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40 Thieves on Saipan
- The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
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Before there were Navy SEALs, before there were Green Berets, there were the 40 Thieves: the elite Scout Sniper Platoon of the Sixth Marine Regiment during World War II.
Behind enemy lines on the island of Saipan - where firing a gun could mean instant discovery and death - the 40 Thieves killed in silence during the grueling battle for Saipan, the D-Day of the Pacific.
Now, Joseph Tachovsky - whose father, Frank, was the commanding officer of the 40 Thieves, also called Tachovsky's Terrors - joins with award-winning author Cynthia Kraack to transport listeners back to the brutal Battle of Saipan. Built on hours of personal interviews with WWII veterans, their personal papers, letters, and documentation from the National Archives, 40 Thieves on Saipan is an astonishing portrayal of elite World War II combat. It's also a rare glimpse into the lives of World War II Marines. The poorest equipped branch of the services at that time, Marines were notorious thieves. To improve their odds for victory against the Japanese, they found it necessary to improve their supply chains through "Marine Methods" - stealing. Being the elite of the Sixth Regiment, the Scout-Sniper Platoon excelled at the craft - earning them the nickname of the "40 Thieves" from their envious peers. Upon returning from a 1943 trip to the Pacific theater, Eleanor Roosevelt observed, "The Marines I have met around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marines."
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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
- De Andrew en 02-04-24
De: G. M. Davis
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Hit the Beach
- De: Len Levinson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 5 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
They love to fight and live to kill! Start with an insane sergeant with a genius for leadership and a lust for blood. Add a bank robber. A racketeer. A guy who goes berserk on the battlefield. A gun-happy Texan. A silent Apache. A movie stuntman who swings from trees. Put them all together and you have the killing machine known as… the Rat Bastards.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Ray Porter delivers
- De Midwestbonsai en 07-09-13
De: Len Levinson
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War in the South Pacific
- Out in the Boondocks, U.S. Marines Tell Their Stories
- De: James D. Horan, Gerold Frank
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Here, in heart-stopping human detail, are 21 personal accounts told by the men themselves. They are the stories of men who lived in hell and lived to tell of it. The battles of Gavutu-Tanambogo, Tulagi, Tenaru, Matanikau, and Guadalcanal are all covered through these accounts, which take the listener right to the epicenter of the Pacific conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing stories from Pacific War
- De Clayton Gonzalez en 04-19-24
De: James D. Horan, y otros
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Red Blood, Black Sand
- Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
- De: Chuck Tatum
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 453
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 411
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 412
When Chuck Tatum began Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under a living legend of the Corps - Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three thousand on Guadalcanal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not as good as helmet or old breed
- De C. Kenny en 01-21-17
De: Chuck Tatum
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If I Die in a Combat Zone
- Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 229
Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A solid Vietnam war memoir
- De Darwin8u en 04-16-14
De: Tim O'Brien
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Islands of the Damned
- A Marine at War in the Pacific
- De: R. V. Burgin, Bill Marvel
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 700
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 601
This is an eyewitness - and eye-opening - account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Jerry
- De Anonymous User en 05-12-10
De: R. V. Burgin, y otros
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My War in the Jungle: The Long-Delayed Memoir of a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam 1968–69
- De: G. M. Davis
- Narrado por: Alex Hyde-White
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia5 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
- De Andrew en 02-04-24
De: G. M. Davis
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I'm Staying with My Boys
- The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC
- De: Jim Proser, Jerry Cutter
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 285
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 247
I'm Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John Basilone held off 3000 Japanese troops at Guadalcanal after his 15-member unit was reduced to three men. At Iwo Jima he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse, allowing his unit to capture an airfield. Minutes later he was killed by an enemy artillery round. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Devil Dogs!
- De Skip Drake en 10-25-18
De: Jim Proser, y otros
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Hell in the Pacific
- A Marine Rifleman's Journey from Guadalcanal to Peleliu
- De: Jim McEnery, Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 214
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 213
In what may be the last memoir to be published by a living veteran of the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal, which occurred almost 70 years ago, Marine Jim McEnery has teamed up with author Bill Sloan to create an unforgettably immersive chronicle of horror and heroism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Badass
- De Rebecca Bennett en 11-06-15
De: Jim McEnery, y otros
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The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told
- Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice
- De: Iain Martin, Colonel Joseph H. Alexander - introduction
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud - the Marines. Since then, the men and women of the United States Marine Corps have created the finest traditions of service and honor, and supplied a pantheon of heroes who have upheld them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Marines Will Hate This Narrator.
