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As Good as Dead
- The Daring Escape of American POWs from a Japanese Death Camp
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell
- Duración: 9 h y 5 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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- De richard en 10-29-09
De: James Campbell
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Bloody Ridge and Beyond
- A World War II Marine's Memoir of Edson's Raiders inthe Pacific
- De: Marlin Groft, Larry Alexander
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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On the killing ground that was the island of Guadalcanal, a 2,000-yard-long ridge rose from the jungle canopy. Behind it lay the all-important air base of Henderson Field. And if Henderson Field fell, it would mean the almost certain death or capture of all 12,500 marines on the island. But the marines positioned on the ridge were no normal fighters - they were the hard-fighting men of Edson's Raiders, an elite fighting unit within an already elite Marine Corps.
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A Masterful Account
- De Arthur en 01-25-18
De: Marlin Groft, y otros
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Shadows in the Jungle
- The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II
- De: Larry Alexander
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 11 h y 47 m
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Set on retaking the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur needed a first-rate intelligence-gathering unit. Out of thousands, only 138 men were chosen: the best, toughest, and most fit men the army had to offer. Their task: silently slip onto Japanese-held islands, stalk through the thick jungles, and assess enemy locations, conditions, morale, and troop strength, all while remaining undetected.
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Shadows In The Jungle.
- De Charles en 12-27-09
De: Larry Alexander
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- De: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
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Why we think it’s a great listen: Seabiscuit was a runaway success, and Hillenbrand’s done it again with another true-life account about beating unbelievable odds. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared....
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Indescribable
- De Janice en 12-01-10
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Rescue at Los Baños
- The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II
- De: Bruce Henderson
- Narrado por: Brett Barry
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In February 1945, as the US victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines - most of them American men, women and children - would not survive much longer unless rescued soon.
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Edge of your seat story. Great narration
- De Stuart Bruce en 04-16-15
De: Bruce Henderson
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First into Nagasaki
- De: George Weller
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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On September 6, 1945, less than a month after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, George Weller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, became the first free Westerner to enter the devastated city. Going into the hospitals and consulting the doctors of the bomb's victims, Weller was the first to document its unprecedented long-range medical effects. He also became the first to enter the nearby Allied POW camps, which rivaled those of the Nazis for cruelty and bested them for death count.
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First Into Nagasaki
- De Harold en 02-15-07
De: George Weller
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Goodbye, Darkness
- A Memoir of the Pacific War
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
- Duración: 15 h y 2 m
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This memoir offers an unrivaled firsthand account of World War II in the Pacific - what it looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and most of all, what it felt like to one who underwent all but the ultimate of its experiences.
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The best war memoir ever
- De Doug en 05-31-07
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Rampage
- MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: Jesse Einstein
- Duración: 21 h y 2 m
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The 29-day battle to liberate Manila resulted in the catastrophic destruction of the city and a rampage by Japanese forces that brutalized the civilian population. Landmarks were demolished, houses were torched, suspected resistance fighters were tortured and killed, countless women were raped, and their husbands and children were murdered. American troops had no choice but to battle the enemy, floor by floor and even room by room, through schools, hospitals, and even sports stadiums. In the end, an estimated 100,000 civilians lost their lives in the massacre.
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TRUE CRIME OF PURE HELL
- De Steve en 12-18-18
De: James M. Scott
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Ship of Ghosts
- The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of of Her Survivors
- De: James D. Hornfischer
- Narrado por: Mark Cashman
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
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Renowned as FDR's favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize target trapped in the far Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Without hope of reinforcement, her crew faced a superior Japanese force ruthlessly committed to total conquest. But the men of the Houston fought back with dignity, ingenuity, sabotage, willpower, and the undying faith that their country would prevail.
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- De Laurie en 05-11-07
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Behind Japanese Lines
- With the OSS in Burma
- De: Richard Dunlop
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
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The extraordinary firsthand account of an American special forces unit in the jungles of southeast Asia and their guerilla operations against the Japanese during World War II!
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The OSS in Burma
- De William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). en 08-03-14
De: Richard Dunlop
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Lonely Vigil
- Coastwatchers of the Solomons
- De: Walter Lord
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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From the best-selling author of Day of Infamy: In the bloodiest island combat of WWII, one group of men kept watch from behind Japanese lines. The Solomon Islands was where the Allied war machine finally broke the Japanese empire. As pilots, marines, and sailors fought for supremacy in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and the Slot, a lonely group of radio operators occupied the Solomon Islands' highest points. Sometimes encamped in comfort, sometimes exposed to the elements, these coastwatchers kept lookout for squadrons of Japanese bombers headed for Allied positions.
