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- The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Paul Boehmer, Emily Durante
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
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Violence of Action is much more than the true, first-person accounts of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Global War on Terror. Within this audio are the heartfelt, firsthand accounts from and about the men who lived, fought, and died for their country, their regiment, and each other. Objective Rhino, Haditha Dam, recovering Jessica Lynch, the hunt for Zarqawi, the recovery of Extortion 17, and everything in between... These stories have been told many times in barracks rooms, at bar tables, and at backyard barbecues, but they have never before been shared with the general public. It is time for those stories to be heard.
So much more than just stories from a specific unit, this audiobook reveals the sights, smells, and emotions of everything that happens in war - good or bad. It will be seen as the quintessential, ageless work on the human condition in combat.
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- By Mila on 06-22-18
By: Gregg Zoroya, and others
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Service
- A Navy SEAL at War
- By: Marcus Luttrell
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell returned from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan with his bones shattered and his heart broken. So many had given their lives to save him-and he would have readily done the same for them. As he recuperated, he wondered why he and others, from America's founding to today, had been willing to sacrifice everything-including themselves-for the sake of family, nation, and freedom.
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love this book ~ add it to your must read list!!
- By HYoung on 05-18-12
By: Marcus Luttrell
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Pale Horse
- Hunting Terrorists and Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division
- By: Jimmy Blackmon
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Pale Horse is the remarkable never-before-told true story of an army aviation task force during combat in the Afghan War, told by the commanding officer who was there. Set in the very valleys where the attacks of 9/11 were conceived and where 10 Medals of Honor have been earned since that fateful day the war began, the narrative races from ferocious firefights and bravery in battle to the quiet moments where the courageous men and women of Task Force Pale Horse catch their breath before they take to the skies again.
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Pale Horse
- By Jason on 04-04-16
By: Jimmy Blackmon
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No Way Out
- A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan
- By: Mitch Weiss, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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In a remote enemy-held valley in Afghanistan, a Special Forces team planned to scale a steep mountain to surprise and capture a terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target found them. The team was caught in a deadly ambush that threatened not only their lives but the entire mission. The elite soldiers fought huddled for hours on a small rock ledge as rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-gun fire rained down on them.
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Great book
- By Retired Recruiter on 03-31-17
By: Mitch Weiss, and others
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Heroes Among Us
- Firsthand Accounts of Combat from America's Most Decorated Warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan
- By: Chuck Larson
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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Over one million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan in the past four years, but fewer than 500 from this group have earned a Silver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or the Medal of Honor. Those who have been awarded these distinguished honors all demonstrated an extraordinary courage under fire in the worst of circumstances.
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Wow!
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By: Chuck Larson
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We Were One
- Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
- By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
- Narrated by: Richard Powers
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon became one of the first American forces to enter Fallujah, where they encountered some of the most intense hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death.
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An important story
- By Placeholder on 06-29-07
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The Fighters
- By: C. J. Chivers
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk - the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral confusion mixed with technical precision. In these remote places where the reason for their presence is sometimes not clear, these young men kill or are killed, facing palpable and often constant threat of ambush or hidden bombs....
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a very human perspective...
- By dustin on 08-22-18
By: C. J. Chivers
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When the Killer Man Comes
- Eliminating Terrorists as a Special Operations Sniper
- By: Paul Martinez, George Galdorisi - contributor
- Narrated by: Paul Martinez, Nicholas Irving - foreword
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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America has one force with the single mission of direct action to capture or kill the enemy. That force is the 75th Ranger Regiment. Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez was a Ranger Sniper with the 75th Rangers during the desperate fighting in Afghanistan in 2011 when the United States made the decision to try to withdraw from Afghanistan. It was never going to be easy. There were still a large number of senior Taliban and al Qaeda leaders and other terrorists in secure locations throughout that country.
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Didn't finish.
- By Keenan on 11-12-18
By: Paul Martinez, and others
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Run to the Sound of the Guns
- The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq
- By: Nicholas Moore, Mir Bahmanyar
- Narrated by: John Pruden
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As part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this compelling biography, a detailed narrative of grueling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror.
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A Modern Ranger story, honest and candid
- By Tony on 06-24-19
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Lions of Kandahar
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Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled compounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers.
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'Merica!
- By NKeene on 03-07-15
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The Reaper
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- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown. Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary military career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment.
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Great story
- By SteveS on 11-18-15
By: Gary Brozek, and others
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Trident
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- By: Jason Redman, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Erik Bergmann
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Decorated Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Colombia, Peru, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces. But his journey was not without its supreme challenges. He was critically wounded in 2007 when he was struck by machine-gun fire at point blank range. During his intense recovery period, Redman posted a sign on his door, warning all who entered not to "feel sorry for [his] wounds."
