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Titel: Entscheidungen. Mein Leben in der Politik

Autor:: Gerhard Schröder

Erzähler: Gerhard Schröder

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 7 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-07

Herausgeber: Hoffmann und Campe

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Er wächst in dem Dorf Talle in sehr einfachen, "beengenden und manchmal beklemmenden" Verhältnissen auf. "Das Gefüge von oben und unten war klar geregelt und Teil meiner Wirklichkeit. Ich war unten, und das wurde mir selbst in kleinen Details unter die Nase gerieben." Aber er duckt sich nicht. In ihm reift die Erkenntnis: Dieser kleinen Welt muss ich entkommen, und "nur Bildung und Ausbildung öffnet den Weg, der aus Talle hinausführt und Anerkennung bringen kann". Er paukt in der Abendschule für die Mittlere Reife, in Kollegs fürs Abitur, studiert Jura in Göttingen und wird schließlich Rechtsanwalt, sein Traumberuf.

Zur gleichen Zeit entwickelt sich sein politischer Geist. Er tritt der SPD bei, weil dort, wie er schreibt, "am meisten von dem zu spüren war, was ich damals suchte: eine Partei, die sich mit der Klassenlage in der Gesellschaft nicht abfinden wollte". Er macht eine rasante Karriere als Politiker, wird zum Bundesvorsitzenden der Jungsozialisten gewählt, tritt im niedersächsischen Wahlkampf 1986 als Spitzenkandidat der SPD gegen Ernst Albrecht an, wird im zweiten Anlauf 1990 Ministerpräsident in Hannover an der Spitze der ersten stabilen rot-grünen Koalition und erringt in dieser Position 1994 sogar die absolute Mehrheit für seine Partei. Und dann, 1998, die Kulmination: Gerhard Schröder wird Kanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

In klaren Worten erzählt Gerhard Schröder von Weggenossen und Abtrünnigen, von Triumphen und Enttäuschungen, von Erfolgen und Niederlagen. "Entscheidungen" ist ein kämpferisches Resümee, das mit Kritik - auch Selbstkritik - nicht sparsam umgeht, und zugleich das politische Vermächtnis eines entschlossenen Kämpfers für soziale Gerechtigkeit und ein geeintes, selbstbewusstes, friedliches Europa.

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Title: A Soldier's Promise

Subtitle: The Heroic True Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy

Author: First Sergeant Daniel Hendrex, Wes Smith

Narrator: Lee Sellars

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-06

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In December 2003, a skinny Iraqi kid, about 14 years old, approached one of the soldiers at the border and said simply, "Arrest me." Jamil, as he was called, claimed to have valuable information about the insurgency, but First Sergeant Hendrex was skeptical; especially when the boy announced that the man he wanted to turn in was his own father. The story that unfolds is one of heartbreaking tragedy, remarkable courage, and unprecedented resiliency, as this child risks everything he knows for a chance at freedom. And after the boy saves countless lives, First Sergeant Hendrex makes it his personal mission to return the boy to safety.

A Soldier's Promise is the astonishing tale of two countries and two very different kinds of people joining together against terror and tyranny, and of the young man who, against all odds, gave Dragon Company what they desperately needed: hope.

Members Reviews:

Heartwarming Story in the Midst of War

I listened to this book while stationed in Iraq with the Army Reserves. My role did not include operations outside the base, but this book increased my understanding of the soldiers' lives who did. The story is very heartwarming, but also very realistic, to include the boy's difficulties adjusting to his new life after rescue. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to understand better some of the complexities of the Iraq War, in the setting of a captivating story.

Spellbinding!

The narrator made the story come alive. And Stevo is it true hero for all of humanity. It's so difficult to stand for right in any culture. But he was brave enough to stand against his culture for what is truly right!

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Title: Two Years Before the Mast

Author: Richard Henry Dana

Narrator: Jim Killavey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-06

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 110 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Richard Henry Dana called this book a "a voice from the sea". It had an influence on both Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville, both of whom sang its praises. Dana was a law student at Harvard College who decided, in 1834, to take a break from his studies in order to experience the "real world" by signing on as a common sailor for a two year voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. He kept a journal which he turned into a book after the voyage. In it he gives a vivid and detailed account of his fantastic voyage. The book is many things: a history, travelogue, a social documentary and an adventure story. W. Clark Russell, one of the best writers of sea-stories in English, called it "the greatest sea-book that was ever written in any language", and Ralph Waldo Emerson said, it "possesses...the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe".

