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WW2 Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy
Posted on 2/7/14 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 2/7/14 at 7:26 pm
Just about finished with Shaara's incredibly accurate historical 'fiction' about N. Africa. Gordon S Wood recommended the Atkinson trilogy. So long post short who read it? Or even better who audibled it and how was it?
This post was edited on 2/8/14 at 10:04 am
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Posted on 2/7/14 at 7:54 pm to fouldeliverer
Havent read the 3rd volume. First better than the second in my opuinion
Posted on 2/7/14 at 8:10 pm to fouldeliverer
How does it compare to Killer Angels?
Posted on 2/7/14 at 8:47 pm to fouldeliverer
Shaara wrote about North Africa? How did I miss that?
We need a book board.
We need a book board.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:28 pm to fouldeliverer
Read them all and enjoyed them. I liked the first and third volumes better than Day of Battle, but probably just due to the subject matter and not any difference in style or ability on the part of Atkinson. Volume 1 won the Pulitzer Prize. Highly recommend reading them.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:41 pm to fouldeliverer
Read them all. Liked the 1st and the 2nd significantly better than the 3rd. He got a bizarre case of big worditis in the third one, as well as being critical about everything the allies did instead of just telling the damn story. Worth the read though.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:57 pm to fouldeliverer
I've read Atkinson's "Liberation Trilogy. My favorite was "An Army At Dawn". Possibly because it contained information that was new to me, or perhaps it was just written better.
"Day of Battle" was very good, as well. It detailed some of the lesser known battles of the drive up the Italian peninsula.
I don't know if my expectations were set too high after the first two books, but I didn't think "The Guns at Last Light" was as good as the other two in the trilogy.
"Day of Battle" was very good, as well. It detailed some of the lesser known battles of the drive up the Italian peninsula.
I don't know if my expectations were set too high after the first two books, but I didn't think "The Guns at Last Light" was as good as the other two in the trilogy.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 9:15 am to fouldeliverer
All three are fantastic and very detailed. You will not be unhappy with the purchase.
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