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The Eyes of the Eagle
- F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 10 hrs
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In the 101st Airborne, if you cared enough to send the very best, you sent The Howlers.
Gary Linderer volunteered for the Army, then volunteered for Airborne training. When he reached Vietnam in 1968, he was assigned to the famous "Screaming Eagles," the 101st Airborne Division. Once there, he volunteered for training and duty with F Company 58th Inf, the Long Range Patrol company that was "the Eyes of the Eagle."
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Story5 out of 5 stars 388
During the Vietnam War, a “secret war” was fought across the fence in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam, unknown to the media or the public, under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam’s top secret Studies and Observations Group. SOG’s chain of command for missions and after-action reports extended to the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The audio version was horrible
- By Christie on 06-17-21
By: John Stryker Meyer, and others
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SOG Medic
- Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence
- By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont
- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends, and war stories. Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968 in FOB2/CCC near the tri-border area that gave them access to the forbidden areas of Laos and Cambodia. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Medics in Vietnam war
- By William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). on 11-27-19
By: Joe Parnar, and others
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Sons of Kolchak
- A Company Commander During the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 Tells the Story of His Men's Raw Courage and Valor
- By: Michael E. Wikan LTC US Army (Ret.)
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78
I commanded an infantry company during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968. I got to see the magnificence of the human spirit as my men triumphed over incredible adversity. This is a story that must be told. We are a special country with a special destiny. My men showed me the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I couldn’t stop listening
- By mark blankenship on 02-03-23
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Tango 1-1
- 9th Infantry Division LRPs in the Vietnam Delta
- By: Jim Thayer
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38
LRPs were all volunteers. They were in the spine-tingling, brain-twisting, nerve-wracking business of Long Range Patrolling. They varied in age from eighteen to thirty. These men operated in precision movements, like walking through a jungle quietly and being able to tell whether a man or an animal is moving through the brush without seeing the cause of movement. They could sit in an ambush for hours without moving a muscle except to ease the safety off the automatic weapon in their hand at the first sign of trouble. These men were good because they had to be to survive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good mission storytelling!
- By Tina on 12-22-23
By: Jim Thayer
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Ripcord
- Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
- By: Keith W. Nolan
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story5 out of 5 stars 109
On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles's last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the US.
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5 out of 5 stars
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0UTSTANDING
- By BRUCE R. on 04-26-22
By: Keith W. Nolan
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Uncommon Valor
- The Recon Company that Earned Five Medals of Honor and Included America’s Most Decorated Green Beret
- By: Stephen L. Moore
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Story5 out of 5 stars 624
Uncommon Valor is a look into the formation and operation of an advanced Special Forces recon company during the Vietnam War. Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most covert US military unit in its time and contained only volunteers from such elite units as the Army's Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Air Force Air Commandos. SOG warriors operated in small teams, going behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, tasked with performing special reconnaissance, sabotaging North Vietnamese Army ammunition, and far more.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pass this one by
- By WE Cleghorn on 01-21-21
By: Stephen L. Moore
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
- North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
- By: Chuck Gross
- Narrated by: Gerry Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 326
Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. Soon after the war, Gross wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as he experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Helicopter books I've listened to!
- By Chad on 02-12-14
By: Chuck Gross
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Whispers in the Tall Grass
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,874
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,677
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,673
On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small recon companies that were the center of its activities conducted some of the most dangerous missions of the war, infiltrating areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The companies never exceeded more than 30 Americans, yet they were the best source for the enemy's disposition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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OUTSTANDING
- By James on 12-21-19
By: Nick Brokhausen
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Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam
- My Year as a Black Scarf
- By: Douglas Beed
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Author Doug Beed relates his memories of the men and missions during his year (1968-69) as a combat soldier with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. After two years of college he couldn't afford to continue, so he was forced to relinquish his student deferment and enter the draft. He tried various strategies to get a non-combat job; nevertheless, he ended up in the infantry and was assigned to Vietnam. The stories in this book depict the year Doug spent in Alpha Company, where he spent days on patrols finding and killing North Vietnamese soldiers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- By One guy's opinion on 11-09-23
By: Douglas Beed
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Run Through the Jungle
- Real Adventures in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
- By: Larry J. Musson
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 388
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 351
From Larry J. Musson comes an authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures, and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one man's tour of duty with real-life action in spectacular, stunning detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best!