- De Blaine E. Moyer en 04-18-17
De: Iain Martin, y otros
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Silent Warrior
- The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues
- De: Charles Henderson
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 325
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 289
In the U.S. Marine Corps, the most dangerous job in combat is that of the sniper. With no backup and little communication with the outside world, these men disappear for weeks on end in the wilderness with nothing but intellect and iron will to protect them - as they watch, wait, and finally strike. But of all of the snipers who ever hunted human prey, one man stands above the rest as the most legendary fighting man to ever pull a trigger. That man is Carlos Hathcock.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just like Marine stories should be told
- De James A. en 04-16-15
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A Rumor of War
- De: Philip Caputo
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 933
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 766
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 769
When it first appeared, A Rumor of War brought home to American readers, with terrifying vividness and honesty, the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on the soldiers who fought there. And while it is a memoir of one young man's experiences and therefore deeply personal, it is also a book that speaks powerfully to today's students about the larger themes of human conscience, good and evil, and the desperate extremes men are forced to confront in any war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Reality of the U.S in the Vietnam War
- De Glenn en 09-10-12
De: Philip Caputo
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Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 210
Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
- De Julie Hill en 06-11-20
De: George Peto, y otros
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Cherries
- A Vietnam War Novel
- De: John Podlaski
- Narrado por: Michael Sutherland
- Duración: 13 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 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.
- De LARRY en 11-04-12
De: John Podlaski
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Brotherhood of Heroes
- The Marines at Peleliu, 1944
- De: Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
A Band of Brothers for the Pacific, this is the gut-wrenching but ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious, yet largely forgotten, battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the scene for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has all but been forgotten, until now.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flawed and Plodding
- De Blake en 09-02-09
De: Bill Sloan
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Shifty's War
- The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell “Shifty” Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers
- De: Marcus Brotherton
- Narrado por: Graham Halstead
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 190
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 175
From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Read in a While!
- De Virginia Hawks en 09-14-20
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Marine!
- The Life of Chesty Puller
- De: Burke Davis
- Narrado por: Bill Thatcher
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 410
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 371
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 369
In the glorious chronicles of the US Marine Corps, no name is more revered than that of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller. The only fighting man to receive the Navy Cross five separate times - a military honor second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor - he was the epitome of a professional warrior.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good book, God awful reading.
- De Amazon Customer en 12-28-21
De: Burke Davis
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- De: James M. Dixon
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,407
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,249
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Historia4.5 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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4 out of 5 stars
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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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Biggest Brother
- The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers
- De: Larry Alexander
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 74
They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne - the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and their loyalty to one another in the face of death. Every soldier in this band of brothers looked to one man for leadership, devotion to duty, and the embodiment of courage: Major Dick Winters. This is the riveting story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Vera Family en 09-24-21
De: Larry Alexander
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Marine Raiders
- The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions
- De: Carole Engle Avriett
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
The United States' first Special Forces unit in World War II was known as the Marine Raiders. As one Raider explained, Raiders learned a deadly proficiency with the bayonet, they learned to use knives in hand-to-hand combat, and they learned to throw them with the infallible accuracy of vaudeville experts. Marine Raiders gives a gripping account of what it took to become a member of the elite battalions known as Raiders and how they survived their desperate fight in the South Pacific.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unreal heroes!
- De Stacey Clark en 12-31-21
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Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
- Duración: 22 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 353
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 313
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 311
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes in places like Purple Heart Ridge, Death Valley, and Hell's Pocket, under a commander known as "Howlin' Mad." Naval combat: carriers battling carriers from afar, fighters downing Japanese aircraft, submarines sinking carriers. Marine-army rivalry. Fanatical Japanese defense and resistance. A turning point of the Pacific War. James Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of Saipan in a way that no recent chronicler of the battle has done.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De Patrick en 03-08-20
De: James H. Hallas
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Red Blood, Black Sand
- Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
- De: Chuck Tatum
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 453
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 411
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 412
When Chuck Tatum began Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under a living legend of the Corps - Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three thousand on Guadalcanal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not as good as helmet or old breed
- De C. Kenny en 01-21-17
De: Chuck Tatum
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Voices of the Pacific, Expanded Edition
- Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
- De: Adam Makos, Marcus Brotherton - contributor
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain, Michael Crouch, Kimberly Farr
- Duración: 13 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 222
From the best-selling author of A Higher Call and Spearhead comes an unflinching firsthand chronicle of the heroic US Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and in other pivotal battles during the Pacific War, a classic book now expanded with new stories from the flyboys overhead and the home front at war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BUY If You Love "The Things Our Fathers Saw..."
