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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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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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Atl true and interesting account from a experienced serviceman.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-06-24
By: Nigel Ely
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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 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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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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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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I could relate to it.
- By James McQuoid on 02-06-24
By: Steve Brown
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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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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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Atl true and interesting account from a experienced serviceman.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-06-24
By: Nigel Ely
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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 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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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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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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I could relate to it.
- By James McQuoid on 02-06-24
By: Steve Brown
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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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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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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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Sky Warriors
- British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
- By: Saul David
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Bestselling historian Saul David provides a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War....
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A new appreciation for British Airborne Forces
- By M. Eaton on 29-05-24
By: Saul David
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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....
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Enlightening, funny and movingly honest.
- By MRS D T O'ROURKE on 02-06-24
By: Liz McConaghy
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The Operators
- On the Streets with Britain's Most Secret Service
- By: James Rennie
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Few outside the security services have heard of 14 Company. As deadly as the SAS yet more secret, the operators of 14 Company are Britain's most effective weapon against international terrorism....
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A good listen but...
- By podge elliott on 23-01-21
By: James Rennie
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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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Proper soldiers tale.
- By Paul on 19-05-24
By: Steve Heaney MC, and others
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Hercules
- By: Scott Bateman
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe.
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Worth a listen and throughly enjoyed it.
- By Stu Connor on 29-05-24
By: Scott Bateman
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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
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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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The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- By: Robert O'Neill
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career....
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Narrator is the author which adds so much better!
- By Thomas Tobias Dinsen Hove on 11-01-18
By: Robert O'Neill
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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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Operation Mayhem
- By: Steve Heaney MC, Damien Lewis - contributor
- Narrated by: Steve Heaney MC
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Airborne !!!
- By MARK SCUTT on 29-05-24
By: Steve Heaney MC, and others
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Winkle
- The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot
- By: Paul Beaver
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd, Paul Beaver
- Length: 11 hrs
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The daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot....
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An interesting take
- By FAB on 19-06-23
By: Paul Beaver
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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
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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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The Red Arrows
- The Story of Britain’s Iconic Display Team
- By: David Montenegro
- Narrated by: Ben Willbond
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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It's now over 50 years since the Red Arrows first took to the skies, transfixing the British public with their astonishing displays of daredevil precision and aerial aerobatics....
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Very detailed
- By Rai Hirst on 18-03-23
By: David Montenegro
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Mastering Fear
- A Navy SEAL's Guide
- By: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Brandon Webb
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Brandon Webb has run life-threatening missions in the world's worst trouble spots, whether that meant jumping out of airplanes, taking down hostile ships on the open sea....
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Amazing book.
- By Mladen on 22-10-20
By: Brandon Webb, and others
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Carrier Pilot
- By: Norman Hanson
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Brought to life in vivid, visceral detail, Carrier Pilot is one of the finest aviators' memoirs of the war; an awe-inspiring and thrilling account of war in the air....
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A new perspective on a rarely mentioned group of men
- By Stephen Howlett on 25-11-17
By: Norman Hanson
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Gunboat Command
- The Biography of Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens DSO* DSC** RNVR
- By: Antony Hitchens
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
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This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or ‘Hitch’ as he was universally known)....
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Interesting family story
- By FAB on 01-11-23
By: Antony Hitchens
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Normandy
- The Sailor's Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France
- By: Nick Hewitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognized events of modern history. The assault phase, Operation Neptune, began with the D-Day landings in Normandy-one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly 200,000 men.
By: Nick Hewitt
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Red Devils
- The Trailblazers of the Parachute Regiment in World War Two: An Authorized History
- By: Mark Urban
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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A gripping authorised history of the daring 'Red Devils', the trailblazers of the parachute regiment....
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It captures the thoughts and mindset of the Toms and NCO’s during the formation of the greatest Regiment
- By B CASTELL on 25-09-23
By: Mark Urban
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Buccaneer Boys: True Tales by Those Who Flew the 'Last All-British Bomber'
- By: Graham Pitchfork
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force, and the South African Air Force relate their experiences and affection for the Blackburn Buccaneer....
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A Bucc'n Good Collection of Memoirs
- By Paul on 09-09-16
By: Graham Pitchfork
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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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Firing on Fortress Europe
- HMS Belfast at D-Day
- By: Nick Hewitt
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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On 6th June 1944, HMS Belfast supported troops in action on the beaches of Normandy in the campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany....
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Stella and heart stopping!
- By David Hellsing on 18-08-22
By: Nick Hewitt
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One of Our Submarines
- By: Edward Young
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Saving Infantry and SOG Souls
- 101st Airborne Crew Chief's View
- By: Roger Lockshier
- Narrated by: Justin Smallbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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101st Airborne Helicopter Gunships Supporting Airborne Infantry, LRRPs, and Special Forces SOG Units in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bien Hoa, Hue, Northern I Corps, & the A-Shau Valley.
