MatterhornA Novel of the Vietnam WarBy: Karl MarlantesNarrated by: Bronson PinchotLength: 21 hrs and 11 mins In reading this book I was confronted with the ethereal face of a man in pain from fear of losing his soul. After traversing the mud-sucking pages of chapters encased in sodden boots while steeped in the fetid rot…
Category: Recensio Libri
The Guns at Last Light: Nostalgia for a Great Tragedy
The Guns at Last LightThe War in Western Europe, 1944-1945By: Rick AtkinsonNarrated by: L. J. GanserSeries: The Liberation Trilogy, Book 3Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins The Phoenix is trained and ready for its final engagement with the foe. From the invasion of Normandy to liberating concentration camps. This concluding volume covers an episode of…
The Dead Drink First: Remembering the Cost
The Dead Drink FirstBy: Dale MaharidgeNarrated by: Dale MaharidgeLength: 3 hrs and 31 mins When you consider the lives lost it is upon the living to remember the sacrifice of the dead. In the ages of men, there have been few times where the bodies of the fallen have received such nearly universal remembrance as…
The Day of Battle: Arise Phoenix and Conquer Romulus
The Day of BattleThe War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944By: Rick AtkinsonNarrated by: Jonathan DavisSeries: The Liberation Trilogy, Book 2Length: 32 hrs and 41 mins Victorious in the crimson gore of North Africa, the Allied Army moves on to the “Soft Underbelly” of the Third Reich. The campaigns in Sicily and Italy were the sensible…
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August: Years Forgetting
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustBy: Claire NorthNarrated by: Peter KennyLength: 12 hrs and 10 mins Death and reincarnation of the same life. What mechanics does it bring about? The inability to forget and living for eternity. In the shadow of eternity in this mortal cycle, death appears to become a peaceful end but…
The Quantum Magician: Partial Superposition
The Quantum MagicianBy: Derek KunskenNarrated by: T. Ryder SmithSeries: The Quantum Evolution, Book 1Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins A heist novel on a multi-star system scale. The diversity of characters and places built into this novel support its standard plotline. The character development and novel plot devices create magnetic action. Once you get close…
Starsight: Worthy to Explore
StarsightBy: Brandon SandersonNarrated by: Suzy JacksonSeries: Skyward, Book 2Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins A bit more unwieldy than Skyward, but still a worthwhile read.
Skyward: Worthy to Fly
SkywardBy: Brandon SandersonNarrated by: Suzy JacksonSeries: Skyward, Book 1Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins This book is standard fare for the young adult category. I found it worth the read as the new places and mechanisms that Sanderson uses are always enjoyable. It was a great read finished on the journey to Omaha NE.
Logistics vs Strategy
The Fall of CarthageThe Punic Wars 265-146 BCBy: Adrian GoldsworthyNarrated by: Derek PerkinsLength: 16 hrs and 26 mins I appreciate how Goldsworthy provides a glimpse into the ancient world without trying to manufacture facts. This book is a well done piece that shoes both what we do know and what we do not. The significant take always…
The Licanius Trilogy: Do You Have a Choice?
The Licanius TrilogyBy: James IslingtonNarrated by: Michael Kramer82 hrs and 35 mins I started this series in July and finished it in the first week of January. The over arching concept of choice and what that means in a deterministic universe. Can one be responsible for your actions if they are predetermined? The statement held by this…
Learning War
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1By: Rick AtkinsonNarrated by: George GuidallLength: 26 hrs and 5 mins A new Army of the Americans goes to the land of North Africa to fight a war that they were reluctant to join. The tenacity of the American soldier that I…
A Man for the Ages
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer ChurchillVolume IIIDefender of the Realm, 1940-1965 By: William Manchester and Paul ReidNarrated by: Richard BrownLength: 53 hrs and 23 mins The world was at war. The English people looked at who could lead them. And the name that came to the forefront was that of Winston Churchill. One man who…