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Battle of Solomon's Island
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Roy Adkins, with his wife, Lesley, returns to the Napoleonic War in The War for All the Oceans, a gripping account of the naval struggle that lasted from 1798 to 1815, a period marked at the beginning by Napoleon's seizing power and at the end by the War of 1812. In this vivid and visceral account, Adkins draws on eyewitness records to portray not only the battles but also the details of a sailor's life: shipwrecks, press-gangs, prostitutes, spies, and prisoners of war.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good material, horrid narration
- De SC Visel en 01-03-08
De: Roy Adkins, y otros
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Cochrane
- The Real Master and Commander
- De: David Cordingly
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Nicknamed le loup des mers ("the sea wolf") by Napoleon, Thomas Cochrane was one of the most daring and successful naval heroes of all time. In this fascinating account of Cochrane's life, historian David Cordingly unearths startling new details about the real-life "Master and Commander", from his daring exploits against the French navy to his role in the liberation of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, and the shock exchange scandal that forced him out of England and almost ended his naval career.
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3 out of 5 stars
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There is a better book on Lord Cochrane
- De Mark G en 07-20-15
De: David Cordingly
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Through the Perilous Fight
- Six Weeks That Saved the Nation
- De: Steve Vogel
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 14 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
In the summer of 1814, the United States of America teetered on the brink of disaster. The war it had declared against Great Britain two years earlier appeared headed toward inglorious American defeat. In a fast-paced, character-driven narrative, Steve Vogel tells the story of this titanic struggle from the perspective of both sides. Like an epic novel, Through the Perilous Fight abounds with heroes, villains, and astounding feats of derring-do.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History at its finest!
- De Anonymous User en 04-04-24
De: Steve Vogel
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The War of 1812, Conflict and Deception
- The British Attempt to Seize New Orleans and Nullify the Louisiana Purchase
- De: Ronald J. Drez
- Narrado por: Todd Curless
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Perhaps no conflict in American history is more important yet more overlooked and misunderstood than the War of 1812. At the climax of the war, inspired by the defeat of Napoleon in early 1814 and the perceived illegality of the Louisiana Purchase, the British devised a plan to launch a three-pronged attack against the Northern, Eastern, and Southern US borders.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A thorough defense of the 1812 war
- De Amazon Customer en 05-13-16
De: Ronald J. Drez
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Bunker Hill
- A City, a Siege, a Revolution
- De: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,035
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,790
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,787
In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution. In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Fantastic Story by Philbrick
- De Rick en 09-30-13
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A Rage for Glory
- The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
- De: James Tertius de Kay
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Acclaimed author James Tertius de Kay recounts the lifeof Commodore Stephen Decatur in the first new biography of the great naval hero in almost 70 years. De Kay draws on material unavailable to previous biographers to explore Decatur’s extraordinary life. From his burning of the Philadelphia to his capture of the HMS Macedonian, Decatur demonstrated his legendary bravery at every turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent writing and exciting story
- De mikey en 08-02-19
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William Walker's Wars
- How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- De: Scott Martelle
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot - and illegal - forays into Mexico, Cuba, and other Central American countries in hopes of taking them over. These efforts became known as filibustering, and their goal was to seize territory to create new independent fiefdoms, which would ultimately be annexed by the still-growing United States. Most failed miserably. William Walker was the outlier. Soft-spoken with no military background, in 1856 he managed to install himself as president of Nicaragua.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Riveting
- De Jean en 03-17-19
De: Scott Martelle
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Rebels at Sea
- Privateering in the American Revolution
- De: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character. In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as they were called, were in fact critical to the American victory. Privateers were privately owned vessels that were granted permission by the new government to seize British merchantmen and men of war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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If you can get over the narrator...
- De Toby Everett en 09-20-22
De: Eric Jay Dolin
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Six Frigates
- De: Ian W. Toll
- Narrado por: Stephen Lang
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,364
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,115
Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The founders, particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams, debated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once.
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3 out of 5 stars
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BE ADVISED THIS BOOK IS ABRIDGED
- De George Carpenter III en 09-11-08
De: Ian W. Toll
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Struggle for Sea Power
- A Naval History of the American Revolution
- De: Sam Willis
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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The American Revolution was a naval war of immense scope and variety, including no less than 22 navies fighting on five oceans - to say nothing of rivers and lakes. In no other war were so many large-scale fleet battles fought, one of which was the most strategically significant naval battle in all of British, French, and American history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic perspective on American Revolution
- De J. Mar en 04-20-21
De: Sam Willis
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Give Me a Fast Ship
- The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea
- De: Tim McGrath
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 19 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution - or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy. Meticulously researched and masterfully told, Give Me a Fast Ship is the definitive history of the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I learned so much
- De William en 05-08-17
De: Tim McGrath
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1812: The Navy's War
- De: George C. Daughan
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 702
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At the outbreak of the War of 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open ocean but America's war fleet, only 20 ships strong, faced a practiced British navy of more than a thousand men-of-war. Still, through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado, the American navy managed to take the fight to the British and turn the tide of the war.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Arghhhh!!! Not meant for audio.
- De Jonathan Love en 07-07-12
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Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
- De: Nathan Miller
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
- Duración: 15 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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In the late 18th century, it was widely thought that to be a sailor was little better than to be a slave. "No man will be a sailor," wrote Samuel Johnson, "who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company." If that were true, historian Nathan Miller suggests, then the record of sailing in the age of tall ships would likely be distinguished by few heroes and fewer grand narratives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Misleading description, solid historical summary
- De M J Mills en 08-10-14
De: Nathan Miller
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To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
- The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War
- De: Tom Clavin, Phil Keith
- Narrado por: Joe Knezevich
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating how these men traveled the world on a ship in the mid 19th century.
- De Jacob Llamas en 03-10-24
De: Tom Clavin, y otros
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Empire of Blue Water
- Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
- De: Stephan Talty
- Narrado por: John H. Mayer
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,205
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 955
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 949
He challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought it to its knees. This is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean. Henry Morgan, a 20-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Morbid Terrorists?
- De Jack en 11-11-08
De: Stephan Talty
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The Burning of the White House
- James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812
- De: Jane Hampton Cook
- Narrado por: Marguerite Gavin
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 137
Told from multiple points of view - including those of James and Dolley Madison and a British admiral - this is the true story of the burning of the White House in 1814. It's unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It's unimaginable because in 1814, enemies didn't fly overhead; they marched through the streets, and for 26 hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, DC, and set fire to government buildings, including the US Capitol and the White House.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Written Like a Children's Book. Boring.
- De Mike en 01-20-17
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Battle of Solomon's Island
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Donna Wiebe
- 03-29-20
How ingenuity led to the Star Spangled Banner!
A must-read story about how the Star-spangled Banner was written. This short book describes how the people of Solomon Island were able to use familiarity with their waterways to outsmart the British Army. It describes how the narrative of the Star-Spangled Banner was written and is now used as the national emblem of the United States. I always wondered about the background of the song. The author used news reports of the time to help tell the story. A great listen buying good narrator.
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