By: Roger Lockshier
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Into the Cold Blue
- My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force
- By: John Homan, Jared Frederick - contributor
- Narrated by: Eric Torres
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A born daredevil, John Homan joined the Army Air Forces after the Pearl Harbor attack. By 1944, he was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator over Nazi Germany, raining death and destruction on the enemy. This first-person account of his harrowing missions—chronicling deadly flights through skies of red-hot flak bursts and airmen bailing out with parachutes aflame—will leave listeners staggered by the determination and grit of World War II aviators.
By: John Homan, and others
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Sabotage!
- An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash That Killed Polish General Sikorski
- By: Chris Wroblewski, Garth Barnard
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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On the night of July 4, 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar's North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the pilot. The commander-in-chief of the Polish army and prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, General Wladyslaw Sikorski, was dead. Rumors as to the cause of the crash abounded. Was it pilot error? Was it, as officially classified, merely an accident, or was it, as the authors conclude in this riveting and meticulous study, an act of sabotage?
By: Chris Wroblewski, and others
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Hercules
- By: Scott Bateman
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe. Former RAF Hercules Captain Scott Bateman opens the cockpit to give an action-packed insider’s account of what it’s like to fly this legendary flying machine in peace and war, and at home and abroad, paying tribute to the remarkable men and women who operated this much-loved aircraft, and to those comrades in arms who, in doing so, made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Worth a listen and throughly enjoyed it.
- By Stu Connor on 29-05-24
By: Scott Bateman
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SAS Great Escapes Three
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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SAS Great Escapes Three recounts the untold stories of six of the most daring escapes pulled off by warriors of the world's most famous fighting force in WWII. Ranging from the birth of the SAS, to the post D-day battles for Nazi-occupied Europe, they cover some of the most iconic operations of the Regiment, and its key characters, while also including untold tales of courage and endurance beyond measure.
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SAS Great Escapes Three
- By Peter Carr on 09-06-24
By: Damien Lewis
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I’m in the Army Now
- World War 2 Letters, of Glenn Max Whitacre
- By: Martin Whitacre
- Narrated by: William Savage
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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These letters were discovered in an Army Air Force footlocker after being locked away for almost 80 years. Follow the story of one World War 2 Army Air Force soldier, Glenn Max Whitacre, from Bowling Green Ohio through basic training, schooling, combat prep, and into battle. He wrote home almost every day to keep in touch with his family, his friends, and the girl he loved. While also sharing details of everyday military life, as he prepares for, and eventually enters into the battle.
By: Martin Whitacre
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Saving Infantry and SOG Souls
- 101st Airborne Crew Chief's View
- By: Roger Lockshier
- Narrated by: Justin Smallbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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101st Airborne Helicopter Gunships Supporting Airborne Infantry, LRRPs, and Special Forces SOG Units in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bien Hoa, Hue, Northern I Corps, & the A-Shau Valley.
By: Roger Lockshier
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Into the Cold Blue
- My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force
- By: John Homan, Jared Frederick - contributor
- Narrated by: Eric Torres
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A born daredevil, John Homan joined the Army Air Forces after the Pearl Harbor attack. By 1944, he was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator over Nazi Germany, raining death and destruction on the enemy. This first-person account of his harrowing missions—chronicling deadly flights through skies of red-hot flak bursts and airmen bailing out with parachutes aflame—will leave listeners staggered by the determination and grit of World War II aviators.
By: John Homan, and others
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Sabotage!
- An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash That Killed Polish General Sikorski
- By: Chris Wroblewski, Garth Barnard
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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On the night of July 4, 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar's North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the pilot. The commander-in-chief of the Polish army and prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, General Wladyslaw Sikorski, was dead. Rumors as to the cause of the crash abounded. Was it pilot error? Was it, as officially classified, merely an accident, or was it, as the authors conclude in this riveting and meticulous study, an act of sabotage?
By: Chris Wroblewski, and others
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Hercules
- By: Scott Bateman
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe. Former RAF Hercules Captain Scott Bateman opens the cockpit to give an action-packed insider’s account of what it’s like to fly this legendary flying machine in peace and war, and at home and abroad, paying tribute to the remarkable men and women who operated this much-loved aircraft, and to those comrades in arms who, in doing so, made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Worth a listen and throughly enjoyed it.
- By Stu Connor on 29-05-24
By: Scott Bateman
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SAS Great Escapes Three
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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SAS Great Escapes Three recounts the untold stories of six of the most daring escapes pulled off by warriors of the world's most famous fighting force in WWII. Ranging from the birth of the SAS, to the post D-day battles for Nazi-occupied Europe, they cover some of the most iconic operations of the Regiment, and its key characters, while also including untold tales of courage and endurance beyond measure.
