Special Force

A World War II Commando Novel

By: Darren Sapp

Narrated by: Patrick Freeman

For three years, the Nazis have held France hostage, terrorizing its citizens, and deporting Jews to work camps in the East. A company of brutal SS Panzer troops have taken over the City Hall of Caen and control the heartbeat of the city. Local bands of Resistance fighters operate in the shadows to disrupt, derail, and destroy German operations.

The OSS recruits Nick Jordan, an accomplished Yale athlete, to join an elite commando unit. He and his fellow candidates are put through a year-long training regimen at a covert base learning skills and tradecraft far beyond those of the typical soldier. Their initial mission, Operation Wolfhound, takes them into that German-held territory to seek and kill enemy forces in support of the D-Day invasion. The Nazis have never faced a weapon like Nick Jordan.

©2016 Darren Sapp (P)2016 Darren Sapp

Entertaining and informative

This WWII story grips you from the beginning and won't let go. I listen mostly in the car on my long commutes, but I find myself trying to find excuses to make the trips even longer.

Entertaining

A reimagining of the start of the OSS with a college educated James Bond type hero in Nick Jordan. Jordan can be suave when needed...or he can be deadly. Already Yale educated and an elite athlete from a wealthy father who has plans for his son, Nick detours to the OSS to answer his own calling. There, he proves to be a special mix of hero and killer, able to negotiate or cause chaos to achieve his objective.

This story is the first Nick Jordan book and a good beginning to hopefully more stories about this privileged hero who has a heart of gold. In this adventure, Nick and his team are told to cause as much havoc and take out as many Nazi's as they can ahead of the D-day landings. Nick not only plans and executes his own mission, he helps a town liberate itself in the midst of the Normandy onslaught. Jordan also has to work to effectively neutralize an SS officer with a vendetta against the French people.

Patrick Freeman was an excellent narrator who was able to accomplish an authentic sounding southern accent and very good French, German, and English accents in this engaging listen.

I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom! in exchange for an honest review.

Good "Clean" Teenager and Older WWII Story

Where does Special Force rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

A solid middle of the pack.

What other book might you compare Special Force to and why?

Aftermath: Invasion of the Dead, Book 1 by Owen Lucas Baillie because both books had fast paced character development, were both "book 1s", had a quick pace to the story line, and held promise for future works.

Which scene was your favorite?

I had no particular favorite scent. The whole story line was good with a mix of action and background or set up for the next scene.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. The story line was good but not one that made is such that I absolutely had to keep listening to. It was good in that I could put it down and pick it up at my leisure and yet keep track of what was going on and instant recollection of where I left off.

Any additional comments?

“I was provided this free review copy audiobook by the author." So first off yes, it was free in exchange for a review. The genre is one I enjoy so I was very interested in the subject manner. The character development, while not very deep, was enough to enable you to like or dislike the characters. The story line was consistent and flowed in a straightforward manner. It did change from character to character in the telling but was NOT confusing and was very easy to follow. I believe teenagers interested in WWII or war stories would find it a good read. The violence is what would be expected in a war story. It is not over the top and it is not particularly graphic. There is no swearing in it. I would call it a "clean" read. That helped me enjoy the story. There was no gratuitous sex, swearing or violence, as stated previously. Overall it was an enjoyable and entertaining book.

One audible I highly recommend

We here of WW1 and WW2 and read testimonies of survivors in this story you hear about about brave Americans, British and Frenchman who in groups of four and five learn to live together, fight as one and in some cases die to free France from the Nazis.
The story is very well written and the narrator above board to bring the characters alive to the point you feel their happens they have a victory, pain when tortured the ultimate pain the death of a fellow fighter, friend or family member.
I will guarantee you a awesome story that will tug at your heart strings!

Great WW2 Story

This was a good novel about OSS agents and the French resistance. I am looking forward to more of the same from this author. The narration was good and this was well worth a credit.