-
Mighty by Sacrifice
- The Destruction of an American Bomber Squadron, August 29, 1944
- Narrado por: Jim Seitz
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Mighty by Sacrifice
Compra ahora por US$24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
The Aviators
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
- De: Winston Groom
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 17 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 3,223
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,918
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,906
Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Too much a hagiography
- De Joseph Valenzi en 09-08-15
De: Winston Groom
-
Fighter Pilot
- The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
- De: Robin Olds, Christina Olds, Ed Rasimus
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,032
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,580
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,575
A larger-than-life hero with a towering personality, Robin Olds was a graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army. In World War II, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—a double ace with twelve aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Top Notch Audiobook
- De R. A. Frank en 10-08-10
De: Robin Olds, y otros
-
The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 319
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
-
The True Story of the Great Escape
- Stalag Luft III, March 1944
- De: Jonathan F. Vance, Simon Pearson - foreword
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 23
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 22
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24-25, 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in Eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the Second World War. Seventy-nine Allied soldiers and airmen made it outside the wire - but only three made it outside Nazi Germany. Fifty were executed by the Gestapo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely Detailed
- De Donald Ozello en 05-03-24
De: Jonathan F. Vance, y otros
-
Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,033
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,025
The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid. In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious counterstrike against the heart of the Japanese Empire: Tokyo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
-
If Chaos Reigns
- The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944
- De: Flint Whitlock
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Allied Airborne in Normandy
- De Doc en 07-13-18
De: Flint Whitlock
-
The Aviators
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
- De: Winston Groom
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 17 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 3,223
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,918
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,906
Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Too much a hagiography
- De Joseph Valenzi en 09-08-15
De: Winston Groom
-
Fighter Pilot
- The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
- De: Robin Olds, Christina Olds, Ed Rasimus
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,032
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,580
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,575
A larger-than-life hero with a towering personality, Robin Olds was a graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army. In World War II, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—a double ace with twelve aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Top Notch Audiobook
- De R. A. Frank en 10-08-10
De: Robin Olds, y otros
-
The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 319
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
-
The True Story of the Great Escape
- Stalag Luft III, March 1944
- De: Jonathan F. Vance, Simon Pearson - foreword
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 23
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 22
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24-25, 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in Eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the Second World War. Seventy-nine Allied soldiers and airmen made it outside the wire - but only three made it outside Nazi Germany. Fifty were executed by the Gestapo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely Detailed
- De Donald Ozello en 05-03-24
De: Jonathan F. Vance, y otros
-
Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,033
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,025
The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid. In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious counterstrike against the heart of the Japanese Empire: Tokyo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
-
If Chaos Reigns
- The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944
- De: Flint Whitlock
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Allied Airborne in Normandy
- De Doc en 07-13-18
De: Flint Whitlock
-
Damn Lucky
- One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, John Luckadoo
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 258
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 230
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 228
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a world away from John Luckadoo’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But when the Japanese attacked the American naval base on December 7, 1941, he didn’t hesitate to join the military. Trained as a pilot with the United States Air Force, Second Lieutenant Luckadoo was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group stationed in Thorpe Abbotts, England. Between June and October 1943, he flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany on bombing runs devised to destroy the Nazi war machine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
must read
- De td godfrey en 10-06-22
De: Kevin Maurer
-
The Pacific
- Hell Was an Ocean Away
- De: Hugh Ambrose
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 23 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 887
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 680
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 678
In this companion to the HBO miniseries - executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman - Hugh Ambrose reveals the intertwined odysseys of four US Marines and a US Navy carrier pilot during World War II. Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the Japanese mainland in August of 1945, five men connected by happenstance fought the key battles of the war against Japan.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Big let down
- De Howard en 03-28-10
De: Hugh Ambrose
-
Shot Down
- The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
- De: Steve Snyder
- Narrado por: Richard Rieman
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 163
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 160
For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan Ruth is shared in unbelievable detail. Author Steve Snyder's story of his father, Lieutenant Howard Snyder, and the Susan Ruth crew, provides in-depth details about many aspects of World War II few understand or know about.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
One word: Horrible!
