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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Written by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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In Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life....
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principles are good
- By Rory Langan on 2018-04-28
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Rogue Heroes
- The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
- Written by: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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The incredible untold story of WWII's greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue....
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Absolutely phenomenal
- By Chris H on 2019-04-05
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The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- Written by: Robert O'Neill
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career....
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Amazing... but
- By James on 2021-05-15
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- Written by: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies....
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A must for aviation buffs
- By BH on 2018-04-25
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In Harm's Way
- The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
- Written by: Doug Stanton
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Interweaving the stories of three survivors - the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine - journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life....
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Masterfully told
- By Albertan on 2022-06-27
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Amazing!
- By Spinningwheelgirl on 2021-04-30
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Written by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life....
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principles are good
- By Rory Langan on 2018-04-28
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Rogue Heroes
- The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
- Written by: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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The incredible untold story of WWII's greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue....
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Absolutely phenomenal
- By Chris H on 2019-04-05
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The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- Written by: Robert O'Neill
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career....
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Amazing... but
- By James on 2021-05-15
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- Written by: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies....
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A must for aviation buffs
- By BH on 2018-04-25
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In Harm's Way
- The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
- Written by: Doug Stanton
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Interweaving the stories of three survivors - the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine - journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life....
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Masterfully told
- By Albertan on 2022-06-27
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Amazing!
- By Spinningwheelgirl on 2021-04-30
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Neptune's Inferno
- The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
- Written by: James D. Hornfischer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
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With The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created essential and enduring narratives about America’s World War II Navy....
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Very worth reading
- By Lee on 2022-12-08
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No Easy Day
- The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
- Written by: Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments....
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It’s all true except everything I tell you is changed.
- By Zinchuk on 2021-07-12
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops
- Written by: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard....
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An amazing and inspiring story
- By John Robson on 2021-09-06
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Navy SEAL Dogs
- My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
- Written by: Mike Ritland
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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This is the tale of how Ritland discovered his passion and grew up to train these elite dogs....
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Malta Spitfire
- The Diary of a Fighter Pilot
- Written by: George Beurling
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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25,000 feet above Malta -- that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes as they swept eastwards in their droves....
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Great book, poorly read
- By Dave Maloney on 2021-11-05
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On Wings of Eagles
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Marcia Hyde, Larry Robinson, Ralph Williams, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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When two of his American employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands....
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Historical
- By Liz Thompson on 2019-08-17
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Hidden War
- How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands from the Drug Cartels
- Written by: John Nores
- Narrated by: John Nores
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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This is John Nores' personal account of his time leading the elite California Special Operations Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET). Hidden War brings to life the firsthand story of how America’s unsung heroes are fighting to keep our wild lands safe....
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Another Side to Marijuana
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-04-20
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Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice
- Written by: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
- Narrated by: Charlie Ray
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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From Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times best-selling author, comes his account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who made the ultimate sacrifice....
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A Story of Real Men
- By David Cayley on 2022-06-13
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Delta Force
- A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit
- Written by: Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. With this call to arms, Charlie Beckwith revolutionized American armed combat....
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Interesting but slow moving
- By Anonymous User on 2022-02-02
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Tidal Wave
- From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay
- Written by: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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The US Navy won such overwhelming victories in 1944 that had it faced a different enemy the war would have been over at the conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. However, in the moment of victory on October 25, 1944, the US Navy found itself confronting an inconceivable enemy....
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The Battle of Midway
- The Naval Institute Guide to the U.S. Navy's Greatest Victory
- Written by: Thomas C. Hone - editor
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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The best way for today's sailors to learn about a battle is from those who fought it. The Battle of Midway, commemorated annually in the US Navy, warrants close attention. This Naval Institute guide includes some of the most vibrant and informed accounts....
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Japanese Destroyer Captain
- Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles Seen Through Japanese Eyes
- Written by: Captain Tameichi Hara
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its military insights....
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A great book.
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-08-04
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Commander
- The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain
- Written by: Stephen Taylor
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, Edward Pellew might have served as the model for Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey....
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- Written by: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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Devotion tells the inspirational story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the marines they fought to defend....
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The Right Kind of Crazy
- Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
- Written by: Clint Emerson
- Narrated by: Clint Emerson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Clint Emerson, retired Navy SEAL and author of the best-selling 100 Deadly Skills presents an explosive, darkly funny, and often twisted account of being part of an elite clandestine team of covert operatives whose mission was to keep America safe by whatever means necessary....
