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On June 15, 1918, the 2nd U.S. Division--consisting of army soldiers and combat-ready troops recruited from the Marine Corps by General Pershing to supplement limited American forces--met with their German opponents at Belleau Wood. At the time, Allied spirits were extremely low; the question was not if the Germans would march into Paris, but when. But the 2nd fought hard and pulled out a victory, and created the psychological turning point that allowed the Allies to end the war by year's end. Military historian Robert Asprey tells this rousing tale with much first-hand testimony (in interviews, memoirs, and letters home) from the troops that made it happen.
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The setting of the story is France, and the second language of the narrator is French. Therefore, the bellicose spell the audio creates of constant suffering and death is well created by a reader deft with languages. Geoffrey Howard performs with smooth restraint and no drama in material made forceful by its content. However, a speech teacher needs to tell him he "drops" the last word of many sentences. To say it another way, "mustard" is not the same as "mustard gas." The book contains a great deal of factual information about this WWI battle; the presentation is appropriate, straightforward, and simple. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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On June 15, 1918, the 2nd U.S. Division--consisting of army soldiers and combat-ready troops recruited from the Marine Corps by General Pershing to supplement limited American forces--met with their German opponents at Belleau Wood. At the time, Allied spirits were extremely low; the question was not if the Germans would march into Paris, but when. But the 2nd fought hard and pulled out a victory, and created the psychological turning point that allowed the Allies to end the war by year's end. Military historian Robert Asprey tells this rousing tale with much first-hand testimony (in interviews, memoirs, and letters home) from the troops that made it happen.
From AudioFile
The setting of the story is France, and the second language of the narrator is French. Therefore, the bellicose spell the audio creates of constant suffering and death is well created by a reader deft with languages. Geoffrey Howard performs with smooth restraint and no drama in material made forceful by its content. However, a speech teacher needs to tell him he "drops" the last word of many sentences. To say it another way, "mustard" is not the same as "mustard gas." The book contains a great deal of factual information about this WWI battle; the presentation is appropriate, straightforward, and simple. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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