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On Thursday, October 14, 1943, 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses set out for a strategic bombing raid on the factories in Schweinfurt.
Sixty of those planes never returned and 650 men were lost during the course of that mission.
It was the greatest failure that the United States Air Force had ever suffered and became known as "Black Thursday".
Martin Caidin's Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid is a brilliant account of that day that should never be forgotten.
This audiobook uncovers in thrilling detail the build-up to that fateful raid as the ground crew prepare the aircraft and the aviators are briefed on their mission ahead.
By consulting with first-hand accounts and interviewing survivors Caidin's audiobook takes the listener to the heart of the action as the planes burst into battle in the skies above Western Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Audiobook Addict en 02-14-11
De: Mack Maloney
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Thunderbolt
- De: Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin
- Narrado por: Clay Lomakayu
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 110
Thunderbolt is the incredible true life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America’s leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first US Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite flying book of all time.
- De S. H. Moore en 10-07-21
De: Robert S. Johnson, y otros
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Big Week
- The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 720
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During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial battle of attrition to neutralize the Luftwaffe as a fighting force prior to the cross-channel invasion, planned for a few months later. Officially called Operation ARGUMENT, this aerial offensive quickly became known as “Big Week,” and it was one of the turning-points of World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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War in the Air: Sets stage with gripping narrative
- De Nashville Cat en 11-17-18
De: James Holland
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The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 318
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
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Lords of the Sky
- Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16
- De: Dan Hampton
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 17 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 676
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The New York Times best-selling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation - a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the Red Baron and his triplane in World War I to today's technologically expert flying warriors in supersonic jets.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great history, but ending goes off-topic
- De Lugal en 07-31-14
De: Dan Hampton
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Finish Forty and Home
- The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
- De: Phil Scearce
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty Good!
- De Robert en 02-01-13
De: Phil Scearce
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The Last Fighter Pilot
- The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II
- De: Don Brown, Captain Jerry Yellin - foreword, Captain Jerry Yellin - contributor, y otros
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 530
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 476
On the morning of August 15, 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin flew the last combat mission of World War II out of Iwo Jima. Today, Captain Yellin is a sharp, engaging, 93-year-old veteran whose story is brought to life by best-selling author Don Brown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A history Air War in the South Pacific & Iwo Gima
- De Amazon Customer en 06-30-20
De: Don Brown, y otros
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Duel Under the Stars
- The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II
- De: Wilhelm Johnen, James Holland
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Listen to this captivating memoir by Wilhelm Johnen who flew his first operational mission in July 1941, having completed his blind-flying training. In his first couple of years he brought down two enemy planes. The tally went up rapidly once the air war was escalated in spring 1943, when Air Marshal Arthur Harris of the RAF Bomber Command began the campaign dubbed the Battle of the Ruhr.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best pilots in history
- De Nick Broms en 06-16-18
De: Wilhelm Johnen, y otros
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Angels in the Sky
- How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
- De: Robert Gandt
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 68
Angels in the Sky is the gripping story of how an all-volunteer air force helped defeat five Arab nations and protect the fledgling Jewish state. It is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of volunteer airmen from around the world who fought for Israel during the war of independence. They arrived from America, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa. Almost all were World War II combat veterans. Many, but not all, were Jewish, and many knowingly violated their nations' embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly excellent story - highly recommended
- De Shimon en 03-21-19
De: Robert Gandt
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The Twilight Warriors
- The Deadliest Naval Battle of World War II and the Men Who Fought It
- De: Robert Gandt
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 136
April 1945. The end of World War II finally appears to be nearing. The Nazis are collapsing in Europe, and the Americans are vastly overpowering the Japanese in the Pacific. For a group of pilots in their early 20s who were trained during the twilight of the war, the biggest concern is that they'll never actually see real action and will go home without having a chance to face the enemy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Selection: One of the Best in this Genre
- De David en 09-22-11
De: Robert Gandt
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Air Apaches
- The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II
- De: Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 793
The American 345th Bomb Group - the Air Apaches - was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes - often below 50 feet - the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring and unorganized unit history
- De R. Denton en 04-25-19
De: Jay A. Stout
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Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 931
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 851
From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A WWII Pacific Tale
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: Bob Drury, y otros
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Open Cockpit
- De: Arthur Gould Lee
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 85
Author of three books, this is by far his best. Lee puts you in the cockpit in a riveting account of life as a fighter pilot at the front. At times humorous and dramatic, this thoughtful, enlightening, true account is a classic to be ranked with Winged Victory by W. V. Yeates, also published by Grub Street.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really great insights into WW1 air combat!