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informative
- By Anonymous User on 2020-07-16
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Alone at Dawn
- Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
- Written by: Dan Schilling, Lori Longfritz
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel, Betsy Foldes Meiman
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit....
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Really exceptional if you're into special forces
- By Objekt Eleven on 2022-10-13
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Inside Delta Force
- The Story of America’s Elite Counterterrorist Unit
- Written by: Command Sergeant Major Eric L. Haney
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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Delta Force—the US Army’s most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won’t hear about their heroics on CNN.....
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Authentic. Loved it!
- By engineermarko on 2019-05-10
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The Battle of Arnhem
- The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II
- Written by: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
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Antony Beevor has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student called "The Last German Victory." Yet The Battle of Arnhem, written with Beevor's inimitable style, is about much more than a single dramatic battle - it looks into the very heart of war....
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Detailed and gripping
- By Sean Harris on 2023-03-27
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World War II at Sea
- A Global History
- Written by: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins
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Craig Symonds shows how any limitations on naval warfare would become irrelevant before the decade was up. World War II at Sea offers a global perspective, focusing on the major engagements and personalities and revealing both their scale and their interconnection....
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A Must for Military History Geeks
- By Max Boyd on 2021-02-25
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Masters of the Air
- America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
- Written by: Donald L. Miller
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 25 hrs and 15 mins
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This is the dramatic story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep....
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Fantastic
- By daniel on 2019-07-29
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A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- Written by: Hannes Wessels
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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It is difficult to find another soldier's story to equal Captain Darrell Watt's in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced....
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Never forget. Pamwe Chete
- By braden on 2019-10-21
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The Fleet at Flood Tide
- America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
- Written by: James D. Hornfischer
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
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From the seas of the Central Pacific to the shores of Japan itself, The Fleet at Flood Tide is a stirring and deeply humane account of World War II's world-changing finale....
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Captivating Page Turner (Even for an audio book)
- By JLAR on 2018-08-01
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The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle: American Sniper, Navy SEAL
- Written by: Michael J. Mooney
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle is an honest portrayal of the life of a man whose memorial service brought thousands of people to Cowboys Stadium - the most celebrated war hero of our time....
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Phoenix Squadron
- HMS Ark Royal, Britain's Last Topguns and the Untold Story of Their Most Dramatic Mission
- Written by: Rowland White
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroopers. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal....
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A Wing and a Prayer
- The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II
- Written by: Harry H. Crosby
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend. Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters of the Air developed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg—arrived with the very first crews, and left with the very last.
Written by: Harry H. Crosby
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Eject! Eject!
- Written by: John Nichol
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle. In the wake of the war, that technological race to save aircrew lives using explosive seats continued at an incredible pace. Nichol tells the story of the brave men who risked their lives testing those early devices, and interviewed the first British pilot to eject back in 1949, when ejection, from pulling the handle to being under the parachute, took thirty seconds. Today, that figure is down to around one second.
Written by: John Nichol
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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy
- Written by: James R. Holmes
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and decision-makers. It introduces listeners to the main theoretical ideas that shape how statesmen and commanders make and execute maritime strategy in times of peace and war.
Written by: James R. Holmes
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Helicopter Heroine
- Valérie André - Surgeon, Pioneer Rescue Pilot, and Her Courage Under Fire
- Written by: Charles Morgan Evans
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
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Valerie Andre was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1922. From an early age, she wanted to fly, but as a woman, she faced challenges. While boys could receive government-funded flight lessons, Andre had to pay for hers by tutoring. During World War II, she left Strasbourg against German prohibitions in order to study medicine in Paris, where she completed her studies under threat of arrest by the Gestapo. Assigned to an army hospital in Saigon in French Indochina in the late 1940s, Andre trained as a neurosurgeon.
Written by: Charles Morgan Evans
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Death of the Scharnhorst
- Warship Battles of World War Two
- Written by: John Winton
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships of the Second World War.
