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Snow & Steel
- The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Tim Reynolds
- Length: 31 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel - Autumn Mist - was a massive German counter-offensive that stunned the Allies in its scope and intensity. In the end, the 40-day long Battle of the Bulge, as it has come to be called, was the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II, and indeed the largest land battle in American history. Before effectively halting the German advance, some 89,000 of the 610,000 American servicemen committed to the campaign had become casualties, including 19,000 killed. The engagement saw the taking of thousands of Americans as prisoners of war, some of whom were massacred by the SS - but it also witnessed the storied stand by U.S. forces at Bastogne as German forces besieged the region and culminated in a decisive if costly American victory. Ordered and directed by Hitler himself--against the advice of his generals - the Ardennes offensive was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. In the wake of the defeat, many experienced German units were left severely depleted of men and equipment. Its last reserve squandered, these irreplaceable losses would hasten the end of the war.
In Snow and Steel, Peter Caddick-Adams draws on interviews with over 100 participants of the campaign, as well as archival material from both German and US sources, to offer an engagingly written and thorough reassessment of the historic battle. Exploring the failings of intelligence that were rife on both sides, the effects of weather, and the influence of terrain on the battle's outcome, Caddick-Adams deftly details the differences in weaponry and doctrine between the US and German forces, while offering new insights into the origins of the battle.
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- richard
- 01-05-15
fascinating and thorough, painful narration
When will Audible pay more attention to the narrators ability to pronounce the content of the material ? So many good or great books are painful to listen to because the reader is unfamiliar with the content and or the reader can't pronounce the names and places.
I found this the case here.
I would be very surprised if this reader had any previous experience with the material and characters.
Ugh..
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-22-14
Not a bad bit of history
If you could sum up Snow & Steel in three words, what would they be?
Despite all of the flag-waving there is almost some balance in the historical account. There are some very good details probably not well known. Obviously, many of the stories collected by the author, while true enough, don't necessarily represent the entire campaign. That might be very difficult to do given the complexity of the events that occurred. There are other books on the 2nd world war as some of them have very definite agendas. The US Army won this battle and therefore one cannot say that the trumpet blowing is there to rationalize the US victory.
One of the things that is most important is that many uninformed individuals have a tendency to glorify the Nazi war machine as if the Nazi atrocities happened someplace else by a different Nazi organization. This book does a pretty good job of showing that for all of its reported efficiency, the Wehrmacht made very fundamental mistakes just as anyone else would do. They had their brainiacs, just as the United States and Britain and the other allies had their brainiacs.
My biggest criticism is that narrator, Paul Boehmer, has a Hogan's heroes German accent. I have lived in Germany and speak the language a bit and I know that Germans don't speak this way. It would have been better if he used a more "international" accent rather than a poor imitation of the Hollywood imitation of how Germans speak in the movies. After a while, it gets very annoying and detracts from a very pleasant delivery.
What aspect of Paul Boehmer’s performance would you have changed?
I do not know if he has ever lived in Germany, nor do I know if he speaks German, but his German accent is absolutely horrible and he should stop using it.
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- Carrick
- 12-31-14
Narration a major distraction
Is there anything you would change about this book?
As noted by another review, the narration is problematic. The reader constantly overemphasizes the pronunciation of "foreign" words, pausing to put the "correct" pronunciation is an overly-dramatic fashion that detracts from the flow of the book. Moreover, certain English words are mispronounced, with "Ultra" being rendered as "Ooltra." I have never heard the word ultra pronounced that way, I think the narrator thought it was foreign, maybe because its in italics in the book?
What other book might you compare Snow & Steel to and why?
Any of the other books on the Battle of the Bulge, e.g. Tolands Battle, or the newer books on Patton and on Bastogne.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paul Boehmer?
The narrators in Rick Atkinson's liberation trilogy all did credible jobs, although they occasionally missed a pronunciation or were inconsistent. "Scheldt" seems to be a problem for Audible readers in determining a consistent pronunciation, so they seem to use several in the same book.
Could you see Snow & Steel being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Although I still enjoy the "Battle of the Bulge" movie with Henry Fonda and Robert Shaw, its laughable as far as historical accuracy. Would love to see a modern, Band of Brothers type treatment, (which did have a Bulge espisode).
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- Chiefkent
- 06-06-15
Great History; Mediocre Reading
Snow and Steel is well researched and easy to follow. Not easy for such a sweeping and confusing battle. The narrators use the French and German pronunciations for place names as opposed to the English pronunciations. I lived in both France and Germany and can appreciate wanting to be authentic. Fact is that they are extremely distracting and break the narrative up. Then there's "Ooltra" vs. Ultra, where did that come from?
The author brought together facts that I knew, but had never put together time wise. It was very enlightening. The sheer number of German accounts guarantee the evenhanded presentation. Well worth the time and money.
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- shawne olson
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
no... not unless the redo the book with a different narrator.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Snow & Steel?
Ultra.....
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paul Boehmer and Tim Reynolds ?
Yes anyone, I had to stop listening because the narrator kept pronouncing Ultra as ooltra,
I'm not sure but i would thing that the narrator has seen the word ultra in other instances such as ultra violet or ultra strong etc. It seems maybe the narrator wasn't understanding that ultra was an english code breaking invention and not a german one so I can't unserstand why he was trying to pronounce the english word in a german accent.... Its like nails on an ultra chalkboard
Did Snow & Steel inspire you to do anything?
Yes, recommend a book on English pronunciation to the narrator....
Any additional comments?
Do you think the sound engineer that recorded the book said anything, such as Uhmmm your not saying that word correctly..... a hundred or so times.....
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- A. Moss
- 01-10-15
LOVED IT.
If you love Toland, you will love this book. The depth of research and care for his narrative puts Caddick in high stead. Worthy of shelf space next to Toland and Ambrose, Snow And Steel should be read by any serious student of military history. The honest and well thought out tie in between the Bulge and the major events that followed made for an excellent ending, providing analysis while avoiding both leaving the Ardennes campaign in a vacuum and making third party assertions of their meaning.
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- Danish Princess
- 07-13-15
Worst. Narration. EVER.
If you could sum up Snow & Steel in three words, what would they be?
Great Book, Crap Narration. Oh, wait, that's 4...
What other book might you compare Snow & Steel to and why?
I don't know because I couldn't make it through the first 15 minutes of the narration that made me want to pull my eyelids off with Channel-Lock pliers.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paul Boehmer and Tim Reynolds ?
Anybody, dear god, literally ANYBODY else but the man who did the narration.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The book seemed like it might have been awesome but I. Couldn't. Get. Past. The. William. Shatner. Narration. For. Whom. English. Was. Not. A. First. Language.
Any additional comments?
Literally spent 30 minutes on the phone with customer service to make them add this BACK to my queue so I could leave this review because you can't leave reviews on books you don't own!?!?!? WTF. This was SO BAD a narration that I felt a public DUTY to make sure that this guy NEVER narrates another English language book in this or any other lifetime.
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- Richard Marshall
- 10-26-15
very comprehensive account
there was an amazing anount of interesting detail. I was a soldier in the 87th dividion and was disapointed in the coverage of it,however.
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- S. Lindhorst
- 02-15-22
The single best book on the Bulge
If you haven't read or listened to this book, then your understanding of the Bulge and it's impact right up until the present day is not complete.