© and (P)1988 Jimcin Recordings

Editorial Reviews:

This is a classic account of life at sea in the 1830s, written by a Harvard dropout determined to set sail and experience the "real world". Author Richard Henry Dana said his goal with the book was to "to present the life of a common sailor at sea as he really is - the light and the dark together." Performer Jim Killavey's deep voice and Yankee accent is a great match for these vivid stories, which don't shy away from the many cruelties and hardships experienced by sailors. While this is an older recording that lacks the precise sound quality of newer works, sailors and those who wish they were will appreciate its salt-drenched charm.

Critic Reviews:

"Possesses...the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Members Reviews:

great yarn

This book listens well if yo know something about the rigging of a sailing ship. If you are new to this world you will probably get lost in the incredible detail and and miss the truly hard, yet amazing, life of a sailor.

Sailing to Mexican California

Being a native Californian, I've read several histories of the area and many of them cite passages from Richard Henry Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast". I hesitated to buy the audiobook since I found the English rather archaic, the original book having been published in 1840. But I took the plunge and was pleasantly surprised.

Dana's later, distinguished career as a maritime lawyer came through in his scholarly prose and I came to enjoy his writing style. Why did the Harvard educated son of a prominent Boston family ship out as a common sailor? His book answers this question and hints of his later advocacy for the oppressed and as a foremost abolitionist.

Dana's "Before the Mast" is a vivid account of life aboard a merchant ship from a deckhand's perspective. His descriptions of sail and rigging handling get a bit technical but he does it so well that even I, a landlubber, generally understood the varied and often dangerous tasks of a seaman. And I could see Mexican California as Dana described it.

The narrator, Jim Killavey, did a superb job of conveying Dana's brilliant grasp of events and sensitivity to the human condition. This book is truly a classic.

Spectacular book

I am a leisure sailor and I found this book truly amazing. It gives an incredible insight in a sailor's life in the mid 19th Century.

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Title: The Ripening Sun

Subtitle: One Woman and the Creation of a Vineyard

Author: Patricia Atkinson

Narrator: Juliet Stevenson

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-06

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

There followed a series of disasters: the stock market crashed, leaving their small holding as their sole source of income; the first red wine harvest turned to vinegar; and Patricia's husband returned to Britain, unable to cope with the stress and never returned. Patricia Atkinson, whose only knowledge of wine up to that moment was "that it came from a bottle" and who had not a word of French, was left to salvage their life savings from the vineyards.

What follows is a remarkable story of struggle and transformation whereby her tiny four hectare plot has become a major estate of 21 hectares, where her Clos d'Yvigne wines have won awards and been adopted by wine merchants throughout the world, and where she has been hailed as a superstar by UK wine writers.

Critic Reviews:

"Remarkable...an extraordinarily affecting read." (Daily Mail)

Members Reviews:

Sweet lifestyle piece, quick listen

I picked up this audiobook because the narrator, Juliet Stevenson, is one of my favorites. The topic was of interest - a couple buys a home/vineyard/winery in Southwest France. This is not written in the Peter Mayle mode and not an escapist yarn -- the author is brutally honest as to her struggles, lack of preparedness in many of the situations she faced, relationship difficulties, and cultural differences. It was pleasant and at times, very poignant. I would say that - as a memoir of sorts - this is written in the vein of telling a story, superficially. The author goes from 'vendage' (harvest) to the next year's vendage in the matter of 2 pages. She rips out a parcel of her vineyard, after commenting early in the book that it would take 4 years for her to realize production from the new vines, and voila (a terms she loves), 2 pages later she wins a 'Coupe de couer' from Guide Michelin for her wine from the new vines! So in a sense, it was as if she was rushing to finish the book. I did enjoy the story, I did love the narration, and I did go back to relisten to it inorder for the entire context of the story to make sense - it is easy to get confused in the storyline because author Atkinson has a tendency to skim over large swaths of time in a matter of sentences. Despite this, I did find it to be well written, enjoyable, and it ended before I wanted it to.

The Ripening Sun

I loved this book, I loved the way it made me laugh and cry.

very disappointing

this was more of a diary/journal turned into a book. it is a timeline of a season of wine production punctuated by the anxiety and difficulties faced by the protagonist. Up to the end i felt i had no insight into any of the ppl mentioned not even the protagonist herself. Very disappointing, for me.

