listening
Well written and researched material, expertly delivered. Can't recommend this audio book enough to all history buffs.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-12-2019
Overwhelming
The story of WW2 takes no less than 40 hours to tell and even then it is like drinking from a fire hose. A must listen to.
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- jimjack
- 05-05-2020
Amazingly detailed and readable (listenable)
This audio book is a wonderful way to get across events that spanned all theatres of the war. A fantastic achievement.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-2021
You want WWII? This is THE book
I haven't read every book there is on WWII, but I'm pre-emptively confident in rating this one as the gold standard of non-fiction books on the subject. This is the one. I've recommended it to everyone, my dad, my boss, my misso, my misso's dog. Everyone should read this book.
It's like 42 hours long and I think I've listened to it 3 times, yet here I am gearing up for a 4th. Can't stop, won't stop.
As far as I'm concerned this is straight up the best value-for-money audiobook you can find. Get it.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-2023
Good read and well read
Great read!! A lot of details that I never knew! Some very disturbing stories that brings more to the story of WW2 that times, places and dates
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- Justin Plummer
- 20-05-2018
simply a must for all who value history.
Tackles all sides really well. a clear leader in compiled histories. dont miss out on a chance to learn and relearn.
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