The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II Audiobook

" doesn't bring the same poetry to the work that his father did, but still an entertaining page-turner about the normandy invasion. i thought the rommel chapters were perhaps the most interesting while the adams chapters really bogged down in the details. turns out hedgerow country makes life difficult for generals, soldiers ... and authors. the character developments and dialogue seemed really contrived and forced. although by definition the genre requires this, i expected a more compelling, interesting set of characters than we have received. "

" It will suck you in and cause you to buy all his d*mn hardcovers! He's good. "

" Amazing. Sharra is a wizard at combining the horror and the humanity of war. "

" Love, Love, Love it. Can't wait to read #3. "

" Interesting reading overall, though a bit tedious in its' overdevelopment of some of the characters without really giving the reader any insight into their true contributions to the war effort. "

" Excellent writing. I also really enjoyed how Mr. Shaara described both sides of the conflict. The reason "The Steel Wave" received four stars from me was the amount of profanity that was used through the book. Otherwise a five star piece of work. "

" This was the second part of Shaara's three part series on WWII. He tells the story of the Normandy invasion from the paratrooper's point of view on the Allied side, and also explores Rommel & Eisenhower and their command of the war. Once again the gold standard for historical fiction about American wars, I thought this was well written though not quite as exciting as some of the other books he has written. Overall a solid read. "

" Again this is written as a first persons account by many different participants! Great Historical novel. "

" Book is ok. If you don't know much about WWII, this is a good book that will illustrate many things. However, there's not much new here for those who already follow WWII. "

" This was a very informative read, but not a very emotional read. So much information had to be crammed in between the covers that some of the character that his other novels have had was lost. I'm still a huge fan, and look forward to the conclusion to this trilogy. "

" A very good book with fact and fiction mixed in thru out the whole story. There are some parts of the book that do get kind of slow but the slow parts help you grasp a better understanding of the whole story. "

" As all of his books -- should be required reading for all. He and his father are master storytellers that bring history to life! It doesn't get any better than this. "

" This is wonderfully fictionalized depiction of the D-Day landing in World War II from the perspective of soldiers on both sides. Just as captured in Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, one comes away just in never-diminishing awe at the bravery and self-sacrifice of so many. "

" My kind of book, very good "

" This book is the fiction equalivant of "The Longest Day". If you like WWII history this book is a must read. "

" Excellent work of historical fiction. "

" Highly recommended - even if you don't consider yourself a WWII buff (I'm certainly not). The book is very engaging, and I really enjoyed hearing from many different perspectives and parts of the war. "

" Love Shaara's (both of them) accounts of historical events. Always have. Looking forward to the next one. "

" More history than fiction...it reads like a novel. This one was not as good as his previous in my opinion. "

" Again, I enjoyed learning about D Day and WW II. I went and watched Saving Private Ryan just to get a visual of the events (then I asked myself why I wanted that visual). It is amazing that any one survived. It's good to be reminded and be thankful for those who have fought. "

" Second book in this trilogy of World War II. I just really liked this book and found it so intereting to have his interpretation as to the famous people involved. I will have to wait a while for the next book as this one just came out in May. "

" F'ing awesome. All of Jeff Shaara's books have been building up to this storytelling moment - the Normandy invasion. I think his narrative has been taken up a notch by being able to actually interview people as part of his research. I couldn't put this one down. "

" Excellent writing. I also really enjoyed how Mr. Shaara described both sides of the conflict. The reason "The Steel Wave" received four stars from me was the amount of profanity that was used through the book. Otherwise a five star piece of work. "

" The second in the Europe WWII trilogy. (See my comments on The Rising Tide) Deals with the invasion at Normandy. "

" Fantastic. I couldn't recommend it more highly. It seems to me to be the best way to learn a few things about history - with a novelization of it, I didn't have to give up my love for good fiction. "

" Volume II of the trilogy. Kept me quite entertained after knee surgery. "

" Shaara doesn't disappoint at all. Some people gave this one a bad review. I think it was well done. Im working my way through all his war fiction novels. This one was engaging from the first word. "

" Great book however his writings on the American Revolution were better. "

" This book is better than the first and its just warming up. Can't wait to finish it. "