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Das Reich
- Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
With an introduction read by Max Hastings.
Within days of the D-Day landings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with their tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live forever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war.
Max Hasting's powerful account of their progress is a true military classic. Max Hastings, author of 20 books, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, and then for six years edited the Evening Standard in London. In his youth he was foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002.
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- Pickle
- 25-08-18
Das Reich
More references to the Resistance than Das Reich , so not as informative as the title suggests.
The narrative is marred by dreadful accents and lack of translation . I speak a number of languages , French not being one of them.
I usually enjoy Max Hastings work , this fell short .
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- Iain D. Metcalfe
- 03-03-22
Dreadful narration
Great research and a fascinating story. Narration was so bad it ruined the book for me. Squirmingly awful.
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- Rob Lofthouse
- 25-11-21
Captivating.
Nigel Carrington sounds much like Laurence Olivier narrating ‘The World at War’.
Nigels pace of delivery and tone is up there with the best…
A pleasure to listen to.
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- Chris I
- 29-02-20
Fascinating history, beautifully narrated
Max Hastings writes very accessible histories, and this was equal to the others I have read. The narrator was excellent. I strongly recommend this for all who want to understand our past in Europe.
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- w
- 09-10-14
Too Much Anecdotal Reference.
A book filled by good research but rather spoiled by too much un-necessary anecdotal evidence.
The down side over all, was the pathetic narration.
Fell asleep sometimes listening to the pathetic reading.
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- Karrie
- 17-04-15
Very graphic although accurate in parts
What did you like best about Das Reich? What did you like least?
Not a lot..
Who was your favorite character and why?
There wasn't one
What does Nigel Carrington bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He makes it too real
Did Das Reich inspire you to do anything?
Yes not read anything about the SS and similar Germans soldiers
Any additional comments?
I don't wish to appear weak, but there should be a warning about the content.
The description of how babies and their mothers were locked in the church and set fire to was too real.
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- Kindle Customer
- 26-08-21
Dated
Bad Germans, good Brits, devious Frenchies. Irregular war throws up some dreadful tales and I think that the author could have framed the story better within the context of the war and wars in general.
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- Ms. T. L. Robinson
- 21-03-21
Excellent historical account.
I've always been a fan of Max Hastings. The book is a fascinating story of one of the many dark chapters of World War 2. My enjoyment was somewhat spoiled by the unessasary decision for the narrator to break into silly French, German, American accents.
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- Pam
- 20-01-23
Stunning.
Probably the best book I have ever ead by Max Hastings.
Narrator was excellent: no speech impediments.
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- Sabbie
- 25-02-23
A Brief Moment of History - Sadly Little Known.
A superb historical fact, of which I was unaware. At the time of reading, the Ukraine War is now into its 2nd year and the actual truth of its origin will come after my demise.
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