- De J.Brock en 11-07-21
De: Adam Makos, y otros
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Islands of the Damned
- A Marine at War in the Pacific
- De: R. V. Burgin, Bill Marvel
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 700
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 601
This is an eyewitness - and eye-opening - account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Jerry
- De Anonymous User en 05-12-10
De: R. V. Burgin, y otros
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Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 210
Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
- De Julie Hill en 06-11-20
De: George Peto, y otros
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Marine Raiders
- The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions
- De: Carole Engle Avriett
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
The United States' first Special Forces unit in World War II was known as the Marine Raiders. As one Raider explained, Raiders learned a deadly proficiency with the bayonet, they learned to use knives in hand-to-hand combat, and they learned to throw them with the infallible accuracy of vaudeville experts. Marine Raiders gives a gripping account of what it took to become a member of the elite battalions known as Raiders and how they survived their desperate fight in the South Pacific.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unreal heroes!
- De Stacey Clark en 12-31-21
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Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
- Duración: 22 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 353
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 313
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 311
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes in places like Purple Heart Ridge, Death Valley, and Hell's Pocket, under a commander known as "Howlin' Mad." Naval combat: carriers battling carriers from afar, fighters downing Japanese aircraft, submarines sinking carriers. Marine-army rivalry. Fanatical Japanese defense and resistance. A turning point of the Pacific War. James Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of Saipan in a way that no recent chronicler of the battle has done.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De Patrick en 03-08-20
De: James H. Hallas
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Red Blood, Black Sand
- Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
- De: Chuck Tatum
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 453
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 411
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 412
When Chuck Tatum began Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under a living legend of the Corps - Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three thousand on Guadalcanal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not as good as helmet or old breed
- De C. Kenny en 01-21-17
De: Chuck Tatum
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Voices of the Pacific, Expanded Edition
- Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
- De: Adam Makos, Marcus Brotherton - contributor
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain, Michael Crouch, Kimberly Farr
- Duración: 13 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 222
From the best-selling author of A Higher Call and Spearhead comes an unflinching firsthand chronicle of the heroic US Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and in other pivotal battles during the Pacific War, a classic book now expanded with new stories from the flyboys overhead and the home front at war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BUY If You Love "The Things Our Fathers Saw..."
- De J.Brock en 11-07-21
De: Adam Makos, y otros
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Islands of the Damned
- A Marine at War in the Pacific
- De: R. V. Burgin, Bill Marvel
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 700
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 601
This is an eyewitness - and eye-opening - account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Jerry
- De Anonymous User en 05-12-10
De: R. V. Burgin, y otros
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Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 210
Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
- De Julie Hill en 06-11-20
De: George Peto, y otros
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Blood, Dust and Snow
- Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front
- De: Friedrich Sander, Robin Schafer - editor translator, Roger Moorhouse - foreword
- Narrado por: Stephan Goldbach
- Duración: 15 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The war on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 was the bloodiest combat theater in the bloodiest war in history. Oberleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Sander experienced this bloodshed firsthand when serving with the 11th Panzer-Regiment. This regiment made up the core of the 6th Panzer-Division, one of Hitler's top armored formations, which was involved in most of the major campaigns on the Eastern Front; campaigns such as Operation Barbarossa and Operation Winter Storm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Insights
- De Jarvin Nightwind en 09-18-23
De: Friedrich Sander, y otros
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- De: James M. Dixon
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,407
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,249
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Historia4.5 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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4 out of 5 stars
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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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Their Backs Against the Sea
- The Battle of Saipan and the Greatest Banzai Attack of World War II
- De: Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out of ammunition, grabbed a sabre from a fallen Japanese soldier and flailed away at a small army of assailants, screaming to his men, "Don't give them a damn inch"! When his body was recovered the next day, 30 dead enemies were piled around him. The Battle of Saipan lasted 25 hellish days in the summer of 1944, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. If Japan lost possession of the island, all hope for victory would be lost.
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Thank you!
- De Robert en 01-29-19
De: Bill Sloan
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The Ghost Mountain Boys
- Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea
- De: James Campbell
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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New Guinea became the site of one of the World War II's most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over rugged mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna.
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painful reading
- De richard en 10-29-09
De: James Campbell
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Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- De: Robert Leckie
- Narrado por: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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The celebrated 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, winner of eight Emmy Awards, was based on two classic books about the War in the Pacific, Helmet for My Pillow and With The Old Breed. Audible Studios, in partnership with Playtone, the production company co-owned by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and creator of the award-winning HBO series Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific, as well as the HBO movie Game Change, has created new recordings of these memoirs, narrated by the stars of the miniseries.
