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On June 13, 1966, men of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were stationed on Hill 488. Before the week was over, they would fight the battle that would make them the most highly decorated small unit in the entire history of the US military, winning a Congressional Medal of Honor, four Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, and 18 Purple Hearts - some of them posthumously.
During the early evening of June 15, a battalion of hardened North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong - outnumbering the Americans 25 to one - threw everything they had at the 16 marines and two navy corpsmen for the rest of that terror-filled night. Every man who held the hill was either killed or wounded defending the ground with unbelievable courage and unflagging determination - even as reinforcements were on the way. All they had to do was make it until dawn....
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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.
- By Blaine E. Moyer on 04-18-17
By: Iain Martin, and others
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Brotherhood of Heroes
- The Marines at Peleliu, 1944
- By: Bill Sloan
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 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
- By Blake on 09-02-09
By: Bill Sloan
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A Rumor of War
- By: Philip Caputo
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 944
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 775
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 778
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
- By Glenn on 09-10-12
By: Philip Caputo
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With the Old Breed
- At Peleliu and Okinawa
- By: E. B. Sledge
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,843
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,745
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,697
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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5 out of 5 stars
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This is the second audio book of Sledge's work
- By Richard on 10-21-13
By: E. B. Sledge
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Nine Days in May
- The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967
- By: Warren K. Wilkins
- Narrated by: Richard Peterson
- Length: 17 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 115
Nine Days in May is the first full account of the bitterly contested battles fought between three American battalions and two North Vietnamese Army regiments. This prolonged, deadly encounter was one of the largest, most savage actions seen by elements of the storied 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Drawing on interviews with the participants, Warren K. Wilkins recreates the vicious fighting in gripping detail. This is a story of extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By David on 06-12-18
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Blackhorse Riders
- A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot
- By: Philip Keith
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
This is the incredible true story of a brave military unit in Vietnam that risked everything to rescue an outnumbered troop under heavy fire-and the 39-year odyssey to recognize their bravery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Battle Forgotten
- By Pamela Dale Foster on 06-11-14
By: Philip Keith
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13 Cent Killers
- The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
- By: John J. Culbertson
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4 out of 5 stars 103
Author John J. Culbertson, a former Fifth Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting true stories of young Americans who fought with bolt rifles and bounties on their heads during the fiercest combat of the war, from 1967 through the desperate Tet battle for Hue in early '68.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting
- By Evad on 01-13-10
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Baptism
- A Vietnam Memoir
- By: Larry Gwin
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 663
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 600
A Yale graduate who volunteered to serve his country, Larry Gwin was only 23 years old when he arrived in Vietnam in 1965. After a brief stint in the Delta, Gwin was reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in An Khe. There, in the hotly contested Central Highlands, he served almost nine months as executive officer for Alpha Company, 2/7, fighting against crack NVA troops in some of the war's most horrific battles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story of a front line grunt during Vietnam
- By richard fox on 05-04-16
By: Larry Gwin
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Outlaw Platoon
- Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
- By: Sean Parnell, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,335
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,652
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,639
At 24 years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon - a unit that came to be known as the Outlaws - and was tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents from a mountain valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. Parnell and his men assumed they would be facing a ragtag bunch of civilians, but in May 2006 what started out as a routine patrol through the lower mountains of the Hindu Kush became a brutal ambush.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book...Everyone should listen to this book!!
- By Chris on 04-09-12
By: Sean Parnell, and others
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- By: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Story5 out of 5 stars 320
Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War. His powerful description of close combat in the snow-covered mountains of the Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare.As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster in California, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of some 200 regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb Marine rifle company. The action and narrative move fast as the company learns to fight under enemy fire, eat frozen rations, and keep pushing forward when its wounded and dead go down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Paul on 07-20-04
By: Joseph R. Owen
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Platoon Leader
- A Memoir of Command in Combat
- By: James R. McDonough
- Narrated by: Joel Rooks
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 186
A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.
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1 out of 5 stars
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abridged? it was mutilated!
- By J. Padilla on 02-09-16
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
- North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
- By: Chuck Gross
- Narrated by: Gerry Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 328
Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. Soon after the war, Gross wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as he experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Helicopter books I've listened to!
- By Chad on 02-12-14
By: Chuck Gross
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The Last Stand of Fox Company
- A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Story5 out of 5 stars 827
The Last Stand of Fox Company is a fast-paced and gripping account of heroism and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds. The authors have conducted dozens of firsthand interviews with the battle's survivors, and they narrate the story with the immediacy of such classic accounts of single battles as Guadalcanal Diary, Pork Chop Hill, and Black Hawk Down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding story, poor narration
- By Stephen on 03-05-09
By: Bob Drury, and others
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Bloody Ridge and Beyond
- A World War II Marine's Memoir of Edson's Raiders inthe Pacific
- By: Marlin Groft, Larry Alexander
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,319
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,205
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,195
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A Masterful Account
- By Arthur on 01-25-18
By: Marlin Groft, and others
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Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
- By: Larry Chambers
- Narrated by: Brian Hallas
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
They will never be able to duplicate the 5th Special Forces Recondo School and the training that gave its grads something they desperately needed - the skills to survive Long Range Patrol missions in the jungle that NVA considered its own. Vietman veteran Larry Chambers vividly describes the grit and courage it took to pass the tough volunteer-only training program in Nha Trang and the harrowing graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerrilla the NVA.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Abridged
- By Rodney on 06-11-21
By: Larry Chambers
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Cherries
- A Vietnam War Novel
- By: John Podlaski
- Narrated by: Michael Sutherland
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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.
- By LARRY on 11-04-12
By: John Podlaski
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