Plight of a young and fresh, American Captain, thrown in straight at the deep end

This audiobook is well performed and straight to the point. An insight into what life was like as a young replacement captain, as the allies pushed the axis back to Berlin. This marks my first audiobook that I have listened to fully and enjoyed throughout. Never a dull moment, always interesting and informed. I would recommend this audiobook to anyone, especially if you have an interest in history. This story depicts the day to day troubles and tasks of a captain commanding his men. It shines a light on the thoughts and feelings of a young man having to order his men into potential death.
Give it a go, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

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Great book

Really enjoyed the book, great narration, drew me in and wasn’t full of the usual technical information, just a well rounded personal perspective of one man’s war, I recommend

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Vivid, dirty, honest, dirty and dangerous.

It’s hard not to be confused at the start of Company Commander. We are pitched into a world we have no comprehension of, where ordinary men take extraordinary risks. Where sleep and soap become distant memories. Field by field they cross Europe in pursuit of liberation. Shrapnel and tracer bullets feel almost normal as they fly through the sky. How these men could think so clearly under such pressure, how they could constantly mitigate risk, in the face of mortal danger is a lesson for us today. It’s not the best written or the best read BUT a raw, real history of the life on an infantry man and worth every minute of your time.

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Moving & insightful

This is a fantastic first hand account of life in the front line during the final 12 months of the war.

I found myself really attached to Captain Charles B. Macdonald & his men in what was a beautifully written contemporary account.

Excellent narration really brought the characters to life.

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Absorbing

… contemporary war memoir autobiography, brilliantly written without exaggeration nor embellishments. This work is a pure piece of military history.

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very good book about a personal experience

loved this book, good personal account of ww2 battle of the bulge through to the end of the war. would be nice to hear a little pre war and post war of this commander, but overall a very good book also nice to follow the footsteps of 2nd Indian heads in ardeenes instead of 101st A/B

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Superb listen.

So well narrated and written you could almost feel the crack of rifles. If your interested in WW2 this is a cracker

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fantastic

repeats itself at time, literally thr same line twice, but its still a fantastic listen

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An amazing story and well worth listening.

the voice production was great but ket down by regular silly intakes with the editing.

irresoeftice if that I will register to the story again.

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US Soldier's experiences

Fascinating account of American troops fighting their way across France and Germany in WWII. Why did the German army continue to fight on, though they faced overwhelming odds?

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