- By Brendan O'Connor on 02-09-18
By: Larry J. Musson
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Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
- By: Larry Chambers
- Narrated by: Brian Hallas
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
They will never be able to duplicate the 5th Special Forces Recondo School and the training that gave its grads something they desperately needed - the skills to survive Long Range Patrol missions in the jungle that NVA considered its own. Vietman veteran Larry Chambers vividly describes the grit and courage it took to pass the tough volunteer-only training program in Nha Trang and the harrowing graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerrilla the NVA.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Abridged
- By Rodney on 06-11-21
By: Larry Chambers
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Undaunted Valor
- An Assault Helicopter Unit in Vietnam
- By: Colonel Matt Jackson
- Narrated by: Jack Nolan
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story5 out of 5 stars 166
Undaunted Valor is the firsthand account of helicopter pilot, Colonel Dan Cory as he flies combat missions in the jungles of Vietnam. From dodging enemy ground fire and RPGs, to constant mortar and rocket attacks on his base, Colonel Cory stared down the enemy to bring his fellow soldiers’ home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story. Horrible narration.
- By tabhastal on 03-22-21
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Blood on the Risers
- An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam
- By: John Leppelman
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it. As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the central highlands was in a body bag. But Leppelman did get out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapters
- By James S. on 07-28-18
By: John Leppelman
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Rock Force
- The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur's Revenge on Japan
- By: Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
From the number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of No Easy Day comes a thrilling World War II story of the American airborne soldiers who captured a Japanese-held island fortress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Rock
- By Richard Cassens on 09-15-21
By: Kevin Maurer
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Cherries
- A Vietnam War Novel
- By: John Podlaski
- Narrated by: Michael Sutherland
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
When a soldier leaves for war, those left behind often wonder what their loved ones are experiencing. Letters home are always cheerful and vague - no sense in worrying the family. Then upon returning home, these young soldiers do not want to talk about their experiences. Family and friends allege they are now distant, changed, and not the same person they remember from several months earlier. What causes this? Although the backdrop for this novel is the Vietnam War, "cherries" exist in every war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The story is immature and very unrealistic.
- By LARRY on 11-04-12
By: John Podlaski
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Ranger School
- Discipline, Direction, Determination
- By: Jimmy Blackmon
- Narrated by: Jimmy Blackmon
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story5 out of 5 stars 107
From Jimmy Blackmon comes a blow-by-blow account of his journey through the most challenging leadership and small tactics course in the world - US Army Ranger School. Through colorful dialogue and vivid storytelling for which Jimmy Blackmon has been praised, the listener will take a journey through Ranger School.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Realistic View of Ranger School
- By Craig Charles on 08-19-21
By: Jimmy Blackmon
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My War in the Jungle: The Long-Delayed Memoir of a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam 1968–69
- By: G. M. Davis
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander’s time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic of Vietnam. While tasked with fighting the enemy, G.M. Davis made some great friends but saw too much death. The author tracks his tour of duty in the jungle, leading Marines not against the Viet Cong but against the North Vietnamese Army, a well-trained and well-supplied professional army dedicated to unifying the two Vietnams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Andrew on 02-04-24
By: G. M. Davis
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2 out of 5 stars
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,917
Gene Wentz's Men in Green Faces is the classic novel of Vietnam that inspired a generation of SEALs. Here is the story of a good soldier trained to be part of an elite team of warriors - and of the killing grounds where he was forever changed. Gene Michaels carries an M-60, 800 rounds, and a Bible. The ultimate SEAL, he also carries a murderous grudge against a bloodthirsty colonel who was once one of their own.
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Too much like a Hollywood movie...
