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GtrsRGr8 · 03-11-2017, 08:07 PM

A few Whispersync deal posts of mine back, I lamented the fact that good Whispersync deals seemed to be getting harder and harder to find (since then I've wondered if it just might be that I'm getting more and more miserly. ha). This one is a good one.

The price of $4.48 is great. The bang-for-the-buck is especially great--folks, there's almost 29 hours of listening for that $4.48! And don't forget that you get the ebook (719 pages) thrown in the deal free!

Some people might take issue with the book description's--to put it kindly, sanguine--assertion that the book "is the definitive [emphasis mine, G] account of this dramatic victory". However, I do notice that it is the #1 seller in three categories in the regular Amazon bookstore or Kindle bookstore.

Title: A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge.
Genre: Non-Fiction (History/Military).
Author(s): Charles B. MacDonald.
Price: $4.48 ($0.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.49 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95 (1 credit).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.2 stars/291 reviews (Amazon); 4.14 (935) (GoodReads).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.5/99 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 712/28 hours and 44 minutes.
Narrator(s): Traber Burns.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/A-...ok/B01GQQMGEO/.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Time-Trumpets.../dp/B012AQ69DI.
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):
On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totalling half a million men, attacked U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieving what had been considered impossible — total surprise.

In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U.S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler’s last desperate effort of the war.

The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army — a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence.

A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America’s most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness to the conflict: MacDonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge.

His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat.

Mingling first-hand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.

A Time for Trumpets is a thorough account of an immensely influential battle.

03-11-2017, 08:07 PM	#610
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	$4.48 WS Deal on the 29-Hour Long, "Definitive" Account of the Battle of the Bulge! A few Whispersync deal posts of mine back, I lamented the fact that good Whispersync deals seemed to be getting harder and harder to find (since then I've wondered if it just might be that I'm getting more and more miserly. ha). This one is a good one. The price of $4.48 is great. The bang-for-the-buck is especially great--folks, there's almost 29 hours of listening for that $4.48! And don't forget that you get the ebook (719 pages) thrown in the deal free! Some people might take issue with the book description's--to put it kindly, sanguine--assertion that the book "is the definitive [emphasis mine, G] account of this dramatic victory". However, I do notice that it is the #1 seller in three categories in the regular Amazon bookstore or Kindle bookstore. Title: *A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge. Genre:* Non-Fiction (History/Military). Author(s): Charles B. MacDonald. Price: *$4.48* ($0.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.49 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95 (1 credit). Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.2 stars/291 reviews (Amazon); 4.14 (935) (GoodReads). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.5/99 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 712/28 hours and 44 minutes. Narrator(s): Traber Burns. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/A-...ok/B01GQQMGEO/. Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Time-Trumpets.../dp/B012AQ69DI. Comments: Book Description (Amazon): On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totalling half a million men, attacked U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieving what had been considered impossible — total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U.S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler’s last desperate effort of the war. The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army — a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence. A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America’s most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness to the conflict: MacDonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge. His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat. Mingling first-hand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history. A Time for Trumpets is a thorough account of an immensely influential battle. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 03-11-2017 at 08:18 PM.