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Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Terrible-Victory-Audiobook/B00BR3N0S8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Terrible Victory Subtitle: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign, September 13November 6, 1944 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: James Conlan Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europes largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death. Crushing the Nazi defenders required all of the Canadians courage, endurance and skill. The battle that raged until November was Canadas bloodiest of World War II, costing more than 6,000 casualties. Editorial Reviews: Between September and November 1944, Canadian troops fought for control of the Scheldt Estuary, which would give Allied troops throughout Europe access to much-needed supplies. Military historian Mark Zuehlkes Terrible Victory pays tribute to these soldiers who fought this bloody campaign that proved crucial to the allied campaign. Mixing first-person accounts with military records, Zuehlke offers a detailed account that not only sheds light onto the strategic importance of this lengthy battle but the extraordinary physical demands placed on Canadian soldiers. James Conlan brings a crisp intensity to the books battle sequences and pronounces the many German and French words with pleasing fluency. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Zuehlke) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:53:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Terrible-Victory-Audiobook/B00BR3N0S8 thebookvoice.com 17:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Terrible Victory Subtitle: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign, September 13November 6, 1944 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: James Conlan Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europes largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death. Crushing the Nazi defenders required all of the Canadians courage, endurance and skill. The battle that raged until November was Canadas bloodiest of World War II, costing more than 6,000 casualties. Editorial Reviews: Between September and November 1944, Canadian troops fought for control of the Scheldt Estuary, which would give Allied troops throughout Europe access to much-needed supplies. Military historian Mark Zuehlkes Terrible Victory pays tribute to these soldiers who fought this bloody campaign that proved crucial to the allied campaign. Mixing first-person accounts with military records, Zuehlke offers a detailed account that not only sheds light onto the strategic importance of this lengthy battle but the extraordinary physical demands placed on Canadian soldiers. James Conlan brings a crisp intensity to the books battle sequences and pronounces the many German and French words with pleasing fluency. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Terrible Victory Subtitle: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign, September 13November 6, 1944 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: James Conlan Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europes largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death. Crushing the Nazi defenders required all of the Canadians courage, endurance and skill. The battle that raged until November was Canadas bloodiest of World War II, costing more than 6,000 casualties. Editorial Reviews: Between September and November 1944, Canadian troops fought for control of the Scheldt Estuary, which would give Allied troops throughout Europe access to much-needed supplies. Military historian Mark Zuehlkes Terrible Victory pays tribute to these soldiers who fought this bloody campaign that proved crucial to the allied campaign. Mixing first-person accounts with military records, Zuehlke offers a detailed account that not only sheds light onto the strategic importance of this lengthy battle but the extraordinary physical demands placed on Canadian soldiers. James Conlan brings a crisp intensity to the books battle sequences and pronounces the many German and French words with pleasing fluency. Members Reviews: narrator needs work the narrator was good but very annoying to hear him pronounce Regina wrong, and on every occasion. It's not pronounced "Re-jean-na" . It's "Reg-eye-na". not complicated. and a little disheartening to when telling stories about the brave men who died in the Regina Rifles. however the book was good as are all of the the writers other books Detailed and entertaining... Would you consider the audio edition of Terrible Victory to be better than the print version? Haven't read the print version. What did you like best about this story? The personal narratives enliven an, at times, dreary recounting of a fascinating and under-reported campaign. What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? The narrator is NOT familiar with military terms ("coy" is company, for example) and basic mispronunciations of other words grated. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Up Scheldt Creek without a paddle! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Four-Weeks-in-May-Audiobook/B004IVLLS2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four Weeks in May Subtitle: The Loss of HMS Coventry Author: David Hart Dyke Narrator: Paul Blake Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 25 May 1982, at a critical juncture in the Falklands War, the destroyer HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinean aircraft. In a devastating strike, she was hit by three bombs, two of which exploded inside her hull, killing 19 of her crew and leaving many others badly injured. Within minutes Coventry had capsized, and would finally sink the following day. It was the first occasion since the Second World War that a British captain and crew had to abandon a stricken ship. This is the highly personal, often harrowing story of Coventrys war told by her captain. PUBLISHERS NOTE: This Audio Book contains some explicit scenes/language. biacuaduc@gmail.com (David Hart Dyke) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:35:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Four-Weeks-in-May-Audiobook/B004IVLLS2 thebookvoice.com 07:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four Weeks in May Subtitle: The Loss of HMS Coventry Author: David Hart Dyke Narrator: Paul Blake Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 25 May 1982, at a critical juncture in the Falklands War, the destroyer HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinean aircraft. In a devastating strike, she was hit by three bombs, two of which exploded inside her hull, killing 19 of her crew and leaving many others badly injured. Within minutes Coventry had capsized, and would finally sink the following day. It was the first occasion since the Second World War that a British captain and crew had to abandon a stricken ship. This is the highly personal, often harrowing story of Coventrys war told by her captain. PUBLISHERS NOTE: This Audio Book contains some explicit scenes/language. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four Weeks in May Subtitle: The Loss of HMS Coventry Author: David Hart Dyke Narrator: Paul Blake Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 25 May 1982, at a critical juncture in the Falklands War, the destroyer HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinean aircraft. In a devastating strike, she was hit by three bombs, two of which exploded inside her hull, killing 19 of her crew and leaving many others badly injured. Within minutes Coventry had capsized, and would finally sink the following day. It was the first occasion since the Second World War that a British captain and crew had to abandon a stricken ship. This is the highly personal, often harrowing story of Coventrys war told by her captain. PUBLISHERS NOTE: This Audio Book contains some explicit scenes/language. Members Reviews: A good account but lacking depth Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Only if interested in the story of Coventry. It's a good account but lacks any depth/guts/passion. The author expends as many words detailing his family history and correspondence home than the actual naval war. What three words best describe Paul Blakes performance? Long winded, could have abbreviated some of the English. All of the have nots and did nots and everything else i can think of are all read out explicitly which seem endless and do nothing to help the flow of the narrative Was Four Weeks in May worth the listening time? Yes https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Into-the-Desert-Audiobook/B00GC53WDY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Desert Subtitle: Reflections on the Gulf War Author: Jeffrey A. Engel (editor) Narrator: Corey Snow Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the decade following the first Gulf War, most observers regarded it as an exemplary effort by the international community to lawfully and forcefully hold a regional aggressor in check. Interpretations have changed with the times. The Gulf War led to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia, an important contributing cause of the 9/11 attacks. The war also led to a long obsession with Saddam Hussein that culminated in a second, far longer, American-led war with Iraq. In Into the Desert, historian Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to reevaluate the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; American Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Engel and his contributors examine the war's origins, the war itself, its impact within the Arab world, and its long-term impact on military affairs and international relations. All told, Into the Desert offers an astute reassessment of one of the most momentous events in the last quarter century. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jeffrey A. Engel (editor)) Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:32:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Into-the-Desert-Audiobook/B00GC53WDY thebookvoice.com 05:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Desert Subtitle: Reflections on the Gulf War Author: Jeffrey A. Engel (editor) Narrator: Corey Snow Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the decade following the first Gulf War, most observers regarded it as an exemplary effort by the international community to lawfully and forcefully hold a regional aggressor in check. Interpretations have changed with the times. The Gulf War led to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia, an important contributing cause of the 9/11 attacks. The war also led to a long obsession with Saddam Hussein that culminated in a second, far longer, American-led war with Iraq. In Into the Desert, historian Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to reevaluate the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; American Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Engel and his contributors examine the war's origins, the war itself, its impact within the Arab world, and its long-term impact on military affairs and international relations. All told, Into the Desert offers an astute reassessment of one of the most momentous events in the last quarter century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Desert Subtitle: Reflections on the Gulf War Author: Jeffrey A. Engel (editor) Narrator: Corey Snow Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the decade following the first Gulf War, most observers regarded it as an exemplary effort by the international community to lawfully and forcefully hold a regional aggressor in check. Interpretations have changed with the times. The Gulf War led to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia, an important contributing cause of the 9/11 attacks. The war also led to a long obsession with Saddam Hussein that culminated in a second, far longer, American-led war with Iraq. In Into the Desert, historian Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to reevaluate the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; American Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Engel and his contributors examine the war's origins, the war itself, its impact within the Arab world, and its long-term impact on military affairs and international relations. All told, Into the Desert offers an astute reassessment of one of the most momentous events in the last quarter century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Abundance-of-Valor-Audiobook/B003F66X9S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Abundance of Valor Subtitle: Resistance, Survival, and Liberation: 1944-45 Author: Will Irwin Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The operation known as "Market Garden" - made famous in the book and film A Bridge Too Far - was the largest airborne assault in history up to that time. A high-risk Allied invasion of enemy territory that has become a legend of World War II, it still invites criticism from historians. Now a thrilling and revelatory new book re-creates the operation as never before, revealing for the first time the full adventures of the bold "Jedburgh" paratroopers whose exploits were almost unimaginably risky and heroic. Kicked off on September 17, 1944, Market Garden was intended to secure crucial bridges in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands by a parachute assault conducted by three Allied airborne divisions. Capture of the bridges would allow a swift advance and crossing of the Rhine by British ground forces. Jedburgh teams - Allied Special Forces - were dropped into the Netherlands to train and use the Dutch resistance in support of the larger operation. Based on new firsthand testimony of survivors and declassified documents, Abundance of Valor concentrates on the three teams that operated farthest behind enemy lines, the nine men whose treacherous missions resulted in deaths, captures, and hair-breadth escapes. Abundance of Valor portrays with stunning verisimilitude the experiences of Lieutenant Harvey Allan Todd, who fought from a surrounded position against overwhelming numbers of the enemy before surviving capture, near starvation, interrogation, and solitary confinement in German POW camps, and Major John "Pappy" Olmsted, who made a hazardous journey, in disguise, from safe house to safe house through enemy territory until finally reaching friendly lines. Critic Reviews: [Irwin] vividly recounts many varieties of WWII experience.... A collection of well-told war stories. (Publishers Weekly) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Will Irwin) Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:40:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Abundance-of-Valor-Audiobook/B003F66X9S thebookvoice.com 12:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Abundance of Valor Subtitle: Resistance, Survival, and Liberation: 1944-45 Author: Will Irwin Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The operation known as "Market Garden" - made famous in the book and film A Bridge Too Far - was the largest airborne assault in history up to that time. A high-risk Allied invasion of enemy territory that has become a legend of World War II, it still invites criticism from historians. Now a thrilling and revelatory new book re-creates the operation as never before, revealing for the first time the full adventures of the bold "Jedburgh" paratroopers whose exploits were almost unimaginably risky and heroic. Kicked off on September 17, 1944, Market Garden was intended to secure crucial bridges in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands by a parachute assault conducted by three Allied airborne divisions. Capture of the bridges would allow a swift advance and crossing of the Rhine by British ground forces. Jedburgh teams - Allied Special Forces - were dropped into the Netherlands to train and use the Dutch resistance in support of the larger operation. Based on new firsthand testimony of survivors and declassified documents, Abundance of Valor concentrates on the three teams that operated farthest behind enemy lines, the nine men whose treacherous missions resulted in deaths, captures, and hair-breadth escapes. Abundance of Valor portrays with stunning verisimilitude the experiences of Lieutenant Harvey Allan Todd, who fought from a surrounded position against overwhelming numbers of the enemy before surviving capture, near starvation, interrogation, and solitary confinement in German POW camps, and Major John "Pappy" Olmsted, who made a hazardous journey, in disguise, from safe house to safe house through enemy territory until finally reaching friendly lines. Critic Reviews: [Irwin] vividly recounts many varieties of WWII experience.... A collection of well-told war stories. (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Abundance of Valor Subtitle: Resistance, Survival, and Liberation: 1944-45 Author: Will Irwin Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The operation known as "Market Garden" - made famous in the book and film A Bridge Too Far - was the largest airborne assault in history up to that time. A high-risk Allied invasion of enemy territory that has become a legend of World War II, it still invites criticism from historians. Now a thrilling and revelatory new book re-creates the operation as never before, revealing for the first time the full adventures of the bold "Jedburgh" paratroopers whose exploits were almost unimaginably risky and heroic. Kicked off on September 17, 1944, Market Garden was intended to secure crucial bridges in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands by a parachute assault conducted by three Allied airborne divisions. Capture of the bridges would allow a swift advance and crossing of the Rhine by British ground forces. Jedburgh teams - Allied Special Forces - were dropped into the Netherlands to train and use the Dutch resistance in support of the larger operation. Based on new firsthand testimony of survivors and declassified documents, Abundance of Valor concentrates on the three teams that operated farthest behind enemy lines, the nine men whose treacherous missions resulted in deaths, captures, and hair-breadth escapes. Abundance of Valor portrays with stunning verisimilitude the experiences of Lieutenant Harvey Allan Todd, who fought from a surrounded position against overwhelming numbers of the enemy before surviving capture, near starvation, interrogation, and solitary confinement in German POW camps, and Major John "Pappy" Olmsted, who made a hazardous journey, in disguise, from safe house to safe house through enemy territory until finally reaching friendly lines. Critic Reviews: [Irwin] vividly recounts many varieties of WWII experience.... A collection of well-told war stories. (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Terrific! Still reading this, but it comes across like a novel. GEN Brown (former USSOCOM CDR) puts his endorsement on this one and I'd categorize his praise to be selective on most things. Harrowing tales of the OSS "Abundance of Valor" is a fascinating new look at Operation Market-Garden, the Allied airborne mission to facilitate the push across the Rhine River. Will Irwin, a retired Special Forces veteran, gives us an insightful look at the operations of three different OSS teams and their efforts to coordinate activity with the Dutch resistance. Irwin tells the story with adventurous gusto and a critical eye. The story revolves around two characters: LT Harvey Allen Todd and MAJ John Olmstead, both Americans in serving with the legendary "Jedburghs" in the ETO. Although he chronicles their heroic deeds, Irwin is quick to point out that Jedburgh operations were far from perfect. Olmstead lost vital enemy plans and Todd found himself imprisoned in the same POW camp he was expected to liberate. We also see that Market-Garden was especially hard on the Jedburghs. German infiltration of the Dutch resistance led to several British agents being captured by the Wermacht. Other agents were parachuted into areas heavily fortified by enemy troops. And of the nine Jedburghs who penetrated the farthest into German territory, two were captured, three were killed, and three were wounded - leaving only one operative left to complete his mission. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Das-Reich-Audiobook/B00KMX0R0I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Das Reich Author: Max Hastings Narrator: Nigel Carrington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: With an introduction read by Max Hastings. Within days of the D-Day landings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with their tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live forever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war. Max Hasting's powerful account of their progress is a true military classic. Max Hastings, author of 20 books, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, and then for six years edited the Evening Standard in London. In his youth he was foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Max Hastings) Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:55:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Das-Reich-Audiobook/B00KMX0R0I thebookvoice.com 10:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Das Reich Author: Max Hastings Narrator: Nigel Carrington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: With an introduction read by Max Hastings. Within days of the D-Day landings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with their tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live forever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war. Max Hasting's powerful account of their progress is a true military classic. Max Hastings, author of 20 books, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, and then for six years edited the Evening Standard in London. In his youth he was foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Das Reich Author: Max Hastings Narrator: Nigel Carrington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: With an introduction read by Max Hastings. Within days of the D-Day landings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with their tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live forever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war. Max Hasting's powerful account of their progress is a true military classic. Max Hastings, author of 20 books, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, and then for six years edited the Evening Standard in London. In his youth he was foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002. Members Reviews: A case study of a Nazi Panzer Regiment France 1944 I found this book to be a little like the TV sitcom 'Hallo Hallo' and a mix of clique Nazi behaviour and sometimes nothing new in behaviour of armies throughout history. Max Hastings asks these questions by the end of the book and although not excusing the Das Reich still shows that even the British Army is guilty of such behaviour at times if not on such a scale. Personally I don't believe international law has answered the question about irregulars, partisans, guerrillas and terrorists. One side has to play by the rules whilst the other seems to have carte blanche to carry on as they wish, as long as they are on the winning side. Max Hasting has decided to leave out some of the more dreadful details and un-collaborated evidence to keep the story flowing which helps to focus on the history. Das Reich was never going to win the hearts & minds of the French and their tactics of terror was used to effect throughout Europe especially in Russia, so what could you expect? As for the British and Allies. They really had no idea how to use the resistance properly, or what genie they had help to let out of the bottle. Nobody comes out of this story looking good. Perhaps the Americans but only due to their naivety. Like any soldier, when your enemy isn't in uniform, does not play by the rules and kills indiscriminately, everybody becomes the enemy. You tend to fight fire with fire. Gripping, balanced, multifaceted This is a great listen in combination with Hastings' "Bomber Command" as the two stories overlap in interesting ways. "Das Reich" would work as a straightforward thriller without Hastings' characteristic hard work in telling the story of strategic decisions by war leaders and the individual stories of combatants gleaned from diaries and interviews. In combination it really is an outstanding listen that went straight to replay after the first hearing. The core of the book starts in spring 1944 with Hitler weighing up his troops in France and deciding they're too old and soft to stand up to the imminent D Day invasions. He calculates that he can just about spare the Das Reich panzer division from the Russian front and so they're recalled to add firepower, ferocity and professionalism to the defence. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Pattons-Pawns-Audiobook/B00MJ1MNQ2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Patton's Pawns Subtitle: The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line Author: Tony Le Tissier Narrator: Richard Stageman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from various domestic postings with unfortunate consequences for mutual trust and respect. Initially used as part of the force blockading the Brittany ports after D-Day, in December of 1944, the division was incorporated into General Patton's Third Army south of the Moselle-Saar Triangle, the base of which was a portion of the Siegfried Line known as the Orscholz Switch. Its first combat experience came in battalion-sized attacks during that terrible winter while the Battle of the Bulge raged to the north, and the Division suffered heavy casualties, many due to the ferocity of the winter weather. Patton, with characteristic zeal, excoriated the division's officers and senior NCOs for the rate of non-combat casualties. Thereafter, the division was ordered forward on an all-out assault to break through the Siegfried Line. After horrific fighting against entrenched defenders, with ice turning to mud as spring approached, on February 19, 1945, the 94th broke through to open the roads to Trier and the Rhine. This audiobook is the most comprehensive study to date of the fierce fighting between the 94th U.S. Infantry Division and their German counterparts during that spring of 1945. It sheds new light on the achievements of the outnumbered division in penetrating Germany's Westwall. With characteristic verve and detail, Tony Le Tissier narrates the action and illuminates the tribulations and sacrifices of American soldiers who won their laurels at great cost. Critic Reviews: "Le Tissier does a great job building an immediate bond between these hard-fighting soldiers of the 94th and the reader... Patton's Pawns is a worthy read of any military historian or for those interested in following one of the many infantry divisions fighting across Europe during World War II." ( On Point) "This new and exceedingly detailed divisional history... is a well-written narrative." (Russel A. Hart, author of Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy) " Patton's Pawns draws some long-overdue attention to the considerable fighting prowess of the 94th... By and large, the Germans did not capitulate. They fought very hard, and Le Tissier illustrates this quite well." ( Journal of Military History) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tony Le Tissier) Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:03:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Pattons-Pawns-Audiobook/B00MJ1MNQ2 thebookvoice.com 11:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Patton's Pawns Subtitle: The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line Author: Tony Le Tissier Narrator: Richard Stageman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from various domestic postings with unfortunate consequences for mutual trust and respect. Initially used as part of the force blockading the Brittany ports after D-Day, in December of 1944, the division was incorporated into General Patton's Third Army south of the Moselle-Saar Triangle, the base of which was a portion of the Siegfried Line known as the Orscholz Switch. Its first combat experience came in battalion-sized attacks during that terrible winter while the Battle of the Bulge raged to the north, and the Division suffered heavy casualties, many due to the ferocity of the winter weather. Patton, with characteristic zeal, excoriated the division's officers and senior NCOs for the rate of non-combat casualties. Thereafter, the division was ordered forward on an all-out assault to break through the Siegfried Line. After horrific fighting against entrenched defenders, with ice turning to mud as spring approached, on February 19, 1945, the 94th broke through to open the roads to Trier and the Rhine. This audiobook is the most comprehensive study to date of the fierce fighting between the 94th U.S. Infantry Division and their German counterparts during that spring of 1945. It sheds new light on the achievements of the outnumbered division in penetrating Germany's Westwall. With characteristic verve and detail, Tony Le Tissier narrates the action and illuminates the tribulations and sacrifices of American soldiers who won their laurels at great cost. Critic Reviews: "Le Tissier does a great job building an immediate bond between these hard-fighting soldiers of the 94th and the reader... Patton's Pawns is a worthy read of any military historian or for those interested in following one of the many infantry divisions fighting across Europe during World War II." ( On Point) "This new and exceedingly detailed divisional history... is a well-written narrative." (Russel A. Hart, author of Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy) " Patton's Pawns draws some long-overdue attention to the considerable fighting prowess of the 94th... By and large, the Germans did not capitulate. They fought very hard, and Le Tissier illustrates this quite well." ( Journal of Military History) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Patton's Pawns Subtitle: The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line Author: Tony Le Tissier Narrator: Richard Stageman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from various domestic postings with unfortunate consequences for mutual trust and respect. Initially used as part of the force blockading the Brittany ports after D-Day, in December of 1944, the division was incorporated into General Patton's Third Army south of the Moselle-Saar Triangle, the base of which was a portion of the Siegfried Line known as the Orscholz Switch. Its first combat experience came in battalion-sized attacks during that terrible winter while the Battle of the Bulge raged to the north, and the Division suffered heavy casualties, many due to the ferocity of the winter weather. Patton, with characteristic zeal, excoriated the division's officers and senior NCOs for the rate of non-combat casualties. Thereafter, the division was ordered forward on an all-out assault to break through the Siegfried Line. After horrific fighting against entrenched defenders, with ice turning to mud as spring approached, on February 19, 1945, the 94th broke through to open the roads to Trier and the Rhine. This audiobook is the most comprehensive study to date of the fierce fighting between the 94th U.S. Infantry Division and their German counterparts during that spring of 1945. It sheds new light on the achievements of the outnumbered division in penetrating Germany's Westwall. With characteristic verve and detail, Tony Le Tissier narrates the action and illuminates the tribulations and sacrifices of American soldiers who won their laurels at great cost. Critic Reviews: "Le Tissier does a great job building an immediate bond between these hard-fighting soldiers of the 94th and the reader... Patton's Pawns is a worthy read of any military historian or for those interested in following one of the many infantry divisions fighting across Europe during World War II." ( On Point) "This new and exceedingly detailed divisional history... is a well-written narrative." (Russel A. Hart, author of Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy) " Patton's Pawns draws some long-overdue attention to the considerable fighting prowess of the 94th... By and large, the Germans did not capitulate. They fought very hard, and Le Tissier illustrates this quite well." ( Journal of Military History) Members Reviews: Five Stars awesome experience Patton's Pawns Another great book about the 94th infantry division. I heard about this book years before I actually got it. Thanks amazon, for making this an easy transaction. Helpful Very pertinent for researching a relative who fought with the 94th. My only regret is he does not give a reference where one might find unit rosters. A good historical book A good book detailing the stories of some of our heroes in World War II. A good choice for a gift for a vet still living or someone interested in World War II history. Five Stars Purchased because my Father is mentioned in the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Complexity-of-Modern-Asymmetric-Warfare-Audiobook/B01IFEVU8S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complexity of Modern Asymmetric Warfare Subtitle: International and Security Affairs Series Author: Max G. Manwaring Narrator: Troy W. Hudson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Today more than 100 small, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars are being waged around the world. This book provides invaluable tools for fighting such wars by taking enemy perspectives into consideration. Using case studies, Manwaring outlines vital survival lessons for leaders and organizations concerned with national security in our contemporary world. The insurgencies Manwaring describes span the globe. Beginning with conflicts in Algeria in the 1950s and 1960s and El Salvador in the 1980s, he goes on to cover the Shining Path and its resurgence in Peru, Al Qaeda in Spain, popular militias in Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil, the Russian youth group Nashi, and drugs and politics in Guatemala, as well as cyber warfare. Large, wealthy, well-armed nations such as the United States have learned from experience that these small wars and insurgencies do not resemble traditional wars fought between geographically distinct nation-state adversaries by easily identified military forces. Twenty-first-century irregular conflicts blur traditional distinctions among crime, terrorism, subversion, insurgency, militia, mercenary and gang activity, and warfare. Manwaring's multidimensional paradigm offers military and civilian leaders a much needed blueprint for achieving strategic victories and ensuring global security now and in the future. It combines military and police efforts with politics, diplomacy, economics, psychology, and ethics. The challenge he presents to civilian and military leaders is to take probable enemy perspectives into consideration, and turn resultant conceptions into strategic victories. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Max G. Manwaring) Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:23:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Complexity-of-Modern-Asymmetric-Warfare-Audiobook/B01IFEVU8S thebookvoice.com 06:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complexity of Modern Asymmetric Warfare Subtitle: International and Security Affairs Series Author: Max G. Manwaring Narrator: Troy W. Hudson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Today more than 100 small, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars are being waged around the world. This book provides invaluable tools for fighting such wars by taking enemy perspectives into consideration. Using case studies, Manwaring outlines vital survival lessons for leaders and organizations concerned with national security in our contemporary world. The insurgencies Manwaring describes span the globe. Beginning with conflicts in Algeria in the 1950s and 1960s and El Salvador in the 1980s, he goes on to cover the Shining Path and its resurgence in Peru, Al Qaeda in Spain, popular militias in Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil, the Russian youth group Nashi, and drugs and politics in Guatemala, as well as cyber warfare. Large, wealthy, well-armed nations such as the United States have learned from experience that these small wars and insurgencies do not resemble traditional wars fought between geographically distinct nation-state adversaries by easily identified military forces. Twenty-first-century irregular conflicts blur traditional distinctions among crime, terrorism, subversion, insurgency, militia, mercenary and gang activity, and warfare. Manwaring's multidimensional paradigm offers military and civilian leaders a much needed blueprint for achieving strategic victories and ensuring global security now and in the future. It combines military and police efforts with politics, diplomacy, economics, psychology, and ethics. The challenge he presents to civilian and military leaders is to take probable enemy perspectives into consideration, and turn resultant conceptions into strategic victories. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complexity of Modern Asymmetric Warfare Subtitle: International and Security Affairs Series Author: Max G. Manwaring Narrator: Troy W. Hudson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Today more than 100 small, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars are being waged around the world. This book provides invaluable tools for fighting such wars by taking enemy perspectives into consideration. Using case studies, Manwaring outlines vital survival lessons for leaders and organizations concerned with national security in our contemporary world. The insurgencies Manwaring describes span the globe. Beginning with conflicts in Algeria in the 1950s and 1960s and El Salvador in the 1980s, he goes on to cover the Shining Path and its resurgence in Peru, Al Qaeda in Spain, popular militias in Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil, the Russian youth group Nashi, and drugs and politics in Guatemala, as well as cyber warfare. Large, wealthy, well-armed nations such as the United States have learned from experience that these small wars and insurgencies do not resemble traditional wars fought between geographically distinct nation-state adversaries by easily identified military forces. Twenty-first-century irregular conflicts blur traditional distinctions among crime, terrorism, subversion, insurgency, militia, mercenary and gang activity, and warfare. Manwaring's multidimensional paradigm offers military and civilian leaders a much needed blueprint for achieving strategic victories and ensuring global security now and in the future. It combines military and police efforts with politics, diplomacy, economics, psychology, and ethics. The challenge he presents to civilian and military leaders is to take probable enemy perspectives into consideration, and turn resultant conceptions into strategic victories. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Real-Soldiers-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B0195ATF24 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Real Soldiers of Fortune Author: Richard Harding Davis Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The stories of six "real soldiers of fortune", including Winston Churchill, Baron James Harden-Hickey, Major Burnham, and General William Walker. These were days of American and English colonization and how they fought for their country as well as any country that would hire them. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Richard Harding Davis) Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:14:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Real-Soldiers-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B0195ATF24 thebookvoice.com 04:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Real Soldiers of Fortune Author: Richard Harding Davis Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The stories of six "real soldiers of fortune", including Winston Churchill, Baron James Harden-Hickey, Major Burnham, and General William Walker. These were days of American and English colonization and how they fought for their country as well as any country that would hire them. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Real Soldiers of Fortune Author: Richard Harding Davis Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The stories of six "real soldiers of fortune", including Winston Churchill, Baron James Harden-Hickey, Major Burnham, and General William Walker. These were days of American and English colonization and how they fought for their country as well as any country that would hire them. Members Reviews: My favorites were the ones who became outcasts such as McGriffin and Walker and some of the other `colorful' character This wonderful book was penned by a man who was intimately familiar with the world in all its wonderful and terrible glory. As a top journalist and war correspondent Davis had seen and experienced it all, and this uniquely qualified him to write thrilling works from the perspective of someone in the know. He writes his books the way that only an insider can, not an insider sitting on the throne of power, but one who is standing right there next to it, hearing and seeing everything, when he isn't out in the field dodging bullets. In this book he tells the stories of a wide variety of soldiers of fortune. Though I'm a big fan of Churchill, my favorites were the ones who became outcasts such as McGriffin and Walker and some of the other `colorful' characters. Whether they were hailed as rogues or heroes, they were all very courageous men who led fascinating lives. Real Men or Fearless Fools? Great read. Specially the chapter on young Winston. There was some detail in this I had not read before. The other unknowns were certainly worthy of their places in this book. Interesting point that this book appears to have been written about 1930?? Anyway, there is much to like about the gung ho attitude of these "soldiers" as it is most believable and when looking for modern day equivalents stands alone without challenge. Take a quick read. I am sure you will find it enjoyable. Entertaining and educational I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It was entertaining and informative, and I learned the sometimes sad stories of those men who were true "originals". The subjects of this book are not ones we have learned of in normal educational channels. Some of them are related in some way to people we learned about in school, although most of these men were previously unknown to me. They did, however, each have a distinct impact on the world of their time. Good read Good read Hard to see Churchill as a soldier of fortune, ... Hard to see Churchill as a soldier of fortune, as he clearly appeared at the time, before his political rise. The others are held up a paragons when in fact, you would likely disagree. It's interesting to ponder how single individuals can have such devastating impact on events and yet be thought heroes by many. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Custers-Civil-War-Cavalry-Audiobook/B00UXMR51W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Custer's Civil War Cavalry Subtitle: Forged by Fire, United by Will: Traditional American History Series, Volume 8 Author: Dr. James M. Volo Narrator: Scott Wallace Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-15 Publisher: James M. Volo Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The purpose of this selection is to document the character and exploits of the Federal cavalry during the Civil War - the cavalry that George Armstrong Custer knew and in which he served before he gained fame as an Indian fighter. These mounted encounters will be reported with emphasis from the Federal point of view, and the intra-service rivalries will be those of Federal officers and administrations rather than Confederate ones. Also distinguished among Federal cavalry commanders in this audio are Philip St. George Cooke, George Stoneman, Alfred Pleasonton, Phil Sheridan, John Buford, J. Irvin Gregg, David M. Gregg, H. Judson Kilpatrick, Elon Farnsworth, and many others. In spite of hardships and privations, the Confederate cavalry had excellent morale throughout the war. The mud, the cold, the hunger, the brutally long marches, did not appear to detract from the glamour of its service. Morale grew and remained high for the best of reasons: a string of unbroken and often spectacular successes, brilliant leadership, and exploits that struck the imagination. It was far otherwise for the Federal horsemen. It was apparent to the Union men themselves that they were being wasted and their efforts frittered away in employments that gave them no chance to perform creditably. There is only a scant record of cavalry engagements above the level of mere skirmishes in which the Federal horsemen were not worsted before the summer of 1863. The spring reorganization of 1863 was the start of a new era for the Federal cavalry. It began to prove itself in a succession of engagements: Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Buford's fight on the first day at Gettysburg, and Gregg's and Custer's on the third day. There were still failures, but these were failures of leadership for the most part. No longer did the Confederates automatically have the better of the Federals. There was a new spirit in the air, and both the Confederate and the Federal cavalry knew it. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dr. James M. Volo) Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:34:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Custers-Civil-War-Cavalry-Audiobook/B00UXMR51W thebookvoice.com 06:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Custer's Civil War Cavalry Subtitle: Forged by Fire, United by Will: Traditional American History Series, Volume 8 Author: Dr. James M. Volo Narrator: Scott Wallace Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-15 Publisher: James M. Volo Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The purpose of this selection is to document the character and exploits of the Federal cavalry during the Civil War - the cavalry that George Armstrong Custer knew and in which he served before he gained fame as an Indian fighter. These mounted encounters will be reported with emphasis from the Federal point of view, and the intra-service rivalries will be those of Federal officers and administrations rather than Confederate ones. Also distinguished among Federal cavalry commanders in this audio are Philip St. George Cooke, George Stoneman, Alfred Pleasonton, Phil Sheridan, John Buford, J. Irvin Gregg, David M. Gregg, H. Judson Kilpatrick, Elon Farnsworth, and many others. In spite of hardships and privations, the Confederate cavalry had excellent morale throughout the war. The mud, the cold, the hunger, the brutally long marches, did not appear to detract from the glamour of its service. Morale grew and remained high for the best of reasons: a string of unbroken and often spectacular successes, brilliant leadership, and exploits that struck the imagination. It was far otherwise for the Federal horsemen. It was apparent to the Union men themselves that they were being wasted and their efforts frittered away in employments that gave them no chance to perform creditably. There is only a scant record of cavalry engagements above the level of mere skirmishes in which the Federal horsemen were not worsted before the summer of 1863. The spring reorganization of 1863 was the start of a new era for the Federal cavalry. It began to prove itself in a succession of engagements: Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Buford's fight on the first day at Gettysburg, and Gregg's and Custer's on the third day. There were still failures, but these were failures of leadership for the most part. No longer did the Confederates automatically have the better of the Federals. There was a new spirit in the air, and both the Confederate and the Federal cavalry knew it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Custer's Civil War Cavalry Subtitle: Forged by Fire, United by Will: Traditional American History Series, Volume 8 Author: Dr. James M. Volo Narrator: Scott Wallace Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-15 Publisher: James M. Volo Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The purpose of this selection is to document the character and exploits of the Federal cavalry during the Civil War - the cavalry that George Armstrong Custer knew and in which he served before he gained fame as an Indian fighter. These mounted encounters will be reported with emphasis from the Federal point of view, and the intra-service rivalries will be those of Federal officers and administrations rather than Confederate ones. Also distinguished among Federal cavalry commanders in this audio are Philip St. George Cooke, George Stoneman, Alfred Pleasonton, Phil Sheridan, John Buford, J. Irvin Gregg, David M. Gregg, H. Judson Kilpatrick, Elon Farnsworth, and many others. In spite of hardships and privations, the Confederate cavalry had excellent morale throughout the war. The mud, the cold, the hunger, the brutally long marches, did not appear to detract from the glamour of its service. Morale grew and remained high for the best of reasons: a string of unbroken and often spectacular successes, brilliant leadership, and exploits that struck the imagination. It was far otherwise for the Federal horsemen. It was apparent to the Union men themselves that they were being wasted and their efforts frittered away in employments that gave them no chance to perform creditably. There is only a scant record of cavalry engagements above the level of mere skirmishes in which the Federal horsemen were not worsted before the summer of 1863. The spring reorganization of 1863 was the start of a new era for the Federal cavalry. It began to prove itself in a succession of engagements: Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Buford's fight on the first day at Gettysburg, and Gregg's and Custer's on the third day. There were still failures, but these were failures of leadership for the most part. No longer did the Confederates automatically have the better of the Federals. There was a new spirit in the air, and both the Confederate and the Federal cavalry knew it. Members Reviews: Miistitled, biased toward Confederacy this book is about Cavalry in general, not about Custer's Civil War cavalry. The author in fact gushes about the Confederacy, poorly hiding his pro- Confederacy bias. The book is really a string of loosely connected essays rather than a story. it was not what the title promised. It definitely is educational if you are looking to increase your knowledge base of the history of Cavalry in the United States Army. how can custer be boring? What would have made Custer's Civil War Cavalry better? Something interesting to say Has Custer's Civil War Cavalry turned you off from other books in this genre? No, I have read about 30. This was one of the worst What aspect of Scott Wallaces performance would you have changed? He cant help that he gets paid to read this You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? Yes, I can use it to fall asleep at night Any additional comments? Seriously, I have a PhD in history and this book is not about Custer much, and it is really dry, in that it is like reading a phone book https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Macat-Analysis-of-Odd-Arne-Westads-The-Global-Cold-War-Audiobook/B01J4LUPI2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War Author: Patrick Glen, Bryan R. Gibson Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Macat analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005 The title of Norwegian-born historian Odd Arne Westad's 2005 work - The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times - offers a window into his thesis. Between the end of World War II and the early 1990s, both the Soviet Union and the United States "intervened" (or "offered aid and support to") developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In Westad's view, these interventions were more important than events in Europe, where most studies of the Cold War focus. They destabilized the Third World and laid the foundations for contemporary problems and conflicts in the Global South. Using new archival sources that became available after the fall of communism, The Global Cold War is the first example of the "New" Cold War History school of thought, which links all the international arenas where the struggle took place. An important addition to studies of the Cold War and international history in the 20th century, The Global Cold War helps make sense of conflicts still raging today. You can find out more about how Westad's ideas have been challenged and applied - and how his work has impacted on thinkers in other academic disciplines - by exploring further in the Macat Library. Macat's analyses cover 14 different subjects in the humanities and social sciences. To browse our whole multimedia library and get a lot more, visit macat.com today. Macat. Learn better. Think smarter. Aim higher. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Patrick Glen) Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:19:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Macat-Analysis-of-Odd-Arne-Westads-The-Global-Cold-War-Audiobook/B01J4LUPI2 thebookvoice.com 01:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War Author: Patrick Glen, Bryan R. Gibson Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Macat analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005 The title of Norwegian-born historian Odd Arne Westad's 2005 work - The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times - offers a window into his thesis. Between the end of World War II and the early 1990s, both the Soviet Union and the United States "intervened" (or "offered aid and support to") developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In Westad's view, these interventions were more important than events in Europe, where most studies of the Cold War focus. They destabilized the Third World and laid the foundations for contemporary problems and conflicts in the Global South. Using new archival sources that became available after the fall of communism, The Global Cold War is the first example of the "New" Cold War History school of thought, which links all the international arenas where the struggle took place. An important addition to studies of the Cold War and international history in the 20th century, The Global Cold War helps make sense of conflicts still raging today. You can find out more about how Westad's ideas have been challenged and applied - and how his work has impacted on thinkers in other academic disciplines - by exploring further in the Macat Library. Macat's analyses cover 14 different subjects in the humanities and social sciences. To browse our whole multimedia library and get a lot more, visit macat.com today. Macat. Learn better. Think smarter. Aim higher. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War Author: Patrick Glen, Bryan R. Gibson Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Macat analysis of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005 The title of Norwegian-born historian Odd Arne Westad's 2005 work - The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times - offers a window into his thesis. Between the end of World War II and the early 1990s, both the Soviet Union and the United States "intervened" (or "offered aid and support to") developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In Westad's view, these interventions were more important than events in Europe, where most studies of the Cold War focus. They destabilized the Third World and laid the foundations for contemporary problems and conflicts in the Global South. Using new archival sources that became available after the fall of communism, The Global Cold War is the first example of the "New" Cold War History school of thought, which links all the international arenas where the struggle took place. An important addition to studies of the Cold War and international history in the 20th century, The Global Cold War helps make sense of conflicts still raging today. You can find out more about how Westad's ideas have been challenged and applied - and how his work has impacted on thinkers in other academic disciplines - by exploring further in the Macat Library. Macat's analyses cover 14 different subjects in the humanities and social sciences. To browse our whole multimedia library and get a lot more, visit macat.com today. Macat. Learn better. Think smarter. Aim higher. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Fromelles-and-Pozieres-Audiobook/B017A0I306 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fromelles and Pozières Subtitle: In the Trenches of Hell Author: Peter FitzSimons Narrator: Richard Aspel Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles, in Northern France. By the next day, no fewer than 5,500 were wounded, and just under 1,900 were dead - a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history'. Just days later, three Australian divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozières, and over the next six weeks they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, 'The field of Pozières is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed....' Yet the sad truth is that nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the listener in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Peter FitzSimons) Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:53:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Fromelles-and-Pozieres-Audiobook/B017A0I306 thebookvoice.com 27:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fromelles and Pozières Subtitle: In the Trenches of Hell Author: Peter FitzSimons Narrator: Richard Aspel Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles, in Northern France. By the next day, no fewer than 5,500 were wounded, and just under 1,900 were dead - a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history'. Just days later, three Australian divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozières, and over the next six weeks they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, 'The field of Pozières is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed....' Yet the sad truth is that nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the listener in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fromelles and Pozières Subtitle: In the Trenches of Hell Author: Peter FitzSimons Narrator: Richard Aspel Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles, in Northern France. By the next day, no fewer than 5,500 were wounded, and just under 1,900 were dead - a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history'. Just days later, three Australian divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozières, and over the next six weeks they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, 'The field of Pozières is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed....' Yet the sad truth is that nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the listener in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry. Members Reviews: Peter FitzSimons is no historian I was given this book for Christmas. I didn't want to read it, so I had it read to me by Richard Aspel who does a good job but is rather thick with the Australian accents at times. Peter FitzSimons tells a good story and as a journalist has an excellent column in the Sunday newspaper. He tells history like a yarn in the pub. His research at times is a little shallow and other times he finds information to back up his story he is telling. My biggest gripes about this book is the 'Pommy bashing' that Australians like to do against 'the brass'. I am sure Australians think that the First World War was won by the Anzacs and a regiment of Scots. Mr FitzSimons skims over some of the Australians failings. Fromelle and Poziéres were and extension of the Somme Battle and the Australians were very inexperienced and poorly led at the senior level of their corps. These 'battles' bloodied the Anzacs and as with most battles in the First World War, were costly and for little gain but it did lay the ground work for the reputation that the Anzacs would gain in later exploits of that war. Overall I would say that this book is a story and not to be rated as academically history. Tragic yet Powerful Once again Pete Fitzsimons and his team deliver a gripping narrative that rips at heartstrings as well as it gives you a sense of man's humanity, humility and need for reason when faced with the unexplainable. Personal stories combined with grand strategy and an ending with a legacy that was only unveiled within the last decade. Thanks for bringing these "cobbers" and the "criminals" to life! incredible account. .. not to be forgotten. I finished this book last night and, well what can i say. Do i recommend it? I can't say you would enjoy it, but it is a story every Australian should know. You will experience sorrow, anger, disgust, pride with the occasional moment of joy amidst all the misery. It is tale of amazing courage and yet haunting in its detail. Fitzsimon beautifully crafts a historic account full of humanity with characters that bring home the truth of the matter. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Beyond-the-Blue-Horizon-Audiobook/B00BZBXYPG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Blue Horizon Subtitle: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans Author: Brian Fagan Narrator: George K. Wilson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Beyond the Blue Horizon, best-selling science historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring mystery of the oceans, the planets most forbidding terrain. This is not a tale of Columbus or Hudson, but of much earlier mariners. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans has changed history, even before history was written. Beyond the Blue Horizon delves into the very beginnings of humanitys long and intimate relationship with the sea. It willl enthrall listeners who enjoyed Longitude, Simon Winchesters Atlantic, or in its scope and its insightful linking of technology and culture, Guns, Germs, and Steel. What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock the secrets of winds, tides, and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? With compelling detail, Brian Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the vast realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into highways that hummed with commerce. Indeed, for most of human history, oceans have been the most vital connectors of far-flung societies. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to the caravels of the Age of Discovery, from Easter Island to Crete, Brian Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanitys urge to seek out distant shores, of the daring men and women who did so, and of the mark they have left on civilization. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Brian Fagan) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:55:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Beyond-the-Blue-Horizon-Audiobook/B00BZBXYPG thebookvoice.com 11:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Blue Horizon Subtitle: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans Author: Brian Fagan Narrator: George K. Wilson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Beyond the Blue Horizon, best-selling science historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring mystery of the oceans, the planets most forbidding terrain. This is not a tale of Columbus or Hudson, but of much earlier mariners. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans has changed history, even before history was written. Beyond the Blue Horizon delves into the very beginnings of humanitys long and intimate relationship with the sea. It willl enthrall listeners who enjoyed Longitude, Simon Winchesters Atlantic, or in its scope and its insightful linking of technology and culture, Guns, Germs, and Steel. What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock the secrets of winds, tides, and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? With compelling detail, Brian Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the vast realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into highways that hummed with commerce. Indeed, for most of human history, oceans have been the most vital connectors of far-flung societies. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to the caravels of the Age of Discovery, from Easter Island to Crete, Brian Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanitys urge to seek out distant shores, of the daring men and women who did so, and of the mark they have left on civilization. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Blue Horizon Subtitle: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans Author: Brian Fagan Narrator: George K. Wilson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Beyond the Blue Horizon, best-selling science historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring mystery of the oceans, the planets most forbidding terrain. This is not a tale of Columbus or Hudson, but of much earlier mariners. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans has changed history, even before history was written. Beyond the Blue Horizon delves into the very beginnings of humanitys long and intimate relationship with the sea. It willl enthrall listeners who enjoyed Longitude, Simon Winchesters Atlantic, or in its scope and its insightful linking of technology and culture, Guns, Germs, and Steel. What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock the secrets of winds, tides, and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? With compelling detail, Brian Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the vast realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into highways that hummed with commerce. Indeed, for most of human history, oceans have been the most vital connectors of far-flung societies. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to the caravels of the Age of Discovery, from Easter Island to Crete, Brian Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanitys urge to seek out distant shores, of the daring men and women who did so, and of the mark they have left on civilization. Members Reviews: Expand your mind and your knowledge! I love reading about things I don't know presented in an interesting fashion. The book is a good overview of the evolution of sea trading. It starts out very early in civilization and presents logical evidence of how humankind expanded to new and different locations and eventually conquered the seas globally. The author says you can read this book in any order and while that may interest some people I found that some information is repeated in nearly every chapter. Other than that, I found the references to other information in the book, the addition of the author's real sailing experiences in some of these waters and the way the book is organized geographically. The tables and pictures really add to the story being told. I enjoyed learning a bit about sailing, refreshing my geography of the different areas covered and an end to end look at the evolution of how we went from rafts to canoes to open ocean canoes and the different sails and how early navigators we able to sail compared to modern sailing craft today. The facts and figures are easily understood the material presented in an engaging fashion. Good non-fiction that I've been waiting to read for awhile and enjoyed. Explains how Critical Seafaring was to the Spread of Early Humans Many Academics want to discount how important boats were were to the peopling of the world. Archaeologists can not find evidence of the boats that took us to Australia and the Americas, so they tend to ignore the fact that it happened. The Dr. Fagan has made a excellent argument that this in fact happened and provides a fascinating explanation of ancient seafaring that is in the historical record. He shows how and why these prehistoric trips could have been done with interesting insight from his own experience as a sailor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stilwell-the-Patriot-Audiobook/B01KOMI0BY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stilwell the Patriot Subtitle: Vinegar Joe, the Brits, and Chiang Kai-Shek Author: David Rooney, John S. Major - foreword Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This new and meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an admirably lucid account of his career and the complex story of the Burma campaign. Stilwell spent most of World War II as Chiang Kai-Shek's chief of staff in China. He was often at odds with the British Generals Wavell, Slim, and Wingate, men with whom he was to co-operate in Burma. These arguments earned him the nickname of 'Vinegar' Joe. Stilwell and George Marshall had planned to have 90 Chinese divisions armed by the USA. Had they succeeded, in 1945 they would have been strong enough to defeat the Communists and would have changed the course of Chinese, if not world, history. Although Chiang had Stilwell dismissed, he recognized his contribution to the Burma Road campaign by renaming part of it the Stilwell Road. This sympathetic but critical biography analyses the passions of an American patriot, infuriated by Chiang's dishonesty and chicanery, and looks at the possible outcome had Stilwell's views prevailed. After World War II service in the Far East and Ghana, David Rooney read history at Oxford and subsequently took a research degree in Commonwealth History. His career in education included four years as Senior Lecturer at RMA Sandhurst. His writings include Burma Victory, considered by Brigadier Michael Calvert the best book yet on the Burma Campaign, Wingate and the Chindits, Mad Mike, and his recent highly acclaimed Guerrilla. Robert Lyman is the author of the best-selling Slim, Master of War. biacuaduc@gmail.com (David Rooney) Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:22:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stilwell-the-Patriot-Audiobook/B01KOMI0BY thebookvoice.com 09:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stilwell the Patriot Subtitle: Vinegar Joe, the Brits, and Chiang Kai-Shek Author: David Rooney, John S. Major - foreword Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This new and meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an admirably lucid account of his career and the complex story of the Burma campaign. Stilwell spent most of World War II as Chiang Kai-Shek's chief of staff in China. He was often at odds with the British Generals Wavell, Slim, and Wingate, men with whom he was to co-operate in Burma. These arguments earned him the nickname of 'Vinegar' Joe. Stilwell and George Marshall had planned to have 90 Chinese divisions armed by the USA. Had they succeeded, in 1945 they would have been strong enough to defeat the Communists and would have changed the course of Chinese, if not world, history. Although Chiang had Stilwell dismissed, he recognized his contribution to the Burma Road campaign by renaming part of it the Stilwell Road. This sympathetic but critical biography analyses the passions of an American patriot, infuriated by Chiang's dishonesty and chicanery, and looks at the possible outcome had Stilwell's views prevailed. After World War II service in the Far East and Ghana, David Rooney read history at Oxford and subsequently took a research degree in Commonwealth History. His career in education included four years as Senior Lecturer at RMA Sandhurst. His writings include Burma Victory, considered by Brigadier Michael Calvert the best book yet on the Burma Campaign, Wingate and the Chindits, Mad Mike, and his recent highly acclaimed Guerrilla. Robert Lyman is the author of the best-selling Slim, Master of War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stilwell the Patriot Subtitle: Vinegar Joe, the Brits, and Chiang Kai-Shek Author: David Rooney, John S. Major - foreword Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This new and meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an admirably lucid account of his career and the complex story of the Burma campaign. Stilwell spent most of World War II as Chiang Kai-Shek's chief of staff in China. He was often at odds with the British Generals Wavell, Slim, and Wingate, men with whom he was to co-operate in Burma. These arguments earned him the nickname of 'Vinegar' Joe. Stilwell and George Marshall had planned to have 90 Chinese divisions armed by the USA. Had they succeeded, in 1945 they would have been strong enough to defeat the Communists and would have changed the course of Chinese, if not world, history. Although Chiang had Stilwell dismissed, he recognized his contribution to the Burma Road campaign by renaming part of it the Stilwell Road. This sympathetic but critical biography analyses the passions of an American patriot, infuriated by Chiang's dishonesty and chicanery, and looks at the possible outcome had Stilwell's views prevailed. After World War II service in the Far East and Ghana, David Rooney read history at Oxford and subsequently took a research degree in Commonwealth History. His career in education included four years as Senior Lecturer at RMA Sandhurst. His writings include Burma Victory, considered by Brigadier Michael Calvert the best book yet on the Burma Campaign, Wingate and the Chindits, Mad Mike, and his recent highly acclaimed Guerrilla. Robert Lyman is the author of the best-selling Slim, Master of War. Members Reviews: Excellent addition to the WWII Literature on the China-Burma-India Theater and Command Relationships in Coalition Warfighting. A newer biography of General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, the ill fated Commander in the China Burma India Theater of WWII. This complements the well known Barbara Tuchman's "Stilwell and the American Experience in China". What is surprising is that it was written by a British author who served in this theater in WWII. It chronicles Stilwell's early years in China learning the language and culture and his return as one of General Marshall's men from Ft. Banning. It shows the frayed edges of animosity by a frustrated Commander dealing with corruption in Chiang Kai Sheks China, and a Fighter who wanted to reopen the Burma Road. Well, done and a nice addition to the limited works on the CBI in WWII. I would recommend to military historians of the CBI in WWII. Stilwell Through The Eyes of a Britisher While the author (British) is complementary of Stilwell's performance in many instances, and does present a case for Stilwell being a patriot, the constant theme throughout is Stilwell's alleged distaste for "Limies." What is not brought out is that Stilwell simply had a distaste for anyone given to inaction or pomposity....and a number of British officers fit that mold. In truth Stilwell respected a number of British officers such as Slim and Festing who were highly competent and favored action against the Japanese. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-of-1812-Mexican-War-Spanish-American-War-Korean-War-Audiobook/B01CIUJ18G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Korean War Subtitle: American Wars: World Events over Time Collection Author: Eugene Lieber Narrator: Eugene Lieber Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-16 Publisher: IAB Inc Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: War of 1812: Selected theme: What is the surprise ending of the disastrous War of 1812 which lets the US ignore its lessons that come back to haunt the US in later generations? Mexican War: Selected theme: What are the roles of Texas and slavery in the South that underlie the Mexican War of 1836? Spanish-American War: Selected theme: During Cuba's revolt against Spain in the late 1880s and early 1890s, what is the US ultimatum to Spain that demonstrates that US intervention is not based on moral grounds? Korean War: Selected theme: What is behind the decision to push north of the 38th parallel, leading to the disastrous entry of the Chinese, and why is it unfair to blame Gen. Douglas MacArthur? biacuaduc@gmail.com (Eugene Lieber) Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-of-1812-Mexican-War-Spanish-American-War-Korean-War-Audiobook/B01CIUJ18G thebookvoice.com 01:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Korean War Subtitle: American Wars: World Events over Time Collection Author: Eugene Lieber Narrator: Eugene Lieber Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-16 Publisher: IAB Inc Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: War of 1812: Selected theme: What is the surprise ending of the disastrous War of 1812 which lets the US ignore its lessons that come back to haunt the US in later generations? Mexican War: Selected theme: What are the roles of Texas and slavery in the South that underlie the Mexican War of 1836? Spanish-American War: Selected theme: During Cuba's revolt against Spain in the late 1880s and early 1890s, what is the US ultimatum to Spain that demonstrates that US intervention is not based on moral grounds? Korean War: Selected theme: What is behind the decision to push north of the 38th parallel, leading to the disastrous entry of the Chinese, and why is it unfair to blame Gen. Douglas MacArthur? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Korean War Subtitle: American Wars: World Events over Time Collection Author: Eugene Lieber Narrator: Eugene Lieber Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-16 Publisher: IAB Inc Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: War of 1812: Selected theme: What is the surprise ending of the disastrous War of 1812 which lets the US ignore its lessons that come back to haunt the US in later generations? Mexican War: Selected theme: What are the roles of Texas and slavery in the South that underlie the Mexican War of 1836? Spanish-American War: Selected theme: During Cuba's revolt against Spain in the late 1880s and early 1890s, what is the US ultimatum to Spain that demonstrates that US intervention is not based on moral grounds? Korean War: Selected theme: What is behind the decision to push north of the 38th parallel, leading to the disastrous entry of the Chinese, and why is it unfair to blame Gen. Douglas MacArthur? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Yankee-Gone-Home-Audiobook/B078J5SQ6H Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Yankee Gone Home Subtitle: A True Story About Operation Just Cause Author: Franklin Hook Narrator: Scott P. Delaney Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: William Franklin Hook Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The numerous US military actions of the 20th century have spanned the globe and led to innumerable consequences, but one truth is undeniable: without our military heroes, all would be lost. Yet even after these soldiers finally return home, many face incredible - and insurmountable - challenges. From noted historical nonfiction writer Franklin Hook comes this compelling true tale of one particular invasion and one particular man. This study is based on interviews, firsthand documentation, court-martial testimonies, and newspaper articles - but the story it tells goes beyond dry facts to reveal a profound human tragedy. Bruce Beard was one of many soldiers involved in the controversial US invasion of Panama in 1989 and its terrible aftermath. Despite a record of good conduct, his service was marred by drug abuse. Without the resources to deal with his problem, Beard fell apart until he ended up with a bad conduct discharge. Since returning home, Beard has been denied care for his PTSD because of that label. And there are more like him, struggling veterans who cant get the help they need. These soldiers have taken the fall in a less-than-perfect system of military justice. This is their story. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Franklin Hook) Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:49:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Yankee-Gone-Home-Audiobook/B078J5SQ6H thebookvoice.com 04:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Yankee Gone Home Subtitle: A True Story About Operation Just Cause Author: Franklin Hook Narrator: Scott P. Delaney Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: William Franklin Hook Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The numerous US military actions of the 20th century have spanned the globe and led to innumerable consequences, but one truth is undeniable: without our military heroes, all would be lost. Yet even after these soldiers finally return home, many face incredible - and insurmountable - challenges. From noted historical nonfiction writer Franklin Hook comes this compelling true tale of one particular invasion and one particular man. This study is based on interviews, firsthand documentation, court-martial testimonies, and newspaper articles - but the story it tells goes beyond dry facts to reveal a profound human tragedy. Bruce Beard was one of many soldiers involved in the controversial US invasion of Panama in 1989 and its terrible aftermath. Despite a record of good conduct, his service was marred by drug abuse. Without the resources to deal with his problem, Beard fell apart until he ended up with a bad conduct discharge. Since returning home, Beard has been denied care for his PTSD because of that label. And there are more like him, struggling veterans who cant get the help they need. These soldiers have taken the fall in a less-than-perfect system of military justice. This is their story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Yankee Gone Home Subtitle: A True Story About Operation Just Cause Author: Franklin Hook Narrator: Scott P. Delaney Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: William Franklin Hook Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The numerous US military actions of the 20th century have spanned the globe and led to innumerable consequences, but one truth is undeniable: without our military heroes, all would be lost. Yet even after these soldiers finally return home, many face incredible - and insurmountable - challenges. From noted historical nonfiction writer Franklin Hook comes this compelling true tale of one particular invasion and one particular man. This study is based on interviews, firsthand documentation, court-martial testimonies, and newspaper articles - but the story it tells goes beyond dry facts to reveal a profound human tragedy. Bruce Beard was one of many soldiers involved in the controversial US invasion of Panama in 1989 and its terrible aftermath. Despite a record of good conduct, his service was marred by drug abuse. Without the resources to deal with his problem, Beard fell apart until he ended up with a bad conduct discharge. Since returning home, Beard has been denied care for his PTSD because of that label. And there are more like him, struggling veterans who cant get the help they need. These soldiers have taken the fall in a less-than-perfect system of military justice. This is their story. Members Reviews: Overlooked Military History This book is long over-due. For years the military has been giving Bad Conduct Discharges (BCD) to prevent combat veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from collecting their Veterans benefits. This book tells the story of a combat veteran who spent years trying to get justice. Because these "Bad Paper Veterans" are denied PTSD treatment, employment and veteran services, they become "at risk" for suicide, incarceration, homelessness and non-productive post service lives. In 2014 the military made a decision to look again at PTSD as a cause to overturn BCDs. This book is about "awareness" of a situation that has plaqued our military justice system and ruined countless lives of some of our finest combat veterans... The treatment of these veterans has been disgraceful and needs to change.. Share this book and its message... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinking-of-PT-109-Audiobook/B00VEG35NI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of PT-109 Subtitle: The History of the Controversial Incident That Made John F. Kennedy a War Hero Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "There's nothing in the book about a situation like this. A lot of you have families, and some of you have children. What do you want to do? I have nothing to lose." (John F. Kennedy after the collision with a Japanese destroyer) On the night of August 1, 1943, and in the early morning hours of the next day, one of America's many patrol torpedo boats in the Pacific, PT-109, with her crew of 12 men, was performing its usual role in the Pacific Islands: a night patrol of the Blackett Strait in search of enemy convoys transporting large numbers of Japanese troops to Southern Guadalcanal and other strategic locations. However, on this dark, moonless night, PT-109, with its engines idling to avoid creating wake, was severed in two by a collision with a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri. With only seconds to respond after sighting the destroyer, the crew was unable to get the boat out of the Japanese destroyer's path, and it's unclear whether the Japanese destroyer even knew the other boat was there. While the destroyer suffered minimal damage, two crew members on PT-109 were instantly killed, and the other 10 who initially survived would have to struggle for their lives. In many ways what happened following the collision is remembered better than the actual sinking, in part because the survivors' tale was so harrowing, and their survival was marked by their own bravery. Though the role and effectiveness of PT boats continues to be a topic of debate, the crew's survival is a story of undisputed valor and providence. Of course the story's association with a future president never hurts, and like so much of John F. Kennedy's life, the PT-109 incident is controversial. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Tue, 31 Mar 2015 03:28:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinking-of-PT-109-Audiobook/B00VEG35NI thebookvoice.com 01:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of PT-109 Subtitle: The History of the Controversial Incident That Made John F. Kennedy a War Hero Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "There's nothing in the book about a situation like this. A lot of you have families, and some of you have children. What do you want to do? I have nothing to lose." (John F. Kennedy after the collision with a Japanese destroyer) On the night of August 1, 1943, and in the early morning hours of the next day, one of America's many patrol torpedo boats in the Pacific, PT-109, with her crew of 12 men, was performing its usual role in the Pacific Islands: a night patrol of the Blackett Strait in search of enemy convoys transporting large numbers of Japanese troops to Southern Guadalcanal and other strategic locations. However, on this dark, moonless night, PT-109, with its engines idling to avoid creating wake, was severed in two by a collision with a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri. With only seconds to respond after sighting the destroyer, the crew was unable to get the boat out of the Japanese destroyer's path, and it's unclear whether the Japanese destroyer even knew the other boat was there. While the destroyer suffered minimal damage, two crew members on PT-109 were instantly killed, and the other 10 who initially survived would have to struggle for their lives. In many ways what happened following the collision is remembered better than the actual sinking, in part because the survivors' tale was so harrowing, and their survival was marked by their own bravery. Though the role and effectiveness of PT boats continues to be a topic of debate, the crew's survival is a story of undisputed valor and providence. Of course the story's association with a future president never hurts, and like so much of John F. Kennedy's life, the PT-109 incident is controversial. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of PT-109 Subtitle: The History of the Controversial Incident That Made John F. Kennedy a War Hero Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "There's nothing in the book about a situation like this. A lot of you have families, and some of you have children. What do you want to do? I have nothing to lose." (John F. Kennedy after the collision with a Japanese destroyer) On the night of August 1, 1943, and in the early morning hours of the next day, one of America's many patrol torpedo boats in the Pacific, PT-109, with her crew of 12 men, was performing its usual role in the Pacific Islands: a night patrol of the Blackett Strait in search of enemy convoys transporting large numbers of Japanese troops to Southern Guadalcanal and other strategic locations. However, on this dark, moonless night, PT-109, with its engines idling to avoid creating wake, was severed in two by a collision with a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri. With only seconds to respond after sighting the destroyer, the crew was unable to get the boat out of the Japanese destroyer's path, and it's unclear whether the Japanese destroyer even knew the other boat was there. While the destroyer suffered minimal damage, two crew members on PT-109 were instantly killed, and the other 10 who initially survived would have to struggle for their lives. In many ways what happened following the collision is remembered better than the actual sinking, in part because the survivors' tale was so harrowing, and their survival was marked by their own bravery. Though the role and effectiveness of PT boats continues to be a topic of debate, the crew's survival is a story of undisputed valor and providence. Of course the story's association with a future president never hurts, and like so much of John F. Kennedy's life, the PT-109 incident is controversial. Members Reviews: Provided some facts that I had not read before This book provided a synopsis of President John F Kennedyâs pre-military and military career. The book named the prestigious high schools that the future president attended and described his college career. In my prior readings about the president I did not realize that his back injury occurred before he joined the military. Also I did not realize that he was pretty sickly through his high school and college career. I also didnât realize that the Army turned him down when he attempted to volunteer; nevertheless, months later he was accepted into the Navy. The rest of the book describes his experiences while saving several of his crew members after the sinking of PT 109. Iâm curious has to whether his PT boat was the only one rammed by an enemyâs ship? I like the book well enough and I will give it a four. so that was good. However The book was interesting and had a number of details that were new to me, so that was good. However, the book was far shorter in overall length than I expected and the amount of text devoted to the patrol, the wreck, and the surviving effort was less than I had hoped. There was a very obvious and unfortunate error that apparently escaped the editors: early in the book there was a picture of two PT boats cruising in front of a larger ship. Your caption said "two PT boats alongside the destroyer USS Hornet". The ship shown is clearly the Hornet and has its aircraft on the deck and distinctive "island" very visible. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Macat-Analysis-of-Timothy-Snyders-Bloodlands-Europe-Between-Hitler-and-Stalin-Audiobook/B01J6IWB5S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Author: Helen Roche Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: US-born historian of Europe Timothy Snyder first published Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin in 2010. In it, he argues that previous accounts of World War II have kept Nazi and Soviet crimes unduly separate, with much more attention paid to Adolf Hitler's atrocities than Joseph Stalin's. Snyder's view is that a definitive history of the period must depict the suffering of all of the conflict's victims. Snyder coins the term "bloodlands" to pinpoint Poland, the Baltic states, the Ukraine, and the eastern edge of Soviet Russia, while claiming it was the people in these territories who suffered the most during the conflict. Why? Because they endured three separate, brutal, and bloody invasions - first by the Soviets, then by the Nazis, and then again by the Soviets. Using an impressively vast amount of archive documentation and secondary literature in 10 different languages, Snyder pieces together a wide-ranging story that demands we reframe the ways we think about World War II and the Holocaust. Bloodlands has been translated into more than 30 languages and has won numerous prizes, including the Leipzig Prize for European Understanding. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Helen Roche) Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:40:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Macat-Analysis-of-Timothy-Snyders-Bloodlands-Europe-Between-Hitler-and-Stalin-Audiobook/B01J6IWB5S thebookvoice.com 01:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Author: Helen Roche Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: US-born historian of Europe Timothy Snyder first published Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin in 2010. In it, he argues that previous accounts of World War II have kept Nazi and Soviet crimes unduly separate, with much more attention paid to Adolf Hitler's atrocities than Joseph Stalin's. Snyder's view is that a definitive history of the period must depict the suffering of all of the conflict's victims. Snyder coins the term "bloodlands" to pinpoint Poland, the Baltic states, the Ukraine, and the eastern edge of Soviet Russia, while claiming it was the people in these territories who suffered the most during the conflict. Why? Because they endured three separate, brutal, and bloody invasions - first by the Soviets, then by the Nazis, and then again by the Soviets. Using an impressively vast amount of archive documentation and secondary literature in 10 different languages, Snyder pieces together a wide-ranging story that demands we reframe the ways we think about World War II and the Holocaust. Bloodlands has been translated into more than 30 languages and has won numerous prizes, including the Leipzig Prize for European Understanding. