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The Duel: The 80-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: John Lukacs
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Read By: Grover Gardner Publisher: Books on Tape Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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This is a day-by-day account of the 80-day struggle in 1940 between Hitler, poised on the edge of absolute victory, and Churchill, threatened by imminent invasion and defeat.

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"I enjoyed the book a lot. The author shows a clear love for Churchill...probably giving him more credit than he deserves. However, the book makes clear that it was Churchill's steadiness that brought Britain through the first months of the war and prepared them for the long fight. "

— Karl (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This is a day-by-day account of the eighty-day struggle in 1940 between Hitler -- poised on the edge of absolute victory -- and Churchill -- threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. "

    — Eddy, 10/31/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I enjoyed the book a lot. The author shows a clear love for Churchill...probably giving him more credit than he deserves. However, the book makes clear that it was Churchill's steadiness that brought Britain through the first months of the war and prepared them for the long fight. "

    — Karl, 10/17/2012
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    " How Churchill faced down the most powerful Army and Air Force in the world. "

    — Don, 5/31/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " How Churchill faced down the most powerful Army and Air Force in the world. "

    — Don, 1/20/2009

About John Lukacs

John Lukacs was professor of history at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, until his retirement and has been visiting professor at many universities. He is the author of twenty-one books, among them The Hitler of History, The Duel, The End of the Twentieth Century and the End of the Modern Age (which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize), and A Thread of Years. He is the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.