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SAS Great Escapes Three
- By Peter Carr on 09-06-24
By: Damien Lewis
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I’m in the Army Now
- World War 2 Letters, of Glenn Max Whitacre
- By: Martin Whitacre
- Narrated by: William Savage
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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These letters were discovered in an Army Air Force footlocker after being locked away for almost 80 years. Follow the story of one World War 2 Army Air Force soldier, Glenn Max Whitacre, from Bowling Green Ohio through basic training, schooling, combat prep, and into battle. He wrote home almost every day to keep in touch with his family, his friends, and the girl he loved. While also sharing details of everyday military life, as he prepares for, and eventually enters into the battle.
By: Martin Whitacre
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Lady Doreen
- A Wartime Memoir
- By: Edward Nebinger
- Narrated by: Mark Holmes Newton
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, solved the problem for a lot of American kids who wanted to be Army pilots but didn't meet the two years of college requirement for acceptance into the aviation cadet program. In mid-1942, under wartime pressures, the Army Air Corps dropped that requirement and made an exception for applicants who could pass a stiff written test.
By: Edward Nebinger
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Aaron Bank and the Early Days of US Army Special Forces
- By: Darren Sapp
- Narrated by: Dean Wagner
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Aaron Bank was an OSS Jedburgh in World War II and the subject of William Donovon's quote, "Tell Bank to get Hitler." He’d later become the inaugural commander of the 10th Special Forces Group earning the moniker, Father of the Green Berets. The development and use of unconventional warfare in WWII created a desire to develop permanent units for future wars.
By: Darren Sapp
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Normandy
- The Sailor's Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France
- By: Nick Hewitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Nick Hewitt draws on fascinating new material to describe the violent sea battle which mirrored the fighting on land, and the complex campaign at sea which enabled the Allied assault. Aboard ships ranging from frail plywood landing craft to sleek destroyers, sailors were active combatants in the operation of June 1944, and had worked tirelessly to secure the Seine Bay in the months preceding it. They fought battles against German submarines, aircraft, and warships, and maintained careful watch to keep control of the English Channel.
By: Nick Hewitt
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Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
By: Craig Whitlock
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
By: Angus Konstam
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Apache at War
- An Elite Pilot's Story
- By: Steve Jones
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Steve Jones is a former senior British combat pilot flying with the Army Air Corps (AAC), and Apache At War is his vivid and uncompromising account of flying 'the ultimate fighting machine', the Apache AH1 attack helicopter in action. From patrolling 'Bandit Country' in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s, to taking out Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in the mid to late 2000s, with active service in the Balkans and Iraq along the way: Steve Jones offers the taut, gritty, and graphic reality of flying in military service.
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Enjoyable Listen
- By Mr N Bennet-Williams on 13-05-24
By: Steve Jones
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The Things Our Fathers Saw
- By: Matthew Rozell
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small American community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Decades later, author Matthew Rozell tracks down over thirty survivors who fought the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender at Tokyo Bay. Rage is instantaneous. He's looking at me from a crawling position. I didn't shoot him; I went and kicked him in the head. Rage does funny things. After I kicked him, I shot and killed him. ~Thomas Jones, Marine veteran, Battle of Guadalcanal
By: Matthew Rozell
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The Unvanquished
- The Untold Story of Lincoln's Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations
- By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others. However, as bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell reveals in The Unvanquished, a vital shadow war raged amid and away from the major battlefields that was in many ways equally consequential to the conflict’s outcome.
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Left for Dead
- Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard abandoned in the Falklands for eighteen months.
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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Sky Warriors
- British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
- By: Saul David
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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The legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parachutists and glider-borne troops. Wearing their distinctive maroon berets, steel helmets and Dennison smocks, they served with distinction in every major theatre of the conflict and played a starring role in some most iconic airborne operations in history.
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A new appreciation for British Airborne Forces
- By M. Eaton on 29-05-24
By: Saul David
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Marshall's Great Captain
- Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars
- By: Kathy Wilson
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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In Marshall's Great Captain, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in WWII, as well as the professional relationship between Andrews and Marshall. Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and WWII history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander.
By: Kathy Wilson
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Searching for Franklin
- New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery
- By: Ken McGoogan
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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This book interweaves two narratives. The first treats the Royal Navy's Arctic Overland Expedition of 1819, a harbinger-misadventure during which Franklin rejected the advice of Dene and Metis leaders and lost eleven of his twenty-one men. The second discovers a startling new answer to that greatest of Arctic mysteries: what was the root cause of the catastrophe that engulfed Franklin's last expedition?
By: Ken McGoogan