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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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American bull crap
- By martin on 14-11-19
By: Jocko Willink, and others
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First Man In
- Leading from the Front
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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No one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership....
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Not what I expected at all
- By Gemma Jimmison on 13-07-18
By: Ant Middleton
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Fighting for Queen and Country
- One Man’s Remarkable Story of Blood and Glory in the Paras and SAS
- By: Nigel Ely
- Narrated by: Nigel Ely
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Spud Ely's SAS career has taken him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever. Fighting for Queen and Country is the unputdownable account of his most bloody, violent, heroic moments....
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Balls to being pc
- By Renard on 27-03-24
By: Nigel Ely
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The Rescue
- The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission....
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massive fan of his work. dreadful - this time.
- By iain shenton on 25-10-23
By: Andy McNab
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A Wing and a Prayer
- The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II
- By: Harry H. Crosby
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom....
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the 100th
- By Mike78 on 08-02-24
By: Harry H. Crosby
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First into Action
- A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
- By: Duncan Falconer
- Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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This unique, gripping memoir is essential listening for anyone interested in the Special Forces and how they operate....
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Much needed Account of the SBS
- By peter on 02-12-22
By: Duncan Falconer
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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American bull crap
- By martin on 14-11-19
By: Jocko Willink, and others
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First Man In
- Leading from the Front
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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No one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership....
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Not what I expected at all
- By Gemma Jimmison on 13-07-18
By: Ant Middleton
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Fighting for Queen and Country
- One Man’s Remarkable Story of Blood and Glory in the Paras and SAS
- By: Nigel Ely
- Narrated by: Nigel Ely
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Spud Ely's SAS career has taken him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever. Fighting for Queen and Country is the unputdownable account of his most bloody, violent, heroic moments....
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Balls to being pc
- By Renard on 27-03-24
By: Nigel Ely
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The Rescue
- The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission....
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massive fan of his work. dreadful - this time.
- By iain shenton on 25-10-23
By: Andy McNab
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A Wing and a Prayer
- The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II
- By: Harry H. Crosby
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom....
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the 100th
- By Mike78 on 08-02-24
By: Harry H. Crosby
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First into Action
- A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
- By: Duncan Falconer
- Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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This unique, gripping memoir is essential listening for anyone interested in the Special Forces and how they operate....
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Much needed Account of the SBS
- By peter on 02-12-22
By: Duncan Falconer
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Regimental
- By: Steve Brown
- Narrated by: Steve Brown
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Steve Brown joined the army in 1993 as a troubled teenager and left as a respected sergeant-major in 2020....
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Good old days
- By James Anderson on 15-03-24
By: Steve Brown
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Concorde
- By: Mike Bannister
- Narrated by: Mike Bannister
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Concorde is an enthralling personal account of what it takes to fly planes faster than the speed of sound, and of the events that lay behind 114 needless deaths—the 113 victims of the crash and, ultimately, Concorde herself....
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Terrible Accents took away from enjoyment
- By Neal Ireland Hello. on 09-06-23
By: Mike Bannister
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The Hunt
- The True Story of the Secret Mission to Catch a Taliban Warlord
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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The first book in a new series telling, for the first time ever, the true stories of Special Forces missions. The Hunt is the story of the secret mission to catch the military commander of the Taliban, Mullah Dadullah....
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Return of the McNab!!!
- By KB on 10-12-22
By: Andy McNab
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Cinderella Boys
- The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic
- By: Leo McKinstry
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage....
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An account but with flaws
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-23
By: Leo McKinstry
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Dünkirchen 1940
- The German View of Dunkirk
- By: Robert Kershaw
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk....
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A very clear truth of the Dunkirk withdrawal
- By Ken P on 03-02-23
By: Robert Kershaw
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Soldier ‘I’
- The Story of an SAS Hero
- By: Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner, Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job, and melt away into the background....
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Action and entertainment from start to finish.
- By Del on 07-01-22
By: Michael Paul Kennedy, and others
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One of Our Submarines
- By: Edward Young
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Commander Edward Young (RNRV, DSO, DSC and Bar) started the war as an amateur yachtsman and finished it as a highly decorated submarine commander. Indeed, he was the first RNVR officer to hold independent command of a warship....
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Well worth it.
- By David Perram on 06-08-23
By: Edward Young
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Eject! Eject!
- By: John Nichol
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle....
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A truly superb book
- By Bob Upndown on 23-06-23
By: John Nichol
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Chinook Crew 'Chick'
- Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember
- By: Liz McConaghy
- Narrated by: Liz McConaghy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years....
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An excellent an inspiring insight
- By Amazon Customer on 28-03-24
By: Liz McConaghy
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Operation Mayhem
- By: Steve Heaney MC, Damien Lewis - contributor
- Narrated by: Steve Heaney MC
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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Airlifted into the heart of the Sierra Leone jungle in the midst of the bloody civil war in 2000, 26 elite operators from the secret British elite unit X Platoon were sent into combat against thousands of Sierra Leonean rebels....