- De Anonymous User en 02-12-23
De: Steve Snyder
-
Indestructible
- One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII
- De: John R. Bruning
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,114
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,112
In this remarkable WWII story by New York Times best-selling author John R. Bruning, a renegade American pilot fights against all odds to rescue his family - imprisoned by the Japanese - and revolutionizes modern warfare along the way. From the knife fights and smuggling runs of his youth to his fiery days as a pioneering naval aviator, Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn played by his own set of rules and always survived on his wits and fists. But when he fell for a conservative Southern belle, her love transformed him from a wild and reckless airman to a cunning entrepreneur.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
You will love Pappy's story
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: John R. Bruning
-
Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 935
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 859
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 855
From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A WWII Pacific Tale
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: Bob Drury, y otros
-
The First Heroes
- The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 182
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Immediately after Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. In those early days of World War II, America was ill-prepared for any sort of warfare. But FDR was not to be dissuaded, and at his bidding a squadron of scarcely trained army fliers, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, set forth on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Heroic Attempt
- De William en 07-20-04
De: Craig Nelson
-
Finish Forty and Home
- The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
- De: Phil Scearce
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 58
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Pretty Good!
- De Robert en 02-01-13
De: Phil Scearce
-
The Wild Blue
- The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 862
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 768
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 768
The very young men who flew the B24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exemplary band of brothers. In The Wild Blue, Stephen Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship. Stephen Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Required Reading
- De Lyle en 11-22-11
-
Kangaroo Squadron
- American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
- De: Bruce Gamble
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 148
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 132
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 131
In early 1942, while the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single US Army squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy. Based in Australia with inadequate supplies and no ground support, the squadron's pilots and combat crew endured tropical diseases while confronting numerically superior Japanese forces. Yet the outfit, dubbed the Kangaroo Squadron, proved remarkably resilient and successful.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
5 star History!
- De DON COOKE en 03-13-19
De: Bruce Gamble
-
The Flying Tigers
- The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan
- De: Sam Kleiner
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 506
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 446
Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This really happened.
- De Jason en 07-26-20
De: Sam Kleiner
-
Mission
- Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
- De: Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin - foreward
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 557
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 555
In March 1941 Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
SKIP THIS ONE
- De G-Man en 05-13-18
De: Robert Matzen, y otros
-
Hero Found
- The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War
- De: Bruce Henderson
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 346
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 257
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 257
In February 1966, U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over "neutral Laos". He crashed deep in territory controlled by North Vietnamese army regulars and the communist Pathet Lao, who would eventually capture him and hold him prisoner in a fortified jungle prisoner-of-war camp.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely interesting and well-written!
- De Matthew en 08-28-10
De: Bruce Henderson
Resumen del Editor
On August 29, 1944, the 15th US Army Air Force unleashed 500 bombers against oil and rail targets throughout central Europe. It dispatched the 20th Squadron of the Second Bombardment Group on what they regarded as an easy assignment: attack the Privoser Oil Refinery and associated railroad yards at Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. This "milk run" deteriorated into the bloodiest day in the Second Bombardment Group's history: not a single one of the 20th Squadron's B-17 Flying Fortress bombers returned from the mission. Forty airmen were killed, another 46 spent the rest of the war as POWs, and only four, with the aid of the OSS and anti-German partisans, and sympathetic Czech civilians managed to evade capture.
The 90 airmen on the mission to Moravska Ostrava provide a remarkable personal window into the Allies' Combined Bomber Offensive at its height during WWII. In a microcosm, their stories encapsulate how the US Army Air Forces built, trained, and employed one of the mightiest war machines ever seen. Their stories also illustrate, however, the terrible cost in lives demanded by that same machine.
Reseñas de la Crítica
Más títulos del mismo
Relacionado con este tema
-
The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 319
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
-
Shot Down
- The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
- De: Steve Snyder
- Narrado por: Richard Rieman
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 163
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 160
For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan Ruth is shared in unbelievable detail. Author Steve Snyder's story of his father, Lieutenant Howard Snyder, and the Susan Ruth crew, provides in-depth details about many aspects of World War II few understand or know about.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
One word: Horrible!
