EPISODE · Sep 6, 2022 · 5 MIN
Blood Is Thicker than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines by Martin King
from High-Quality Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture · host Francesco Hartmann
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Is Thicker than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines Author: Martin King Narrator: Martin King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Triage and Searching for Augusta comes a history of love, hate, jealousy, and revenge between brothers and sisters during times of war through the ages.Journey back through time to discover remarkable accounts of parents who waved off their sons and daughters, never knowing if they would ever see them again. One mother saw no less than ten of her sons between the ages of eighteen and thirty-seven, dispatched to the frontline in the First World War. The biggest “real” band of brothers that ever served their country, but to discover how many made it back and who this dear lady was, you will have to read the rest. War is completely indiscriminate when it comes to inflicting suffering and heartbreak on families, particularly when one’s own blood takes up arms to fight with, and in some cases against their own kin. These stories recount some of the prime examples of families divided and united in some of the direst conflicts.When British police discovered the body of a dead woman, who locals knew as the “Crazy Cat Lady,” they found a small bundle of possessions that revealed a truly incredible story of two amazing sisters who served behind enemy lines as elite Special Operations Agents (SOE) during World War II.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Is Thicker than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines Author: Martin King Narrator: Martin King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Triage and Searching for Augusta comes a history of love, hate, jealousy, and revenge between brothers and sisters during times of war through the ages.Journey back through time to discover remarkable accounts of parents who waved off their sons and daughters, never knowing if they would ever see them again. One mother saw no less than ten of her sons between the ages of eighteen and thirty-seven, dispatched to the frontline in the First World War. The biggest “real” band of brothers that ever served their country, but to discover how many made it back and who this dear lady was, you will have to read the rest. War is completely indiscriminate when it comes to inflicting suffering and heartbreak on families, particularly when one’s own blood takes up arms to fight with, and in some cases against their own kin. These stories recount some of the prime examples of families divided and united in some of the direst conflicts.When British police discovered the body of a dead woman, who locals knew as the “Crazy Cat Lady,” they found a small bundle of possessions that revealed a truly incredible story of two amazing sisters who served behind enemy lines as elite Special Operations Agents (SOE) during World War II.
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