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A battle I'd never heard about.
- By Amazon Customer on 25-03-24
By: Steve Heaney MC, and others
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X Platoon
- By: Steve Heaney MC, Damien Lewis - contributor
- Narrated by: Steve Heaney MC
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist....
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The best of the best
- By Amazon Customer on 13-03-24
By: Steve Heaney MC, and others
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Gibraltar
- The Greatest Siege in British History
- By: Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France....
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- By Jdharrison on 15-08-19
By: Roy Adkins, and others
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No Easy Day
- The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
- By: Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments....
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Very engaging
- By Mr on 13-04-13
By: Mark Owen, and others
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Harrier
- How to Be a Fighter Pilot
- By: Paul Tremelling
- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Tremelling was just seven years old when he watched the Royal Navy's Sea Harriers leave their home base in Somerset to do battle against the Argentine Air Force in the Falklands War. Two decades later, he would join this exclusive club....
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Great Story, narration let it down a little
- By J. Chettleburgh on 04-09-23
By: Paul Tremelling
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Typhoon
- By: Mike Sutton
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world....
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Insightfull, informative, exciting story
- By Dovydas on 31-12-21
By: Mike Sutton
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Hogs in the Sand
- A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal
- By: Buck Wyndham
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes....
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Kind of interesting...
- By Joe Fletcher on 01-12-23
By: Buck Wyndham
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The Convoy
- HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: Philip Pope
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The Convoy represents a fresh approach to the story of the Battle of the Atlantic. It is also the first to deal with the more spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war....
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The story itself.
- By Gabriel on 20-02-24
By: Angus Konstam
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Guts 'N Gunships
- What It Was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
- By: Mark Garrison
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois University just before entering his third year....
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Brilliant
- By Neil Fox on 05-07-23
By: Mark Garrison
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Oh dear!
- By Anonymous User on 30-04-21
By: Malcolm Gladwell
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SBS – Silent Warriors
- The Authorised Wartime History
- By: Saul David
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From award-winning historian Saul David, the first authorised history of the SBS....
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monotone
- By Fred on 08-10-21
By: Saul David
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Code over Country
- The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
- By: Matthew Cole
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A hard-hitting exposé of SEAL Team 6, the US military’s best-known brand, that reveals how the Navy SEALs were formed, then sacrificed, in service of American empire....
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A democrat rant
- By Banned by Comrades from reviewing on 15-01-24
By: Matthew Cole
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The Wild Blue
- The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The very young men who flew the B24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exemplary band of brothers....
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Interesting
- By john brenchley on 10-07-21
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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier
- The Incredible Story of the Men and Women Who Brought Britain’s Biggest Warship to Life
- By: Chris Terrill
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Hear the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever warship....
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Expectations not met
- By Daniel Bunford-Jones on 30-03-22
By: Chris Terrill
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Alone at Dawn
- Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
- By: Dan Schilling, Lori Longfritz
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel, Betsy Foldes Meiman
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit....
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It will be a great read but the performer lets this down
- By G. KELSO on 24-07-19
By: Dan Schilling, and others
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Bombing Hitler's Hometown
- The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe
- By: Mike Croissant
- Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In April 1945, Linz was one of Nazi Germany's most vital assets. It was a crucial transportation hub and communications center, with railyards brimming with war materiel destined for the front lines. Linz was also the town Hitler claimed as home and had long intended to remake as the cultural capital of Europe, filling its planned Fuehrermuseum with world-famous art stolen from his conquered territories.
By: Mike Croissant
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U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century
- A New Strategy for Facing the Chinese and Russian Threat
- By: Brent Droste Sadler, J. William Middendorf II - Foreword by
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a roadmap that shows how the U.S. can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors.
By: Brent Droste Sadler, and others
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Sustaining the Carrier War
- The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific
- By: Stan Fisher
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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The ability of the US Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the US victory over Japan in WWII. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded.
By: Stan Fisher
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More Sub Tales
- By: Charles Hood, Frank Hood
- Narrated by: Joseph Robert Courtemanche
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
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The authors of the Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots series are pleased to announce the publication of More Sub Tales, the sequel to the immensely popular Sub Tales: Stories that Seldom Surface. More Sub Tales is the second of four books in our Sub Tales series, a collection of true stories about American submarines. Our other books are Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots, The Silent Service Remembers (Vols. 1, 2, and 3), Sub Tales 3, and Sub Tales 4. All eight titles contain riveting accounts of the triumphs and tribulations of the US Submarine Force.
By: Charles Hood, and others
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Chinook Crew 'Chick'
- Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember
- By: Liz McConaghy
- Narrated by: Liz McConaghy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years. In her astounding career, Liz McConaghy completed two deployments to Iraq followed by ten deployments to Helmand province in Afghanistan in support of the enduring Operation Herrick campaign.
