![]() I can recommend it to anyone with an interest in Naval History, The American Revolution, or European History. While this is not the best of Tuchman, it is brilliant and interesting and well worth the listening. She is clear and easy to understand with very good inflection. The narration by Nadia May is exceptional (that said, some people do not like her voice -a love it or hate it sort of thing so try the sample). Also, the writing style is brilliant and engaging. ![]() However, this is forgivable as her analysis is interesting, clear, and generally logical. She also indulges her tendency to tangential anecdote including a complete history of the Dutch war of independence from Spain and an in depth review of the careers of many actors going back decades before the events at the center of her book. This leads her to indulge in sweeping statements of human nature and political philosophy which get a little tedious. Tuchman is attracted to the Irrational in Human Affairs and finds much fodder for her interest in the actions of the British during the revolution. It is an excellent and interesting take on the revolution from an interesting perspective. This is Tuchman's history of the American revolution focusing on the naval aspects. ![]() It seems that no sooner than I go out and buy a converter to convert my tapes into MP3 than Audible comes out with this -). Before I start my review I have to say that I have loved the works of Tuchman since Highschool and owned this same work by the same narrator (on audio tape) for years. ![]()
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