- De B Taub en 12-21-16
De: Arthur Gould Lee
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The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe
- The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II
- De: Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 423
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 416
In this dramatic story of World War II, Jay A. Stout describes how the US built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force. In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich's industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for WWII buffs
- De david en 07-27-17
De: Jay A. Stout
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Pacific Payback
- The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway
- De: Stephen L. Moore
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific....
But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they lost a third of their squadron and witnessed the heart of America's Navy broken and smoldering on the oil-slicked waters below.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent companion to Dawn like Thunder
- De G. Bruce Greer en 07-21-14
De: Stephen L. Moore
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A Dawn Like Thunder
- The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
- De: Robert J. Mrazek
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of the members of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men - many flying outmoded aircraft - changed the course of history, going on to become the war's most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story well told
- De Kismet en 01-30-09
De: Robert J. Mrazek
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The Battle for Hell's Island
- How a Small Band of Carrier Dive Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal
- De: Stephen L. Moore
- Narrado por: Pete Bradbury
- Duración: 15 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 69
From the author of Pacific Payback comes the gripping true story of the Cactus Air Force and how this rugged crew of dive bombers helped save Guadalcanal and won the war. November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in Japan's expansion through the South Pacific.
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2 out of 5 stars
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agonizing audiobook full of facts
- De chris en 04-13-16
De: Stephen L. Moore
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Incredible Victory
- The Battle of Midway
- De: Walter Lord
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 140
On the morning of June 4, 1942, doom sailed on Midway. Hoping to put itself within striking distance of Hawaii and California, the Japanese navy planned an ambush that would obliterate the remnants of the American Pacific fleet. On paper, the Americans had no chance of winning. They had fewer ships, slower fighters, and almost no battle experience. But because their codebreakers knew what was coming, the American navy was able to prepare an ambush of its own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very informative
- De Jim Walters en 08-27-18
De: Walter Lord
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Thunderbolt
- De: Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin
- Narrado por: Clay Lomakayu
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 110
Thunderbolt is the incredible true life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America’s leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first US Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite flying book of all time.
- De S. H. Moore en 10-07-21
De: Robert S. Johnson, y otros
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Hell Above Earth
- The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him
- De: Stephen Frater
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Hell Above Earth tells an unforgettable story of two World War II American bomber pilots who forged an unexpected but enduring bond in the flak-filled skies over Nazi Germany. But there's a twist: one of them was related to the head of the Luftwaffe, Reich Marshal Herman Goering, and the other had secret orders from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to kill him if anything went wrong during their missions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very unusual story
- De David en 10-15-12
De: Stephen Frater
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The Fall of Fortresses
- The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
- De: Elmer Bendiner
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 11
On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war. Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business-Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories. But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty Eighth. Somehow, navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very personal memoir of combat.
- De Rauch's Bops en 04-10-24
De: Elmer Bendiner
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MiG Alley
- The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53
- De: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 246
Of the many myths that emerged following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing one in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, amongst other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. From that point onwards, a very different story began to emerge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Lorne en 11-27-19
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Pathfinder Pioneer
- The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II
- De: Raymond E. Brim
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In this engaging audiobook, we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe. Pathfinder Pioneer gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humor, attention to detail, and humility that captures the heart and soul of our Greatest Generation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Recounting of WW2 Bomber Missions
- De Sean en 07-25-17
De: Raymond E. Brim
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The Big Show
- The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat
- De: Pierre Clostermann
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 152
Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply one of the best all time books on air combat ever written.
- De S. H. Moore en 12-08-20
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Thunderbolt
- De: Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin
- Narrado por: Clay Lomakayu
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 110
Thunderbolt is the incredible true life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America’s leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first US Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite flying book of all time.
- De S. H. Moore en 10-07-21
De: Robert S. Johnson, y otros
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Hell Above Earth
- The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him
- De: Stephen Frater
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Hell Above Earth tells an unforgettable story of two World War II American bomber pilots who forged an unexpected but enduring bond in the flak-filled skies over Nazi Germany. But there's a twist: one of them was related to the head of the Luftwaffe, Reich Marshal Herman Goering, and the other had secret orders from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to kill him if anything went wrong during their missions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very unusual story
- De David en 10-15-12
De: Stephen Frater
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The Fall of Fortresses
- The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
- De: Elmer Bendiner
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 11
On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war. Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business-Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories. But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty Eighth. Somehow, navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very personal memoir of combat.