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Interesting Subject
- De Martin See en 06-21-21
De: Walter Lord
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The Liberator
- One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
- De: Alex Kershaw
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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From July 10, 1943, the date of the Allied landing in Sicily, to May 8, 1945, when victory in Europe was declared - the entire time it took to liberate Europe - no regiment saw more action, and no single platoon, company, or battalion endured worse, than the ones commanded by Felix Sparks, who had entered the war as a greenhorn second lieutenant of the 157th "Eager for Duty" Infantry Regiment of the 45th "Thunderbird" Division. Sparks and his fellow Thunderbirds fought longest and hardest to defeat Hitler.
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Now I Know What a Hero Really Is
- De Steven en 11-27-12
De: Alex Kershaw
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Into Enemy Waters
- A World War II Story of the Demolition Divers Who Became the Navy SEALS
- De: Andrew Dubbins
- Narrado por: Basil Sands
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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Into Enemy Waters is the story of World War II's most elite and daring unit of warriors, the direct precursors to the Navy SEALs, told through the eyes of its last living member, ninety-five-year-old George Morgan. Morgan was just a wiry, seventeen-year-old lifeguard from New Jersey when he joined the Navy's new combat demolition unit, tasked to blow up enemy coastal defenses ahead of landings by allied forces. His first assignment: Omaha Beach on D-Day. When he returned stateside, Morgan learned that his service was only beginning.
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Outstanding
- De MATT K en 11-20-23
De: Andrew Dubbins
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre As Good as Dead
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- M. Galloway
- 04-04-21
Painful but worth it
This one was brutal. I have read dozens of books on POWs, hostages, and others held by oppressive regimes but this was one of the hardest to get through. I opted for the audio book (9 hours) published in 2016. It covers a group of WWII POWs beginning with the final days of the last stand at Corregidor. It continued through their days of confinement at a camp in Puerto Princesa Palawan through the slave labor, execution to avoid liberation, and for the fortunate few, escape, evasion, and freedom. Like I said, this one was one of the hardest of the dozens I’ve read (or listened to in this case). Read this and you’ll understand why these guys were the greatest generation.
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- Alana Moore
- 01-12-22
Great narration and even more compelling story
Absolutely incredible! I have not been able to stop thinking about this book and the story. I have been recommending to everyone.
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- 03-28-23
Heart felt sorrow for these brave Americans
it puts to shame anyone who does not honor the American flag. Minor stuff we complain over is nonsense. This should be required reading in high school and colleges. No American should be ignorant of the price we paid for our freedom. No doubt, we would be under harsh Japanese control if it was not for this level of sacrifice.
Get your courage up and read this tough, heart-wrenching true story. See why they were called the greatest generation.
At 7th grade (age 14), I read "Give Us This Day" by Sidney Stewart. About the POW Death March and Hell Ships,.... afterward, I was never the same concerning complaining over trivia stuff!!!!
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- Art Baskel
- 04-07-17
A question of compassion.
Makes me wonder how hateful a group of people could be even in combat and now our favorite trading partner.
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- N. J. M.
- 03-05-23
Heart wrenching story...
How can I be a 58 year old American an never heard about the atrocities these brave American men were subjected to... I have to admit, I had a difficult time pausing this book... Guys at work complained when I stopped it.. There were some sections that I had to pause and replay to confirm the abuse and or torture was what I heard and not my mind playing tricks on me... The fact that any man survived the heinous abuse and conditions dished out by their sadistic Japanese commanders and guards is utterly amazing... "As Good as Dead" should be required reading in every high school US History class...
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- Shawn Wyble
- 11-29-16
What a powerful story!
What a powerful story patriotism and survival! hide cringed throughout this story as I heard the details of these men's pain and torment endured. How could I have not known anything about this story? I feel a little shame for that, but I'll do what I can to tell others so these men are remembered.
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- Jim Hurst
- 12-05-16
What a story
Great book about the men of WWII. These men deserve our respect are true heroes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-13-24
Definitely worth a read
The men spoke about in this book were truly men whose stories should never be forgotten. Raw and unflinching
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