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SEALS and Leadership
- By Pamela Dale Foster on 06-20-14
By: Jason Redman, and others
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Silent Heroes
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- By: Rick Greenberg
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Rick Greenberg joined the Corps right out of high school because he always wanted to be a Marine. Little did he know what it would ultimately cost him to even approach earning such a title. After boot camp, "Greeny", as he was later known by his Recon team buddies, attended radio communication school in San Diego, California. As a radio operator, upon arrival in Vietnam, Greenberg was both surprised and troubled when he was arbitrarily assigned to the First Recon Battalion, generally considered to be an elite unit.
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Thrown into the fire
- By LEE on 12-25-16
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WAR
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Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat - the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.
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Why we fight re-visited
- By J on 09-20-10
By: Sebastian Junger
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- shane
- 06-18-15
Great Book
Rarely do you hear or read stories of the Rangers but this book definitely sheds some light on their participation in the Iraqi and Afghan war. I did however notice that the narrator mispronounced several words and there was one chapter that was read by a woman portraying a deceased Rangers mother that I thought did not belong in this book. The chapter in question seemed more like religious propaganda rather than about the 75th. I actually skipped this chapter after listening to ten minutes of it. Other than that, I found the book to be very informative and hilarious at times. I recommend.
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- Chris Moore
- 06-03-20
Excellent book but occasionally hard to follow.
The stories in this book are outstanding! The narrators do an excellent job, most of the time. The book is gripping and keeps your attention while conveying the emotions of war. The only thing I personally did not enjoy about this book, was SFC Domeij mothers account, simply because she is a deeply religious woman and she constantly quotes the bible. I personally despise religion and found it incredibly annoying, especially since her account lasts a damn hour. Other than that though, this is an excellent book!
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- supermann
- 07-08-15
Great story!
Great collection of stories! For me personally, the female narrator wasn't great, but the rest was very well done.
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- Chris Del Regno
- 04-19-15
What It's LIke To Be a Ranger
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes indeed. I'm an old "yoostabee" Airborne Ranger from the Vietnam War era, and I enjoyed the young Rangers' points of view.
What did you like best about this story?
There are different stories told by different Rangers. There are a lot of similarities in their stories, but a lot of differences, too. They sound pretty typical of my days, and like some things never change - hurry up and wait; the incredible noise and confusion. The fact that the 75th Ranger Regiment took no more casualties than it did is pretty amazing.
Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?
The stories are told by several different Rangers, and I enjoyed hearing all their stories.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I had great difficulty getting through the story of the mother who lost her son.
Any additional comments?
There were so many acronyms used, and explained, it became a game with me to see if I could guess the meanings of the acronyms. I listened as I walked, and I'm sure I was smiling, because it was fun!
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- Nope
- 10-18-20
It was okay, but not quite what I was hoping for.
The 75th is a great group of guys, no matter what Bat they are... I was just hoping for a little more depth into some of the short stories. And some of the acronym's that we know how to pronounce, the narrators don't...... It makes it hard to flow with the story, because mentally I am correcting the way it's said and having my own inner dialogue. Some small issues for me personally. You may have none of these issues.
If you're looking for a deep story, this isn't for you. This is snippets of many warriors experiences.
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- Mike B.
- 01-14-16
meh...
Nothing spectacular, or even great. It's a collection of short combat action stories told in several monotone voices with the occasional and very misplaced testimonial from a family member. I've read a lot of books from this genre, and this is one to skip.
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- Kurt Anderson
- 05-27-15
Worth it.
A little annoying as the narrator pronounces Military terms with slightly odd inflections but the stories are phenomenal.
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- Todd Morgan
- 04-10-15
Very moving.
As a peacetime soldier I never had to suffer the losses and heartache these men and families did.
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- Opubo A
- 07-29-18
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some of the content is overly exaggerated, no where in the military is a flak vest 80+ lbs. I personally found one of the narators soft way of talking irritating and annoying -- sounded out of breath like he was about to passout the whole time. If you're telling a story about warriors fighting wars then you ought to know that's one way not to narrate this story. ruined everything that's why I gave 3 starts
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- jason lowman
- 07-26-17
proper army lingo... learn it.
This was a pretty good book but I think it's disrespectful for the narrators to speak of soldiers and their rank by speaking the individual letters of abbreviations of a soldiers rank rather than what the abbreviations stand for. For example, SFC Jones is an abbreviation for Sargent First Class Jones and should be read that way... he's not a SFC, HE'S A SERGEANT FIRST CLASS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THIS.! It is personally offensive to be referred to as a couple of letters rather than the rank we worked so hard and sacrificed so much to earn To the producers of this audiobook, please fix this in future productions.
Thank you,
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Jason Lowman
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