Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War I

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But Kershaw also looks at these men and how they coped with the fallout of serving multiple months of combat in harsh conditions, seeing their friends killed in combat, as well as suffering serious wounds themselves.

Against All Odds is a timely reminder of the horrors of war and the valor and sacrifices of the Greatest Generation. Against All Odds starts with this intense opening scene, and then slows to introduce its main character, before launching into a series of fast paced, combat-intense, gritty and powerful sequences that seem to only get more powerful as each one unfolds. It is earned under fire, often at the cost of one's life and always in the face of ferocious hostile resistance. I am pleased to see that he has changed his viewpoint now that he has children, but this book did nothing but make me dislike Paul.

They fought in every major campaign during the liberation of Europe, earning all of the nation's awards for valor, including the Medal of Honor. I don't find the quality of the writing a bad thing though, in fact I found it helped set the atmosphere and also made it all feel much more honest. Abandoned at two weeks old, Paul came of age in the infamous St Leonard's Children's Home in East London. With a serious facial injury, Daly’s public exposure was minimal, and he lived modestly, dying in 2008. Kate learns to allow her children to make their own decisions, and be there for them unconditionally.

During World War II, as the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, reporters learned of four American soldiers, all in the same regiment, who had earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Although Audie Murphy turned his heroism into successful career as a B-movie star in Hollywood, his undiagnosed post-traumatic stress led to broken marriages, heavy drinking, a clash with police, and an eventual death in a plane crash in 1971. Daly and Ware also were highly decorated, but neither soldier earned the Distinguished Service Cross during the war. In Against All Odds, Kershaw continues to raise the bar with an unvarnished story of heroism during World War II, and a lasting tribute to the American soldier as liberator.By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.

And in the case of an audiobook, if the narrator can’t deliver the ebb and flow of the story, while bringing the characters to life, even a great book can fall flat! Those not certain about the strength of the human spirit, the power of choice, and the potentially powerful impact that even the smallest act of love and kindness can produce in the life of just one grateful soul, will be provided all the evidence they need. The very inspriring story of the founder of Box Aerobics and his horrific childhood that led to his infamous career. An advocate for disability, Ellie uses her platform as a disabled model to act as a role model and inspire other people with Down Syndrome.The character work in this book is exceptional, Grimm has so much depth to him, as the scapegoat for a crisis that was not his fault, but at the same time, still feeling the guilt over killing all those children – even though it was at the risk of his life, and the life of hundreds of others. I've never been in the military so I can't say how accurate or not his portrayal of military culture is, I'm guessing there are a lot of crappy Officers out there, however. And I don't know if it was the narrator or the director, but the lame accents given to some of the characters- what in the world? He was an orphan at just six years of age, and despite not wanting to, his step mother, Clara, had no choice but to place him and his elder brother, Edward, in to a children's home in the East End of London. However the intense emotional dialogue keeps the pages turning as the reader strives to find out what happens next.

In Against All Odds, the renowned master of the battle narrative takes us right into the most perilous action in North Africa; Sicily, Italy; and France alongside Maurice Britt, Michael Daly, Audie Murphy, and Keith Ware, heroes all. Thankfully he did and being a fighter and against all odds he made a decent life and got some justice eventually .It creates this extra dimension for the characters and the storytelling and really adds to the overall Narration for the audiobook.