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Should be required reading in high school
- De Randall en 04-03-19
De: Robert Leckie
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The Panzer Killers
- The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich
- De: Daniel P. Bolger
- Narrado por: Stephen Mendel
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
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Two months after D-Day, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate in Normandy, having suffered enormous casualties attempting to push through hedgerow country. Troops were spent, and American tankers, lacking the tactics and leadership to deal with the terrain, were losing their spirit. General George Patton and the other top US commanders needed an officer who knew how to break the impasse and roll over the Germans - they needed one man with the grit and the vision to take the war all the way to the Rhine. Patton and his peers selected Maurice Rose.
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Pronunciation counts
- De Brian Shivers en 08-22-21
De: Daniel P. Bolger
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The First Wave
- The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
- De: Alex Kershaw
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
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Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day’s most perilous missions. The charismatic, unforgettable cast includes the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the brothers who led their troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; as well as a French commando, returning to his native land, who fought to destroy German strongholds on Sword Beach and beyond.
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Thoughtful and Sobering
- De Anonymous User en 10-07-19
De: Alex Kershaw
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Meat Grinder
- The Battles for the Rzhev Salient, 1942–43
- De: Prit Buttar
- Narrado por: Nathan Osgood
- Duración: 21 h y 3 m
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The fighting between the German and Russian armies in the Rzhev Salient during World War II was so grisly, so murderous, and saw such vast losses that the troops called the campaign 'The Meat Grinder'. Though millions of men would fight and die there, the Rzhev Salient does not have the name recognition of Leningrad or Moscow. It has been largely ignored by Western historians – until now.
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Zzzzzzzzz
- De Kindle Customer en 11-27-22
De: Prit Buttar
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- De: Adam Makos
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 14 h y 44 m
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Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy’s most famous aviation duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper’s son from Mississippi, Jesse became the navy’s first Black carrier pilot, defending a nation that wouldn’t even serve him in a bar.
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BUY A HIGHER CALL FIRST - IS MUCH BETTER
- De Count B en 06-29-18
De: Adam Makos
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
- Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
- De: Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 16 h
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In November 1965, some 450 men of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. How these men persevered makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating.
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The truth
- De Bobbyg en 10-08-19
De: Harold G. Moore, y otros
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Way of the Reaper
- My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper
- De: Nicholas Irving, Gary Brozek
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
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Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irving's 10 most significant kills - none of which have been told before. Each mission is an in-depth look at a new element of eliminating the enemy, from intel to luck, recon to weaponry. Told in a thrilling narrative, this is also a heart-pounding true story of some of the Reaper's boldest missions, including the longest shot of his military career on a human target of over half a mile.
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Listen to this book!
- De JLS en 08-16-16
De: Nicholas Irving, y otros
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A Tomb Called Iwo Jima
- Firsthand Accounts from Japanese Survivors
- De: Dan King
- Narrado por: Drew Bott
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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Firsthand accounts from Japanese WW II soldiers, sailors, and pilots who fought in the battle for Iwo Jima and survived. Some were evacuated before the Marines landed, and others were taken as prisoners of war. The Japanese army and navy combatants are given a voice to share their experiences in the battle that coined the phrase "uncommon valor was a common virtue".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surprising and shocking. It explains a lot.
- De Maggie en 07-18-20
De: Dan King
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre 40 Thieves on Saipan
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- David
- 07-03-20
Excellent
Great untold story at least to my knowledge, great action and narration was a win... for those who gave it all, so we may remember their triumphs.
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- Rob McGibboney
- 08-08-20
fantastic
Fantastic book that provides insight into the worst parts of the pacific theater. Being apart of a different generation we don't always understand what they went through. my grandfather fought in Europe and never said a word about what he saw or did. tha k you for writing this book!!
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- Julio
- 01-27-22
an impressive and immersive account
this was fantastically well researched and very compelling. Lots of detailed accounts of events that brought these young soldiers to life, living through some of the most brutal combat of the second world war.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-14-22
Amazing Book
It's not a dry telling of history, but a narrative. The book puts you right there with the scout sniper platoon. I read a lot of military books. This is definitely one of my favorites. I highly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-28-22
letters need editing.
the personal letters added a "touch " but often were not germaine to the story line.
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- Kurt
- 08-05-21
A great veteran story
I loved listening to the history of men of Valor and courage. Thank you for letting me relive the heroic history of the 40 thiefs.
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- Dr. Brian Klinge
- 08-13-21
Very Real…!!
Being a Veteran, I felt I was there!! Well Documented, an Excellent Read!! A
very good read…
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- Lisa
- 07-30-20
well done
I enjoyed it it was an honor to read it truly impressive human beings a good salute To greater man
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- Brianna Prokopec
- 07-02-21
Spot on. Rah
As a Marine. This is a story I will always cherish. Loved every second of this book.
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- Michael Murphy
- 09-20-21
Great read
Excellent narration, great story, but kind of an abrupt ending. I enjoyed it very much
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