Written by: John Winton
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No Occupation for a Gentleman
- The Story of a Boy Who Became a Man Serving in H.M. Submarines Thrasher and Trenchant During World War Two
- Written by: Roy Broome
- Narrated by: Jonny Bryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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This gripping personal account of life as a young World War Two submariner on two famous Royal Navy submarines, Thrasher and Trenchant gives vivid detail of depth charging, gun actions and other operations including sinking the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, the largest enemy warship sunk by a British submarine during the war, sinking the German U-boat U-859 with its secret cargo, towing a midget submarine to attack the German battleship Tirpitz in the Norwegian Fjords, and taking a group of SBS soldiers to carry out a daring raid in Sumatra.
Written by: Roy Broome
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A Wing and a Prayer
- The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II
- Written by: Harry H. Crosby
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend. Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters of the Air developed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg—arrived with the very first crews, and left with the very last.
Written by: Harry H. Crosby
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Eject! Eject!
- Written by: John Nichol
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle. In the wake of the war, that technological race to save aircrew lives using explosive seats continued at an incredible pace. Nichol tells the story of the brave men who risked their lives testing those early devices, and interviewed the first British pilot to eject back in 1949, when ejection, from pulling the handle to being under the parachute, took thirty seconds. Today, that figure is down to around one second.
Written by: John Nichol
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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy
- Written by: James R. Holmes
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and decision-makers. It introduces listeners to the main theoretical ideas that shape how statesmen and commanders make and execute maritime strategy in times of peace and war.
Written by: James R. Holmes
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Helicopter Heroine
- Valérie André - Surgeon, Pioneer Rescue Pilot, and Her Courage Under Fire
- Written by: Charles Morgan Evans
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
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Valerie Andre was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1922. From an early age, she wanted to fly, but as a woman, she faced challenges. While boys could receive government-funded flight lessons, Andre had to pay for hers by tutoring. During World War II, she left Strasbourg against German prohibitions in order to study medicine in Paris, where she completed her studies under threat of arrest by the Gestapo. Assigned to an army hospital in Saigon in French Indochina in the late 1940s, Andre trained as a neurosurgeon.
Written by: Charles Morgan Evans
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Death of the Scharnhorst
- Warship Battles of World War Two
- Written by: John Winton
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships of the Second World War.
Written by: John Winton
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No Occupation for a Gentleman
- The Story of a Boy Who Became a Man Serving in H.M. Submarines Thrasher and Trenchant During World War Two
- Written by: Roy Broome
- Narrated by: Jonny Bryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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This gripping personal account of life as a young World War Two submariner on two famous Royal Navy submarines, Thrasher and Trenchant gives vivid detail of depth charging, gun actions and other operations including sinking the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, the largest enemy warship sunk by a British submarine during the war, sinking the German U-boat U-859 with its secret cargo, towing a midget submarine to attack the German battleship Tirpitz in the Norwegian Fjords, and taking a group of SBS soldiers to carry out a daring raid in Sumatra.
Written by: Roy Broome
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Rangers, Scouts, and Raiders
- Origin, Organization, and Operations of Selected Special Operations Forces
- Written by: Michael F. Dilley
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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Throughout history there has always been a need, in military forces, for special units. In the past, these units have usually been ad hoc formations that were disbanded after their mission was complete. It has only been since the early 1950s that such units have remained active, but even in recent times special purpose, special mission units have been organized and used for a period of time or for a specific mission and then either deactivated or replaced by other units.
Written by: Michael F. Dilley
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Vanishing Point
- The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front
- Written by: Tom Wilber
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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At the height of World War II, a B-24 Liberator bomber vanished with its crew while on a training mission over upstate New York. The final hours and ultimate resting place of pilot Keith Ponder and seven other US aviators aboard the plane remain mysteries to this day. The tale is at once a compelling instance of loss on the World War II American home front and a more extensive, largely unreported history.
Written by: Tom Wilber
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Clean Sweep
- VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45
- Written by: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, BrigGen Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson - foreword
- Narrated by: Lance C. Fuller
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
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On August 7, 1942, two events of major military importance occurred on separate sides of the planet. In the South Pacific, the United States went on the offensive, landing the First Marine Division at Guadalcanal. In England, 12 B-17 bombers of the new Eighth Air Force’s 97th Bombardment Group bombed the Rouen–Sotteville railroad marshalling yards in France. While the mission was small, the aerial struggle that began that day would ultimately cost the United States more men killed and wounded by the end of the war in Europe than the Marines would lose in the Pacific War.