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Title: Jane Austen

Subtitle: A Biography

Author: Elizabeth Jenkins

Narrator: Teresa Gallagher

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-05

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen is regarded as the classic biography of one of the greatest English novelists. It illustrates not only the character and opinions of an unusually perceptive and gifted woman, but also the social life amonst the county gentry of Georgian England. Outside her writing, Jane Austen's main interest was her large and affectionate family and their circle of friends. This is the world she so brilliantly depicted in her novels, and Elizabeth Jenkins shows how often the settings and characters mirrored the writer's own life in Hampshire.

Editorial Reviews:

This is a highly enjoyable glimpse into the life of an ordinary woman of extraordinary talent. It's a pleasure to meet someone as down-to-earth as this lady and, by extension, her large and affectionate family and circle of friends. We also get a brief view of the countryside and people reflected in her writing. Aside from the musical interludes, which are a bit hectic and jarring, the production is fine. Teresa Gallagher handles the narration with a deft lightness that is exactly right for the material. She has wonderful, clear pronunciation and a sweet tone that make her a perfect match for this little gem.

Members Reviews:

Great Biography

Such a deep and knowledgeable look at Jane's life-- enjoyed the read

Blah

The best thing about this book on CD is the narrator's voice. It's so charming and pleasant! The book is okay, a little too informative on things I don't care about, but I wished for more information on Jane Austen! There was a lot of detail about all her siblings, but I didn't feel there was much about Jane Austen herself. Very disappointed.

Jane Austen A Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins

This used book arrived in good condition. In its former life it had been in a public library then "withdrawn from stock." | enjoyed it thoroughly.

Excellent All-Around Biography...

Elizabeth Jenkins's robust biography "Jane Austen", first published in 1938, holds up extraordinarily well all these years later, an indication that Jenkins did quality research and analysis. Her perspective adds a nice counterpart to many of today's biographies, writing in the period between the World Wars when at least some young women were unable to find suitable marriage partners.

Jenkins' approach to Jane Austen's life is a chronological one, into which she interweaves carefully reasoned literary criticism of her novels in the rough order in which they were believed to have been written. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of the author and of her novels. Jane Austen was clearly a gifted writer from an early age, and Jenkins captures her evolving talent, especially as expressed in the six completed novels. While the respective popularity of the novels has changed over the years, the literary criticism is well worth reading.

There are some items of perhaps particular interest to Jane Austen fans. Jenkins considers that Jane Austen's flirtation with Tom LeFroy in 1796 was just that. She does give full faith and credit to Cassandra Austen's account of the brief relationship with an unknown but apparently suitable young man at Sidmouth in 1802, cut short by his unexpected death.

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Title: Seven Roads to Hell

Author: Donald R. Burgett

Narrator: David Guion

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-06-01

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This powerful, action-packed memoir puts us in the middle of the legendary fighting force known as the Screaming Eagles. Along the way, Donald R. Burgett, just 19 years old at the time of the battle, vividly captures some of the most horrific action of World War II. From point-blank tank assaults to hand-to-hand combat, Private Burgett and his cold, hungry, and wounded fellow paratroopers stood against an overwhelming enemy force - and won the battle that secured victory for the Allies in World War II.

Members Reviews:

A Great Listen for the WWII History Buff.

5 stars isn't enough. You'll feel the whine of the bullets and feel the thump of the explosions as Narrator David Guion takes you through some of the bloodiest combat in World War II. Writing as a survivor of the Bulge, author Donald Burgett gives us a "you are there" dimension to the daily life and experience of the combat soldier in the European Theatre. This is some of the finest historical writing of the combat experience in WWII. If you've ever wondered what combat is like, get this book.

Back to the Bulge

This first person account is well done as it describes one American's stand at Bastogne in the winter of 1944. The story is detailed from the infantryman's viewpoint and packs a great deal into about an hour's narrative. It is not intended as a treatise on the strategic or major operational history of the Bulge but deals with the view from one foxhole.

Should be Required Reading for Any Infantryman

Personal account of a 101st Airborne survivor (aged 19 at the end- one if the 'older ones') leading up to and during their defense of Bastogne ('Nuts") during the Battle of the Bulge.