- De Rauch's Bops en 04-10-24
De: Elmer Bendiner
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MiG Alley
- The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53
- De: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 246
Of the many myths that emerged following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing one in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, amongst other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. From that point onwards, a very different story began to emerge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Lorne en 11-27-19
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Pathfinder Pioneer
- The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II
- De: Raymond E. Brim
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In this engaging audiobook, we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe. Pathfinder Pioneer gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humor, attention to detail, and humility that captures the heart and soul of our Greatest Generation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Recounting of WW2 Bomber Missions
- De Sean en 07-25-17
De: Raymond E. Brim
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The Big Show
- The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat
- De: Pierre Clostermann
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 152
Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply one of the best all time books on air combat ever written.
- De S. H. Moore en 12-08-20
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Combat Crew
- The Story of 25 Combat Missions over Europe from the Daily Journal of a B-17 Gunner
- De: John Comer
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 316
John Comer kept a journal of the 25 missions he flew in 1943, when the casualty rate on his base was close to 80 percent. His book is handwritten history, recorded within hours after the battles occurred. Comer vividly creates his experiences as top-turret gunner/flight engineer in a B-17 squadron that was thrown against the best pilots the Luftwaffe could offer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great details behind the flying
- De Rowerwet en 05-12-15
De: John Comer
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Mosquito Mayhem
- de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII
- De: Martin W. Bowman
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
The Mosquito was probably World War II's most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two-man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators. It portrays the dramatic experiences of flying in its many roles as pathfinder, night fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, precision bombing, and low-level ground attack aircraft. It describes many of the RAF's most audacious raids on prime, but difficult, targets where carpet bombing by heavy bombers was likely to be ineffective and cause unnecessary casualties to civilians.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bo-ring
- De Caroline P. Usher en 03-15-22
De: Martin W. Bowman
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
- The True Story of the "Bad Boy" Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron
- De: Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,217
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,083
Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all-the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave a new definition to "hell-raising" - on the ground and in the skies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who picked the narrator?
- De D. DAVIS en 08-21-19
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Samurai!
- De: Martin Caidin
- Narrado por: Kevin Waites
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 123
Saburo Sakai became a living legend in Japan during World War II. Pilots everywhere spoke in awe of his incredible exploits in the air. Of all Japan’s aces, Saburo Sakai is the only pilot who never lost a wingman in combat. For a man who engaged in more than 200 aerial combats, this was an incredible achievement. His remarkable book Samurai! written by Martin Caiden but with the assistance of Sakai and Fred Saito is a brilliant account of life as a Japanese pilot in the Second World War.
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Interesting But Worst Narration Ever!
- De B Taub en 06-22-19
De: Martin Caidin
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Big Week
- The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial battle of attrition to neutralize the Luftwaffe as a fighting force prior to the cross-channel invasion, planned for a few months later. Officially called Operation ARGUMENT, this aerial offensive quickly became known as “Big Week,” and it was one of the turning-points of World War II.
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War in the Air: Sets stage with gripping narrative
- De Nashville Cat en 11-17-18
De: James Holland
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Those Who Hold Bastogne
- The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge
- De: Peter Schrijvers
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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In this dramatic account of the 1944-45 winter of war in Bastogne, historian Peter Schrijvers offers the first full story of the German assault on the strategically located town. From the December stampede of American and Panzer divisions racing to reach Bastogne first, through the bloody eight-day siege from land and air, and through three more weeks of unrelenting fighting even after the siege was broken, events at Bastogne hastened the long-awaited end of WWII.
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4 out of 5 stars
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How Did Anyone Survive?