Written by: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, and others
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StuG III Brigade 191, 1940-1945
- The Buffalo Brigade in Action in the Balkans, Greece and from Moscow to Kursk and Sevastopol
- Written by: Bruno Bork, Anthony Tucker-Jones - foreword
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on their experiences during the First World War, the Reichswehr decided that the infantry support gun of the future should be an armored, motorized vehicle: the Sturmgeschütz III. The weapon was used in the 'fire brigade role' at hotspots along the Front, where it was much feared by enemy forces. This book tells the tale of Brigade 191, aka the 'Buffalo Brigade', who used the Sturmgeschütz III as they took part in Operation Barbarossa in the Ukraine, saw action during the fight for Greece and were deployed to the areas of heaviest fighting in the campaign against the Soviet Union.
Written by: Bruno Bork, and others
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Vampire Boys
- True Tales from Operators of the RAF's First Single-Engined Jet
- Written by: Charlotte Bailey
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire—accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin engine—quickly proved itself an effective alternative to piston-powered fighters. After entering operational service with the RAF (as the service's first single-engine jet) in 1946, the Vampire—sought by air forces the world over—held a number of notable records: the first fighter to exceed 500 mph, the first to set a world altitude record of almost 60,000 feet, the first jet to take off and land from an aircraft carrier, and the first jet to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Written by: Charlotte Bailey
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Harrier
- Sea Stories of a U.S. Marine, Book 4
- Written by: W.R. Spicer
- Narrated by: David Bondo
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Book four of Sea Stories of a U.S. Marine relates a historic period in US Marine Corps Aviation, the first "off the shelf" procurement of a major weapons system from a foreign country and the introduction of the first operational V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff or landing) aircraft into the Untied States arsenal. The story is related through the eyes of our pilot and family from books one, two, and three. His writing style again puts the listener in the cockpit with him as he learns the intricacies of flying a V/STOL aircraft.
Written by: W.R. Spicer
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Beaching Is Our Business
- Written by: Jay M. Londo
- Narrated by: Terrence Scott Miller
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Sailors who served aboard one of many L.S.T.s: This book is to hopefully help the world know just what these truly brave young men went through serving aboard their ship during World War Two, and how their brave contributions contributed to the Allies’ triumphs over both the Japanese and Germans during the war. Listen to the book to become aware of their exciting and unbelievable story.
Written by: Jay M. Londo
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In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition
- Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets
- Written by: Richard Strozzi-Heckler, George Leonard - introduction
- Narrated by: Kirk Magoon
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it’s possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler’s trademark personal, sympathetic style.
Written by: Richard Strozzi-Heckler, and others
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The Battle of North Cape
- The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943
- Written by: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: Chris Bland
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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On 25 December 1943, the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force, including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap. One of the most compelling naval dramas of the Second World War had begun.
Written by: Angus Konstam
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Carrier Glorious
- The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier (Warship Battles of World War Two)
- Written by: John Winton
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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On 8th June 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two destroyer escorts HMS Ardent and Acasta were sighted by the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst and her sister ship Gneisenau. In a brutal gun battle that lasted over an hour, all British ships were sunk and more than 1500 men lost their lives. Why had Glorious left the main troop convoy to proceed independently? Why was she so lightly protected? Why did British Intelligence give no warning that the German battlecruisers were close by?
Written by: John Winton
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The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai
- Japan's Premier Ninja Manual
- Written by: Antony Cummins, Yoshie Minami
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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In 1676, a ninja named Fujibayashi collected and combined information from the ninja clans of Iga—regarded to be the homeland of the ninja—and compiled it into an authoritative book. Known as The Bansenhukai, Fujibayashi's book has now been translated into English by the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team and is widely considered to be the "bible" of ninjutsu, the arts of the ninja.
Written by: Antony Cummins, and others
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The War Magician
- Based on an Extraordinary True Story
- Written by: David Fisher
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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When England went to war against Hitler in 1939, it mobilized its entire military and industrial resources. But there was no place in that vast army for legendary stage magician Jasper Maskelyne, whose family was renowned for creating modern theatrical illusions. Maskelyne was determined to fight the Nazis using his only weapon: he intended to apply the techniques of popular magic to the battlefield. Initially ignored and ridiculed by the staid military leadership, he eventually cajoled his way into the Camouflage Corps.
Written by: David Fisher