Recommended in American Rifleman

The NRA interviewed Mr Donald Burgett in The American Rifleman. I very much enjoyed the interview article and Mr Burgett's first hand accounts of his war experiences. I immediately purchased both his books. Really like!

Excessive Abridgement

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes, spending time to listen to this book was worthwhile because the book, even though abridged, supplied extra information to what I know about the Battle of the Bulge.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I didn't realize the book was abridged until I started listening to it.

Which scene was your favorite?

It's such a sad story - as every war story is supposed to be - that it's difficlut to say that the book has a "favorite" scene. A very disturbing one, though, is that where a German soldier surrenders to the author but someone else shuts him in the belly, and someone else, possibly the author himself, shuts him in the head to end his agony.

Do you think Seven Roads to Hell needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No, it doesn't, because it has a battle as its subject, battles have a start and an end, and the author covers its participation in the battle from start to end.

Any additional comments?

The book was excessively abridged, to the point where one loses almost all the context wherein the Battle of Bulge too place. Very little is said about the parties and actors involved. It could and should have been more enlightening. Other aspect to consider is that this is the kind of book whose story requires the use of maps so it can be properly followed and interpreted.

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Title: Havana Dreams

Subtitle: A Story of Cuba

Author: Wendy Gimbel

Narrator: Anna Fields

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-00

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A fascinating, powerfully evocative story of four generations of Cuban women, through whose lives the author illuminates a vivid picture - both personal and historical - of Cuba in our century. In the Revuelta family, Gimbel has found a source of both mystery and revelation.

At its center is Naty: born in 1925, educated in the United States, she was a socialite during the Batista era. After marriage to a prominent doctor and the birth of a daughter, she became intoxicated with Castro and his revolution (here, published for the first time, are the letters they exchanged while he was in jail). Though her husband and daughter immigrated to the United States after Castro's victory, Naty remained in Cuba to raise her second child, Castro's unacknowledged daughter, only to be ultimately confronted by his dismissive, withering judgment: "Naty missed the train."

Her two daughters, one of whom settles well into life in America, while the other never recovers from her father's intransigent repudiation of her; her granddaughter, who Naty desperately believes will return to Cuba when - not if - Castro is removed from the island; and her mother, an unregenerate reactionary: these are the lives that complete this extraordinary story.

Members Reviews:

Havana history made easy

What did you love best about Havana Dreams?

The brilliant overview of the history of Cuba, put into memorable context, was exactly what we wanted for our upcoming trip to Havana. The psychological analysis was spot on. Castro, as narcisist, was illuminating!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no, but in 3.

Any additional comments?

highly recommended

Why bother?

I read this book while bussing around Cuba but still was barely able to keep on til the end, which should tell you all you need to know. It's well enough written but it just doesn't have enough of a premise. So this rather unremarkable woman was Fidel's brief lover, and so their lovechild hates her father, and the granny longs for the pre-revolution days when status and manners counted for something. None of these people is interesting or seems to have any understanding of the larger issues in play outside their self-centred lives. Even the author doesn't really seem to be that interested in using her characters as a portal through which to view Cuba's odyssey. Still, Castro is one of the century's most fascinating leaders and this reveals a minor facet of his story.

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Title: Eva Peron

Author: Nicholas Fraser, Marysa Navarro

Narrator: Nadia May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-00

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The story begins in a dusty village lost in the Argentine pampas, where a girl, born out of wedlock, scrambles her way to the capital city by the time she is 15. It ends with the embalmed corpse of Eva Peron being hidden away by nervous politicians for fear that if the working people of Argentina knew where it was buried, it would inspire them to revolution. In between, she became first the actress Eva Duarte, then the mistress of Colonel Peron, then, in October 1945, after the "shirtless ones" had swept Peron into office, the president's wife. In the colorful, tumultuous setting of postwar Argentina, she wielded a power, spiritual and practical, that has few parallels outside of hereditary monarchy. She was literally idolized by millions but was hated and feared by many as well. She became Evita the legend.

(P)1996 by Blackstone Audiobooks

Members Reviews:

Absolutely Fascinating

After seeing the musical, I wanted to know more about Evita. This book does a fantastic job in seperating the myth and legend from the real-world person. One of my favorite listens.

Eva Peron

Would you listen to Eva Peron again? Why?