- De Anonymous User en 02-12-23
De: Steve Snyder
-
Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,033
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,025
The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid. In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious counterstrike against the heart of the Japanese Empire: Tokyo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
-
Indestructible
- One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII
- De: John R. Bruning
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,114
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,112
In this remarkable WWII story by New York Times best-selling author John R. Bruning, a renegade American pilot fights against all odds to rescue his family - imprisoned by the Japanese - and revolutionizes modern warfare along the way. From the knife fights and smuggling runs of his youth to his fiery days as a pioneering naval aviator, Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn played by his own set of rules and always survived on his wits and fists. But when he fell for a conservative Southern belle, her love transformed him from a wild and reckless airman to a cunning entrepreneur.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
You will love Pappy's story
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: John R. Bruning
-
Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 935
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 859
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 855
From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A WWII Pacific Tale
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: Bob Drury, y otros
-
The First Heroes
- The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 182
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Immediately after Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. In those early days of World War II, America was ill-prepared for any sort of warfare. But FDR was not to be dissuaded, and at his bidding a squadron of scarcely trained army fliers, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, set forth on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Heroic Attempt
- De William en 07-20-04
De: Craig Nelson
-
The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 319
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
-
Shot Down
- The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
- De: Steve Snyder
- Narrado por: Richard Rieman
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 163
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 160
For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan Ruth is shared in unbelievable detail. Author Steve Snyder's story of his father, Lieutenant Howard Snyder, and the Susan Ruth crew, provides in-depth details about many aspects of World War II few understand or know about.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
One word: Horrible!
- De Anonymous User en 02-12-23
De: Steve Snyder
-
Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,033
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,025
The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid. In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious counterstrike against the heart of the Japanese Empire: Tokyo.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
-
Indestructible
- One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII
- De: John R. Bruning
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,114
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,112
In this remarkable WWII story by New York Times best-selling author John R. Bruning, a renegade American pilot fights against all odds to rescue his family - imprisoned by the Japanese - and revolutionizes modern warfare along the way. From the knife fights and smuggling runs of his youth to his fiery days as a pioneering naval aviator, Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn played by his own set of rules and always survived on his wits and fists. But when he fell for a conservative Southern belle, her love transformed him from a wild and reckless airman to a cunning entrepreneur.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
You will love Pappy's story
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: John R. Bruning
-
Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 935
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 859
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 855
From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A WWII Pacific Tale
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: Bob Drury, y otros
-
The First Heroes
- The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 182
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Immediately after Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. In those early days of World War II, America was ill-prepared for any sort of warfare. But FDR was not to be dissuaded, and at his bidding a squadron of scarcely trained army fliers, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, set forth on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Heroic Attempt
- De William en 07-20-04
De: Craig Nelson
-
Finish Forty and Home
- The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
- De: Phil Scearce
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 58
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Pretty Good!
- De Robert en 02-01-13
De: Phil Scearce
-
The Wild Blue
- The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 862
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 768
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 768
The very young men who flew the B24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exemplary band of brothers. In The Wild Blue, Stephen Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship. Stephen Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Required Reading
- De Lyle en 11-22-11
-
Kangaroo Squadron
- American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
- De: Bruce Gamble
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 148
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 132
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 131
In early 1942, while the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single US Army squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy. Based in Australia with inadequate supplies and no ground support, the squadron's pilots and combat crew endured tropical diseases while confronting numerically superior Japanese forces. Yet the outfit, dubbed the Kangaroo Squadron, proved remarkably resilient and successful.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
5 star History!
- De DON COOKE en 03-13-19
De: Bruce Gamble
-
The Flying Tigers
- The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan
- De: Sam Kleiner
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 506
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 446
Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This really happened.
- De Jason en 07-26-20
De: Sam Kleiner
-
Mission
- Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
- De: Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin - foreward
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 557
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 555
In March 1941 Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
SKIP THIS ONE
- De G-Man en 05-13-18
De: Robert Matzen, y otros
-
Hero Found
- The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War
- De: Bruce Henderson
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 346
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 257
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 257
In February 1966, U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over "neutral Laos". He crashed deep in territory controlled by North Vietnamese army regulars and the communist Pathet Lao, who would eventually capture him and hold him prisoner in a fortified jungle prisoner-of-war camp.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely interesting and well-written!