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Author: Helen Roche Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: US-born historian of Europe Timothy Snyder first published Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin in 2010. In it, he argues that previous accounts of World War II have kept Nazi and Soviet crimes unduly separate, with much more attention paid to Adolf Hitler's atrocities than Joseph Stalin's. Snyder's view is that a definitive history of the period must depict the suffering of all of the conflict's victims. Snyder coins the term "bloodlands" to pinpoint Poland, the Baltic states, the Ukraine, and the eastern edge of Soviet Russia, while claiming it was the people in these territories who suffered the most during the conflict. Why? Because they endured three separate, brutal, and bloody invasions - first by the Soviets, then by the Nazis, and then again by the Soviets. Using an impressively vast amount of archive documentation and secondary literature in 10 different languages, Snyder pieces together a wide-ranging story that demands we reframe the ways we think about World War II and the Holocaust. Bloodlands has been translated into more than 30 languages and has won numerous prizes, including the Leipzig Prize for European Understanding. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Humble-Heroes-Audiobook/B00KY38WZS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Humble Heroes Subtitle: How the USS Nashville CL43 Fought WWII Author: Steven George Bustin Narrator: Mike Ortego Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-14 Publisher: Bustin Media Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Top Secret" mystery missions, many without other ships in support, were becoming uncomfortably familiar for the crew of the USS Nashville CL43. It started like a Hollywood thriller, secretly transporting from England $25 million in British gold bullion, delivered to the ship in unguarded bread trucks, a pre-war "Neutrality Patrol" that was really an unofficial hostile search for the far bigger and more powerful German battleship Prinz Eugen, and sneaking through the Panama Canal at night with the ships name and hull number covered for secrecy. Now, with the ship bulging with an unusual load of fuel and supplies, in the company of a large fleet quietly passing under San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge, the crew was about to learn of their latest (but not last) and most improbable adventure yet as the captain made an announcement that would change the war and their lives forever: "We are going to Tokyo!" Over three years, scores of battles and hundreds of thousands of ocean miles later, the Nashville and her crew had earned 10 Battle Stars, served from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, from the Aleutians to the Yangtze River, as McArthurs flagship and suffered heavy casualties from a devastating kamikaze attack. Tokyo Rose reported her sunk, repeatedly. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Steven George Bustin) Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:08:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Humble-Heroes-Audiobook/B00KY38WZS thebookvoice.com 06:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Humble Heroes Subtitle: How the USS Nashville CL43 Fought WWII Author: Steven George Bustin Narrator: Mike Ortego Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-14 Publisher: Bustin Media Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Top Secret" mystery missions, many without other ships in support, were becoming uncomfortably familiar for the crew of the USS Nashville CL43. It started like a Hollywood thriller, secretly transporting from England $25 million in British gold bullion, delivered to the ship in unguarded bread trucks, a pre-war "Neutrality Patrol" that was really an unofficial hostile search for the far bigger and more powerful German battleship Prinz Eugen, and sneaking through the Panama Canal at night with the ships name and hull number covered for secrecy. Now, with the ship bulging with an unusual load of fuel and supplies, in the company of a large fleet quietly passing under San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge, the crew was about to learn of their latest (but not last) and most improbable adventure yet as the captain made an announcement that would change the war and their lives forever: "We are going to Tokyo!" Over three years, scores of battles and hundreds of thousands of ocean miles later, the Nashville and her crew had earned 10 Battle Stars, served from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, from the Aleutians to the Yangtze River, as McArthurs flagship and suffered heavy casualties from a devastating kamikaze attack. Tokyo Rose reported her sunk, repeatedly. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Humble Heroes Subtitle: How the USS Nashville CL43 Fought WWII Author: Steven George Bustin Narrator: Mike Ortego Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-14 Publisher: Bustin Media Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Top Secret" mystery missions, many without other ships in support, were becoming uncomfortably familiar for the crew of the USS Nashville CL43. It started like a Hollywood thriller, secretly transporting from England $25 million in British gold bullion, delivered to the ship in unguarded bread trucks, a pre-war "Neutrality Patrol" that was really an unofficial hostile search for the far bigger and more powerful German battleship Prinz Eugen, and sneaking through the Panama Canal at night with the ships name and hull number covered for secrecy. Now, with the ship bulging with an unusual load of fuel and supplies, in the company of a large fleet quietly passing under San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge, the crew was about to learn of their latest (but not last) and most improbable adventure yet as the captain made an announcement that would change the war and their lives forever: "We are going to Tokyo!" Over three years, scores of battles and hundreds of thousands of ocean miles later, the Nashville and her crew had earned 10 Battle Stars, served from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, from the Aleutians to the Yangtze River, as McArthurs flagship and suffered heavy casualties from a devastating kamikaze attack. Tokyo Rose reported her sunk, repeatedly. Members Reviews: Incredibly boring, factual errors, passive voice What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? This book needs professional editing of content and facts. It seems to scream "self-published". There is no sense of continuity because it is trying to weave together lots of tidbits of events and quotes from crewmen long after the fact. The constant attribution of every few words to a particular crewman is very disruptive. There is just no "storytelling" at all. It's as if someone had a pile of reports on movements, shore liberty and shells fired in action and tried to string that and some crew quotes into a book. What was most disappointing about Steven George Bustins story? The fact that there is NO story. There could have been. I don't doubt that this ship has a great and brave story of battles and individual heroism, but nothing comes to life in this book. Sadly it also contains numerous errors of fact and very little detail. The author apparently has no knowledge of ships, naval terms, or WWII history, and clearly made no attempt to acquire any or have someone that did review the manuscript. By contrast, Western author Max Brand managed to take many personal account interviews and facts and weave them into a good book, "Fighter Squadron at Guadalcanal." That's the difference between a professional writer/storyteller and the rest of us. Which character as performed by Mike Ortego was your favorite? There are characters? None of them was onstage for more than a sentence or two, and they changed constantly so the listener never really gets a feel for any particular member of the crew. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? The narrator actually did a pretty good job, considering what he had to work with. Only a few things mispronounced, but they were not in English, so he did pretty well. Any additional comments? Between this book, "Submarine Commander" and "200,000 miles" I have learned my lesson about personal accounts of WWII naval history/experience. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/I-Am-Soldier-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B00KB2RKX2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Am Soldier of Fortune Subtitle: Dancing with Devils Author: Robert K. Brown, Vann Spencer Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Thirty-eight years ago he launched an upstart magazine from his basement called Soldier of Fortune, which pushed the bounds of journalism to its limits with his untamed brand of reporting - a camera in one hand, a gun in the other, and soon thereafter he discovered that hed established a worldwide community. His wildly popular, notorious magazine became an icon for action-seekers in the U.S. and around the world. In this long-awaited book, Brown tells his own story, taking listeners into combat zones where he and his daring combat journalists, or fearless "dogs of war", trotted across the globe. His rogue warrior journalists embedded themselves with anti-Communist guerillas or freedom fighters, often training and fighting with rebels against oppressive regimes. In their revolutionary journalistic style, they created the action and then wrote about it. Generals and leaders of exotic armies welcomed the SOF visitors and led them or allowed them to tread into unchartered territory. Brown himself accompanied teams to work and fight with the Rhodesians; the Afghans during the Afghan-Russo war, Christian Phalange in Lebanon; ethnic minority Karens in Burma; the ethnic tribes fighting the Communist government of Laos; the army of El Salvador; and the armed forces of struggling Croatia. Brown sent medical teams, often into the jaws of danger, to Burma, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, Bosnia, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and also into Peru after a devastating earthquake. In short, the "Soldiers of Fortune" went where even the U.S. government feared to tread, and they did it with gallant style, not fearing risk but welcoming the challenge, as long as they felt the cause was right and needed to be reported. In this book the exploits of Brown and his veteran teams are revealed for the first time in all their gonzo glory, even as the U.S. military, public, and polite diplomatic society sometimes shunned their endeavors. This is the story of Robert Browns dogged quest, in journalism as well as warfare, to "Slay Dragons, do noble deeds and never, never give up." biacuaduc@gmail.com (Robert K. Brown) Wed, 14 May 2014 12:13:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/I-Am-Soldier-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B00KB2RKX2 thebookvoice.com 16:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Am Soldier of Fortune Subtitle: Dancing with Devils Author: Robert K. Brown, Vann Spencer Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Thirty-eight years ago he launched an upstart magazine from his basement called Soldier of Fortune, which pushed the bounds of journalism to its limits with his untamed brand of reporting - a camera in one hand, a gun in the other, and soon thereafter he discovered that hed established a worldwide community. His wildly popular, notorious magazine became an icon for action-seekers in the U.S. and around the world. In this long-awaited book, Brown tells his own story, taking listeners into combat zones where he and his daring combat journalists, or fearless "dogs of war", trotted across the globe. His rogue warrior journalists embedded themselves with anti-Communist guerillas or freedom fighters, often training and fighting with rebels against oppressive regimes. In their revolutionary journalistic style, they created the action and then wrote about it. Generals and leaders of exotic armies welcomed the SOF visitors and led them or allowed them to tread into unchartered territory. Brown himself accompanied teams to work and fight with the Rhodesians; the Afghans during the Afghan-Russo war, Christian Phalange in Lebanon; ethnic minority Karens in Burma; the ethnic tribes fighting the Communist government of Laos; the army of El Salvador; and the armed forces of struggling Croatia. Brown sent medical teams, often into the jaws of danger, to Burma, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, Bosnia, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and also into Peru after a devastating earthquake. In short, the "Soldiers of Fortune" went where even the U.S. government feared to tread, and they did it with gallant style, not fearing risk but welcoming the challenge, as long as they felt the cause was right and needed to be reported. In this book the exploits of Brown and his veteran teams are revealed for the first time in all their gonzo glory, even as the U.S. military, public, and polite diplomatic society sometimes shunned their endeavors. This is the story of Robert Browns dogged quest, in journalism as well as warfare, to "Slay Dragons, do noble deeds and never, never give up." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Am Soldier of Fortune Subtitle: Dancing with Devils Author: Robert K. Brown, Vann Spencer Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Thirty-eight years ago he launched an upstart magazine from his basement called Soldier of Fortune, which pushed the bounds of journalism to its limits with his untamed brand of reporting - a camera in one hand, a gun in the other, and soon thereafter he discovered that hed established a worldwide community. His wildly popular, notorious magazine became an icon for action-seekers in the U.S. and around the world. In this long-awaited book, Brown tells his own story, taking listeners into combat zones where he and his daring combat journalists, or fearless "dogs of war", trotted across the globe. His rogue warrior journalists embedded themselves with anti-Communist guerillas or freedom fighters, often training and fighting with rebels against oppressive regimes. In their revolutionary journalistic style, they created the action and then wrote about it. Generals and leaders of exotic armies welcomed the SOF visitors and led them or allowed them to tread into unchartered territory. Brown himself accompanied teams to work and fight with the Rhodesians; the Afghans during the Afghan-Russo war, Christian Phalange in Lebanon; ethnic minority Karens in Burma; the ethnic tribes fighting the Communist government of Laos; the army of El Salvador; and the armed forces of struggling Croatia. Brown sent medical teams, often into the jaws of danger, to Burma, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, Bosnia, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and also into Peru after a devastating earthquake. In short, the "Soldiers of Fortune" went where even the U.S. government feared to tread, and they did it with gallant style, not fearing risk but welcoming the challenge, as long as they felt the cause was right and needed to be reported. In this book the exploits of Brown and his veteran teams are revealed for the first time in all their gonzo glory, even as the U.S. military, public, and polite diplomatic society sometimes shunned their endeavors. This is the story of Robert Browns dogged quest, in journalism as well as warfare, to "Slay Dragons, do noble deeds and never, never give up." Members Reviews: RKB His recreations of his adventures are amazing. This book brings you on an adventure, most of of will never expiriance . What's unique about any of RKB's publications (Soldier Of Fortune) you can pick one up, and find yourself in that time period. Never boring ,but intense. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/101-Amazing-Facts-About-Castles-Audiobook/B077VYQGJX Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 101 Amazing Facts About Castles Author: Jack Goldstein Narrator: Charles King Format: Unabridged Length: 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-17 Publisher: Andrews UK Limited Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Do you know in which castle the world's oldest football was found? What is the correct term for the person in charge of a buttery? How do you tell the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what on earth is an oubliette? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he introduces us to over 100 facts about castles. So if you want to know the history of castles from the early beginnings through to their golden age and final decline, this is the perfect audiobook for you! biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jack Goldstein) Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:33:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/101-Amazing-Facts-About-Castles-Audiobook/B077VYQGJX thebookvoice.com 00:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 101 Amazing Facts About Castles Author: Jack Goldstein Narrator: Charles King Format: Unabridged Length: 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-17 Publisher: Andrews UK Limited Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Do you know in which castle the world's oldest football was found? What is the correct term for the person in charge of a buttery? How do you tell the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what on earth is an oubliette? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he introduces us to over 100 facts about castles. So if you want to know the history of castles from the early beginnings through to their golden age and final decline, this is the perfect audiobook for you! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 101 Amazing Facts About Castles Author: Jack Goldstein Narrator: Charles King Format: Unabridged Length: 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-17 Publisher: Andrews UK Limited Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Do you know in which castle the world's oldest football was found? What is the correct term for the person in charge of a buttery? How do you tell the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what on earth is an oubliette? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he introduces us to over 100 facts about castles. So if you want to know the history of castles from the early beginnings through to their golden age and final decline, this is the perfect audiobook for you! Members Reviews: All the fun things you wanted to know about castles. I wish this book was longer. I know it's part of a series: 101 facts... I would still like to read more from this author about castles. People get a lot of ideas from TV, movies, and poorly researched books. Mr. Goldstein tells it like it is. Great reading I thoroughly enjoyed this book about Castles! Many things to learn. Einstein said "The only thing that kept me from learning was my education" https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Against-the-Taliban-Audiobook/B00BOTD41I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Against the Taliban Subtitle: Why it all Went Wrong in Afghanistan Author: Sandy Gall Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have long been fought over by foreign invaders. Today, as yet another generation risks life and limb in this inhospitable territory, an ever-rising death toll puts back under the spotlight the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands answers. Drawing on interviews with Afghan politicians, businessmen and ordinary people, British, American and European diplomats and soldiers, Sandy Gall addresses the challenges - political, religious, and military - that face those now fighting on the most dangerous frontier in the world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sandy Gall) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:57:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Against-the-Taliban-Audiobook/B00BOTD41I thebookvoice.com 13:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Against the Taliban Subtitle: Why it all Went Wrong in Afghanistan Author: Sandy Gall Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have long been fought over by foreign invaders. Today, as yet another generation risks life and limb in this inhospitable territory, an ever-rising death toll puts back under the spotlight the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands answers. Drawing on interviews with Afghan politicians, businessmen and ordinary people, British, American and European diplomats and soldiers, Sandy Gall addresses the challenges - political, religious, and military - that face those now fighting on the most dangerous frontier in the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Against the Taliban Subtitle: Why it all Went Wrong in Afghanistan Author: Sandy Gall Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have long been fought over by foreign invaders. Today, as yet another generation risks life and limb in this inhospitable territory, an ever-rising death toll puts back under the spotlight the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands answers. Drawing on interviews with Afghan politicians, businessmen and ordinary people, British, American and European diplomats and soldiers, Sandy Gall addresses the challenges - political, religious, and military - that face those now fighting on the most dangerous frontier in the world. Members Reviews: In depth authority Measured and reasonable with a forensic understanding of the Afghan theatre. Anyone one wishing to understand how we've gotten to that state we're in needs to read this book https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forgotten-Heroes-Audiobook/B00V3YE6ZW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Heroes Subtitle: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission. As a point of reference for understanding the enormity of the impact of the war, there were more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II. There were 60 other countries also involved in the war. Many of the heroes were not recognized in their lifetimes. Some ended in lessened circumstances, or torture and death, because of their efforts to save lives during the agonies of war. Millions died, but millions were saved by actions of people caught in a war that seemed like it would never end. Some of their stories are captured here. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Scott S. F. Meaker) Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:52:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forgotten-Heroes-Audiobook/B00V3YE6ZW thebookvoice.com 00:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Heroes Subtitle: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission. As a point of reference for understanding the enormity of the impact of the war, there were more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II. There were 60 other countries also involved in the war. Many of the heroes were not recognized in their lifetimes. Some ended in lessened circumstances, or torture and death, because of their efforts to save lives during the agonies of war. Millions died, but millions were saved by actions of people caught in a war that seemed like it would never end. Some of their stories are captured here. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Heroes Subtitle: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II: Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission. As a point of reference for understanding the enormity of the impact of the war, there were more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II. There were 60 other countries also involved in the war. Many of the heroes were not recognized in their lifetimes. Some ended in lessened circumstances, or torture and death, because of their efforts to save lives during the agonies of war. Millions died, but millions were saved by actions of people caught in a war that seemed like it would never end. Some of their stories are captured here. Members Reviews: Exceptional Stories Of Heroism and Courage!! This book is a collection of accounts of ordinary people from all over the world who performed incredible acts of bravery during World War Two. This was an exceptional and inspiring read about people I will never forget! There are important lessons to learn, most importantly that everyone can make a difference in the fight against evil and oppression!! Everyone should read this little book!!! Fairly good read but sketchy Love the subject matter but this book actually covers a very small cross section of the heroes. Very little detail or depth. Less than what I'd expect from a high school history report I was highly disappointed. As a military history buff, I was really looking forward to reading this book. The "stories" weren't much more than a paragraph or two, which were a mediocre summary at best. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Real basic I think my kids could have written this "book" just as well. Don't waste your money buying it! Buy a real WwII work. war stories I wasnot very impressed with this book.I had to force myself to read it and wouldnot by tyhis author again. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Shermans-March-Audiobook/B002VA8RFM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sherman's March Subtitle: An Eyewitness History of the Cruel Campaign that Helped End a Crueler War Author: Richard Wheeler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Wheeler has created a seamless, highly readable yet historically accurate narrative with extracts from letters, diaries, memoirs, and first-person reports from the period. The result is a dramatic and detailed account of this important campaign as one which, though highly destructive, doubtlessly shortened the Civil War appreciably, saving thousands of lives, Rebel as well as Yank. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Richard Wheeler) Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:38:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Shermans-March-Audiobook/B002VA8RFM thebookvoice.com 07:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sherman's March Subtitle: An Eyewitness History of the Cruel Campaign that Helped End a Crueler War Author: Richard Wheeler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Wheeler has created a seamless, highly readable yet historically accurate narrative with extracts from letters, diaries, memoirs, and first-person reports from the period. The result is a dramatic and detailed account of this important campaign as one which, though highly destructive, doubtlessly shortened the Civil War appreciably, saving thousands of lives, Rebel as well as Yank. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sherman's March Subtitle: An Eyewitness History of the Cruel Campaign that Helped End a Crueler War Author: Richard Wheeler Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Wheeler has created a seamless, highly readable yet historically accurate narrative with extracts from letters, diaries, memoirs, and first-person reports from the period. The result is a dramatic and detailed account of this important campaign as one which, though highly destructive, doubtlessly shortened the Civil War appreciably, saving thousands of lives, Rebel as well as Yank. Members Reviews: Wonderful read and good narrator The author made two major errors in this book. The first is the title. He places a thesis into the title that he spends no time supporting in the text (that it shortened the war). The second error is that he decided not to footnote his book making it of marginal utility to the serious historian. With those two glaring errors, I still give this book five stars because it is such a great read. What the author has done is take dozens of personal accounts and then chops them into chronological order to create a remarkably smoothly flowing narrative. He also keeps his own comments to a bare minimum. This is done at the risk of allowing blatant falsehoods and self-aggrandizing writings (by the original writer) to work its way into the text. This is unfortunate but I appreciate the author for letting it slide rather than impose his own opinion on the book. The result is that this books makes an excellent introduction to the subject and a sort of bibliography or guide to primary source material that the reader can then pursue on his or her own. It is also a great read. It is very interesting and easy to read. I recommend this book to anyone who already has some basic knowledge of the war and wants a mass of primary source material arranged in a readable way. historical classic Where does Sherman's March rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? this is a historical novel , not much Drama and very slow .. great for history buffs but not a fun listen. What aspect of Jeff Riggenbachs performance would you have changed? very dry .. felt like a history lesson If you like history, , , If you like history, particuarly Civil War, this is a very good read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Zeppelins-over-the-Wire-Audiobook/B01J4IRDFS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zeppelins over the Wire Subtitle: A Compilation and Analysis of Rigid Airship News Reports Through WWI Author: B.Z. Kelly Narrator: B.Z. Kelly Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: B.Z. Kelly Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As powered flight was in its infancy, the transatlantic cable brought news reports "over the wire" from Europe to the United States in hours. These news reports shed light on the development of the large rigid airships and uncovered many amazing facts. Some of those facts include: Most of the 23,800 words are articles, or portions of articles, as published before and during WWI. Some discussion is provided for context, flow, and to provide occasional contrast to the present day. Dollar figures reported are translated into present day values to provide perspective. The collection of articles provides insight to the perception of airships from the early years of doubt, through the years when "aeromania" gripped the world, to fear of destruction, and finally confidence that Zeppelin attacks could be repelled with anti-aircraft guns and airplanes. biacuaduc@gmail.com (B.Z. Kelly) Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:23:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Zeppelins-over-the-Wire-Audiobook/B01J4IRDFS thebookvoice.com 03:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zeppelins over the Wire Subtitle: A Compilation and Analysis of Rigid Airship News Reports Through WWI Author: B.Z. Kelly Narrator: B.Z. Kelly Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: B.Z. Kelly Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As powered flight was in its infancy, the transatlantic cable brought news reports "over the wire" from Europe to the United States in hours. These news reports shed light on the development of the large rigid airships and uncovered many amazing facts. Some of those facts include: Most of the 23,800 words are articles, or portions of articles, as published before and during WWI. Some discussion is provided for context, flow, and to provide occasional contrast to the present day. Dollar figures reported are translated into present day values to provide perspective. The collection of articles provides insight to the perception of airships from the early years of doubt, through the years when "aeromania" gripped the world, to fear of destruction, and finally confidence that Zeppelin attacks could be repelled with anti-aircraft guns and airplanes. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zeppelins over the Wire Subtitle: A Compilation and Analysis of Rigid Airship News Reports Through WWI Author: B.Z. Kelly Narrator: B.Z. Kelly Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-16 Publisher: B.Z. Kelly Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As powered flight was in its infancy, the transatlantic cable brought news reports "over the wire" from Europe to the United States in hours. These news reports shed light on the development of the large rigid airships and uncovered many amazing facts. Some of those facts include: Most of the 23,800 words are articles, or portions of articles, as published before and during WWI. Some discussion is provided for context, flow, and to provide occasional contrast to the present day. Dollar figures reported are translated into present day values to provide perspective. The collection of articles provides insight to the perception of airships from the early years of doubt, through the years when "aeromania" gripped the world, to fear of destruction, and finally confidence that Zeppelin attacks could be repelled with anti-aircraft guns and airplanes. Members Reviews: Not a story book This book is definitely the kind of book you would read for a report for school It goes over Dimensions and specifications of the zeppelin https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-USS-Flier-Audiobook/B007TLTGQM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The USS Flier Subtitle: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: Todd Barsness Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-12 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only 14 of its crew of 86 hands alive. After enduring 18 hours in the water, eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep behind enemy lines and without food or drinking water, the crewmen realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. On its first war patrol, the unlucky Flier made it from Pearl Harbor to Midway where it ran aground on a reef. After extensive repairs and a formal military inquiry, the Flier set out once again, this time completing a distinguished patrol from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle, Western Australia. Though the Flier's next mission would be its final one, that mission is important for several reasons: the story of the Flier's sinking illuminates the nature of World War II underwater warfare and naval protocol and demonstrates the high degree of cooperation that existed among submariners, coast watchers, and guerrillas in the Philippines. The eight sailors who survived the disaster became the first Americans of the Pacific war to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States. Their story of persistence and survival has all the elements of a classic World War II tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. In The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine, noted historian Michael Sturma vividly recounts a harrowing story of brave men who lived to return to the service of their country. Critic Reviews: "Sturma tells an engrossing story of courage, suffering and survival." (Kirkus Reviews) "I highly recommend this work to naval history scholars and to those who are interested in learning more about the intricacies of how modern navies actually work." (World War II Quarterly) "A great read. . . . The author carefully examines the sub's all-too-short service and the fate of her survivors." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Sturma) Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:12:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-USS-Flier-Audiobook/B007TLTGQM thebookvoice.com 06:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The USS Flier Subtitle: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: Todd Barsness Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-12 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only 14 of its crew of 86 hands alive. After enduring 18 hours in the water, eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep behind enemy lines and without food or drinking water, the crewmen realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. On its first war patrol, the unlucky Flier made it from Pearl Harbor to Midway where it ran aground on a reef. After extensive repairs and a formal military inquiry, the Flier set out once again, this time completing a distinguished patrol from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle, Western Australia. Though the Flier's next mission would be its final one, that mission is important for several reasons: the story of the Flier's sinking illuminates the nature of World War II underwater warfare and naval protocol and demonstrates the high degree of cooperation that existed among submariners, coast watchers, and guerrillas in the Philippines. The eight sailors who survived the disaster became the first Americans of the Pacific war to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States. Their story of persistence and survival has all the elements of a classic World War II tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. In The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine, noted historian Michael Sturma vividly recounts a harrowing story of brave men who lived to return to the service of their country. Critic Reviews: "Sturma tells an engrossing story of courage, suffering and survival." (Kirkus Reviews) "I highly recommend this work to naval history scholars and to those who are interested in learning more about the intricacies of how modern navies actually work." (World War II Quarterly) "A great read. . . . The author carefully examines the sub's all-too-short service and the fate of her survivors." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The USS Flier Subtitle: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: Todd Barsness Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-12 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only 14 of its crew of 86 hands alive. After enduring 18 hours in the water, eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep behind enemy lines and without food or drinking water, the crewmen realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. On its first war patrol, the unlucky Flier made it from Pearl Harbor to Midway where it ran aground on a reef. After extensive repairs and a formal military inquiry, the Flier set out once again, this time completing a distinguished patrol from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle, Western Australia. Though the Flier's next mission would be its final one, that mission is important for several reasons: the story of the Flier's sinking illuminates the nature of World War II underwater warfare and naval protocol and demonstrates the high degree of cooperation that existed among submariners, coast watchers, and guerrillas in the Philippines. The eight sailors who survived the disaster became the first Americans of the Pacific war to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States. Their story of persistence and survival has all the elements of a classic World War II tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. In The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine, noted historian Michael Sturma vividly recounts a harrowing story of brave men who lived to return to the service of their country. Critic Reviews: "Sturma tells an engrossing story of courage, suffering and survival." (Kirkus Reviews) "I highly recommend this work to naval history scholars and to those who are interested in learning more about the intricacies of how modern navies actually work." (World War II Quarterly) "A great read. . . . The author carefully examines the sub's all-too-short service and the fate of her survivors." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) Members Reviews: Disjointed & Boring This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Military folks Would you ever listen to anything by Michael Sturma again? No How could the performance have been better? It was like someone reading a engine repair manual. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? The actual parts about them being castaways was interesting Full of Facts Is there anything you would change about this book? The narrator Would you recommend The USS Flier to your friends? Why or why not? Would reccomend only to die hard military history buffs How did the narrator detract from the book? Voice was to monotone with little inflection or emphasis on words or phrases. Could you see The USS Flier being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? Not without extensive rewriting. Any additional comments? Interesting but dry. Too many asides I liked the story in general but the auther went in to great detail about a great many things not central to the narrative. I enjoyed many of the asides, but it was hard to get back to the overall discussion. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Insurgent-Mexico-Audiobook/B002V8L3IC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Insurgent Mexico Author: John Reed Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "We could see them now, hundreds of little black figures riding through the chaparral. A spent bullet droned overhead, then one unspent, and then a whole flock. 'Come on, Meester! Let's go!' We began to run...." The material for this remarkable history came from journalist and poet John Reed's experience as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution. First published in 1914, the gripping Insurgent Mexico earned Reed everlasting fame as a reporter and left behind a vivid portrait of a people, place, and time. It is read in its entirety by gifted narrator Frank Muller. Editorial Reviews: American journalist John Reed's Insurgent Mexico gives a rough-and-tumble look at the Mexican Revolution of 1914. Reed isn't some outsider Gringo looking in; he gets on the road with Pancho Villa himself. Reed embeds himself in the heart of the action and is lucky to come out alive to tell the tale. Frank Muller's performance is dramatic. He relishes every word with passion, embracing Reed's vigor. Muller easily handles Spanish words that cross his path. Those listeners who want to see a war from the inside will certainly enjoy this collaboration. Critic Reviews: "Undoubtedly the best reporting that's ever been done." (Walter Lippmann) biacuaduc@gmail.com (John Reed) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:40:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Insurgent-Mexico-Audiobook/B002V8L3IC thebookvoice.com 07:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Insurgent Mexico Author: John Reed Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "We could see them now, hundreds of little black figures riding through the chaparral. A spent bullet droned overhead, then one unspent, and then a whole flock. 'Come on, Meester! Let's go!' We began to run...." The material for this remarkable history came from journalist and poet John Reed's experience as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution. First published in 1914, the gripping Insurgent Mexico earned Reed everlasting fame as a reporter and left behind a vivid portrait of a people, place, and time. It is read in its entirety by gifted narrator Frank Muller. Editorial Reviews: American journalist John Reed's Insurgent Mexico gives a rough-and-tumble look at the Mexican Revolution of 1914. Reed isn't some outsider Gringo looking in; he gets on the road with Pancho Villa himself. Reed embeds himself in the heart of the action and is lucky to come out alive to tell the tale. Frank Muller's performance is dramatic. He relishes every word with passion, embracing Reed's vigor. Muller easily handles Spanish words that cross his path. Those listeners who want to see a war from the inside will certainly enjoy this collaboration. Critic Reviews: "Undoubtedly the best reporting that's ever been done." (Walter Lippmann) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Insurgent Mexico Author: John Reed Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "We could see them now, hundreds of little black figures riding through the chaparral. A spent bullet droned overhead, then one unspent, and then a whole flock. 'Come on, Meester! Let's go!' We began to run...." The material for this remarkable history came from journalist and poet John Reed's experience as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution. First published in 1914, the gripping Insurgent Mexico earned Reed everlasting fame as a reporter and left behind a vivid portrait of a people, place, and time. It is read in its entirety by gifted narrator Frank Muller. Editorial Reviews: American journalist John Reed's Insurgent Mexico gives a rough-and-tumble look at the Mexican Revolution of 1914. Reed isn't some outsider Gringo looking in; he gets on the road with Pancho Villa himself. Reed embeds himself in the heart of the action and is lucky to come out alive to tell the tale. Frank Muller's performance is dramatic. He relishes every word with passion, embracing Reed's vigor. Muller easily handles Spanish words that cross his path. Those listeners who want to see a war from the inside will certainly enjoy this collaboration. Critic Reviews: "Undoubtedly the best reporting that's ever been done." (Walter Lippmann) Members Reviews: Bad recording It sounds like this would be a great historical book; however, the recording is really hard to hear. I tried to put it on CD, but they came out poorly. I have written about this before. I am surprised that it no longer is online. I think it is important for listeners to know that the recording is poor. You can get it only in format 2, and that format is a poor recording even with good speakers and enhanced media programs. I hope those who wish to purchase this book will listen to the recording though I found the recording online better than when it is downloaded in the highest format being 2. Poor, poor, recordeing of a book that really seems worthy of a read or in our case, a listen. dec 2010 download I have my download sound quality preference set on "4". I took a chance and bought this. I had no trouble with the sound. The book was well reviewed by Walter Lippman I noticed. That's was all I needed to know. I took a chance because of the bad reviews about the sound quality and it turned out well. Horrible audio Horrible audio, I gave it up because I couldn't hear it; really bad sound. Good historical writing of the Mexican Revolution We're following the Mexican Revolution through the eyes of American Journalist, John Reed. He did a great job covering the war and had the opportunity of following important figures, such as Pancho Villa. It's a book worth listening to. Insurgent Mexico Book Review The storyline was a very informative one. It provided a great level of detailed information, which made me feel like I was there experiencing the situation first-hand. The narrator could have done a better job pronouncing the different Spanish names of people and places. The mispronunciation of words detracts from the meaning and flow of the story (at times). This is an excellent book nonetheless. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/72-Hours-Audiobook/B007MPI45O Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 72 Hours Author: Frank Pope Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped too deep to escape her crew now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out. Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down. With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking. 72 Hours tells the story of an extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat real-life drama. It's the gripping, inside story of one of the most dramatic rescue attempts of recent years. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Frank Pope) Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:38:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/72-Hours-Audiobook/B007MPI45O thebookvoice.com 09:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 72 Hours Author: Frank Pope Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped too deep to escape her crew now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out. Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down. With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking. 72 Hours tells the story of an extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat real-life drama. It's the gripping, inside story of one of the most dramatic rescue attempts of recent years. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 72 Hours Author: Frank Pope Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped too deep to escape her crew now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out. Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down. With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking. 72 Hours tells the story of an extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat real-life drama. It's the gripping, inside story of one of the most dramatic rescue attempts of recent years. Members Reviews: Suspenseful through and through What did you love best about 72 Hours? The story is carried extremely well by the narrator who instils a sense of suspense though out. Who was your favorite character and why? Not applicable Have you listened to any of Sean Barretts other performances before? How does this one compare? Consistently good Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Most certainly https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Gothic-Line-Audiobook/B00BQHFABK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gothic Line Subtitle: Canada's Month of Hell in World War II Italy Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fortified position the German army had yet thrown into the Allied forces' path. On August 25, 1944, it fell to Canadian troops to spearhead a major offensive: to rip through that fiercely defended line. This gripping chronicle tells, through the eyes of the soldiers who fought there, of the 28-day clash that ultimately ended in glory for the Canadians. Editorial Reviews: The participation of Canadian military forces in World War II is often overlooked in most popular records, which makes The Gothic Line an undeniably enticing and revealing historic account for anyone desiring to gain a greater understanding of the Italian front and the Canadian soldiers who punched a hole through the famed Gothic Line, thus unhinging one of the greatest Axis defenses. Clarity and historic resonance abound as Mark Ashby recounts battles of astounding odds, strategic movements across enemy terrain, and the great significance to the Allies that this month-long battle through northern Italy had in the European theater. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Zuehlke) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:49:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Gothic-Line-Audiobook/B00BQHFABK thebookvoice.com 15:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gothic Line Subtitle: Canada's Month of Hell in World War II Italy Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fortified position the German army had yet thrown into the Allied forces' path. On August 25, 1944, it fell to Canadian troops to spearhead a major offensive: to rip through that fiercely defended line. This gripping chronicle tells, through the eyes of the soldiers who fought there, of the 28-day clash that ultimately ended in glory for the Canadians. Editorial Reviews: The participation of Canadian military forces in World War II is often overlooked in most popular records, which makes The Gothic Line an undeniably enticing and revealing historic account for anyone desiring to gain a greater understanding of the Italian front and the Canadian soldiers who punched a hole through the famed Gothic Line, thus unhinging one of the greatest Axis defenses. Clarity and historic resonance abound as Mark Ashby recounts battles of astounding odds, strategic movements across enemy terrain, and the great significance to the Allies that this month-long battle through northern Italy had in the European theater. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gothic Line Subtitle: Canada's Month of Hell in World War II Italy Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fortified position the German army had yet thrown into the Allied forces' path. On August 25, 1944, it fell to Canadian troops to spearhead a major offensive: to rip through that fiercely defended line. This gripping chronicle tells, through the eyes of the soldiers who fought there, of the 28-day clash that ultimately ended in glory for the Canadians. Editorial Reviews: The participation of Canadian military forces in World War II is often overlooked in most popular records, which makes The Gothic Line an undeniably enticing and revealing historic account for anyone desiring to gain a greater understanding of the Italian front and the Canadian soldiers who punched a hole through the famed Gothic Line, thus unhinging one of the greatest Axis defenses. Clarity and historic resonance abound as Mark Ashby recounts battles of astounding odds, strategic movements across enemy terrain, and the great significance to the Allies that this month-long battle through northern Italy had in the European theater. Members Reviews: Another great book in a series. This is another outstanding read about Canadian efforts during the Italy campaign. All the books in this series explain the plan and the effects in a way that makes you extremly proud of the efforts of our young men, and the wonder of how anyone survied not only the defence by the German soldiers, but the plans of the officers calling the shots. What is really wonderful is, that as you are reading along all of a sudden you are reading about someone you know from your community or that you have heard about, like Sgt. Fred Cederberg. Gothic Line Another great history completed by Mark Zuehlke. As always, very readable and understandable. It flows well and the chapters are short so U can read it fast. I have enjoyed reading all of his work and will continue to do so. Good book, some annoying errors. I enjoyed all three books (Ortona, Liri Valley being the others) in the series, however there are some sloppy errors such as refering to the Carleton and York Regiment as "English-speaking Nova Scotians" (pg. 232) when the regiment was from New Brunswick (In Ortona, pg. 363, Zuehlke even states that the regiment "hailed from New Brunswick"). Another occurs on pg.182 where talking about Cape Breton Highlanders Private Alphonse Hickey "of Whitney Pier, New Brunswick". Whitney Pier is a neighbourhood in Sydney, Nova Scotia. In Liri Valley there are numeous references to ".75 millimetre" and ".88 millimetre" guns. Overall, I enjoyed the books and would recommend them, as I think they give a fairly comprehensive look at the major Canadian operations in Italy, which is what I wanted when I bought them. Good, but... Another good, solid book by Mark Zuehlke. Like the two other books in this series, it consists in a mix between anecdotes and factual research, which makes for a pleasing read. However, "Ortona" was slightly better than this one. By the last 100 pages,it gets tiresome to read endless combat reports at platoon or company level - no matter how well written they are. Still, I higly recommend the book and salute Mr. Zuehlke for his overall GREAT work. Canadians in WW2 I have not yet read this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-II-Audiobook/B002V8LDVY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 1 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joseph Stromberg) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:41:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-II-Audiobook/B002V8LDVY thebookvoice.com 02:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 1 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 1 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. Members Reviews: too many fake voices The narrator, not so bad, goes on for a little while but too often for a declaration, a statement, whatever here it comes another voice supposedly imitating the leader or politician nationality and those are very bad, miserable I would say https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Company-of-Heroes-Audiobook/B00VHB7SX8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Company of Heroes Subtitle: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Companys War in Vietnam Author: Eric Poole Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In his two decades as a reporter, author Eric Poole racked up more than 30 regional and national awards while interviewing presidents and other luminaries. Here Poole recounts the experiences of a band of US soldiers in Vietnam, including the heroics of Leslie Sabo, Jr., who died saving his comrades and finally received his Medal of Honor some 42 years after his act of breathtaking courage. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Eric Poole) Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:22:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Company-of-Heroes-Audiobook/B00VHB7SX8 thebookvoice.com 09:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Company of Heroes Subtitle: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Companys War in Vietnam Author: Eric Poole Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In his two decades as a reporter, author Eric Poole racked up more than 30 regional and national awards while interviewing presidents and other luminaries. Here Poole recounts the experiences of a band of US soldiers in Vietnam, including the heroics of Leslie Sabo, Jr., who died saving his comrades and finally received his Medal of Honor some 42 years after his act of breathtaking courage. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Company of Heroes Subtitle: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Companys War in Vietnam Author: Eric Poole Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In his two decades as a reporter, author Eric Poole racked up more than 30 regional and national awards while interviewing presidents and other luminaries. Here Poole recounts the experiences of a band of US soldiers in Vietnam, including the heroics of Leslie Sabo, Jr., who died saving his comrades and finally received his Medal of Honor some 42 years after his act of breathtaking courage. Members Reviews: The story of America told through courage and sacrifice This is a book about the best America had to offer during the Vietnam War. While some were wearing beads, many more answered their countryâs call and wore dog tags instead. Some of those, a few, really about a third, went to Vietnam and fought. Leslie Sabo was one of those and this is the story of how he won the Medal of Honor and was promptly forgotten. For what ever reason, Leslie Saboâs Medal of Honor paperwork was lost and then forgotten by the Army, but not by his brothers in arms. They remembered, and they found a way to get Leslieâs family the medal he had earned at the cost of his life. This is that story well told by Eric Poole. We were in the same unit in different years so I never met Leslie Sabo. I left Vietnam two years before he arrived. However, I recognize him. Leslie Sabo was a grunt, an infantryman at home in that dangerous place called battle. It is hard for the protected to understand, but only after you make you peace with idea that you could be killed can you really be an infantryman. Leslie had that peace and Poole conveys that truth very well. The book is a photograph in time. It is about Leslie Sabo, about some of the men that served with him, and most of all about a time in America that is long gone now. It is well written, well researched and well worth the time to read. Having said that, the book could have used one more trip to the editor. There are a few jarring mistakes, calling an M-60 machine gun a 60 caliber, or an M-16 rifle an M-1. However, these are really typos, the substance of the book is strong. I recommend it. Good read. On the plus side this is a well written true account of ordinary men doing extraordinary things in combat as our men and women have done since we have been a country. While this is a book about one particular hero it also tells the stories of several young men from small towns all across America that come together to form an effective fighting force. If you want to know how ground units operated in Vietnam read this book. Cons: The author makes several technical mistakes and obviously never served himself. The M-60 machine gun and the guns on the Huey helicopters were 7.62 which is .30 caliber. He repeatedly refers to the M-60 as .60 caliber and 60mm. He states that JFK and LBJ couldn't pull out of Vietnam due to political pressure. Although it was denied for decades by everybody involved a copy of the orders issued by JFK shortly before his death surfaced calling for troop withdrawals to begin by Christmas '63 and be completed during '64. LBJ countermanded those orders as his first act as president. The NVA/Viet Cong always attacked during Tet, just not to the extent they did in '68. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Maxims-of-War-Audiobook/B01HH2LTL2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Maxims of War Author: Napoleon Bonaparte Narrator: J. Alexander Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Lgt Digital Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome is the desert; mountains come next, and broad rivers occupy the third place. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Napoleon Bonaparte) Fri, 24 Jun 2016 16:47:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Maxims-of-War-Audiobook/B01HH2LTL2 thebookvoice.com 03:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Maxims of War Author: Napoleon Bonaparte Narrator: J. Alexander Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Lgt Digital Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome is the desert; mountains come next, and broad rivers occupy the third place. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Maxims of War Author: Napoleon Bonaparte Narrator: J. Alexander Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Lgt Digital Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome is the desert; mountains come next, and broad rivers occupy the third place. Members Reviews: Truly a classic Augmented by the cliff notes of D'Aguilar, whose insight and examples further unlock the genius enshrined here, this humble tome will always be a staple of any classical military study. A brief must read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Surface-and-Destroy-Audiobook/B00SLPWTA0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Surface and Destroy Subtitle: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns and met the enemy face-to-face. Surface and Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific reveals the nature of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. The surface battle amplified the realities of war, bringing submariners into close contact with survivors and potential prisoners of war. As Japan's larger ships disappeared from the Pacific theater, American submarines turned their attention to smaller craft such as patrol boats, schooners, sampans, and junks. Some officers refused to attack enemy vessels of questionable value, while others attacked reluctantly and tried to minimize casualties. Michael Sturma focuses on the submariners' reactions and attitudes toward their victims, exploring the sailors' personal standards of morality and their ability to wage total war. Surface and Destroy is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling study of the battles that became "intolerably personal." The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. Critic Reviews: "This is an important book. The writing is excellent and the research meticulous.... It is well worth reading." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) "Michael Sturma has penned an intriguing book on a virtually unknown aspect of a submariner's war." (WWII History) "An important book for every serious Naval buff for the author offers countless insights into just about every type and condition of surface gun attack and its consequences.... A superb read by an author who knows his subject well." (Sea Classics) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Sturma) Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:11:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Surface-and-Destroy-Audiobook/B00SLPWTA0 thebookvoice.com 07:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Surface and Destroy Subtitle: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns and met the enemy face-to-face. Surface and Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific reveals the nature of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. The surface battle amplified the realities of war, bringing submariners into close contact with survivors and potential prisoners of war. As Japan's larger ships disappeared from the Pacific theater, American submarines turned their attention to smaller craft such as patrol boats, schooners, sampans, and junks. Some officers refused to attack enemy vessels of questionable value, while others attacked reluctantly and tried to minimize casualties. Michael Sturma focuses on the submariners' reactions and attitudes toward their victims, exploring the sailors' personal standards of morality and their ability to wage total war. Surface and Destroy is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling study of the battles that became "intolerably personal." The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. Critic Reviews: "This is an important book. The writing is excellent and the research meticulous.... It is well worth reading." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) "Michael Sturma has penned an intriguing book on a virtually unknown aspect of a submariner's war." (WWII History) "An important book for every serious Naval buff for the author offers countless insights into just about every type and condition of surface gun attack and its consequences.... A superb read by an author who knows his subject well." (Sea Classics) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Surface and Destroy Subtitle: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific Author: Michael Sturma Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns and met the enemy face-to-face. Surface and Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific reveals the nature of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. The surface battle amplified the realities of war, bringing submariners into close contact with survivors and potential prisoners of war. As Japan's larger ships disappeared from the Pacific theater, American submarines turned their attention to smaller craft such as patrol boats, schooners, sampans, and junks. Some officers refused to attack enemy vessels of questionable value, while others attacked reluctantly and tried to minimize casualties. Michael Sturma focuses on the submariners' reactions and attitudes toward their victims, exploring the sailors' personal standards of morality and their ability to wage total war. Surface and Destroy is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling study of the battles that became "intolerably personal." The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. Critic Reviews: "This is an important book. The writing is excellent and the research meticulous.... It is well worth reading." (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute) "Michael Sturma has penned an intriguing book on a virtually unknown aspect of a submariner's war." (WWII History) "An important book for every serious Naval buff for the author offers countless insights into just about every type and condition of surface gun attack and its consequences.... A superb read by an author who knows his subject well." (Sea Classics) Members Reviews: Choppier than San Francisco Bay Is there anything you would change about this book? The editing. Random stories is not a book. Literally every paragraph is another random story. There is no cohesion or segue, or even a common theme. What could Michael Sturma have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Stick with individual submarine stories. Pick a boat, research it, then write the book. "Hellcats" is a great example. What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? The writing was so choppy, the narrator never could speak a story. So, it sounds like the weather service radio broadcast. Was Surface and Destroy worth the listening time? No Any additional comments? Read the first hand accounts, not the historians. Start with "Thunder Below." Then research the Medal of Honor winners and buy their books (not audio books). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Operation-Husky-Audiobook/B00BU2OG0C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Husky Subtitle: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10August 7, 1943 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade - in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition. Drawing on firsthand accounts of veterans and official military records, Operation Husky offers a gripping, meticulous account of this seminal operation and the young men who fought, died, and survived it. Editorial Reviews: In Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 noted voice actor Paul Christy gives somber voice to prolific historical writer Mark Zuehlke's account of the Canadian Infantry's seminal battle of World War II. Through 16 hours of Christy's riveting narration, Zuehlke's detailed research reveals the heroic contributions of the 20,000 valiant Canadian troops who fought throughout the 28 days of this important campaign. Paving the way for the Allied invasion of Italy and the toppling of fascism in Southern Europe, this account of Operation Husky is an important listen for any history buff. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Zuehlke) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:55:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Operation-Husky-Audiobook/B00BU2OG0C thebookvoice.com 00:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Husky Subtitle: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10August 7, 1943 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade - in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition. Drawing on firsthand accounts of veterans and official military records, Operation Husky offers a gripping, meticulous account of this seminal operation and the young men who fought, died, and survived it. Editorial Reviews: In Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 noted voice actor Paul Christy gives somber voice to prolific historical writer Mark Zuehlke's account of the Canadian Infantry's seminal battle of World War II. Through 16 hours of Christy's riveting narration, Zuehlke's detailed research reveals the heroic contributions of the 20,000 valiant Canadian troops who fought throughout the 28 days of this important campaign. Paving the way for the Allied invasion of Italy and the toppling of fascism in Southern Europe, this account of Operation Husky is an important listen for any history buff. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Husky Subtitle: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10August 7, 1943 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade - in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition. Drawing on firsthand accounts of veterans and official military records, Operation Husky offers a gripping, meticulous account of this seminal operation and the young men who fought, died, and survived it. Editorial Reviews: In Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 noted voice actor Paul Christy gives somber voice to prolific historical writer Mark Zuehlke's account of the Canadian Infantry's seminal battle of World War II. Through 16 hours of Christy's riveting narration, Zuehlke's detailed research reveals the heroic contributions of the 20,000 valiant Canadian troops who fought throughout the 28 days of this important campaign. Paving the way for the Allied invasion of Italy and the toppling of fascism in Southern Europe, this account of Operation Husky is an important listen for any history buff. Members Reviews: Exciting and emotional read Just finished 'Operation Husky' by Mark Zuehlke. Another great book in his Canadian battlefield series! I absolutely love these book as it give me such a personal sense of these important historical battles as experienced by those who where there. Most importantly his books makes me feel connected to the men who fought there and Mark's powerful story telling has drawn tears several times as I get pulled deep into the experience I am fortunate enough only to imagine. The books are gift of remembrance to these men. The epilogue in this book I found especially touching. Thanks for the great book Mark and I'm looking forward to the next!!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinai-and-Palestine-Campaign-of-World-War-I-Audiobook/B07285BHPF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the British Empire's Victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Most books and documentaries about the First World War focus on the carnage of the Western Front, where Germany faced off against France, the British Empire, and their allies in a grueling slugfest that wasted millions of lives. The shattered landscape of the trenches has become symbolic of the war as a whole, and it is this experience that everyone associates with World War I, but that front was not the only experience. There was the more mobile Eastern Front, as well as mountain warfare in the Alps and scattered fighting in Africa and the Far East. There was also the Middle Eastern Front, in both the Levant and Mesopotamia, which captured the imagination of the European public. There, the British and their allies fought the Ottoman Turkish Empire under harsh desert conditions hundreds of miles from home, struggling for possession of places most people only knew from the Bible and the Koran. The campaign to protect British Egypt from Turkish invasion was especially important to the Allied war effort. The Turks sought to cut the Suez Canal, a vital supply route connecting the Mediterranean with British colonies in East Africa and India and Britain's allies in Australia and New Zealand. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany quipped that the canal was the "jugular vein of the British Empire". Egypt at the outbreak of war was still nominally part of the Ottoman Empire, though British troops had been there since 1882, and the British ruled in all but name, with an Egyptian khedive as the supposed head of state. When the Ottoman Empire entered the war in late October of 1914, the British were quick to make Egypt a protectorate. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Mon, 15 May 2017 22:07:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinai-and-Palestine-Campaign-of-World-War-I-Audiobook/B07285BHPF thebookvoice.com 01:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the British Empire's Victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Most books and documentaries about the First World War focus on the carnage of the Western Front, where Germany faced off against France, the British Empire, and their allies in a grueling slugfest that wasted millions of lives. The shattered landscape of the trenches has become symbolic of the war as a whole, and it is this experience that everyone associates with World War I, but that front was not the only experience. There was the more mobile Eastern Front, as well as mountain warfare in the Alps and scattered fighting in Africa and the Far East. There was also the Middle Eastern Front, in both the Levant and Mesopotamia, which captured the imagination of the European public. There, the British and their allies fought the Ottoman Turkish Empire under harsh desert conditions hundreds of miles from home, struggling for possession of places most people only knew from the Bible and the Koran. The campaign to protect British Egypt from Turkish invasion was especially important to the Allied war effort. The Turks sought to cut the Suez Canal, a vital supply route connecting the Mediterranean with British colonies in East Africa and India and Britain's allies in Australia and New Zealand. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany quipped that the canal was the "jugular vein of the British Empire". Egypt at the outbreak of war was still nominally part of the Ottoman Empire, though British troops had been there since 1882, and the British ruled in all but name, with an Egyptian khedive as the supposed head of state. When the Ottoman Empire entered the war in late October of 1914, the British were quick to make Egypt a protectorate. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the British Empire's Victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Most books and documentaries about the First World War focus on the carnage of the Western Front, where Germany faced off against France, the British Empire, and their allies in a grueling slugfest that wasted millions of lives. The shattered landscape of the trenches has become symbolic of the war as a whole, and it is this experience that everyone associates with World War I, but that front was not the only experience. There was the more mobile Eastern Front, as well as mountain warfare in the Alps and scattered fighting in Africa and the Far East. There was also the Middle Eastern Front, in both the Levant and Mesopotamia, which captured the imagination of the European public. There, the British and their allies fought the Ottoman Turkish Empire under harsh desert conditions hundreds of miles from home, struggling for possession of places most people only knew from the Bible and the Koran. The campaign to protect British Egypt from Turkish invasion was especially important to the Allied war effort. The Turks sought to cut the Suez Canal, a vital supply route connecting the Mediterranean with British colonies in East Africa and India and Britain's allies in Australia and New Zealand. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany quipped that the canal was the "jugular vein of the British Empire". Egypt at the outbreak of war was still nominally part of the Ottoman Empire, though British troops had been there since 1882, and the British ruled in all but name, with an Egyptian khedive as the supposed head of state. When the Ottoman Empire entered the war in late October of 1914, the British were quick to make Egypt a protectorate. Members Reviews: so it was pretty interesting reading about this campaign in the Middle East The other theaters of WWI aren't covered as well as the Western front, so it was pretty interesting reading about this campaign in the Middle East, and the profound consequences it had on shaping the modern Middle East. Five Stars Well written. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Heart-of-Hell-Audiobook/B01BZ1O4LS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Heart of Hell Subtitle: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima Author: Mitch Weiss Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II - and one of the bloodiest in United States history - began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote - until now.... On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. US military leaders thought that they had weakened Japanese forces in the area. However, from the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the US commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of marines stormed the beach. The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449. Based on 130 exclusive interviews with sailors who survived the battle, the families of the men killed in the fight, and more than 1,500 letters the sailors mailed to loved ones during their long months at sea, this is a story of duty, brotherhood, love, and courage. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mitch Weiss) Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:35:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Heart-of-Hell-Audiobook/B01BZ1O4LS thebookvoice.com 13:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Heart of Hell Subtitle: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima Author: Mitch Weiss Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II - and one of the bloodiest in United States history - began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote - until now.... On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. US military leaders thought that they had weakened Japanese forces in the area. However, from the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the US commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of marines stormed the beach. The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449. Based on 130 exclusive interviews with sailors who survived the battle, the families of the men killed in the fight, and more than 1,500 letters the sailors mailed to loved ones during their long months at sea, this is a story of duty, brotherhood, love, and courage. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Heart of Hell Subtitle: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima Author: Mitch Weiss Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II - and one of the bloodiest in United States history - began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote - until now.... On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. US military leaders thought that they had weakened Japanese forces in the area. However, from the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the US commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of marines stormed the beach. The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449. Based on 130 exclusive interviews with sailors who survived the battle, the families of the men killed in the fight, and more than 1,500 letters the sailors mailed to loved ones during their long months at sea, this is a story of duty, brotherhood, love, and courage. Members Reviews: Important History, but Not a Compelling Story First, let me say that what happened to these sailors during the Battle of Iwo Jima was horrific. I am not discounting their tragedy one iota. However, this story is essentially a summary of family and love letters that document the feelings, fears, and emotions of the men of Landing Craft Infantry 449 as they prepared for the Iwo Jima invasion. Their actual time at "battle stations" was about nine minutes. So, essentially, twelve of the fourteen hours of this audiobook is a recitation of what is contained in those letters sent home and those sent to the sailors of Landing Craft Infantry 449. I listened because I respect and honor the work these men did in supporting UD Teams, but as a recapitulation of the Battle for Iwo Jima, this book is not an important work. It is a history that binds together human dramas outside the battle zone (other than the nine minutes of terror). Listen to this book if you want to know the intimacies of about a dozen men. If you want a book that documents Iwo Jima as a strategic target and the men who fought to take that island I suggest, "Flags of Our Fathers," by James Bradley and Ron Powers. Fantastic Book !!! Fantastic book very well written and very riveting !! The book flows very well and keeps you excited. Knowledge of US Marines and IwoJima is beyond GREAT . Highly recommend !!! Heroes all of them I am amazed each time I read of these heroes of WWII. How they gave their all to win the war. My heart aches for both the dead and the wounded. They are heroes, all of them! All gave some, some gave all! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/France-1940-Audiobook/B00WA7ALEG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: France 1940 Subtitle: Defending the Republic Author: Philip Nord Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this revisionist account of France's crushing defeat in 1940, Philip Nord argues that the nation's downfall has long been misunderstood. Nord assesses France's diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. Ultimately, he finds that the longstanding view that France's collapse was due to military unpreparedness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact. Nord reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion. Critic Reviews: "A well thought-out and well-presented book on a thorny problem of European history." (Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Philip Nord) Tue, 05 May 2015 01:20:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/France-1940-Audiobook/B00WA7ALEG thebookvoice.com 04:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: France 1940 Subtitle: Defending the Republic Author: Philip Nord Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this revisionist account of France's crushing defeat in 1940, Philip Nord argues that the nation's downfall has long been misunderstood. Nord assesses France's diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. Ultimately, he finds that the longstanding view that France's collapse was due to military unpreparedness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact. Nord reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion. Critic Reviews: "A well thought-out and well-presented book on a thorny problem of European history." (Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: France 1940 Subtitle: Defending the Republic Author: Philip Nord Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this revisionist account of France's crushing defeat in 1940, Philip Nord argues that the nation's downfall has long been misunderstood. Nord assesses France's diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. Ultimately, he finds that the longstanding view that France's collapse was due to military unpreparedness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact. Nord reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion. Critic Reviews: "A well thought-out and well-presented book on a thorny problem of European history." (Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains) Members Reviews: A much needed revision to oversimplified, partisan historiography Nord's prose is worthy of congratulation alone. Were it not also for his piercing analysis, one could end the review here. For the sake of the interested reader, it's my pleasure to add that Nord handles the Laval administration and the Reynaud ministry with a balanced, nuanced deconstructive hammer. He demystifies and clarifies how exactly Paris fell in 1940. Gently and respectfully pushing back against Bloch's decline-ist narrative, Nord paints a picture of ruthless fascists taking advantage of a faltering Third Republic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/E-Guerra-Easy-Italian-Reader-Italian-Edition-Audiobook/B00NB6OICQ Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Titolo: E' Guerra - Easy Italian Reader [Italian Edition] Autore: Alfonso Borello Narratore: Alfonso Borello Formato: Unabridged Durata: 27 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 09-08-14 Editore: Alfonso Borello Categoria: History, Military Riepilogo Editore: Improvvisamente é arrivata la prima prova di difesa per la libertà ed il prezzo da pagare sarà carissimo. Roosevelt presenta il suo caso al consiglio e l'America va' in guerra. Era l'anno 1941. La storia che state per leggere é stata scritta con un vocabolario ridotto per facilitarne la lettura agli studenti d'Italiano con una conoscenza media della lingua. E' comunque interessante e non del tutto noiosa per lettori a qualsiasi livello. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alfonso Borello) Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:30:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/E-Guerra-Easy-Italian-Reader-Italian-Edition-Audiobook/B00NB6OICQ thebookvoice.com 00:27:00 no Ascolta questo titolo per intero gratuitamente su thebookvoice.com Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Titolo: E' Guerra - Easy Italian Reader [Italian Edition] Autore: Alfonso Borello Narratore: Alfonso Borello Formato: Unabridged Durata: 27 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 09-08-14 Editore: Alfonso Borello Categoria: History, Military Riepilogo Editore: Improvvisamente é arrivata la prima prova di difesa per la libertà ed il prezzo da pagare sarà carissimo. Roosevelt presenta il suo caso al consiglio e l'America va' in guerra. Era l'anno 1941. La storia che state per leggere é stata scritta con un vocabolario ridotto per facilitarne la lettura agli studenti d'Italiano con una conoscenza media della lingua. E' comunque interessante e non del tutto noiosa per lettori a qualsiasi livello. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Titolo: E' Guerra - Easy Italian Reader [Italian Edition] Autore: Alfonso Borello Narratore: Alfonso Borello Formato: Unabridged Durata: 27 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 09-08-14 Editore: Alfonso Borello Categoria: History, Military Riepilogo Editore: Improvvisamente é arrivata la prima prova di difesa per la libertà ed il prezzo da pagare sarà carissimo. Roosevelt presenta il suo caso al consiglio e l'America va' in guerra. Era l'anno 1941. La storia che state per leggere é stata scritta con un vocabolario ridotto per facilitarne la lettura agli studenti d'Italiano con una conoscenza media della lingua. E' comunque interessante e non del tutto noiosa per lettori a qualsiasi livello. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Jungle-of-Snakes-Audiobook/B00BI57F7M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jungle of Snakes Subtitle: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq Author: James R. Arnold Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A gripping history of a new kind of warfare, with sobering lessons for Americas future. The end of the Cold War promised a new era of international peace. But instead, violence has proliferated across the globe, not in the form of a superpower arms race or a clash of armies, but in bitter local conflicts marked by terrorism, insurgency, and guerrilla warfare. Former Central Intelligence Agency director James Woolsey likened the post-Cold-War world to "a jungle full of snakes". The emergence of this new, potentially never-ending struggle has forced our military to reevaluate strategies or risk losing hearts, minds, and soldiers the world over. James Arnold delivers a gripping narrative of a century of counterinsurgent warfare, from the Philippine War to present-day Iraq, analyzing wars won and lost: the British in Malaya, the French in Algeria, and the United S tates in Vietnam. Arnold explains the tug-of-war for civilian support and illustrates the high stakes of any counterinsurgency effort. The epilogue examines the occupation of Iraq, where America, to its cost, ignored the lessons of previous conflicts. A veteran military historian, Arnold combines storytelling ability with strategic insight. Jungle of Snakes will be essential reading for those who want to understand the ongoing series of struggles that the Pentagon calls "the Long War". biacuaduc@gmail.com (James R. Arnold) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:41:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Jungle-of-Snakes-Audiobook/B00BI57F7M thebookvoice.com 09:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jungle of Snakes Subtitle: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq Author: James R. Arnold Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A gripping history of a new kind of warfare, with sobering lessons for Americas future. The end of the Cold War promised a new era of international peace. But instead, violence has proliferated across the globe, not in the form of a superpower arms race or a clash of armies, but in bitter local conflicts marked by terrorism, insurgency, and guerrilla warfare. Former Central Intelligence Agency director James Woolsey likened the post-Cold-War world to "a jungle full of snakes". The emergence of this new, potentially never-ending struggle has forced our military to reevaluate strategies or risk losing hearts, minds, and soldiers the world over. James Arnold delivers a gripping narrative of a century of counterinsurgent warfare, from the Philippine War to present-day Iraq, analyzing wars won and lost: the British in Malaya, the French in Algeria, and the United S tates in Vietnam. Arnold explains the tug-of-war for civilian support and illustrates the high stakes of any counterinsurgency effort. The epilogue examines the occupation of Iraq, where America, to its cost, ignored the lessons of previous conflicts. A veteran military historian, Arnold combines storytelling ability with strategic insight. Jungle of Snakes will be essential reading for those who want to understand the ongoing series of struggles that the Pentagon calls "the Long War". Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jungle of Snakes Subtitle: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq Author: James R. Arnold Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A gripping history of a new kind of warfare, with sobering lessons for Americas future. The end of the Cold War promised a new era of international peace. But instead, violence has proliferated across the globe, not in the form of a superpower arms race or a clash of armies, but in bitter local conflicts marked by terrorism, insurgency, and guerrilla warfare. Former Central Intelligence Agency director James Woolsey likened the post-Cold-War world to "a jungle full of snakes". The emergence of this new, potentially never-ending struggle has forced our military to reevaluate strategies or risk losing hearts, minds, and soldiers the world over. James Arnold delivers a gripping narrative of a century of counterinsurgent warfare, from the Philippine War to present-day Iraq, analyzing wars won and lost: the British in Malaya, the French in Algeria, and the United S tates in Vietnam. Arnold explains the tug-of-war for civilian support and illustrates the high stakes of any counterinsurgency effort. The epilogue examines the occupation of Iraq, where America, to its cost, ignored the lessons of previous conflicts. A veteran military historian, Arnold combines storytelling ability with strategic insight. Jungle of Snakes will be essential reading for those who want to understand the ongoing series of struggles that the Pentagon calls "the Long War". Members Reviews: Some Lessons This work is an excellent set of case studies on counterinsurgency from the 20th century. While this book focuses on many aspects of the rights and wrongs different organizations implemented in their varying approaches to countering asymmetric forces, it is more history than criticism. For a more scientific approach, I would suggest David Kilcullen's Counterinsurgency. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Masters-and-Commanders-Audiobook/B006QYXVSM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masters and Commanders Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Masters and Commanders Andrew Roberts describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. The book attempts to give answers to key questions regarding allied strategy based on the personalities and relationships between two political masters - Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt - and the military commanders of their armed forces - the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke, and the US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong minded, and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet each knew that he had to win at least two of the others over in order to get his strategy adopted. The book traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations which resulted. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Andrew Roberts) Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:04:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Masters-and-Commanders-Audiobook/B006QYXVSM thebookvoice.com 27:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masters and Commanders Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Masters and Commanders Andrew Roberts describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. The book attempts to give answers to key questions regarding allied strategy based on the personalities and relationships between two political masters - Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt - and the military commanders of their armed forces - the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke, and the US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong minded, and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet each knew that he had to win at least two of the others over in order to get his strategy adopted. The book traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations which resulted. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masters and Commanders Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Masters and Commanders Andrew Roberts describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. The book attempts to give answers to key questions regarding allied strategy based on the personalities and relationships between two political masters - Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt - and the military commanders of their armed forces - the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke, and the US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong minded, and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet each knew that he had to win at least two of the others over in order to get his strategy adopted. The book traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations which resulted. Members Reviews: The Pinnacle Success of Democracy The crafting together of actions of the magnificent titans is splendid. If only a way could be found to bring this clearly to the fore in this day,perhaps intrinsic values could again be established. Having lived through most of those years and following the public accounts was magnificent and looking behind the scenes, as this book provides, was an expansion of the finest leadership one could ever expect! Fortitude, sacrifice, and commitment to the highest human values have been narrowed down to a minority today but the contents of this book show what we still can be. Another great book by Roberts A very well written and interesting book, full of information obtained through primary sources, written in a way to keep the reader's attention and provide great historical context good history simple and easy this is a good view of this period . well balanced and well written a good beginning for those who never knew these gents or the history of that period which is about to be forgot..good history Great book A magnificent history but be ready for much detail. Every student of WW II would read it. I learned a great deal. best book on WW 2 Good thorough review of the personalities and grand strategy that defeated Hitler. Well written and even handed account. Loved it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Lightning-Boys-True-Tales-from-Pilots-of-the-English-Electric-Lightning-Audiobook/B0167HOPU0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightning Boys: True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning Author: Richard Pike Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: According to a recent international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this timely and entertaining book which, with over 20 individual stories from former Lightning pilots, relates the highs and lows, and the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end. Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot, an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication, and an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange program with the French Air Force became embroiled in a mid-air collision. An unverified yet probably genuine world record is revealed in one of the chapters. The style, scope, and pace of this book will appeal to the general listener as well as to the enthusiast. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Richard Pike) Tue, 06 Oct 2015 06:01:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Lightning-Boys-True-Tales-from-Pilots-of-the-English-Electric-Lightning-Audiobook/B0167HOPU0 thebookvoice.com 07:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightning Boys: True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning Author: Richard Pike Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: According to a recent international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this timely and entertaining book which, with over 20 individual stories from former Lightning pilots, relates the highs and lows, and the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end. Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot, an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication, and an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange program with the French Air Force became embroiled in a mid-air collision. An unverified yet probably genuine world record is revealed in one of the chapters. The style, scope, and pace of this book will appeal to the general listener as well as to the enthusiast. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightning Boys: True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning Author: Richard Pike Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: According to a recent international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this timely and entertaining book which, with over 20 individual stories from former Lightning pilots, relates the highs and lows, and the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end. Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot, an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication, and an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange program with the French Air Force became embroiled in a mid-air collision. An unverified yet probably genuine world record is revealed in one of the chapters. The style, scope, and pace of this book will appeal to the general listener as well as to the enthusiast. Members Reviews: Fantastic portrayal of life in the cockpit Another excellent book to listen to. Because it is stories by various people but sometimes suffers from not the best storytellers. However, the best storytellers more than make up for it and are in the vast majority. Excellent A wonderful, well written collection of short stories/anecdotes from (predominantly) RAF Lightening pilots. Great read, perfect narration. good loved this book as I love the lighting when I was at atc cadet camp in 84 at RAF Binbrook... Excellent story of a fantastic aircraft Although Chapter 17 was a bit weird. Otherwise really fantastic collection of stories. Definitely recommended https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossing-the-Line-Audiobook/B002V01CWW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Line Subtitle: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey Author: Alvin Kernan Narrator: Ted Stoddard Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From Pearl Harbor to Midway to Tokyo Bay, Alvin Kernan's career in the U.S. Navy spanned the entire war in the Pacific. Kernan joined the U.S. Navy in March 1941 at the age of 17, and his war came to an end when he went ashore at Tokyo Bay in 1945 and saw the devastation of the atomic bombs. In between, he witnessed and participated in some of the most significant events in naval history. A gifted storyteller, Kernan gives a candid account of his experiences, providing shrewd observations about the culture and ideology of an important era in naval history. A Naval Institute Press Audio Book (P)1997 by the Naval Institute Press; From the Book Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey by Alvin Kernan ©1994 by the United States Naval Institute Critic Reviews: "One of the most arresting naval autobiographies." (John Keegan) "The best war narratives tell you not only what happened but how it felt, and not only the great events but the ordinary ones. Crossing the Line is like that." (Samuel Hynes) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alvin Kernan) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:45:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossing-the-Line-Audiobook/B002V01CWW thebookvoice.com 00:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Line Subtitle: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey Author: Alvin Kernan Narrator: Ted Stoddard Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From Pearl Harbor to Midway to Tokyo Bay, Alvin Kernan's career in the U.S. Navy spanned the entire war in the Pacific. Kernan joined the U.S. Navy in March 1941 at the age of 17, and his war came to an end when he went ashore at Tokyo Bay in 1945 and saw the devastation of the atomic bombs. In between, he witnessed and participated in some of the most significant events in naval history. A gifted storyteller, Kernan gives a candid account of his experiences, providing shrewd observations about the culture and ideology of an important era in naval history. A Naval Institute Press Audio Book (P)1997 by the Naval Institute Press; From the Book Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey by Alvin Kernan ©1994 by the United States Naval Institute Critic Reviews: "One of the most arresting naval autobiographies." (John Keegan) "The best war narratives tell you not only what happened but how it felt, and not only the great events but the ordinary ones. Crossing the Line is like that." (Samuel Hynes) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Line Subtitle: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey Author: Alvin Kernan Narrator: Ted Stoddard Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From Pearl Harbor to Midway to Tokyo Bay, Alvin Kernan's career in the U.S. Navy spanned the entire war in the Pacific. Kernan joined the U.S. Navy in March 1941 at the age of 17, and his war came to an end when he went ashore at Tokyo Bay in 1945 and saw the devastation of the atomic bombs. In between, he witnessed and participated in some of the most significant events in naval history. A gifted storyteller, Kernan gives a candid account of his experiences, providing shrewd observations about the culture and ideology of an important era in naval history. A Naval Institute Press Audio Book (P)1997 by the Naval Institute Press; From the Book Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey by Alvin Kernan ©1994 by the United States Naval Institute Critic Reviews: "One of the most arresting naval autobiographies." (John Keegan) "The best war narratives tell you not only what happened but how it felt, and not only the great events but the ordinary ones. Crossing the Line is like that." (Samuel Hynes) Members Reviews: Good, But I Prefer Silent Running This account of submarine life during WWII has an amazing scope in that the author was there for many momentous events. If you enjoy submarines and WWII, this is a good listen. However, by all means listen to Silent Running first. It is written more as an adventure WWII submarine story and is wonderful. The narration for this book is OK, but not my favorite. Listen to the sample. It gets better, but that will give you a flavor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Cold-Harbor-to-the-Crater-Audiobook/B014X7JRAE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cold Harbor to the Crater Subtitle: The End of the Overland Campaign: The Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series Author: Gary W. Gallagher, Caroline Janney Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-28-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland Campaign - a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combat - and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant's crossing of the James River on June 12 to June 15 as the close of the Overland Campaign, this volume interprets the fighting from Cold Harbor on June 1 to June 3 through the Battle of the Crater on July 30 as the last phase of an operation that could have ended without a prolonged siege. The contributors to this volume assess the campaign from a variety of perspectives, examining strategy and tactics, the performances of key commanders on each side, the centrality of field fortifications, political repercussions in the United States and the Confederacy, the experiences of civilians caught in the path of the armies, and how the famous Battle of the Crater has resonated in historical memory. As a group the essays highlight the important connections between the home front and the battlefield, showing some of the ways in which military and nonmilitary affairs played off and influenced each other. Contributors include Keith S. Bohannon, Stephen Cushman, M. Keith Harris, Robert E. L. Krick, Kevin M. Levin, Kathryn Shively Meier, Gordon C. Rhea, and Joan Waugh. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gary W. Gallagher) Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:05:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Cold-Harbor-to-the-Crater-Audiobook/B014X7JRAE thebookvoice.com 12:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cold Harbor to the Crater Subtitle: The End of the Overland Campaign: The Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series Author: Gary W. Gallagher, Caroline Janney Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-28-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland Campaign - a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combat - and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant's crossing of the James River on June 12 to June 15 as the close of the Overland Campaign, this volume interprets the fighting from Cold Harbor on June 1 to June 3 through the Battle of the Crater on July 30 as the last phase of an operation that could have ended without a prolonged siege. The contributors to this volume assess the campaign from a variety of perspectives, examining strategy and tactics, the performances of key commanders on each side, the centrality of field fortifications, political repercussions in the United States and the Confederacy, the experiences of civilians caught in the path of the armies, and how the famous Battle of the Crater has resonated in historical memory. As a group the essays highlight the important connections between the home front and the battlefield, showing some of the ways in which military and nonmilitary affairs played off and influenced each other. Contributors include Keith S. Bohannon, Stephen Cushman, M. Keith Harris, Robert E. L. Krick, Kevin M. Levin, Kathryn Shively Meier, Gordon C. Rhea, and Joan Waugh. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cold Harbor to the Crater Subtitle: The End of the Overland Campaign: The Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series Author: Gary W. Gallagher, Caroline Janney Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-28-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland Campaign - a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combat - and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant's crossing of the James River on June 12 to June 15 as the close of the Overland Campaign, this volume interprets the fighting from Cold Harbor on June 1 to June 3 through the Battle of the Crater on July 30 as the last phase of an operation that could have ended without a prolonged siege. The contributors to this volume assess the campaign from a variety of perspectives, examining strategy and tactics, the performances of key commanders on each side, the centrality of field fortifications, political repercussions in the United States and the Confederacy, the experiences of civilians caught in the path of the armies, and how the famous Battle of the Crater has resonated in historical memory. As a group the essays highlight the important connections between the home front and the battlefield, showing some of the ways in which military and nonmilitary affairs played off and influenced each other. Contributors include Keith S. Bohannon, Stephen Cushman, M. Keith Harris, Robert E. L. Krick, Kevin M. Levin, Kathryn Shively Meier, Gordon C. Rhea, and Joan Waugh. Members Reviews: Great book..... .....but it is cavalry not Calvary. This is not a biblical account of the death of Jesus (Calvary). That drove me nuts as half the time he would say cavalry and the other half Calvary. The contents of the book are fantastic. Hit and Miss The essays in this collection touch on various topics pertaining to the Battle of the Crater. They vary greatly in quality and relevance to the title. 3 of 11 chapters held my interest. Needs a better narrator I have read all of the CW books Gary Gallagher has edited and always find them a font of impressive information. This is the first time I've listened to one and the experience is terrible. The narrator's voice is grating, he distinctly pronounces each syllable as if English is his second language and is afraid of making a mistake. I'm going to have to get the hard copy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tunnel-Rats-vs-the-Taliban-Audiobook/B011DE0290 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tunnel Rats vs the Taliban Author: Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor Narrator: Robert Meldrum Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Australian sappers on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.They are young, they are tough and they were the forward scouts in Australia's war against the Taliban. This is the story of the sappers, the Army engineers in Afghanistan who learnt their skills from the original Australian Tunnel Rats of the Vietnam War. Like their compatriots in Vietnam, the Tunnel Rats of Afghanistan have rutted out the enemy from deep inside their caves and hideouts, have defused thousands of improvised explosive devices (the booby traps and landmines of this most recent of wars), built bridges and schools to win a war of hearts and minds and lost mates at a greater rate than any other group of soldiers. And they, too, have returned home with the devastating baggage of war: post-traumatic stress disorder. Inspiring and action packed, this is the story of a special breed of soldier operating in a modern war against a medieval enemy. It is a story that connects the unsung heroes of Vietnam with the modern heroes of Afghanistan. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jimmy Thomson) Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:35:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tunnel-Rats-vs-the-Taliban-Audiobook/B011DE0290 thebookvoice.com 08:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tunnel Rats vs the Taliban Author: Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor Narrator: Robert Meldrum Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Australian sappers on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.They are young, they are tough and they were the forward scouts in Australia's war against the Taliban. This is the story of the sappers, the Army engineers in Afghanistan who learnt their skills from the original Australian Tunnel Rats of the Vietnam War. Like their compatriots in Vietnam, the Tunnel Rats of Afghanistan have rutted out the enemy from deep inside their caves and hideouts, have defused thousands of improvised explosive devices (the booby traps and landmines of this most recent of wars), built bridges and schools to win a war of hearts and minds and lost mates at a greater rate than any other group of soldiers. And they, too, have returned home with the devastating baggage of war: post-traumatic stress disorder. Inspiring and action packed, this is the story of a special breed of soldier operating in a modern war against a medieval enemy. It is a story that connects the unsung heroes of Vietnam with the modern heroes of Afghanistan. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tunnel Rats vs the Taliban Author: Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor Narrator: Robert Meldrum Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Australian sappers on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.They are young, they are tough and they were the forward scouts in Australia's war against the Taliban. This is the story of the sappers, the Army engineers in Afghanistan who learnt their skills from the original Australian Tunnel Rats of the Vietnam War. Like their compatriots in Vietnam, the Tunnel Rats of Afghanistan have rutted out the enemy from deep inside their caves and hideouts, have defused thousands of improvised explosive devices (the booby traps and landmines of this most recent of wars), built bridges and schools to win a war of hearts and minds and lost mates at a greater rate than any other group of soldiers. And they, too, have returned home with the devastating baggage of war: post-traumatic stress disorder. Inspiring and action packed, this is the story of a special breed of soldier operating in a modern war against a medieval enemy. It is a story that connects the unsung heroes of Vietnam with the modern heroes of Afghanistan. Members Reviews: Good content, great accomplishments and very... 'very very boring storyteller. Kept waiting for the action to kick in. The only action I got was slapping myself so I won't fall asleep. Soooooo good an informative!!!! Loved this book! As a soon to be combat engineer this was very exciting to listen to and very informative! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Gallant-Cause-Audiobook/B00BR3NE5W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gallant Cause Subtitle: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936, 42 thousand Internationals, comprised of Canadians, Americans, and Spaniards, fought together on the side of the Republicans who were trying to throw back fascist dictator General Francos troops, which included countless German and Italian soldiers. By October 29, 1938 though, only two thousand Internationals were able to gather for a speech requesting them to withdraw. Despite all their efforts, Spain wanted to continue on its own, hoping the war would become a Spanish affair once again. Drawing on diaries and newly documented sources, Zuehlke offers a compelling account of the Canadian experience in Spain. It was not a popular war for Canada, with even the prime minister praising Hitler for his social and economic advances. Most world powers were aligning themselves with Italy and Germany, who supported Francos movement. Along with allied troops, some 1,500 Canadians joined together in a valiant but doomed cause. This is the story of these brave Canadians, who like all veterans of war, deserve to have their story told and their experiences related, so that they will not be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Actor Brian Holsopples deep, rich voice is perfectly paired with this important story about the bravery of 1,500 Canadian soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. In The Gallant Cause, author and military historian Mark Zuehlke spotlights the men who volunteered to fight alongside the Republicans; Zuehlke uses diaries and documented sources to weave an unforgettable narrative. The soldiers attempts to halt the spread of totalitarianism were not popular during the 1930s; many nations were siding with the fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, who supported the Spanish dictator Franco. This is a celebration of the Canadian veterans of war who joined the cause in hopes of defeating Francos troops. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Zuehlke) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:57:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Gallant-Cause-Audiobook/B00BR3NE5W thebookvoice.com 10:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gallant Cause Subtitle: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936, 42 thousand Internationals, comprised of Canadians, Americans, and Spaniards, fought together on the side of the Republicans who were trying to throw back fascist dictator General Francos troops, which included countless German and Italian soldiers. By October 29, 1938 though, only two thousand Internationals were able to gather for a speech requesting them to withdraw. Despite all their efforts, Spain wanted to continue on its own, hoping the war would become a Spanish affair once again. Drawing on diaries and newly documented sources, Zuehlke offers a compelling account of the Canadian experience in Spain. It was not a popular war for Canada, with even the prime minister praising Hitler for his social and economic advances. Most world powers were aligning themselves with Italy and Germany, who supported Francos movement. Along with allied troops, some 1,500 Canadians joined together in a valiant but doomed cause. This is the story of these brave Canadians, who like all veterans of war, deserve to have their story told and their experiences related, so that they will not be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Actor Brian Holsopples deep, rich voice is perfectly paired with this important story about the bravery of 1,500 Canadian soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. In The Gallant Cause, author and military historian Mark Zuehlke spotlights the men who volunteered to fight alongside the Republicans; Zuehlke uses diaries and documented sources to weave an unforgettable narrative. The soldiers attempts to halt the spread of totalitarianism were not popular during the 1930s; many nations were siding with the fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, who supported the Spanish dictator Franco. This is a celebration of the Canadian veterans of war who joined the cause in hopes of defeating Francos troops. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gallant Cause Subtitle: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936, 42 thousand Internationals, comprised of Canadians, Americans, and Spaniards, fought together on the side of the Republicans who were trying to throw back fascist dictator General Francos troops, which included countless German and Italian soldiers. By October 29, 1938 though, only two thousand Internationals were able to gather for a speech requesting them to withdraw. Despite all their efforts, Spain wanted to continue on its own, hoping the war would become a Spanish affair once again. Drawing on diaries and newly documented sources, Zuehlke offers a compelling account of the Canadian experience in Spain. It was not a popular war for Canada, with even the prime minister praising Hitler for his social and economic advances. Most world powers were aligning themselves with Italy and Germany, who supported Francos movement. Along with allied troops, some 1,500 Canadians joined together in a valiant but doomed cause. This is the story of these brave Canadians, who like all veterans of war, deserve to have their story told and their experiences related, so that they will not be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Actor Brian Holsopples deep, rich voice is perfectly paired with this important story about the bravery of 1,500 Canadian soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. In The Gallant Cause, author and military historian Mark Zuehlke spotlights the men who volunteered to fight alongside the Republicans; Zuehlke uses diaries and documented sources to weave an unforgettable narrative. The soldiers attempts to halt the spread of totalitarianism were not popular during the 1930s; many nations were siding with the fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, who supported the Spanish dictator Franco. This is a celebration of the Canadian veterans of war who joined the cause in hopes of defeating Francos troops. Members Reviews: Good read A very interesting story of the war in Spain. I liked the way it included the versions of so many different people. The reader could not pronounce Norman Bethune's name. I liked the book. a good story if you like Communists the communists are the good guys? if you buy that premise, you will like this book. it is very informative https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-II-Audiobook/B002V8HH64 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 2 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joseph Stromberg) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:22:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-II-Audiobook/B002V8HH64 thebookvoice.com 02:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 2 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War II Subtitle: Part 2 Author: Joseph Stromberg Narrator: George C. Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the Pacific, Japan's ambitions would bring her into conflict with America. Both nations laid claim to the markets of Asia; in particular, to the fabled markets of China. Both were willing to use force to obtain them. In Germany, Hitler established a Third Reich, to last a thousand years. In Italy, Mussolini declared a new Roman Empire to reinstate the glory that had been Rome. In Japan, Emperor Hirohito presided over the Empire of the Rising Sun. Against these forces stood Britain, France, and the Netherlands, countries that wanted the map of the world to remain unchanged. The result was war. On the sidelines, America would watch and wait as the outlines of the war unfolded. On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, Japanese planes bombed the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor. The United States was now at war with Japan in the Pacific. The United States was also at war with the Axis powers in Europe. The Pacific and European War became formally linked. In 1941, prospects for the Allied powers were not bright. Then, Hitler made a fatal blunder: his German army invaded Russia. In Italy, Mussolini lost control of the people. In the Pacific, the Japanese war machine was on the defensive. As the war tilted in favor of the Allies, the three major Allied powers, America, Britain, and Soviet Russia, met at three major conferences during 1943-1945. At these meetings they would divide up the postwar world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Double-V-Audiobook/B00GAAXYL6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Double V Subtitle: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military Author: Rawn James Jr. Narrator: Rob Cleveland Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. EO 9981 is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman. But in reality, Truman's history-making order was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle. Beginning with the Revolutionary War, African Americans had used military service to do their patriotic duty and to advance the cause of civil rights. The fight for a desegregated military was truly a long war-decades of protest and labor highlighted by bravery on the fields of France, in the skies over Germany, and in the face of deep-seated racism on the military bases at home. Today, the military is one of the most truly diverse institutions in America. In The Double V, Rawn James, Jr. the son and grandson of African American veterans, expertly narrates the remarkable history of how the struggle for equality in the military helped give rise to their fight for equality in civilian society. Taking the reader from Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama, The Double V illuminates the African American military tradition as a metaphor for their unique and dynamic role in American history. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rawn James Jr.) Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:25:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Double-V-Audiobook/B00GAAXYL6 thebookvoice.com 09:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Double V Subtitle: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military Author: Rawn James Jr. Narrator: Rob Cleveland Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. EO 9981 is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman. But in reality, Truman's history-making order was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle. Beginning with the Revolutionary War, African Americans had used military service to do their patriotic duty and to advance the cause of civil rights. The fight for a desegregated military was truly a long war-decades of protest and labor highlighted by bravery on the fields of France, in the skies over Germany, and in the face of deep-seated racism on the military bases at home. Today, the military is one of the most truly diverse institutions in America. In The Double V, Rawn James, Jr. the son and grandson of African American veterans, expertly narrates the remarkable history of how the struggle for equality in the military helped give rise to their fight for equality in civilian society. Taking the reader from Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama, The Double V illuminates the African American military tradition as a metaphor for their unique and dynamic role in American history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Double V Subtitle: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military Author: Rawn James Jr. Narrator: Rob Cleveland Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. EO 9981 is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman. But in reality, Truman's history-making order was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle. Beginning with the Revolutionary War, African Americans had used military service to do their patriotic duty and to advance the cause of civil rights. The fight for a desegregated military was truly a long war-decades of protest and labor highlighted by bravery on the fields of France, in the skies over Germany, and in the face of deep-seated racism on the military bases at home. Today, the military is one of the most truly diverse institutions in America. In The Double V, Rawn James, Jr. the son and grandson of African American veterans, expertly narrates the remarkable history of how the struggle for equality in the military helped give rise to their fight for equality in civilian society. Taking the reader from Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama, The Double V illuminates the African American military tradition as a metaphor for their unique and dynamic role in American history. Members Reviews: Great Historical Chronology Mr. James has done a fine job of creating an historical chronology of the events affecting the desegregation of the nation. His presentation was concise without the use of expansive background, making it easy to follow and a n easy read. For anyone with out knowledge of the historical facts presented by Mr. James this is a great history lesson. The parallels made between the changes in the military and other segments of society are well balanced and factual. This writing is aboiut real life in North America - the United States of America. This book should be made required reading as a part of every history class. The Power of History Without Revisionism. I give this a 5-Star rating because it presents history as it was, not as revisionists would like the Nation to believe it was. I speak this from personal experiences (I was a Korean vet), experiences of some late relatives who were WWII vets, and siblings who preceded me by several years in the military. The historical events here can also be corroborated by the works of such noted and respected historians as David McCullough, author of "Truman" and David M. Kennedy, author of "Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945." When people talk about "the good old times," they need to understand history as it was; not what the dicta of current political correctness would have us believe. This book tells it like it was, in words as hard as cannon balls. Excellent book I enjoyed learning more history on the integration of the Military. I served 20 years in the Navy and am proud of those who fought the real war for me and my family members to serve without worrying about having bodily harm done to us just for wanting to serve our country. Well somewhat, my Dad had a few close calls. I am 53 yrs of age now and had no idea that America had to have an anti lynching law. Wow, what an ugly history we had/have when it comes to black people. For those who think that the gay fight is the same as the black fight read this book and you will find that it IS NOT TRUE. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tornado-Boys-Audiobook/B073G1BT4L Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tornado Boys Author: Ian Hall Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-17 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in the book with a chapter written by one female pilot. Another aspect that makes this book different from the rest of the series is that it covers an aircraft which is still in active service, especially as a key player in current Middle East operations. With focus on the GR1/GR4 versions of the Tornado, listeners will enjoy fascinating insights on what it is like to operate this bomber/reconnaissance aircraft against the backdrop of modern-day scenarios. The book starts in the 1970s with stories from operators and ground crew of the Tornado as a Cold War nuclear deterrent and with tales of later "hot" wars as seen by operational leaders in both Gulf conflicts and in Kosovo. There are also stories of Scud hunting in Iraq and Red Flag exercises in the US, as well as of a stunning competition victory over the USAF's Strategic Air Command in their own backyard. The short-lived anti-shipping role is not neglected. With the transformation of the Tornado to the GR4 standard, the book continues with chapters covering active service in support of Britain's increasingly complex international commitments and the employment of new weaponry and sensors. All in all, through the eyes of men and women who have operated this extraordinary aircraft, the volume presents an entertaining and illuminating series of tales and anecdotes. These light and informative stories come from those who were proud to serve on and loved to operate the impressively versatile Tornado. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ian Hall) Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:20:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tornado-Boys-Audiobook/B073G1BT4L thebookvoice.com 10:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tornado Boys Author: Ian Hall Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-17 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in the book with a chapter written by one female pilot. Another aspect that makes this book different from the rest of the series is that it covers an aircraft which is still in active service, especially as a key player in current Middle East operations. With focus on the GR1/GR4 versions of the Tornado, listeners will enjoy fascinating insights on what it is like to operate this bomber/reconnaissance aircraft against the backdrop of modern-day scenarios. The book starts in the 1970s with stories from operators and ground crew of the Tornado as a Cold War nuclear deterrent and with tales of later "hot" wars as seen by operational leaders in both Gulf conflicts and in Kosovo. There are also stories of Scud hunting in Iraq and Red Flag exercises in the US, as well as of a stunning competition victory over the USAF's Strategic Air Command in their own backyard. The short-lived anti-shipping role is not neglected. With the transformation of the Tornado to the GR4 standard, the book continues with chapters covering active service in support of Britain's increasingly complex international commitments and the employment of new weaponry and sensors. All in all, through the eyes of men and women who have operated this extraordinary aircraft, the volume presents an entertaining and illuminating series of tales and anecdotes. These light and informative stories come from those who were proud to serve on and loved to operate the impressively versatile Tornado. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tornado Boys Author: Ian Hall Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-17 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in the book with a chapter written by one female pilot. Another aspect that makes this book different from the rest of the series is that it covers an aircraft which is still in active service, especially as a key player in current Middle East operations. With focus on the GR1/GR4 versions of the Tornado, listeners will enjoy fascinating insights on what it is like to operate this bomber/reconnaissance aircraft against the backdrop of modern-day scenarios. The book starts in the 1970s with stories from operators and ground crew of the Tornado as a Cold War nuclear deterrent and with tales of later "hot" wars as seen by operational leaders in both Gulf conflicts and in Kosovo. There are also stories of Scud hunting in Iraq and Red Flag exercises in the US, as well as of a stunning competition victory over the USAF's Strategic Air Command in their own backyard. The short-lived anti-shipping role is not neglected. With the transformation of the Tornado to the GR4 standard, the book continues with chapters covering active service in support of Britain's increasingly complex international commitments and the employment of new weaponry and sensors. All in all, through the eyes of men and women who have operated this extraordinary aircraft, the volume presents an entertaining and illuminating series of tales and anecdotes. These light and informative stories come from those who were proud to serve on and loved to operate the impressively versatile Tornado. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Defeating-Hitler-Audiobook/B00K252EKM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Defeating Hitler Subtitle: Whitehall's Secret Report on Why Hitler Lost the War Author: Paul Winter Narrator: Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Published for the very first time, the top-secret report Some Weaknesses in German Strategy and Organisation 1933-1945 was prepared by Whitehall's highest intelligence body, the Joint Intelligence Committee, and presented to Britain's Chiefs of Staff in 1946 to "set down certain aspects of the War whilst there are still sources available who were closely connected with the events described". Paul Winter sets this unique and important document in its historical setting, providing biographies of key figures referenced in the report and a timeline of the crucial events of the Second World War. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Paul Winter) Fri, 02 May 2014 09:50:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Defeating-Hitler-Audiobook/B00K252EKM thebookvoice.com 14:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Defeating Hitler Subtitle: Whitehall's Secret Report on Why Hitler Lost the War Author: Paul Winter Narrator: Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Published for the very first time, the top-secret report Some Weaknesses in German Strategy and Organisation 1933-1945 was prepared by Whitehall's highest intelligence body, the Joint Intelligence Committee, and presented to Britain's Chiefs of Staff in 1946 to "set down certain aspects of the War whilst there are still sources available who were closely connected with the events described". Paul Winter sets this unique and important document in its historical setting, providing biographies of key figures referenced in the report and a timeline of the crucial events of the Second World War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Defeating Hitler Subtitle: Whitehall's Secret Report on Why Hitler Lost the War Author: Paul Winter Narrator: Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Published for the very first time, the top-secret report Some Weaknesses in German Strategy and Organisation 1933-1945 was prepared by Whitehall's highest intelligence body, the Joint Intelligence Committee, and presented to Britain's Chiefs of Staff in 1946 to "set down certain aspects of the War whilst there are still sources available who were closely connected with the events described". Paul Winter sets this unique and important document in its historical setting, providing biographies of key figures referenced in the report and a timeline of the crucial events of the Second World War. Members Reviews: Hard work Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Only if they REALLY loved history. I found the perspective of the British Intelligence workers in the immediate aftermath of the war absolutely fascinating at times, but this is basically a departmental report meant for internal reading only. It is tedious, slow and at times deadly boring, don't expect any action or drama, but there is some gold dust in there too. The introduction is smart and thought provoking and if you are up for it Defeating Hitler is well worth the effort. Boring The history of Nazi Germany told in bullet-point fashion. One gets the feeling that the narrator is reading from a stack of Post It Notes rather than from a book. I had to put this book down; maybe Ill come back to it sometime. A fascinating document.. Any additional comments? It's important to realise this isn't a history book per se - it's an actual report prepared by Whitehall after the end of WWII. So if you want to delve into the complexity of the establishment's view of why Hitler lost the war for Germany, supported by lists of facts and figures and numerous appendices and written in functional, bullet point style - it's a truly amazing resource. Well read and presented. With some fascinating revelations to be uncovered. But if you want an easy listen, this is perhaps not for you. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Dogs-of-War-Audiobook/B0089Z7V14 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dogs of War Subtitle: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs Author: Lisa Rogak Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Military working dogs gained widespread attention after Cairo participated in the SEAL Team 6 mission that led to Osama bin Laden's death. Before that, few civilians realized that dogs served in combat, let alone that they could parachute from thirty thousand feet up. The Dogs of War reveals the amazing range of jobs that our four-legged soldiers now perform, examines the dogs' training and equipment, and sets the record straight on those rumors of titanium teeth. You'll find heartwarming stories of the deep bond that dogs and their handlers share with each other, and learn how soldiers and civilians can help the cause by fostering puppies or adopting retirees. An incredible story of the largely unseen but vital role that dogs play in our armed forces, The Dogs of War is a must-listen for animal lovers everywhere. Critic Reviews: "The most comprehensive book I have ever read on the subject of military dogs, it exemplifies the indomitable spirit of the dog itself, ever selfless, loyal to a fault." (Steve Duno, author of Last Dog on the Hill) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lisa Rogak) Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:21:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Dogs-of-War-Audiobook/B0089Z7V14 thebookvoice.com 06:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dogs of War Subtitle: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs Author: Lisa Rogak Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Military working dogs gained widespread attention after Cairo participated in the SEAL Team 6 mission that led to Osama bin Laden's death. Before that, few civilians realized that dogs served in combat, let alone that they could parachute from thirty thousand feet up. The Dogs of War reveals the amazing range of jobs that our four-legged soldiers now perform, examines the dogs' training and equipment, and sets the record straight on those rumors of titanium teeth. You'll find heartwarming stories of the deep bond that dogs and their handlers share with each other, and learn how soldiers and civilians can help the cause by fostering puppies or adopting retirees. An incredible story of the largely unseen but vital role that dogs play in our armed forces, The Dogs of War is a must-listen for animal lovers everywhere. Critic Reviews: "The most comprehensive book I have ever read on the subject of military dogs, it exemplifies the indomitable spirit of the dog itself, ever selfless, loyal to a fault." (Steve Duno, author of Last Dog on the Hill) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dogs of War Subtitle: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs Author: Lisa Rogak Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Military working dogs gained widespread attention after Cairo participated in the SEAL Team 6 mission that led to Osama bin Laden's death. Before that, few civilians realized that dogs served in combat, let alone that they could parachute from thirty thousand feet up. The Dogs of War reveals the amazing range of jobs that our four-legged soldiers now perform, examines the dogs' training and equipment, and sets the record straight on those rumors of titanium teeth. You'll find heartwarming stories of the deep bond that dogs and their handlers share with each other, and learn how soldiers and civilians can help the cause by fostering puppies or adopting retirees. An incredible story of the largely unseen but vital role that dogs play in our armed forces, The Dogs of War is a must-listen for animal lovers everywhere. Critic Reviews: "The most comprehensive book I have ever read on the subject of military dogs, it exemplifies the indomitable spirit of the dog itself, ever selfless, loyal to a fault." (Steve Duno, author of Last Dog on the Hill) Members Reviews: Pretty Amazing What Those Dogs do! Where does The Dogs of War rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? Somewhere near the top! What other book might you compare The Dogs of War to and why? No Buddy Left Behind. The Lava series... Many more Great ones! What about Kate Readings performance did you like? She was able to interpret the personality of the people she was reading for. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? Courage, Love, Loyalty! I will read it myself Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? No, the narrator just makes it so unpleasant. What other book might you compare The Dogs of War to and why? Since Tuesday, because it also deals with dogs assisting a soldier. How did the narrator detract from the book? The narrator made me stop listening to the book. I love the content of the book but will have to read it myself. Could you see The Dogs of War being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? no Any additional comments? The sample button has been very helpful to me and I now use it before ordering any book. The right narrator does make a difference. I also like that I can search by narrator. This feature caused me to buy several books which I would have probably not considered if it wasn't for the narrator. A Real snoozer The biggest issue I had was worth the narrator. She was not a smooth reader. She even misspronounced some words. I almost couldn't finish the book. The Dogs of War. What did you love best about The Dogs of War? I love Dags. In Nam dogs would work with from time to time, and I have the greatest respect for them and their handlers. I recommend this book to anyone interested in history war whatever. You won't be disappointed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Decisive-Moments-in-History-D-Day-Operation-Overlord-Audiobook/B00VXW245S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decisive Moments in History: D-Day & Operation Overlord Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Includes a bibliography for further reading. "The invasion of Europe was planned by a small group of driving, determined, devoted and occasionally furious men." In the 19th century, the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle famously wrote, "The history of the world is but the biography of great men", popularizing the "great man" theory that the course of history is shaped by a select few heroic individuals. While historians and others continue to debate the accuracy of the "great man" theory of history, there is no question that the course of history is permanently altered by decisive moments in time, where a different result would have produced drastically different outcomes. During World War II, the free world literally hung in the balance, with the Axis and Allies engaging in warfare on an unprecedented scale. Although Hitler's Nazi Germany had overrun much of the European continent by 1940, the Allies began to reverse the momentum in 1942. By the end of 1943, with Allied forces firmly established in Italy and the Soviets on the verge of turning the tide in Russia, the British and Americans began to plot the invasion that would liberate Europe from the Nazis. In the first half of 1944, the Americans and British commenced a massive buildup of men and resources in the United Kingdom while Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower and military brass planned the details of an enormous and complex amphibious invasion of Europe. Though the Allies used misinformation to try deceiving the Germans, the most obvious place for an invasion was just across the narrow English Channel, and the Germans had built coastal fortifications throughout France to protect against just such an invasion. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:57:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Decisive-Moments-in-History-D-Day-Operation-Overlord-Audiobook/B00VXW245S thebookvoice.com 01:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decisive Moments in History: D-Day & Operation Overlord Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Includes a bibliography for further reading. "The invasion of Europe was planned by a small group of driving, determined, devoted and occasionally furious men." In the 19th century, the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle famously wrote, "The history of the world is but the biography of great men", popularizing the "great man" theory that the course of history is shaped by a select few heroic individuals. While historians and others continue to debate the accuracy of the "great man" theory of history, there is no question that the course of history is permanently altered by decisive moments in time, where a different result would have produced drastically different outcomes. During World War II, the free world literally hung in the balance, with the Axis and Allies engaging in warfare on an unprecedented scale. Although Hitler's Nazi Germany had overrun much of the European continent by 1940, the Allies began to reverse the momentum in 1942. By the end of 1943, with Allied forces firmly established in Italy and the Soviets on the verge of turning the tide in Russia, the British and Americans began to plot the invasion that would liberate Europe from the Nazis. In the first half of 1944, the Americans and British commenced a massive buildup of men and resources in the United Kingdom while Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower and military brass planned the details of an enormous and complex amphibious invasion of Europe. Though the Allies used misinformation to try deceiving the Germans, the most obvious place for an invasion was just across the narrow English Channel, and the Germans had built coastal fortifications throughout France to protect against just such an invasion. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decisive Moments in History: D-Day & Operation Overlord Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Includes a bibliography for further reading. "The invasion of Europe was planned by a small group of driving, determined, devoted and occasionally furious men." In the 19th century, the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle famously wrote, "The history of the world is but the biography of great men", popularizing the "great man" theory that the course of history is shaped by a select few heroic individuals. While historians and others continue to debate the accuracy of the "great man" theory of history, there is no question that the course of history is permanently altered by decisive moments in time, where a different result would have produced drastically different outcomes. During World War II, the free world literally hung in the balance, with the Axis and Allies engaging in warfare on an unprecedented scale. Although Hitler's Nazi Germany had overrun much of the European continent by 1940, the Allies began to reverse the momentum in 1942. By the end of 1943, with Allied forces firmly established in Italy and the Soviets on the verge of turning the tide in Russia, the British and Americans began to plot the invasion that would liberate Europe from the Nazis. In the first half of 1944, the Americans and British commenced a massive buildup of men and resources in the United Kingdom while Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower and military brass planned the details of an enormous and complex amphibious invasion of Europe. Though the Allies used misinformation to try deceiving the Germans, the most obvious place for an invasion was just across the narrow English Channel, and the Germans had built coastal fortifications throughout France to protect against just such an invasion. Members Reviews: lost interest quick I got this for free back in the summer. Just got around to looking at it. Inconsistent and unusual formatting makes it hard to read along with a number of writing mistakes I noticed in the first dozen pages or so. There also appear to be chunks of text just missing here and there. It is a short book, probably way too short to do any justice to the topic so when the formatting and writing errors started to get to me, I just quit on the book, earning it one star. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Seven-Troop-Audiobook/B00S51IASK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-15 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They were like a band of brothers... In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men - from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point - and some beyond - in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn't always win... biacuaduc@gmail.com (Andy McNab) Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:25:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Seven-Troop-Audiobook/B00S51IASK thebookvoice.com 10:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-15 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They were like a band of brothers... In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men - from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point - and some beyond - in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn't always win... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-15 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They were like a band of brothers... In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men - from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point - and some beyond - in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn't always win... Members Reviews: humourous, tragic, action packed. Andy Mcnab describes the men beneath the uniform as mere mortals. A simple truth about the men whom the common folks put their trust upon to defend to defend their freedom. It's very humbling. A very wonderful piece of literature. Disappointing If you have read Immediate action dont waste time with this, its the same stories rehashed with less detail Great read Fast pasted and gripping and a true reflection on what our forces go through not just in combat but also the aftermath and being a veteran. Incredible Cards on the table, well written and an incredible but sad story when you think of the tragic loss of lives outside of a warzone... Tremendous book I defy any one to read it and not get a lump in the throat. Funny, sad and a touch inspirational... I have only recently listened to Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action, both of which I really enjoyed, so I was very pleased when I found Seven Troop. I love Andy's writing style, it always makes me feel like he's telling me a story over a drink in a pub somewhere. I found the book funny, inspirational and incredibly sad, I pretty much cried for the last hour of listening. I did want to read Nish's story and managed to get my hands on a copy of his book l, Freefall, which I would also highly recommend, a very honest account of his illness and life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Glorious-War-Audiobook/B00H2VRH2E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Glorious War Subtitle: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer Author: Thom Hatch Narrator: James C. Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Glorious War, the thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years, is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend. Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the east. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry General Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle. For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death on the frontier, casting him as a failure. While some may say that the events that took place at the Little Bighorn are illustrative of America's bloody westward expansion, they have in the process unjustly eclipsed Custer's otherwise extraordinarily life and outstanding career and fall far short of encompassing his incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend. Critic Reviews: "A lively and very readable account of the early career of George Armstrong Custer." (Larry McMurtry, author of Custer) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Thom Hatch) Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:52:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Glorious-War-Audiobook/B00H2VRH2E thebookvoice.com 11:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Glorious War Subtitle: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer Author: Thom Hatch Narrator: James C. Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Glorious War, the thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years, is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend. Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the east. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry General Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle. For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death on the frontier, casting him as a failure. While some may say that the events that took place at the Little Bighorn are illustrative of America's bloody westward expansion, they have in the process unjustly eclipsed Custer's otherwise extraordinarily life and outstanding career and fall far short of encompassing his incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend. Critic Reviews: "A lively and very readable account of the early career of George Armstrong Custer." (Larry McMurtry, author of Custer) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Glorious War Subtitle: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer Author: Thom Hatch Narrator: James C. Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Glorious War, the thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years, is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend. Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the east. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry General Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle. For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death on the frontier, casting him as a failure. While some may say that the events that took place at the Little Bighorn are illustrative of America's bloody westward expansion, they have in the process unjustly eclipsed Custer's otherwise extraordinarily life and outstanding career and fall far short of encompassing his incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend. Critic Reviews: "A lively and very readable account of the early career of George Armstrong Custer." (Larry McMurtry, author of Custer) Members Reviews: Painful What did you like best about Glorious War? What did you like least? The Civil War record of GAC deserves the telling, and this book is an aid, although riven with prose whose purpleness out-flashes John Pelham's flying artillery at dusk. Plenty of tactical and operational information which does much to elucidate Custer's "Rock Star" status which arose during the conflict and which haunted and drove him for the rest of his life. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of James C. Lewis? Almost anyone. Mister Lewis clearly knows next to nothing about the subject matter, and throughout, his serial mispronunciations are one of the less endearing features of his oddly paced, strangely emphasized and occasionally sing-song narration. In combination with the sometimes melodramatic prose, it often comes across as nearer to parody than history. Great Custer Book Thom Hath writes a great detailed book on Sister's Civil War exploits that shows as a true warrior, oustanding leader that inspired had men to achieve great results for th Union Calvary. His units engagement of JEB Stuart a Gettysburg was boring shirt of sheer courage. Great in n this historical view of Genal Custer. Worst Civil War History This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I think an 11 year old who knows nothing about the Civil War might enjoy this book. What was most disappointing about Thom Hatchs story? He is a poor story teller. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Brief-History-of-the-Cold-War-Audiobook/B01H0VD4VI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Cold War Author: Lee Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding Narrator: John Doherty Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: Regnery History Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Cold War was a crucial conflict in American history. At stake was whether the world would be dominated by the forces of totalitarianism led by the Soviet Union, or inspired by the principles of economic and political freedom embodied in the United States. The Cold War established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower. It shaped US military strategy, economic policy, and domestic politics for nearly 50 years. In A Brief History of the Cold War, distinguished scholars Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Spalding recount the pivotal events of this protracted struggle and explain the strategies that eventually led to victory for freedom. They analyze the development and implementation of containment, détente, and finally President Reagan's philosophy: "they lose, we win". The Cold War teaches important lessons about statecraft and America's indispensable role in the world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lee Edwards) Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:04:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Brief-History-of-the-Cold-War-Audiobook/B01H0VD4VI thebookvoice.com 04:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Cold War Author: Lee Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding Narrator: John Doherty Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: Regnery History Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Cold War was a crucial conflict in American history. At stake was whether the world would be dominated by the forces of totalitarianism led by the Soviet Union, or inspired by the principles of economic and political freedom embodied in the United States. The Cold War established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower. It shaped US military strategy, economic policy, and domestic politics for nearly 50 years. In A Brief History of the Cold War, distinguished scholars Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Spalding recount the pivotal events of this protracted struggle and explain the strategies that eventually led to victory for freedom. They analyze the development and implementation of containment, détente, and finally President Reagan's philosophy: "they lose, we win". The Cold War teaches important lessons about statecraft and America's indispensable role in the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Cold War Author: Lee Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding Narrator: John Doherty Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: Regnery History Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Cold War was a crucial conflict in American history. At stake was whether the world would be dominated by the forces of totalitarianism led by the Soviet Union, or inspired by the principles of economic and political freedom embodied in the United States. The Cold War established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower. It shaped US military strategy, economic policy, and domestic politics for nearly 50 years. In A Brief History of the Cold War, distinguished scholars Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Spalding recount the pivotal events of this protracted struggle and explain the strategies that eventually led to victory for freedom. They analyze the development and implementation of containment, détente, and finally President Reagan's philosophy: "they lose, we win". The Cold War teaches important lessons about statecraft and America's indispensable role in the world. Members Reviews: Lee Edwards I was an intern at the Heritage Foundation when this book was published and Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Spaulding introduced this book. This book not only uncovers the history, but helps the reader understand some of the philosophical foundations beneath the Cold War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossing-the-Deadly-Ground-Audiobook/B01BKOHI8Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Deadly Ground Subtitle: United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899 Author: Perry D. Jamieson Narrator: Roger Wood Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines. The vulnerability of these offensive forces as they crossed the so-called "deadly ground" in front of defensive positions was even greater with the improvement of armaments after the Civil War. Critic Reviews: "No other study approaches this subject so expertly." (Journal of Southern History) "An excellent history of the period, one frequently neglected in the literature of the military history field." (Academic Library Book Review) "An informative and stimulating work that should serve as the definitive word on this subject for some time to come." (Journal of Military History) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Perry D. Jamieson) Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:30:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossing-the-Deadly-Ground-Audiobook/B01BKOHI8Q thebookvoice.com 05:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Deadly Ground Subtitle: United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899 Author: Perry D. Jamieson Narrator: Roger Wood Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines. The vulnerability of these offensive forces as they crossed the so-called "deadly ground" in front of defensive positions was even greater with the improvement of armaments after the Civil War. Critic Reviews: "No other study approaches this subject so expertly." (Journal of Southern History) "An excellent history of the period, one frequently neglected in the literature of the military history field." (Academic Library Book Review) "An informative and stimulating work that should serve as the definitive word on this subject for some time to come." (Journal of Military History) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossing the Deadly Ground Subtitle: United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899 Author: Perry D. Jamieson Narrator: Roger Wood Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines. The vulnerability of these offensive forces as they crossed the so-called "deadly ground" in front of defensive positions was even greater with the improvement of armaments after the Civil War. Critic Reviews: "No other study approaches this subject so expertly." (Journal of Southern History) "An excellent history of the period, one frequently neglected in the literature of the military history field." (Academic Library Book Review) "An informative and stimulating work that should serve as the definitive word on this subject for some time to come." (Journal of Military History) Members Reviews: US Army enter the world of modern combat Jamieson, et al. have done a very good job of trying to come to grips with the one of the hottest topics in military histroy - the way that armies in the late 19th Century attempted to cope with technological innovation and newer, more destructive weapons. Additionally they cover that most peculiarly American of all military campaigns, the Indian Wars, with an intelligence and incisiveness that I have not seen anywhere else - forget about the glorious charges of the Saturday matinee! My only gripe with this book is that it relies too heavily on letting the factual material speak for itself. A greater degree on analysis would have made the book longer, but it would have made it better too. Overall, it is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the revolution in military affairs which was taking place at the time, and it serves as a reminder at our own 'fin de siecle', about the continuing need for new ideas in military tactics. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Adak-Audiobook/B00BQ36SSS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Adak Subtitle: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 Author: Andrew C. A. Jampoler Narrator: David Rapkin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-21-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of great tales of men against the sea, this story offers a compelling look at courage and commitment in the face of certain tragedy. It is a powerful blend of human drama and real-life naval operations, but unlike most books in the genre, its heroes are airmen not seamen, and most survived their ordeal. Published on the twentieth-fifth anniversary of Alfa Foxtrot 586's fatal mission as a tribute to those lost, the account was written by a naval aviator who has flown the same aircraft on the same mission from the same air base. The aircraft is a P-3 Orion on station during a sensitive mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north Pacific. The time is mid-day on 26 October 1978. Andy Jampoler takes listeners into the cockpit of the turboprop as a propeller malfunction turns into an engine fire, eventually forcing Jerry Grigsby to ditch his patrol plane into the empty, mountainous seas west of the Aleutian Islands. His fourteen crewmembers, strapped in their seats, expect the worst - and get it. The aircraft goes down in just ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it. A second raft, terribly overcrowded, soon begins to leak.The flight crew's desperate battle to survive is told with the authority, drama, and sensitivity that only someone with the author's background could provide. He draws on interviews with survivors, searchers, and even the master of the Soviet fishing trawler that saved the living and recovered the bodies of the dead. He also draws on recordings of radio communications, messages in the files of the state and defense departments, and the patrol squadron's own investigation of the ditching. Everyone who likes survival epics and enjoys reading sea and air adventures will be entertained by this engrossing true story. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Andrew C. A. Jampoler) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:13:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Adak-Audiobook/B00BQ36SSS thebookvoice.com 10:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Adak Subtitle: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 Author: Andrew C. A. Jampoler Narrator: David Rapkin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-21-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of great tales of men against the sea, this story offers a compelling look at courage and commitment in the face of certain tragedy. It is a powerful blend of human drama and real-life naval operations, but unlike most books in the genre, its heroes are airmen not seamen, and most survived their ordeal. Published on the twentieth-fifth anniversary of Alfa Foxtrot 586's fatal mission as a tribute to those lost, the account was written by a naval aviator who has flown the same aircraft on the same mission from the same air base. The aircraft is a P-3 Orion on station during a sensitive mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north Pacific. The time is mid-day on 26 October 1978. Andy Jampoler takes listeners into the cockpit of the turboprop as a propeller malfunction turns into an engine fire, eventually forcing Jerry Grigsby to ditch his patrol plane into the empty, mountainous seas west of the Aleutian Islands. His fourteen crewmembers, strapped in their seats, expect the worst - and get it. The aircraft goes down in just ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it. A second raft, terribly overcrowded, soon begins to leak.The flight crew's desperate battle to survive is told with the authority, drama, and sensitivity that only someone with the author's background could provide. He draws on interviews with survivors, searchers, and even the master of the Soviet fishing trawler that saved the living and recovered the bodies of the dead. He also draws on recordings of radio communications, messages in the files of the state and defense departments, and the patrol squadron's own investigation of the ditching. Everyone who likes survival epics and enjoys reading sea and air adventures will be entertained by this engrossing true story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Adak Subtitle: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 Author: Andrew C. A. Jampoler Narrator: David Rapkin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-21-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of great tales of men against the sea, this story offers a compelling look at courage and commitment in the face of certain tragedy. It is a powerful blend of human drama and real-life naval operations, but unlike most books in the genre, its heroes are airmen not seamen, and most survived their ordeal. Published on the twentieth-fifth anniversary of Alfa Foxtrot 586's fatal mission as a tribute to those lost, the account was written by a naval aviator who has flown the same aircraft on the same mission from the same air base. The aircraft is a P-3 Orion on station during a sensitive mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north Pacific. The time is mid-day on 26 October 1978. Andy Jampoler takes listeners into the cockpit of the turboprop as a propeller malfunction turns into an engine fire, eventually forcing Jerry Grigsby to ditch his patrol plane into the empty, mountainous seas west of the Aleutian Islands. His fourteen crewmembers, strapped in their seats, expect the worst - and get it. The aircraft goes down in just ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it. A second raft, terribly overcrowded, soon begins to leak.The flight crew's desperate battle to survive is told with the authority, drama, and sensitivity that only someone with the author's background could provide. He draws on interviews with survivors, searchers, and even the master of the Soviet fishing trawler that saved the living and recovered the bodies of the dead. He also draws on recordings of radio communications, messages in the files of the state and defense departments, and the patrol squadron's own investigation of the ditching. Everyone who likes survival epics and enjoys reading sea and air adventures will be entertained by this engrossing true story. Members Reviews: flight crew excellent book, former P3 flight Engineer for 13 years lots hours in the aircraft chasing subs and parpro flights out of Adak. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/For-Honours-Sake-Audiobook/B00FM5LI7W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: For Honour's Sake Subtitle: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Margaret MacMillans Paris 1919 comes a new consideration of Canadas most famous war and the Treaty of Ghent that unsatisfactorily concluded it, from one of this countrys premier military historians. In the Canadian imagination, the War of 1812 looms large. It was a war in which British and Indian troops prevailed in almost all of the battles, in which the Americans were unable to hold any of the land they fought for, in which a young woman named Laura Secord raced over the Niagara peninsula to warn of American plans for attack (though how she knew has never been discovered), and in which Canadian troops burned down the White House. Competing American claims insist to this day that, in fact, it was they who were triumphant. But where does the truth lie? Somewhere in the middle, as is revealed in this major new reconsideration from one of Canadas master historians. Drawing on never-before-seen archival material, Zuehlke paints a vibrant picture of the wars major battles, vividly re-creating life in the trenches, the horrifying day-to-day maneuvering on land and sea, and the dramatic negotiations in the Flemish city of Ghent that brought the war to an unsatisfactory end for both sides. By focusing on the fraught dispute in which British and American diplomats quarrelled as much amongst themselves as with their adversaries, Zuehlke conjures the compromises and backroom deals that yielded conventions resonating in relations between the United States and Canada to this very day. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Zuehlke) Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:14:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/For-Honours-Sake-Audiobook/B00FM5LI7W thebookvoice.com 16:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: For Honour's Sake Subtitle: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Margaret MacMillans Paris 1919 comes a new consideration of Canadas most famous war and the Treaty of Ghent that unsatisfactorily concluded it, from one of this countrys premier military historians. In the Canadian imagination, the War of 1812 looms large. It was a war in which British and Indian troops prevailed in almost all of the battles, in which the Americans were unable to hold any of the land they fought for, in which a young woman named Laura Secord raced over the Niagara peninsula to warn of American plans for attack (though how she knew has never been discovered), and in which Canadian troops burned down the White House. Competing American claims insist to this day that, in fact, it was they who were triumphant. But where does the truth lie? Somewhere in the middle, as is revealed in this major new reconsideration from one of Canadas master historians. Drawing on never-before-seen archival material, Zuehlke paints a vibrant picture of the wars major battles, vividly re-creating life in the trenches, the horrifying day-to-day maneuvering on land and sea, and the dramatic negotiations in the Flemish city of Ghent that brought the war to an unsatisfactory end for both sides. By focusing on the fraught dispute in which British and American diplomats quarrelled as much amongst themselves as with their adversaries, Zuehlke conjures the compromises and backroom deals that yielded conventions resonating in relations between the United States and Canada to this very day. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: For Honour's Sake Subtitle: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace Author: Mark Zuehlke Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Margaret MacMillans Paris 1919 comes a new consideration of Canadas most famous war and the Treaty of Ghent that unsatisfactorily concluded it, from one of this countrys premier military historians. In the Canadian imagination, the War of 1812 looms large. It was a war in which British and Indian troops prevailed in almost all of the battles, in which the Americans were unable to hold any of the land they fought for, in which a young woman named Laura Secord raced over the Niagara peninsula to warn of American plans for attack (though how she knew has never been discovered), and in which Canadian troops burned down the White House. Competing American claims insist to this day that, in fact, it was they who were triumphant. But where does the truth lie? Somewhere in the middle, as is revealed in this major new reconsideration from one of Canadas master historians. Drawing on never-before-seen archival material, Zuehlke paints a vibrant picture of the wars major battles, vividly re-creating life in the trenches, the horrifying day-to-day maneuvering on land and sea, and the dramatic negotiations in the Flemish city of Ghent that brought the war to an unsatisfactory end for both sides. By focusing on the fraught dispute in which British and American diplomats quarrelled as much amongst themselves as with their adversaries, Zuehlke conjures the compromises and backroom deals that yielded conventions resonating in relations between the United States and Canada to this very day. Members Reviews: âWar! huh yeah. What is it good for?" The title of this review is based on lyrics of one of the most famous anti-Vietnam War protest songs, âWarâ from 1969 by Edwin Starr. While the question âWar, what is it good for?â could, arguably, be used on most wars ever fought, this seemed to me to be particularly apt for the War of 1812. For, after several years of bitter conflict, what were after all the results: A status quo ante bellum (a Latin phrase meaning: "the state existing before the war") with no boundary changes. âFor honourâs sakeâ is an exceptional account of this conflict written by Mark Zuehlke, one of Canadaâs premier military historians and the author of a popular series on the role Canadians played in World War II, which has garnered critical praise. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossbow-Audiobook/B003FPZXPE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossbow Subtitle: Vietnam Special Forces, Book 1 Author: Don Bendell Narrator: Gene Engene Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-10 Publisher: Books in Motion Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Crossbow was Don Bendell's first book ever, but many still say that it was his best, as it was written very much from the heart. It is the autobiographical story of a young very gung ho Green Beret first lieutenant in 1968 and 1969 and his love affair with the Jeh tribe of Montagnards, a proud, family-oriented tribespeople in Vietnam's mountainous Central Highlands region, the action and intrigue of a horrific war, and the plight of the Montagnards who were racially discriminated against by our allies in Saigon. Get wrapped up in all the inherent passion, horror, heartbreak, laughter, and tears with such a story. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Don Bendell) Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:15:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Crossbow-Audiobook/B003FPZXPE thebookvoice.com 06:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossbow Subtitle: Vietnam Special Forces, Book 1 Author: Don Bendell Narrator: Gene Engene Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-10 Publisher: Books in Motion Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Crossbow was Don Bendell's first book ever, but many still say that it was his best, as it was written very much from the heart. It is the autobiographical story of a young very gung ho Green Beret first lieutenant in 1968 and 1969 and his love affair with the Jeh tribe of Montagnards, a proud, family-oriented tribespeople in Vietnam's mountainous Central Highlands region, the action and intrigue of a horrific war, and the plight of the Montagnards who were racially discriminated against by our allies in Saigon. Get wrapped up in all the inherent passion, horror, heartbreak, laughter, and tears with such a story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crossbow Subtitle: Vietnam Special Forces, Book 1 Author: Don Bendell Narrator: Gene Engene Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-10 Publisher: Books in Motion Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Crossbow was Don Bendell's first book ever, but many still say that it was his best, as it was written very much from the heart. It is the autobiographical story of a young very gung ho Green Beret first lieutenant in 1968 and 1969 and his love affair with the Jeh tribe of Montagnards, a proud, family-oriented tribespeople in Vietnam's mountainous Central Highlands region, the action and intrigue of a horrific war, and the plight of the Montagnards who were racially discriminated against by our allies in Saigon. Get wrapped up in all the inherent passion, horror, heartbreak, laughter, and tears with such a story. Members Reviews: SF in Nam Thought this was an excellent audio book and knowing SF it was fairly factual and if you havent been there this is a good one... Real fiction--meaningful read If you could sum up Crossbow in three words, what would they be? Not a battle story, but a real story of how it was, and how real people struggled against real prejudice. I gained a perspective I could never have found in any history book What was one of the most memorable moments of Crossbow? The main character leads a mission and an older, self-appointed bodyguard is critically injured. He is Montain-Yar (sp) so is minority and hated by both North and South Vietnamese. The medic won't treat this man because of his race. The American treats the injured man himself. He beats the prejudiced medic senseless. In this place of hate and torment, the Seal uses his strength to protect the weak. He is the way I envision our best servicemen. What does Gene Engene bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? He speaks the language well enough to make repeated words clear. In print I would have stumbled over these. He brought the people to life. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? The real victims in Nam, and how our men protected them. Any additional comments? I felt strong empathy and patriotic emotion in this novel. I think this part of Nam has been lost in the press. Just because a soldier is strong, does not mean he can't be empathic to those weaker than he. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forever-War-Audiobook/B002V9XB8Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever War Author: Dexter Filkins Narrator: Dexter Filkins Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-16-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Filkins's narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52's, a night's sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days. Like no other audiobook, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today's battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America's wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.. Critic Reviews: "Dexter Filkins's The Forever War, brutally intimate, compassionate, often poetic accounts of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, is destined to become a classic." (Vanity Fair) "Filkins . . . is widely regarded as among the finest war correspondents of this generation. His richly textured book . . . does not editorialize - a welcome change from the punditry that shapes most writing from these war zones." (Publishers Weekly) "Unvarnished and unforgettable." (Esquire) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dexter Filkins) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:03:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forever-War-Audiobook/B002V9XB8Q thebookvoice.com 05:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever War Author: Dexter Filkins Narrator: Dexter Filkins Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-16-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Filkins's narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52's, a night's sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days. Like no other audiobook, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today's battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America's wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.. Critic Reviews: "Dexter Filkins's The Forever War, brutally intimate, compassionate, often poetic accounts of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, is destined to become a classic." (Vanity Fair) "Filkins . . . is widely regarded as among the finest war correspondents of this generation. His richly textured book . . . does not editorialize - a welcome change from the punditry that shapes most writing from these war zones." (Publishers Weekly) "Unvarnished and unforgettable." (Esquire) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever War Author: Dexter Filkins Narrator: Dexter Filkins Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-16-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Filkins's narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52's, a night's sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days. Like no other audiobook, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today's battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America's wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.. Critic Reviews: "Dexter Filkins's The Forever War, brutally intimate, compassionate, often poetic accounts of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, is destined to become a classic." (Vanity Fair) "Filkins . . . is widely regarded as among the finest war correspondents of this generation. His richly textured book . . . does not editorialize - a welcome change from the punditry that shapes most writing from these war zones." (Publishers Weekly) "Unvarnished and unforgettable." (Esquire) Members Reviews: JL In a world where we all understand that something went wrong, this book gives us an insight of the reasons and obliges us to wonder what are our responsibilities and ways of changing for the better our common future. Good war story It reads like fiction! Wow! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Froissarts-Chronicles-Audiobook/B002V8L3XM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Froissart's Chronicles Subtitle: Selections from The Great Wars of England and France Author: Jean Froissart Narrator: John Horton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The first great war correspondent of the Middle Ages, Jean Froissart chronicled events during the period of English-French rivalry known as the Hundred Years War. Drawing on personal experience and far-ranging travel, Froissart takes you to the front lines of war for interviews with the combatants in such historic struggles as the Siege of Calais (1347) and the Battle of Poitiers (1356), as well the birth and death of England's King Richard II. Froissart also provides a revealing look into the political intrigue behind the castle walls. (P)1990 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: French writer Jean Froissart was one of the earliest war correspondents. In this audiobook, he details the Hundred Years' War between the French and the English in three hours. His work has proven pivotal to our modern understanding of this 14th-century bloody rivalry. John Horton's performance is quite Shakespearean. His deep alto voice captures the ambitious tone of this fierce battle history while his expert pacing brings the listener right into the heat of the moment. History enthusiasts will certainly enjoy this short but important audiobook. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jean Froissart) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:29:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Froissarts-Chronicles-Audiobook/B002V8L3XM thebookvoice.com 00:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Froissart's Chronicles Subtitle: Selections from The Great Wars of England and France Author: Jean Froissart Narrator: John Horton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The first great war correspondent of the Middle Ages, Jean Froissart chronicled events during the period of English-French rivalry known as the Hundred Years War. Drawing on personal experience and far-ranging travel, Froissart takes you to the front lines of war for interviews with the combatants in such historic struggles as the Siege of Calais (1347) and the Battle of Poitiers (1356), as well the birth and death of England's King Richard II. Froissart also provides a revealing look into the political intrigue behind the castle walls. (P)1990 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: French writer Jean Froissart was one of the earliest war correspondents. In this audiobook, he details the Hundred Years' War between the French and the English in three hours. His work has proven pivotal to our modern understanding of this 14th-century bloody rivalry. John Horton's performance is quite Shakespearean. His deep alto voice captures the ambitious tone of this fierce battle history while his expert pacing brings the listener right into the heat of the moment. History enthusiasts will certainly enjoy this short but important audiobook. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Froissart's Chronicles Subtitle: Selections from The Great Wars of England and France Author: Jean Froissart Narrator: John Horton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The first great war correspondent of the Middle Ages, Jean Froissart chronicled events during the period of English-French rivalry known as the Hundred Years War. Drawing on personal experience and far-ranging travel, Froissart takes you to the front lines of war for interviews with the combatants in such historic struggles as the Siege of Calais (1347) and the Battle of Poitiers (1356), as well the birth and death of England's King Richard II. Froissart also provides a revealing look into the political intrigue behind the castle walls. (P)1990 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: French writer Jean Froissart was one of the earliest war correspondents. In this audiobook, he details the Hundred Years' War between the French and the English in three hours. His work has proven pivotal to our modern understanding of this 14th-century bloody rivalry. John Horton's performance is quite Shakespearean. His deep alto voice captures the ambitious tone of this fierce battle history while his expert pacing brings the listener right into the heat of the moment. History enthusiasts will certainly enjoy this short but important audiobook. Members Reviews: Detailed Battle History Fascinating detail of battles. Most memorable is the way combatants were provisioned and the number of fatalities in short periods of time using medieval weapons in close combat. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-2-History-Audiobook/B074PZ6F3Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War 2 History Subtitle: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolph Hitler's Life Author: William Myron Price Narrator: Bob D Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-07-17 Publisher: William Myron Price Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler's Life. The most celebrated attempt at the führer's life, is believed to be the one carried out by Clause von Stauffenberg, in Hitler's Wolf's lair headquarters. The explosion killed four, but Hitler survived. The attempted conspiracy was documented in a feature film The Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise as Clause von Stauffenberg. What is interesting to note, is that the motivation of almost all the assassins and conspirators greatly varied. While some wanted to take over his position as the leader of Germany, there were some who wanted to put an end to the Second World War - they didn't want to be part of the losing side a second time after World War I, especially since Germany was beginning to flounder against the Allied Powers. The question then arises - how did one man survive against the attempts of so many? Hitler was the prime target of his own officials and deputies. To add to the list, were the millions around the world who had been deeply scandalized by his actions and decisions during the Nazi regime. This audiobook takes a look into the lives of the people who dared to try and assassinate the leader of Nazi Germany. The audiobook also carefully includes the reactions of the public, and Hitler towards the conspirators and plotters. Here is a preview of what's inside: biacuaduc@gmail.com (William Myron Price) Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:16:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/World-War-2-History-Audiobook/B074PZ6F3Q thebookvoice.com 01:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War 2 History Subtitle: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolph Hitler's Life Author: William Myron Price Narrator: Bob D Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-07-17 Publisher: William Myron Price Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler's Life. The most celebrated attempt at the führer's life, is believed to be the one carried out by Clause von Stauffenberg, in Hitler's Wolf's lair headquarters. The explosion killed four, but Hitler survived. The attempted conspiracy was documented in a feature film The Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise as Clause von Stauffenberg. What is interesting to note, is that the motivation of almost all the assassins and conspirators greatly varied. While some wanted to take over his position as the leader of Germany, there were some who wanted to put an end to the Second World War - they didn't want to be part of the losing side a second time after World War I, especially since Germany was beginning to flounder against the Allied Powers. The question then arises - how did one man survive against the attempts of so many? Hitler was the prime target of his own officials and deputies. To add to the list, were the millions around the world who had been deeply scandalized by his actions and decisions during the Nazi regime. This audiobook takes a look into the lives of the people who dared to try and assassinate the leader of Nazi Germany. The audiobook also carefully includes the reactions of the public, and Hitler towards the conspirators and plotters. Here is a preview of what's inside: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World War 2 History Subtitle: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolph Hitler's Life Author: William Myron Price Narrator: Bob D Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-07-17 Publisher: William Myron Price Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stories of the Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler's Life. The most celebrated attempt at the führer's life, is believed to be the one carried out by Clause von Stauffenberg, in Hitler's Wolf's lair headquarters. The explosion killed four, but Hitler survived. The attempted conspiracy was documented in a feature film The Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise as Clause von Stauffenberg. What is interesting to note, is that the motivation of almost all the assassins and conspirators greatly varied. While some wanted to take over his position as the leader of Germany, there were some who wanted to put an end to the Second World War - they didn't want to be part of the losing side a second time after World War I, especially since Germany was beginning to flounder against the Allied Powers. The question then arises - how did one man survive against the attempts of so many? Hitler was the prime target of his own officials and deputies. To add to the list, were the millions around the world who had been deeply scandalized by his actions and decisions during the Nazi regime. This audiobook takes a look into the lives of the people who dared to try and assassinate the leader of Nazi Germany. The audiobook also carefully includes the reactions of the public, and Hitler towards the conspirators and plotters. Here is a preview of what's inside: Members Reviews: LlAn Excellent Short Study of the Numerous Attempts to Kill Hitl As a student. Of the History of WW II I have read both Sir Winston Churchill' s Six Volume opus and Mr. William Schiff's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich years ago. While both are excellent they are extremely long and over time the facts fade. In Mr. Price's book we focus on the 40 attempts on Hitler's life during his time as the leader of his NAZI's. The book is extremely well researched and well written. Because the short history is so extremely readable I think a wide audience will enjoy reading it very much. I encourage everyone read this book and the other similar histories Mr. Price has written about the NAZI's!!! Three Stars Did not complete book due to lack of interest in the way the stories were written. Five Stars great Interesting but not a favorite My husband liked it but it was not his favorite WWII read. Five Stars came as expected https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-First-World-War-1914-1918-Audiobook/B01BH5DS9Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The First World War, 1914-1918 Subtitle: A Global Conflict Author: Go Entertain, Alan Wakefield Narrator: Bob Barton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This history of the First World War charts the conflict from the diplomatic crisis of July 1914 to the defeat of Germany in November 1918. Key events on all battlefronts and at sea are covered to illustrate the scale of this truly global war. This history also shows how the First World War shaped the modern world, from the Russian Revolution and rise of the USA to conflict in the Balkans and the Middle East. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Go Entertain) Fri, 05 Feb 2016 10:58:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-First-World-War-1914-1918-Audiobook/B01BH5DS9Q thebookvoice.com 03:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The First World War, 1914-1918 Subtitle: A Global Conflict Author: Go Entertain, Alan Wakefield Narrator: Bob Barton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This history of the First World War charts the conflict from the diplomatic crisis of July 1914 to the defeat of Germany in November 1918. Key events on all battlefronts and at sea are covered to illustrate the scale of this truly global war. This history also shows how the First World War shaped the modern world, from the Russian Revolution and rise of the USA to conflict in the Balkans and the Middle East. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The First World War, 1914-1918 Subtitle: A Global Conflict Author: Go Entertain, Alan Wakefield Narrator: Bob Barton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This history of the First World War charts the conflict from the diplomatic crisis of July 1914 to the defeat of Germany in November 1918. Key events on all battlefronts and at sea are covered to illustrate the scale of this truly global war. This history also shows how the First World War shaped the modern world, from the Russian Revolution and rise of the USA to conflict in the Balkans and the Middle East. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Heroes-Beneath-the-Waves-Audiobook/B01ATPCEJU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroes Beneath the Waves Subtitle: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century Author: Mary Nida Smith Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 01-20-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent - for "loose lips sink ships" - many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by - to know that freedom is not free. Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep-sea veterans block them out for self-preservation. Yet there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men - gallant heroes - who served and are serving today on submarines. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mary Nida Smith) Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:28:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Heroes-Beneath-the-Waves-Audiobook/B01ATPCEJU thebookvoice.com 06:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroes Beneath the Waves Subtitle: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century Author: Mary Nida Smith Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 01-20-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent - for "loose lips sink ships" - many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by - to know that freedom is not free. Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep-sea veterans block them out for self-preservation. Yet there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men - gallant heroes - who served and are serving today on submarines. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroes Beneath the Waves Subtitle: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century Author: Mary Nida Smith Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 01-20-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent - for "loose lips sink ships" - many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by - to know that freedom is not free. Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep-sea veterans block them out for self-preservation. Yet there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men - gallant heroes - who served and are serving today on submarines. Members Reviews: Reading Straight from Wikipedia is not a book! Would you try another book from Mary Nida Smith and/or Paul Christy? Your kidding. Literally, they did not write anything. This entire book is straight from web pages. Has Heroes Beneath the Waves turned you off from other books in this genre? I've read them all, and this one is bad. I have a very complete library of first edition hardbacks of every first hand account of US WWII submarines. This book does not belong in this library. How could the performance have been better? The narration was not very good, either. What character would you cut from Heroes Beneath the Waves? There are no characters, just Wikipedia pages. Any additional comments? Is this the future of research and writing? Get "The Bravest Man" to know what a real book is. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Greatest-Battles-in-History-The-Battle-of-Waterloo-Audiobook/B010BOR8X6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Waterloo Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." - Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo It is late in the evening of 18th June, 1815. The scene is a coaching inn on the road between Charleroi and Brussels in what is now Belgium. For 100 yards either side of the road men are strewn, dead or dying. These are Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard, three battalions of which had retreated towards the inn at the end of the battle. With the rest of the Armee du Nord streaming past him, Napoleon had taken personal command. Yet before long even these grizzled veterans had joined the rout. Now he too has left the field, fated to head for Paris, captivity, exile and an early death. Night has fallen on one of the continent's most cataclysmic battles. At the inn, the two exhausted but victorious allied commanders meet for the first time that day. Their close co-operation has ensured the final defeat of Napoleonic France and will put an end to 23 years of almost constant warfare across the continent. Appropriately, the inn is called "La Belle Alliance. Waterloo is the most famous battle in modern history if not all of history, and appropriately so. Gathering an army of 100,000 men, Napoleon marched into what is now Belgium, intent on driving his force between the advancing British army under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces under Marshal Blucher. It was the kind of daring strategy that only Napoleon could pull off, as he had at places like Jena and Austerlitz. At Waterloo, however, it would end disastrously, as Napoleon's armies were unable to dislodge Wellington and unable to keep the Prussians from linking up with the British. The battle would end with the French suffering nearly 60% casualties, the end of Napoleon's reign, and the restructuring of the European map. Simply put, the next 200 years of European history can be traced back to the result of the battle that day in 1815. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Thu, 25 Jun 2015 04:42:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Greatest-Battles-in-History-The-Battle-of-Waterloo-Audiobook/B010BOR8X6 thebookvoice.com 01:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Waterloo Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." - Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo It is late in the evening of 18th June, 1815. The scene is a coaching inn on the road between Charleroi and Brussels in what is now Belgium. For 100 yards either side of the road men are strewn, dead or dying. These are Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard, three battalions of which had retreated towards the inn at the end of the battle. With the rest of the Armee du Nord streaming past him, Napoleon had taken personal command. Yet before long even these grizzled veterans had joined the rout. Now he too has left the field, fated to head for Paris, captivity, exile and an early death. Night has fallen on one of the continent's most cataclysmic battles. At the inn, the two exhausted but victorious allied commanders meet for the first time that day. Their close co-operation has ensured the final defeat of Napoleonic France and will put an end to 23 years of almost constant warfare across the continent. Appropriately, the inn is called "La Belle Alliance. Waterloo is the most famous battle in modern history if not all of history, and appropriately so. Gathering an army of 100,000 men, Napoleon marched into what is now Belgium, intent on driving his force between the advancing British army under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces under Marshal Blucher. It was the kind of daring strategy that only Napoleon could pull off, as he had at places like Jena and Austerlitz. At Waterloo, however, it would end disastrously, as Napoleon's armies were unable to dislodge Wellington and unable to keep the Prussians from linking up with the British. The battle would end with the French suffering nearly 60% casualties, the end of Napoleon's reign, and the restructuring of the European map. Simply put, the next 200 years of European history can be traced back to the result of the battle that day in 1815. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Waterloo Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: James McSorley Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-25-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." - Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo It is late in the evening of 18th June, 1815. The scene is a coaching inn on the road between Charleroi and Brussels in what is now Belgium. For 100 yards either side of the road men are strewn, dead or dying. These are Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard, three battalions of which had retreated towards the inn at the end of the battle. With the rest of the Armee du Nord streaming past him, Napoleon had taken personal command. Yet before long even these grizzled veterans had joined the rout. Now he too has left the field, fated to head for Paris, captivity, exile and an early death. Night has fallen on one of the continent's most cataclysmic battles. At the inn, the two exhausted but victorious allied commanders meet for the first time that day. Their close co-operation has ensured the final defeat of Napoleonic France and will put an end to 23 years of almost constant warfare across the continent. Appropriately, the inn is called "La Belle Alliance. Waterloo is the most famous battle in modern history if not all of history, and appropriately so. Gathering an army of 100,000 men, Napoleon marched into what is now Belgium, intent on driving his force between the advancing British army under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces under Marshal Blucher. It was the kind of daring strategy that only Napoleon could pull off, as he had at places like Jena and Austerlitz. At Waterloo, however, it would end disastrously, as Napoleon's armies were unable to dislodge Wellington and unable to keep the Prussians from linking up with the British. The battle would end with the French suffering nearly 60% casualties, the end of Napoleon's reign, and the restructuring of the European map. Simply put, the next 200 years of European history can be traced back to the result of the battle that day in 1815. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Forgotten-Voices-of-the-Blitz-and-the-Battle-for-Britain-Audiobook/B0032N8SVA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain Subtitle: Dunkirk and the Threat of Invasion Author: Joshua Levine, The Imperial War Museum Narrator: Simon MacCorkindale Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-06 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On the day that Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, Germany invaded Holland and Belgium. Despite all the efforts of the Allied armies, Hitler's powerful Panzer divisions smashed their way through to the French coast. For the retreating British Expeditionary Force, Dunkirk was the only practical point of departure, and on May 26, the order for total evacuation, Operation Dynamo, was given. Over succeeding days, the "miracle" of Dunkirk took place, and almost 400,000 troops were rescued from the beaches. Meanwhile, in Britain, belated preparations were going on for the expected invasion: the Battle for Britain had begun. © Joshua Levine and the Imperial War Museum; (P) Random House biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joshua Levine) Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:26:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Forgotten-Voices-of-the-Blitz-and-the-Battle-for-Britain-Audiobook/B0032N8SVA thebookvoice.com 02:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain Subtitle: Dunkirk and the Threat of Invasion Author: Joshua Levine, The Imperial War Museum Narrator: Simon MacCorkindale Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-06 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On the day that Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, Germany invaded Holland and Belgium. Despite all the efforts of the Allied armies, Hitler's powerful Panzer divisions smashed their way through to the French coast. For the retreating British Expeditionary Force, Dunkirk was the only practical point of departure, and on May 26, the order for total evacuation, Operation Dynamo, was given. Over succeeding days, the "miracle" of Dunkirk took place, and almost 400,000 troops were rescued from the beaches. Meanwhile, in Britain, belated preparations were going on for the expected invasion: the Battle for Britain had begun. © Joshua Levine and the Imperial War Museum; (P) Random House Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain Subtitle: Dunkirk and the Threat of Invasion Author: Joshua Levine, The Imperial War Museum Narrator: Simon MacCorkindale Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-06 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On the day that Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, Germany invaded Holland and Belgium. Despite all the efforts of the Allied armies, Hitler's powerful Panzer divisions smashed their way through to the French coast. For the retreating British Expeditionary Force, Dunkirk was the only practical point of departure, and on May 26, the order for total evacuation, Operation Dynamo, was given. Over succeeding days, the "miracle" of Dunkirk took place, and almost 400,000 troops were rescued from the beaches. Meanwhile, in Britain, belated preparations were going on for the expected invasion: the Battle for Britain had begun. © Joshua Levine and the Imperial War Museum; (P) Random House Members Reviews: Honored voices from the past Excellent book for those interested in the everyman's experience in the Battle of Britain. Highly recommended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Buccaneer-Boys-True-Tales-by-Those-Who-Flew-the-Last-All-British-Bomber-Audiobook/B0163IEAUS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Buccaneer Boys: True Tales by Those Who Flew the 'Last All-British Bomber' Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force, and the South African Air Force (SAAF) relate their experiences and affection for the Blackburn Buccaneer. Arranged in chronological order, the book traces the history of the aircraft and the tasks it fulfilled. In addition to describing events and activities, it provides an insight into the lifestyle of a Buccaneer squadron and the fun and enjoyment of being a "Buccaneer Boy" in addition to being part of a highly professional and dedicated force. The introduction into service is fully described before further chapters cover the development of the air force's maritime tactics and the deployment of two squadrons to Germany in the overland strike role. Two chapters deal with the aircraft's stunning successes at the Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises flown in North America, which took the USAF hierarchy by storm. A further chapter is devoted to the intensive but little known Bush War operations by 24 SAAF Squadron on the borders of Angola. Two USAF exchange officers who flew Buccaneers relate their experiences and the aircraft's deployment for the Lebanon crisis, and the reinforcement exercise to the Falkland Islands is examined. The introduction of new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles is covered before the Buccaneer left to go to war in the Gulf where it distinguished itself providing precision laser marking for the Tornado force, in addition to carrying out its own precision bombing attacks. This lavish book concludes with accounts of the aircraft's final days in RAF service and some reflections on its impact on maritime and overland air power. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Graham Pitchfork) Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:09:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Buccaneer-Boys-True-Tales-by-Those-Who-Flew-the-Last-All-British-Bomber-Audiobook/B0163IEAUS thebookvoice.com 10:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Buccaneer Boys: True Tales by Those Who Flew the 'Last All-British Bomber' Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force, and the South African Air Force (SAAF) relate their experiences and affection for the Blackburn Buccaneer. Arranged in chronological order, the book traces the history of the aircraft and the tasks it fulfilled. In addition to describing events and activities, it provides an insight into the lifestyle of a Buccaneer squadron and the fun and enjoyment of being a "Buccaneer Boy" in addition to being part of a highly professional and dedicated force. The introduction into service is fully described before further chapters cover the development of the air force's maritime tactics and the deployment of two squadrons to Germany in the overland strike role. Two chapters deal with the aircraft's stunning successes at the Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises flown in North America, which took the USAF hierarchy by storm. A further chapter is devoted to the intensive but little known Bush War operations by 24 SAAF Squadron on the borders of Angola. Two USAF exchange officers who flew Buccaneers relate their experiences and the aircraft's deployment for the Lebanon crisis, and the reinforcement exercise to the Falkland Islands is examined. The introduction of new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles is covered before the Buccaneer left to go to war in the Gulf where it distinguished itself providing precision laser marking for the Tornado force, in addition to carrying out its own precision bombing attacks. This lavish book concludes with accounts of the aircraft's final days in RAF service and some reflections on its impact on maritime and overland air power. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Buccaneer Boys: True Tales by Those Who Flew the 'Last All-British Bomber' Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force, and the South African Air Force (SAAF) relate their experiences and affection for the Blackburn Buccaneer. Arranged in chronological order, the book traces the history of the aircraft and the tasks it fulfilled. In addition to describing events and activities, it provides an insight into the lifestyle of a Buccaneer squadron and the fun and enjoyment of being a "Buccaneer Boy" in addition to being part of a highly professional and dedicated force. The introduction into service is fully described before further chapters cover the development of the air force's maritime tactics and the deployment of two squadrons to Germany in the overland strike role. Two chapters deal with the aircraft's stunning successes at the Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises flown in North America, which took the USAF hierarchy by storm. A further chapter is devoted to the intensive but little known Bush War operations by 24 SAAF Squadron on the borders of Angola. Two USAF exchange officers who flew Buccaneers relate their experiences and the aircraft's deployment for the Lebanon crisis, and the reinforcement exercise to the Falkland Islands is examined. The introduction of new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles is covered before the Buccaneer left to go to war in the Gulf where it distinguished itself providing precision laser marking for the Tornado force, in addition to carrying out its own precision bombing attacks. This lavish book concludes with accounts of the aircraft's final days in RAF service and some reflections on its impact on maritime and overland air power. Members Reviews: A Bucc'n Good Collection of Memoirs Never a pilot or a serviceman but brought up as a services (FAA) brat through the 70s, where the Buccaneer was treated with a reverence and affection not shared by any of its peers. Like so many, my AEA Dad converted from fixed wing to rotary (with the demise of our big carriers) and many years later, on visiting the FAA Museum Yeovilton, witnessed him get quite emotional in front of the Buccaneer followed by his thrilling (typically humorous) accounts of exploits involving this and other aircraft of its era. My childhood was an exciting time living in close proximity of these wonderful machines and still feel the hairs rise on the back of my neck when listening to the marvellous accounts from these lucky men in their awe inspiring flying machines! My only negative comment, the narration could be a little mundane and I welcomed the break when the USAF accounts were performed in a different accent, nevertheless a good listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Unforgettable-Vietnam-War-Audiobook/B00V5DOWLY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgettable Vietnam War Subtitle: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Derrick E. Hardin Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short Vietnam war book. The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of struggles for power that are part of the fabric of Vietnam is almost overwhelming. The battles were short and intense and fought in the jungles and rice paddies. Much of the war involved guerilla attacks. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Scott S. F. Meaker) Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:14:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Unforgettable-Vietnam-War-Audiobook/B00V5DOWLY thebookvoice.com 00:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgettable Vietnam War Subtitle: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Derrick E. Hardin Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short Vietnam war book. The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of struggles for power that are part of the fabric of Vietnam is almost overwhelming. The battles were short and intense and fought in the jungles and rice paddies. Much of the war involved guerilla attacks. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgettable Vietnam War Subtitle: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Derrick E. Hardin Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short Vietnam war book. The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of struggles for power that are part of the fabric of Vietnam is almost overwhelming. The battles were short and intense and fought in the jungles and rice paddies. Much of the war involved guerilla attacks. Members Reviews: shallow analysis this is a very shallow analysis of the Vietnam war but the mispronunciations are criminal. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Siege-of-Yorktown-Audiobook/B075TF3M71 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Siege of Yorktown Subtitle: The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Bill Hare Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site of a brief siege between two small armies, fought with all the decorum and formality of 18th century European warfare. About 5,000 British and Germans faced perhaps 18,000 Americans and French. After only three weeks the smaller garrison surrendered, tired and low on ammunition. Casualties for both sides totaled less than 1,000 dead and wounded. By contrast, at the siege of Stalingrad 161 years later, 107,000 Germans surrendered to one-point-two million Russians after five months of desperate fighting. At least a million died. At Waterloo in 1815, 190,000 troops slugged it out, leaving 14,000 dead in 10 hours. Another siege would take place at Yorktown during the Civil War 81 years after the more famous siege. Yorktown does not rank as a major military engagement by the conventional criteria of size, duration or casualties, but this small scale encounter was one of the most decisive battles in military history. The fact that it was the last major battle of the American Revolution has ensured that every Briton and American has heard of it. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:43:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Siege-of-Yorktown-Audiobook/B075TF3M71 thebookvoice.com 01:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Siege of Yorktown Subtitle: The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Bill Hare Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site of a brief siege between two small armies, fought with all the decorum and formality of 18th century European warfare. About 5,000 British and Germans faced perhaps 18,000 Americans and French. After only three weeks the smaller garrison surrendered, tired and low on ammunition. Casualties for both sides totaled less than 1,000 dead and wounded. By contrast, at the siege of Stalingrad 161 years later, 107,000 Germans surrendered to one-point-two million Russians after five months of desperate fighting. At least a million died. At Waterloo in 1815, 190,000 troops slugged it out, leaving 14,000 dead in 10 hours. Another siege would take place at Yorktown during the Civil War 81 years after the more famous siege. Yorktown does not rank as a major military engagement by the conventional criteria of size, duration or casualties, but this small scale encounter was one of the most decisive battles in military history. The fact that it was the last major battle of the American Revolution has ensured that every Briton and American has heard of it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Siege of Yorktown Subtitle: The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Bill Hare Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site of a brief siege between two small armies, fought with all the decorum and formality of 18th century European warfare. About 5,000 British and Germans faced perhaps 18,000 Americans and French. After only three weeks the smaller garrison surrendered, tired and low on ammunition. Casualties for both sides totaled less than 1,000 dead and wounded. By contrast, at the siege of Stalingrad 161 years later, 107,000 Germans surrendered to one-point-two million Russians after five months of desperate fighting. At least a million died. At Waterloo in 1815, 190,000 troops slugged it out, leaving 14,000 dead in 10 hours. Another siege would take place at Yorktown during the Civil War 81 years after the more famous siege. Yorktown does not rank as a major military engagement by the conventional criteria of size, duration or casualties, but this small scale encounter was one of the most decisive battles in military history. The fact that it was the last major battle of the American Revolution has ensured that every Briton and American has heard of it. Members Reviews: Decent overview of the siege and battle I bought this book when preparing a powerpoint presentation about the siege and battle for graduate school. This small book presented a good overview of events. It wasn't a scholarly tome by any means, but gave the highlights. Great overview of Battle of Yorktown Well written. Easy to read. Lots of information on the battles and participants, including some good illustrations and maps. What I would have like to see was a little more detail, but I understand that is hard to provide in a short guide. Five Stars A very succinct and comprehensive overview of the battle of Yorktown. Two Stars It ok for projects https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/44-Days-Audiobook/B01JGNQAS2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 44 Days Subtitle: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely-trained pilots fought alone against the Japanese. In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold. The recruits had almost nothing going for them against the Japanese war machine, except for one extraordinary leader named John Jackson, a balding, tubby Queenslander - at 35 possibly the oldest fighter pilot in the world - who said little, led from the front, and who had absolutely no sense of physical fear. Time and time again this brave group were hurled into battle, against all odds and logic, and succeeded in mauling a far superior enemy - whilst also fighting against the air force hierarchy. After relentless attack, the squadron was almost wiped out by the time relief came, having succeeded in their mission - but also paying a terrible price. Michael Veitch, actor, presenter and critically acclaimed author, brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of this courageous squadron of Australian heroes. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Veitch) Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:56:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/44-Days-Audiobook/B01JGNQAS2 thebookvoice.com 07:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 44 Days Subtitle: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely-trained pilots fought alone against the Japanese. In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold. The recruits had almost nothing going for them against the Japanese war machine, except for one extraordinary leader named John Jackson, a balding, tubby Queenslander - at 35 possibly the oldest fighter pilot in the world - who said little, led from the front, and who had absolutely no sense of physical fear. Time and time again this brave group were hurled into battle, against all odds and logic, and succeeded in mauling a far superior enemy - whilst also fighting against the air force hierarchy. After relentless attack, the squadron was almost wiped out by the time relief came, having succeeded in their mission - but also paying a terrible price. Michael Veitch, actor, presenter and critically acclaimed author, brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of this courageous squadron of Australian heroes. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 44 Days Subtitle: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely-trained pilots fought alone against the Japanese. In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold. The recruits had almost nothing going for them against the Japanese war machine, except for one extraordinary leader named John Jackson, a balding, tubby Queenslander - at 35 possibly the oldest fighter pilot in the world - who said little, led from the front, and who had absolutely no sense of physical fear. Time and time again this brave group were hurled into battle, against all odds and logic, and succeeded in mauling a far superior enemy - whilst also fighting against the air force hierarchy. After relentless attack, the squadron was almost wiped out by the time relief came, having succeeded in their mission - but also paying a terrible price. Michael Veitch, actor, presenter and critically acclaimed author, brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of this courageous squadron of Australian heroes. Members Reviews: Very enjoyable. Conveys spirit of Australia's brave men. Enjoyed the sound of the reader's voice. Although the subject is dry in a couple of spots, the interest picked up time and again. I wanted an appreciation of Aussie ways and spirit during the fight. Mission accomplished by 44 Days. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Into-the-Breach-at-Pusan-The-1st-Provisional-Marine-Brigade-in-the-Korean-War-Audiobook/B01697ETQI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Breach at Pusan: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War Subtitle: Campaigns and Commanders Series Author: Kenneth W. Estes Narrator: Stuart Appleton Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the opening campaign of the Korean War, the First Provisional Marine Brigade participated in a massive effort by United States and South Korean forces in 1950 to turn back the North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea. The brigade's actions loom large in marine lore. According to most accounts, traditional Marine Corps discipline, training, and fighting spirit saved the day as the marines rescued an unprepared US Eighth Army, which had been pushed back to the "Pusan Perimeter" at the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. Historian and retired marine Kenneth W. Estes undertakes a fresh investigation of the marines' and Eighth Army's fight for Pusan. Into the Breach at Pusan corrects discrepancies in earlier works (including the official histories) to offer a detailed account of the campaign and place it in historical context. Estes describes the mobilization, organization, and operations of First Brigade during the first three months of American participation in the Korean War. Focusing on the battalions, companies, and platoons that faced the hardened soldiers of the North Korean army, he brings the listener directly to the battlefield. The story he reveals there, woven with the voices of soldiers and officers, is one of cooperation rather than interservice rivalry. At the same time, he clarifies differences in the organizational cultures of the US Army and the Marine Corps. Into the Breach at Pusan is scrupulously fair to both the army and the marines. Estes sets the record straight in crediting the Eighth Army with saving itself during the Pusan Perimeter campaign, but he also affirms that the army's suffering would have been much greater without the crucial, timely performance of the First Provisional Marine Brigade. The book was published by University of Oklahoma Press. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Kenneth W. Estes) Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:11:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Into-the-Breach-at-Pusan-The-1st-Provisional-Marine-Brigade-in-the-Korean-War-Audiobook/B01697ETQI thebookvoice.com 05:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Breach at Pusan: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War Subtitle: Campaigns and Commanders Series Author: Kenneth W. Estes Narrator: Stuart Appleton Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the opening campaign of the Korean War, the First Provisional Marine Brigade participated in a massive effort by United States and South Korean forces in 1950 to turn back the North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea. The brigade's actions loom large in marine lore. According to most accounts, traditional Marine Corps discipline, training, and fighting spirit saved the day as the marines rescued an unprepared US Eighth Army, which had been pushed back to the "Pusan Perimeter" at the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. Historian and retired marine Kenneth W. Estes undertakes a fresh investigation of the marines' and Eighth Army's fight for Pusan. Into the Breach at Pusan corrects discrepancies in earlier works (including the official histories) to offer a detailed account of the campaign and place it in historical context. Estes describes the mobilization, organization, and operations of First Brigade during the first three months of American participation in the Korean War. Focusing on the battalions, companies, and platoons that faced the hardened soldiers of the North Korean army, he brings the listener directly to the battlefield. The story he reveals there, woven with the voices of soldiers and officers, is one of cooperation rather than interservice rivalry. At the same time, he clarifies differences in the organizational cultures of the US Army and the Marine Corps. Into the Breach at Pusan is scrupulously fair to both the army and the marines. Estes sets the record straight in crediting the Eighth Army with saving itself during the Pusan Perimeter campaign, but he also affirms that the army's suffering would have been much greater without the crucial, timely performance of the First Provisional Marine Brigade. The book was published by University of Oklahoma Press. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Into the Breach at Pusan: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War Subtitle: Campaigns and Commanders Series Author: Kenneth W. Estes Narrator: Stuart Appleton Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the opening campaign of the Korean War, the First Provisional Marine Brigade participated in a massive effort by United States and South Korean forces in 1950 to turn back the North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea. The brigade's actions loom large in marine lore. According to most accounts, traditional Marine Corps discipline, training, and fighting spirit saved the day as the marines rescued an unprepared US Eighth Army, which had been pushed back to the "Pusan Perimeter" at the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. Historian and retired marine Kenneth W. Estes undertakes a fresh investigation of the marines' and Eighth Army's fight for Pusan. Into the Breach at Pusan corrects discrepancies in earlier works (including the official histories) to offer a detailed account of the campaign and place it in historical context. Estes describes the mobilization, organization, and operations of First Brigade during the first three months of American participation in the Korean War. Focusing on the battalions, companies, and platoons that faced the hardened soldiers of the North Korean army, he brings the listener directly to the battlefield. The story he reveals there, woven with the voices of soldiers and officers, is one of cooperation rather than interservice rivalry. At the same time, he clarifies differences in the organizational cultures of the US Army and the Marine Corps. Into the Breach at Pusan is scrupulously fair to both the army and the marines. Estes sets the record straight in crediting the Eighth Army with saving itself during the Pusan Perimeter campaign, but he also affirms that the army's suffering would have been much greater without the crucial, timely performance of the First Provisional Marine Brigade. The book was published by University of Oklahoma Press. Members Reviews: Good analysis Good analysis of events ... and this includes analysis of the official history ofthe war A good read for some Bring a map and a solid grasp of military language the narrator will not make the book exciting or add anything to the telling Could have been better An important part of history, but author seemed to skip around just repeating historic facts https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Battle-of-Dogger-Bank-Audiobook/B00O1EC98M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Battle of Dogger Bank Subtitle: The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915 Author: Tobias Philbin, Tobias R. Philbin Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest and longest surface engagement until the Battle of Jutland the following summer. While the Germans lost an armored cruiser with heavy loss of life and Hipper's flagship was almost sunk, confusion in executing orders allowed the Germans to escape. The British considered the battle a victory; but the Germans had learned important lessons and they would be better prepared for the next encounter with the British fleet at Jutand. Tobias Philbin's Battle of Dogger Bank provides a keen analytical description of the battle and its place in the naval history of World War I. Critic Reviews: "...an outstanding account of Dogger Bank. Well grounded in critically used English and German primary sources..." (Patrick J. Kelly, author of Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tobias Philbin) Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:41:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Battle-of-Dogger-Bank-Audiobook/B00O1EC98M thebookvoice.com 06:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Battle of Dogger Bank Subtitle: The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915 Author: Tobias Philbin, Tobias R. Philbin Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest and longest surface engagement until the Battle of Jutland the following summer. While the Germans lost an armored cruiser with heavy loss of life and Hipper's flagship was almost sunk, confusion in executing orders allowed the Germans to escape. The British considered the battle a victory; but the Germans had learned important lessons and they would be better prepared for the next encounter with the British fleet at Jutand. Tobias Philbin's Battle of Dogger Bank provides a keen analytical description of the battle and its place in the naval history of World War I. Critic Reviews: "...an outstanding account of Dogger Bank. Well grounded in critically used English and German primary sources..." (Patrick J. Kelly, author of Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Battle of Dogger Bank Subtitle: The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915 Author: Tobias Philbin, Tobias R. Philbin Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had been alerted by a decoded radio intercept. The ensuing battle would prove to be the largest and longest surface engagement until the Battle of Jutland the following summer. While the Germans lost an armored cruiser with heavy loss of life and Hipper's flagship was almost sunk, confusion in executing orders allowed the Germans to escape. The British considered the battle a victory; but the Germans had learned important lessons and they would be better prepared for the next encounter with the British fleet at Jutand. Tobias Philbin's Battle of Dogger Bank provides a keen analytical description of the battle and its place in the naval history of World War I. Critic Reviews: "...an outstanding account of Dogger Bank. Well grounded in critically used English and German primary sources..." (Patrick J. Kelly, author of Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy) Members Reviews: An Interesting Piece of pre WWI History What did you love best about Battle of Dogger Bank? Besides Claton Butcher's narration, I liked learning about the Battle that occured just prior to the first world war. Who was your favorite character and why? The narrator. Which scene was your favorite? I thought it was interesting learning about all the original battlecruisers that were being built and used and also the lines of the British Fleet. And learning about the first German U-boat. It was a part of history that was necessary to move the world forward. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Not really. I just like learning about history. Any additional comments? Claton Butcher did a wonderful job narrating this audiobook. He speaks very clearly and is easy to understand and follow. His german is perfect as well. He has great control and perfect pauses. I received this audiobook foc in exchange for an unbiased review. Dogger Bank Review Would you try another book from Tobias Philbin and Tobias R. Philbin and/or Claton Butcher? No, not based on this book Has Battle of Dogger Bank turned you off from other books in this genre? No. I found it by searching for historical fiction, but in my opinion it is all facts and no fiction. Which scene was your favorite? None What character would you cut from Battle of Dogger Bank? None Any additional comments? Listening to this on the highway was like watching paint dry. Boring, boring. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Hill-Fights-Audiobook/B008J4B2QK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hill Fights Subtitle: The First Battle of Khe Sanh Author: Edward F. Murphy Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: While the 77-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as "the Hill Fights". Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly preview of the carnage to come at Khe Sanh, few are aware of the significance of the battles, or even their existence. For more than 30 years, virtually the only people who knew about the Hill Fights were the Marines who fought them. Now, for the first time, the full story has been pieced together by acclaimed Vietnam War historian Edward F. Murphy, whose definitive analysis admirably fills this significant gap in Vietnam War literature. Based on first-hand interviews and documentary research, Murphy's deeply informed narrative history is the only complete account of the battles, their origins, and their aftermath. The Marines at the isolated Khe Sanh Combat Base were tasked with monitoring the strategically vital Ho Chi Minh trail as it wound through the jungles in nearby Laos. Dominated by high hills on all sides, the combat base had to be screened on foot by the Marine infantrymen while crack, battle-hardened NVA units roamed at will through the high grass and set up elaborate defenses on steep, sun-baked overlooks. Murphy traces the bitter account of the U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh from the outset in 1966, revealing misguided decisions and strategies from above, and capturing the chain of hill battles in stark detail. But the Marines themselves supply the real grist of the story; it is their recollections that vividly re-create the atmosphere of desperation, bravery, and relentless horror that characterized their combat. Often outnumbered and outgunned by a hidden enemy - and with buddies lying dead or wounded beside them - these brave young Americans fought on. The story of the Marines at Khe Sanh in early 1967 is a microcosm of the Corps' entire Vietnam War and goes a long way toward explaining why their casualties in Vietnam exceeded, on a Marine-in-combat basis, even the tremendous losses the Leathernecks sustained during their ferocious Pacific island battles of World War II. The Hill Fights is a damning indictment of those responsible for the lives of these heroic Marines. Ultimately, the high command failed them, their tactics failed them, and their rifles failed them. Only the Marines themselves did not fail. Under fire, trapped in a hell of sudden death meted out by unseen enemies, they fought impossible odds with awesome courage and uncommon valor. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Edward F. Murphy) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:04:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Hill-Fights-Audiobook/B008J4B2QK thebookvoice.com 02:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hill Fights Subtitle: The First Battle of Khe Sanh Author: Edward F. Murphy Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: While the 77-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as "the Hill Fights". Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly preview of the carnage to come at Khe Sanh, few are aware of the significance of the battles, or even their existence. For more than 30 years, virtually the only people who knew about the Hill Fights were the Marines who fought them. Now, for the first time, the full story has been pieced together by acclaimed Vietnam War historian Edward F. Murphy, whose definitive analysis admirably fills this significant gap in Vietnam War literature. Based on first-hand interviews and documentary research, Murphy's deeply informed narrative history is the only complete account of the battles, their origins, and their aftermath. The Marines at the isolated Khe Sanh Combat Base were tasked with monitoring the strategically vital Ho Chi Minh trail as it wound through the jungles in nearby Laos. Dominated by high hills on all sides, the combat base had to be screened on foot by the Marine infantrymen while crack, battle-hardened NVA units roamed at will through the high grass and set up elaborate defenses on steep, sun-baked overlooks. Murphy traces the bitter account of the U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh from the outset in 1966, revealing misguided decisions and strategies from above, and capturing the chain of hill battles in stark detail. But the Marines themselves supply the real grist of the story; it is their recollections that vividly re-create the atmosphere of desperation, bravery, and relentless horror that characterized their combat. Often outnumbered and outgunned by a hidden enemy - and with buddies lying dead or wounded beside them - these brave young Americans fought on. The story of the Marines at Khe Sanh in early 1967 is a microcosm of the Corps' entire Vietnam War and goes a long way toward explaining why their casualties in Vietnam exceeded, on a Marine-in-combat basis, even the tremendous losses the Leathernecks sustained during their ferocious Pacific island battles of World War II. The Hill Fights is a damning indictment of those responsible for the lives of these heroic Marines. Ultimately, the high command failed them, their tactics failed them, and their rifles failed them. Only the Marines themselves did not fail. Under fire, trapped in a hell of sudden death meted out by unseen enemies, they fought impossible odds with awesome courage and uncommon valor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hill Fights Subtitle: The First Battle of Khe Sanh Author: Edward F. Murphy Narrator: Charles Stransky Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: While the 77-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as "the Hill Fights". Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly preview of the carnage to come at Khe Sanh, few are aware of the significance of the battles, or even their existence. For more than 30 years, virtually the only people who knew about the Hill Fights were the Marines who fought them. Now, for the first time, the full story has been pieced together by acclaimed Vietnam War historian Edward F. Murphy, whose definitive analysis admirably fills this significant gap in Vietnam War literature. Based on first-hand interviews and documentary research, Murphy's deeply informed narrative history is the only complete account of the battles, their origins, and their aftermath. The Marines at the isolated Khe Sanh Combat Base were tasked with monitoring the strategically vital Ho Chi Minh trail as it wound through the jungles in nearby Laos. Dominated by high hills on all sides, the combat base had to be screened on foot by the Marine infantrymen while crack, battle-hardened NVA units roamed at will through the high grass and set up elaborate defenses on steep, sun-baked overlooks. Murphy traces the bitter account of the U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh from the outset in 1966, revealing misguided decisions and strategies from above, and capturing the chain of hill battles in stark detail. But the Marines themselves supply the real grist of the story; it is their recollections that vividly re-create the atmosphere of desperation, bravery, and relentless horror that characterized their combat. Often outnumbered and outgunned by a hidden enemy - and with buddies lying dead or wounded beside them - these brave young Americans fought on. The story of the Marines at Khe Sanh in early 1967 is a microcosm of the Corps' entire Vietnam War and goes a long way toward explaining why their casualties in Vietnam exceeded, on a Marine-in-combat basis, even the tremendous losses the Leathernecks sustained during their ferocious Pacific island battles of World War II. The Hill Fights is a damning indictment of those responsible for the lives of these heroic Marines. Ultimately, the high command failed them, their tactics failed them, and their rifles failed them. Only the Marines themselves did not fail. Under fire, trapped in a hell of sudden death meted out by unseen enemies, they fought impossible odds with awesome courage and uncommon valor. Members Reviews: great I am and then I am not sure how to write a review to yly telephone book writing This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I'm an avid fan of military history, but this book didn't impress. The underlying story is actually quite compelling: the first test of two very different tactical styles against one another. The execution of this story, however, was lacking in several fundamentals. First, in this story, space and spatial relationships are important - the shape and slope of various ridge lines, the narrowness of a particular jungle path, etc. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Coups-and-Terror-Audiobook/B00B8CDGNM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War, Coups, and Terror Subtitle: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil Author: Brian Cloughley Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In recent years, Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious mix, coupled with a complex political structure and its status as a nuclear power, have ensured that its actions - and inactions - have attracted close scrutiny since 9/11 and the declaration of the "War on Terror". Yet there remains widespread disagreement among political and military analysts as to the real position of this enigmatic nation. In War, Coups, and Terror, Brian Cloughley explores the underbelly of Pakistan's military and its controversial role within the Pakistani government since Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came to power in 1971. An insider with links to Pakistan's past and present senior officers, Cloughley provides a unique insight into the Army's influence and position as a force in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as an account of operations against the 2003-2004 tribal uprising. His coverage of military-political relations will fascinate those who seek a closer understanding of this enigmatic and complex country, its ambitions, affiliations, and loyalties. Editorial Reviews: A veteran of both the British and Australian armies with ties to senior members of the Pakistani military, Brian Coughley provides a unique insight into the controversial role the Army has played within the government since Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rise to power in 1971. Fleet Cooper is assertive yet unassuming when need be, allowing Coughley's intensive research to take prominence. War, Coups, and Terror is an in-depth, insider look at the mix of religion, politics, and military influence in the history of this complicated nation. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Brian Cloughley) Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:13:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Coups-and-Terror-Audiobook/B00B8CDGNM thebookvoice.com 10:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War, Coups, and Terror Subtitle: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil Author: Brian Cloughley Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In recent years, Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious mix, coupled with a complex political structure and its status as a nuclear power, have ensured that its actions - and inactions - have attracted close scrutiny since 9/11 and the declaration of the "War on Terror". Yet there remains widespread disagreement among political and military analysts as to the real position of this enigmatic nation. In War, Coups, and Terror, Brian Cloughley explores the underbelly of Pakistan's military and its controversial role within the Pakistani government since Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came to power in 1971. An insider with links to Pakistan's past and present senior officers, Cloughley provides a unique insight into the Army's influence and position as a force in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as an account of operations against the 2003-2004 tribal uprising. His coverage of military-political relations will fascinate those who seek a closer understanding of this enigmatic and complex country, its ambitions, affiliations, and loyalties. Editorial Reviews: A veteran of both the British and Australian armies with ties to senior members of the Pakistani military, Brian Coughley provides a unique insight into the controversial role the Army has played within the government since Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rise to power in 1971. Fleet Cooper is assertive yet unassuming when need be, allowing Coughley's intensive research to take prominence. War, Coups, and Terror is an in-depth, insider look at the mix of religion, politics, and military influence in the history of this complicated nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War, Coups, and Terror Subtitle: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil Author: Brian Cloughley Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In recent years, Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious mix, coupled with a complex political structure and its status as a nuclear power, have ensured that its actions - and inactions - have attracted close scrutiny since 9/11 and the declaration of the "War on Terror". Yet there remains widespread disagreement among political and military analysts as to the real position of this enigmatic nation. In War, Coups, and Terror, Brian Cloughley explores the underbelly of Pakistan's military and its controversial role within the Pakistani government since Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came to power in 1971. An insider with links to Pakistan's past and present senior officers, Cloughley provides a unique insight into the Army's influence and position as a force in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as an account of operations against the 2003-2004 tribal uprising. His coverage of military-political relations will fascinate those who seek a closer understanding of this enigmatic and complex country, its ambitions, affiliations, and loyalties. Editorial Reviews: A veteran of both the British and Australian armies with ties to senior members of the Pakistani military, Brian Coughley provides a unique insight into the controversial role the Army has played within the government since Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rise to power in 1971. Fleet Cooper is assertive yet unassuming when need be, allowing Coughley's intensive research to take prominence. War, Coups, and Terror is an in-depth, insider look at the mix of religion, politics, and military influence in the history of this complicated nation. Members Reviews: Rewiew An intelligent and inciteful review of events in an area where few of us, I would guess, would be particularly well informed on. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Diplomacy-at-the-Brink-Audiobook/B0722WYPBT Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diplomacy at the Brink Subtitle: Eisenhower, Churchill, and Eden in the Cold War Author: David M. Watry Narrator: Douglas McDonald Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-12-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking new study of Anglo-American relations during the Cold War, Diplomacy at the Brink argues for a reevaluation of Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy toward allies and enemies alike. Contrary to his reputation as a level-headed moderate, the Eisenhower who emerges is a conservative ideologue, a leader whose aggressively anti-Communist and anticolonialist foreign policies represented a major shift away from the containment policy of the Truman presidency. Watry contends that Eisenhower worked closely with John Foster Dulles to engage in aggressive brinksmanship that diametrically opposed Winston Churchill's diplomacy of "peaceful coexistence". At a time when British economic interests favored cooperation with China, Eisenhower planned nuclear war against it; when Anthony Eden considered Gamal Abdel Nasser a Soviet agent and invaded Egypt, Eisenhower supported Arab nationalism and used economic and political blackmail to force Britain to withdraw. Such stances fractured the "special relationship" between America and Great Britain and played a vital role in the dissolution of the British Empire. Watry's thorough examination of the important clash of US-UK foreign policy demonstrates that America's new anti-colonial policies and the unilateral use of American power against perceived Communist threats put Eisenhower and Dulles on a collision course with Churchill and Eden that rocked the world. The book is published by Louisiana State University Press. Critic Reviews: "Highly recommended."( CHOICE) "This is an important and outstanding contribution to the Eisenhower and Cold War historiographies." ( H-Net Reviews) "Watry makes an important contribution to literature on the Cold War." ( International Social Science Review) biacuaduc@gmail.com (David M. Watry) Fri, 12 May 2017 21:57:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Diplomacy-at-the-Brink-Audiobook/B0722WYPBT thebookvoice.com 06:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diplomacy at the Brink Subtitle: Eisenhower, Churchill, and Eden in the Cold War Author: David M. Watry Narrator: Douglas McDonald Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-12-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking new study of Anglo-American relations during the Cold War, Diplomacy at the Brink argues for a reevaluation of Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy toward allies and enemies alike. Contrary to his reputation as a level-headed moderate, the Eisenhower who emerges is a conservative ideologue, a leader whose aggressively anti-Communist and anticolonialist foreign policies represented a major shift away from the containment policy of the Truman presidency. Watry contends that Eisenhower worked closely with John Foster Dulles to engage in aggressive brinksmanship that diametrically opposed Winston Churchill's diplomacy of "peaceful coexistence". At a time when British economic interests favored cooperation with China, Eisenhower planned nuclear war against it; when Anthony Eden considered Gamal Abdel Nasser a Soviet agent and invaded Egypt, Eisenhower supported Arab nationalism and used economic and political blackmail to force Britain to withdraw. Such stances fractured the "special relationship" between America and Great Britain and played a vital role in the dissolution of the British Empire. Watry's thorough examination of the important clash of US-UK foreign policy demonstrates that America's new anti-colonial policies and the unilateral use of American power against perceived Communist threats put Eisenhower and Dulles on a collision course with Churchill and Eden that rocked the world. The book is published by Louisiana State University Press. Critic Reviews: "Highly recommended."( CHOICE) "This is an important and outstanding contribution to the Eisenhower and Cold War historiographies." ( H-Net Reviews) "Watry makes an important contribution to literature on the Cold War." ( International Social Science Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diplomacy at the Brink Subtitle: Eisenhower, Churchill, and Eden in the Cold War Author: David M. Watry Narrator: Douglas McDonald Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-12-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking new study of Anglo-American relations during the Cold War, Diplomacy at the Brink argues for a reevaluation of Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy toward allies and enemies alike. Contrary to his reputation as a level-headed moderate, the Eisenhower who emerges is a conservative ideologue, a leader whose aggressively anti-Communist and anticolonialist foreign policies represented a major shift away from the containment policy of the Truman presidency. Watry contends that Eisenhower worked closely with John Foster Dulles to engage in aggressive brinksmanship that diametrically opposed Winston Churchill's diplomacy of "peaceful coexistence". At a time when British economic interests favored cooperation with China, Eisenhower planned nuclear war against it; when Anthony Eden considered Gamal Abdel Nasser a Soviet agent and invaded Egypt, Eisenhower supported Arab nationalism and used economic and political blackmail to force Britain to withdraw. Such stances fractured the "special relationship" between America and Great Britain and played a vital role in the dissolution of the British Empire. Watry's thorough examination of the important clash of US-UK foreign policy demonstrates that America's new anti-colonial policies and the unilateral use of American power against perceived Communist threats put Eisenhower and Dulles on a collision course with Churchill and Eden that rocked the world. The book is published by Louisiana State University Press. Critic Reviews: "Highly recommended."( CHOICE) "This is an important and outstanding contribution to the Eisenhower and Cold War historiographies." ( H-Net Reviews) "Watry makes an important contribution to literature on the Cold War." ( International Social Science Review) Members Reviews: One can gain great insight into the interactions of these leaders and how ... It is obvious that a lot of time, effort, and research went into the writing of this book. One can gain great insight into the interactions of these leaders and how that interaction shaped events and policies during the Cold War. I enjoyed the depth of thought about the impact of the interactions and how that would lay the groundwork and positioning for the future of policies during the Cold War by other leaders. If you want to understand foreign policy after World War II this is a must read. The intricacies of diplomacy are explored with a solid evaluation and explanation by the author. A Must Read !! What I found fascinating about Diplomacy at the Brink was how Churchill regularly ignored The Foreign Office on issues concerning Korea, Iran, Guatemala, the Soviet Union and the United States. At the same time, Churchill strongly opposed American military intervention in Indochina and China, thus avoiding World War III. Finally Watry's account of the Suez Crisis is the best ever written. Diplomacy at the Brink Very enlightening book. Surprised to learn how Eisenhower's diplomacy was so different generally perceived notions. Alarming to learn how close we really were to using nuclear attack weapons. Detailed accounts of the negotiations between America and England during those tense years - inciteful book. Outstanding book on the early days of the Cold War! Excellent book about the cold war and interactions between Eisenhower, Churchill and Eden. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Historys-Greatest-Battles-Masterstrokes-of-War-Audiobook/B06XFTFMZ9 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History's Greatest Battles: Masterstrokes of War Author: Nigel Cawthorne Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-17 Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Great battles mark history's turning points, occurring as they do where cultures and ideologies clash. While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. All the great battles in this book are pivotal in history: if any one of them had gone the other way, the world would have been a very different place. And none of them - with the exception, perhaps, of Iwo Jima and Berlin - was a foregone conclusion. From the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when the vastly outnumbered Athenian army turned back an invasion of the mighty Persian Empire, up to the Vietnamese defeat of the French army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the battles in this book demonstrate that God is not always on the side of the big battalions. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Nigel Cawthorne) Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:58:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Historys-Greatest-Battles-Masterstrokes-of-War-Audiobook/B06XFTFMZ9 thebookvoice.com 09:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History's Greatest Battles: Masterstrokes of War Author: Nigel Cawthorne Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-17 Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Great battles mark history's turning points, occurring as they do where cultures and ideologies clash. While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. All the great battles in this book are pivotal in history: if any one of them had gone the other way, the world would have been a very different place. And none of them - with the exception, perhaps, of Iwo Jima and Berlin - was a foregone conclusion. From the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when the vastly outnumbered Athenian army turned back an invasion of the mighty Persian Empire, up to the Vietnamese defeat of the French army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the battles in this book demonstrate that God is not always on the side of the big battalions. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History's Greatest Battles: Masterstrokes of War Author: Nigel Cawthorne Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-17 Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Great battles mark history's turning points, occurring as they do where cultures and ideologies clash. While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. All the great battles in this book are pivotal in history: if any one of them had gone the other way, the world would have been a very different place. And none of them - with the exception, perhaps, of Iwo Jima and Berlin - was a foregone conclusion. From the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when the vastly outnumbered Athenian army turned back an invasion of the mighty Persian Empire, up to the Vietnamese defeat of the French army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the battles in this book demonstrate that God is not always on the side of the big battalions. Members Reviews: Nice book well done Well written and informative A rather light reading. I'm disappointed because I wanted more analysis form the writer about both each battle and it's historical importance. The author claims that these battles all were of immense importance to history. That's true of course, but a better explanation other than a couple of sentences would have been interesting. As for the battles, the collection is not meant to be a complete history. But unfortunately, devoting only a hand full of pages per conflict means that we get the most skeletal account. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it. A great collection of some of the greatest battles in history A great collection of some of the greatest battles in history. This was a very informative book, well researched. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Historias-asombrosas-de-la-Segunda-Guerra-Mundial-Audiobook/B00MJE09XI Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Autor: Jesús Hernández Narrador: Jorge Lillo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 15 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: El conflicto más salvaje de la historia de la humanidad está, no obstante, plagado de historias y anécdotas tremendamente sorprendentes y llenas de humanidad. La Segunda Guerra Mundial es uno de los períodos históricos más estudiados en el pasado S. XX y en este siglo, no obstante, aún no hemos logrado responder a la infinidad de preguntas que sigue suscitando. Frente a la inmensidad de libros que tratan pormenorizadamente los detalles más importantes y conocidos de la guerra, Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial nos presenta otra visión del conflicto armado más terrible de la historia humana. Un repaso por las zonas más oscuras del conflicto que, además de entretenido, puede ser revelador e instructivo para todos aquellos interesados en este episodio de la historia. Jesús Hernández estructura el audio libro temáticamente, y presenta temas tan importantes como las relaciones entre la guerra y la cultura, la presencia de animales condecorados en ambos bandos o las curiosidades de la guerra en el aire, en el mar y en las trincheras. Facilita así la asimilación de los datos y aglutina las anécdotas para que el oyente pueda relacionar las curiosidades de un bando con las del contrario. Descubriremos así datos tan curiosos como la Venus de Milo de escayola con la que los franceses engañaron a los expertos alemanes, o la historia de Mary, una paloma que fue condecorada por vencer a los halcones nazis, o el curioso relato del coche blindado de Roosevelt que procedía del mismísimo Al Capone. Un audio libro ameno y didáctico que ayudará a hacernos comprender que la Segunda Guerra Mundial es una fuente inagotable de pequeñas historias humanas. Una obra tremendamente entretenida que muestra, sin embargo, los hechos históricos con todo el rigor y la precisión que un tema como éste reclama. Un rayo de luz que aclara la parte más humana de este conflicto en el que la locura llegó a cotas inauditas hasta entonces. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jesús Hernández) Mon, 11 Aug 2014 06:44:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Historias-asombrosas-de-la-Segunda-Guerra-Mundial-Audiobook/B00MJE09XI thebookvoice.com 09:15:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Autor: Jesús Hernández Narrador: Jorge Lillo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 15 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: El conflicto más salvaje de la historia de la humanidad está, no obstante, plagado de historias y anécdotas tremendamente sorprendentes y llenas de humanidad. La Segunda Guerra Mundial es uno de los períodos históricos más estudiados en el pasado S. XX y en este siglo, no obstante, aún no hemos logrado responder a la infinidad de preguntas que sigue suscitando. Frente a la inmensidad de libros que tratan pormenorizadamente los detalles más importantes y conocidos de la guerra, Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial nos presenta otra visión del conflicto armado más terrible de la historia humana. Un repaso por las zonas más oscuras del conflicto que, además de entretenido, puede ser revelador e instructivo para todos aquellos interesados en este episodio de la historia. Jesús Hernández estructura el audio libro temáticamente, y presenta temas tan importantes como las relaciones entre la guerra y la cultura, la presencia de animales condecorados en ambos bandos o las curiosidades de la guerra en el aire, en el mar y en las trincheras. Facilita así la asimilación de los datos y aglutina las anécdotas para que el oyente pueda relacionar las curiosidades de un bando con las del contrario. Descubriremos así datos tan curiosos como la Venus de Milo de escayola con la que los franceses engañaron a los expertos alemanes, o la historia de Mary, una paloma que fue condecorada por vencer a los halcones nazis, o el curioso relato del coche blindado de Roosevelt que procedía del mismísimo Al Capone. Un audio libro ameno y didáctico que ayudará a hacernos comprender que la Segunda Guerra Mundial es una fuente inagotable de pequeñas historias humanas. Una obra tremendamente entretenida que muestra, sin embargo, los hechos históricos con todo el rigor y la precisión que un tema como éste reclama. Un rayo de luz que aclara la parte más humana de este conflicto en el que la locura llegó a cotas inauditas hasta entonces. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Autor: Jesús Hernández Narrador: Jorge Lillo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 15 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: El conflicto más salvaje de la historia de la humanidad está, no obstante, plagado de historias y anécdotas tremendamente sorprendentes y llenas de humanidad. La Segunda Guerra Mundial es uno de los períodos históricos más estudiados en el pasado S. XX y en este siglo, no obstante, aún no hemos logrado responder a la infinidad de preguntas que sigue suscitando. Frente a la inmensidad de libros que tratan pormenorizadamente los detalles más importantes y conocidos de la guerra, Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial nos presenta otra visión del conflicto armado más terrible de la historia humana. Un repaso por las zonas más oscuras del conflicto que, además de entretenido, puede ser revelador e instructivo para todos aquellos interesados en este episodio de la historia. Jesús Hernández estructura el audio libro temáticamente, y presenta temas tan importantes como las relaciones entre la guerra y la cultura, la presencia de animales condecorados en ambos bandos o las curiosidades de la guerra en el aire, en el mar y en las trincheras. Facilita así la asimilación de los datos y aglutina las anécdotas para que el oyente pueda relacionar las curiosidades de un bando con las del contrario. Descubriremos así datos tan curiosos como la Venus de Milo de escayola con la que los franceses engañaron a los expertos alemanes, o la historia de Mary, una paloma que fue condecorada por vencer a los halcones nazis, o el curioso relato del coche blindado de Roosevelt que procedía del mismísimo Al Capone. Un audio libro ameno y didáctico que ayudará a hacernos comprender que la Segunda Guerra Mundial es una fuente inagotable de pequeñas historias humanas. Una obra tremendamente entretenida que muestra, sin embargo, los hechos históricos con todo el rigor y la precisión que un tema como éste reclama. Un rayo de luz que aclara la parte más humana de este conflicto en el que la locura llegó a cotas inauditas hasta entonces. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Historias muy entretenidas. Horas de entretenimiento garantizado. Nunca había escuchado estas historias! Me chocó un poco que el narrador se haya equivocado bastante en ocasiones, pero eso le da un sentido de que no es una máquina que esta leyendo, lo que veo positivo. Sorpresivas perspectivas para analizar la guerra El historiador Jesús Hernández nos revela en este excepcional audiolibro, a través de anécdotas relatadas de la manera más amena, el profundo impacto que ha tenido la segunda guerra mundial en nuestras vidas cotidianas. Desde artículos que se podrían considerar un poco triviales como la historia de los famosos encendedores Zippo y el refresco nacido en la Alemania Nazi (Fanta) hasta el empleo de los antibióticos (sulfas y penicilina), además de otras historias llenas de humorismo, a pesar de la gran tragedia que fue esta guerra. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stubborn-Buggers-Audiobook/B00LBDDT7G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stubborn Buggers Subtitle: The Survivors of the Infamous POW Gaol That Made Changi Look Like Heaven Author: Tim Bowden Narrator: Tim Bowden Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 'It made Changi seem like heaven.' There was a place far worse than Changi - Singapore's Outram Road Gaol. Deprivation here was so extreme that there really was a fate worse than death. Stubborn Buggers is the story of 12 Australian POWs who fought and survived the battle for Malaya, then captivity and slave labour, followed by the unimaginable hardships of Outram Road Gaol. It is a story of how they dealt with the brutality of the Japanese military police, the feared Kempeitai. And it is the story of how they found a way to go on living even when facing a future of no hope and slow death. But Stubborn Buggers is about more than suffering and brutality. It is also a story of grit, determination, and larrikin humour. It is very much about the triumph of the human spirit. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tim Bowden) Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:38:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stubborn-Buggers-Audiobook/B00LBDDT7G thebookvoice.com 08:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stubborn Buggers Subtitle: The Survivors of the Infamous POW Gaol That Made Changi Look Like Heaven Author: Tim Bowden Narrator: Tim Bowden Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 'It made Changi seem like heaven.' There was a place far worse than Changi - Singapore's Outram Road Gaol. Deprivation here was so extreme that there really was a fate worse than death. Stubborn Buggers is the story of 12 Australian POWs who fought and survived the battle for Malaya, then captivity and slave labour, followed by the unimaginable hardships of Outram Road Gaol. It is a story of how they dealt with the brutality of the Japanese military police, the feared Kempeitai. And it is the story of how they found a way to go on living even when facing a future of no hope and slow death. But Stubborn Buggers is about more than suffering and brutality. It is also a story of grit, determination, and larrikin humour. It is very much about the triumph of the human spirit. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stubborn Buggers Subtitle: The Survivors of the Infamous POW Gaol That Made Changi Look Like Heaven Author: Tim Bowden Narrator: Tim Bowden Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: 'It made Changi seem like heaven.' There was a place far worse than Changi - Singapore's Outram Road Gaol. Deprivation here was so extreme that there really was a fate worse than death. Stubborn Buggers is the story of 12 Australian POWs who fought and survived the battle for Malaya, then captivity and slave labour, followed by the unimaginable hardships of Outram Road Gaol. It is a story of how they dealt with the brutality of the Japanese military police, the feared Kempeitai. And it is the story of how they found a way to go on living even when facing a future of no hope and slow death. But Stubborn Buggers is about more than suffering and brutality. It is also a story of grit, determination, and larrikin humour. It is very much about the triumph of the human spirit. Members Reviews: Inspiring Aussie spirit It is always difficult to listen to other peoples suffering but inspiring to hear of the many ways an individual will be defiant, even if only in the confines of their own minds. What incredible character and courage these men had. Im humbled. Predictable How did the narrator detract from the book? Very monotone so I lost interest. Any additional comments? Do not want to put too much as would ruin the story for others A humbling tale of proper stubborn Buggers Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? This book blew me away. The courage & guile of the participants was something to be admired/ A bloody good read witch brings admiration to those who have and are serving their country. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stories-From-the-Secret-War-Audiobook/B00HETXXUO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stories From the Secret War Subtitle: CIA Special Ops in Laos Author: Terrence M. Burke Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Brook Forest Voices Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1962, the International Geneva Accords declared Laos to be neutral and generally restricted from foreign interference and foreign troops. Thus began the CIA's secret war in Laos, led by a handful of CIA paramilitary officers in the mountains of Laos against North Vietnamese and Lao Communist forces. One of those secret warriors, CIA Silver Star recipient Terrence Burke, gives a vivid account of primitive guerrilla warfare that eventually led to an attempt by the North Vietnamese to capture him. Burke's stories of that war are of gritty and often deadly hit and run tactics against the North Vietnamese, attempted rescues of downed pilots, and daily survival far from American support. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Terrence M. Burke) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:58:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Stories-From-the-Secret-War-Audiobook/B00HETXXUO thebookvoice.com 03:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stories From the Secret War Subtitle: CIA Special Ops in Laos Author: Terrence M. Burke Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Brook Forest Voices Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1962, the International Geneva Accords declared Laos to be neutral and generally restricted from foreign interference and foreign troops. Thus began the CIA's secret war in Laos, led by a handful of CIA paramilitary officers in the mountains of Laos against North Vietnamese and Lao Communist forces. One of those secret warriors, CIA Silver Star recipient Terrence Burke, gives a vivid account of primitive guerrilla warfare that eventually led to an attempt by the North Vietnamese to capture him. Burke's stories of that war are of gritty and often deadly hit and run tactics against the North Vietnamese, attempted rescues of downed pilots, and daily survival far from American support. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stories From the Secret War Subtitle: CIA Special Ops in Laos Author: Terrence M. Burke Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Brook Forest Voices Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1962, the International Geneva Accords declared Laos to be neutral and generally restricted from foreign interference and foreign troops. Thus began the CIA's secret war in Laos, led by a handful of CIA paramilitary officers in the mountains of Laos against North Vietnamese and Lao Communist forces. One of those secret warriors, CIA Silver Star recipient Terrence Burke, gives a vivid account of primitive guerrilla warfare that eventually led to an attempt by the North Vietnamese to capture him. Burke's stories of that war are of gritty and often deadly hit and run tactics against the North Vietnamese, attempted rescues of downed pilots, and daily survival far from American support. Members Reviews: Self Aggrandizement Would you try another book from Terrence M. Burke and/or Michael Pearl? Absolutely not. What could Terrence M. Burke have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Terrence served in the CIA's Directorate of Support, Office of Security. His book is full of self aggrandizing anecdotes and does not cover either the history of the war in Laos or the history of the CIA's involvement in the war in Laos. He loves to talk about himself and his abilities. What about Michael Pearls performance did you like? I thought Michael did a great job with the material he had to work with. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? There are several unintentionally enlightening factoids and anecdotes in the book but it requires a pre-existing understanding of the Agency and it's history. Any additional comments? Terrance M. Burke went on to become Deputy Administrator of the DEA from 89 to 91. He has regularly appeared on TV and clearly loves sharing his "expertise" with others. Entertaining, easy to listen Doesn't go into much depth about the political or world events surrounding the Secret War, but gives impressive first person accounts of some war stories https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Annapolis-Creed-Audiobook/B075F9MWJG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Annapolis Creed Subtitle: The First African American Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy Author: Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr Narrator: Jordan B Smith Jr Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Jordan B. Smith Jr Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A real untold story. Dr. Jordan B. Smith, Jr. became the first African-American to become the Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy (Annapolis or USNA) in 1976. The Class of 1976 African Americans set the pathway for changes, by demonstrating that blacks and other minorities had earned the right to be in Annapolis. The incidents and events are authentic. This audiobook is about one of the black men who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1976 whose accomplishment ignites a communication frenzy among the media - as another Navy tradition goes away. The cover picture shows a black girl wearing a traditional, southern belle, formal white dress. The pictures of this event make public that blacks could compete with their white counterparts and live in harmony. These black midshipmen pioneers of Annapolis brings an end to the discriminatory tolerant institutions of learning at the United States Naval Academy. At the time, the author thought this accomplishment was insignificant, but it faded away with time and only existed as a memory. The cover picture of this audiobook is on display in the Naval Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The image is on display in a glass case, close by uniforms of Admiral Nimitz and Farragut, and other historical Naval documents and artifacts. Most African-Americans today are familiar with black sports professionals like Michael Jordan, and few if any know anything about the accomplishment of African-Americans who broke barriers to scuttle Navy traditions at Annapolis. The achievements of these black military men are well concealed and camouflaged. However, no significant progress ever happens without setbacks, diversions, decisions, failures, and modifications of strategies. Perseverance and struggle in making the dream a reality, has never failed throughout the author's lifetime. It is the development of Dr. Smith's growing mindset that allowed him to believe that he could become the 17th Company Commander. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr) Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:40:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Annapolis-Creed-Audiobook/B075F9MWJG thebookvoice.com 05:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Annapolis Creed Subtitle: The First African American Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy Author: Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr Narrator: Jordan B Smith Jr Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Jordan B. Smith Jr Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A real untold story. Dr. Jordan B. Smith, Jr. became the first African-American to become the Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy (Annapolis or USNA) in 1976. The Class of 1976 African Americans set the pathway for changes, by demonstrating that blacks and other minorities had earned the right to be in Annapolis. The incidents and events are authentic. This audiobook is about one of the black men who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1976 whose accomplishment ignites a communication frenzy among the media - as another Navy tradition goes away. The cover picture shows a black girl wearing a traditional, southern belle, formal white dress. The pictures of this event make public that blacks could compete with their white counterparts and live in harmony. These black midshipmen pioneers of Annapolis brings an end to the discriminatory tolerant institutions of learning at the United States Naval Academy. At the time, the author thought this accomplishment was insignificant, but it faded away with time and only existed as a memory. The cover picture of this audiobook is on display in the Naval Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The image is on display in a glass case, close by uniforms of Admiral Nimitz and Farragut, and other historical Naval documents and artifacts. Most African-Americans today are familiar with black sports professionals like Michael Jordan, and few if any know anything about the accomplishment of African-Americans who broke barriers to scuttle Navy traditions at Annapolis. The achievements of these black military men are well concealed and camouflaged. However, no significant progress ever happens without setbacks, diversions, decisions, failures, and modifications of strategies. Perseverance and struggle in making the dream a reality, has never failed throughout the author's lifetime. It is the development of Dr. Smith's growing mindset that allowed him to believe that he could become the 17th Company Commander. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Annapolis Creed Subtitle: The First African American Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy Author: Dr. Jordan B Smith Jr Narrator: Jordan B Smith Jr Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Jordan B. Smith Jr Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A real untold story. Dr. Jordan B. Smith, Jr. became the first African-American to become the Color Company Commander at the United States Naval Academy (Annapolis or USNA) in 1976. The Class of 1976 African Americans set the pathway for changes, by demonstrating that blacks and other minorities had earned the right to be in Annapolis. The incidents and events are authentic. This audiobook is about one of the black men who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1976 whose accomplishment ignites a communication frenzy among the media - as another Navy tradition goes away. The cover picture shows a black girl wearing a traditional, southern belle, formal white dress. The pictures of this event make public that blacks could compete with their white counterparts and live in harmony. These black midshipmen pioneers of Annapolis brings an end to the discriminatory tolerant institutions of learning at the United States Naval Academy. At the time, the author thought this accomplishment was insignificant, but it faded away with time and only existed as a memory. The cover picture of this audiobook is on display in the Naval Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The image is on display in a glass case, close by uniforms of Admiral Nimitz and Farragut, and other historical Naval documents and artifacts. Most African-Americans today are familiar with black sports professionals like Michael Jordan, and few if any know anything about the accomplishment of African-Americans who broke barriers to scuttle Navy traditions at Annapolis. The achievements of these black military men are well concealed and camouflaged. However, no significant progress ever happens without setbacks, diversions, decisions, failures, and modifications of strategies. Perseverance and struggle in making the dream a reality, has never failed throughout the author's lifetime. It is the development of Dr. Smith's growing mindset that allowed him to believe that he could become the 17th Company Commander. Members Reviews: Five Stars Awesome book. A lesson learned This is a must read story. It highlights the ups and downs of this African American and the trials & tribulations that he went through while attending Annapolis & also while serving in the Marines. I love that after each chapter, he puts the lesson that he learned. He also talks about his personal life which sometimes was sad but through it all God has blessed him and he has become very successful. I thoroughly enjoyed this book & I encourage you to read it. Prevaricators Creed Annapolis Creed is pure fiction and extremely poorly written. Please DO NOT waste your time and money to support such a shameless, arrogant, delusional fraud. Good luck to you Dr. Smith with the lies written in this book, I truly believe you are going to need it! In the future, please THINK before you write and foolishly self-publish. Amateur. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forgotten-Women-Heroes-Audiobook/B00V3MC5SO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Women Heroes Subtitle: Second World War Untold Stories: The Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster, Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of untold stories about the women heroes in the extraordinary World War Two. These women have been footnotes in history, and at least one of them was a model for women in James Bond books and movies. The women, however, have remained in the shadows of the stories of the Second World War. These women fade into history even though their actions were crucial in changing the outcome of the war. This book is an effort to remember these forgotten women and remove the shrouds from the memory of these amazing and courageous women. Scott's other books: biacuaduc@gmail.com (Scott S. F. Meaker) Tue, 24 Mar 2015 06:51:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Forgotten-Women-Heroes-Audiobook/B00V3MC5SO thebookvoice.com 00:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Women Heroes Subtitle: Second World War Untold Stories: The Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster, Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of untold stories about the women heroes in the extraordinary World War Two. These women have been footnotes in history, and at least one of them was a model for women in James Bond books and movies. The women, however, have remained in the shadows of the stories of the Second World War. These women fade into history even though their actions were crucial in changing the outcome of the war. This book is an effort to remember these forgotten women and remove the shrouds from the memory of these amazing and courageous women. Scott's other books: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forgotten Women Heroes Subtitle: Second World War Untold Stories: The Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Narrator: Glenn Koster, Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a short collection of untold stories about the women heroes in the extraordinary World War Two. These women have been footnotes in history, and at least one of them was a model for women in James Bond books and movies. The women, however, have remained in the shadows of the stories of the Second World War. These women fade into history even though their actions were crucial in changing the outcome of the war. This book is an effort to remember these forgotten women and remove the shrouds from the memory of these amazing and courageous women. Scott's other books: Members Reviews: Needs longer title. What made the experience of listening to The Forgotten Women Heroes the most enjoyable? Learning more history! What other book might you compare The Forgotten Women Heroes to and why? I've not read any others like it - yet. What three words best describe Glenn Koster, Jr.s performance? Makes it novelized. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Not off the top of my head (belated review). Any additional comments? They are interesting stories of fascinating women, but there's something off about the telling. Can't put a finger on it, but it felt a little too novelized, maybe? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Chattanooga-Campaign-Audiobook/B00JXOA6HG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chattanooga Campaign Subtitle: Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland Author: Steven E. Woodworth (editor), Charles D. Grear (editor) Narrator: Don Coltrane Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 04-28-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: When the Confederates emerged as victors in the Chickamauga Campaign, the Union Army of the Cumberland lay under siege in Chattanooga, with Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee on nearby high ground at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. A win at Chattanooga was essential for the Confederates, both to capitalize on the victory at Chickamauga and to keep control of the gateway to the lower South. Should the Federal troops wrest control of that linchpin, they would cement their control of eastern Tennessee and gain access to the Deep South. In the fall 1863 Chattanooga Campaign, the new head of the western Union armies, Ulysses S. Grant, sought to break the Confederate siege. His success created the opportunity for the Union to start a campaign to capture Atlanta the following spring. Woodworth's introduction sets the stage for 10 insightful essays that provide new analysis of this crucial campaign. From the Battle of Wauhatchie to the Battle of Chattanooga, the contributors' well-researched and vividly written assessments of both Union and Confederate actions offer a balanced discussion of the complex nature of the campaign and its aftermath. Other essays give fascinating examinations of the reactions to the campaign in northern newspapers and by Confederate soldiers from west of the Mississippi River. Authors include Steven E. Woodworth, Charles D. Grear, Stewart L. Bennett, Sam Davis Elliott, Alexander Mendoza, Brooks D. Simpson, Timothy B. Smith, Ethan S. Rafuse, John R. Lundberg, and Justin S. Skolnick. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Steven E. Woodworth (editor)) Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:08:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Chattanooga-Campaign-Audiobook/B00JXOA6HG thebookvoice.com 10:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chattanooga Campaign Subtitle: Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland Author: Steven E. Woodworth (editor), Charles D. Grear (editor) Narrator: Don Coltrane Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 04-28-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: When the Confederates emerged as victors in the Chickamauga Campaign, the Union Army of the Cumberland lay under siege in Chattanooga, with Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee on nearby high ground at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. A win at Chattanooga was essential for the Confederates, both to capitalize on the victory at Chickamauga and to keep control of the gateway to the lower South. Should the Federal troops wrest control of that linchpin, they would cement their control of eastern Tennessee and gain access to the Deep South. In the fall 1863 Chattanooga Campaign, the new head of the western Union armies, Ulysses S. Grant, sought to break the Confederate siege. His success created the opportunity for the Union to start a campaign to capture Atlanta the following spring. Woodworth's introduction sets the stage for 10 insightful essays that provide new analysis of this crucial campaign. From the Battle of Wauhatchie to the Battle of Chattanooga, the contributors' well-researched and vividly written assessments of both Union and Confederate actions offer a balanced discussion of the complex nature of the campaign and its aftermath. Other essays give fascinating examinations of the reactions to the campaign in northern newspapers and by Confederate soldiers from west of the Mississippi River. Authors include Steven E. Woodworth, Charles D. Grear, Stewart L. Bennett, Sam Davis Elliott, Alexander Mendoza, Brooks D. Simpson, Timothy B. Smith, Ethan S. Rafuse, John R. Lundberg, and Justin S. Skolnick. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chattanooga Campaign Subtitle: Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland Author: Steven E. Woodworth (editor), Charles D. Grear (editor) Narrator: Don Coltrane Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 04-28-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: When the Confederates emerged as victors in the Chickamauga Campaign, the Union Army of the Cumberland lay under siege in Chattanooga, with Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee on nearby high ground at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. A win at Chattanooga was essential for the Confederates, both to capitalize on the victory at Chickamauga and to keep control of the gateway to the lower South. Should the Federal troops wrest control of that linchpin, they would cement their control of eastern Tennessee and gain access to the Deep South. In the fall 1863 Chattanooga Campaign, the new head of the western Union armies, Ulysses S. Grant, sought to break the Confederate siege. His success created the opportunity for the Union to start a campaign to capture Atlanta the following spring. Woodworth's introduction sets the stage for 10 insightful essays that provide new analysis of this crucial campaign. From the Battle of Wauhatchie to the Battle of Chattanooga, the contributors' well-researched and vividly written assessments of both Union and Confederate actions offer a balanced discussion of the complex nature of the campaign and its aftermath. Other essays give fascinating examinations of the reactions to the campaign in northern newspapers and by Confederate soldiers from west of the Mississippi River. Authors include Steven E. Woodworth, Charles D. Grear, Stewart L. Bennett, Sam Davis Elliott, Alexander Mendoza, Brooks D. Simpson, Timothy B. Smith, Ethan S. Rafuse, John R. Lundberg, and Justin S. Skolnick. Members Reviews: Well done This is a well done book. The concept is that several different historians each provide a chapter about some aspect of the campaign, which I find to be a really great idea. Some of the chapters are of very high quality. I was especially impressed by Chapter 5 - What Happened on Orchard Knob by Brooks Simpson. Primary accounts of the battle of Chattanooga are not all consistent and at times there were agendas at play. Professor Simpson does an excellent job of presenting the different versions of events, providing some context, and laying out his synthesis. He points out that "Many readers of Civil War literature want narrators to simply tell them what happened, as if that act in itself does not involve some sort of selection and interpretation." By approaching the subject in the way he does, he exposes the selection and interpretation process which I found gave me greater insight than simply retelling a version of events. I did not give this 5 stars because not all of the chapters are of equal quality, there are a few minor errors that should have been caught by an editor, and I didn't care for the maps. Buy it Informative,well researched , balanced and easy to read. THE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN. STEVEN E. WOODWORTH This book, by an established and well respected Civil War writer and many others, clearly identifies why this campaign was a "must win" for the Confederacy. It clearly demonstrates what serious problems disorganised leadership can produce, and, in warfare, that can be disasterous. Chickamauga thrown away. The Big Picture: A 360 Degree View of the Chattanooga Campaign Sometimes an event is so complex that a single narrative explaining what happed or a single viewpoint from which to view the event is not the best way to tell its story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Soldiers-Without-Borders-Audiobook/B003E2Q2BW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldiers Without Borders Subtitle: Beyond the SAS - a Global Network of Brothers-in-Arms Author: Ian McPhedran Narrator: Peter Byrne Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment after they leave the Who Dares Wins world of special forces? For some, there are highly paid jobs in the world's war zones and trouble spots, protecting global corporations from terrorism, sabotage, and violence. Others become powerful government advisers; many join foreign armies to train their special forces and expand the global brotherhood. Most risky of all, is the shadowy world of deniable 'black ops'. Guarding a deadly secret military cargo - a new missile system brokered through a spook under the guise of a Middle Eastern arms dealer - is all in a day's work. These are the risky yet vital jobs that governments will never admit. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Africa and Asia, award-winning defence writer Ian McPhedran uncovers a virtually unknown network and tells how Australia's top soldiers are forever linked in a seemingly borderless world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ian McPhedran) Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:58:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Soldiers-Without-Borders-Audiobook/B003E2Q2BW thebookvoice.com 12:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldiers Without Borders Subtitle: Beyond the SAS - a Global Network of Brothers-in-Arms Author: Ian McPhedran Narrator: Peter Byrne Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment after they leave the Who Dares Wins world of special forces? For some, there are highly paid jobs in the world's war zones and trouble spots, protecting global corporations from terrorism, sabotage, and violence. Others become powerful government advisers; many join foreign armies to train their special forces and expand the global brotherhood. Most risky of all, is the shadowy world of deniable 'black ops'. Guarding a deadly secret military cargo - a new missile system brokered through a spook under the guise of a Middle Eastern arms dealer - is all in a day's work. These are the risky yet vital jobs that governments will never admit. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Africa and Asia, award-winning defence writer Ian McPhedran uncovers a virtually unknown network and tells how Australia's top soldiers are forever linked in a seemingly borderless world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldiers Without Borders Subtitle: Beyond the SAS - a Global Network of Brothers-in-Arms Author: Ian McPhedran Narrator: Peter Byrne Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment after they leave the Who Dares Wins world of special forces? For some, there are highly paid jobs in the world's war zones and trouble spots, protecting global corporations from terrorism, sabotage, and violence. Others become powerful government advisers; many join foreign armies to train their special forces and expand the global brotherhood. Most risky of all, is the shadowy world of deniable 'black ops'. Guarding a deadly secret military cargo - a new missile system brokered through a spook under the guise of a Middle Eastern arms dealer - is all in a day's work. These are the risky yet vital jobs that governments will never admit. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Africa and Asia, award-winning defence writer Ian McPhedran uncovers a virtually unknown network and tells how Australia's top soldiers are forever linked in a seemingly borderless world. Members Reviews: Dissapointed I guess the title and lines in the description such as "Guarding a deadly secret military cargo - a new missile system brokered through a spook under the guise of a Middle Eastern arms dealer - is all in a day's work. These are the risky yet vital jobs that governments will never admit." lead me to believe this book was more about "deniable missions and black ops." It turned out to be a boring listen for me. I didn't make it through the entire first half. Aside from a gory genocidal paragraph or two about what some of his mates saw and did at the beginning of the book, it was mostly just long storys about some old mate or other he knew of served with who retired from the SAS and then went to work for company x or company y and how he made good in the corporate world, etc. If there were any actual war stories or black op type stories you have to sit through way too many "When he finally quit SAS his old buddies called him for a good job opportunity here or there. You can sum up the half I listened to with just a few sentences: "You can use your service buddies to network and find good jobs after you get out of the SAS. The end." Save your book credit, unless you need motivation to quit the SAS and start earning big bucks in some foreign land. I'm sorry to be so hard on this book but I have been with audible for years and honestly this is the first one I couldn't finish. Let me state again that I did not listen to the entire book so take this review for what it is worth. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Diary-of-a-Dirty-Little-War-Audiobook/B002V5H3PW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diary of a Dirty Little War Subtitle: The Spanish-American War of 1898 Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This colorful account reveals how every aspect of American life was ultimately touched by the war. War heroes abounded in the Spanish-American war: George Dewey, Richmond Pearson Hobson, Joe Wheeler, William T. Sampson, and of course, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Rosenfeld strikes a balance between scholarly and popular writing, bringing to life a war that has often been overlooked. Critic Reviews: "Rosenfeld brings in an impressive world wide scope. What unfolds is a living history enthusiast's dream, a cornucopia of the way things really were at a specific time in a particular place!" ( Reviewers Consortium) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Harvey Rosenfeld) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:02:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Diary-of-a-Dirty-Little-War-Audiobook/B002V5H3PW thebookvoice.com 13:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diary of a Dirty Little War Subtitle: The Spanish-American War of 1898 Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This colorful account reveals how every aspect of American life was ultimately touched by the war. War heroes abounded in the Spanish-American war: George Dewey, Richmond Pearson Hobson, Joe Wheeler, William T. Sampson, and of course, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Rosenfeld strikes a balance between scholarly and popular writing, bringing to life a war that has often been overlooked. Critic Reviews: "Rosenfeld brings in an impressive world wide scope. What unfolds is a living history enthusiast's dream, a cornucopia of the way things really were at a specific time in a particular place!" ( Reviewers Consortium) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Diary of a Dirty Little War Subtitle: The Spanish-American War of 1898 Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This colorful account reveals how every aspect of American life was ultimately touched by the war. War heroes abounded in the Spanish-American war: George Dewey, Richmond Pearson Hobson, Joe Wheeler, William T. Sampson, and of course, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Rosenfeld strikes a balance between scholarly and popular writing, bringing to life a war that has often been overlooked. Critic Reviews: "Rosenfeld brings in an impressive world wide scope. What unfolds is a living history enthusiast's dream, a cornucopia of the way things really were at a specific time in a particular place!" ( Reviewers Consortium) Members Reviews: Wonderful Story, Terrible Reader Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Yes. The Spanish-American War in many ways a forgotten war, but it had a very large affect upon America at the time. In this first major war after the Civil War, Northerners and Southerners alike banded together to fight what they saw as Spanish tyranny upon the poor citizens of Cuba, and viewed themselves as liberators, bringing freedom to a people closely. This books narrative is in diary form, as you see the progression of the war as each day progresses. Rosenfeld does a magnificent job telling this story, and it is one of the best treatments I have ever read of the Spanish American War. Some called it a splendid little war, others called it a dirty one, but the story is fascinating either way. How could the performance have been better? I am sorry to say, Ian Esmo was a terrible reader, at least to my ears. I have listened to over a hundred audio books, and Esmo is one of the worst I have ever endured (which surprises me, as presumably Audible would want to choose quality readers.) When I first started listening to it, I almost believed I was listening to a computer synthesized voice, due to his very unnatural inflections, and awkward pauses in reading (I actually had to look up to see that this was an actual person). If not for Rosenfeld's compelling narrative (wonderful book), I probably would not have completed it, thats how unpleasant I found the listening experience. As the hours progressed, I got accustomed to the awkward reading style, and admittedly, he did do a reasonably good job simulating the voices of individuals portrayed. Esmo may have a talent for reading, but why he would choose to narrate in the fashion he did escapes me. Perhaps he is paid by the length of time, and chose to be deliberately (and awkwardly) slow? Or maybe he was bored by the material, and just let the words go by as he read? I dont know, but I will definitely avoid this reader in the future. His reading was too painful for me ever want to endure again. BORING Enumeration of supplies delivered to Army is just not necessary in body of book. Narration clipped. One of the very few books I was unable to finish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Age-of-Napoleon-Modern-Library-Chronicles-Audiobook/B002V1NKXU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Napoleon [Modern Library Chronicles] Author: Alistair Horne Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Alistair Horne is a leading scholar of French history. Here he trains his sights on one of the most compelling figures of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte. Far from a mere dictator, Napoleon was a military, political and social visionary whose legacy can still be felt in France and all over the world. Horne examines the one-time emperor at his most human, from his greatest triumphs to his disastrous failures. ©2002 Alistair Horne; (P)Recorded Books, LLC biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alistair Horne) Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:22:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Age-of-Napoleon-Modern-Library-Chronicles-Audiobook/B002V1NKXU thebookvoice.com 06:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Napoleon [Modern Library Chronicles] Author: Alistair Horne Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Alistair Horne is a leading scholar of French history. Here he trains his sights on one of the most compelling figures of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte. Far from a mere dictator, Napoleon was a military, political and social visionary whose legacy can still be felt in France and all over the world. Horne examines the one-time emperor at his most human, from his greatest triumphs to his disastrous failures. ©2002 Alistair Horne; (P)Recorded Books, LLC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Napoleon [Modern Library Chronicles] Author: Alistair Horne Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Alistair Horne is a leading scholar of French history. Here he trains his sights on one of the most compelling figures of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte. Far from a mere dictator, Napoleon was a military, political and social visionary whose legacy can still be felt in France and all over the world. Horne examines the one-time emperor at his most human, from his greatest triumphs to his disastrous failures. ©2002 Alistair Horne; (P)Recorded Books, LLC Members Reviews: Napoleon Scholars Only If you are already an expert on Napoleon or are a grad student in European history this may be the book for you. For the 'average' history buff interested in learning about Napoleon and this period of French history this is a waste of time and money. Short on context I found this to be a rambling series of impressions of life in Napoleon's France, but with only minimal explanation of the events in France and outside of it. So, there won't be much value for those not already familiar with the period. A solid title. What made the experience of listening to The Age of Napoleon [Modern Library Chronicles] the most enjoyable? Alisha Horne is truly a master of his craft. He has a wealth of knowledge and is adept at communicating his central tenet without being tedious. What did you like best about this story? Essentially I enjoy the approach the author takes to covering topics. There is no sensationalism which I find tedious. Have you listened to any of Paul Hechts other performances before? How does this one compare? No. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? An exploration of the social and political context of the French revolutionary wars/napolionic wars. It would be a documentary. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Dead-Wake-Audiobook/B01H3V157U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dead Wake Subtitle: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-16 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultrasecret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th-century history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US president Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Erik Larson) Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:20:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Dead-Wake-Audiobook/B01H3V157U thebookvoice.com 13:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dead Wake Subtitle: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-16 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultrasecret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th-century history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US president Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dead Wake Subtitle: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-16 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultrasecret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th-century history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US president Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war. Members Reviews: Really entertaining historical read Narrator has done a great job here setting the perfect tone for this fascinating historical piece. It really informs of the way life was in the first world war with many interesting asides regarding life in a submarine also learned much about the life of the ships passengers Fascinating insight into the events Interesting story with excellent narration! I'd previously read The Devil in the White City by the same author, and this didn't disappoint. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Scientific-Way-of-War-Audiobook/B018WK196S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Scientific Way of War Subtitle: Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought - Studies in War, Society, and the Military Author: Ian Clarence Hope Narrator: Kevin F Spalding Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Scientific Way of War analyzes how the doctrine of military science evolved from teaching specific Napoleonic applications to embracing subjects that were useful for war in North America. Drawing from a wide array of materials, Ian C. Hope refutes earlier charges of a lack of professionalization in the antebellum American army and an overreliance on the teachings of Swiss military theorist Antoine de Jomini. Instead, Hope shows that inculcation in West Point's American military curriculum eventually came to provide the army with an officer corps that shared a common doctrine and common skill in military problem solving. The proliferation of military science ensured that on the eve of the Civil War there existed a distinctly American, and scientific, way of war. Critic Reviews: "This book is required reading for anyone who would understand generalship and high command in the American Civil War." (Richard J. Sommers, senior historian emeritus, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College) "Truly original.... No other scholar has so successfully explained what Americans understood by the phrase 'military science' as taught-and modified over time-at West Point." (Peter Maslowski, author of Looking for a Hero: Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War) "A detailed, thoughtful, and provocative explanation of the evolution of the U.S. Army's understanding of military science and why this scientific view of war was so important in the nation's military history and to the conduct of the Civil War." (Brian McAllister Linn, author of The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ian Clarence Hope) Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:18:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Scientific-Way-of-War-Audiobook/B018WK196S thebookvoice.com 09:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Scientific Way of War Subtitle: Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought - Studies in War, Society, and the Military Author: Ian Clarence Hope Narrator: Kevin F Spalding Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Scientific Way of War analyzes how the doctrine of military science evolved from teaching specific Napoleonic applications to embracing subjects that were useful for war in North America. Drawing from a wide array of materials, Ian C. Hope refutes earlier charges of a lack of professionalization in the antebellum American army and an overreliance on the teachings of Swiss military theorist Antoine de Jomini. Instead, Hope shows that inculcation in West Point's American military curriculum eventually came to provide the army with an officer corps that shared a common doctrine and common skill in military problem solving. The proliferation of military science ensured that on the eve of the Civil War there existed a distinctly American, and scientific, way of war. Critic Reviews: "This book is required reading for anyone who would understand generalship and high command in the American Civil War." (Richard J. Sommers, senior historian emeritus, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College) "Truly original.... No other scholar has so successfully explained what Americans understood by the phrase 'military science' as taught-and modified over time-at West Point." (Peter Maslowski, author of Looking for a Hero: Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War) "A detailed, thoughtful, and provocative explanation of the evolution of the U.S. Army's understanding of military science and why this scientific view of war was so important in the nation's military history and to the conduct of the Civil War." (Brian McAllister Linn, author of The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Scientific Way of War Subtitle: Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought - Studies in War, Society, and the Military Author: Ian Clarence Hope Narrator: Kevin F Spalding Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A Scientific Way of War analyzes how the doctrine of military science evolved from teaching specific Napoleonic applications to embracing subjects that were useful for war in North America. Drawing from a wide array of materials, Ian C. Hope refutes earlier charges of a lack of professionalization in the antebellum American army and an overreliance on the teachings of Swiss military theorist Antoine de Jomini. Instead, Hope shows that inculcation in West Point's American military curriculum eventually came to provide the army with an officer corps that shared a common doctrine and common skill in military problem solving. The proliferation of military science ensured that on the eve of the Civil War there existed a distinctly American, and scientific, way of war. Critic Reviews: "This book is required reading for anyone who would understand generalship and high command in the American Civil War." (Richard J. Sommers, senior historian emeritus, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College) "Truly original.... No other scholar has so successfully explained what Americans understood by the phrase 'military science' as taught-and modified over time-at West Point." (Peter Maslowski, author of Looking for a Hero: Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War) "A detailed, thoughtful, and provocative explanation of the evolution of the U.S. Army's understanding of military science and why this scientific view of war was so important in the nation's military history and to the conduct of the Civil War." (Brian McAllister Linn, author of The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War) Members Reviews: A New Perspective on History This was extremely eye opening. Looking at Antebellum American History through the lens of not just battles and generals, but the science and theory behind those battles. I had no idea that the enlightenment had such an effect on military thought. Extremely fascinating! A Scientific Way of War is a big win! Would you listen to A Scientific Way of War again? Why? I would listen to A Scientific Way of War again. The narration by Kevin F. Spalding was engaging, holding my attention and interest throughout the entire audiobook. I was fascinated to learn about the Enlightenment's influence on military science and the focus on math,science, and engineering in the education of West Point cadets from the 18th century up to the Civil War, and even still today. What other book might you compare A Scientific Way of War to and why? Personally, I had never listened to a book comparable to A Scientific Way of War. I am one who tends to gravitate towards military biographies, and Ian C. Hope's material was more technical and scholarly in nature than most books in my library. However, I am thankful for the recommendation and the insight I gained by listening to this book. Which scene was your favorite? My favorite scene came towards the end when Ian C. Hope examines the Civil War and the fact that West Point had produced leaders on both sides well versed in the art of military science, who ultimately face off on the field of battle. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Deadliest-Sniper-Audiobook/B016AVFZYS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Deadliest Sniper Author: Robert Corrigan Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-15 Publisher: Robert Corrigan Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arguably the greatest sniper in modern warfare, Simo Hayha accumulated over 800 confirmed kills during the course of his war service. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Robert Corrigan) Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:58:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Deadliest-Sniper-Audiobook/B016AVFZYS thebookvoice.com 00:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Deadliest Sniper Author: Robert Corrigan Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-15 Publisher: Robert Corrigan Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arguably the greatest sniper in modern warfare, Simo Hayha accumulated over 800 confirmed kills during the course of his war service. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Deadliest Sniper Author: Robert Corrigan Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-15 Publisher: Robert Corrigan Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arguably the greatest sniper in modern warfare, Simo Hayha accumulated over 800 confirmed kills during the course of his war service. Members Reviews: Save your money, skip it. This book was a complete waste of time. It was only 50 pages long, and the author used extra large type to eat up space, it was actually about 20 pages long if that. I read it in half an hour. The author has no understanding of military matters, he confuses rifles with artillery. He seemed to have done his research only by skimming the Internet, he included several of the sites in the page footers rather than elaborate on certain points. There were several typos and the pages were poorly laid out. He could have saved some time and expanded Simo Hayha's Wikipedia page rather than turn out this "straight to the Kindle bin" bomb. My book review This had the most horrendous editing. Several words have extra letters, some sentences are worded in a multiple person senerio, but the editing has it read as a single person event. There is barely 50 pages in the entire book, and at least 2 or 3 of those are totally blank. Several comments have long black lines running the length of the sentence. Many pages read like a high school student or below had written the pamphlet - book. There are no indepth/detailed parts of the story that convinces me otherwise. THE DEADLIEST SNIPER by Robert Corrigan is definitely NOT worth the money paid. I am harsh, but I am detail oriented. Sgt Mac USMC Don't waste your money or time Don't waste your money or time. The author, and I use that term very loosely, get his story from other sources. And it's not even a book, but more of a pamphlet. The actual pages are double spaced and in large print. Very disappointed. Also surprised that Amazon would charge 7.99 for this. Waste of time. This "book" comes across at the level of a high school term paper. It lacks detail, depth and insight and only provides the most superficial information on this most amazing sniper. Run! Don't spend your money! Pretty sure this was written by an 8th grader. Low quality grammar, awkward sentences, repetitive, uninformative... Citations are from random websites. If you're in the 5th grade this might be an alright book; if you're an adult... you might be reading lines out loud to laugh with your friends. I should also mention that the "book" is 51 pages long and written in huge font. In reality you're buying a pamphlet. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/UFOs-Nazi-Secret-Weapons-Audiobook/B016YT3R1E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? Author: Ernst Zundel Narrator: Nicholas Barker Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-15 Publisher: Saucerian Press Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Were UFOs developed by the Nazis? Did Hitler move to war too fast, before his scientists had a chance to develop copies of saucer prototypes developed in Southern Germany, and were these deliberately delayed - by "good" Germans and Allied spies - for humanitarian reasons? This and more can be found in this audiobook by Ernst Zundel, the infamous "holocaust denier" who, like so many agent-provocateurs, released solid information, only to see that information "smeared" - by chance or by design - by their own personal failings. This audio examines Operation Highjump (the Antarctic Nazi base), Hitler's drive to produce various types of UFOs, and discusses the need for "Disclosure". The material is thought-provoking, and gives credence to the Nazi development of flying saucers. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? has been banned in dozens of countries, with the author claiming he has been held as a political prisoner for the last quarter of a century. The author hints at a possible connection between the appearance of UFOs in large numbers and Hitler's escape from Berlin. The startling dossier assembled here has been much-copied in the decades since it was written (1974), with other authors claiming to have discovered this material. However, it was Zundel who first gathered the data and presented it to the world - probably to his everlasting regret. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? is a must-have for serious UFO researchers as well as collectors of saucer memorabilia. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ernst Zundel) Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:02:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/UFOs-Nazi-Secret-Weapons-Audiobook/B016YT3R1E thebookvoice.com 03:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? Author: Ernst Zundel Narrator: Nicholas Barker Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-15 Publisher: Saucerian Press Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Were UFOs developed by the Nazis? Did Hitler move to war too fast, before his scientists had a chance to develop copies of saucer prototypes developed in Southern Germany, and were these deliberately delayed - by "good" Germans and Allied spies - for humanitarian reasons? This and more can be found in this audiobook by Ernst Zundel, the infamous "holocaust denier" who, like so many agent-provocateurs, released solid information, only to see that information "smeared" - by chance or by design - by their own personal failings. This audio examines Operation Highjump (the Antarctic Nazi base), Hitler's drive to produce various types of UFOs, and discusses the need for "Disclosure". The material is thought-provoking, and gives credence to the Nazi development of flying saucers. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? has been banned in dozens of countries, with the author claiming he has been held as a political prisoner for the last quarter of a century. The author hints at a possible connection between the appearance of UFOs in large numbers and Hitler's escape from Berlin. The startling dossier assembled here has been much-copied in the decades since it was written (1974), with other authors claiming to have discovered this material. However, it was Zundel who first gathered the data and presented it to the world - probably to his everlasting regret. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? is a must-have for serious UFO researchers as well as collectors of saucer memorabilia. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? Author: Ernst Zundel Narrator: Nicholas Barker Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-15 Publisher: Saucerian Press Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Were UFOs developed by the Nazis? Did Hitler move to war too fast, before his scientists had a chance to develop copies of saucer prototypes developed in Southern Germany, and were these deliberately delayed - by "good" Germans and Allied spies - for humanitarian reasons? This and more can be found in this audiobook by Ernst Zundel, the infamous "holocaust denier" who, like so many agent-provocateurs, released solid information, only to see that information "smeared" - by chance or by design - by their own personal failings. This audio examines Operation Highjump (the Antarctic Nazi base), Hitler's drive to produce various types of UFOs, and discusses the need for "Disclosure". The material is thought-provoking, and gives credence to the Nazi development of flying saucers. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? has been banned in dozens of countries, with the author claiming he has been held as a political prisoner for the last quarter of a century. The author hints at a possible connection between the appearance of UFOs in large numbers and Hitler's escape from Berlin. The startling dossier assembled here has been much-copied in the decades since it was written (1974), with other authors claiming to have discovered this material. However, it was Zundel who first gathered the data and presented it to the world - probably to his everlasting regret. UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? is a must-have for serious UFO researchers as well as collectors of saucer memorabilia. Members Reviews: Utter claptrap Far from providing anything even remotely amounting to 'evidence' this book merely regurgitates myth & heresay that serves no informative purpose, while at the same time attempting to portray Adolf Hitler as some sort of far sighted sage who should be revered rather than reviled The only saving grace this book has is that it is so ridiculous that it serves to portray exponents of this type of fantasy theorising as the charlatans & crackpots that they undoubtedly are https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Boy-Soldiers-of-the-American-Revolution-Audiobook/B01DWRGRTK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution Author: Caroline Cox Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men but boys, many of whom were under the age of 16 and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late 18th century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society - not only in the military - was rising dramatically. Drawing creatively on sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield, telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old and new notions of boyhood. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Caroline Cox) Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:39:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Boy-Soldiers-of-the-American-Revolution-Audiobook/B01DWRGRTK thebookvoice.com 07:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution Author: Caroline Cox Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men but boys, many of whom were under the age of 16 and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late 18th century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society - not only in the military - was rising dramatically. Drawing creatively on sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield, telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old and new notions of boyhood. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution Author: Caroline Cox Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men but boys, many of whom were under the age of 16 and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late 18th century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society - not only in the military - was rising dramatically. Drawing creatively on sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield, telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old and new notions of boyhood. Members Reviews: Vivid account of Boy Soldiers The author Carolyn Cox died on July 11, 2014 at the age of 59. Her mentor the famous University of California Berkley historian Professor Robert C. Middlekauf proceeded to see the book was published. Cox was an award winning Professor of History at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Coxs scholarship shines thought the book. Cox noted between 1819 and 1845 veterans of the Revolutionary War were applying for government pensions for their war service. It was a surprise that many of the soldiers were boys at the time of their service. Cox states she called boys those below the age of sixteen as that was the minimum age for militia service. The author points out that those sixteen and above could be drafted but they could hire a substitute or have a family member replace them. Cox states that frequently the replacement was a young boy below the age of sixteen. I have been reading biographies lately and I found it refreshing to read a scholarly book aimed at a specific topic. The book is well written and researched. Cox explored the pension application from the Revolutionary War then she searched for more information about the boys. Cox reconstructed their lives with the use of diaries, letters, memoirs and archived documents. The author also discussed the treatment of boys in the military by the British, French and Germany. Cox painted a picture of what life was like in the late 18th century. Traber Burns does a good job narrating the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Greatest-Battles-in-History-The-Battle-of-El-Alamein-Audiobook/B00YHTYFT2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of El Alamein Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons squatted in their pits and trenches, the sweat running in rivers down their dust-caked faces. There was a terrible stench. The flies swarmed in black clouds upon the dead bodies and excreta and tormented the wounded. The place was strewn with burning tanks and carriers, wrecked guns and vehicles, and over all drifted the smoke and the dust from bursting high explosives and from the blasts of guns." - Cecil Ernest Lucas-Phillips "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The United States began 1942 determined to avenge Pearl Harbor, but the Allies, now including the Soviet Union by necessity, did not agree on war strategy. In 1941, both the Germans and British had moved armies into North Africa, where Italy had already tried and failed to reach the Suez Canal. The British sought American help in North Africa, where British General Bernard Montgomery was fighting the legendary "Desert Fox", General Erwin Rommel. At the same time, Stalin was desperate for Allied action on the European continent that could free up the pressure on the besieged Soviets. Roosevelt eventually sided with Churchill and decided to land American forces on North Africa to assist the British against Rommel, much to Stalin's chagrin. With the Axis forces trying to push through Egypt towards the Suez Canal and the British Mandate of Palestine, American forces landed to their west in North Africa. This ultimately compelled Rommel to try to break through before the Allies could build up and overwhelm them with superior numbers. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Fri, 29 May 2015 01:60:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Greatest-Battles-in-History-The-Battle-of-El-Alamein-Audiobook/B00YHTYFT2 thebookvoice.com 01:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of El Alamein Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons squatted in their pits and trenches, the sweat running in rivers down their dust-caked faces. There was a terrible stench. The flies swarmed in black clouds upon the dead bodies and excreta and tormented the wounded. The place was strewn with burning tanks and carriers, wrecked guns and vehicles, and over all drifted the smoke and the dust from bursting high explosives and from the blasts of guns." - Cecil Ernest Lucas-Phillips "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The United States began 1942 determined to avenge Pearl Harbor, but the Allies, now including the Soviet Union by necessity, did not agree on war strategy. In 1941, both the Germans and British had moved armies into North Africa, where Italy had already tried and failed to reach the Suez Canal. The British sought American help in North Africa, where British General Bernard Montgomery was fighting the legendary "Desert Fox", General Erwin Rommel. At the same time, Stalin was desperate for Allied action on the European continent that could free up the pressure on the besieged Soviets. Roosevelt eventually sided with Churchill and decided to land American forces on North Africa to assist the British against Rommel, much to Stalin's chagrin. With the Axis forces trying to push through Egypt towards the Suez Canal and the British Mandate of Palestine, American forces landed to their west in North Africa. This ultimately compelled Rommel to try to break through before the Allies could build up and overwhelm them with superior numbers. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of El Alamein Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons squatted in their pits and trenches, the sweat running in rivers down their dust-caked faces. There was a terrible stench. The flies swarmed in black clouds upon the dead bodies and excreta and tormented the wounded. The place was strewn with burning tanks and carriers, wrecked guns and vehicles, and over all drifted the smoke and the dust from bursting high explosives and from the blasts of guns." - Cecil Ernest Lucas-Phillips "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The United States began 1942 determined to avenge Pearl Harbor, but the Allies, now including the Soviet Union by necessity, did not agree on war strategy. In 1941, both the Germans and British had moved armies into North Africa, where Italy had already tried and failed to reach the Suez Canal. The British sought American help in North Africa, where British General Bernard Montgomery was fighting the legendary "Desert Fox", General Erwin Rommel. At the same time, Stalin was desperate for Allied action on the European continent that could free up the pressure on the besieged Soviets. Roosevelt eventually sided with Churchill and decided to land American forces on North Africa to assist the British against Rommel, much to Stalin's chagrin. With the Axis forces trying to push through Egypt towards the Suez Canal and the British Mandate of Palestine, American forces landed to their west in North Africa. This ultimately compelled Rommel to try to break through before the Allies could build up and overwhelm them with superior numbers. Members Reviews: Good overview This book is a good introduction to this important WW II battle. The narrative is straightforward and free of superfluous detail and fancy prose. The battle is described in clear concise prose augmented by excellent maps and combat photographs. The author provides context and perspective that underscore the critical importance of this battle. Although I would prefer more detail regarding the personalities and strategies involved, this book is a fine overview of an important WW II turning point. Good brief read I enjoyed this short but informative work on the Battle of El Alamein. The book did a good job of lining out the essential facts, developments, and turning point of the battle without a lot of fluff. The photos were good and of high quality. You won't find a lot of character development or sub-plots, but as a work of factual reporting, I give the book 5 stars. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Audiobook/B002V02CKI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Subtitle: History, Causes, Solutions Author: Michael Brant Shermer Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-09 Publisher: Michael Shermer Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The course begins with an overview of war and terms and definitions as they will be used throughout the course. The detailed history covers the rise of the nation-state, the ancién regime of France and the French Revolution, the American Civil War and its economic and political consequences, World War I and the Russian Revolution, Mussolini and the fascists and Hitler and the Nazis, World War II: European & Pacific theaters, the building and dropping of the atomic bomb, and the holocaust of the Jews and American Indians. Dr. Shermer then explores the proximate and ultimate causes of all wars, employing psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory to explore political and economic solutions to the prevention of war. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Brant Shermer) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:42:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-Audiobook/B002V02CKI thebookvoice.com 25:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Subtitle: History, Causes, Solutions Author: Michael Brant Shermer Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-09 Publisher: Michael Shermer Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The course begins with an overview of war and terms and definitions as they will be used throughout the course. The detailed history covers the rise of the nation-state, the ancién regime of France and the French Revolution, the American Civil War and its economic and political consequences, World War I and the Russian Revolution, Mussolini and the fascists and Hitler and the Nazis, World War II: European & Pacific theaters, the building and dropping of the atomic bomb, and the holocaust of the Jews and American Indians. Dr. Shermer then explores the proximate and ultimate causes of all wars, employing psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory to explore political and economic solutions to the prevention of war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War Subtitle: History, Causes, Solutions Author: Michael Brant Shermer Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-09 Publisher: Michael Shermer Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The course begins with an overview of war and terms and definitions as they will be used throughout the course. The detailed history covers the rise of the nation-state, the ancién regime of France and the French Revolution, the American Civil War and its economic and political consequences, World War I and the Russian Revolution, Mussolini and the fascists and Hitler and the Nazis, World War II: European & Pacific theaters, the building and dropping of the atomic bomb, and the holocaust of the Jews and American Indians. Dr. Shermer then explores the proximate and ultimate causes of all wars, employing psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory to explore political and economic solutions to the prevention of war. Members Reviews: It's not an audio book This program is a recording of a lecture series so you should be aware of this before you make the purchase. Don't expect it to flow like a book. My main concern before deciding to purchase this program was whether he might have made some errors or misquotes since he does not have the benefit of an editor to review the written transcript. But after listening I got the impression that the professor gave an accurate picture of the subject. He was able to make it clear when he was unsure of a specific detail or unsure of the exact wording of a quote. I came away with a better understanding of the subject. I enjoyed listening to the real-time lecture. In addition to the written material I got to hear and assess the personality of the speaker while delivering his own material. I heard how he responded to the occasional comment or question from his students. This livened up the recording. I also heard what he thought was funny or ironic. Several times throughout the program the professor would break into a short laugh at something that was not exactly funny. It took me a few times to get used to this as being one of his quirks. For example when he was discussing how the 'kill rate' of the atomic bomb was 54% he said, 'So, 54% was good news if you are a weapons maker [short laugh] bad news if you're on the other end [another laugh].' This comes up often enough that I thought it would be worth mentioning - not to discourage a would be listener but rather to give a heads up as to what can be expected. Also, there were a couple of classes towards the end of the program where the recording was a bit fuzzy. I was still able to understand it well enough but I can imagine someone getting upset at the inconsistencies of the sound quality. It's not like an audio book. But hearing how much the lecturer is into the subject he is teaching it made it a worthwhile listen for me. Not helpful Shermer's lectures were not well recorded (could not hear either him or the questioners at times). His lectures give details of history (which I love) but did not weave them into a wider fabric of meaning (which is what he states he is doing at the outset of the course). I'll not buy another book like this again (set of lectures). More mistakes and than true facts I purchase this book for the idea of the title. Although the theme was great, I got really annoyed with the misquotes that the author had throughout the lecture. He has to check his facts and how he used them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Weather-and-Warfare-Audiobook/B00EAY9V66 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Weather and Warfare Author: Robert Child Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-05-13 Publisher: Rob Child and Associates Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weather and Warfare dramatically retraces the meteorological forces during battlefield engagements that doomed or saved civilizations. In 1588 more than half of the Spanish Armada, on its way around northern Britain, was destroyed by storms in retreat back to Spain. Napoleon's attack on Russia was stopped cold by winter weather, as was Hitler's siege of Leningrad. In WWI, it was all quiet on the western front during mud season. The miracle at Dunkirk took place under cover of heavy fog, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was launched under cover of Pacific storms and the D-day invasion of Normandy was launched based on the most critical weather forecast in history. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Robert Child) Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:60:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Weather-and-Warfare-Audiobook/B00EAY9V66 thebookvoice.com 00:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Weather and Warfare Author: Robert Child Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-05-13 Publisher: Rob Child and Associates Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weather and Warfare dramatically retraces the meteorological forces during battlefield engagements that doomed or saved civilizations. In 1588 more than half of the Spanish Armada, on its way around northern Britain, was destroyed by storms in retreat back to Spain. Napoleon's attack on Russia was stopped cold by winter weather, as was Hitler's siege of Leningrad. In WWI, it was all quiet on the western front during mud season. The miracle at Dunkirk took place under cover of heavy fog, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was launched under cover of Pacific storms and the D-day invasion of Normandy was launched based on the most critical weather forecast in history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Weather and Warfare Author: Robert Child Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-05-13 Publisher: Rob Child and Associates Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Weather and Warfare dramatically retraces the meteorological forces during battlefield engagements that doomed or saved civilizations. In 1588 more than half of the Spanish Armada, on its way around northern Britain, was destroyed by storms in retreat back to Spain. Napoleon's attack on Russia was stopped cold by winter weather, as was Hitler's siege of Leningrad. In WWI, it was all quiet on the western front during mud season. The miracle at Dunkirk took place under cover of heavy fog, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was launched under cover of Pacific storms and the D-day invasion of Normandy was launched based on the most critical weather forecast in history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-Audiobook/B00ZGAQRIS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Subtitle: The History of Washington D.C.'s Vietnam War Monument Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Robert Diepenbrock Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 06-12-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on a map. War broke out between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam around the end of the '50s. Kennedy's administration tried to prop up the South Vietnamese with training and assistance, but the South Vietnamese military was feeble. Johnson sent fewer than 5,000 Marines to Vietnam in early 1965, but he quickly upped it to 200,000 by the end of the year. There was no going back. By the end of the decade, Vietnam had left tens of thousands of Americans dead, spawned a counterculture with millions of protesters, and destroyed a presidency. And more was still yet to come. The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial events in American history, and it bitterly divided the nation. It is somewhat ironic that the most famous monument commemorating the war is also on one of the most serene spots in the nation's capital. The Vietnam Wall is a place of almost eerie silence where even children cease their chatter. Rising out of the ground like an ancient obelisk, it calls upon its visitors to stop talking and to look and gaze upon the magnitude of America's great mistake, a war that began in whispers and ended in tears. At the same time, the monument speaks volumes not just about the nature of war but the utter catastrophe that occurred in Southeast Asia. Visitors who may have come from the bustling Lincoln Memorial nearby are often struck by the length of the wall, a solemn but powerful reminder that Vietnam claimed nearly 60,000 American lives. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:18:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-Audiobook/B00ZGAQRIS thebookvoice.com 01:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Subtitle: The History of Washington D.C.'s Vietnam War Monument Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Robert Diepenbrock Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 06-12-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on a map. War broke out between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam around the end of the '50s. Kennedy's administration tried to prop up the South Vietnamese with training and assistance, but the South Vietnamese military was feeble. Johnson sent fewer than 5,000 Marines to Vietnam in early 1965, but he quickly upped it to 200,000 by the end of the year. There was no going back. By the end of the decade, Vietnam had left tens of thousands of Americans dead, spawned a counterculture with millions of protesters, and destroyed a presidency. And more was still yet to come. The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial events in American history, and it bitterly divided the nation. It is somewhat ironic that the most famous monument commemorating the war is also on one of the most serene spots in the nation's capital. The Vietnam Wall is a place of almost eerie silence where even children cease their chatter. Rising out of the ground like an ancient obelisk, it calls upon its visitors to stop talking and to look and gaze upon the magnitude of America's great mistake, a war that began in whispers and ended in tears. At the same time, the monument speaks volumes not just about the nature of war but the utter catastrophe that occurred in Southeast Asia. Visitors who may have come from the bustling Lincoln Memorial nearby are often struck by the length of the wall, a solemn but powerful reminder that Vietnam claimed nearly 60,000 American lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Subtitle: The History of Washington D.C.'s Vietnam War Monument Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Robert Diepenbrock Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 06-12-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on a map. War broke out between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam around the end of the '50s. Kennedy's administration tried to prop up the South Vietnamese with training and assistance, but the South Vietnamese military was feeble. Johnson sent fewer than 5,000 Marines to Vietnam in early 1965, but he quickly upped it to 200,000 by the end of the year. There was no going back. By the end of the decade, Vietnam had left tens of thousands of Americans dead, spawned a counterculture with millions of protesters, and destroyed a presidency. And more was still yet to come. The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial events in American history, and it bitterly divided the nation. It is somewhat ironic that the most famous monument commemorating the war is also on one of the most serene spots in the nation's capital. The Vietnam Wall is a place of almost eerie silence where even children cease their chatter. Rising out of the ground like an ancient obelisk, it calls upon its visitors to stop talking and to look and gaze upon the magnitude of America's great mistake, a war that began in whispers and ended in tears. At the same time, the monument speaks volumes not just about the nature of war but the utter catastrophe that occurred in Southeast Asia. Visitors who may have come from the bustling Lincoln Memorial nearby are often struck by the length of the wall, a solemn but powerful reminder that Vietnam claimed nearly 60,000 American lives. Members Reviews: Bringing into Focus I opposed the Vietnam War. When it was erected, I disliked the memorial, not for political reasons but because the design was too far afield from the bronze statues I associated with the idea of a "memorial." This book has given me a much different perspective. I understand now both the poetry and simplicity of "The Wall" and the ways in which it captures the sentiments of a conflicted nation. It represents our young men; its polished surface literally reflects the country around it--the cloud-studded blue sky, the rolling green grass, the men and women who stand before it... and remember. I was not aware of the statues which were added to the park until I read Charles River's description. Understanding the memorial, and its adjuncts, brings a deep appreciation for its history, its art and grace, and for the 58,000+ men and women it so simply and eloquently memorializes. Great book as even being from that generation I really ... Great book as even being from that generation I really did not understand the whole idea behind the memorial but have read a lot of the war. I feel for all the guys on that war and that is all and I was lucky I was able to live a full live now at 62 Quick read and informative This edition on a historic site was a quick read packed with much information. Written in a simple format young readers can even enjoy learning about this memorial to our Vietnam service men and women. Helping to give us Closure, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Powerful and interesting....worth reading to get a closer look at the why's and wherefores of this monument to the lives lost fighting Communism. excellent read Excellent book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Inside-CentCom-Audiobook/B00D6OPJJY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside CentCom Subtitle: The Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Michael DeLong, Noah Lukeman, Tony Zinni Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: General Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was second only to General Tommy Franks in the war on terror. At the centre of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look inside the wars - how the US prepared for battle, how they fought, how two regimes were loppled-and what's happening now. Shows where Bob Woodward, Richard Clarke and others got it wrong. Reveals disagreements between Franks, Rumsfeld, DeLong and Wolfwitz. Editorial Reviews: Inside CentCom is brief and rudimentary recounting of Marine Lt. General Micheal DeLong's service as Tommy Franks' deputy at the United States Central Command, from 2000 until his retirement in 2003. This memoir works to paint a candid plainspoken account of the choices, and policies of the US military during that time, with a focus on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Narrator Paul Christy does a great job of elevating the heavy content of this audiobook, and giving a personality to this military examination. He also manages to give emphasis to various failures and successes from the invasion years in the long Iraq and Afghan wars. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael DeLong) Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:30:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Inside-CentCom-Audiobook/B00D6OPJJY thebookvoice.com 05:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside CentCom Subtitle: The Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Michael DeLong, Noah Lukeman, Tony Zinni Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: General Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was second only to General Tommy Franks in the war on terror. At the centre of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look inside the wars - how the US prepared for battle, how they fought, how two regimes were loppled-and what's happening now. Shows where Bob Woodward, Richard Clarke and others got it wrong. Reveals disagreements between Franks, Rumsfeld, DeLong and Wolfwitz. Editorial Reviews: Inside CentCom is brief and rudimentary recounting of Marine Lt. General Micheal DeLong's service as Tommy Franks' deputy at the United States Central Command, from 2000 until his retirement in 2003. This memoir works to paint a candid plainspoken account of the choices, and policies of the US military during that time, with a focus on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Narrator Paul Christy does a great job of elevating the heavy content of this audiobook, and giving a personality to this military examination. He also manages to give emphasis to various failures and successes from the invasion years in the long Iraq and Afghan wars. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside CentCom Subtitle: The Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Michael DeLong, Noah Lukeman, Tony Zinni Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: General Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was second only to General Tommy Franks in the war on terror. At the centre of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look inside the wars - how the US prepared for battle, how they fought, how two regimes were loppled-and what's happening now. Shows where Bob Woodward, Richard Clarke and others got it wrong. Reveals disagreements between Franks, Rumsfeld, DeLong and Wolfwitz. Editorial Reviews: Inside CentCom is brief and rudimentary recounting of Marine Lt. General Micheal DeLong's service as Tommy Franks' deputy at the United States Central Command, from 2000 until his retirement in 2003. This memoir works to paint a candid plainspoken account of the choices, and policies of the US military during that time, with a focus on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Narrator Paul Christy does a great job of elevating the heavy content of this audiobook, and giving a personality to this military examination. He also manages to give emphasis to various failures and successes from the invasion years in the long Iraq and Afghan wars. Members Reviews: Succint Book Full of facts Michael DeLong, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen, has written a book that is brief but very informative. If you are looking for a book that reports on the United States war on terrorism and is not a lengthy tome, this is the book. I base my premise after having read AMERICAN SOLDIER by General Tommy Franks, THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN BY Robin Moore, THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT, and THE IRAQ WAR by John Keegan. I have also read several books by Bernard Lewis, probably the Western world's foremost scholar on the Middle East. First off, after reading this material, I would say that the mainstream media in this country has done a great disservice to the American public by not reporting much of this information. One can hang any label on the reasons why but basically, one has to dig to find the real story. Take weapons of mass destruction. Gen. DeLong describes how, in the 48 hour grace period given Iraqui leadership by President Bush, people and material fled Iraq for Syria and other locations. He confirms the fact that both the king of Jordan and the president of Egypt as well as every intelligence operation in the world believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Gen. Franks also reported this in his book. John Keegan notes in THE IRAQ WAR that David Kay, the leader of the Iraq Survey Group, after make their report to the Senate Armed Services Committee in January, 2004, told British media that he had evidence of the transfer by Iraq of WMD to Syrian territory. Christopher Hitchens, writing in VANITY FAIR magazine during the early stages of the war, reported that trains were leaving Iraq in the middle of the night and not being stopped at the Iraqui border by customs. The unofficial word was that the trains were transporting weapons of mass destruction out of Iraq. One was hard-pressed to get this information from the mainstream media. Gen. DeLong, in a presentation on C-Span2 BookTv, was asked why the Bush administration did not publicize this information. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Brief-History-of-the-Spy-Audiobook/B00CSYT55M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Spy Subtitle: Brief Histories Author: Paul Simpson Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the end of the Second World War to the present day, the world has changed immeasurably. The art of spying has changed too, as spies have reacted to changing threats. Here you will find the fascinating stories of real-life spies, both famous and obscure, from either side of the Iron Curtain, along with previously secret details of War on Terror operations. Detailed stories of individual spies are set in the context of the development of the major espionage agencies, interspersed with anecdotes of gadgets, trickery, honeytraps and assassinations worthy of any fictional spy. A closing section examines the developing New Cold War, as Russia and the West confront each other once again. Paul Simpson is the author or co-author of over a dozen non-fiction books including an acclaimed round-up of conspiracy theories. He has edited and contributed to numerous international entertainment magazines and currently oversees news and reviews website SciFiBulletin.com biacuaduc@gmail.com (Paul Simpson) Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Brief-History-of-the-Spy-Audiobook/B00CSYT55M thebookvoice.com 08:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Spy Subtitle: Brief Histories Author: Paul Simpson Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the end of the Second World War to the present day, the world has changed immeasurably. The art of spying has changed too, as spies have reacted to changing threats. Here you will find the fascinating stories of real-life spies, both famous and obscure, from either side of the Iron Curtain, along with previously secret details of War on Terror operations. Detailed stories of individual spies are set in the context of the development of the major espionage agencies, interspersed with anecdotes of gadgets, trickery, honeytraps and assassinations worthy of any fictional spy. A closing section examines the developing New Cold War, as Russia and the West confront each other once again. Paul Simpson is the author or co-author of over a dozen non-fiction books including an acclaimed round-up of conspiracy theories. He has edited and contributed to numerous international entertainment magazines and currently oversees news and reviews website SciFiBulletin.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Brief History of the Spy Subtitle: Brief Histories Author: Paul Simpson Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the end of the Second World War to the present day, the world has changed immeasurably. The art of spying has changed too, as spies have reacted to changing threats. Here you will find the fascinating stories of real-life spies, both famous and obscure, from either side of the Iron Curtain, along with previously secret details of War on Terror operations. Detailed stories of individual spies are set in the context of the development of the major espionage agencies, interspersed with anecdotes of gadgets, trickery, honeytraps and assassinations worthy of any fictional spy. A closing section examines the developing New Cold War, as Russia and the West confront each other once again. Paul Simpson is the author or co-author of over a dozen non-fiction books including an acclaimed round-up of conspiracy theories. He has edited and contributed to numerous international entertainment magazines and currently oversees news and reviews website SciFiBulletin.com https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tip-of-the-Spear-Audiobook/B00C4TWYOK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tip of the Spear Subtitle: US Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War Author: G. J. Michaels Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Images of U.S. Marines assaulting Pacific beaches in World War II have stereotyped the service's roles and personnel for more than 50 years. This frank firsthand account of Marines sweeping over sands of a different sort in fast armored vehicles retires that popular legend and recasts the Corps as the modern, professional fighting force it was in Desert Storm. Battling a savage environment; an unknown enemy brandishing threats of nuclear, gas, and biological attacks; and a host of technological and tactical snafus, Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion pushed forward at the "tip of the spear" past burning oil fields, hundreds of Iraqi tanks and vehicles, and heartrending friendly casualties to help liberate Kuwait City and drive the Iraqis back to Baghdad. Here G. J. Michaels, a section leader and vehicle commander, provides a vivid, personal chronicle of events as they unfolded. Michaels further draws on his 13 years of LAV experience to examine lessons learned from the war as well as its controversies, including the confusion over use of the LAV as both recon scout and infantry support and the lack of effective identification/friend-or-foe systems. biacuaduc@gmail.com (G. J. Michaels) Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:41:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Tip-of-the-Spear-Audiobook/B00C4TWYOK thebookvoice.com 10:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tip of the Spear Subtitle: US Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War Author: G. J. Michaels Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Images of U.S. Marines assaulting Pacific beaches in World War II have stereotyped the service's roles and personnel for more than 50 years. This frank firsthand account of Marines sweeping over sands of a different sort in fast armored vehicles retires that popular legend and recasts the Corps as the modern, professional fighting force it was in Desert Storm. Battling a savage environment; an unknown enemy brandishing threats of nuclear, gas, and biological attacks; and a host of technological and tactical snafus, Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion pushed forward at the "tip of the spear" past burning oil fields, hundreds of Iraqi tanks and vehicles, and heartrending friendly casualties to help liberate Kuwait City and drive the Iraqis back to Baghdad. Here G. J. Michaels, a section leader and vehicle commander, provides a vivid, personal chronicle of events as they unfolded. Michaels further draws on his 13 years of LAV experience to examine lessons learned from the war as well as its controversies, including the confusion over use of the LAV as both recon scout and infantry support and the lack of effective identification/friend-or-foe systems. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tip of the Spear Subtitle: US Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War Author: G. J. Michaels Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Images of U.S. Marines assaulting Pacific beaches in World War II have stereotyped the service's roles and personnel for more than 50 years. This frank firsthand account of Marines sweeping over sands of a different sort in fast armored vehicles retires that popular legend and recasts the Corps as the modern, professional fighting force it was in Desert Storm. Battling a savage environment; an unknown enemy brandishing threats of nuclear, gas, and biological attacks; and a host of technological and tactical snafus, Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion pushed forward at the "tip of the spear" past burning oil fields, hundreds of Iraqi tanks and vehicles, and heartrending friendly casualties to help liberate Kuwait City and drive the Iraqis back to Baghdad. Here G. J. Michaels, a section leader and vehicle commander, provides a vivid, personal chronicle of events as they unfolded. Michaels further draws on his 13 years of LAV experience to examine lessons learned from the war as well as its controversies, including the confusion over use of the LAV as both recon scout and infantry support and the lack of effective identification/friend-or-foe systems. Members Reviews: Compelling tale of tactics and leadership Any additional comments? This is a great study of company- and platoon-level leadership in the USMC, but there is plenty of action (and a little humour). There are real lessons to be learned that can be applied in all walks of life, not just the military. Listening to it for the third time, and still learning something new. The narration could be a little more low-key for my liking, but given the subject matter (Marines at war) it is probably appropriate. Recommended for historians, wargamers and modellers. Interesting but a bit bland at times. An interesting point of view, the reader's voice was a bit bland which didn't help the bland story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Colin-Powell-Audiobook/B002V5BNAI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Colin Powell Subtitle: An American Hero Speaks Out Author: Colin Powell Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The son of Jamaican immigrants, a mischievous child, and an average student, Colin Powell has become one of the most influential Americans. