Best sellers
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- 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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BUY A HIGHER CALL FIRST - IS MUCH BETTER
- By Count B on 06-29-18
By: Adam Makos
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On Desperate Ground
- The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash in the Korean War relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of marines and Koreans who survived the siege....
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typical armchair critic armed with hign site
- By Brent on 10-03-18
By: Hampton Sides
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The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that....
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Almost as good as The Best and the Brightest
- By Doug on 10-02-07
By: David Halberstam
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The Last Stand of Fox Company
- A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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The Last Stand of Fox Company is a fast-paced and gripping account of heroism and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds....
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Outstanding story, poor narration
- By Stephen on 03-05-09
By: Bob Drury, and others
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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It was the first war we could not win....
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Well worth it
- By David on 11-17-06
By: Max Hastings
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- By: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War...
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Excellent!
- By Paul on 07-20-04
By: Joseph R. Owen
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- By: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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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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BUY A HIGHER CALL FIRST - IS MUCH BETTER
- By Count B on 06-29-18
By: Adam Makos
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On Desperate Ground
- The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash in the Korean War relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of marines and Koreans who survived the siege....
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typical armchair critic armed with hign site
- By Brent on 10-03-18
By: Hampton Sides
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The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that....
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Almost as good as The Best and the Brightest
- By Doug on 10-02-07
By: David Halberstam
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The Last Stand of Fox Company
- A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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The Last Stand of Fox Company is a fast-paced and gripping account of heroism and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds....
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Outstanding story, poor narration
- By Stephen on 03-05-09
By: Bob Drury, and others
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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It was the first war we could not win....
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Well worth it
- By David on 11-17-06
By: Max Hastings
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- By: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War...
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Excellent!
- By Paul on 07-20-04
By: Joseph R. Owen
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The General vs. the President
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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The riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II....
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A Vivid Dramatic Accounting
- By Jean on 11-11-16
By: H. W. Brands
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In Mortal Combat
- Korea, 1950-1953
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant narrative of America's first limited war, John Toland shows yet again why, for over two decades, he has been one of this country's most respected and popular military historians. Toland lets both the events and the participants speak for themselves....
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Brilliant, Unbiased Narrative
- By J.Brock on 09-15-20
By: John Toland
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The Korean War
- A History
- By: Bruce Cumings
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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In sobering detail, The Korean War chronicles a US home front agitated by Joseph McCarthy, where absolutist conformity discouraged open inquiry and citizen dissent. Bruce Cumings incisively ties our current foreign policy back to Korea....
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A real eye-opener
- By Bookworm on 10-09-19
By: Bruce Cumings
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The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces
- American Warriors
- By: Alan Hoe
- Narrated by: David Gilmore
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations....
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Another possibly good book ruined by poor performance
- By Justin L. on 11-15-20
By: Alan Hoe
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North Korea Confidential
- Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
- By: Daniel Tudor, James Pearson
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms....
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Interesting portrait of North Korea marred by awful pronunciation
- By Amazon Customer on 08-03-21
By: Daniel Tudor, and others
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MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea
- By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., Pat Apel
- Narrated by: Dr. Bill Brooks
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children....
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MASH and the Korean War
- By Angie on 08-29-17
By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., and others
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Omar Nelson Bradley
- America's GI General, 1893-1981 (American Military Experience)
- By: Steven L. Ossad
- Narrated by: Bill Nevitt
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
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Omar Nelson Bradley was the youngest and last of nine men to earn five-star rank and the only army officer so honored after World War II. This new biography gives an account of Bradley’s formative years, his decorated career, and his postwar life....
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Good biography of an important WWII general
- By Elisabeth Carey on 10-15-19
By: Steven L. Ossad
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Submarine Commander
- A Story of World War II and Korea
- By: Paul R. Schratz
- Narrated by: John N. Gully
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations....
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Engrossing Memoir
- By Jean on 12-24-15
By: Paul R. Schratz
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The Darkest Summer
- Pusan and Inchon 1950: The Battles That Saved South Korea---and the Marines---from Extinction
- By: Bill Sloan
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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The outcome of the Korean War was decided in the first three months. The Darkest Summer is the hour-by-hour, casualty-by-casualty story of those months....