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An excellent an inspiring insight
- By Amazon Customer on 28-03-24
By: Liz McConaghy
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Fearless
- The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
- By: Eric Blehm
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”
By: Eric Blehm
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Bombing Hitler's Hometown
- The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe
- By: Mike Croissant
- Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In April 1945, Linz was one of Nazi Germany's most vital assets. It was a crucial transportation hub and communications center, with railyards brimming with war materiel destined for the front lines. Linz was also the town Hitler claimed as home and had long intended to remake as the cultural capital of Europe, filling its planned Fuehrermuseum with world-famous art stolen from his conquered territories.
By: Mike Croissant
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U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century
- A New Strategy for Facing the Chinese and Russian Threat
- By: Brent Droste Sadler, J. William Middendorf II - Foreword by
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a roadmap that shows how the U.S. can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors.
By: Brent Droste Sadler, and others
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Sustaining the Carrier War
- The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific
- By: Stan Fisher
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The ability of the US Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the US victory over Japan in WWII. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded.
By: Stan Fisher
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More Sub Tales
- By: Charles Hood, Frank Hood
- Narrated by: Joseph Robert Courtemanche
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
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The authors of the Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots series are pleased to announce the publication of More Sub Tales, the sequel to the immensely popular Sub Tales: Stories that Seldom Surface. More Sub Tales is the second of four books in our Sub Tales series, a collection of true stories about American submarines. Our other books are Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots, The Silent Service Remembers (Vols. 1, 2, and 3), Sub Tales 3, and Sub Tales 4. All eight titles contain riveting accounts of the triumphs and tribulations of the US Submarine Force.
By: Charles Hood, and others
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Chinook Crew 'Chick'
- Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember
- By: Liz McConaghy
- Narrated by: Liz McConaghy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years. In her astounding career, Liz McConaghy completed two deployments to Iraq followed by ten deployments to Helmand province in Afghanistan in support of the enduring Operation Herrick campaign.
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An excellent an inspiring insight
- By Amazon Customer on 28-03-24
By: Liz McConaghy
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Fearless
- The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
- By: Eric Blehm
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”
By: Eric Blehm
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The Notorious Edward Low
- Pursuing the Last Great Villain of Piracy's Golden Age
- By: Len Travers
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) a decade-long wave of sea-robbery plagued the Atlantic rim—often glamorized as the "Golden Age of Piracy". Boston-based laborer, Edward Low, left his mark on pirate history as the most vicious and sadistic raider of them all.
By: Len Travers
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Blackbeard
- Pirate Chronicles, Book 2
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Andrew McDermott
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Set sail on a thrilling voyage into the mysterious and treacherous world of the notorious pirate, Blackbeard, in this riveting biography that unveils the man behind the legend. In Blackbeard, the high seas come alive as we chart the tumultuous life of Edward Teach, the infamous pirate who struck fear into the hearts of sailors and coastal communities alike.
By: History Nerds
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Far Away Places
- Vice Admiral Charles Emery Rosendahl and the Navy’s Airship Program
- By: M. Ernest Marshall
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Following the First World War, it was expected that the next war would be between Japan and the U.S. for control of the vast Pacific Ocean. Responsibility for conducting surveillance of the Pacific to detect attacks from Japan fell to the Navy. This was a problem for the Navy because surface ships were too slow and the Navy had too few of them, and airplanes lacked the range to conduct the needed reconnaissance.
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Our Little Monitor
- The Greatest Invention of the Civil War (Civil War in the North)
- By: Anna Gibson Holloway, Jonathan W. White
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads—the first time ironclad vessels would engage each other in combat. For four hours the two ships pummeled one another as thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians watched from the shorelines. Although the battle ended in a draw, this engagement would change the nature of naval warfare by informing both vessel design and battle tactics.
By: Anna Gibson Holloway, and others
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Sailing Upwind
- Leadership and Risk from TopGun to the Situation Room
- By: Admiral Sandy Winnefeld
- Narrated by: Sandy Winnefeld
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Sailing Upwind is more than just another memoir of a distinguished former naval officer's highly diverse career. This book by Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld is also intended to offer useful reflections regarding how he accepted and managed risk along the way, as well as a concise description of the qualities one must develop to become a successful leader. Winnefeld began his career as an F-14 fighter pilot and TOPGUN instructor, commanded an aircraft carrier, and then served in a variety of flag officer billets on the way to becoming the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Target Hong Kong
- A True Story of U.S. Navy Pilots at War
- By: Steven K. Bailey
- Narrated by: Matthew Hendrickson
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong. Trawling through historic records, Steven K. Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II. Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes. Target Hong Kong brings this operation down to a human scale by recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945.
By: Steven K. Bailey