This story is very informative, lots of dates and facts as well as quotes from relevant people. Also takes into account the history and time period. Gives good insight into the public's view of Evita. The only down side is that the the voice actor is horrible. She changes voices and accents for Evita frequently, once she even gave Evita a french accent. Rather frustrating. The quality of this recording is overall very low, a lot of static, sounds very old.

Would you be willing to try another one of Nadia Mays performances?

No.

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Title: Hope and Honor

Author: Jann Robbins, Sid Shachnow

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-23-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Major General Shachnow began his career in the U.S. Army as a driver for various officers in Europe, all of whom spotted potential in the young private and encouraged him to become an officer. After nearly 40 years of service to his country, Major General Shachnow could look back on a career and a life with pride, sadness, and a sense of duty spawned from freedom, both lost and earned.

Critic Reviews:

"Schachnow's life certainly demonstrates the title qualities, as well as high professional integrity and a ferocious will to survive....His story comes through clearly and with conviction." (Publishers Weekly) "A gripping story of a warrior's survival and ultimate victory against all odds." (General Norman Schwarzkopf) "From surviving Hitler's holocaust to his heroism in Vietnam to commander of all U.S. Special Forces...his story is one of hope and honor." (W.E.B. Griffin)

Members Reviews:

riveting

Incredible telling of the life story of a true hero.

has taken too long to get anywhere

I have listened to as far as chapter 9 of the first tape on this book. I sure hope that the main character turns his life around because he gets into too much trouble to be a true hero. This has taken too long to get to this point in the story. The first tape of this book would be more more accurately named Hope and Not Honor.

I would appreciate it if the write ups for the audible books were more accurate in their description. I have wasted 8 hours on this part of the book going nowhere.

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Title: Valkyrie

Subtitle: The Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Its Last Member

Author: Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, Florence Fehrenbach, Jerome Fehrenbach

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-09

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 54 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Boeselager delivered the explosives and then led his unwitting men toward Berlin in order to carry out the coup d'etat. When the bomb failed to kill Hitler, the SS launched a terrifying purge of senior army officers. Boeselager managed to return his units to the front before, one by one, the other conspirators were rounded up, tortured, and executed. None of them betrayed Boeselager.

In his unvarnished, harrowing testimony, Philipp von Boeselager - who died on May 1, 2008 - gives eloquent voice to the courageous spirit of these men whose profound sense of honor could not be dimmed by the diabolical propaganda of the Third Reich.

Critic Reviews:

"A rare firsthand memoir." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

More Of An Autobiography

This book read less as an overall story of Valkyrie than it did as an autobiography of Philipp von Boeselager. While the book did have some interesting information, the focus of much of the book surrounded the author and his brother, another German officer involved in the plot. If you want an interesting story of a former German soldier, this is it. If you want an in depth overall view of Valkyrie, I would not recommend this.

Very well-done

I agree with the previous reviewer who said this does not contain so much about Valkyrie itself, however it illuminates many other areas of what inspired operation Valkyrie. Actually, I assumed this book was about Von Stauffenberg (portrayed in the film, Valkyrie) but barely mentioned his character at all. This book gave me a unique insight into how high-ranking officers and generals quickly became disgusted with the SS and Adolf Hitler. I think people could easily watch a dozen or so Private Ryan movies and think that the whole German army was populated with nazis, but that was not the case. I don't think this book would have succeeded as an 8+ hour audio, but 4 hours was just right. I feel that the information I pulled from it is invaluable in helping me shape a greater understanding of the complex second world war.

The story of the World War II German officer

Any additional comments?

I will have to agree with Stephen from an earlier review, the title of this book is misleading. The story is more about the German officer in his life growing up in Germany and then his involvement with the plot to assassinate Hitler. Having seen both movies, the one with Tom Cruise and the other one which was produced by a German filmmaking company. Both are very good and showed some different scenes which were not depicted in the either film so you got to see pretty much the whole thing. But back to the book, it was interesting to understand the aristocracy of a young person growing up in Germany, to understand the feudal system which was Germany in the 19th century. If you're interested in World War II history and the German army, you will certainly want to read this book, I recommend it, and don't get me wrong I did enjoy listening to it.

Misleading Title

The title has nothing to do with the book. Almost no inside perspective on the assasination attempt. If I wanted to read a biography about a german soldier I'd have looked for a book entitled, "What it was like to be a Nazi soldier and become disillusioned with our cause".