- De Sher from Provo en 09-26-15
De: Peter Schrijvers
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Okinawa
- The Last Battle
- De: Roy E. Appleman, James MacGregor Burns, Russell A. Gugeler, y otros
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
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On 1 April, 1945, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater began. The battle for the island of Okinawa would last for the next 82 days. Through the course of this dramatic battle, over 20,000 Americans would lose their lives, and over 75,000 Japanese were killed in one of the bloodiest clashes of World War II. Okinawa: The Last Battle is a remarkably detailed account of this monumental event by four soldiers who witnessed the action first-hand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Okinawa History
- De Derail en 03-10-20
De: Roy E. Appleman, y otros
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The German Aces Speak
- World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
- De: Anne-Marie Lewis, Jon Guttman, Brigadier General Robin Olds USAF - Ret., y otros
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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Few perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I hoped for
- De Michael Jacobi en 09-01-20
De: Anne-Marie Lewis, y otros
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Whirlwind
- The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945
- De: Barrett Tillman
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Whirlwind is the only book to examine in depth the human drama behind the most important bombing campaign in history. While the air war against Nazi Germany has been covered in-depth by many books, Barrett Tillman, a renowned authority on military aircraft and the air war in the Pacific, is the first to tackle the air war against Japan. For decades, historians and politicians have debated whether or not Japan was on the verge of surrender in August 1945---before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good, but ultimately disappointing
- De Michael en 10-16-10
De: Barrett Tillman
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Hell to Pay
- Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947
- De: D. M. Giangreco
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 16 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 85
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U.S. planning for the invasion and military occupation of Imperial Japan began two years before the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hell to Pay brings to light the political and military ramifications of the enormous casualties and loss of material projected by both sides in the climatic struggle to bring the Pacific War to a conclusion through a brutal series of battles on Japanese soil.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is a good piece of history.
- De David en 08-09-14
De: D. M. Giangreco
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Carrier Pilot
- De: Norman Hanson
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
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In 1942, Norman Hanson learned to fly the Royal Navy's newest fighter: the US-built Chance Vought Corsair. Fast, rugged, and demanding to fly, it was an intimidating machine. But in the hands of its young Fleet Air Arm pilots, it also proved to be a lethal weapon. Posted to the South Pacific aboard HMS Illustrious, Hanson and his squadron took the fight to the Japanese. Facing a desperate and determined enemy, Kamikaze attacks, and the ever-present dangers of flying off a pitching carrier deck, death was never far away.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing
- De Jean en 11-26-17
De: Norman Hanson
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South Pacific Cauldron
- World War II's Great Forgotten Battlegrounds
- De: Alan Rems
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Unlike most other World War II accounts, this work covers the South Pacific operations in detail. The audiobook includes many now-forgotten operations that deserve to be well remembered. Significantly, the official Australian history of World War II correctly observed that Australia's part in the Pacific war is barely mentioned in American histories. This volume finally brings the major Australian contribution to the fore.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A little dry but informative
- De Damien en 02-20-15
De: Alan Rems
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Black Thursday
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- Marsha K. Reese
- 03-25-19
Brings it home!
War is most definitely hell! Sad that history is purposefully omitting WWII. Shame, Shame, Shame.
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- xenduro
- 07-31-22
be glad u were not their
another amazing WW II book. A must to add to any collection. Those poor guys that were their.
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- Dylan taylor
- 06-11-21
the story puts you straight into the planes of WW2
you feel, hear, see, fear, and think the same things that the many bravo pilots and bombers experienced in this highly intense true story.
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- Don
- 07-23-21
Review
After finishing I want to go back and read a chapter over but could not because the book kept switching to Finished.
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- paul b
- 09-17-18
Unsung heroes
The most heroic men you know nothing about.
The narrator is a bit boring but the story more than makes up for it. BUY THIS BOOK
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- none
- 04-25-19
Black Thursday
The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid was very well done, it is true to what life was like in the boomers and the very brave that flew them and crewed them.
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- Hank
- 01-09-20
Exciting history of the war in the air of WWII
Remarkable story of the battle in the sky between the 8th Air Force and the Luftwaffe during WWII. A harrowing struggle to neutralize Hitlers war machine fought high in the air over Germany by pilots and bomber crews. A great read.
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- John Funk
- 11-29-22
Awesome depiction of the Schweinfurt Battle
This is the best depiction of the terrible air battles from WWII that I've seen. I would say it's a must read for the children of WWII bomber crews. The details and the analytical look back at the results are astounding.
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- David B
- 08-13-20
Tragic
Well told story of a tragic raid. Written in 1960 when participants were around for first-hand accounts.
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- Snippersly
- 12-08-22
Daunting Story
What an amazing look into the history of B17s and their crees and dark insights into 1 mission. Told by a narrator who sounds like grandpa recounting it like a story he survived.
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