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Show 66 - Supernova in the East V
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely the best
- By Shawn on 12-24-20
Dan is the best!
Reviewed: 05-12-22
I've listened to Dan's stuff for 12 years! Many shows multiple times. Dan never disappoints! (No pressure Dan)
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Blood Meridian
- Or the Evening Redness in the West
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,944
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,238
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,221
Author of the National Book Award-winning All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy is one of the most provocative American stylists to emerge in the last century. The striking novel Blood Meridian offers an unflinching narrative of the brutality that accompanied the push west on the 1850s Texas frontier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful nightmare
- By Ryan on 07-11-11
- Blood Meridian
- Or the Evening Redness in the West
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
Masterful and gritty.
Reviewed: 09-23-16
McCarthy captures the bitter feuds and harshness of the American west as only he can. A no holds barred telling of a story of violence and growth in a hard world. Vivid landscapes come to life before the reader's eyes as one can nearly feel the heat of the desert and the parched throat of the pilgrim. An absolute necessity to the library of any McCarthy fan, or any enthusiast of western expansion who would like a fresh and breathtaking perspective of the turbulent west.
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Retribution
- The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 27 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 686
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 612
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Story5 out of 5 stars 602
In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan. By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan’s defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained to be seen. The ensuing drama–that ended in Japan’s utter devastation–was acted out across the vast stage of Asia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A superb study by one of the world's finest histor
- By Easton Reader on 12-22-16
- Retribution
- The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Hastings does it again.
Reviewed: 12-24-15
As usual Max Hastings creates a vivid account the World War II battle this seldom seen perspective on the Pacific campaign is unparalleled.
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