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Great intro to Korea
- By Parola138 on 01-14-11
By: Bill Sloan
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The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers
- The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) in the Korean War, 1950-1951
- By: Edward L. Posey Master Sergeant Ret.
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army. Edward Posey's The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers is the first complete history of this elite all-volunteer unit....
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Ranger: A Soldier's Life
- American Warrior Series
- By: Ralph Puckett USA - Ret., D.K.R. Crosswell
- Narrated by: Neil Reeves
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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In this inspiring autobiography, Colonel Ralph Puckett recounts his extraordinary experiences on and off the battlefield....
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Waste of Time
- By Derek Bowen on 03-03-22
By: Ralph Puckett USA - Ret., and others
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The Kinship of Secrets
- By: Eugenia Kim
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Told through the alternating perspectives of the distanced sisters, and inspired by a true story, The Kinship of Secrets explores the cruelty of war, the power of hope, and what it means to be a sister....Â
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Amazing story
- By Farrah Brown on 06-28-19
By: Eugenia Kim
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The Korean War
- 1950–53
- By: Carter Malkasian
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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In his introduction, Dr Carter Malkasian provides a concise overview of the so-called "Forgotten War" in Korea....
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Phenomenal work
- By MG on 01-29-23
By: Carter Malkasian
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Brothers at War
- The Unending Conflict in Korea
- By: Sheila Miyoshi Jager
- Narrated by: Jackie Chung
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A major historical account of the Korean War, its origins, and its evolving impact on the world. Sixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War has not yet ended....
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An Incredibly Detailed History
- By David on 05-17-19
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Combat Ready?
- The Eighth U.S. Army on the Eve of the Korean War
- By: Thomas E. Hanson
- Narrated by: Michael Quinlan
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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In the decades since the "forgotten war" in Korea, conventional wisdom has held that the Eighth Army consisted largely of poorly trained, undisciplined troops who fled in terror....
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People First Must Read!
- By B. Lercara on 01-28-23
By: Thomas E. Hanson
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The Second Korean War
- By: Ted Halstead
- Narrated by: Cody Banning
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
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Two Russian agents discover a missing nuclear weapon was hidden in an American city by North Korea. Another nuclear weapon nears Seoul in a tunnel built by North Koreans. And North Korea's new military dictator launches an all-out invasion....
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A “What If” Imagining a 2nd Korean War
- By Brian on 10-03-18
By: Ted Halstead
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Conflict
- The History of the Korean War, 1950-1953
- By: Robert Leckie
- Narrated by: David Rapkin
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist North from the independent Republic of Korea) to unite the country by force....
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- By Amazon Customer on 07-04-16
By: Robert Leckie
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The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot
- The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom
- By: Blaine Harden
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of how Kim Il Sung grabbed power and plunged his country into war against the United States....
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Great story
- By Jfm on 08-09-15
By: Blaine Harden
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High Tide in the Korean War
- How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
- By: Leo Barron
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni....
By: Leo Barron
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Sgt. Reckless
- America's Favorite War Horse
- By: World Watch Media
- Narrated by: Millian Quinteros
- Length: 39 mins
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At first glance the horse's breed was thought to be Mongolian because of the shape of its head which was the same as horses of the thoroughbred lineage....
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Korean War
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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As an early crisis of the Cold War, the Korean War set important precedents for how conflicts would be handled during this era. It has also shaped Korea’s history for more than half a century....
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The Korean War for Middle Schoolers
- By Odysseus on 02-18-20
By: Hourly History
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Cold Days in Hell: American POWs in Korea
- By: William Clark Latham Jr.
- Narrated by: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret.
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Following the North Korean assault on the Republic of Korea in June of 1950, the invaders captured more than a thousand American soldiers and brutally executed hundreds more....
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Eye-Opening Account
- By Vincent L Sabotin on 12-08-16
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On Hallowed Ground
- The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill
- By: Bill McWilliams, Robert W. Sennewald - foreword
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
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On Hallowed Ground is the riveting story of this epic battle. Drawing on previously classified documents, interviews, and letters from survivors, author Bill McWilliams details the strategy and tactics behind the conflict and pays stirring tribute to the heroic soldiers....
By: Bill McWilliams, and others
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Ghost Flames
- Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953
- By: Charles J. Hanley
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
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A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets....
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Memories lost
- By Rick B on 09-03-20