- By Oldthaiger on 02-23-15
By: Gene Wentz, and others
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Death in the A Shau Valley
- L Company LRRPs in Vietnam, 1969-1970
- By: Larry Chambers
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Larry Chambers was still new to Vietnam in early 1969 when the LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division became L Company, 75th (Rangers). But his unit's mission stayed the same: act as the eyes and ears of the 101st deep in the dreaded A Shau Valley - where the NVA ruled. Relentless thick fog frequently made fighter bombers useless in the A Shau, and the enemy had furnished the nearby mountaintops with antiaircraft machine guns to protect the massive trail network that snaked through it. So, outgunned, outmanned, and unsupported, the teams of L Company executed hundreds of courageous missions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging Listen
- By kutzkai on 01-26-23
By: Larry Chambers
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- By: James M. Dixon
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,243
Things I’ll Never Forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain. This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960’s.
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Accurate Description
- By USMC VIETVET on 07-02-19
By: James M. Dixon
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Blood on the Risers
- An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam
- By: John Leppelman
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it. As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the central highlands was in a body bag. But Leppelman did get out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapters
- By James S. on 07-28-18
By: John Leppelman
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Born Twice
- Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior
- By: Dale Hanson
- Narrated by: Dale Hanson
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of US special operations during the Vietnam War, the deadly world of MAC-V-SOG, the top-secret Special Forces project that conducted America’s secret war against the Communist forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Shrouded in mystery and equipped with exotic weaponry, SOG operators suffered casualty rates in excess of 100 percent for three successive years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Politics
- By Anonymous User on 11-30-23
By: Dale Hanson
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger
- A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
- By: Frank Johnson
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 138
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When Frank Johnson arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was 19, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others - but with two important differences: Johnson volunteered for the elite L Company Rangers of the 101st Airborne Division, a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit, and he kept a secret diary, a practice forbidden by the military to protect the security of LRRP operations. Now, more than three decades later, those hastily written pages offer a rare look at the daily operations of one of the most courageous units that waged war in Vietnam.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pass on it
- By Joe G. on 10-22-07
By: Frank Johnson
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Ripcord
- Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
- By: Keith W. Nolan
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles's last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the US.
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5 out of 5 stars
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0UTSTANDING
- By BRUCE R. on 04-26-22
By: Keith W. Nolan
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- Kevin J. D
- 08-19-23
Great first hand account of A LRPS’s story
The author told his story of a Army LRRP, and what they did to survive. He gave insight to what it takes to be a LRRP soldier.
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- Norma I. Gomez
- 01-31-23
Day by Day account of a Tour in Nam
This was the first paperback book on Vietnam war and I got hooked listening on how the Author deceived each mission.
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- Cadt Browne
- 01-21-21
Awesome story! Great narration
Quintessential study of Rangers in 1968-69 Vietnam. Heartfelt, sincere, moving. Just download book 2 Eyes behind the lines.
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- Shield Maiden
- 01-06-22
Couldn't put it down
It took a couple chapters but I stayed up late into the night listening a couple times because I just had to know how things ended up. The story while true is incredible and the narrator does a good job in the telling, nothing flashy but more than satisfactory.
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- Steve Risken
- 11-28-22
Great book
Day by day account of Gary’s time in Viet Nam as a LRRP. Well written and narrated
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- Joseph Lutomske
- 03-20-24
A Gripping Story
I enjoyed the chronology and the detail. It was well written to understand the reality of the war. It’s a very good read.
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- Dan
- 03-16-20
Loved it
Both of Gary's books are excellent. It is great to hear these stories and share those experiences with us. I was hoping for more books from these guys since I read Six SIlent Men years ago hopefully Audible will produce that book and Charlie Rangers.
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- mike S
- 10-19-22
Great
I enjoyed this book.
The narrator did a good job.
the story line keep my interest.
It worth the time to listen.
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- Steve Hillman MD
- 09-15-23
The real Nam
Written by a LRRP, this guy went through it. Came out my hero.
-From a REMF.
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- Mark L.
- 02-19-20
Great
I actually read this book several years ago. It was again quite enjoyable to listen to.
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