Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial :https://esound.space/audibleTitle: To the Last ManAuthor: Jeff ShaaraNarrator: Philip BoscoFormat: AbridgedLength: 6 hrs and 7 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-22-04Publisher: Random House AudioGenres: Fiction, HistoricalSummary:In the skies, meanwhile, technology has provided a devastating new tool, the airplane, and with it a different kind of hero emerges: the flying ace. Soaring high above the chaos on the ground, these solitary knights duel in the splendor and terror of the skies, their courage and steel tested with every flight.As the conflict stretches into its third year, a neutral America is goaded into war, with its reluctant president, Woodrow Wilson, finally accepting the repeated challenges to his stance of nonalignment. Yet the Americans are woefully unprepared and ill equipped to enter a war that has become worldwide in scope. The responsibility is placed on the shoulders of General John "Blackjack" Pershing, and by mid-1917 the first wave of the American Expeditionary Force arrives in Europe. Encouraged by the bold spirit and strength of the untested Americans, the world waits to see if the tide of war can finally be turned.From Blackjack Pershing to the Marine in the trenches, from the Red Baron to the American pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, To the Last Man paints a vivid portrait and is written with the intensity and accuracy that characterizes all of Shaara's work. This spellbinding novel carries readers to the heart of one of the greatest conflicts in human history, and puts them face-to-face with characters who made a lasting impact on the world.Contact: [email protected]

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