The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II Audiobook

" Awesome. I can't wait to read the next two of the series, and every other book he has written. "

" First quarter of this book is slow. But after that, it's exactly what I expected from a WWII novel. The author gets into the minds of Patton, Eisenhower, Rommel, and Bradley. He did some solid research and filled in the gaps with educated guesses about who was thinking what and why they were thinking it. I loved it. Looking forward to reading the next two in the trilogy. "

" The introduction to this book contained just about the amount of historical overview about the war that I had been looking for. Sort of putting things in perspective. The first chapter was an abrupt and unwelcome change. I almost said forget it. After the smooth flowing, cohesive introduction, the style of the chapter itself was jarring. Choppy sentences. Disconnected thoughts. I guess it was meant to give a sense of how the soldiers themselves felt. Isolated, cold, unsure. Anyhow, I adjusted to the style (and it adjusted a little also in the subsequent chapters) and I gained a great deal more insight into American's role in the 'Mediterranean Theater' in WWII. It is focused on the fight in North Africa and the Mediterranean between spring 1942 and fall 1943. The personalities of Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, and some other recognizable names are fleshed out, and another side of the story is supplied by 'average joe' soldiers. The rest of the war is mentioned only in passing, like when it had an impact on supplies or news coverage. Overall it left me better informed about this small but important theater of the war. "

" Great historical fiction. Written very similar to his WW1 book. The soldiers talk was really funny at times. I loved his rendition of Churchill, especially. First in a trilogy on WW2. "

" I really like Jeff Shaara's attention to detail. He brings people to life with what they are thinking and doing. "

" Wow - way to get a first hand view of the North African and southern Italy part of WWII. Shaara is an experienced writer of military history. He puts in just enough mapping to keep track of where things are going but not enough to overwhelm you. The personal histories of larger-than-life military leaders and ordinary soldiers make the books meaningful. "

" I really did like this. I suspect it was my mood this summer. The writing is professional and the history is good in an opinionated sense. That is to say, not bland. It is interesting because I have read so much of these times, people and places elsewhere that I understand the context and where opinion differs from "facts." I would hate for someone to take this all as gospel but that is the same for any book (including the Gospels, eh?) "

" I always get sucked into these books... The only historical fiction I've ever really read, but this is really interesting stuff. "

" Give you real insight to what was happening in WWII. "

" Interesting but it's like reading a history book. I can only pick it once or twice during the week. "

" Good idea in principle but too long and disjointed. "

" Great start to the series. I enjoyed the travel through the European Front through the perspective of different key people, or sometimes just a single soldier. Historical Fiction, but from my knowledge of WWII it is pretty accurate except for the character's words. "

" I really enjoyed it, I loved the way he picks out a couple of people and concentrates on them "

" Excellent read. Must read all of this series now. "

" Really enjoyed the Civil War one by him,but this one lacked the intensity, it had some good parts but it didn't hang together for me. "

" A good book. Different from my usual style, but I really enjoyed it. It was about the North African Battle Theatre in WWII. Very interesting and engaging "

" These are good books. I've read most of (probably all) Jeff Shaara's books and I think they are great. This series was about World War II and I honestly could not put them down. Jeff Shaara is a really good storyteller. You don't just learn about history, you feel like you've witnessed it. "

" i love ww2 "

" This novel is really well done and I will always read Shaara's books. However, I still feel nothing he's written has been as magical as his Civil War novels. "

" Great novel about the early years of WWII. Excellent character development of both known and unknown heroes. "

" A very good historical fiction modeled after "The Killer Angels." While the story itself is fictional, the characters and the battles they experienced are not. This provides me with an interesting perspective into how war was fought and it is a quick read, not too heavy. "

" Give you real insight to what was happening in WWII. "

" the book vividly brings out the personalities and different forces at work from the North African campaign to the invasion of Italy in WWII "

" I really enjoyed this book, and I think that it really added to my understanding of WWII. "

" A different method/style of writing than typical history books I tend to read but having sections come from research and then put into the words of the people in the situations made it very readable. The whole trilogy is a great read. "

" good battle scenes. i didn't realize we fought the french in world war ii when we first entered the north african theater. these books are a really interesting way to learn more about history without having to exert the energy to read straight history books. "

" Good book the second on WWII was better. "

" Another excellent book about WWII. Again, General Eisenhower shines. French leaders do not. "

" 3.5 stars. No, 3.89. Great read that puts you in the thick of the North African theater, and the Allied invasion of Sicily, from the view of the lowliest private up through Eisenhower, Churchill, Rommel. Not...quite...Killer Angels good, but very close. "

" First in the WWII trilogy. Good reading if you like the topic! "

" Couldn't get into this one about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River and all that led up to it. This book teaches you about the river, the men who have tried to tame it, and the poison of politics. What's new? "