Kyle B.

Views contained seem like the Antithesis of American Policy as of April 2025

Revisado: 04-22-25

Appreciate Mr. Greenspan’s perspective and insights, this is definitely worth a read or listen. Certainly a lot of turbulence has happened since the writing of this book in 2007. His strict adherence to laissez-faire capitalism and unfettered free trade aren’t currently in vogue.

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Southerners Thought the Civil War was about Slavery

Revisado: 03-30-24

From the start, secessionist leaders defined their struggle as one to preserve the institution of slavery.

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Surprisingly Relevant and Well Narrated

Revisado: 11-11-23

Tuchman’s perspectives on citizen involvement in the military and the power of the presidency are prescient. Great narration!

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Little remembered but not forgotten!

Revisado: 05-10-23

Tells the fascinating tales of Union POWs who escaped from Confederate prison camps and the partisans, civilians and slaves that aided in their liberation

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Great Perspective of the Progressive Era!

Revisado: 01-05-23

Really appreciated Goodwin’s legendary ability to bring a tapestry of overlapping historical figures back to life. Appreciate the reading by the late Mr Hermann. Don’t hesitate to listen to this book!

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Misleading content

Revisado: 04-28-22

Though Madison was arguably the most important architect of our constitution, he still had to compromise to get the convention members to to sign it. This recording conveys that Madison intended everything that came out of the convention.

Furthermore, a listener might think Thomas Jefferson was at the Constitutional Convention when he was actually in Europe from 1784-1789. Referring to him as a “framer” of the constitution is problematic.

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Sequel to Stilwell and the American Experience in China

Revisado: 07-30-21

Before listening to this I just finished ‘Stilwell and the American Experience in China’ by Barbara W. Tuchman. This complimented Tuchman’s telling of a less than successful outcome of U.S. foreign policy. Kurtz-Phelan conveys that George Marshall had no obviously good options between the corrupt Nationalists and the fanatic Communists. He attempted to stoically and doggedly pursue negotiations between two factions who proved irreconcilable. Despite his failure, hindsight doesn’t provide particularly clearer alternatives. It is probably to the credit of Marshall, this supreme allied commander fresh from victory in World War II, that he recognized the limits of his country’s ability in resolving a land war in Asia. But Marshall would be branded a communist sympathizer and a fool for not backing the Nationalists. The wider more open ended military approach of Vietnam was in part due to LBJ’s memory of the political punishment the Democrats received for “losing China.”

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Interesting Perspective

Revisado: 07-01-21

Not a particularly flattering portrait of the Dulles family or US foreign policy. But it’s a foundation for further knowledge and understanding of the period.

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Great Listen

Revisado: 03-12-21

Enlightening history and very well read! I learned much about the French Revolution’s influence on our young country.

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