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, his role in the Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations, and his eyewitness accounts of Desert Storm, the invasion of Panama, and the Iran-Contra scandal. These interviews reveal the essence of an emerging statesman and demonstrate why so many people have seen Colin Powell as a moral and human exemplar of the American dream and traditional values. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Colin Powell) Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:39:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Colin-Powell-Audiobook/B002V5BNAI thebookvoice.com 01:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Colin Powell Subtitle: An American Hero Speaks Out Author: Colin Powell Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The son of Jamaican immigrants, a mischievous child, and an average student, Colin Powell has become one of the most influential Americans. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, his role in the Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations, and his eyewitness accounts of Desert Storm, the invasion of Panama, and the Iran-Contra scandal. These interviews reveal the essence of an emerging statesman and demonstrate why so many people have seen Colin Powell as a moral and human exemplar of the American dream and traditional values. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Colin Powell Subtitle: An American Hero Speaks Out Author: Colin Powell Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The son of Jamaican immigrants, a mischievous child, and an average student, Colin Powell has become one of the most influential Americans. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, his role in the Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations, and his eyewitness accounts of Desert Storm, the invasion of Panama, and the Iran-Contra scandal. These interviews reveal the essence of an emerging statesman and demonstrate why so many people have seen Colin Powell as a moral and human exemplar of the American dream and traditional values. Members Reviews: Dynamic Met him in Hawaii at a speakers forum, what inspiration and guidance a real gentleman. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Life-of-Napoleon-Audiobook/B002V5H4EC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life of Napoleon Author: Major Arthur Griffiths Narrator: Bill Kelsey Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Many thought that Napoleon was the greatest military genius since Alexander the Great. The diminutive general, a conquering hero, helped steer the French through revolution and reign of terror, then parlayed his military victories into an emperor's crown. Griffiths, a noted historian and a major in the British army, gives a no-nonsense account of one of history's most enigmatic figures. (P) Books on Tape, Inc. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Major Arthur Griffiths) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 20:57:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Life-of-Napoleon-Audiobook/B002V5H4EC thebookvoice.com 06:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life of Napoleon Author: Major Arthur Griffiths Narrator: Bill Kelsey Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Many thought that Napoleon was the greatest military genius since Alexander the Great. The diminutive general, a conquering hero, helped steer the French through revolution and reign of terror, then parlayed his military victories into an emperor's crown. Griffiths, a noted historian and a major in the British army, gives a no-nonsense account of one of history's most enigmatic figures. (P) Books on Tape, Inc. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life of Napoleon Author: Major Arthur Griffiths Narrator: Bill Kelsey Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Many thought that Napoleon was the greatest military genius since Alexander the Great. The diminutive general, a conquering hero, helped steer the French through revolution and reign of terror, then parlayed his military victories into an emperor's crown. Griffiths, a noted historian and a major in the British army, gives a no-nonsense account of one of history's most enigmatic figures. (P) Books on Tape, Inc. Members Reviews: Tedious and confusing Somehow listened to the whole thing and barely know the history of Napoleon. Incredibly dry, both in narration and in writing. The author skips major events, for some reason assuming we're already fully familiar with them. For example, the sack of Venice - an act that ended an empire over a thousand years old - rates all of about two sentences. The author also has a strong bias towards England, repeatedly making partisan statements inappropriate for a "noted historian". I'm guessing this was written quite some time ago, though there's no way to to know based on the description provided. impossible to understand The narrator is the ultimate British mumbler and the recording is virtually impossible to understand. If you can understand this, you have much better ears than I. Enjoyed This Not too bad. Includes a nice outline of the first campaign in Italy. Helps if you're familiar with the geography. Otherwise, have a map handy. The rest of the book is a general treatment of Napoleonic era. Don't look for much detail in the final period 1812-1815. I'm a fan of the reader, Bill Kelsey, and did not have trouble understanding him at all. Enjoyed it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Morning-in-June-Audiobook/B00NJ0C30I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Morning in June Subtitle: Defending Outpost Harry Author: James W. Evans Narrator: Matt Armstrong Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The last days of the Korean War saw savage battles for control of important local terrain features, and in the trench warfare of the Chorwon Valley a young U.S. Army lieutenant was assigned to lead an infantry company charged with holding Outpost Harry against a determined Chinese assault. The battle devolved into hand-to-hand combat during a period of constant, intense fighting that lasted two days. The author, although seriously wounded that night, refused evacuation and remained on the hill to successfully lead his company in defense of the outpost. It wasn't romantic; it wasn't chivalrous; and many died or were badly wounded. Some of the survivors never fully overcame the mental and physical damage they suffered during the nightmare. With this book, one of those scarred by that experience recounts the events of the battle and his lifelong efforts to deal with the residual horrors. biacuaduc@gmail.com (James W. Evans) Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:05:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Morning-in-June-Audiobook/B00NJ0C30I thebookvoice.com 08:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Morning in June Subtitle: Defending Outpost Harry Author: James W. Evans Narrator: Matt Armstrong Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The last days of the Korean War saw savage battles for control of important local terrain features, and in the trench warfare of the Chorwon Valley a young U.S. Army lieutenant was assigned to lead an infantry company charged with holding Outpost Harry against a determined Chinese assault. The battle devolved into hand-to-hand combat during a period of constant, intense fighting that lasted two days. The author, although seriously wounded that night, refused evacuation and remained on the hill to successfully lead his company in defense of the outpost. It wasn't romantic; it wasn't chivalrous; and many died or were badly wounded. Some of the survivors never fully overcame the mental and physical damage they suffered during the nightmare. With this book, one of those scarred by that experience recounts the events of the battle and his lifelong efforts to deal with the residual horrors. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Morning in June Subtitle: Defending Outpost Harry Author: James W. Evans Narrator: Matt Armstrong Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The last days of the Korean War saw savage battles for control of important local terrain features, and in the trench warfare of the Chorwon Valley a young U.S. Army lieutenant was assigned to lead an infantry company charged with holding Outpost Harry against a determined Chinese assault. The battle devolved into hand-to-hand combat during a period of constant, intense fighting that lasted two days. The author, although seriously wounded that night, refused evacuation and remained on the hill to successfully lead his company in defense of the outpost. It wasn't romantic; it wasn't chivalrous; and many died or were badly wounded. Some of the survivors never fully overcame the mental and physical damage they suffered during the nightmare. With this book, one of those scarred by that experience recounts the events of the battle and his lifelong efforts to deal with the residual horrors. Members Reviews: Excellent source of Koreas battlefield potrays the military life and struggles of soldiers during the korean war and todays army. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Civilization-and-Its-Enemies-Audiobook/B002V0M2C6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Civilization and Its Enemies Subtitle: The Next Stage of History Author: Lee Harris Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Harris's brilliant tour through the stages of civilization, from Sparta to the French Revolution to the present, demonstrates that civilization depends upon brute force, properly wielded by a sovereign. Today, only America can play the role of sovereign on the world stage, by the use of force when necessary. Lee Harris's articles have been hailed by thinkers from across the spectrum. His message is an enduring one that will change the way readers think about the war with Iraq, about terrorism, and about our future. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lee Harris) Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:45:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Civilization-and-Its-Enemies-Audiobook/B002V0M2C6 thebookvoice.com 09:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Civilization and Its Enemies Subtitle: The Next Stage of History Author: Lee Harris Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Harris's brilliant tour through the stages of civilization, from Sparta to the French Revolution to the present, demonstrates that civilization depends upon brute force, properly wielded by a sovereign. Today, only America can play the role of sovereign on the world stage, by the use of force when necessary. Lee Harris's articles have been hailed by thinkers from across the spectrum. His message is an enduring one that will change the way readers think about the war with Iraq, about terrorism, and about our future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Civilization and Its Enemies Subtitle: The Next Stage of History Author: Lee Harris Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Harris's brilliant tour through the stages of civilization, from Sparta to the French Revolution to the present, demonstrates that civilization depends upon brute force, properly wielded by a sovereign. Today, only America can play the role of sovereign on the world stage, by the use of force when necessary. Lee Harris's articles have been hailed by thinkers from across the spectrum. His message is an enduring one that will change the way readers think about the war with Iraq, about terrorism, and about our future. Members Reviews: The world as it is; Not as we imagine it to be This is a very bold and thought provoking book that addresses 9/11 and the future we face. Harris has a hard message for a country possibly gone soft; a message that many modern, progressive Americans will not want to hear. - Civilized societies like the US 'forget' the hardship, sacrifice and luck that resulted in their stability and prosperity. - The role of 'fantasy ideologies' has been underestimated, but those ideologies have resulted in the most death and destruction in our time, e.g. Nazism, Marxism, Fascism, Radical Islam, etc. - Fantasy ideologies judge society to be flawed or defective, and advocate that it can and should be changed. (We hear plenty of this kind of talk in modern America). - Civilized societies are at disadvantage against 'gangs' of men, who nurse a fantasy ideology, AND who are willing to be ruthless in their pursuit of the ideology. Gang + Fantasy Ideology + Ruthlessness = Threat to Civilization = the Enemy. - How can a civilized society protect itself from this threat? Read the book and see what you think. After a century of failed ideologies and societal dead ends (with their gulags, concentration camps, and killing fields) we are actually poised for the next stage of history: the possibility of a utopian society that the world has never been seen. The USA, equipped with its unique heritage and "team" focus which absorbs internal conflict, can/must lead the world through this process. To fail to do so is to turn our future over to those who will believe the world needs to be changed, and who will do anything to make it happen. This would be the price of forgetfulness. There is much else of value in this book, and it can serve as a stimulus for discussion as we look at our past, and as we construct the future we leave to our children. The narrator is the best I"ve ever heard on an audio book, intuitively emphasizing Harris message with tone and inflection. An impressive production. Thick and slow but worth it This is one of only a few books I would recommend reading in print rather than via Audible. While the first and final thirds of the book were lively and provocative, the middle third got so complex and plodding that I had to rewind continuously to "catch up" with some subtle point the author was making. This piece is not for the faint of heart, which is too bad since that is exactly who needs to read it. Interestingly, I would recommend it as a management study, as much as a philosophical tome. The sociological lectures in this piece were as illuminating of workplace truisms as they were of geopolitics. I ended the piece with a definite sense that I had learned some things about human nature I had not known before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Echoes-of-Tattered-Tongues-Memory-Unfolded-Audiobook/B01HSFIEXO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded Author: John Z. Guzlowski Narrator: Jon Brandi Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-16 Publisher: Aquila Polonica Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this major tour de force, John Guzlowski traces the arc of one of the millions of immigrant families of America, in this case survivors of the maelstrom of World War II. Watch the book trailer at www.polww2.com/EchoesTrailer. Raw, eloquent, nuanced, intimate - Guzlowski illuminates the many faces of war, the toll it takes on innocent civilians, and the ways in which the trauma echoes down through generations. His narrative structure mirrors the fractured dislocation experienced by war refugees. Through a haunting collage of jagged fragments - poems, prose and prose poems, frozen moments of time, sometimes dreamlike and surreal, other times realistic and graphic - Guzlowski weaves a powerful story with impacts at levels both obvious and subtle. The result is a deeper, more visceral understanding than could have been achieved through descriptive narrative alone. This is the story of Guzlowski's family: his mother and father, survivors of the war, taken as slave laborers by the Germans; his sister and himself, born soon after the war in displaced persons camps in Germany; the family's first days in America and later their neighbors in America, some dysfunctional and lost, some mean, some caring and kind; and the relationships between and among them all. As Guzlowski unfolds the story backward through time, he seduces us into taking the journey with him. Along the way the transformative power of the creative process becomes apparent. Guzlowski's writing helps him uncouple from the trauma of the past and at the same time provides a pathway for acceptance and reconciliation with his parents. Ultimately, then, this is a story of healing. Critic Reviews: "A searing memoir." (Shelf Awareness) "Powerful.... Deserves attention and high regard." (Kevin Stein, poet laureate of Illinois) "Devastating, one-of-a-kind collection." (Foreword Reviews) biacuaduc@gmail.com (John Z. Guzlowski) Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:32:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Echoes-of-Tattered-Tongues-Memory-Unfolded-Audiobook/B01HSFIEXO thebookvoice.com 03:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded Author: John Z. Guzlowski Narrator: Jon Brandi Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-16 Publisher: Aquila Polonica Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this major tour de force, John Guzlowski traces the arc of one of the millions of immigrant families of America, in this case survivors of the maelstrom of World War II. Watch the book trailer at www.polww2.com/EchoesTrailer. Raw, eloquent, nuanced, intimate - Guzlowski illuminates the many faces of war, the toll it takes on innocent civilians, and the ways in which the trauma echoes down through generations. His narrative structure mirrors the fractured dislocation experienced by war refugees. Through a haunting collage of jagged fragments - poems, prose and prose poems, frozen moments of time, sometimes dreamlike and surreal, other times realistic and graphic - Guzlowski weaves a powerful story with impacts at levels both obvious and subtle. The result is a deeper, more visceral understanding than could have been achieved through descriptive narrative alone. This is the story of Guzlowski's family: his mother and father, survivors of the war, taken as slave laborers by the Germans; his sister and himself, born soon after the war in displaced persons camps in Germany; the family's first days in America and later their neighbors in America, some dysfunctional and lost, some mean, some caring and kind; and the relationships between and among them all. As Guzlowski unfolds the story backward through time, he seduces us into taking the journey with him. Along the way the transformative power of the creative process becomes apparent. Guzlowski's writing helps him uncouple from the trauma of the past and at the same time provides a pathway for acceptance and reconciliation with his parents. Ultimately, then, this is a story of healing. Critic Reviews: "A searing memoir." (Shelf Awareness) "Powerful.... Deserves attention and high regard." (Kevin Stein, poet laureate of Illinois) "Devastating, one-of-a-kind collection." (Foreword Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded Author: John Z. Guzlowski Narrator: Jon Brandi Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-16 Publisher: Aquila Polonica Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this major tour de force, John Guzlowski traces the arc of one of the millions of immigrant families of America, in this case survivors of the maelstrom of World War II. Watch the book trailer at www.polww2.com/EchoesTrailer. Raw, eloquent, nuanced, intimate - Guzlowski illuminates the many faces of war, the toll it takes on innocent civilians, and the ways in which the trauma echoes down through generations. His narrative structure mirrors the fractured dislocation experienced by war refugees. Through a haunting collage of jagged fragments - poems, prose and prose poems, frozen moments of time, sometimes dreamlike and surreal, other times realistic and graphic - Guzlowski weaves a powerful story with impacts at levels both obvious and subtle. The result is a deeper, more visceral understanding than could have been achieved through descriptive narrative alone. This is the story of Guzlowski's family: his mother and father, survivors of the war, taken as slave laborers by the Germans; his sister and himself, born soon after the war in displaced persons camps in Germany; the family's first days in America and later their neighbors in America, some dysfunctional and lost, some mean, some caring and kind; and the relationships between and among them all. As Guzlowski unfolds the story backward through time, he seduces us into taking the journey with him. Along the way the transformative power of the creative process becomes apparent. Guzlowski's writing helps him uncouple from the trauma of the past and at the same time provides a pathway for acceptance and reconciliation with his parents. Ultimately, then, this is a story of healing. Critic Reviews: "A searing memoir." (Shelf Awareness) "Powerful.... Deserves attention and high regard." (Kevin Stein, poet laureate of Illinois) "Devastating, one-of-a-kind collection." (Foreword Reviews) Members Reviews: This told a story, then invited the reader in John Z Guzlowski provides a strong and visual audio script with Echoes of Tattered Tongues. As someone who studied poetry in depth as an undergraduate, I really never expected to hear an audiobook that could pull off poetry in the way this one has. My initial thought, before I even started listening to the book, would be that it would be sad, it would make me sad, and I would want to turn it off. However, theres a warmth to the words and the poetry in some ways closure, in other ways a visual tour of an era weve mostly forgotten. The Publishers Weekly review did not do the story justice, rather, it made it seem as though the book lacked humanity, that it was mean to shock by picking those particularly vivid and painful poems. However, I found that story about the trunk especially moving, and one that I think does a better job as a conduit for the rest of the book. There was a steamer trunk that his father built with his own hands then loaded with those things they would need in the new world. Along with the contents, it began to carry memories of the father who built it and the mother who knitted some of the clothes that went in it. The trunk went to Chicago and served as a table, bench and even a bed. The trunk went from Chicago to Arizona and again it was one of those lasting memories that continued on with them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Captives-in-Blue-Audiobook/B01D5F8YOU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captives in Blue Subtitle: The Civil War Prisons of the Confederacy Author: Roger Pickenpaugh Narrator: Jack Chekijian Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In June of 1861, only a few weeks after the first shots at Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War, Union prisoners of war began to arrive in Southern prisons. One hundred and fifty years later, Civil War prisons and the way prisoners of war were treated remain contentious topics. Partisans of each side continue to vilify the other for POW maltreatment. In Captives in Blue, Pickenpaugh tackles issues such as the ways the Confederate Army contended with the growing prison population, the variations in the policies and practices in the different Confederate prison camps, the effects these policies and practices had on Union prisoners, and the logistics of prisoner exchanges. Digging further into prison policy and practices, Pickenpaugh explores conditions that arose from conscious government policy decisions and conditions that were the product of local officials or unique local situations. One issue unique to Captives in Blue is the way Confederate prisons and policies dealt with African American Union soldiers. Black soldiers held captive in Confederate prisons faced uncertain fates; many former slaves were returned to their former owners, while others were tortured in the camps. Drawing on prisoner diaries, Pickenpaugh provides compelling first-person accounts of life in prison camps often overlooked by scholars in the field. Critic Reviews: "Captives in Blue is an excellent book that more thoroughly details life in Confederate-run prisons than anything currently available. I think it will stand as the starting place for all future studies of Southern prisoner of war facilities for a long time." (James M. Gillispie, author of Andersonvilles of the North) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Roger Pickenpaugh) Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:16:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Captives-in-Blue-Audiobook/B01D5F8YOU thebookvoice.com 12:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captives in Blue Subtitle: The Civil War Prisons of the Confederacy Author: Roger Pickenpaugh Narrator: Jack Chekijian Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In June of 1861, only a few weeks after the first shots at Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War, Union prisoners of war began to arrive in Southern prisons. One hundred and fifty years later, Civil War prisons and the way prisoners of war were treated remain contentious topics. Partisans of each side continue to vilify the other for POW maltreatment. In Captives in Blue, Pickenpaugh tackles issues such as the ways the Confederate Army contended with the growing prison population, the variations in the policies and practices in the different Confederate prison camps, the effects these policies and practices had on Union prisoners, and the logistics of prisoner exchanges. Digging further into prison policy and practices, Pickenpaugh explores conditions that arose from conscious government policy decisions and conditions that were the product of local officials or unique local situations. One issue unique to Captives in Blue is the way Confederate prisons and policies dealt with African American Union soldiers. Black soldiers held captive in Confederate prisons faced uncertain fates; many former slaves were returned to their former owners, while others were tortured in the camps. Drawing on prisoner diaries, Pickenpaugh provides compelling first-person accounts of life in prison camps often overlooked by scholars in the field. Critic Reviews: "Captives in Blue is an excellent book that more thoroughly details life in Confederate-run prisons than anything currently available. I think it will stand as the starting place for all future studies of Southern prisoner of war facilities for a long time." (James M. Gillispie, author of Andersonvilles of the North) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captives in Blue Subtitle: The Civil War Prisons of the Confederacy Author: Roger Pickenpaugh Narrator: Jack Chekijian Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In June of 1861, only a few weeks after the first shots at Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War, Union prisoners of war began to arrive in Southern prisons. One hundred and fifty years later, Civil War prisons and the way prisoners of war were treated remain contentious topics. Partisans of each side continue to vilify the other for POW maltreatment. In Captives in Blue, Pickenpaugh tackles issues such as the ways the Confederate Army contended with the growing prison population, the variations in the policies and practices in the different Confederate prison camps, the effects these policies and practices had on Union prisoners, and the logistics of prisoner exchanges. Digging further into prison policy and practices, Pickenpaugh explores conditions that arose from conscious government policy decisions and conditions that were the product of local officials or unique local situations. One issue unique to Captives in Blue is the way Confederate prisons and policies dealt with African American Union soldiers. Black soldiers held captive in Confederate prisons faced uncertain fates; many former slaves were returned to their former owners, while others were tortured in the camps. Drawing on prisoner diaries, Pickenpaugh provides compelling first-person accounts of life in prison camps often overlooked by scholars in the field. Critic Reviews: "Captives in Blue is an excellent book that more thoroughly details life in Confederate-run prisons than anything currently available. I think it will stand as the starting place for all future studies of Southern prisoner of war facilities for a long time." (James M. Gillispie, author of Andersonvilles of the North) Members Reviews: Captives in blue Any additional comments? This book gives us a bird eye view what happened during the civil war. I have to pause several times to absorb the knowledge I've gotten from this book Neither side was prepared for the volume of POWs Very well documented thesis addressing the problems of both Union POWs and Confederate management of prisons. Not just by mismanagement or deliberate cruelty were prisoners afflicted, but by unpreparedness for the housing, feeding, sanitation, and medical care. And the costs were totally unplanned. The bureaucratic mess surrounding prisoner exchanges is boggling. More than a history lesson, it becomes a humanity lesson. Good thing Narrator Jack is on task to keep us from expiring from the tediousness of this excruciatingly precise and dismal recounting. Captives in Blue This is a well written book about how troops were treated in the prisons during the civil war.Jack Chekijian is the perfect narrator for something like this.Very interesting read.I was provided this book free by the author, narrator or publisher. Informative and well presented. Civil War history buffs will likely enjoy this collection of information all in one place. The author has attempted to ferret out the truth to captured soldier prison conditions, and has brought together information from a variety of sources in a cohesive manual. The narrator easily navigates tough words and has the perfect voice for this type of book. A Part of American History We Should Never Forget "Captives in Blue" was truly an eye-opening listen. Oftentimes when we think of POW's we don't always consider the captives from the Civil War. The treatment of these men was horrific. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Perilous-Missions-Audiobook/B017WPMNP0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Perilous Missions Subtitle: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia Author: William Leary Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secret "air force" in Korea, then "the most shot-at airline in the world" in French Indochina, and eventually becoming reorganized as Air America at the height of the Vietnam War. William M. Leary's detailed operational history of CAT sets the story in the perspective of Asian and Cold War geopolitics and shows how CAT allowed the CIA to operate with a level of flexibility and secrecy that it would not have attained through normal military or commercial air transportation. biacuaduc@gmail.com (William Leary) Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:37:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Perilous-Missions-Audiobook/B017WPMNP0 thebookvoice.com 09:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Perilous Missions Subtitle: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia Author: William Leary Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secret "air force" in Korea, then "the most shot-at airline in the world" in French Indochina, and eventually becoming reorganized as Air America at the height of the Vietnam War. William M. Leary's detailed operational history of CAT sets the story in the perspective of Asian and Cold War geopolitics and shows how CAT allowed the CIA to operate with a level of flexibility and secrecy that it would not have attained through normal military or commercial air transportation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Perilous Missions Subtitle: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia Author: William Leary Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secret "air force" in Korea, then "the most shot-at airline in the world" in French Indochina, and eventually becoming reorganized as Air America at the height of the Vietnam War. William M. Leary's detailed operational history of CAT sets the story in the perspective of Asian and Cold War geopolitics and shows how CAT allowed the CIA to operate with a level of flexibility and secrecy that it would not have attained through normal military or commercial air transportation. Members Reviews: My thanks to a great bunch of aviators! This book opened my eyes in-depth to the operations of C.A.T. in Asia. Since being a Vietnam veteran, I have immersed myself in the history of that part of the world from Chennault's Flying Tigers to the Mayaquez debacle.This book takes a close up look at the brave & perilous missions that were performed in support of Chiany kai Shek's China by these aviatiors and their successors Air America. I was privileged to work alongside some A.A. veterans in south Texas while flying electronic contraband across the Rio Grande into Mexico. My book: Over & Back by Wild Bill Callahan follows a few of them on their final quest of living life on the edge. Available on Amazon. A detailed and scholarly description of the formation and operation of CAT A detailed and scholarly description of the formation and operation of CAT, before and after its acquisition by the CIA. Not as a criticism, but as a caution, I would suggest that the details of the first roughly 100 pages are rather tedious, describing as they do the struggles of the company as a legitimate airline before its acquisition by the CIA; however, it is necessary to read this material to come to an understanding of how the CIA came to be involved. So, be patient. Excellent Professional Job Many readers will buy this books for the tales of covert flights over Manchuria, North Korea and Indo-China and it certainly delivers. But of equal interest is how does an intelligence service buy and then operate a proprietary while maintaining plausible deniability. Thanks to the diligent research of the author we know the trials and tribulations involved. I'm sure most readers would think when faced with administrative difficulties the CIA would just go in and wave their magic wand and all the roadblocks dissolve. As the book point out the US government had all the leverage in the world with the Nationalist government on Taiwan and it was still a trial to keep CAT operating on the island. Also CAT's books were a nightmare for years until they got professional accounting (not something one immediately thinks about when discussing covert flights over the PRC). A must read for the serious student of intelligence. If you are thinking of buying this ... do so Totally awesome! Massive amounts of information that doevetails well with other material. Worth the money to any student of US covert operations after WW2. EXCELLENT BOOK ON CAT This is a very interesting and well researched book on the origin and operations of CAT. It is sad that Dr. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-and-Technology-Audiobook/B00M8KMINW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War and Technology Author: Jeremy Black Narrator: Jim Seitz Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this engaging audiobook, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones - in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower, but also power projection and technologies of logistics, command, and control. Examining military technologies in their historical context and the present centered on the revolution in Military Affairs and Military Transformation, Black then forecasts possible future trends. Critic Reviews: "Clear, concise, and thoughtful. An eminently readable synthesis of historical literature on technology and war...with analyses of the limitations of the impact of technology on warfare." (John France, author of Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power) "An interesting, thought-provoking work by a major military historian...whose depth and wide range of knowledge across the entire sweep of world military history is without parallel.... Those who read this book closely will be richly rewarded for it is a mine of useful information and grist for discussion." (Spencer C. Tucker, author of The Great War, 1914 -1918) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jeremy Black) Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:24:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/War-and-Technology-Audiobook/B00M8KMINW thebookvoice.com 13:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War and Technology Author: Jeremy Black Narrator: Jim Seitz Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this engaging audiobook, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones - in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower, but also power projection and technologies of logistics, command, and control. Examining military technologies in their historical context and the present centered on the revolution in Military Affairs and Military Transformation, Black then forecasts possible future trends. Critic Reviews: "Clear, concise, and thoughtful. An eminently readable synthesis of historical literature on technology and war...with analyses of the limitations of the impact of technology on warfare." (John France, author of Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power) "An interesting, thought-provoking work by a major military historian...whose depth and wide range of knowledge across the entire sweep of world military history is without parallel.... Those who read this book closely will be richly rewarded for it is a mine of useful information and grist for discussion." (Spencer C. Tucker, author of The Great War, 1914 -1918) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War and Technology Author: Jeremy Black Narrator: Jim Seitz Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this engaging audiobook, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones - in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower, but also power projection and technologies of logistics, command, and control. Examining military technologies in their historical context and the present centered on the revolution in Military Affairs and Military Transformation, Black then forecasts possible future trends. Critic Reviews: "Clear, concise, and thoughtful. An eminently readable synthesis of historical literature on technology and war...with analyses of the limitations of the impact of technology on warfare." (John France, author of Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power) "An interesting, thought-provoking work by a major military historian...whose depth and wide range of knowledge across the entire sweep of world military history is without parallel.... Those who read this book closely will be richly rewarded for it is a mine of useful information and grist for discussion." (Spencer C. Tucker, author of The Great War, 1914 -1918) Members Reviews: Five Stars On time, as described. Five Stars wonderful book. Outstanding Perspective Thoughtful and useful on the topic of the application of technology to warfare. The author's discussion of the RMA, its adherents, and its critics, is excellent. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Noble-Cause-Audiobook/B01670F43E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Noble Cause Subtitle: American Battlefield Victories in Vietnam Author: Douglas Niles Narrator: Brian O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of We Were Soldiers Once, and Young, A Noble Cause is a stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the Vietnam War and a vivid re-creation of hard-won battles from Ia Drang Valley to Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill. Celebrating the skill and bravery of the United States armed forces and their South Vietnamese allies, A Noble Cause presents a gripping chronicle of both large and small unit successful combat engagements, including the Battle of Dong Xoai (1965); the Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965), the first major ground battle of the Vietnam War; the Battle of Loc Ninh (1967) by the Cambodian border; the Battle of Khe Sanh (1967-1968) leading up to the Tet Offensive; the Battle of Dong Ha (1968); the bloody siege on Hamburger Hill (1969); and the Battle of An Loc (1972), 65 miles north of Saigon, which contributed to the failure of the Vietcong's Eastertide Offensive. Documenting the invaluable role of a tireless and determined infantry as well as air cavalry divisions and B-52 "Arc Light" air strikes, A Noble Cause chronicles the crucial strategic decisions that led to victory - often against steep odds - and honors the bravery of every soldier who stood his ground, faced the enemy, and gave his all. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Douglas Niles) Tue, 06 Oct 2015 23:46:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/A-Noble-Cause-Audiobook/B01670F43E thebookvoice.com 10:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Noble Cause Subtitle: American Battlefield Victories in Vietnam Author: Douglas Niles Narrator: Brian O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of We Were Soldiers Once, and Young, A Noble Cause is a stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the Vietnam War and a vivid re-creation of hard-won battles from Ia Drang Valley to Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill. Celebrating the skill and bravery of the United States armed forces and their South Vietnamese allies, A Noble Cause presents a gripping chronicle of both large and small unit successful combat engagements, including the Battle of Dong Xoai (1965); the Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965), the first major ground battle of the Vietnam War; the Battle of Loc Ninh (1967) by the Cambodian border; the Battle of Khe Sanh (1967-1968) leading up to the Tet Offensive; the Battle of Dong Ha (1968); the bloody siege on Hamburger Hill (1969); and the Battle of An Loc (1972), 65 miles north of Saigon, which contributed to the failure of the Vietcong's Eastertide Offensive. Documenting the invaluable role of a tireless and determined infantry as well as air cavalry divisions and B-52 "Arc Light" air strikes, A Noble Cause chronicles the crucial strategic decisions that led to victory - often against steep odds - and honors the bravery of every soldier who stood his ground, faced the enemy, and gave his all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Noble Cause Subtitle: American Battlefield Victories in Vietnam Author: Douglas Niles Narrator: Brian O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of We Were Soldiers Once, and Young, A Noble Cause is a stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the Vietnam War and a vivid re-creation of hard-won battles from Ia Drang Valley to Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill. Celebrating the skill and bravery of the United States armed forces and their South Vietnamese allies, A Noble Cause presents a gripping chronicle of both large and small unit successful combat engagements, including the Battle of Dong Xoai (1965); the Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965), the first major ground battle of the Vietnam War; the Battle of Loc Ninh (1967) by the Cambodian border; the Battle of Khe Sanh (1967-1968) leading up to the Tet Offensive; the Battle of Dong Ha (1968); the bloody siege on Hamburger Hill (1969); and the Battle of An Loc (1972), 65 miles north of Saigon, which contributed to the failure of the Vietcong's Eastertide Offensive. Documenting the invaluable role of a tireless and determined infantry as well as air cavalry divisions and B-52 "Arc Light" air strikes, A Noble Cause chronicles the crucial strategic decisions that led to victory - often against steep odds - and honors the bravery of every soldier who stood his ground, faced the enemy, and gave his all. Members Reviews: The best overall explanation of the major battles in the Vietnam War. My late father was a Crew Chief/M-60 gunner in Vietnam from 1968-1969 stationed in Ban Me Thuot with The Green Hornets. Although my father spoke very little about his time there I dedicated my life to reading Everything I could about the war in hopes of somehow understanding what he went though so that I might "know" what he went through. I have read many excellent accounts of the battles and skirmishes our great and honorable men and women who served there fought, but this collection of the main battles is by far one of the best I have had the honor to read. I highly recommend this collection to everyone interested in learning about that poorly planned conflict and I truly believe that had the politicians in Washington let the soldiers do their job and and that if the media did their job and reported the truth we could have won. That said, I am incapable of expressing my complete and total gratitude to those brave men and women with my puny words. Thank you for your service and welcome home. And if anyone knew my father Ed Gill please contact me at gro257@hotmail.com. Once again, thank you for your devotion and service. God Bless all of you. Mike Gill good book. Great book, really worth it. Well researched, well put together. I really hate the 20 word minimum. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/After-My-Lai-Audiobook/B00T59LW90 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After My Lai Subtitle: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company Author: Gary W. Bray Narrator: Gary Roelofs Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1969, Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre--the murder of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians--18 months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. After My Lai documents the war's horrific effects on both sides of the struggle. Bray presents the Vietnam conflict as the touchstone of a generation, telling how his feelings about being a soldier--a family tradition--were dramatically altered by the events he participated in and witnessed. He explains how young men, angered by the deaths of comrades and with no release for their frustration, can sometimes cross the line of legal and ethical behavior. Bray's account differs from many Vietnam memoirs in his vivid descriptions of platoon-level tactical operations. As he builds suspense in moment-by-moment depictions of men plunging into jungle gloom and tragedy, he demonstrates that what led to My Lai is easier to comprehend once you've walked the booby-trapped ground yourself. An intensely personal story, gracefully rendered yet brutally honest, After My Lai reveals how warfare changes you forever. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gary W. Bray) Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:11:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/After-My-Lai-Audiobook/B00T59LW90 thebookvoice.com 05:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After My Lai Subtitle: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company Author: Gary W. Bray Narrator: Gary Roelofs Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1969, Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre--the murder of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians--18 months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. After My Lai documents the war's horrific effects on both sides of the struggle. Bray presents the Vietnam conflict as the touchstone of a generation, telling how his feelings about being a soldier--a family tradition--were dramatically altered by the events he participated in and witnessed. He explains how young men, angered by the deaths of comrades and with no release for their frustration, can sometimes cross the line of legal and ethical behavior. Bray's account differs from many Vietnam memoirs in his vivid descriptions of platoon-level tactical operations. As he builds suspense in moment-by-moment depictions of men plunging into jungle gloom and tragedy, he demonstrates that what led to My Lai is easier to comprehend once you've walked the booby-trapped ground yourself. An intensely personal story, gracefully rendered yet brutally honest, After My Lai reveals how warfare changes you forever. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After My Lai Subtitle: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company Author: Gary W. Bray Narrator: Gary Roelofs Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-05-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1969, Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre--the murder of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians--18 months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. After My Lai documents the war's horrific effects on both sides of the struggle. Bray presents the Vietnam conflict as the touchstone of a generation, telling how his feelings about being a soldier--a family tradition--were dramatically altered by the events he participated in and witnessed. He explains how young men, angered by the deaths of comrades and with no release for their frustration, can sometimes cross the line of legal and ethical behavior. Bray's account differs from many Vietnam memoirs in his vivid descriptions of platoon-level tactical operations. As he builds suspense in moment-by-moment depictions of men plunging into jungle gloom and tragedy, he demonstrates that what led to My Lai is easier to comprehend once you've walked the booby-trapped ground yourself. An intensely personal story, gracefully rendered yet brutally honest, After My Lai reveals how warfare changes you forever. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. Members Reviews: A true year by an unheralded young officer. No big hero story if that's what your looking for but a great book if you want a realistic year of a young lieutenant in Vietnam and the men who served with him. Not long as compared to most war books but interesting from start to finish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Invitation-to-a-War-Audiobook/B074HGZQ9S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Invitation to a War Subtitle: My Early War Experience at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal Author: Larry A. Drew Narrator: Steve Carlson Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-17 Publisher: Kitten Britches Publishing Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Invitation to a War, is a young shipyard worker's eye-witness experience of the war in the Pacific, at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal. Larry was invited by the Navy Labor Board to work in Hawaii, while he took time off from Ohio State University, to earn the finances needed for his junior year. On his first Sunday morning in Oahu, he planned to meet with his brother, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Waiting there at the Navy Yard, Dry Dock No. 1, taking in the sights of the harbor and the USS Pennsylvania, the scene changed astonishingly as Pearl Harbor was brutally attacked before his own eyes. His story details the horror of the attack, its aftermath, and the courage and dedication of the survivors working to rebuild. After months of round-the-clock work, and with deep concern that the Japanese would attack again soon, Larry used the occasion of his first day off to join the US Army. This time, should the enemy invade, he wanted to be carrying a rifle. Serving in the 25th Division as a forward artillery spotter, he was part of the effort to aid and relieve elements of the 1st and 2nd Marine Corps Divisions at Guadalcanal. Having spent weeks behind enemy lines, his memoirs describe the violent combat, tense missions, camp activities, and life of an American serviceman in World War II. This history celebrates the character, courage, and even the indomitable humor of those who fought. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Larry A. Drew) Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:37:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Invitation-to-a-War-Audiobook/B074HGZQ9S thebookvoice.com 04:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Invitation to a War Subtitle: My Early War Experience at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal Author: Larry A. Drew Narrator: Steve Carlson Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-17 Publisher: Kitten Britches Publishing Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Invitation to a War, is a young shipyard worker's eye-witness experience of the war in the Pacific, at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal. Larry was invited by the Navy Labor Board to work in Hawaii, while he took time off from Ohio State University, to earn the finances needed for his junior year. On his first Sunday morning in Oahu, he planned to meet with his brother, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Waiting there at the Navy Yard, Dry Dock No. 1, taking in the sights of the harbor and the USS Pennsylvania, the scene changed astonishingly as Pearl Harbor was brutally attacked before his own eyes. His story details the horror of the attack, its aftermath, and the courage and dedication of the survivors working to rebuild. After months of round-the-clock work, and with deep concern that the Japanese would attack again soon, Larry used the occasion of his first day off to join the US Army. This time, should the enemy invade, he wanted to be carrying a rifle. Serving in the 25th Division as a forward artillery spotter, he was part of the effort to aid and relieve elements of the 1st and 2nd Marine Corps Divisions at Guadalcanal. Having spent weeks behind enemy lines, his memoirs describe the violent combat, tense missions, camp activities, and life of an American serviceman in World War II. This history celebrates the character, courage, and even the indomitable humor of those who fought. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Invitation to a War Subtitle: My Early War Experience at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal Author: Larry A. Drew Narrator: Steve Carlson Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-17 Publisher: Kitten Britches Publishing Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Invitation to a War, is a young shipyard worker's eye-witness experience of the war in the Pacific, at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal. Larry was invited by the Navy Labor Board to work in Hawaii, while he took time off from Ohio State University, to earn the finances needed for his junior year. On his first Sunday morning in Oahu, he planned to meet with his brother, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Waiting there at the Navy Yard, Dry Dock No. 1, taking in the sights of the harbor and the USS Pennsylvania, the scene changed astonishingly as Pearl Harbor was brutally attacked before his own eyes. His story details the horror of the attack, its aftermath, and the courage and dedication of the survivors working to rebuild. After months of round-the-clock work, and with deep concern that the Japanese would attack again soon, Larry used the occasion of his first day off to join the US Army. This time, should the enemy invade, he wanted to be carrying a rifle. Serving in the 25th Division as a forward artillery spotter, he was part of the effort to aid and relieve elements of the 1st and 2nd Marine Corps Divisions at Guadalcanal. Having spent weeks behind enemy lines, his memoirs describe the violent combat, tense missions, camp activities, and life of an American serviceman in World War II. This history celebrates the character, courage, and even the indomitable humor of those who fought. Members Reviews: Positive attitude Exciting insight to an impossible time in history! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Lusitania-Audiobook/B002UZMUJC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lusitania Subtitle: An Epic Tragedy Author: Diana Preston Narrator: Anne Twomey Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In her riveting account of this enormous tragedy - which caused controversies that continue to this day - Diana Preston recalls both a pivotal moment in history and a remarkable human drama. With a historian's insight and a novelist's gift for characterization and detail, Preston re-creates the Lusitania's voyage through the eyes of those who experienced it. Passengers included the rich and the powerful and the rest of the human comedy: newlyweds and nursemaids, galley cooks and stokers, Quakers and cardsharks, ship's detectives and German stowaways. Drawing on a vast array of sources including letters and memoirs, Cunard and Admiralty archives, and previously untranslated German documents, Preston weaves their lives into her own dramatic narrative, giving this story a powerful immediacy. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy is also available in print from Walker & Company. Listen to Critic Reviews: "A captivating and conscientious narrative...a brilliant account." (Booklist, starred review) "Few popular historians can marshal facts and place them within their times as vividly as [Preston]." (Chicago Sun-Times) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Diana Preston) Fri, 03 May 2002 06:16:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Lusitania-Audiobook/B002UZMUJC thebookvoice.com 05:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lusitania Subtitle: An Epic Tragedy Author: Diana Preston Narrator: Anne Twomey Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In her riveting account of this enormous tragedy - which caused controversies that continue to this day - Diana Preston recalls both a pivotal moment in history and a remarkable human drama. With a historian's insight and a novelist's gift for characterization and detail, Preston re-creates the Lusitania's voyage through the eyes of those who experienced it. Passengers included the rich and the powerful and the rest of the human comedy: newlyweds and nursemaids, galley cooks and stokers, Quakers and cardsharks, ship's detectives and German stowaways. Drawing on a vast array of sources including letters and memoirs, Cunard and Admiralty archives, and previously untranslated German documents, Preston weaves their lives into her own dramatic narrative, giving this story a powerful immediacy. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy is also available in print from Walker & Company. Listen to Critic Reviews: "A captivating and conscientious narrative...a brilliant account." (Booklist, starred review) "Few popular historians can marshal facts and place them within their times as vividly as [Preston]." (Chicago Sun-Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lusitania Subtitle: An Epic Tragedy Author: Diana Preston Narrator: Anne Twomey Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In her riveting account of this enormous tragedy - which caused controversies that continue to this day - Diana Preston recalls both a pivotal moment in history and a remarkable human drama. With a historian's insight and a novelist's gift for characterization and detail, Preston re-creates the Lusitania's voyage through the eyes of those who experienced it. Passengers included the rich and the powerful and the rest of the human comedy: newlyweds and nursemaids, galley cooks and stokers, Quakers and cardsharks, ship's detectives and German stowaways. Drawing on a vast array of sources including letters and memoirs, Cunard and Admiralty archives, and previously untranslated German documents, Preston weaves their lives into her own dramatic narrative, giving this story a powerful immediacy. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy is also available in print from Walker & Company. Listen to Critic Reviews: "A captivating and conscientious narrative...a brilliant account." (Booklist, starred review) "Few popular historians can marshal facts and place them within their times as vividly as [Preston]." (Chicago Sun-Times) Members Reviews: An excellent 'read' This is a facinating book, filled with the drama of a war time tragedy, filled with human suffering and also of tragic errors that resulted in the loss of so many. Narrated in a voice, tone and style that is not only easy to listen to - and that places further emphasis on the tragedy that unfolds, this is a must read, even for those otherwise not interested in historical events. John Jacob Astor Highy inflated reviews. This is the Ann Landers version of the sinking. The author provides no analysis of information but instead dwells on the personal adpects of individuals involved in this tragic event. Certainly the horror of this early terrorist act is captured but there is no overarching theme to the book other than the human tragedy. Lots of research resulted in an excellent book Diana preston did an excellent job of capturing the fate of the Lusitania. I was not well informed of the disaster before listening to the book, but found myself fully engaged by the story line. Anne Twomey did a stellar job of narrating the book. interesting An interesting mix of historical info and drama. Worth the money Compelling account Not as long as other accounts but good summary of the events surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania. I do wish audiobooks would learn NOT to play loud background music over the narrator's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Raiders-World-War-Two-True-Stories-Audiobook/B009SAAC3I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raiders: World War Two True Stories Author: Ross Kemp Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Six raids that changed the course of history. Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto. Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried out by all three British forces. This successful raid persuaded Hitler that the Allies were planning a full-scale invasion. Operation Biting: a cross-Channel raid into France that was the first major attack by the British Airborne Division and its first battle honour. Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway. Operation Chariot - "the greatest raid of all": the British amphibious attack on the Normandy dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France. Operation Deadstick: the story of the first Allies into the fray on D-Day, tasked with seizing and holding two bridges to prevent an armoured German counterattack. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ross Kemp) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:24:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Raiders-World-War-Two-True-Stories-Audiobook/B009SAAC3I thebookvoice.com 07:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raiders: World War Two True Stories Author: Ross Kemp Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Six raids that changed the course of history. Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto. Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried out by all three British forces. This successful raid persuaded Hitler that the Allies were planning a full-scale invasion. Operation Biting: a cross-Channel raid into France that was the first major attack by the British Airborne Division and its first battle honour. Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway. Operation Chariot - "the greatest raid of all": the British amphibious attack on the Normandy dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France. Operation Deadstick: the story of the first Allies into the fray on D-Day, tasked with seizing and holding two bridges to prevent an armoured German counterattack. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raiders: World War Two True Stories Author: Ross Kemp Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Six raids that changed the course of history. Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto. Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried out by all three British forces. This successful raid persuaded Hitler that the Allies were planning a full-scale invasion. Operation Biting: a cross-Channel raid into France that was the first major attack by the British Airborne Division and its first battle honour. Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway. Operation Chariot - "the greatest raid of all": the British amphibious attack on the Normandy dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France. Operation Deadstick: the story of the first Allies into the fray on D-Day, tasked with seizing and holding two bridges to prevent an armoured German counterattack. Members Reviews: Raiders World War Two True Stories. Where does Raiders: World War Two True Stories rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? First of all I would like to say this is a book about British special forces of world war two. I enjoyed that. Having said that these are stories that you probably have not heard of before. I really enjoyed it, and I would recommend it to anyone. A must listen for WW 2 history fans! What made the experience of listening to Raiders: World War Two True Stories the most enjoyable? I love tales of bravery,sacrifice,and ingenuity from the men and women of that generation who gave all for freedom and love of country. These six,individual stories were excellent listening,with top flight narration by Mark Meadows. Britain and the Allies had only had a series of setbacks and depressing news,while trying to cope with the constant Lufwaffe attacks on the Homefront for more than two years and Churchill knew some positive news stories were critical by this time. The establishment and training of the "Commandos" is a great story in itself,but as Mark Meadows reads them,you feel you are there with the attaking forces! The initial success of the Raids was a much needed moral booster for England,and set some standards for D Day which would follow. I purchased this audiobook in January,and have listened to it three times already,loving every minute of it. First class all the way. What other book might you compare Raiders: World War Two True Stories to and why? Anyone that likes these types of stories would enjoy any of William Breuers' books;and also, 'The Brenner Assaignment' by Patrick O'Donnell; "The Forgotten 500 " by Gregory Freeman;'The Jedburghs' by Will Irwin and "The Phantom Major"@ by Virginia Cowles,to name a few.(@-Reviewed separately). What does Mark Meadows bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? I listen very carefully to books I place in my wish list and take my time deciding. Sometimes favourite subject matter is not as well narrated as I would like,and the VOICE is everyting to me. I place Mr. Meadows up there with the best,especially for this genre. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? It actually did give me chills,as some of the Commandos;as was to be expected,lost there lives in the Raids. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Great-Retreat-of-1914-Audiobook/B00LBBWNG6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Retreat of 1914 Subtitle: From Mons to the Marne Author: Spencer Jones Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: August 1914: In the sweltering heat, the fate of Europe hangs in the balance. Germany is hurling her forces into a carefully planned invasion of Belgium and France. Bound by an 1839 treaty to protect Belgium from any invader, Britain came to its defence. With the British Expeditionary Force numbering just 120,000 men, and dwarfed by the vast manpower of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II remains unfazed by this contemptible little army'. But the BEF was, man for man, the best trained army in Europe. It was led by tough and experienced officers who had learned their brutal trade in fierce colonial warfare. Their combat performance in 1914 would cement their place in history. Within days of the BEFs deployment, the full weight of the German invasion crashed into the thin British line. Faced with overwhelming enemy numbers, and battling alongside unreliable French allies, the BEF was forced into The Great Retreat. The Great Retreat is the story of this desperate battle for survival. While Germany was attempting to crush France in one fell swoop, the Allies desperately sought time and space so that they could mount a counterattack to stem the tide. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Spencer Jones) Fri, 11 Jul 2014 05:19:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Great-Retreat-of-1914-Audiobook/B00LBBWNG6 thebookvoice.com 02:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Retreat of 1914 Subtitle: From Mons to the Marne Author: Spencer Jones Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: August 1914: In the sweltering heat, the fate of Europe hangs in the balance. Germany is hurling her forces into a carefully planned invasion of Belgium and France. Bound by an 1839 treaty to protect Belgium from any invader, Britain came to its defence. With the British Expeditionary Force numbering just 120,000 men, and dwarfed by the vast manpower of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II remains unfazed by this contemptible little army'. But the BEF was, man for man, the best trained army in Europe. It was led by tough and experienced officers who had learned their brutal trade in fierce colonial warfare. Their combat performance in 1914 would cement their place in history. Within days of the BEFs deployment, the full weight of the German invasion crashed into the thin British line. Faced with overwhelming enemy numbers, and battling alongside unreliable French allies, the BEF was forced into The Great Retreat. The Great Retreat is the story of this desperate battle for survival. While Germany was attempting to crush France in one fell swoop, the Allies desperately sought time and space so that they could mount a counterattack to stem the tide. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Retreat of 1914 Subtitle: From Mons to the Marne Author: Spencer Jones Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: August 1914: In the sweltering heat, the fate of Europe hangs in the balance. Germany is hurling her forces into a carefully planned invasion of Belgium and France. Bound by an 1839 treaty to protect Belgium from any invader, Britain came to its defence. With the British Expeditionary Force numbering just 120,000 men, and dwarfed by the vast manpower of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II remains unfazed by this contemptible little army'. But the BEF was, man for man, the best trained army in Europe. It was led by tough and experienced officers who had learned their brutal trade in fierce colonial warfare. Their combat performance in 1914 would cement their place in history. Within days of the BEFs deployment, the full weight of the German invasion crashed into the thin British line. Faced with overwhelming enemy numbers, and battling alongside unreliable French allies, the BEF was forced into The Great Retreat. The Great Retreat is the story of this desperate battle for survival. While Germany was attempting to crush France in one fell swoop, the Allies desperately sought time and space so that they could mount a counterattack to stem the tide. Members Reviews: History as National Celebration This short history is about a crucial period at the beginning of World War I when the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), sent over to help the French repel the German invasions of France, was grossly outnumbered and overwhelmed and retreated for many miles, with the aim of taking ship and returning to England. It is beautifully read by Philip Frank, who is wonderful with British class accents, and entertains himself and us with stagey German and French accents on a few occasions. He does an unctuous and jingoistic delivery, which this book richly deserves. I keep thinking the title is The Long Retreat of 1914, because there is surely nothing "great" about a retreat, especially this one, which verged on a rout (a rout is when the soldiers throw away their gear and run for it: these soldiers mostly kept their rifles, but threw away less essential equipment). I have the West Point maps and when I was studying the pre-Marne battlefields, I spent a memorable long time looking for the BEF and couldn't find them, couldn't find them anywhere in the area of concern north and east of Paris. Finally by accident my eye lit on a small circle many tens of miles south of Paris, all alone -- and there they were! What were they doing way down there?? Reading informed me that they were heading home on the hop: Field Marshall French was bugging out and had already notified the ports to have ships ready to bring the BEF back to England and out of this hopeless war. Kitchener met with him in Paris and turned him around perforce: it was not British government policy to leave the fighting in France after having promised to join in. No one knows what Kitchener said to French: everyone badly wishes we did know. It was bound to have been juicy. Spencer Jones has the conventional prejudices: all the higher-up officers were incompetent and idiotic, except of course Smith-Dorian, everyone's hero, who stood and fought at Le Cateau, protecting the retreat, when French ordered him to cut and run. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Strangling-the-Confederacy-Audiobook/B00BSH2LJM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strangling the Confederacy Subtitle: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War Author: Kevin Dougherty Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A selection of the Military Book Club While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign - dubbed "Anaconda" - that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North's coastal campaign, as much as the achievements of its main forces, that was primarily responsible. Strangling the Confederacy examines the various naval actions and land incursions the Union waged from Virginia down the Atlantic Coast and through the Gulf of Mexico to methodically close down every Confederate port that could bring in weapons or supplies. The Rebels responded with fast ships - blockade runners - that tried to evade the Yankee fleets, while at the same time constructing formidable fortifications that could protect the ports themselves. While Union troopships floated offshore, able to strike anywhere, mobile Confederate forces were kept at hand near crucial points, albeit in smaller numbers, to resist Federal irruptions into their homeland. In the final analysis, the Union's Navy Board, a unique institution at the time, undertook the correct strategy. Its original decision to focus on 10 seaports that had rail or water connections with the Confederate interior - from Norfolk to Charleston to Mobile to New Orleans - shows that the Navy Board understood the concept of decisive points. In a number of battles the Federals were able to leverage their superior technology, including steam power and rifled artillery, in a way that made the Confederate coastal defenses highly vulnerable, if not obsolete. On the other hand, when the Federals encountered Confederate resistance at close quarters they often experienced difficulties, as in the failures at Fort Fisher, the debacle at Battery Wagner, the Battle of Olustee, and in other clashes.What makes this book particularly unique is its use of modern military doctrine to assess and analyze the campaigns. Kevin Dougherty, an accomplished historian and former career Army officer, concludes that, without knowing it, the Navy Board did an excellent job at following modern strategic doctrine. While the multitude of small battles that flared along the Rebel coast throughout the Civil War have heretofore not been as well known as the more titanic inland battles, in a cumulative sense, Anaconda - the most prolonged of the Union campaigns - spelled doom for the Confederacy. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Kevin Dougherty) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:38:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Strangling-the-Confederacy-Audiobook/B00BSH2LJM thebookvoice.com 07:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strangling the Confederacy Subtitle: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War Author: Kevin Dougherty Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A selection of the Military Book Club While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign - dubbed "Anaconda" - that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North's coastal campaign, as much as the achievements of its main forces, that was primarily responsible. Strangling the Confederacy examines the various naval actions and land incursions the Union waged from Virginia down the Atlantic Coast and through the Gulf of Mexico to methodically close down every Confederate port that could bring in weapons or supplies. The Rebels responded with fast ships - blockade runners - that tried to evade the Yankee fleets, while at the same time constructing formidable fortifications that could protect the ports themselves. While Union troopships floated offshore, able to strike anywhere, mobile Confederate forces were kept at hand near crucial points, albeit in smaller numbers, to resist Federal irruptions into their homeland. In the final analysis, the Union's Navy Board, a unique institution at the time, undertook the correct strategy. Its original decision to focus on 10 seaports that had rail or water connections with the Confederate interior - from Norfolk to Charleston to Mobile to New Orleans - shows that the Navy Board understood the concept of decisive points. In a number of battles the Federals were able to leverage their superior technology, including steam power and rifled artillery, in a way that made the Confederate coastal defenses highly vulnerable, if not obsolete. On the other hand, when the Federals encountered Confederate resistance at close quarters they often experienced difficulties, as in the failures at Fort Fisher, the debacle at Battery Wagner, the Battle of Olustee, and in other clashes.What makes this book particularly unique is its use of modern military doctrine to assess and analyze the campaigns. Kevin Dougherty, an accomplished historian and former career Army officer, concludes that, without knowing it, the Navy Board did an excellent job at following modern strategic doctrine. While the multitude of small battles that flared along the Rebel coast throughout the Civil War have heretofore not been as well known as the more titanic inland battles, in a cumulative sense, Anaconda - the most prolonged of the Union campaigns - spelled doom for the Confederacy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strangling the Confederacy Subtitle: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War Author: Kevin Dougherty Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A selection of the Military Book Club While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign - dubbed "Anaconda" - that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North's coastal campaign, as much as the achievements of its main forces, that was primarily responsible. Strangling the Confederacy examines the various naval actions and land incursions the Union waged from Virginia down the Atlantic Coast and through the Gulf of Mexico to methodically close down every Confederate port that could bring in weapons or supplies. The Rebels responded with fast ships - blockade runners - that tried to evade the Yankee fleets, while at the same time constructing formidable fortifications that could protect the ports themselves. While Union troopships floated offshore, able to strike anywhere, mobile Confederate forces were kept at hand near crucial points, albeit in smaller numbers, to resist Federal irruptions into their homeland. In the final analysis, the Union's Navy Board, a unique institution at the time, undertook the correct strategy. Its original decision to focus on 10 seaports that had rail or water connections with the Confederate interior - from Norfolk to Charleston to Mobile to New Orleans - shows that the Navy Board understood the concept of decisive points. In a number of battles the Federals were able to leverage their superior technology, including steam power and rifled artillery, in a way that made the Confederate coastal defenses highly vulnerable, if not obsolete. On the other hand, when the Federals encountered Confederate resistance at close quarters they often experienced difficulties, as in the failures at Fort Fisher, the debacle at Battery Wagner, the Battle of Olustee, and in other clashes.What makes this book particularly unique is its use of modern military doctrine to assess and analyze the campaigns. Kevin Dougherty, an accomplished historian and former career Army officer, concludes that, without knowing it, the Navy Board did an excellent job at following modern strategic doctrine. While the multitude of small battles that flared along the Rebel coast throughout the Civil War have heretofore not been as well known as the more titanic inland battles, in a cumulative sense, Anaconda - the most prolonged of the Union campaigns - spelled doom for the Confederacy. Members Reviews: A decent overview of Coastal Operations but..??? This book by author Kevin Dougherty works as a broad overview of coastal operations conducted by the Union Navy/Army during the American Civil War. I myself am not that familiar with these operations and came away with a good understanding of the decision making and planning by both governments (most of the time not so good by the Confederacy), the leadership by the commanders of both sides (again, a lot of times not that great for the South), the forces involved (unfortunately the book has no detailed Orders of Battle), and the sequence of events. The book is divided into seven parts: 1. Short bios on Union and Confederate participants in the coastal operations, and the formation, membership and planning of the Union Navy Board in 1861. 2. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Nightcap-at-Dawn-Audiobook/B00BFHDTFK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightcap at Dawn Subtitle: American Soldiers' Counterinsurgency in Iraq Author: J.B. Walker Narrator: Armando Duran Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A group of US soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. A group of U.S. soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. This startling collection of emails is a thoughtful and compelling narrative that carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers concrete bunkers to the majestic army base. Along the way, the reader is asked to consider the puzzles posed for a disciplined army engaged with an enemy that hides amid - and indeed, targets - a civilian population. Editorial Reviews: Written collectively by a group of enlisted airborne infantry men under the pseudonym J. B. Walker Nightcap at Dawn details the counterinsurgency in Iraq through an assemblage of these soldiers' real notes on their lives. Jokingly conceived as an account of "the simple charms of soldiering", what results is a firsthand account of the reality of Iraq through the veil of "experiences, expressions, imaginations, and hallucinations". Armando Durans unflinching performance of these mens words is an important glimpse into the grit and confusion of the counterinsurgency and its otherworldly battlefields, encounters with local peoples, intense complexities of daily life, and the reflections of the soldiers living it. biacuaduc@gmail.com (J.B. Walker) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:39:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Nightcap-at-Dawn-Audiobook/B00BFHDTFK thebookvoice.com 19:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightcap at Dawn Subtitle: American Soldiers' Counterinsurgency in Iraq Author: J.B. Walker Narrator: Armando Duran Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A group of US soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. A group of U.S. soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. This startling collection of emails is a thoughtful and compelling narrative that carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers concrete bunkers to the majestic army base. Along the way, the reader is asked to consider the puzzles posed for a disciplined army engaged with an enemy that hides amid - and indeed, targets - a civilian population. Editorial Reviews: Written collectively by a group of enlisted airborne infantry men under the pseudonym J. B. Walker Nightcap at Dawn details the counterinsurgency in Iraq through an assemblage of these soldiers' real notes on their lives. Jokingly conceived as an account of "the simple charms of soldiering", what results is a firsthand account of the reality of Iraq through the veil of "experiences, expressions, imaginations, and hallucinations". Armando Durans unflinching performance of these mens words is an important glimpse into the grit and confusion of the counterinsurgency and its otherworldly battlefields, encounters with local peoples, intense complexities of daily life, and the reflections of the soldiers living it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightcap at Dawn Subtitle: American Soldiers' Counterinsurgency in Iraq Author: J.B. Walker Narrator: Armando Duran Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A group of US soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. A group of U.S. soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. This startling collection of emails is a thoughtful and compelling narrative that carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers concrete bunkers to the majestic army base. Along the way, the reader is asked to consider the puzzles posed for a disciplined army engaged with an enemy that hides amid - and indeed, targets - a civilian population. Editorial Reviews: Written collectively by a group of enlisted airborne infantry men under the pseudonym J. B. Walker Nightcap at Dawn details the counterinsurgency in Iraq through an assemblage of these soldiers' real notes on their lives. Jokingly conceived as an account of "the simple charms of soldiering", what results is a firsthand account of the reality of Iraq through the veil of "experiences, expressions, imaginations, and hallucinations". Armando Durans unflinching performance of these mens words is an important glimpse into the grit and confusion of the counterinsurgency and its otherworldly battlefields, encounters with local peoples, intense complexities of daily life, and the reflections of the soldiers living it. Members Reviews: this is the sort of book that will lay out the harsh realities of following ROEs too closely and how a citizen-centric focus is This is the kind of book that is hard to put down; the author truly immerses you in the life of an Army grunt deployed to Iraq having to fight an uphill battle in a way not envisioned. If you are hoping to understand how complicated COIN is, this is the sort of book that will lay out the harsh realities of following ROEs too closely and how a citizen-centric focus is sometimes best for winning over the locals and undermining the support of insurgent groups. Finally, many of you will love how the author employs imagery and symbolism, referring to insurgents as "rattlesnakes" among many other terms to visualize the battlespace "Walker" and his men encountered on the streets of Iraq. Counterinsurgency Details This is a creative non-fiction writing about the counter-insurgency avenues that should have been pursued by those in command during the Baghdad surge. Excellent writing by the enlisted soldiers serving day by night by day in their efforts to win tribal hearts against jihadi terrorism provides detailed accounts of their efforts to stay alive while offering assistance to Iraqi mothers, fathers and their children. realistic, insightful, makes the war real These men and women who are sent to fight a war that isn't theirs are REAL people. I couldn't help but admire them and wonder at their steadfastness to do be good soldiers in spite the difficulties inherent in fighting a counter insurgency war. I wish them the best and thank them for their service. Excellent book about the Iraq War and what the soldiers ... Excellent book about the Iraq War and what the soldiers on the ground experienced. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Best-Gallipoli-Yarns-and-Forgotten-Stories-Audiobook/B013J8EISE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Gallipoli Yarns and Forgotten Stories Author: Jim Haynes Narrator: Jim Haynes Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of poignant, horrific, sad and sometimes dryly humorous stories and yarns from the bloody battlefield of Gallipoli. This is not a history, nor is it an individual soldier's story. Rather Jim Haynes has done what he does so well and pulled together the many yarns and stories and verses written about Gallipoli - everything from the firsthand accounts of being recruited to memories of ordinary soldiers written from the trenches and accounts of the aftermath - to compile a collection that is full of poignancy, horror and sadness as well as dry Aussie humour. With an accessible introduction and an epilogue that sets the individual stories and authors in their historical perspective, this collection reminds us that Gallipoli was more than a military campaign. These are the stories and yarns - many of which have been forgotten - that give heart and soul to the legend. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jim Haynes) Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:15:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Best-Gallipoli-Yarns-and-Forgotten-Stories-Audiobook/B013J8EISE thebookvoice.com 07:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Gallipoli Yarns and Forgotten Stories Author: Jim Haynes Narrator: Jim Haynes Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of poignant, horrific, sad and sometimes dryly humorous stories and yarns from the bloody battlefield of Gallipoli. This is not a history, nor is it an individual soldier's story. Rather Jim Haynes has done what he does so well and pulled together the many yarns and stories and verses written about Gallipoli - everything from the firsthand accounts of being recruited to memories of ordinary soldiers written from the trenches and accounts of the aftermath - to compile a collection that is full of poignancy, horror and sadness as well as dry Aussie humour. With an accessible introduction and an epilogue that sets the individual stories and authors in their historical perspective, this collection reminds us that Gallipoli was more than a military campaign. These are the stories and yarns - many of which have been forgotten - that give heart and soul to the legend. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Gallipoli Yarns and Forgotten Stories Author: Jim Haynes Narrator: Jim Haynes Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-15 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of poignant, horrific, sad and sometimes dryly humorous stories and yarns from the bloody battlefield of Gallipoli. This is not a history, nor is it an individual soldier's story. Rather Jim Haynes has done what he does so well and pulled together the many yarns and stories and verses written about Gallipoli - everything from the firsthand accounts of being recruited to memories of ordinary soldiers written from the trenches and accounts of the aftermath - to compile a collection that is full of poignancy, horror and sadness as well as dry Aussie humour. With an accessible introduction and an epilogue that sets the individual stories and authors in their historical perspective, this collection reminds us that Gallipoli was more than a military campaign. These are the stories and yarns - many of which have been forgotten - that give heart and soul to the legend. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Breve-historia-de-los-piratas-Audiobook/B00MJAILIM Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Breve historia de los piratas Autor: Silvia Miguens Narrador: Matt Davies, Juan Magraner Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: La historia de los saqueadores del mar. Hombres sin escrúpulos que, no obstante, ayudaron a crear imperios, construyeron ciudades portuarias y descubrieron rutas comerciales. La piratería es tan antigua como el comercio marino, y no ha habido pueblo en la historia que no la haya sufrido o la haya practicado. Desde los fenicios con sus barcos trirremes hasta las modernas lanchas motoras que utilizan los piratas somalíes, sin olvidar los temibles drakkars vikingos, el mar ha estado lleno de embarcaciones comerciales y de otras gobernadas por saqueadores del mar, dispuestos a todo. Breve Historia de los Piratas traza un recorrido completísimo por la historia de la piratería, desde los primeros documentos históricos en los que se da a conocer al pirata Madduwatta hasta el S. XVI donde se da una auténtica edad de oro de la piratería que corre pareja a la batalla de las naciones europeas por el control estratégico de los océanos. Silvia Miguens pretende en este audio libro, derribar la infinidad de tópicos que nos han llegado de los piratas. Descubrimos así que, si bien la mayoría de los piratas eran de clases sociales menos acomodadas, existieron también ricos comerciantes que se dieron a la piratería para amasar fortuna; también veremos que los barcos piratas eran normalmente refugio de los desheredados, marginados por cuestiones de sexo, religión o raza; nos enseñará cómo la Compañía Inglesa de la Indias Orientales se creó gracias a la información que Francis Drake le robó a un navío portugués; y, por último, conoceremos la existencia de terribles y sanguinarias mujeres piratas como Anne Bonny o Mary Read. Una obra que arroja luz sobre un tema tan rodeado de mitología como la piratería. Esencial para tener una visión completa de las motivaciones económicas, políticas y sociales de estos demonios del mar. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Silvia Miguens) Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:59:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Breve-historia-de-los-piratas-Audiobook/B00MJAILIM thebookvoice.com 09:08:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Breve historia de los piratas Autor: Silvia Miguens Narrador: Matt Davies, Juan Magraner Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: La historia de los saqueadores del mar. Hombres sin escrúpulos que, no obstante, ayudaron a crear imperios, construyeron ciudades portuarias y descubrieron rutas comerciales. La piratería es tan antigua como el comercio marino, y no ha habido pueblo en la historia que no la haya sufrido o la haya practicado. Desde los fenicios con sus barcos trirremes hasta las modernas lanchas motoras que utilizan los piratas somalíes, sin olvidar los temibles drakkars vikingos, el mar ha estado lleno de embarcaciones comerciales y de otras gobernadas por saqueadores del mar, dispuestos a todo. Breve Historia de los Piratas traza un recorrido completísimo por la historia de la piratería, desde los primeros documentos históricos en los que se da a conocer al pirata Madduwatta hasta el S. XVI donde se da una auténtica edad de oro de la piratería que corre pareja a la batalla de las naciones europeas por el control estratégico de los océanos. Silvia Miguens pretende en este audio libro, derribar la infinidad de tópicos que nos han llegado de los piratas. Descubrimos así que, si bien la mayoría de los piratas eran de clases sociales menos acomodadas, existieron también ricos comerciantes que se dieron a la piratería para amasar fortuna; también veremos que los barcos piratas eran normalmente refugio de los desheredados, marginados por cuestiones de sexo, religión o raza; nos enseñará cómo la Compañía Inglesa de la Indias Orientales se creó gracias a la información que Francis Drake le robó a un navío portugués; y, por último, conoceremos la existencia de terribles y sanguinarias mujeres piratas como Anne Bonny o Mary Read. Una obra que arroja luz sobre un tema tan rodeado de mitología como la piratería. Esencial para tener una visión completa de las motivaciones económicas, políticas y sociales de estos demonios del mar. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: Breve historia de los piratas Autor: Silvia Miguens Narrador: Matt Davies, Juan Magraner Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-11-14 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: La historia de los saqueadores del mar. Hombres sin escrúpulos que, no obstante, ayudaron a crear imperios, construyeron ciudades portuarias y descubrieron rutas comerciales. La piratería es tan antigua como el comercio marino, y no ha habido pueblo en la historia que no la haya sufrido o la haya practicado. Desde los fenicios con sus barcos trirremes hasta las modernas lanchas motoras que utilizan los piratas somalíes, sin olvidar los temibles drakkars vikingos, el mar ha estado lleno de embarcaciones comerciales y de otras gobernadas por saqueadores del mar, dispuestos a todo. Breve Historia de los Piratas traza un recorrido completísimo por la historia de la piratería, desde los primeros documentos históricos en los que se da a conocer al pirata Madduwatta hasta el S. XVI donde se da una auténtica edad de oro de la piratería que corre pareja a la batalla de las naciones europeas por el control estratégico de los océanos. Silvia Miguens pretende en este audio libro, derribar la infinidad de tópicos que nos han llegado de los piratas. Descubrimos así que, si bien la mayoría de los piratas eran de clases sociales menos acomodadas, existieron también ricos comerciantes que se dieron a la piratería para amasar fortuna; también veremos que los barcos piratas eran normalmente refugio de los desheredados, marginados por cuestiones de sexo, religión o raza; nos enseñará cómo la Compañía Inglesa de la Indias Orientales se creó gracias a la información que Francis Drake le robó a un navío portugués; y, por último, conoceremos la existencia de terribles y sanguinarias mujeres piratas como Anne Bonny o Mary Read. Una obra que arroja luz sobre un tema tan rodeado de mitología como la piratería. Esencial para tener una visión completa de las motivaciones económicas, políticas y sociales de estos demonios del mar. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Buen texto pirático, completo e informado. Es un buen texto de consulta y referencia. Considero le hace falta vínculos a las palabras y profundizar más en algunos temas. Recomendable para los amantes de las verdaderas historias de piratas. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Somme-Audiobook/B0032N8U3Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Somme Author: Peter Hart Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-06 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Somme has remained a byword for the futility of war ever since. In this major new history of the war, Peter Hart describes how the battle looked from the point of view of those who fought it. Using never-heard-before interviews taken from the Imperial War Museum oral archives this will be a unique audio full of passion, joy, and heart rending stories. Critic Reviews: "[Hart] has produced a remarkably even-handed account....and the first-person accounts he has unearthed are rich in vivid images." (Sunday Times) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Peter Hart) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:41:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Somme-Audiobook/B0032N8U3Q thebookvoice.com 06:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Somme Author: Peter Hart Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-06 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Somme has remained a byword for the futility of war ever since. In this major new history of the war, Peter Hart describes how the battle looked from the point of view of those who fought it. Using never-heard-before interviews taken from the Imperial War Museum oral archives this will be a unique audio full of passion, joy, and heart rending stories. Critic Reviews: "[Hart] has produced a remarkably even-handed account....and the first-person accounts he has unearthed are rich in vivid images." (Sunday Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Somme Author: Peter Hart Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-06 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Somme has remained a byword for the futility of war ever since. In this major new history of the war, Peter Hart describes how the battle looked from the point of view of those who fought it. Using never-heard-before interviews taken from the Imperial War Museum oral archives this will be a unique audio full of passion, joy, and heart rending stories. Critic Reviews: "[Hart] has produced a remarkably even-handed account....and the first-person accounts he has unearthed are rich in vivid images." (Sunday Times) Members Reviews: The Somme This facinating account of the Battle of the Somme had me totally absorbed from the first moment. Although Tim Piggott-Smith is an inspired choice as narrator it is, as both Jason and Jonathan point out in their reviews, hearing the actual voices of those who took part in the conflict that makes this a 5 Star recommendation. Although, as Jonathan also points out, accounts of the numerous battles can lead to some confusion, I found that an internet search for a map of the Somme battlefield helped me greatly understand the (painfully) slow advance the British and Commonwealth forces achieved during the four month campaign. Highly recommended. The Somme This is a 'must have' for anyone even slightly interested in learning more about this time. It links commentary with actual archive interviews and is certainly enough to make any listener stop, think and begin to appreciate how lucky (and how thankful to the brave) you are to be about now rather than then. Although some of the commentary appears much the same, relating to battle upon battle upon battle, it does go some way to illustrating what happened day after day and it desbribes vividly the futility of the situation. Perhaps a morbid subject for some but I enjoyed listening very much and would highly recommend this title. The Somme This is a must audiobook for anybody who has a interest in World War 1. The detail is great with personal accounts from all soldiers' who fought in the great war from conscripts to top military brass and also from both sides but the best of all is to hear the actual tales from the soldiers' themselves in their own voice which gives it it's authenticity and a connection from the past that we should all never forget. Makes you think I'd heard of the "Battle of The Somme" through various sources, but never quite understood what it was all about. I now have a much clearer understanding of this part of the First World War. Hearing the eye witness accounts (narrated by the actual people who were there) really brings the topic to life. It removes the "just a textbook" feel to this very important and sadening period of history. Any time you forget what Remembrance Day is all about, listen to this and you'll be thoroughly reminded of what these soldiers had to endure to ensure our freedom & liberty. Utterly Brilliant Combines deep research with a balanced respect for all combatants. Not only uses appropriate voice actors for regional/international participants but recordings of veterans interviews. Poignant and effective https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Conduct-Under-Fire-Audiobook/B002V1O8GI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Conduct Under Fire Subtitle: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-45 Author: John A. Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father, Murray, and three fellow navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock", and the daily struggles to tend the sick, wounded, and dying during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Here also is the desperate war doctors and corpsmen waged against disease and starvation amid an enemy that viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the POWs functioned as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as diaries, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. Conduct Under Fire is a gripping chronicle of courage in captivity, of sacrifice and survival, and a son's moving tribute to his father. Critic Reviews: "Glusman has written a compelling account of courage and sacrifice....Over a third of American POWs held by the Japanese died in captivity. With grace and clarity, Glusman gives a keen sense of loss to that statistic, and a heroic dignity to those who survived - a major achievement indeed." (Publishers Weekly) biacuaduc@gmail.com (John A. Glusman) Fri, 06 May 2005 04:40:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Conduct-Under-Fire-Audiobook/B002V1O8GI thebookvoice.com 10:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Conduct Under Fire Subtitle: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-45 Author: John A. Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father, Murray, and three fellow navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock", and the daily struggles to tend the sick, wounded, and dying during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Here also is the desperate war doctors and corpsmen waged against disease and starvation amid an enemy that viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the POWs functioned as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as diaries, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. Conduct Under Fire is a gripping chronicle of courage in captivity, of sacrifice and survival, and a son's moving tribute to his father. Critic Reviews: "Glusman has written a compelling account of courage and sacrifice....Over a third of American POWs held by the Japanese died in captivity. With grace and clarity, Glusman gives a keen sense of loss to that statistic, and a heroic dignity to those who survived - a major achievement indeed." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Conduct Under Fire Subtitle: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-45 Author: John A. Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father, Murray, and three fellow navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock", and the daily struggles to tend the sick, wounded, and dying during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Here also is the desperate war doctors and corpsmen waged against disease and starvation amid an enemy that viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the POWs functioned as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as diaries, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. Conduct Under Fire is a gripping chronicle of courage in captivity, of sacrifice and survival, and a son's moving tribute to his father. Critic Reviews: "Glusman has written a compelling account of courage and sacrifice....Over a third of American POWs held by the Japanese died in captivity. With grace and clarity, Glusman gives a keen sense of loss to that statistic, and a heroic dignity to those who survived - a major achievement indeed." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: A must-read/hear It took me twice to listen and even went to Corregidor, Philippines to really appreciate this historical narrative. My dad was also part of the death march and luckily he escaped and survived to write his experience during his escape.. then surrender to get treatment for malaria. Mr. John Glusman ( I hope to meet him sometime) is an eloguent and erudite writer and his research and knowlege of the war in the Pacific is a lasting artifact of history worth retelling. Sad that the younger generations take the lessons of history too lightly but we are so lucky to live our lives today. Outstanding chronicle The author does an excellent job of describing the role and life of the military physician in war and captivity, including their need to provide leadership and demonstrate ingenuity. I wanted more I was reading this via Audiobook, and I picked up an abridged version, so perhaps, some of my concerns would be addressed in the abridged edition. It wasn't until the very end that I saw what the book was actually about. The title speaks of 4 doctors, yet I felt them disappear often in to the larger narratives of the war, the POW at large, and really missed them. I wanted to know and understand these men, and felt like I had so few glimpses of them. This book seems really to have been written by a son of one of the doctors to make sense of it all. In the end, he speaks of the role of teacher changing hands. That is the father is the teacher of his own narrative and the son is the teacher of the broader context. I'm always challenged by these stories, because I do understand the Japanese cultural context for the brutality, yet, Japan was a signatory of the 1929 Geneva Convention. I do appreciate that the author let the brutality and the kindnesses come through on their own. It's an interesting book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Victor-Boys-Audiobook/B01K0BY2H0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Victor Boys Subtitle: True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber Author: Tony Blackman Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-16 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the longest lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982, it was the only Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted firsthand by the operators themselves, aircrew, and ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands war and later as a first class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the stories are collated and set in context by Tony Blackman, ex-chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan and initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tony Blackman) Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:05:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Victor-Boys-Audiobook/B01K0BY2H0 thebookvoice.com 10:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Victor Boys Subtitle: True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber Author: Tony Blackman Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-16 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the longest lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982, it was the only Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted firsthand by the operators themselves, aircrew, and ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands war and later as a first class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the stories are collated and set in context by Tony Blackman, ex-chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan and initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Victor Boys Subtitle: True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber Author: Tony Blackman Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-16 Publisher: Grub Street Publishing LTD Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the longest lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982, it was the only Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted firsthand by the operators themselves, aircrew, and ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands war and later as a first class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the stories are collated and set in context by Tony Blackman, ex-chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan and initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became. Members Reviews: A V-good listen, first hand anecdotal accounts. Would you consider the audio edition of Victor Boys to be better than the print version? Not seen the print edition but at least there is emphasis in the audio narration which is probably accurate. What did you like best about this story? It brought the aircraft to life, I want to build a model of it now... Which character as performed by Roger Davis was your favourite? Roger Davis' narration is not in character as such, (daft question really), but his narration is an easy listen. Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? You feel great empathy for the crews, especially the one's who didn't make it home. Any additional comments? It really made me appreciate the value of the tanker fleet and how valuable they were, especially in the Falklands and first Gulf War. A book of pride to all involved with aircraft boys I've now listened to 5 of the Boys books and can see how they were and are unsung hero's to get these iconic machines in the air and defend our rights https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/OSS-Against-the-Reich-Audiobook/B019J45TJE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: OSS Against the Reich Subtitle: World War Two Diaries Author: David K. E. Bruce, Nelson D. Lankford Narrator: Charles Henderson Norman Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: OSS Against the Reich presents the previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America's first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris. As a top deputy of William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Bruce kept his diary sporadically in 1942 and made daily entries from the invasion of Normandy until the Battle of the Bulge. Bruce had served in World War I and, as Andrew Mellon's son-in-law, moved easily in the world of corporate and museum boardrooms and New York society. However, World War II gave him a more serious and satisfying purpose in life; the experience of running the OSS's most important overseas branch confirmed his lifelong interest in foreign service. After the war, in partnership with his second wife, Evangeline, Bruce headed the Marshall Plan in France and was ambassador to Paris, Bonn, and London. He further served as head of negotiations at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam, first American emissary to China and ambassador to NATO. Critic Reviews: "The clandestine work of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II is increasingly well known... Bruce was chief of the London office of OSS, and after the war held several distinguished diplomatic assignments. The diary entries in this book cover much of the time he spent as London chief. Specialists may find the entries particularly interesting for the many influential contacts he records..." (Library Journal) biacuaduc@gmail.com (David K. E. Bruce) Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:26:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/OSS-Against-the-Reich-Audiobook/B019J45TJE thebookvoice.com 07:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: OSS Against the Reich Subtitle: World War Two Diaries Author: David K. E. Bruce, Nelson D. Lankford Narrator: Charles Henderson Norman Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: OSS Against the Reich presents the previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America's first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris. As a top deputy of William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Bruce kept his diary sporadically in 1942 and made daily entries from the invasion of Normandy until the Battle of the Bulge. Bruce had served in World War I and, as Andrew Mellon's son-in-law, moved easily in the world of corporate and museum boardrooms and New York society. However, World War II gave him a more serious and satisfying purpose in life; the experience of running the OSS's most important overseas branch confirmed his lifelong interest in foreign service. After the war, in partnership with his second wife, Evangeline, Bruce headed the Marshall Plan in France and was ambassador to Paris, Bonn, and London. He further served as head of negotiations at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam, first American emissary to China and ambassador to NATO. Critic Reviews: "The clandestine work of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II is increasingly well known... Bruce was chief of the London office of OSS, and after the war held several distinguished diplomatic assignments. The diary entries in this book cover much of the time he spent as London chief. Specialists may find the entries particularly interesting for the many influential contacts he records..." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: OSS Against the Reich Subtitle: World War Two Diaries Author: David K. E. Bruce, Nelson D. Lankford Narrator: Charles Henderson Norman Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-21-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: OSS Against the Reich presents the previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America's first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris. As a top deputy of William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Bruce kept his diary sporadically in 1942 and made daily entries from the invasion of Normandy until the Battle of the Bulge. Bruce had served in World War I and, as Andrew Mellon's son-in-law, moved easily in the world of corporate and museum boardrooms and New York society. However, World War II gave him a more serious and satisfying purpose in life; the experience of running the OSS's most important overseas branch confirmed his lifelong interest in foreign service. After the war, in partnership with his second wife, Evangeline, Bruce headed the Marshall Plan in France and was ambassador to Paris, Bonn, and London. He further served as head of negotiations at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam, first American emissary to China and ambassador to NATO. Critic Reviews: "The clandestine work of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II is increasingly well known... Bruce was chief of the London office of OSS, and after the war held several distinguished diplomatic assignments. The diary entries in this book cover much of the time he spent as London chief. Specialists may find the entries particularly interesting for the many influential contacts he records..." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: An Interesting Read (Listen) The book started off a bit slow for me, having the first 15 minutes dedicated mostly to descriptions of dining experiences. After that, I enjoyed listening to the entries. This was an interesting book told from a unique perspective. I am glad to have read it and it has sparked me to read more about WWII and reference different points during the war with entries from this book. (As an additional note, I found listening at 1.25 speed was better for me.) This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast." An interesting listen, but.... Well, I now know what Colonel Bruce had for breakfast, who he ate dinner with and how he traveled around Europe. The beginning of the book seems to be nothing more than that. There are a couple of very interesting sections, I particularly enjoyed his view on D-Day and the liberation of Paris, but they were unfortunately let down by issues with the narration. When I listen to an Audiobook, a great narrator enhances it and disappears into the book, a good narrator you wouldn't notice. Unfortunately, I wouldn't classify Charles Henderson Norman as a good narrator. His performance is often delivered in a very stilted and monotone manner. At time's, it's difficult to tell when one sentence ends and another begins because his delivery seems very rushed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hitlers-Last-Days-What-Actually-Happened-to-Hitler-Audiobook/B00Y15DK16 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hitler's Last Days: What Actually Happened to Hitler Author: Aaron Cohen Narrator: Glenn Langohr Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: World War II Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Did Stalin and the Soviet Union protect Hitler for billions in cash and scientific information and double cross Democratic nations? Unlike Bill O'Reilly's book that focuses on what the US politicians wanted everyone to believe, that Hitler died in a bunker, this book brings to light a few other possibilites. FBI files that have finally been uncovered and other witnesses tell a very different story. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Aaron Cohen) Fri, 22 May 2015 22:17:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hitlers-Last-Days-What-Actually-Happened-to-Hitler-Audiobook/B00Y15DK16 thebookvoice.com 01:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hitler's Last Days: What Actually Happened to Hitler Author: Aaron Cohen Narrator: Glenn Langohr Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: World War II Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Did Stalin and the Soviet Union protect Hitler for billions in cash and scientific information and double cross Democratic nations? Unlike Bill O'Reilly's book that focuses on what the US politicians wanted everyone to believe, that Hitler died in a bunker, this book brings to light a few other possibilites. FBI files that have finally been uncovered and other witnesses tell a very different story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hitler's Last Days: What Actually Happened to Hitler Author: Aaron Cohen Narrator: Glenn Langohr Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: World War II Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Did Stalin and the Soviet Union protect Hitler for billions in cash and scientific information and double cross Democratic nations? Unlike Bill O'Reilly's book that focuses on what the US politicians wanted everyone to believe, that Hitler died in a bunker, this book brings to light a few other possibilites. FBI files that have finally been uncovered and other witnesses tell a very different story. Members Reviews: Last Days of Hitler The author posits an alternative ending to Hitler's last days. More conjecture than evidentiary. a paranoid Jew the worst Hitler book ever and he can't pronounce long words correctly such deck and a waste of money stick with the Charles River Editors books Narration so bad I wanted to vomit with rage Would you try another book from Aaron Cohen and/or Glenn Langohr? No. I would not. No. What could Aaron Cohen have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? It sounded like Aaron recruited "this dude he'd heard about" named Glenn to come over and read his book into Aaron's laptop microphone, after which they exported to the lowest quality mp3 file (you know, to save space) and then fired it off to their publisher/parent(s). What didnt you like about Glenn Langohrs performance? By far, the highlight, speaking only for myself and one other person who was present at the time, was the "This Is Audible" tag. After that, we could not make it past the intro and into the third sentence. I feel bad to be so critical of the V/O, but I'm also critical of the fact that the V/O was so bad. Maybe, with time, Glenn can improve. But for now, we who paid actual money for the book deserved better. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? In fairness, I really can't answer this question. Any additional comments? Wow. Just...wow. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinking-of-the-Lusitania-The-Most-Controversial-Submarine-Attack-of-World-War-I-Audiobook/B00W220ECS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of the Lusitania: The Most Controversial Submarine Attack of World War I Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Joseph Chialastri Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1906 the RMS Lusitania was at the forefront of transatlantic shipping. Briefly the largest ship in the world, the designers and engineers who built the Lusitania aimed for her to represent the height of luxury for passengers while also being the harbinger of a new technological age, replete with revolutionary engines that would allow the gigantic ship to move at speeds that would have been considered impossible just years earlier. Indeed the highly competitive industry would spur the development of bigger and better ocean liners in the coming years, the most famous being the Titanic. The Lusitania and the Titanic would become the two most famous ships of the early 20th century for tragic reasons, but the circumstances could not have been more different. While the Titanic is still notorious for being the world's best ocean liner at the time of its collision with an iceberg in 1912, the Lusitania's role as a popular ocean liner has been almost completely obscured by the nature of its sinking by a German U-boat in 1915. The Germans aimed to disrupt trade by the Allied forces, but they did not have the naval forces capable of seizing merchant ships and detaining them. Furthermore the Germans rightly suspected that the British and Americans were using passenger liners and merchant ships to smuggle weaponry across the Atlantic, but since their sole edge in the Atlantic was their fleet of submarines, the Germans had no way of confirming their suspicions short of sinking a ship and seeing if a detonation onboard suggested the presence of munitions and gunpowder. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:15:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Sinking-of-the-Lusitania-The-Most-Controversial-Submarine-Attack-of-World-War-I-Audiobook/B00W220ECS thebookvoice.com 01:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of the Lusitania: The Most Controversial Submarine Attack of World War I Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Joseph Chialastri Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1906 the RMS Lusitania was at the forefront of transatlantic shipping. Briefly the largest ship in the world, the designers and engineers who built the Lusitania aimed for her to represent the height of luxury for passengers while also being the harbinger of a new technological age, replete with revolutionary engines that would allow the gigantic ship to move at speeds that would have been considered impossible just years earlier. Indeed the highly competitive industry would spur the development of bigger and better ocean liners in the coming years, the most famous being the Titanic. The Lusitania and the Titanic would become the two most famous ships of the early 20th century for tragic reasons, but the circumstances could not have been more different. While the Titanic is still notorious for being the world's best ocean liner at the time of its collision with an iceberg in 1912, the Lusitania's role as a popular ocean liner has been almost completely obscured by the nature of its sinking by a German U-boat in 1915. The Germans aimed to disrupt trade by the Allied forces, but they did not have the naval forces capable of seizing merchant ships and detaining them. Furthermore the Germans rightly suspected that the British and Americans were using passenger liners and merchant ships to smuggle weaponry across the Atlantic, but since their sole edge in the Atlantic was their fleet of submarines, the Germans had no way of confirming their suspicions short of sinking a ship and seeing if a detonation onboard suggested the presence of munitions and gunpowder. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinking of the Lusitania: The Most Controversial Submarine Attack of World War I Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Joseph Chialastri Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1906 the RMS Lusitania was at the forefront of transatlantic shipping. Briefly the largest ship in the world, the designers and engineers who built the Lusitania aimed for her to represent the height of luxury for passengers while also being the harbinger of a new technological age, replete with revolutionary engines that would allow the gigantic ship to move at speeds that would have been considered impossible just years earlier. Indeed the highly competitive industry would spur the development of bigger and better ocean liners in the coming years, the most famous being the Titanic. The Lusitania and the Titanic would become the two most famous ships of the early 20th century for tragic reasons, but the circumstances could not have been more different. While the Titanic is still notorious for being the world's best ocean liner at the time of its collision with an iceberg in 1912, the Lusitania's role as a popular ocean liner has been almost completely obscured by the nature of its sinking by a German U-boat in 1915. The Germans aimed to disrupt trade by the Allied forces, but they did not have the naval forces capable of seizing merchant ships and detaining them. Furthermore the Germans rightly suspected that the British and Americans were using passenger liners and merchant ships to smuggle weaponry across the Atlantic, but since their sole edge in the Atlantic was their fleet of submarines, the Germans had no way of confirming their suspicions short of sinking a ship and seeing if a detonation onboard suggested the presence of munitions and gunpowder. Members Reviews: Not worth it This was more like a short magazine article. Not worth 15 dollars. I would not recommend https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Restoring-Valor-Audiobook/B00HDGBZFI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Restoring Valor Subtitle: One Couples Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and to Protect Americas Military Awards System Author: Doug Michael Sterner, Pam Sterner, Michael Mink Narrator: Joe Geoffrey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. The number of stolen valor cases reported to the FBI has tripled in the last decade. In fact, more imposters lie about earning high military declarations for battlefield bravery than the actual number of real-life hero recipients. These imposters trade on tales and the trappings of military valor to secure privileges such as career advancements and even unearned veterans benefits. Because officially recognized valor is a calling card of trust and courage, many of these imposters steal it to invade the lives of people and institutions, for personal gain and often with criminal results. In Restoring Valor, Doug Sterner provides riveting case studies of the stolen valor imposters hes investigated and exposed, and the serious crimes including murder theyve committed. He chronicles the evolution of stolen valor from the inception of the republic to today. Sterner demonstrates why the federal law he and his wife Pam helped to enact, called the Stolen Valor Act, is necessary. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Doug Michael Sterner) Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:54:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Restoring-Valor-Audiobook/B00HDGBZFI thebookvoice.com 09:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Restoring Valor Subtitle: One Couples Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and to Protect Americas Military Awards System Author: Doug Michael Sterner, Pam Sterner, Michael Mink Narrator: Joe Geoffrey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. The number of stolen valor cases reported to the FBI has tripled in the last decade. In fact, more imposters lie about earning high military declarations for battlefield bravery than the actual number of real-life hero recipients. These imposters trade on tales and the trappings of military valor to secure privileges such as career advancements and even unearned veterans benefits. Because officially recognized valor is a calling card of trust and courage, many of these imposters steal it to invade the lives of people and institutions, for personal gain and often with criminal results. In Restoring Valor, Doug Sterner provides riveting case studies of the stolen valor imposters hes investigated and exposed, and the serious crimes including murder theyve committed. He chronicles the evolution of stolen valor from the inception of the republic to today. Sterner demonstrates why the federal law he and his wife Pam helped to enact, called the Stolen Valor Act, is necessary. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Restoring Valor Subtitle: One Couples Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and to Protect Americas Military Awards System Author: Doug Michael Sterner, Pam Sterner, Michael Mink Narrator: Joe Geoffrey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. The number of stolen valor cases reported to the FBI has tripled in the last decade. In fact, more imposters lie about earning high military declarations for battlefield bravery than the actual number of real-life hero recipients. These imposters trade on tales and the trappings of military valor to secure privileges such as career advancements and even unearned veterans benefits. Because officially recognized valor is a calling card of trust and courage, many of these imposters steal it to invade the lives of people and institutions, for personal gain and often with criminal results. In Restoring Valor, Doug Sterner provides riveting case studies of the stolen valor imposters hes investigated and exposed, and the serious crimes including murder theyve committed. He chronicles the evolution of stolen valor from the inception of the republic to today. Sterner demonstrates why the federal law he and his wife Pam helped to enact, called the Stolen Valor Act, is necessary. Members Reviews: Real People Who Made a Difference Doug and Pam Sterner are "regular folks". They are not rich or particularly politically connected. But there is nothing "regular" about their dedication to our American heroes. They are humble, amazingly loyal patriots. But they do more than talk the talk. They walk the walk. A Bronze Star recipient for his service during the Vietnam war, Doug watched incredulously as fakes and phonies claimed military successes they never earned. It was too much. He decided to debunk these pretenders. Using public records, he began the enormous project of setting up a detailed database of those who had received our nation's highest awards for meritorious military service. His database verified the individuals name, branch of the service, rank, award received and listed the full description of the actions prompting that award. Gradually, he was able to contest those who dishonestly claimed to be heroes. Politicians, governmental officials, and private citizens began turning to him with questions -- and he was able to debunk or confirm that an individual was in fact a true hero or was, unfortunately, gaming the system for his own aggrandizement. Pam, a student during part of the time Doug was generating the database, began writing a paper on the topic of those who claimed awards they had never really earned. Her work was so significant that the paper became the starting point for what ultimately became the Stolen Valor Act. Pam and Doug urged politicians and governmental officials to author and/or support the Act. They met with Congressional representatives and appeared before Congressional committees. They debunked case after case of fraudulent claims of heroism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Visions-From-a-Foxhole-Audiobook/B008J4B0YY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions From a Foxhole Subtitle: A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps Author: William Foley Narrator: Jim Soreiro Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division's bold campaign to break through Hitler's "impregnable" Siegfried line at the end of World War II. Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent straight to the front lines, arriving January 25, 1945 - just in time to join the 94th Infantry Division poised at Hitler's legendary West Wall. By the time Foley finally managed to grab a few hours sleep three nights later, he'd already fought in a bloody attack that left 60 percent of his battalion dead or wounded. That was just the beginning of one of the toughest, bloodiest challenges the 94th would ever face: breaking through the Siegfried Line. Now, in Visions from a Foxhole, Foley recaptures that desperate, nerve-shattering struggle in all its horror and heroism. biacuaduc@gmail.com (William Foley) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:48:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Visions-From-a-Foxhole-Audiobook/B008J4B0YY thebookvoice.com 01:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions From a Foxhole Subtitle: A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps Author: William Foley Narrator: Jim Soreiro Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division's bold campaign to break through Hitler's "impregnable" Siegfried line at the end of World War II. Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent straight to the front lines, arriving January 25, 1945 - just in time to join the 94th Infantry Division poised at Hitler's legendary West Wall. By the time Foley finally managed to grab a few hours sleep three nights later, he'd already fought in a bloody attack that left 60 percent of his battalion dead or wounded. That was just the beginning of one of the toughest, bloodiest challenges the 94th would ever face: breaking through the Siegfried Line. Now, in Visions from a Foxhole, Foley recaptures that desperate, nerve-shattering struggle in all its horror and heroism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions From a Foxhole Subtitle: A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps Author: William Foley Narrator: Jim Soreiro Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division's bold campaign to break through Hitler's "impregnable" Siegfried line at the end of World War II. Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent straight to the front lines, arriving January 25, 1945 - just in time to join the 94th Infantry Division poised at Hitler's legendary West Wall. By the time Foley finally managed to grab a few hours sleep three nights later, he'd already fought in a bloody attack that left 60 percent of his battalion dead or wounded. That was just the beginning of one of the toughest, bloodiest challenges the 94th would ever face: breaking through the Siegfried Line. Now, in Visions from a Foxhole, Foley recaptures that desperate, nerve-shattering struggle in all its horror and heroism. Members Reviews: William Foley has done us all a great service by telling his story William Foley has done us all a great service by telling his story. If you want to know what life was like living (and dying) on the front lines in WWII when the Germans were throwing everything they had left at a last ditch effort to stop us at the border to the "fatherland", then this tells it well. Until I read William's account I never understand what our soldiers had to endure on the front lines. Now I know at least a little A literal insight to a well told story There are many well told first person accounts of what life, and death, was like for the U.S. WWII American soldier. This is one of them. Foley's story doesn't get bogged down in pre-war civilian life, nor does it spin its wheels in pre-combat garrison life. The reader gets into hellish combat quickly. The added bonus to Foley's tale is that he was a talented illustrator during the war and he captured pencil images of an experience usually relegated to the reader's imagination. My only complaint is that these amazing drawings should have been dispersed throughout the book with the corresponding experience and not at the end in gallery form. It's like having a fine meal with great wine, you don't want the merlot at the end of your dinner! But don't let that minor complaint stop you from buying this read. It's well written and worth it. An amazing hero. My only issue was that the author ... Book is very well written and the author kept my attention throughout the Chapters and the different battles that unfolded. An amazing hero. My only issue was that the author mentions that the soldiers were unaware and not responsible for Hitler's actions. Hitler's was elected by the German people and he made his intentions very clear before and after he was elected. I wouldn't call the German army blameless for Hitler's actions. Foley has done a great service Much, if not all, of what William Foley says about his WWII ETO experience has the complete ring of truth. As you talk to various 80 year olds about their WWII combat experiences you soon learn the fluid nature of these rapidly changing combat events. Many times it is hard to see or hear anything beyond a hundred yards. From what I hear from my father, who was severely wounded in ETO WWII infantry combat, is that war isn't glorious, but ugly, brutal, hateful assembly line murder. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Fly-Audiobook/B002V8MBP6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fly Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Michael Veitch's life-long obsession with the aircraft of the Second World War led him to conclude that every single person who flew, or flew in them, has at least one extraordinary story to tell. With most of these veterans in their 80's, he knew that it was a matter of urgency to find them now, before their personal stories disappear forever. So, over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed over 50 former aircrew across Australia, many of whom had never spoken about their experiences before, even to their families. The result was Flak - a collection of vivid, unforgettable stories from RAAF veterans about their experiences of combat in World War II - and Fly is the second instalment of stories. From bomber pilots to fighter aces, from rear gunners to bomb aimers, from stories of death and fear to tales of humour and comradeship, Michael has helped unearth the extraordinary stories of ordinary men living and fighting in extraordinary times. Editorial Reviews: A unique collection of stories from World War II airmen, ably narrated by Australian actor and broadcaster Michael Veitch, who collected them. Most of the octogenarian airmen here - pilots, bombers, and runners alike - are Australian or British, but their experiences run the gamut of emotions experienced during war, from terror to comedy, mourning to joy. Military history aficionados will greatly appreciate this collection of rare material, and marvel anew at the sacrifices made during these unforgettable battles. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Veitch) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:60:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Fly-Audiobook/B002V8MBP6 thebookvoice.com 09:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fly Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Michael Veitch's life-long obsession with the aircraft of the Second World War led him to conclude that every single person who flew, or flew in them, has at least one extraordinary story to tell. With most of these veterans in their 80's, he knew that it was a matter of urgency to find them now, before their personal stories disappear forever. So, over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed over 50 former aircrew across Australia, many of whom had never spoken about their experiences before, even to their families. The result was Flak - a collection of vivid, unforgettable stories from RAAF veterans about their experiences of combat in World War II - and Fly is the second instalment of stories. From bomber pilots to fighter aces, from rear gunners to bomb aimers, from stories of death and fear to tales of humour and comradeship, Michael has helped unearth the extraordinary stories of ordinary men living and fighting in extraordinary times. Editorial Reviews: A unique collection of stories from World War II airmen, ably narrated by Australian actor and broadcaster Michael Veitch, who collected them. Most of the octogenarian airmen here - pilots, bombers, and runners alike - are Australian or British, but their experiences run the gamut of emotions experienced during war, from terror to comedy, mourning to joy. Military history aficionados will greatly appreciate this collection of rare material, and marvel anew at the sacrifices made during these unforgettable battles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fly Author: Michael Veitch Narrator: Michael Veitch Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Michael Veitch's life-long obsession with the aircraft of the Second World War led him to conclude that every single person who flew, or flew in them, has at least one extraordinary story to tell. With most of these veterans in their 80's, he knew that it was a matter of urgency to find them now, before their personal stories disappear forever. So, over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed over 50 former aircrew across Australia, many of whom had never spoken about their experiences before, even to their families. The result was Flak - a collection of vivid, unforgettable stories from RAAF veterans about their experiences of combat in World War II - and Fly is the second instalment of stories. From bomber pilots to fighter aces, from rear gunners to bomb aimers, from stories of death and fear to tales of humour and comradeship, Michael has helped unearth the extraordinary stories of ordinary men living and fighting in extraordinary times. Editorial Reviews: A unique collection of stories from World War II airmen, ably narrated by Australian actor and broadcaster Michael Veitch, who collected them. Most of the octogenarian airmen here - pilots, bombers, and runners alike - are Australian or British, but their experiences run the gamut of emotions experienced during war, from terror to comedy, mourning to joy. Military history aficionados will greatly appreciate this collection of rare material, and marvel anew at the sacrifices made during these unforgettable battles. Members Reviews: Excellent book from RAF and RAAF point of view Any additional comments? I am very much a WWII aviation enthusiast and read a lot on the subject. This book contains tales from RAF and RAAF pilots and crew who flew in Lancasters, Sterlings, Blenheims, Beauforts, Sunderlands, Fireflies, etc. This material is rare to find elsewhere. In addition, Mr. Veitch is a marvelous writer and narrator. I highly value both the subject matter and the masterful style in which it is presented. If you are a WWII aviation enthusiast, this is definitely a book for you. Reviewers often focus on there being comments negative toward Americans. As an American myself, I wish the impression were different. But I keep in mind that WWII was fought by young servicemen, many full of bravado, and it was not uncommon for those of one nation to have some rivalry toward or frictions with those of another -- such was even sometimes the case between one branch and another or even between one squadron and another of the same nation's forces. Great flying Narratives. Would you consider the audio edition of Fly to be better than the print version? This is read by the author, in his Australian accent, about RAAF and RAF flyers. Any additional comments? Great story's of incredible men of WWII. Invaluable Stories of Brave Men Criticism of this book is unwarranted. The author searched from one introduction to the next to find the airmen of WWII willing to tell their story. Sure, most of those he spoke to were from the RAAF or the RAF. That is more a result of a geography than anything else - they live in Australia. It is important to note that he did include the stories of German pilots he was able to interview. Based on his wise handling of that material, I see no reason why he would not have included the stories of Russian, Canadian or South African air crew if that had been possible. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Spymistress-Summary-and-Analysis-of-Spymistress-The-True-Story-of-the-Greatest-Female-Secret-Agent-of-World-War-II-Audiobook/B01I5T4OE0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spymistress: Summary and Analysis of "Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II" Author: Summary Station Narrator: Kay Webster Format: Unabridged Length: 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-16 Publisher: Summary Station Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Learn about the British woman who built one of the world's greatest spy networks during World War II in a fraction of the time it takes to read the actual book! Once through the Preface and Introduction sections of Spymistress, chapter one details some of the history and beginnings which shaped the early life of Vera Atkins. Beginning with her birth in Romania and telling of her relationship with her father, Max Rosenberg. Rosenberg became somewhat of a mystery to the young Atkins as he remained faithful to his Jewish name at a time when he might have been much safer claiming his lawful German status. Due to Rosenberg's advice, "There is safety in conjecture," Atkins grew up learning to be a mass of conflictions. This served her well in later life, helping to confuse her enemies. Upon her relocation to Britain, Atkins followed another piece of her father's advice when he advised her not to sign any paperwork. She created her own identity and took her maternal grandfather's surname, which he had already changed from Etkins due to anti-Semitism in Russia. Atkins, along with her mother and two brothers, was estranged from Rosenberg during the First World War, living in Germany, trapped there by the outbreak of war. They sought refuge with Rosenberg's brother, a German soldier. Once reunited, Rosenberg had the finest horsemen and marksmen teach his daughter to ride and shoot, the best dance teachers taught her to dance, and she was sent to finishing schools in France and Switzerland in the hope she would adopt the upper class sophistications which would enable her to travel through any borders. In her teens, Atkins assisted her father in helping to get Zionists, disguised as peasants, past border guards. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Summary Station) Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:35:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Spymistress-Summary-and-Analysis-of-Spymistress-The-True-Story-of-the-Greatest-Female-Secret-Agent-of-World-War-II-Audiobook/B01I5T4OE0 thebookvoice.com 00:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spymistress: Summary and Analysis of "Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II" Author: Summary Station Narrator: Kay Webster Format: Unabridged Length: 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-16 Publisher: Summary Station Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Learn about the British woman who built one of the world's greatest spy networks during World War II in a fraction of the time it takes to read the actual book! Once through the Preface and Introduction sections of Spymistress, chapter one details some of the history and beginnings which shaped the early life of Vera Atkins. Beginning with her birth in Romania and telling of her relationship with her father, Max Rosenberg. Rosenberg became somewhat of a mystery to the young Atkins as he remained faithful to his Jewish name at a time when he might have been much safer claiming his lawful German status. Due to Rosenberg's advice, "There is safety in conjecture," Atkins grew up learning to be a mass of conflictions. This served her well in later life, helping to confuse her enemies. Upon her relocation to Britain, Atkins followed another piece of her father's advice when he advised her not to sign any paperwork. She created her own identity and took her maternal grandfather's surname, which he had already changed from Etkins due to anti-Semitism in Russia. Atkins, along with her mother and two brothers, was estranged from Rosenberg during the First World War, living in Germany, trapped there by the outbreak of war. They sought refuge with Rosenberg's brother, a German soldier. Once reunited, Rosenberg had the finest horsemen and marksmen teach his daughter to ride and shoot, the best dance teachers taught her to dance, and she was sent to finishing schools in France and Switzerland in the hope she would adopt the upper class sophistications which would enable her to travel through any borders. In her teens, Atkins assisted her father in helping to get Zionists, disguised as peasants, past border guards. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spymistress: Summary and Analysis of "Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II" Author: Summary Station Narrator: Kay Webster Format: Unabridged Length: 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-16 Publisher: Summary Station Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Learn about the British woman who built one of the world's greatest spy networks during World War II in a fraction of the time it takes to read the actual book! Once through the Preface and Introduction sections of Spymistress, chapter one details some of the history and beginnings which shaped the early life of Vera Atkins. Beginning with her birth in Romania and telling of her relationship with her father, Max Rosenberg. Rosenberg became somewhat of a mystery to the young Atkins as he remained faithful to his Jewish name at a time when he might have been much safer claiming his lawful German status. Due to Rosenberg's advice, "There is safety in conjecture," Atkins grew up learning to be a mass of conflictions. This served her well in later life, helping to confuse her enemies. Upon her relocation to Britain, Atkins followed another piece of her father's advice when he advised her not to sign any paperwork. She created her own identity and took her maternal grandfather's surname, which he had already changed from Etkins due to anti-Semitism in Russia. Atkins, along with her mother and two brothers, was estranged from Rosenberg during the First World War, living in Germany, trapped there by the outbreak of war. They sought refuge with Rosenberg's brother, a German soldier. Once reunited, Rosenberg had the finest horsemen and marksmen teach his daughter to ride and shoot, the best dance teachers taught her to dance, and she was sent to finishing schools in France and Switzerland in the hope she would adopt the upper class sophistications which would enable her to travel through any borders. In her teens, Atkins assisted her father in helping to get Zionists, disguised as peasants, past border guards. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Summary-of-Grunt-by-Mary-Roach-Includes-Analysis-Audiobook/B01IFC03OW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of Grunt: by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Sam Scholl Format: Unabridged Length: 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Summary of Grunt by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Preview: Mary Roach's Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans Aat War examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic - for example, diarrhea among soldiers - and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem. Military research in both news accounts and films is usually presented as a matter of technology and combat equipment, such as faster airplanes, better bombs, and deadlier weapons. Much military research, however, is devoted to finding ways to protect soldiers or to help them cope in the aftermath of injury. For instance, researchers work constantly to develop clothing fabrics that will keep soldiers cool while still providing camouflage - a difficult task because the black in camouflage absorbs heat. Doctors and surgeons constantly develop new ways to address injuries from bombs and gunshots. They have made advances in reconstructive genital surgery and even some strides towards successful penis transplants.... Please Note: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread summary of Grunt: biacuaduc@gmail.com (Instaread) Fri, 15 Jul 2016 04:31:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Summary-of-Grunt-by-Mary-Roach-Includes-Analysis-Audiobook/B01IFC03OW thebookvoice.com 00:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of Grunt: by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Sam Scholl Format: Unabridged Length: 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Summary of Grunt by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Preview: Mary Roach's Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans Aat War examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic - for example, diarrhea among soldiers - and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem. Military research in both news accounts and films is usually presented as a matter of technology and combat equipment, such as faster airplanes, better bombs, and deadlier weapons. Much military research, however, is devoted to finding ways to protect soldiers or to help them cope in the aftermath of injury. For instance, researchers work constantly to develop clothing fabrics that will keep soldiers cool while still providing camouflage - a difficult task because the black in camouflage absorbs heat. Doctors and surgeons constantly develop new ways to address injuries from bombs and gunshots. They have made advances in reconstructive genital surgery and even some strides towards successful penis transplants.... Please Note: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread summary of Grunt: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of Grunt: by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Sam Scholl Format: Unabridged Length: 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Summary of Grunt by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis Preview: Mary Roach's Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans Aat War examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic - for example, diarrhea among soldiers - and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem. Military research in both news accounts and films is usually presented as a matter of technology and combat equipment, such as faster airplanes, better bombs, and deadlier weapons. Much military research, however, is devoted to finding ways to protect soldiers or to help them cope in the aftermath of injury. For instance, researchers work constantly to develop clothing fabrics that will keep soldiers cool while still providing camouflage - a difficult task because the black in camouflage absorbs heat. Doctors and surgeons constantly develop new ways to address injuries from bombs and gunshots. They have made advances in reconstructive genital surgery and even some strides towards successful penis transplants.... Please Note: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread summary of Grunt: Members Reviews: The history of humans and warfare Mary Roach's "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War" examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic--for example, diarrhea among soldiers--and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem. This Instaread review of Roach's analysis on war is thought-provoking. When discussing military and violence, it's easy to get caught up in the ethics of it, but Instaread distills out 8 key points from "Grunt" that span different topics about our history with war. These key takeaways are the essential elements of "Grunt" and are interesting to read about. Not only that, but Instaread also provides an overview of the book, analyzes the author's style, and includes additional references to explore. I was given a copy of this book to review. Grunt by Mary Roach Summary I love these Instaread book summaries. You get the gist of what the book is about without buying the finished book. Grunt by Mary Roach touches on the medical science behind keeping a soldier safe, dry and comfortable with their uniforms and supplies. There is an overview of the book, explaining a bit about the book. The book tells the reader about the medical and technical research such as how to keep uniforms dry, odor free and even how research has helped with building and making better products to keep a soldier safe from injuries. Ms. Roach works closely with scientists to get her information and to keep it as straightforward as she is known to do. Science is not always a sure thing and this non fiction book delves into the successes and failings of research in the military. I would definitely read the book based on this summaryâ Great read- definitely recommend Instaread (not full version) of Grunt I was so impressed with this Instaread! It was so interesting and brought up a lot of topics that I've never considered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-History-of-the-Royal-Navy-Audiobook/B01C7TZVX2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of the Royal Navy Author: Go Entertain Narrator: J.T. McDaniel Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-29-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This wonderfully illustrative publication provides a comprehensive and informative history of the Royal Navy. From the first standing navy created to repel Viking invasions during the reign of King Alfred and England's famous victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, to the D-Day landings at Normandy during WWII and the Navy's role in the 21st century, this is a gripping account of the warfare force that became the most powerful navy in the world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Go Entertain) Mon, 29 Feb 2016 04:12:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-History-of-the-Royal-Navy-Audiobook/B01C7TZVX2 thebookvoice.com 01:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of the Royal Navy Author: Go Entertain Narrator: J.T. McDaniel Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-29-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This wonderfully illustrative publication provides a comprehensive and informative history of the Royal Navy. From the first standing navy created to repel Viking invasions during the reign of King Alfred and England's famous victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, to the D-Day landings at Normandy during WWII and the Navy's role in the 21st century, this is a gripping account of the warfare force that became the most powerful navy in the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of the Royal Navy Author: Go Entertain Narrator: J.T. McDaniel Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-29-16 Publisher: Go Entertainment Group Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This wonderfully illustrative publication provides a comprehensive and informative history of the Royal Navy. From the first standing navy created to repel Viking invasions during the reign of King Alfred and England's famous victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, to the D-Day landings at Normandy during WWII and the Navy's role in the 21st century, this is a gripping account of the warfare force that became the most powerful navy in the world. Members Reviews: boring lot of unnecessary bull. Boring https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Twenty-Three-Minutes-to-Eternity-Audiobook/B019CY3CZ4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity Subtitle: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay Author: James L. Noles Jr. Narrator: David Randall Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop". On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of the crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on its first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Despite its short career, it touched a number of remarkable and famous lives. Doris Miller, the first black American sailor to win the Navy Cross, lost his life, as did Rear Admiral Henry Mullinax, one of the Navy's first "air admirals". John Crommelin was the senior officer to survive the sinking. Later in his career, Crommelin, a decorated naval aviator himself, sparked the famous Revolt of the Admirals, which helped save the role of naval aviation in America's Cold War military. James Noles' account of the Liscome Bay and those who served aboard is based on interviews with the ship's survivors and an unpublished memoir that the ship's pay officer made available to the author. This compelling audiobook pays homage to the crew by telling their story of experience and sacrifice. Critic Reviews: "The author's ability to stitch together the individual accounts of crew members into a moving history of the short life and sudden death of Liscome Bay makes this book a fascinating read." (Jeffrey G. Barlow, author of Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950) biacuaduc@gmail.com (James L. Noles Jr.) Tue, 15 Dec 2015 02:37:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Twenty-Three-Minutes-to-Eternity-Audiobook/B019CY3CZ4 thebookvoice.com 09:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity Subtitle: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay Author: James L. Noles Jr. Narrator: David Randall Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop". On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of the crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on its first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Despite its short career, it touched a number of remarkable and famous lives. Doris Miller, the first black American sailor to win the Navy Cross, lost his life, as did Rear Admiral Henry Mullinax, one of the Navy's first "air admirals". John Crommelin was the senior officer to survive the sinking. Later in his career, Crommelin, a decorated naval aviator himself, sparked the famous Revolt of the Admirals, which helped save the role of naval aviation in America's Cold War military. James Noles' account of the Liscome Bay and those who served aboard is based on interviews with the ship's survivors and an unpublished memoir that the ship's pay officer made available to the author. This compelling audiobook pays homage to the crew by telling their story of experience and sacrifice. Critic Reviews: "The author's ability to stitch together the individual accounts of crew members into a moving history of the short life and sudden death of Liscome Bay makes this book a fascinating read." (Jeffrey G. Barlow, author of Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity Subtitle: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay Author: James L. Noles Jr. Narrator: David Randall Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop". On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of the crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on its first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Despite its short career, it touched a number of remarkable and famous lives. Doris Miller, the first black American sailor to win the Navy Cross, lost his life, as did Rear Admiral Henry Mullinax, one of the Navy's first "air admirals". John Crommelin was the senior officer to survive the sinking. Later in his career, Crommelin, a decorated naval aviator himself, sparked the famous Revolt of the Admirals, which helped save the role of naval aviation in America's Cold War military. James Noles' account of the Liscome Bay and those who served aboard is based on interviews with the ship's survivors and an unpublished memoir that the ship's pay officer made available to the author. This compelling audiobook pays homage to the crew by telling their story of experience and sacrifice. Critic Reviews: "The author's ability to stitch together the individual accounts of crew members into a moving history of the short life and sudden death of Liscome Bay makes this book a fascinating read." (Jeffrey G. Barlow, author of Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950) Members Reviews: U.S.S. Liscome Bay (CVE-56) May the 644 United States Navy sailors who perished on board the Liscome Bay, rest in peace. I started this book on 02 July 2016 and finished this book on Independence Day 2016. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Three-Deadly-Snipers-Audiobook/B0176OVI30 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Three Deadly Snipers Author: Mark Logan Narrator: James H. Kiser Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: Mark Logan Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arron Perry. Rob Furlong. Craig Harrison. Legendary snipers. In researching the competition for who had the longest distance kill in military history, the majority of laymen would expect to see a Navy SEAL or a Marine heading the top of the list. A little research, however, shows the top three long-shot kills are Craig Harrison (United Kingdom), Rob Furlong (Canada), and Arron Perry (Canada). The late Chris Kyle, of American Sniper fame, is eighth on the list. There is a South African Special Forces sniper that is sixth on the list whose name is withheld as is a Norwegian Army sniper. Snipers operate under the motto of not boasting about their kills. In the defense of the top three snipers listed above, they have all been outed by the media or their own military. Harrison's name had been released after he made the record-setting kill and had to go into hiding. Furlong and Perry's had similar circumstances with the media after being investigated for conduct unbecoming. This book will take a look at the feats the men above performed on the battlefield as well as the psychological toll that the sniper profession had on their lives. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mark Logan) Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:38:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Three-Deadly-Snipers-Audiobook/B0176OVI30 thebookvoice.com 00:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Three Deadly Snipers Author: Mark Logan Narrator: James H. Kiser Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: Mark Logan Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arron Perry. Rob Furlong. Craig Harrison. Legendary snipers. In researching the competition for who had the longest distance kill in military history, the majority of laymen would expect to see a Navy SEAL or a Marine heading the top of the list. A little research, however, shows the top three long-shot kills are Craig Harrison (United Kingdom), Rob Furlong (Canada), and Arron Perry (Canada). The late Chris Kyle, of American Sniper fame, is eighth on the list. There is a South African Special Forces sniper that is sixth on the list whose name is withheld as is a Norwegian Army sniper. Snipers operate under the motto of not boasting about their kills. In the defense of the top three snipers listed above, they have all been outed by the media or their own military. Harrison's name had been released after he made the record-setting kill and had to go into hiding. Furlong and Perry's had similar circumstances with the media after being investigated for conduct unbecoming. This book will take a look at the feats the men above performed on the battlefield as well as the psychological toll that the sniper profession had on their lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Three Deadly Snipers Author: Mark Logan Narrator: James H. Kiser Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: Mark Logan Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Arron Perry. Rob Furlong. Craig Harrison. Legendary snipers. In researching the competition for who had the longest distance kill in military history, the majority of laymen would expect to see a Navy SEAL or a Marine heading the top of the list. A little research, however, shows the top three long-shot kills are Craig Harrison (United Kingdom), Rob Furlong (Canada), and Arron Perry (Canada). The late Chris Kyle, of American Sniper fame, is eighth on the list. There is a South African Special Forces sniper that is sixth on the list whose name is withheld as is a Norwegian Army sniper. Snipers operate under the motto of not boasting about their kills. In the defense of the top three snipers listed above, they have all been outed by the media or their own military. Harrison's name had been released after he made the record-setting kill and had to go into hiding. Furlong and Perry's had similar circumstances with the media after being investigated for conduct unbecoming. This book will take a look at the feats the men above performed on the battlefield as well as the psychological toll that the sniper profession had on their lives. Members Reviews: Informational This book was informational but only reported a little background to each sniper. The author could of developed more background and follow-up. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/With-the-Possum-and-the-Eagle-Audiobook/B00SVEV44S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: With the Possum and the Eagle Subtitle: The Memoir of a Navigator's War Over Germany and Japan Author: Ralph H. Nutter Narrator: Ed Altman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the beginning, it was clear that Ralph Nutter was an exceptional navigator. Rapid promotion followed when he was assigned as Maj. Gen. Curtis the Eagle LeMay's personal navigator. Later, he was picked by Maj. Gen. Haywood Possum Hansell, the 20th Air Force Commander, to be his personal navigator. The author's vivid recollections of those halcyon years make for exciting, informative listening. Editorial Reviews: "As one who worked for General LeMay for six years, I found this book to be truly outstanding, a must read for anyone interested in leadership under intense pressure. The other books on LeMay cannot hold a candle to this one." (General David C. Jones, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Critic Reviews: "Nothing like this book exists insofar as first person insights into the critical decisions and interaction of LeMay, Hansell, Norstad, and Arnold. Nutter's account fills a big void in the history of WWII aerial bombardment." (Gen. Russell Dougherty, USAF retired) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ralph H. Nutter) Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:42:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/With-the-Possum-and-the-Eagle-Audiobook/B00SVEV44S thebookvoice.com 11:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: With the Possum and the Eagle Subtitle: The Memoir of a Navigator's War Over Germany and Japan Author: Ralph H. Nutter Narrator: Ed Altman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the beginning, it was clear that Ralph Nutter was an exceptional navigator. Rapid promotion followed when he was assigned as Maj. Gen. Curtis the Eagle LeMay's personal navigator. Later, he was picked by Maj. Gen. Haywood Possum Hansell, the 20th Air Force Commander, to be his personal navigator. The author's vivid recollections of those halcyon years make for exciting, informative listening. Editorial Reviews: "As one who worked for General LeMay for six years, I found this book to be truly outstanding, a must read for anyone interested in leadership under intense pressure. The other books on LeMay cannot hold a candle to this one." (General David C. Jones, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Critic Reviews: "Nothing like this book exists insofar as first person insights into the critical decisions and interaction of LeMay, Hansell, Norstad, and Arnold. Nutter's account fills a big void in the history of WWII aerial bombardment." (Gen. Russell Dougherty, USAF retired) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: With the Possum and the Eagle Subtitle: The Memoir of a Navigator's War Over Germany and Japan Author: Ralph H. Nutter Narrator: Ed Altman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: From the beginning, it was clear that Ralph Nutter was an exceptional navigator. Rapid promotion followed when he was assigned as Maj. Gen. Curtis the Eagle LeMay's personal navigator. Later, he was picked by Maj. Gen. Haywood Possum Hansell, the 20th Air Force Commander, to be his personal navigator. The author's vivid recollections of those halcyon years make for exciting, informative listening. Editorial Reviews: "As one who worked for General LeMay for six years, I found this book to be truly outstanding, a must read for anyone interested in leadership under intense pressure. The other books on LeMay cannot hold a candle to this one." (General David C. Jones, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Critic Reviews: "Nothing like this book exists insofar as first person insights into the critical decisions and interaction of LeMay, Hansell, Norstad, and Arnold. Nutter's account fills a big void in the history of WWII aerial bombardment." (Gen. Russell Dougherty, USAF retired) Members Reviews: Nutter writes with candor and clarity The author, Ralph Nutter, had an interesting war. In his memoirs he tells of his time as the group navigator in B-17s for Brig. General Haywood Possum Hansell and then as Col. Curtis Eagle Le May in the Eighth Air Force. Hansell was chief planner for the 8th Air Force under Gen. Carl Spaatz, and Le May replaced Hansell in the job. The attrition rate for bombers flying over Germany in daylight without fighter escorts in 1942-1943, was so high that, statistically, it was nearly impossible to complete a tour without injury or death. Nutter tells the stories of his full complement of missions as group navigator in Europe, and then as the war winds down he transfers to the Pacific. He again is the navigator for Hansell flying B-29 Super fortress with Hansell, then with Le May when he took over from Hansell again. After the War Nutter went to law school, practiced law then became a Judge. As his unit was beginning to die he decided to write his memoirs. The author did some research but he must have kept a detailed diary. Nutter uses as a foil for discussion the two men he served under, Hansell and Le May. One was unable or unwilling to abandon high-formation, target specific bombing, even as it repeatedly demonstrated its unworkability. The other made the transition and came as close as anyone to proving that bombing alone can defeat the enemy. The B-29 super fortress was the most expensive plane of its time. I was interested in Nutters comment about the Truman Commission and its investigation of the B- 29 particularly the engines which never seemed to work. Nutter goes into detail about the problems with the B-29 and with the problem of obtaining fighter cover for the bomber in Europe and Pacific. This book reiterates the importance of encouraging WWII veterans to tell their stories while there is still time, for their perspective contains insights and lessons that extend well beyond the preservation of memory. The book is relatively small volume, is easy to read and packed with lots of information. I enjoyed reading this book. Ed Altman narrated the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Decaturs-Wake-Audiobook/B01N3B79P9 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decatur's Wake Subtitle: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror Author: Daniel Wattenberg Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Since the founding of the United States, the Barbary pirates of North Africa threatened with impunity American lives, commerce, and honor on the high seas. But in 1815, Commodore Stephen Decatur led a charge to victory. The Second Barbary War, as it became known, helped define American foreign policy and consolidate its naval power. In Decatur's Wake: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror, Daniel Wattenberg shows us how, while painting a portrait of the two senior officers turned mortal enemies who fought for a shot at personal redemption and a naval command of unprecedented scale and pivotal historical significance. Decatur's Wake is a rousing true narrative that crackles with the tension and torques with the surprise twists of a psychological thriller. Daniel Wattenberg is the author of Decatur's Wake, a Kindle Single. He is a widely cited, award-winning cultural essayist, columnist, critic, investigative writer, and editor. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including the American Spectator, Atlantic.com, Civilization, the Daily Caller, Forbes FYI, George, National Review, Playboy, Reason, the Weekly Standard, the Arizona Republic, Baltimore Sun, New York Post and Washington Times. He served in the State Department in the bureaus of Inter-American Affairs and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and in the United States Information Agency at the US Mission to UNESCO and the US Embassy in Paris. He worked in the Merchant Marines in the engine room of a container ship. As the lead singer of punk-era New York bands, he appeared often at the historic CBGB and opened for the Ramones. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and daughter. Critic Reviews: "Brisk storytelling, evocative prose, and bravura action sequences." (Jay Winik, best-selling author of 1944 and April 1865) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Daniel Wattenberg) Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:16:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Decaturs-Wake-Audiobook/B01N3B79P9 thebookvoice.com 04:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decatur's Wake Subtitle: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror Author: Daniel Wattenberg Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Since the founding of the United States, the Barbary pirates of North Africa threatened with impunity American lives, commerce, and honor on the high seas. But in 1815, Commodore Stephen Decatur led a charge to victory. The Second Barbary War, as it became known, helped define American foreign policy and consolidate its naval power. In Decatur's Wake: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror, Daniel Wattenberg shows us how, while painting a portrait of the two senior officers turned mortal enemies who fought for a shot at personal redemption and a naval command of unprecedented scale and pivotal historical significance. Decatur's Wake is a rousing true narrative that crackles with the tension and torques with the surprise twists of a psychological thriller. Daniel Wattenberg is the author of Decatur's Wake, a Kindle Single. He is a widely cited, award-winning cultural essayist, columnist, critic, investigative writer, and editor. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including the American Spectator, Atlantic.com, Civilization, the Daily Caller, Forbes FYI, George, National Review, Playboy, Reason, the Weekly Standard, the Arizona Republic, Baltimore Sun, New York Post and Washington Times. He served in the State Department in the bureaus of Inter-American Affairs and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and in the United States Information Agency at the US Mission to UNESCO and the US Embassy in Paris. He worked in the Merchant Marines in the engine room of a container ship. As the lead singer of punk-era New York bands, he appeared often at the historic CBGB and opened for the Ramones. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and daughter. Critic Reviews: "Brisk storytelling, evocative prose, and bravura action sequences." (Jay Winik, best-selling author of 1944 and April 1865) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Decatur's Wake Subtitle: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror Author: Daniel Wattenberg Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Since the founding of the United States, the Barbary pirates of North Africa threatened with impunity American lives, commerce, and honor on the high seas. But in 1815, Commodore Stephen Decatur led a charge to victory. The Second Barbary War, as it became known, helped define American foreign policy and consolidate its naval power. In Decatur's Wake: The Fateful Rivalry Behind the Lightning Defeat of Barbary Terror, Daniel Wattenberg shows us how, while painting a portrait of the two senior officers turned mortal enemies who fought for a shot at personal redemption and a naval command of unprecedented scale and pivotal historical significance. Decatur's Wake is a rousing true narrative that crackles with the tension and torques with the surprise twists of a psychological thriller. Daniel Wattenberg is the author of Decatur's Wake, a Kindle Single. He is a widely cited, award-winning cultural essayist, columnist, critic, investigative writer, and editor. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including the American Spectator, Atlantic.com, Civilization, the Daily Caller, Forbes FYI, George, National Review, Playboy, Reason, the Weekly Standard, the Arizona Republic, Baltimore Sun, New York Post and Washington Times. He served in the State Department in the bureaus of Inter-American Affairs and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and in the United States Information Agency at the US Mission to UNESCO and the US Embassy in Paris. He worked in the Merchant Marines in the engine room of a container ship. As the lead singer of punk-era New York bands, he appeared often at the historic CBGB and opened for the Ramones. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and daughter. Critic Reviews: "Brisk storytelling, evocative prose, and bravura action sequences." (Jay Winik, best-selling author of 1944 and April 1865) Members Reviews: This is excellent history as well as a great read Mr. Wattenberg has written a riveting story about the Barbary pirates and the early US response to them. This is excellent history as well as a great read. This stuff is normally passed over in a paragraph in a high school text. But the Barbary pirates -- Muslim raiders -- were the reason Thomas Jefferson commissioned what became the US Navy. And taking them out -- making them leave American ships alone -- is a fine model for the kind of campaign needed to get today's Muslim terrorists to lay off. I hope Mr. Wattenberg chooses to elucidate other historic instances that didn't make it into the traditional American History narrative. Well-writen, thoroughly researched This was a great, quick read. I thoroughly enjoyed the story from start to finish. The vast majority of my history textbooks seemed to gloss over the Barbary Wars, so I was eager to learn more. Decatur's Wake did not disappoint. From the very beginning, it was obvious that the author spent a great deal of time researching this story. You'll be surprised by how much you'll learn in just 95 pages. I am always fascinated to see how much information is out there (if you're willing to look for it). Official documents rarely tell the whole story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hostage-of-Paradox-Audiobook/B01C3BZZJO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hostage of Paradox Subtitle: A Qualmish Disclosure Author: John Rixey Moore Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-16 Publisher: Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Co., Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Few people then or now know about the clandestine war that the CIA ran in Vietnam, using the Green Berets for secret operations throughout Southeast Asia. This was not the Vietnam War of the newsreels - the body counts, rice paddy footage, and men smoking cigarettes on the sandbag bunkers. This was a shadow directive of deep-penetration interdiction, reconnaissance, and assassination missions conducted by a select few Special Forces teams, usually consisting of only two Americans and a handful of Chinese mercenaries called Nungs. These specialized units deployed quietly from forward operations bases to prowl through agendas that, for security reasons, were seldom completely understood by the men themselves. Hostage of Paradox is a firsthand account by one of these elite team leaders. Moore is a highly decorated former Green Beret sergeant whose operations led him and a few Chinese, with whom he could barely communicate by hand signals alone, through a labyrinth of excruciatingly close calls and multiple woundings, miles deep in the jungles of enemy-controlled wilderness. His descriptions of these little-known missions crackle with fearful immediacy and the vivid imagery that only someone who has lived the experience can summon. To listen to his words is to be transported to the shadows of a small, murky corner of military history. biacuaduc@gmail.com (John Rixey Moore) Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:07:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hostage-of-Paradox-Audiobook/B01C3BZZJO thebookvoice.com 25:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hostage of Paradox Subtitle: A Qualmish Disclosure Author: John Rixey Moore Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-16 Publisher: Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Co., Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Few people then or now know about the clandestine war that the CIA ran in Vietnam, using the Green Berets for secret operations throughout Southeast Asia. This was not the Vietnam War of the newsreels - the body counts, rice paddy footage, and men smoking cigarettes on the sandbag bunkers. This was a shadow directive of deep-penetration interdiction, reconnaissance, and assassination missions conducted by a select few Special Forces teams, usually consisting of only two Americans and a handful of Chinese mercenaries called Nungs. These specialized units deployed quietly from forward operations bases to prowl through agendas that, for security reasons, were seldom completely understood by the men themselves. Hostage of Paradox is a firsthand account by one of these elite team leaders. Moore is a highly decorated former Green Beret sergeant whose operations led him and a few Chinese, with whom he could barely communicate by hand signals alone, through a labyrinth of excruciatingly close calls and multiple woundings, miles deep in the jungles of enemy-controlled wilderness. His descriptions of these little-known missions crackle with fearful immediacy and the vivid imagery that only someone who has lived the experience can summon. To listen to his words is to be transported to the shadows of a small, murky corner of military history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hostage of Paradox Subtitle: A Qualmish Disclosure Author: John Rixey Moore Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-16 Publisher: Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Co., Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Few people then or now know about the clandestine war that the CIA ran in Vietnam, using the Green Berets for secret operations throughout Southeast Asia. This was not the Vietnam War of the newsreels - the body counts, rice paddy footage, and men smoking cigarettes on the sandbag bunkers. This was a shadow directive of deep-penetration interdiction, reconnaissance, and assassination missions conducted by a select few Special Forces teams, usually consisting of only two Americans and a handful of Chinese mercenaries called Nungs. These specialized units deployed quietly from forward operations bases to prowl through agendas that, for security reasons, were seldom completely understood by the men themselves. Hostage of Paradox is a firsthand account by one of these elite team leaders. Moore is a highly decorated former Green Beret sergeant whose operations led him and a few Chinese, with whom he could barely communicate by hand signals alone, through a labyrinth of excruciatingly close calls and multiple woundings, miles deep in the jungles of enemy-controlled wilderness. His descriptions of these little-known missions crackle with fearful immediacy and the vivid imagery that only someone who has lived the experience can summon. To listen to his words is to be transported to the shadows of a small, murky corner of military history. Members Reviews: An interesting read Would you listen to Hostage of Paradox again? Why? No, I don't reread books Who was your favorite character and why? It's not the character, it's the story What about Dan Orderss performance did you like? He made it through a long book Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? No. It kept me reading. Any additional comments? Good presentation of the late 60's and early 70's, military life and the effects of the Vietnam war on Americans. This Guy Is A Documented Fraud This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Anyone who'd like to read the overly verbose fictional/fraudulent account of a "Special Forces" soldier in Vietnam. What could John Rixey Moore have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Not be a fraud. How did the narrator detract from the book? The narrator actually read/performed very well. It's just a shame that almost every word that he read was bullshit. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Trying not to go on a rant, so here's the short version. To say that he's guilty of embellishment is an understatement. He never graduated Ranger School. He only served 5 months total in SE Asia. He was awarded 1 Purple Heart & 1 Bronze Star, not the many other decorations including a DSC, that he claims. Basically 90%+ of this book is bunk. I've purchased over 40 audible titles and this is my first review. I was so disgusted by this mans lies that I felt I had to post a review. Please research this man and his book. Then do as I've done and contact Audible.com and ask them to remove this title. This book is a slap in the face to all the Special Forces Soldiers who served in SE Asia as well as before and beyond. Any additional comments? Trying not to go on a rant, so here's the short version. To say that he's guilty of embellishment is an understatement. He never graduated Ranger School. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Chasing-Pancho-Villa-Wild-Side-Series-No-7-Audiobook/B0147LN8H4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Pancho Villa: Wild Side Series No. 7 Author: Gordon England Narrator: Ken Robinson Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-21-15 Publisher: Gordon England Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1916, Pancho Villa crossed into New Mexico and attacked the town of Columbus, killing civilians and soldiers, burned the town, and stole supplies. He fled back to Mexico hiding in the mountains of Chihuahua. President Woodrow Wilson sent Major General Blackjack Pershing and Lieutenant George Patton into Mexico to exact revenge in what was called the Mexican Expedition. In this story, Patton uses airplanes and vehicles in a first for warfare and the last calvary charge on horseback chases Pancho through rugged Mexican mountains and canyons. Many soldiers in this campaign were Buffalo Soldiers, units of black man who excelled in Indian warfare. This true short story is a composite of stories told to me by two tough old Texans who were in the Mexican border wars. Names have been changed, but most of the events are real. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gordon England) Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:44:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Chasing-Pancho-Villa-Wild-Side-Series-No-7-Audiobook/B0147LN8H4 thebookvoice.com 00:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Pancho Villa: Wild Side Series No. 7 Author: Gordon England Narrator: Ken Robinson Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-21-15 Publisher: Gordon England Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1916, Pancho Villa crossed into New Mexico and attacked the town of Columbus, killing civilians and soldiers, burned the town, and stole supplies. He fled back to Mexico hiding in the mountains of Chihuahua. President Woodrow Wilson sent Major General Blackjack Pershing and Lieutenant George Patton into Mexico to exact revenge in what was called the Mexican Expedition. In this story, Patton uses airplanes and vehicles in a first for warfare and the last calvary charge on horseback chases Pancho through rugged Mexican mountains and canyons. Many soldiers in this campaign were Buffalo Soldiers, units of black man who excelled in Indian warfare. This true short story is a composite of stories told to me by two tough old Texans who were in the Mexican border wars. Names have been changed, but most of the events are real. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Pancho Villa: Wild Side Series No. 7 Author: Gordon England Narrator: Ken Robinson Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-21-15 Publisher: Gordon England Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In 1916, Pancho Villa crossed into New Mexico and attacked the town of Columbus, killing civilians and soldiers, burned the town, and stole supplies. He fled back to Mexico hiding in the mountains of Chihuahua. President Woodrow Wilson sent Major General Blackjack Pershing and Lieutenant George Patton into Mexico to exact revenge in what was called the Mexican Expedition. In this story, Patton uses airplanes and vehicles in a first for warfare and the last calvary charge on horseback chases Pancho through rugged Mexican mountains and canyons. Many soldiers in this campaign were Buffalo Soldiers, units of black man who excelled in Indian warfare. This true short story is a composite of stories told to me by two tough old Texans who were in the Mexican border wars. Names have been changed, but most of the events are real. Members Reviews: An interesting Pancho Villa short story One way to inform is through writing historical fiction. Create an interesting story woven around historical facts that leaves the reader satisfied and informed. Gordon England has done just that with his short story, CHASING PANCHO VILLA. For those not familiar with early southwestern history, Pancho Villa was a notorious Mexican bandit that raided across the New Mexico and Texas border in the second decade of the 20th Century. President Wilson had had enough and sent General âBlack Jackâ Pershing across the border to bring the bandito to justice. Easier said than done. Pershing and a young lieutenant named George Patton chased Pancho until the beginning of WWI. The author has crafted a short story, based upon recounted stories, about one attempt to catch the wily Pancho in the mountains of Mexico. The story is told as a remembrance of Ralph Lupton, a man who was there. An interesting read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/La-Batalla-de-los-Campos-Catalaunicos-Audiobook/B00Z7LNW6Q Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: La Batalla de los Campos Catalaúnicos Subtitular: La incursión de Atila y otros pueblos barbaros en el Imperio Romano [The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: The incursion of barbarians Atila and other peoples in the Roman Empire] Autor: Online Studio Productions Narrador: uncredited Formato: Unabridged Duración: 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Online Studio Productions Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: No puede olvidar adquirirla. Considerada una de las batallas decisivas de la Historia Universal, en los campos franceses en el año 451 se enfrentaron las fuerzas de una gran coalición romana liderada por el general Flavio Aecio junto a las del rey visigodo Teodorico I, contra la alianza de los hunos comandada por su formidable rey Atila, "El azote de Dios". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Online Studio Productions) Tue, 09 Jun 2015 04:36:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/La-Batalla-de-los-Campos-Catalaunicos-Audiobook/B00Z7LNW6Q thebookvoice.com 00:26:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: La Batalla de los Campos Catalaúnicos Subtitular: La incursión de Atila y otros pueblos barbaros en el Imperio Romano [The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: The incursion of barbarians Atila and other peoples in the Roman Empire] Autor: Online Studio Productions Narrador: uncredited Formato: Unabridged Duración: 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Online Studio Productions Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: No puede olvidar adquirirla. Considerada una de las batallas decisivas de la Historia Universal, en los campos franceses en el año 451 se enfrentaron las fuerzas de una gran coalición romana liderada por el general Flavio Aecio junto a las del rey visigodo Teodorico I, contra la alianza de los hunos comandada por su formidable rey Atila, "El azote de Dios". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> Título: La Batalla de los Campos Catalaúnicos Subtitular: La incursión de Atila y otros pueblos barbaros en el Imperio Romano [The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: The incursion of barbarians Atila and other peoples in the Roman Empire] Autor: Online Studio Productions Narrador: uncredited Formato: Unabridged Duración: 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Online Studio Productions Categorías: History, Military Resumen del editor: No puede olvidar adquirirla. Considerada una de las batallas decisivas de la Historia Universal, en los campos franceses en el año 451 se enfrentaron las fuerzas de una gran coalición romana liderada por el general Flavio Aecio junto a las del rey visigodo Teodorico I, contra la alianza de los hunos comandada por su formidable rey Atila, "El azote de Dios". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hearts-and-Mines-Audiobook/B00BTOMRMK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hearts and Mines Subtitle: With the Marines in al Anbar - A Story of Psychological Warfare in Iraq Author: Russell Snyder Narrator: John Allen Nelson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a true story of war, the story of one man's transformation as he retraces the mine-strewn roads of a land itself transformed by mankind's most shockingly inhuman practice. It is the firsthand account of a member of one of the United States Army's three-man Tactical Psychological Operations Teams, groups of men tasked with winning the hearts and minds of Iraq's civilian population through leaflets, loudspeakers, conversation, and bribery. Transcribed from and inspired by the author's personal wartime journal, it is a story of introspection. It relates how the feelings of eagerness and uncertainty in a young man unfamiliar with war were replaced with the dread knowledge that, buried within his soul, beneath a facade of goodwill and morality, lurked the capacity to kill his fellow men. There are scenes of battle retold in Hearts and Mines. There are descriptions of the feelings of seeing once-familiar human bodies destroyed beyond recognition. Some days are described as being full of hope and appreciation for the beauty of the world, others with despair for the omnipresent cruelty and destruction which has a habit of consuming men when they feel unaccountable for their actions. It captures the sensory experience of living in a singular environment full of strange plants and animals, friends true and false, and determined enemies, encapsulating the existential fear of mortar and rocket attacks, and the ever-present threat of IEDs, as well as the ridiculousness of military bureaucracy, such as was demonstrated by a sergeant major's decision to punish graffiti artists by removing the doors of all the camp's toilets. In late 2001 Russell Snyder joined the United States Army as a psychological operations specialist. As a member of the 9th PSYOP Battalion, the army's only active-duty, tactical psychological operations unit he deployed to Iraq, the experience that inspired him to write Hearts and Mines. Subsequently he was deployed twice more to Iraq. He is a recipient of various military awards including the Bronze Star medal. Now a civilian, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Russell Snyder) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:01:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Hearts-and-Mines-Audiobook/B00BTOMRMK thebookvoice.com 08:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hearts and Mines Subtitle: With the Marines in al Anbar - A Story of Psychological Warfare in Iraq Author: Russell Snyder Narrator: John Allen Nelson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a true story of war, the story of one man's transformation as he retraces the mine-strewn roads of a land itself transformed by mankind's most shockingly inhuman practice. It is the firsthand account of a member of one of the United States Army's three-man Tactical Psychological Operations Teams, groups of men tasked with winning the hearts and minds of Iraq's civilian population through leaflets, loudspeakers, conversation, and bribery. Transcribed from and inspired by the author's personal wartime journal, it is a story of introspection. It relates how the feelings of eagerness and uncertainty in a young man unfamiliar with war were replaced with the dread knowledge that, buried within his soul, beneath a facade of goodwill and morality, lurked the capacity to kill his fellow men. There are scenes of battle retold in Hearts and Mines. There are descriptions of the feelings of seeing once-familiar human bodies destroyed beyond recognition. Some days are described as being full of hope and appreciation for the beauty of the world, others with despair for the omnipresent cruelty and destruction which has a habit of consuming men when they feel unaccountable for their actions. It captures the sensory experience of living in a singular environment full of strange plants and animals, friends true and false, and determined enemies, encapsulating the existential fear of mortar and rocket attacks, and the ever-present threat of IEDs, as well as the ridiculousness of military bureaucracy, such as was demonstrated by a sergeant major's decision to punish graffiti artists by removing the doors of all the camp's toilets. In late 2001 Russell Snyder joined the United States Army as a psychological operations specialist. As a member of the 9th PSYOP Battalion, the army's only active-duty, tactical psychological operations unit he deployed to Iraq, the experience that inspired him to write Hearts and Mines. Subsequently he was deployed twice more to Iraq. He is a recipient of various military awards including the Bronze Star medal. Now a civilian, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hearts and Mines Subtitle: With the Marines in al Anbar - A Story of Psychological Warfare in Iraq Author: Russell Snyder Narrator: John Allen Nelson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: This is a true story of war, the story of one man's transformation as he retraces the mine-strewn roads of a land itself transformed by mankind's most shockingly inhuman practice. It is the firsthand account of a member of one of the United States Army's three-man Tactical Psychological Operations Teams, groups of men tasked with winning the hearts and minds of Iraq's civilian population through leaflets, loudspeakers, conversation, and bribery. Transcribed from and inspired by the author's personal wartime journal, it is a story of introspection. It relates how the feelings of eagerness and uncertainty in a young man unfamiliar with war were replaced with the dread knowledge that, buried within his soul, beneath a facade of goodwill and morality, lurked the capacity to kill his fellow men. There are scenes of battle retold in Hearts and Mines. There are descriptions of the feelings of seeing once-familiar human bodies destroyed beyond recognition. Some days are described as being full of hope and appreciation for the beauty of the world, others with despair for the omnipresent cruelty and destruction which has a habit of consuming men when they feel unaccountable for their actions. It captures the sensory experience of living in a singular environment full of strange plants and animals, friends true and false, and determined enemies, encapsulating the existential fear of mortar and rocket attacks, and the ever-present threat of IEDs, as well as the ridiculousness of military bureaucracy, such as was demonstrated by a sergeant major's decision to punish graffiti artists by removing the doors of all the camp's toilets. In late 2001 Russell Snyder joined the United States Army as a psychological operations specialist. As a member of the 9th PSYOP Battalion, the army's only active-duty, tactical psychological operations unit he deployed to Iraq, the experience that inspired him to write Hearts and Mines. Subsequently he was deployed twice more to Iraq. He is a recipient of various military awards including the Bronze Star medal. Now a civilian, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Members Reviews: Excellent Russell Snyder's new book is called "Hearts and Mines: With the Marines in Al-Anbar: A Story of Psychological Warfare in Iraq." It's a beautiful book and one that may move you to outraged action, but not in the way you might expect. I got the book from its author at a Veterans For Peace convention. I assumed it was an anti-war book. I was startled first by the literary skill of the author, who paints a powerful picture of his time in Iraq. I was startled second, slowly, gradually, as I waited for the author to turn against the war. I've read many other accounts by soldiers who came to regret their actions. They suffer from the actions they have taken. They deeply regret having killed innocent people. They find it almost too much to bear. They lay down their guns. They resist. They go AWOL. They file for conscientious objector status. Or they receive their discharge and then denounce the institution of war, committing never to be a part of it again. That never quite happens with Snyder. Here's an intelligent, sensitive young man capable of describing a wide array of conflicting emotions that soldiers experience in wartime. He enjoys the camaraderie of the military. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Wreck-of-the-HMS-Birkenhead-The-History-of-the-British-Royal-Navys-Most-Notorious-19th-Century-Shipwreck-Audiobook/B00VX9DARC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wreck of the HMS Birkenhead: The History of the British Royal Navy's Most Notorious 19th Century Shipwreck Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Phillip J. Mather Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "In memory of Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Seton, Ensign Alex. C. Russell, and forty-eight N.C.O.s and men of the 74th Highlanders who were drowned at the wreck of HMS Birkenhead on the 26th February 1852, off Point Danger, Cape of Good Hope, after all the women and children on board had been safely landed in the ship's boats." (The inscription on a memorial in St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland) "To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew, An' they done it, the Jollies - 'Er Majesty's Jollies - soldier an' sailor too! Their work was done when it 'adn't begun; they was younger nor me an' you; Their choice it was plain between drownin' in 'eaps an' bein' mopped by the screw, So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too" (Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too") In an emergency it is a common practice to attempt to evacuate women and children first, not simply because they're the most vulnerable but because it's an established code of honor that has been passed down through generations. This is especially the case in situations where there aren't enough resources to rescue everyone, and this concept has been made famous by disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic, which didn't have enough lifeboats onboard for everyone. Although the "women and children first" rule might seem like a common practice that has been observed for centuries, it was actually popularized by the 1852 shipwreck of the Royal Navy troopship HMS Birkenhead. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles River Editors) Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:58:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Wreck-of-the-HMS-Birkenhead-The-History-of-the-British-Royal-Navys-Most-Notorious-19th-Century-Shipwreck-Audiobook/B00VX9DARC thebookvoice.com 01:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wreck of the HMS Birkenhead: The History of the British Royal Navy's Most Notorious 19th Century Shipwreck Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Phillip J. Mather Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "In memory of Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Seton, Ensign Alex. C. Russell, and forty-eight N.C.O.s and men of the 74th Highlanders who were drowned at the wreck of HMS Birkenhead on the 26th February 1852, off Point Danger, Cape of Good Hope, after all the women and children on board had been safely landed in the ship's boats." (The inscription on a memorial in St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland) "To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew, An' they done it, the Jollies - 'Er Majesty's Jollies - soldier an' sailor too! Their work was done when it 'adn't begun; they was younger nor me an' you; Their choice it was plain between drownin' in 'eaps an' bein' mopped by the screw, So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too" (Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too") In an emergency it is a common practice to attempt to evacuate women and children first, not simply because they're the most vulnerable but because it's an established code of honor that has been passed down through generations. This is especially the case in situations where there aren't enough resources to rescue everyone, and this concept has been made famous by disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic, which didn't have enough lifeboats onboard for everyone. Although the "women and children first" rule might seem like a common practice that has been observed for centuries, it was actually popularized by the 1852 shipwreck of the Royal Navy troopship HMS Birkenhead. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wreck of the HMS Birkenhead: The History of the British Royal Navy's Most Notorious 19th Century Shipwreck Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Phillip J. Mather Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-13-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: "In memory of Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Seton, Ensign Alex. C. Russell, and forty-eight N.C.O.s and men of the 74th Highlanders who were drowned at the wreck of HMS Birkenhead on the 26th February 1852, off Point Danger, Cape of Good Hope, after all the women and children on board had been safely landed in the ship's boats." (The inscription on a memorial in St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland) "To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew, An' they done it, the Jollies - 'Er Majesty's Jollies - soldier an' sailor too! Their work was done when it 'adn't begun; they was younger nor me an' you; Their choice it was plain between drownin' in 'eaps an' bein' mopped by the screw, So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too" (Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too") In an emergency it is a common practice to attempt to evacuate women and children first, not simply because they're the most vulnerable but because it's an established code of honor that has been passed down through generations. This is especially the case in situations where there aren't enough resources to rescue everyone, and this concept has been made famous by disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic, which didn't have enough lifeboats onboard for everyone. Although the "women and children first" rule might seem like a common practice that has been observed for centuries, it was actually popularized by the 1852 shipwreck of the Royal Navy troopship HMS Birkenhead. Members Reviews: Interesting. If you could sum up The Wreck of the HMS Birkenhead: The History of the British Royal Navy's Most Notorious 19th Century Shipwreck in three words, what would they be? A tragic loss. Any additional comments? I found this audiobook both interesting and very sad because of the loss of so many of the 74th Highlanders lives with this shipwreck. It was also very interesting to read that the 'women and children' first rule was popularised because of the 1852 HMS Birkenhead's shipwreck. Women and Children First! This volume explains the origin of the phrase, Women and children first and exemplifies the British knack of turning a disaster into a celebration. Goof information, well narrated Interesting History Another interesting bit of world history. The narrator once again brings what could be dry material to vivid life! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/All-Brave-Sailors-Audiobook/B002UZLBO2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All Brave Sailors Subtitle: The Sinking of the Anglo Saxon, 1940 Author: J. Revell Carr Narrator: George Wilson Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-05 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As it neared its prey, the German raider dropped its disguise, unmasked its hidden armament and destroyed the target ship with an overwhelming force. Only seven of the 41 man crew of Anglo Saxon managed to escape in a small boat. Seventy days later two of them stumbled ashore in the Bahamas, half dead. This riveting account of the sailors' ordeal reveals how first the badly wounded and then the less strong died and were thrown over the side of a fragile boat carrying meager supplies. As the two survivors reached the Bahamas, the Widder arrived in occupied France, her murderous voyage over. Her captain, Hellmuth von Ruckteschell, who had sunk 25 ships, was eventually tried as a war criminal. All Brave Sailors, a story of heroism, brutality, and survival, tells the story of merchant marine ships fighting against great odds in the early days of the war. Critic Reviews: "Carr paints a vivid portrait of the Allied merchant navies at war and a good character profile of the ruthless, enigmatic, and skilled von "Ruckteschell." (Booklist) "Carr...is unquestionably the expert this story needs. Clearly interested in the subject for some years and intending his book to be a tribute to the undersung and heroic sailors of the merchant marine, Carr wrings every fascinating last drop out of this powerful material." (Publishers Weekly) biacuaduc@gmail.com (J. Revell Carr) Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:41:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/All-Brave-Sailors-Audiobook/B002UZLBO2 thebookvoice.com 06:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All Brave Sailors Subtitle: The Sinking of the Anglo Saxon, 1940 Author: J. Revell Carr Narrator: George Wilson Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-05 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As it neared its prey, the German raider dropped its disguise, unmasked its hidden armament and destroyed the target ship with an overwhelming force. Only seven of the 41 man crew of Anglo Saxon managed to escape in a small boat. Seventy days later two of them stumbled ashore in the Bahamas, half dead. This riveting account of the sailors' ordeal reveals how first the badly wounded and then the less strong died and were thrown over the side of a fragile boat carrying meager supplies. As the two survivors reached the Bahamas, the Widder arrived in occupied France, her murderous voyage over. Her captain, Hellmuth von Ruckteschell, who had sunk 25 ships, was eventually tried as a war criminal. All Brave Sailors, a story of heroism, brutality, and survival, tells the story of merchant marine ships fighting against great odds in the early days of the war. Critic Reviews: "Carr paints a vivid portrait of the Allied merchant navies at war and a good character profile of the ruthless, enigmatic, and skilled von "Ruckteschell." (Booklist) "Carr...is unquestionably the expert this story needs. Clearly interested in the subject for some years and intending his book to be a tribute to the undersung and heroic sailors of the merchant marine, Carr wrings every fascinating last drop out of this powerful material." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All Brave Sailors Subtitle: The Sinking of the Anglo Saxon, 1940 Author: J. Revell Carr Narrator: George Wilson Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-05 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: As it neared its prey, the German raider dropped its disguise, unmasked its hidden armament and destroyed the target ship with an overwhelming force. Only seven of the 41 man crew of Anglo Saxon managed to escape in a small boat. Seventy days later two of them stumbled ashore in the Bahamas, half dead. This riveting account of the sailors' ordeal reveals how first the badly wounded and then the less strong died and were thrown over the side of a fragile boat carrying meager supplies. As the two survivors reached the Bahamas, the Widder arrived in occupied France, her murderous voyage over. Her captain, Hellmuth von Ruckteschell, who had sunk 25 ships, was eventually tried as a war criminal. All Brave Sailors, a story of heroism, brutality, and survival, tells the story of merchant marine ships fighting against great odds in the early days of the war. Critic Reviews: "Carr paints a vivid portrait of the Allied merchant navies at war and a good character profile of the ruthless, enigmatic, and skilled von "Ruckteschell." (Booklist) "Carr...is unquestionably the expert this story needs. Clearly interested in the subject for some years and intending his book to be a tribute to the undersung and heroic sailors of the merchant marine, Carr wrings every fascinating last drop out of this powerful material." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Loved the book Bought for husband, he says it was great. All Brave Sailors Amazingly well documented. The notes and photos make for a truly great read.A pleasure to read a history written by a serious scholar who has first hand knowledge of his subject. A riviting work of research.Thanks for the history lesson!! Five Stars Very Interesting Great book This is a great book and it covers the same material published much earlier in the book Two Survived by Guy Pearce Jones. I recommend both of these books highly. GREAT STORY..TERRIBLE PRESENTATION The saga is well told, highly descriptive narative of a most unusual set of real life circumstances. (5 stars for this portion of purchase) The problem came about one-third through the text when the book spine split more than half way down the binding. This condition worsened as I read on, with total separation before I finished. Given it is a paperback, its life should be longer than the first reading.(1 star for this portion). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/They-Called-Them-Soldier-Boys-Audiobook/B0719G3LZB Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: They Called Them Soldier Boys Subtitle: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I Author: Gregory W. Ball Narrator: Jim R Sartor Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard's Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the 14 counties in North, Northwest, and West Texas where officers recruited the regiment's soldiers in the summer of 1917, and how those counties compared with the rest of the state in terms of political, social, and economic attitudes. In September 1917 the "Soldier Boys" trained at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, until the War Department combined the Seventh Texas with the First Oklahoma Infantry to form the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division. In early October 1918, the 142nd Infantry, including more than 600 original members of the Seventh Texas, was assigned to the French Fourth Army in the Champagne region and went into combat for the first time on October 6. Ball explores the combat experiences of those Texas soldiers in detail up through the armistice of November 11, 1918. The book is published by University of North Texas Press. Critic Reviews: "An eminently solid work, well-researched and well-written." (On Point, the Journal of Army History) "Highly readable; it is strongly suggested to anyone interested in wishing to sense the atmosphere of rural Texas in the early 1900s or the United States' involvement in World War I." (Journal of South Texas) "A valuable blending of social and military history...This book will be of interest as much to historians pondering the social implications of war as to military historians of World War I." (Southwestern Historical Quarterly) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gregory W. Ball) Tue, 16 May 2017 03:49:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/They-Called-Them-Soldier-Boys-Audiobook/B0719G3LZB thebookvoice.com 10:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: They Called Them Soldier Boys Subtitle: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I Author: Gregory W. Ball Narrator: Jim R Sartor Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard's Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the 14 counties in North, Northwest, and West Texas where officers recruited the regiment's soldiers in the summer of 1917, and how those counties compared with the rest of the state in terms of political, social, and economic attitudes. In September 1917 the "Soldier Boys" trained at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, until the War Department combined the Seventh Texas with the First Oklahoma Infantry to form the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division. In early October 1918, the 142nd Infantry, including more than 600 original members of the Seventh Texas, was assigned to the French Fourth Army in the Champagne region and went into combat for the first time on October 6. Ball explores the combat experiences of those Texas soldiers in detail up through the armistice of November 11, 1918. The book is published by University of North Texas Press. Critic Reviews: "An eminently solid work, well-researched and well-written." (On Point, the Journal of Army History) "Highly readable; it is strongly suggested to anyone interested in wishing to sense the atmosphere of rural Texas in the early 1900s or the United States' involvement in World War I." (Journal of South Texas) "A valuable blending of social and military history...This book will be of interest as much to historians pondering the social implications of war as to military historians of World War I." (Southwestern Historical Quarterly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: They Called Them Soldier Boys Subtitle: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I Author: Gregory W. Ball Narrator: Jim R Sartor Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard's Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the 14 counties in North, Northwest, and West Texas where officers recruited the regiment's soldiers in the summer of 1917, and how those counties compared with the rest of the state in terms of political, social, and economic attitudes. In September 1917 the "Soldier Boys" trained at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, until the War Department combined the Seventh Texas with the First Oklahoma Infantry to form the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division. In early October 1918, the 142nd Infantry, including more than 600 original members of the Seventh Texas, was assigned to the French Fourth Army in the Champagne region and went into combat for the first time on October 6. Ball explores the combat experiences of those Texas soldiers in detail up through the armistice of November 11, 1918. The book is published by University of North Texas Press. Critic Reviews: "An eminently solid work, well-researched and well-written." (On Point, the Journal of Army History) "Highly readable; it is strongly suggested to anyone interested in wishing to sense the atmosphere of rural Texas in the early 1900s or the United States' involvement in World War I." (Journal of South Texas) "A valuable blending of social and military history...This book will be of interest as much to historians pondering the social implications of war as to military historians of World War I." (Southwestern Historical Quarterly) Members Reviews: 36th ID - The formative years More than just a dry history, this book explores the volunteer Soldiers backgrounds, their training and deployment to 'Over There' during the closing months of WWI. From eager, idealistic young men and officers to victims and veterans of ugly trench warfare, readers will glimpse a close up view of these men doing their unglamorous job. Bought this book for my Soldier son -currently serving with the 36th and a veteran of five tours to the Sandbox... so far. I'll gift it to him after I've finished reading it. Texas National Guard at war in France 1918 Learn about the men who served, fought, and died with the Texas National Guard in France in WWI. A rare study of a battle that in many ways would shape the experiences of the men who would lead Texas in the next forty years. They Called Them Soldier Boys, by Gregory Ball, the history of the 71st Brigade, 36th Division, in World War I. This is a rare study of a battle that in many ways would shape the experiences of the men who would lead Texas in the next forty years. Dr. Ball has correlated the demographics and anecdotes of the 5000 cowboys and farmers from North Texas who found themselves swept up in World War I, only to be set down on the brutal Hindenburg line near Reims, France, where for four years the Germans and French had killed each other in an area not much larger than present-day San Antonio, Texas. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Top-10-Military-Special-Forces-of-the-World-Audiobook/B01H2198UW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Top 10 Military Special Forces of the World Author: Richard Berrington Narrator: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret Format: Unabridged Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 06-15-16 Publisher: Parabellum Marketing LLC Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Sil Fr r defined militr unit whih are stringently hn nd intnivl trind t conduct special missions fr a rtiulr untr' military, economic, and litil bjtiv. Th r m f th bt-trind nd mt frmidbl unit a untr n boast. They go whr thr ldir fear t trd, scoping ut tntil threats, tking ut strategic trgt, nd nduting dring rescue missions. Th really r the bt of th bt. Evn thugh it' xtrml diffiult to rnk these fr rltiv to one nthr, thr r some units tht ri above the rest in thir track record and the fr th instill in their adversaries. Th ldir hv been through rigru training xri dignd to weed ut th wh can't hit thir xting tndrd. In a wrld whr the importance f the hr iz of a untr' military fr i n longer a guide to thir effectiveness, these ldir are th n states look to in rdr t gt the job dn. Nt muh i knwn but these units. Th mtl rt in th shadows and often gt nfud with nvntinl fr. Thi book will examine the 10 best sil fr units in th wrld, thir hitr, iliztin, ntbl miin, nd a lot more. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Richard Berrington) Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:25:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Top-10-Military-Special-Forces-of-the-World-Audiobook/B01H2198UW thebookvoice.com 00:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Top 10 Military Special Forces of the World Author: Richard Berrington Narrator: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret Format: Unabridged Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 06-15-16 Publisher: Parabellum Marketing LLC Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Sil Fr r defined militr unit whih are stringently hn nd intnivl trind t conduct special missions fr a rtiulr untr' military, economic, and litil bjtiv. Th r m f th bt-trind nd mt frmidbl unit a untr n boast. They go whr thr ldir fear t trd, scoping ut tntil threats, tking ut strategic trgt, nd nduting dring rescue missions. Th really r the bt of th bt. Evn thugh it' xtrml diffiult to rnk these fr rltiv to one nthr, thr r some units tht ri above the rest in thir track record and the fr th instill in their adversaries. Th ldir hv been through rigru training xri dignd to weed ut th wh can't hit thir xting tndrd. In a wrld whr the importance f the hr iz of a untr' military fr i n longer a guide to thir effectiveness, these ldir are th n states look to in rdr t gt the job dn. Nt muh i knwn but these units. Th mtl rt in th shadows and often gt nfud with nvntinl fr. Thi book will examine the 10 best sil fr units in th wrld, thir hitr, iliztin, ntbl miin, nd a lot more. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Top 10 Military Special Forces of the World Author: Richard Berrington Narrator: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret Format: Unabridged Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 06-15-16 Publisher: Parabellum Marketing LLC Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Sil Fr r defined militr unit whih are stringently hn nd intnivl trind t conduct special missions fr a rtiulr untr' military, economic, and litil bjtiv. Th r m f th bt-trind nd mt frmidbl unit a untr n boast. They go whr thr ldir fear t trd, scoping ut tntil threats, tking ut strategic trgt, nd nduting dring rescue missions. Th really r the bt of th bt. Evn thugh it' xtrml diffiult to rnk these fr rltiv to one nthr, thr r some units tht ri above the rest in thir track record and the fr th instill in their adversaries. Th ldir hv been through rigru training xri dignd to weed ut th wh can't hit thir xting tndrd. In a wrld whr the importance f the hr iz of a untr' military fr i n longer a guide to thir effectiveness, these ldir are th n states look to in rdr t gt the job dn. Nt muh i knwn but these units. Th mtl rt in th shadows and often gt nfud with nvntinl fr. Thi book will examine the 10 best sil fr units in th wrld, thir hitr, iliztin, ntbl miin, nd a lot more. Members Reviews: Quick and detailed. A quick read! This is the best book so far about the Top 10 Military Special Forces I have ever read. So informative in terms of detailed information for each sf. A nice one. Not so great Nothing here that couldn't be found with detailed web searches on the Internet. Editing could have been more involved as well Interesting read. If you are taking the course of ... Interesting read. If you are taking the course of military or a dreamer to serve our country, then you should read this. A lot of helpful thoughts from the author. You can also get some motivation. Five Stars Excellent book!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-US-Consulate-Under-Siege-The-Benghazi-Attack-Audiobook/B01FFMK8T0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The US Consulate Under Siege: The Benghazi Attack Subtitle: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down Author: Kathy Lee Narrator: Jim Johnston Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: We Can't Be Beat LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Benghazi crisis that occurred exactly 11 years after September 11, 2001 led to the loss of the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens and, hence, stands as one of the worst attacks against the US. This book goes beyond the events of September 11, 2012. It explores what went wrong; the things that could have been prevented; the best kept secrets of CIA operations abroad; and presents recommendations that may avoid the loss of more lives as the inevitable war against terror rages on. The first chapter presents more of a background analysis giving a backdrop of the growing tension between various nations. The attacks that occurred on the September 11 may be pegged on some issues that may have been immediate, but the root causes go way back in time. An in-depth look at Libya and Benghazi is given in the second chapter with an aim of presenting a vivid picture of the factors that may have led to the development of unrest and revolt. The next chapters focus their attention to Benghazi, the magnificent Annex, the American ambassador, the overrun, gunfighter road, and the counterattack. It takes more than a mere description of tragedies to help listeners learn from the mistakes that occur during terror attacks. For every government agent who might be involved in saving lives - or conveying critical intelligence - or knows someone who is involved in US foreign relations - here is the book that encompasses important aspects that they should not miss. This book is written in a modern, conversational style. It is easy to understand, yet its message is solid, accurate, and greatly informed. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Kathy Lee) Wed, 11 May 2016 12:14:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-US-Consulate-Under-Siege-The-Benghazi-Attack-Audiobook/B01FFMK8T0 thebookvoice.com 03:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The US Consulate Under Siege: The Benghazi Attack Subtitle: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down Author: Kathy Lee Narrator: Jim Johnston Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: We Can't Be Beat LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Benghazi crisis that occurred exactly 11 years after September 11, 2001 led to the loss of the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens and, hence, stands as one of the worst attacks against the US. This book goes beyond the events of September 11, 2012. It explores what went wrong; the things that could have been prevented; the best kept secrets of CIA operations abroad; and presents recommendations that may avoid the loss of more lives as the inevitable war against terror rages on. The first chapter presents more of a background analysis giving a backdrop of the growing tension between various nations. The attacks that occurred on the September 11 may be pegged on some issues that may have been immediate, but the root causes go way back in time. An in-depth look at Libya and Benghazi is given in the second chapter with an aim of presenting a vivid picture of the factors that may have led to the development of unrest and revolt. The next chapters focus their attention to Benghazi, the magnificent Annex, the American ambassador, the overrun, gunfighter road, and the counterattack. It takes more than a mere description of tragedies to help listeners learn from the mistakes that occur during terror attacks. For every government agent who might be involved in saving lives - or conveying critical intelligence - or knows someone who is involved in US foreign relations - here is the book that encompasses important aspects that they should not miss. This book is written in a modern, conversational style. It is easy to understand, yet its message is solid, accurate, and greatly informed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The US Consulate Under Siege: The Benghazi Attack Subtitle: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down Author: Kathy Lee Narrator: Jim Johnston Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: We Can't Be Beat LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The Benghazi crisis that occurred exactly 11 years after September 11, 2001 led to the loss of the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens and, hence, stands as one of the worst attacks against the US. This book goes beyond the events of September 11, 2012. It explores what went wrong; the things that could have been prevented; the best kept secrets of CIA operations abroad; and presents recommendations that may avoid the loss of more lives as the inevitable war against terror rages on. The first chapter presents more of a background analysis giving a backdrop of the growing tension between various nations. The attacks that occurred on the September 11 may be pegged on some issues that may have been immediate, but the root causes go way back in time. An in-depth look at Libya and Benghazi is given in the second chapter with an aim of presenting a vivid picture of the factors that may have led to the development of unrest and revolt. The next chapters focus their attention to Benghazi, the magnificent Annex, the American ambassador, the overrun, gunfighter road, and the counterattack. It takes more than a mere description of tragedies to help listeners learn from the mistakes that occur during terror attacks. For every government agent who might be involved in saving lives - or conveying critical intelligence - or knows someone who is involved in US foreign relations - here is the book that encompasses important aspects that they should not miss. This book is written in a modern, conversational style. It is easy to understand, yet its message is solid, accurate, and greatly informed. Members Reviews: Although The US Consulate Under Siege has a Few Typos/Grammatical Errors, a Useful Account of Benghazi Events of 9 11 2012 Quick Overview The US Consulate Under Siege is a useful, brief, account of the horrific events against Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens and his staff on September 11, 2012. The work would benefit with a more thorough edit for grammar and typos, but is written in an east to read style that includes minimal soul language and is reasonably objective. Length: Print, 109 pages. Q - Target Audience/Genre and is it marketed as Nonfiction or Fiction: A â Nonfiction, especially useful to people interested in security issues confronting the Department of State during the Arab Spring. Q - How was this book obtained? A â Bought at Amazon. Q - Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures? A â More than I would prefer, especially from such an important work. Bearing in mind that even I commit more typos than I like, and often miss them when self-editing, I have learned to overlook typos in Kindle books pretty well. Still, even though few editing errors are serious in The US Consulate Under Siege, I feel compelled to at least note them. The biggest error I came across, though, was this paragraph: âTig had his own eyesight problems too. The climatic conditions at that moment worsened his vision. During the day, the temperatures had hit a high of 84degrees Fahrenheit and they had only lowered by only a dozen degrees in the night.â Lee, Kathy (2016-04-25). The US Consulate under Siege: The Benghazi Attack: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down (Kindle Locations 1143-1145). . https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Unforgotten-Hero-Audiobook/B00VS9CZFU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgotten Hero Subtitle: Remembering a Fighter Pilot's Life, War and Ultimate Sacrifice Author: Jim Escalle Narrator: William Dougan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-15 Publisher: Jim Escalle Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Unforgotten Hero tells the captivating life story of Second Lieutenant Jimmy L. Escalle, a US Air Force fighter pilot who became missing in action during the Korean War. Growing up in a small farming town in California's San Joaquin Valley during the 1930s and 1940s, Jim was a devoted son, a caring older brother, a talented athlete, and a young man of moral character who always put others first. He started high school as the Second World War was at its peak, and graduated during a time of transition within America and around the world. He had always wanted to fly airplanes someday, and with the introduction of jet propulsion during his high school years, he dreamed of becoming a jet pilot. Called to serve his country after the Korean War began, his dream became a reality when he joined the Air Force and eventually got the opportunity to fly the F-86 Sabre, regarded as the most advanced jet fighter of its time. Soon after arriving in Korea he went on his first missions, which were MiG Alley sweeps. However, since Jim was assigned to a fighter-bomber squadron, the majority of his combat missions were air-to-ground. These were the most dangerous missions. In Korea, more pilots had been killed or listed as MIA due to being shot down by ground fire rather than enemy aircraft. For Jim, this fact was realized only five weeks before the armistice was signed. He paid the ultimate price for freedom when he disappeared while on a combat mission over North Korea and was never seen or heard from again. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jim Escalle) Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:59:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Unforgotten-Hero-Audiobook/B00VS9CZFU thebookvoice.com 06:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgotten Hero Subtitle: Remembering a Fighter Pilot's Life, War and Ultimate Sacrifice Author: Jim Escalle Narrator: William Dougan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-15 Publisher: Jim Escalle Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Unforgotten Hero tells the captivating life story of Second Lieutenant Jimmy L. Escalle, a US Air Force fighter pilot who became missing in action during the Korean War. Growing up in a small farming town in California's San Joaquin Valley during the 1930s and 1940s, Jim was a devoted son, a caring older brother, a talented athlete, and a young man of moral character who always put others first. He started high school as the Second World War was at its peak, and graduated during a time of transition within America and around the world. He had always wanted to fly airplanes someday, and with the introduction of jet propulsion during his high school years, he dreamed of becoming a jet pilot. Called to serve his country after the Korean War began, his dream became a reality when he joined the Air Force and eventually got the opportunity to fly the F-86 Sabre, regarded as the most advanced jet fighter of its time. Soon after arriving in Korea he went on his first missions, which were MiG Alley sweeps. However, since Jim was assigned to a fighter-bomber squadron, the majority of his combat missions were air-to-ground. These were the most dangerous missions. In Korea, more pilots had been killed or listed as MIA due to being shot down by ground fire rather than enemy aircraft. For Jim, this fact was realized only five weeks before the armistice was signed. He paid the ultimate price for freedom when he disappeared while on a combat mission over North Korea and was never seen or heard from again. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unforgotten Hero Subtitle: Remembering a Fighter Pilot's Life, War and Ultimate Sacrifice Author: Jim Escalle Narrator: William Dougan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-15 Publisher: Jim Escalle Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Unforgotten Hero tells the captivating life story of Second Lieutenant Jimmy L. Escalle, a US Air Force fighter pilot who became missing in action during the Korean War. Growing up in a small farming town in California's San Joaquin Valley during the 1930s and 1940s, Jim was a devoted son, a caring older brother, a talented athlete, and a young man of moral character who always put others first. He started high school as the Second World War was at its peak, and graduated during a time of transition within America and around the world. He had always wanted to fly airplanes someday, and with the introduction of jet propulsion during his high school years, he dreamed of becoming a jet pilot. Called to serve his country after the Korean War began, his dream became a reality when he joined the Air Force and eventually got the opportunity to fly the F-86 Sabre, regarded as the most advanced jet fighter of its time. Soon after arriving in Korea he went on his first missions, which were MiG Alley sweeps. However, since Jim was assigned to a fighter-bomber squadron, the majority of his combat missions were air-to-ground. These were the most dangerous missions. In Korea, more pilots had been killed or listed as MIA due to being shot down by ground fire rather than enemy aircraft. For Jim, this fact was realized only five weeks before the armistice was signed. He paid the ultimate price for freedom when he disappeared while on a combat mission over North Korea and was never seen or heard from again. Members Reviews: A USAF F-86 PILOT VETERAN REMEMBERS AN AMERICAN HERO THIS BOOK IS WELL WRITTEN , FLOWS NICELY. AND WELL ORGANIZED SO IT UNFOLDS IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. IT IS VERY WELL RESEARCHED AND DOCUMENTED WITH GOOD FOOTNOTES. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE KOREAN CONFLICT ALONE IS WORTH READING, MANY DETAILS I HAD FORGOTTEN WERE BROUGHT BACK VIVIDLY. THE BUILDUP OF THE TWO BROTHERS' CHARACTERS WAS REALLY ALL-AMERICAN AND REFLECTS THE GOLDEN ERA OF THE 50'S, AGAIN, WITH MANY GREAT DETAILS OF GROWING UP IN THAT TIME PERIOD CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED. THE HISTORY OF EACH PRESIDENT'S CONTRIBUTION WAS INTERTWINED NICELY WITH THE STORYLINE TO SHOW THEIR IMPACT. THEN THE ACTUAL FULFILLMENT OF A BOYHOOD DREAM OF FLYING FOR THE USAF AS A COMBAT READY FIGHTER PILOT WAS DESCRIBED ACCURATELY THROUGH ALL THE STAGES OF PROGRESSION TO WINNING THEIR WINGS. I KNOW BECAUSE I WENT THROUGH THE SAME TRAINING WITH THE SAME DREAMS. THE AUTHOR MUST HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF PERSONAL INTERVIEWS TO PRESENT SUCH CAREFUL AND ACCURATE A TRANSCRIPT. AND A WONDERFUL MENTAL REVIEW FOR ME IN RECALLING DETAILS LOST OVER 60 YEARS AGO. I DON'T READ AS MUCH AS I USED TO MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO FIND GOOD WRITING ON INTERESTING SUBJECTS. THIS BOOK IS AN EXCEPTION. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN AND I'VE RE- READ MANY PARTS ALREADY, AND THE BOOK IS NOT FOR LOAN. I TELL MY FRIENDS, BUY THIS ONE, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. DANIEL B. THOM, FIRST LT. USAF. F-86'S. Outstanding! There have been numerous books about fighter pilots during the Korean War, all of which have been exceptional accounts, but what I liked most about Unforgotten Hero, was how we got to know Second Lieutenant Jimmy L. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Baghdad-Country-Club-Audiobook/B00B4I2IHU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Baghdad Country Club Author: Joshuah Bearman Narrator: Joshuah Bearman Format: Unabridged Length: 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-13 Publisher: The Atavist Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Welcome to a place where even beer runs are a matter of life and death. As the Iraq War draws to an official close, Joshuah Bearman tells the funny and poignant tale of the real-life Baghdad Country Club, a bar in the Green Zone during the conflict's bloodiest years. Against all odds, its proprietors struggle to keep their raucous watering hole safe and well-stocked as the insurgency rages outside. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joshuah Bearman) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Baghdad-Country-Club-Audiobook/B00B4I2IHU thebookvoice.com 00:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Baghdad Country Club Author: Joshuah Bearman Narrator: Joshuah Bearman Format: Unabridged Length: 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-13 Publisher: The Atavist Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Welcome to a place where even beer runs are a matter of life and death. As the Iraq War draws to an official close, Joshuah Bearman tells the funny and poignant tale of the real-life Baghdad Country Club, a bar in the Green Zone during the conflict's bloodiest years. Against all odds, its proprietors struggle to keep their raucous watering hole safe and well-stocked as the insurgency rages outside. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Baghdad Country Club Author: Joshuah Bearman Narrator: Joshuah Bearman Format: Unabridged Length: 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-13 Publisher: The Atavist Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Welcome to a place where even beer runs are a matter of life and death. As the Iraq War draws to an official close, Joshuah Bearman tells the funny and poignant tale of the real-life Baghdad Country Club, a bar in the Green Zone during the conflict's bloodiest years. Against all odds, its proprietors struggle to keep their raucous watering hole safe and well-stocked as the insurgency rages outside. Members Reviews: Welcome to the BCC, your place to shut out the world As Hawkeye Pierce wrote home from Korea "the fighting goes on, the hatred, the violence, the senseless brutality, men behaving like animals - and then there's the war." The grunts from M*A*S*H would have felt right at home hanging out in the Baghdad Country Club, a small rump of a bar that flourished briefly in the heart of the Iraqi Capital's Green Zone, a refuge inside a walled refuge during the Iraq conflict. Joshuah Bearman tells the story of the BCC, an alcohol and testosterone-fuelled haven where songs by the band "Men at Work" were pulled from the jukebox after a pack of blotto Aussies went nuts hearing "Down Under" blasting over the PA. It's also the story of James (first name only for security reasons), the former British Army paratrooper now a war zone contractor, who was the counter-culture visionary who opened the club in the middle of an insurgency at the peak of the war where liquor is prohibited by Iraqi General order No. 1. Just try to imagine the struggles involved in opening in bombed-out Baghdad a reliable supply line for food and alcohol. Describing James is to talk about what it means to be an entrepreneur. He's the type of guy whose inclination "was to figure out what no one else was doing and make that your game." James had his own sidekick, Ajax, a former Iraqi translator, a chain smoking wiry little fixer who "knew lots of guys" and was trusted by almost everyone. The Baghdad Country Club opened its doors in August 2006. A pattern of harassment by military and civilian authorities began in 2007. Finally, Green Zone police along with the FBI descended and raided the establishment. The raid was something even Ajax couldn't fix. Some people connected with the place were given 24 hours to leave the country. We aren't told how long the BCC had remained in business. But you sense it flourished briefly and flared out quickly. James says that inside the BCC within the Green Zone in the heart of Baghdad there was always a siege mentality. People came together to relax and take comfort. For a brief few months, it was the only place where people could shut out the world. The BCC's story is a matter-of-fact account considering the time and place. It presents a view of war from a new angle. The story succeeds, for me anyway, by portraying what everyday life was like for short while in a fortified enclave in a war zone. [3.5 stars] War? What War? Baghdaddy Beer Drinking Club As the Iraq invasion settled and the US and Coalition forces settled for the transition to a smooth democracy, Bearman lays out this foaming frothy lie of the war and instead we se we see a military campaign and country with no plan and no way forward. As Americans and Iraqis are dying just outside the tall concrete walls of the Green Zone, the mixed groups of Coalition, US and others are inside the drinking to their hearts delight as the war rages outside. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Stragglers-Audiobook/B003QTU9EO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stragglers Subtitle: An Incredible True Story of Survival from the Korean War Author: Charles Smith Narrator: Sean Kilgore Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Armed with M1 rifles, bayonets, and a few hand grenades, young soldiers from different units, operating without command, come together as The Stragglers. Take a journey into the trenches in this fascinating true story of a group of misplaced soldiers fighting courageously as other American troops withdrew from the city of Chinju, South Korea. Charles C. Smith recalls the story of his 17-year-old self, the lone survivor from a battle that took place more than 50 years ago. A rag-tag group of soldiers solidifies as The Stragglers. As lives are lost, honor and courage are upheld. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles Smith) Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:30:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Stragglers-Audiobook/B003QTU9EO thebookvoice.com 03:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stragglers Subtitle: An Incredible True Story of Survival from the Korean War Author: Charles Smith Narrator: Sean Kilgore Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Armed with M1 rifles, bayonets, and a few hand grenades, young soldiers from different units, operating without command, come together as The Stragglers. Take a journey into the trenches in this fascinating true story of a group of misplaced soldiers fighting courageously as other American troops withdrew from the city of Chinju, South Korea. Charles C. Smith recalls the story of his 17-year-old self, the lone survivor from a battle that took place more than 50 years ago. A rag-tag group of soldiers solidifies as The Stragglers. As lives are lost, honor and courage are upheld. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stragglers Subtitle: An Incredible True Story of Survival from the Korean War Author: Charles Smith Narrator: Sean Kilgore Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Armed with M1 rifles, bayonets, and a few hand grenades, young soldiers from different units, operating without command, come together as The Stragglers. Take a journey into the trenches in this fascinating true story of a group of misplaced soldiers fighting courageously as other American troops withdrew from the city of Chinju, South Korea. Charles C. Smith recalls the story of his 17-year-old self, the lone survivor from a battle that took place more than 50 years ago. A rag-tag group of soldiers solidifies as The Stragglers. As lives are lost, honor and courage are upheld. Members Reviews: Important Read I found this a good record of the Korean police action (war) but it was a dry and convoluted way to tell the story. Poorly written and poorly read This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Rush Limbaugh fan Would you recommend The Stragglers to your friends? Why or why not? no. Author did not do enough research, just pleaded with his audience to do his research for him. Far too many details were left out. What didnt you like about Sean Kilgores performance? He restarts sentences and mispronounces words. What character would you cut from The Stragglers? not relevant. Any additional comments? His praise for right wing conservatives was irrelevant to the story being told and distracted from it. His current political beliefs do a disservice to his comrades who died in battle in Korea - it is their story which should be told, not today's politics left or right. A Real Disapointment! I have never written a poor review of any of my most enjoyable 80Gbt"s of Audible.com audio books. This poor production deserves at least some comment. The narriation is very poor with many easily correctable voice repeats. Worse, it is about one minor battle that no one in the Army knows about. The author may have been to Korea but what he writes has no intrinsict value, historicial or otherwise. My complete irritation was worsened by an unnecessary commerial for Rush Limbach as our Country"s most honest & best reporter of trueth. Other right wingers also mentioned, much to my irritation. Not a good example of how to harm the audio book medium. A very sad day was whaen it was released. I doubt anything in it is true. Very sad day when I purchased it, worse when I listened. Depresses me. John https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Dirty-Little-Secrets-Audiobook/B002V0QPWE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dirty Little Secrets Subtitle: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know Author: James F. Dunnigan, Albert A. Nofi Narrator: James F. Dunnigan Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Fearlessly taking aim at the seemingly impressive façade of modern military power, Dirty Little Secrets is an unusual, entertaining and thought provoking look at the myths, mysteries and arcana unknown to the rest of us. Did you know that. Modern tanks use as much fuel standing still as they do when moving? The official Defense Department recipe for fruitcake is 18 pages long. These and hundreds of other fascinating items constitute a rich collection covering various aspects of war making around the world, from ground, air, and naval forces to the technological, logistical, and social aspects of military matter, exposing just how the military does - and does not - work. ©1996 James F. Dunnigan; (P)2009 Phoenix biacuaduc@gmail.com (James F. Dunnigan) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:35:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Dirty-Little-Secrets-Audiobook/B002V0QPWE thebookvoice.com 03:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dirty Little Secrets Subtitle: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know Author: James F. Dunnigan, Albert A. Nofi Narrator: James F. Dunnigan Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Fearlessly taking aim at the seemingly impressive façade of modern military power, Dirty Little Secrets is an unusual, entertaining and thought provoking look at the myths, mysteries and arcana unknown to the rest of us. Did you know that. Modern tanks use as much fuel standing still as they do when moving? The official Defense Department recipe for fruitcake is 18 pages long. These and hundreds of other fascinating items constitute a rich collection covering various aspects of war making around the world, from ground, air, and naval forces to the technological, logistical, and social aspects of military matter, exposing just how the military does - and does not - work. ©1996 James F. Dunnigan; (P)2009 Phoenix Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dirty Little Secrets Subtitle: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know Author: James F. Dunnigan, Albert A. Nofi Narrator: James F. Dunnigan Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: Fearlessly taking aim at the seemingly impressive façade of modern military power, Dirty Little Secrets is an unusual, entertaining and thought provoking look at the myths, mysteries and arcana unknown to the rest of us. Did you know that. Modern tanks use as much fuel standing still as they do when moving? The official Defense Department recipe for fruitcake is 18 pages long. These and hundreds of other fascinating items constitute a rich collection covering various aspects of war making around the world, from ground, air, and naval forces to the technological, logistical, and social aspects of military matter, exposing just how the military does - and does not - work. ©1996 James F. Dunnigan; (P)2009 Phoenix Members Reviews: Dated piece on military items of the 1990's Probably a useful piece for someone utterly uninformed of military facts. But a dated early 90's view of military items. The audio is fine, the book's facts are the weak points. Dirty little Secrets. Really not to much to say about this book. I wouldn't buy it again. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Still-Watching-Men-Burn-Audiobook/B077VYZSZ2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Still Watching Men Burn Subtitle: Fighting The PTSD War Author: Tony McNally Narrator: Arthur Grey Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Anthony Arthur McNally Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: British soldier Tony McNally had a vital job in the Falklands - as a Rapier missile operator, his job was to protect the British ships and men from air attack by the fearless and desperate Argentinian pilots. His war went well when he shot down two Argentine jets - until June 8, 1982 when McNally and his Rapier system were dug in on the hillside overlooking Port Pleasant near Fitzroy, wrongly referred to as Bluff Cove, providing Air Defence cover for the RFA Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram LSLs , as they sat waiting to off-load hundreds of soldiers. Suddenly,Argentine A4 Skyhawks screamed into the bay loaded with 500Ib bombs... and McNally's system failed. He and his detachment watched, helpless, as bombs rained down on the defenceless ships. Fifty men of the Welsh Guards lost their lives and many others - famously including Simon Weston - were horribly burned. McNally's life changed in that moment. He left the army after the war and - though he re-enlisted and even volunteered for Northern Ireland - he was riddled by guilt and plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of that awful day. Still Watching Men Burn is updated from Watching Men Burn and covers his journey back to the Falklands Islands Pilgrimage in 2007 and his ongoing personal battle with mental health up to 2016. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tony McNally) Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:51:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Still-Watching-Men-Burn-Audiobook/B077VYZSZ2 thebookvoice.com 07:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Still Watching Men Burn Subtitle: Fighting The PTSD War Author: Tony McNally Narrator: Arthur Grey Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Anthony Arthur McNally Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: British soldier Tony McNally had a vital job in the Falklands - as a Rapier missile operator, his job was to protect the British ships and men from air attack by the fearless and desperate Argentinian pilots. His war went well when he shot down two Argentine jets - until June 8, 1982 when McNally and his Rapier system were dug in on the hillside overlooking Port Pleasant near Fitzroy, wrongly referred to as Bluff Cove, providing Air Defence cover for the RFA Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram LSLs , as they sat waiting to off-load hundreds of soldiers. Suddenly,Argentine A4 Skyhawks screamed into the bay loaded with 500Ib bombs... and McNally's system failed. He and his detachment watched, helpless, as bombs rained down on the defenceless ships. Fifty men of the Welsh Guards lost their lives and many others - famously including Simon Weston - were horribly burned. McNally's life changed in that moment. He left the army after the war and - though he re-enlisted and even volunteered for Northern Ireland - he was riddled by guilt and plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of that awful day. Still Watching Men Burn is updated from Watching Men Burn and covers his journey back to the Falklands Islands Pilgrimage in 2007 and his ongoing personal battle with mental health up to 2016. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Still Watching Men Burn Subtitle: Fighting The PTSD War Author: Tony McNally Narrator: Arthur Grey Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Anthony Arthur McNally Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: British soldier Tony McNally had a vital job in the Falklands - as a Rapier missile operator, his job was to protect the British ships and men from air attack by the fearless and desperate Argentinian pilots. His war went well when he shot down two Argentine jets - until June 8, 1982 when McNally and his Rapier system were dug in on the hillside overlooking Port Pleasant near Fitzroy, wrongly referred to as Bluff Cove, providing Air Defence cover for the RFA Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram LSLs , as they sat waiting to off-load hundreds of soldiers. Suddenly,Argentine A4 Skyhawks screamed into the bay loaded with 500Ib bombs... and McNally's system failed. He and his detachment watched, helpless, as bombs rained down on the defenceless ships. Fifty men of the Welsh Guards lost their lives and many others - famously including Simon Weston - were horribly burned. McNally's life changed in that moment. He left the army after the war and - though he re-enlisted and even volunteered for Northern Ireland - he was riddled by guilt and plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of that awful day. Still Watching Men Burn is updated from Watching Men Burn and covers his journey back to the Falklands Islands Pilgrimage in 2007 and his ongoing personal battle with mental health up to 2016. Members Reviews: Men at war This book give us a glimpse of a soldier's life, and how they cope with their love ones and PTSD. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/US-Military-Intervention-in-the-Post-Cold-War-Era-Audiobook/B01N0TL2ZN Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era Subtitle: How to Win America's Wars in the Twenty-first Century Author: Glenn J. Antizzo Narrator: Captain James H. Hammond, II Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this readily accessible study, political scientist Glenn J. Antizzo identifies 15 factors critical to the success of contemporary US military intervention and evaluates the likely efficacy of direct US military involvement today - when it will work, when it will not, and how to undertake such action in a manner that will bring rapid victory at an acceptable political cost. He lays out the preconditions that portend success, among them a clear and attainable goal; a mission that is neither for "peacekeeping" nor for "humanitarian aid within a war zone"; a strong probability the American public will support or at least be indifferent to the effort; a willingness to utilize ground forces if necessary; an operation limited in geographic scope; and a theater commander permitted discretion in the course of the operation. Antizzo then tests his abstract criteria by using real-world case studies of the most recent fully completed US military interventions - in Panama in 1989, Iraq in 1991, Somalia in 1992-94, and Kosovo in 1999 - with Panama, Iraq, and Kosovo representing generally successful interventions and Somalia an unsuccessful one. Finally, he considers how the development of a "Somalia Syndrome" affected US foreign policy and how the politics and practice of military intervention have continued to evolve since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, giving specific attention to the current war in Afghanistan and the larger War on Terror. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Glenn J. Antizzo) Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:56:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/US-Military-Intervention-in-the-Post-Cold-War-Era-Audiobook/B01N0TL2ZN thebookvoice.com 10:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era Subtitle: How to Win America's Wars in the Twenty-first Century Author: Glenn J. Antizzo Narrator: Captain James H. Hammond, II Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this readily accessible study, political scientist Glenn J. Antizzo identifies 15 factors critical to the success of contemporary US military intervention and evaluates the likely efficacy of direct US military involvement today - when it will work, when it will not, and how to undertake such action in a manner that will bring rapid victory at an acceptable political cost. He lays out the preconditions that portend success, among them a clear and attainable goal; a mission that is neither for "peacekeeping" nor for "humanitarian aid within a war zone"; a strong probability the American public will support or at least be indifferent to the effort; a willingness to utilize ground forces if necessary; an operation limited in geographic scope; and a theater commander permitted discretion in the course of the operation. Antizzo then tests his abstract criteria by using real-world case studies of the most recent fully completed US military interventions - in Panama in 1989, Iraq in 1991, Somalia in 1992-94, and Kosovo in 1999 - with Panama, Iraq, and Kosovo representing generally successful interventions and Somalia an unsuccessful one. Finally, he considers how the development of a "Somalia Syndrome" affected US foreign policy and how the politics and practice of military intervention have continued to evolve since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, giving specific attention to the current war in Afghanistan and the larger War on Terror. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era Subtitle: How to Win America's Wars in the Twenty-first Century Author: Glenn J. Antizzo Narrator: Captain James H. Hammond, II Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: In this readily accessible study, political scientist Glenn J. Antizzo identifies 15 factors critical to the success of contemporary US military intervention and evaluates the likely efficacy of direct US military involvement today - when it will work, when it will not, and how to undertake such action in a manner that will bring rapid victory at an acceptable political cost. He lays out the preconditions that portend success, among them a clear and attainable goal; a mission that is neither for "peacekeeping" nor for "humanitarian aid within a war zone"; a strong probability the American public will support or at least be indifferent to the effort; a willingness to utilize ground forces if necessary; an operation limited in geographic scope; and a theater commander permitted discretion in the course of the operation. Antizzo then tests his abstract criteria by using real-world case studies of the most recent fully completed US military interventions - in Panama in 1989, Iraq in 1991, Somalia in 1992-94, and Kosovo in 1999 - with Panama, Iraq, and Kosovo representing generally successful interventions and Somalia an unsuccessful one. Finally, he considers how the development of a "Somalia Syndrome" affected US foreign policy and how the politics and practice of military intervention have continued to evolve since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, giving specific attention to the current war in Afghanistan and the larger War on Terror. Members Reviews: What a marvel! Dr. Antizzo has written a masterpiece on the numerous examples of U.S military intervention throughout the post-WWII era. It brilliantly explains and outlines the theories and ideologies behind U.S policy and involvement in 3rd world military conflict. Antizzo's analysis is excellent. Antizzo's analysis is excellent. However, normatively, I disagree with his advocacy of intervention. The definition of "winning" is elusive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Audacious-Crimes-of-Colonel-Blood-Audiobook/B01G45YQYK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood Subtitle: The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent Author: Robert Hutchinson Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court. One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income, and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments. This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the "Father of All Treasons", he had been involved in an attempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when gossip and intrigue ruled the coffeehouses, the restored Stuart king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies. At the same time, he hired himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their political ambition. In The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood, best-selling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and personal motivation and provides an extraordinary account of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration England. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Robert Hutchinson) Mon, 06 Jun 2016 23:30:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Audacious-Crimes-of-Colonel-Blood-Audiobook/B01G45YQYK thebookvoice.com 08:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood Subtitle: The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent Author: Robert Hutchinson Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court. One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income, and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments. This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the "Father of All Treasons", he had been involved in an attempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when gossip and intrigue ruled the coffeehouses, the restored Stuart king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies. At the same time, he hired himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their political ambition. In The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood, best-selling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and personal motivation and provides an extraordinary account of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration England. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood Subtitle: The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent Author: Robert Hutchinson Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court. One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income, and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments. This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the "Father of All Treasons", he had been involved in an attempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when gossip and intrigue ruled the coffeehouses, the restored Stuart king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies. At the same time, he hired himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their political ambition. In The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood, best-selling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and personal motivation and provides an extraordinary account of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration England. Members Reviews: it was dry and somehow hard to follow the stream of interest. I wanted very much to read this book. I had heard the story of the theft of the crown jewels and thought this would be quite the adventure story of an interesting man with a bent for the criminal. Instead it was dry and somehow hard to follow the stream of interest. It maybe failed in trying to do too much or maybe it was just not as entertaining as I anticipated. But I know no more now than before about how or why this all came to be. Plus it just kind of ended I thought pages were glued together when his death started being discussed. Dry, Dry, Dry The reviews were very misleading, I love historical non-fiction that is well put together to have a narrative. This is a bunch of facts and stories that read like the worst textbook you can imagine https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Tet-Offensive-Audiobook/B017AECLRI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tet Offensive Author: Ron Nguyen Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 48 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Ron Nguyen Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A chronicling of the Tet Offensive, a campaign of surprise attacks in the Vietnam War launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam the United States, so named because the attacks took place during the Tet holiday, the Vietnamese New Year. The communists launched a wave of attacks in the late night hours of 30 January in the I and II Corps Tactical Zones of South Vietnam. This early attack did not lead to widespread defensive measures. When the main communist operation began the next morning, the offensive was countrywide and well coordinated, with eventually more than 80,000 communist troops striking more than 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, 72 of 245 district towns, and the southern capital. The offensive was the largest military operation conducted by either side up to that point in the war. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ron Nguyen) Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:21:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/The-Tet-Offensive-Audiobook/B017AECLRI thebookvoice.com 00:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tet Offensive Author: Ron Nguyen Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 48 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Ron Nguyen Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A chronicling of the Tet Offensive, a campaign of surprise attacks in the Vietnam War launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam the United States, so named because the attacks took place during the Tet holiday, the Vietnamese New Year. The communists launched a wave of attacks in the late night hours of 30 January in the I and II Corps Tactical Zones of South Vietnam. This early attack did not lead to widespread defensive measures. When the main communist operation began the next morning, the offensive was countrywide and well coordinated, with eventually more than 80,000 communist troops striking more than 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, 72 of 245 district towns, and the southern capital. The offensive was the largest military operation conducted by either side up to that point in the war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tet Offensive Author: Ron Nguyen Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 48 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Ron Nguyen Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A chronicling of the Tet Offensive, a campaign of surprise attacks in the Vietnam War launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam the United States, so named because the attacks took place during the Tet holiday, the Vietnamese New Year. The communists launched a wave of attacks in the late night hours of 30 January in the I and II Corps Tactical Zones of South Vietnam. This early attack did not lead to widespread defensive measures. When the main communist operation began the next morning, the offensive was countrywide and well coordinated, with eventually more than 80,000 communist troops striking more than 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, 72 of 245 district towns, and the southern capital. The offensive was the largest military operation conducted by either side up to that point in the war. Members Reviews: One Star Needs more research, missed a lot of high level decisions and troop movements. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Lost-in-Laos-Audiobook/B00KRILTAA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lost in Laos Subtitle: The Story of LCDR Bart Creed, USN Author: Greg Skilling Narrator: Melissa Reizian Frank Format: Unabridged Length: 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Content Creations Media LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On March 13, 1971, LT Bart Creed, USN launched from the deck of the USS Ranger in support of Operation Lam Son 719, the ill-fated invasion of Laos by ARVN forces. Shot down while strafing an enemy truck on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, LT Creed lay injured and surrounded by enemy forces. Despite heroic attempts to rescue him, the 25 year-old husband, and father of two young children was never recovered. To this day, his fate remains a mystery. This short story based on accounts from the Creed family, and archived historical documents, recounts one of the many tragic mysteries faced by thousands of MIA families from the Vietnam War. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Greg Skilling) Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:32:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/History/Lost-in-Laos-Audiobook/B00KRILTAA thebookvoice.com 00:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lost in Laos Subtitle: The Story of LCDR Bart Creed, USN Author: Greg Skilling Narrator: Melissa Reizian Frank Format: Unabridged Length: 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Content Creations Media LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On March 13, 1971, LT Bart Creed, USN launched from the deck of the USS Ranger in support of Operation Lam Son 719, the ill-fated invasion of Laos by ARVN forces. Shot down while strafing an enemy truck on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, LT Creed lay injured and surrounded by enemy forces. Despite heroic attempts to rescue him, the 25 year-old husband, and father of two young children was never recovered. To this day, his fate remains a mystery. This short story based on accounts from the Creed family, and archived historical documents, recounts one of the many tragic mysteries faced by thousands of MIA families from the Vietnam War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/505/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lost in Laos Subtitle: The Story of LCDR Bart Creed, USN Author: Greg Skilling Narrator: Melissa Reizian Frank Format: Unabridged Length: 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Content Creations Media LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: On March 13, 1971, LT Bart Creed, USN launched from the deck of the USS Ranger in support of Operation Lam Son 719, the ill-fated invasion of Laos by ARVN forces. Shot down while strafing an enemy truck on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, LT Creed lay injured and surrounded by enemy forces. Despite heroic attempts to rescue him, the 25 year-old husband, and father of two young children was never recovered. To this day, his fate remains a mystery. This short story based on accounts from the Creed family, and archived historical documents, recounts one of the many tragic mysteries faced by thousands of MIA families from the Vietnam War. Members Reviews: Accurate Story of Bart What made the experience of listening to Lost in Laos the most enjoyable? Enjoyable isn't the word; accuracy is. As the remarried widow of Bart Creed, I am grateful to Greg Skilling for writing the story of Bart's loss in Laos and his attention to telling it in the manner I remember it as well. Who was your favorite character and why? Bart, my first husband. Have you listened to any of Melissa Reizian Franks other performances before? How does this one compare? No Any additional comments? Gratitude to Greg for writing about Bart and to the narrator who did such a fine job.