Human Game
Hunting the Great Escape Murderers
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Human Game
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Narrated by:
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Joe Jameson
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By:
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Simon Read
About this listen
In March 1944, 76 Allied officers tunnelled out of Stalag Luft III. Of the 73 captured, 50 were shot by direct order of Hitler.
This is the story of how a British Bobby from Blackpool, Frank McKenna, was sent to post-war Germany on the express orders from Churchill to bring the Gestapo murderers to justice. In a quest that ranges from the devastated, bombed out cities of Europe to the horrors of the concentrations camps, McKenna is relentless in his pursuit.
A gripping read set in the aftermath of World War II. Simon Read is a former award-winning newspaper reporter and best-selling author. Born in Britain, he is the author of Dark City: Crimes in Wartime London. He now lives in the U.S.
©2013 Simon Read (P)2013 Audible LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Referring to SAS troops as “agents” is quite simply wrong.
There were a number of strange German pronunciations and the occasional French howler ( Vosges mountains) - how about some proof listening ! Finally McKenna’s death was said to be on Valentines Day 1944 instead of 1994.
Enjoyed this but all of the above definitely detracts from the final work.
The resume of the escape was pretty much the standard depiction of this remarkable event : I’d have been more impressed if the author had included information from Guy Walter’s “The Real Great Escape” which told the whole story right down to the input by German personnel either for gain or by blackmail.
Some very odd errors !
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Excellent telling of the round up of the perpetrators
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Well narrated and captivating.
Thanks so much for this worthy endeavour
Excellent Research!
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Good but narration poor
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The correct pronunciation is more like “Veesbarden”.
Odd narrator
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What did you like most about Human Game?
That when you commit crimes of this nature YOU will be hunted down and dealt with!A great story of painstaking commitment to detail and detective workWho was your favorite character and why?
Frank McKenna the copper from Blackpool who solved most of what happend!Everyone has seen the Great Escape and knows that it was somewhat embellished, but this showed just what happens afterwards to bring those responsible for Richard Attenborough's death to justice!
What about Joe Jameson’s performance did you like?
He explains everything very well and sets the picture for each of the murders and how they were solved!Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Only the way he kept saying gestapo, got on my nerves'!!!Any additional comments?
Only that it was a well explained episode in the second World war and one that I was completely unaware of.Deserved Justice!
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What would have made Human Game better?
A different reading style, I found the reader did not demand my attention which made it easy to miss chunks so had to re-listen to several chapters.Would you recommend Human Game to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend the book but possibly not this audio version.How could the performance have been better?
The reader needed to be far more engaging and less deadpanWhat character would you cut from Human Game?
NoneAny additional comments?
Interesting historically for those interested on World War Two. However the style of writing was not always easy to translate into audio and would have been better read.Historically interesting
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The reading is moderate but some of the accents are a little to 'Allo Allo' to be taken seriously.
Poor. Neither History Nor Fiction.
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What disappointed you about Human Game?
I was really looking forward to listening to this, as the plot sounded very interesting. However, I found it very difficult to get into and it was hard to remember the names. This could just be me, but it was hard to keep track of people when not seeing their names written down. I will probably give the book a go, but for me, the audiobook was a disappointment.Probably Better in Book Format
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