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Ice, Fire, and Blood
- A Novel of the Korean War
- De: Norman Black
- Narrado por: Johnnie C. Hayes
- Duración: 4 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 7
Ice, Fire, and Blood, the first novel of veteran journalist Norman Black, brings to vivid life U.S. combat infantrymen's experience in Korea, from late 1950 to spring 1951. The story focuses on one company of an infantry battalion and begins in northwestern Korea. It covers those periods when Chinese armies entered the war and inflicted devastating loses on U.S.-U.N. forces and the subsequent turn-around, early in 1951, after Gen. Matthew Ridgway took command. In the following months, new equipment was received, serious loses were inflicted on the Chinese, and it became clear South Korea would not be overrun by Communism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Decent Korean War story.
- De S. H. Moore en 02-05-20
- Ice, Fire, and Blood
- A Novel of the Korean War
- De: Norman Black
- Narrado por: Johnnie C. Hayes
A Children’s history of the Korean War?
Revisado: 10-30-20
This book is essentially a brief history of the Korean War after Pusan. Rather than just presenting the facts in a logical manner, the author chose to write this book as a series of expositional conversations between Soldiers on the front. The Soldiers’ conversations, spanning grand strategy, interpersonal conflicts between leaders, etc. are wholly unrealistic and the format- using exposition rather than simply telling the history- leaves out key facts and a connections between them. Similarly, because the Soldiers spend all of their time talking about division and corps headquarters, character development is weak and as the characters are killed, the reader feels no emotional connection.
All in all, this was a waste of time and money. “This Kind of War” will give you more bang for your buck.
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Left of Bang
- How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
- De: Patrick Van Horne, Jason A. Riley
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,217
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,928
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,916
You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave. You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger, and something stops you. You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position. These scenarios all represent "left of bang", the moments before something bad happens.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Easier to follow when read
- De Chris Hutchinson en 04-29-16
- Left of Bang
- How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
- De: Patrick Van Horne, Jason A. Riley
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
Better to read than listen to
Revisado: 06-19-20
The information presented in this book is interesting and well-written, but the audiobook format does not fit. This book is essentially a handout that you would expect to get in class (I know, I still have the actual handout) with enough “fluff” added to make it a full length book. When you listen to it, you realize that there are a lot of circular references and repetitive ideas; if you had the book in front of you you could probably just bookmark the few important pages and have all the relevant information you need. Certainly an interesting topic, but not worth your money to buy this audiobook.
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