- De Matthew en 08-28-10
De: Bruce Henderson
-
Angels in the Sky
- How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
- De: Robert Gandt
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 68
Angels in the Sky is the gripping story of how an all-volunteer air force helped defeat five Arab nations and protect the fledgling Jewish state. It is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of volunteer airmen from around the world who fought for Israel during the war of independence. They arrived from America, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa. Almost all were World War II combat veterans. Many, but not all, were Jewish, and many knowingly violated their nations' embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Truly excellent story - highly recommended
- De Shimon en 03-21-19
De: Robert Gandt
-
Damn Lucky
- One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, John Luckadoo
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 258
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 230
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 228
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a world away from John Luckadoo’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But when the Japanese attacked the American naval base on December 7, 1941, he didn’t hesitate to join the military. Trained as a pilot with the United States Air Force, Second Lieutenant Luckadoo was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group stationed in Thorpe Abbotts, England. Between June and October 1943, he flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany on bombing runs devised to destroy the Nazi war machine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
must read
- De td godfrey en 10-06-22
De: Kevin Maurer
-
Big Week
- The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 724
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 655
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 651
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial battle of attrition to neutralize the Luftwaffe as a fighting force prior to the cross-channel invasion, planned for a few months later. Officially called Operation ARGUMENT, this aerial offensive quickly became known as “Big Week,” and it was one of the turning-points of World War II.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
War in the Air: Sets stage with gripping narrative
- De Nashville Cat en 11-17-18
De: James Holland
-
Air Apaches
- The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II
- De: Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 886
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 796
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 793
The American 345th Bomb Group - the Air Apaches - was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes - often below 50 feet - the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Boring and unorganized unit history
- De R. Denton en 04-25-19
De: Jay A. Stout
-
Pathfinder Pioneer
- The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II
- De: Raymond E. Brim
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
In this engaging audiobook, we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe. Pathfinder Pioneer gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humor, attention to detail, and humility that captures the heart and soul of our Greatest Generation.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Good Recounting of WW2 Bomber Missions
- De Sean en 07-25-17
De: Raymond E. Brim
-
A Dawn Like Thunder
- The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
- De: Robert J. Mrazek
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 74
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of the members of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men - many flying outmoded aircraft - changed the course of history, going on to become the war's most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent story well told
- De Kismet en 01-30-09
De: Robert J. Mrazek
¿Te gustan los libros? Te encantará Audible.
Transforma tu día
Cambia el scrolling interminable por la escucha interminable. Los quehaceres pueden ser divertidos.
Escucha en dónde sea
No puedes darle vuelta a la página mientras conduces, pero puedes escuchar
Lleva toda tu biblioteca contigo
Tus historias van a donde tú vayas. Los audiolibros viajan ligero.
Escucha y aprende
Descubre historias que pueden renovar tu mente, tu bienestar y tu vida.
Alcanza tus objetivos de lectura
Descarga títulos para escucharlos sin conexión, en cualquier parte del mundo.
Encuentra tu nicho
Con miles de títulos para explorar, hay algo para todos.
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Mighty by Sacrifice
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- uriah1970
- 02-14-20
MIGHTY BY SACRIFICE by James L. Noles Sr. & Jr.
This is a book for the ages; a tribute to all Allied bomber crews who flew in WWII. If for just a moment, you can pull yourself away from the rush of daily life, go to a quiet place, fold your hands, bow your head and say a little prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for putting men like them on this earth, to voluntarily go on these dangerous missions with uncertain outcomes but with the goal of ultimate victory.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total2 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución2 out of 5 stars
-
Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Tom H.
- 04-30-16
BORING
What disappointed you about Mighty by Sacrifice?
Too wordy, long winded, too long to get to the point.
NO action!
What could James L. Noles Sr. and James L. Noles Jr. have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
I'm not a writer but this book has no story.
What didn’t you like about Jim Seitz’s performance?
He's good.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Longing for the story to begin.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña