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Larry Gwin
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A Yale graduate who volunteered to serve his country, Larry Gwin was only 23 years old when he arrived in Vietnam in 1965. After a brief stint in the Delta, Gwin was reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in An Khe. There, in the hotly contested Central Highlands, he served almost nine months as executive officer for Alpha Company, 2/7, fighting against crack NVA troops in some of the war's most horrific battles.
The bloodiest conflict of all began November 12, 1965, after 2nd Battalion was flown into the Ia Drang Valley west of Pleiku. Acting as point, Alpha Company spearheaded the battalion's march to landing zone Albany for pickup, not knowing they were walking into the killing zone of an NVA ambush that would cost them 10 percent casualties.
Gwin spares no one, including himself, in his gut-wrenching account of the agony of war. Through the stench of death and the acrid smell of napalm, he chronicles the Vietnam War in all its nightmarish horror.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 789
When it first appeared, A Rumor of War brought home to American readers, with terrifying vividness and honesty, the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on the soldiers who fought there. And while it is a memoir of one young man's experiences and therefore deeply personal, it is also a book that speaks powerfully to today's students about the larger themes of human conscience, good and evil, and the desperate extremes men are forced to confront in any war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Reality of the U.S in the Vietnam War
- De Glenn en 09-10-12
De: Philip Caputo
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Chickenhawk
- De: Robert Mason
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,211
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,996
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,997
With more than half a million copies sold, Robert Mason's Chickenhawk is one of the best-selling books ever written about the Vietnam War. Fascinated with flying from a young age, Mason earned his private pilot's license even before graduating high school. He enlisted in the army in 1964 and endured an extremely challenging "weeding out" process in an effort to fly helicopters. Sent to Vietnam, he survived more than 1,000 air combat missions despite the violence and brutality exploding all around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best
- De richard olson en 08-21-15
De: Robert Mason
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Boocoo Dinky Dow
- My Short, Crazy Vietnam War
- De: Grady C. Myers, Julie Titone
- Narrado por: Jeffrey S. Fellin
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Grady Myers was an artistic but aimless teenager in 1968, when, desperate for troops, the U.S. Army overlooked his extreme nearsightedness and transformed him into Hoss, an M-60 machine gunner. His memoir Boocoo Dinky Dow: My Short, Crazy Vietnam War is by turns funny and sobering. Grady recounts his military initiation at Fort Lewis, where there could be a fuzzy line between training and torture.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a good autobiographical Vietnam War story
- De Midwestbonsai en 06-22-15
De: Grady C. Myers, y otros
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Cherries
- A Vietnam War Novel
- De: John Podlaski
- Narrado por: Michael Sutherland
- Duración: 13 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
When a soldier leaves for war, those left behind often wonder what their loved ones are experiencing. Letters home are always cheerful and vague - no sense in worrying the family. Then upon returning home, these young soldiers do not want to talk about their experiences. Family and friends allege they are now distant, changed, and not the same person they remember from several months earlier. What causes this? Although the backdrop for this novel is the Vietnam War, "cherries" exist in every war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The story is immature and very unrealistic.
- De LARRY en 11-04-12
De: John Podlaski
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Blood on the Risers
- An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam
- De: John Leppelman
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
- Duración: 2 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it. As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the central highlands was in a body bag. But Leppelman did get out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapters
- De James S. en 07-28-18
De: John Leppelman
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Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
- De: Larry Chambers
- Narrado por: Brian Hallas
- Duración: 2 h y 7 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 149
They will never be able to duplicate the 5th Special Forces Recondo School and the training that gave its grads something they desperately needed - the skills to survive Long Range Patrol missions in the jungle that NVA considered its own. Vietman veteran Larry Chambers vividly describes the grit and courage it took to pass the tough volunteer-only training program in Nha Trang and the harrowing graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerrilla the NVA.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Abridged
- De Rodney en 06-11-21
De: Larry Chambers
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The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told
- Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice
- De: Iain Martin, Colonel Joseph H. Alexander - introduction
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud - the Marines. Since then, the men and women of the United States Marine Corps have created the finest traditions of service and honor, and supplied a pantheon of heroes who have upheld them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Marines Will Hate This Narrator.
- De Blaine E. Moyer en 04-18-17
De: Iain Martin, y otros
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Hill 488
- De: Ray Hildreth, Charles W. Sasser
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 945
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 880
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 880
On June 13, 1966, men of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division were stationed on Hill 488. Before the week was over, they would fight the battle that would make them the most highly decorated small unit in the entire history of the US military, winning a Congressional Medal of Honor, four Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, and 18 Purple Hearts - some of them posthumously.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- De Jean en 05-21-15
De: Ray Hildreth, y otros
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365 Days
- De: Ronald J. Glasser
- Narrado por: Dustin R. Ebaugh
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 32
365 Days stands not only as a compelling account of this tragic conflict, but as a powerful antiwar statement. Nothing speaks so convincingly against the evils of war as the evils themselves. In this gripping account of the human cost of the Vietnam War, Ron Glasser offers an unparalleled description of the horror endured daily by those on the front lines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De George H. Arrambide en 09-03-19
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Nam-Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne
- De: Arthur Wiknik Jr.
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 283
An honest tour of the Vietnam War from the soldier's eye view... Nam-Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the US Army in 1968. After completing various NCO training programs, he was promoted to sergeant "without ever setting foot in a combat zone" and sent to Vietnam in early 1969. Shortly after his arrival on the far side of the world, Wiknik was assigned to Camp Evans, a mixed-unit base camp near the Northern village of Phong Dien.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very good view of the war from a grunt's view.
- De Frank B. Smith en 07-16-19
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- De: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrado por: Richard Rohan
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 323
Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War. His powerful description of close combat in the snow-covered mountains of the Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare.As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster in California, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of some 200 regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb Marine rifle company. The action and narrative move fast as the company learns to fight under enemy fire, eat frozen rations, and keep pushing forward when its wounded and dead go down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Paul en 07-20-04
De: Joseph R. Owen
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
- North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
- De: Chuck Gross
- Narrado por: Gerry Burke
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 334
Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. Soon after the war, Gross wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as he experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Helicopter books I've listened to!
- De Chad en 02-12-14
De: Chuck Gross
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Marine Sniper
- 93 Confirmed Kills
- De: Charles Henderson
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,332
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,911
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,908
There have been many Marines. There have been many marksmen. But there has been only one Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a legend of Marine lore. He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is his story. Powerful, chilling, and all true.
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5 out of 5 stars
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history at its best
- De sheridan en 03-27-08
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Taking Fire
- The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot
- De: Ron Alexander, Charles W. Sasser
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 294
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 261
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 259
Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to be a giant in the eyes of the men he rescued from the jungles and paddies of Vietnam. With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era. Yet, for Ron, the real reward came from plucking his fellow soldiers from harm's way, giving them another chance to get home alive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unnecessarily vulgar - returned it
- De Jess Henderson en 07-08-20
De: Ron Alexander, y otros
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Silent Warrior
- The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues
- De: Charles Henderson
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 371
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 332
In the U.S. Marine Corps, the most dangerous job in combat is that of the sniper. With no backup and little communication with the outside world, these men disappear for weeks on end in the wilderness with nothing but intellect and iron will to protect them - as they watch, wait, and finally strike. But of all of the snipers who ever hunted human prey, one man stands above the rest as the most legendary fighting man to ever pull a trigger. That man is Carlos Hathcock.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just like Marine stories should be told
- De James A. en 04-16-15
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With the Old Breed
- At Peleliu and Okinawa
- De: E. B. Sledge
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 11,032
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,913
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 9,865
The celebrated 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, winner of eight Emmy Awards, was based on two classic books about the War in the Pacific, Helmet for My Pillow and With The Old Breed. Audible Studios, in partnership with Playtone, the production company co-owned by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and creator of the award-winning HBO series Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific, as well as the HBO movie Game Change, has created new recordings of these memoirs, narrated by the stars of the miniseries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is the second audio book of Sledge's work
- De Richard en 10-21-13
De: E. B. Sledge
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Walking Point
- From the Ashes of the Vietnam War
- De: Perry A. Ulander
- Narrado por: Alan Ross
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 32
In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shattered his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between "lifers" and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bad transitions
- De Rosemary N Bourgeois en 12-18-16
De: Perry A. Ulander
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The Killing Zone
- My Life in the Vietnam War
- De: Frederick Downs
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 905
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 810
Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was worth the sacrifice. The book includes a new chapter on what happened to the platoon members when they came home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It dont mean nuthin.
- De Jack OBrien en 06-21-17
De: Frederick Downs
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On Full Automatic
- Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam
- De: William V. Taylor Jr.
- Narrado por: Michael Curtis
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 168
Eighteen-year-old Marine recruit William V. Taylor, Jr. and his brother Marines are assembled into a new reaction force that is immediately tested in the fire of a bloody conflict known as Operation Beaver Cage. After a traumatic first fight, they push through back-to-back operations with little time to rest or reflect. Those who survive will return home ensnared by everlasting memories of a real but entirely surreal nightmare. Now, after more than 50 years of holding everything in, Taylor shares his experience in explicit—and often horrific—detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story telling!
- De Josh en 03-28-23
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Run Through the Jungle
- Real Adventures in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
- De: Larry J. Musson
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 369
From Larry J. Musson comes an authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures, and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one man's tour of duty with real-life action in spectacular, stunning detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best!
- De Brendan O'Connor en 02-09-18
De: Larry J. Musson
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- De: James M. Dixon
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,564
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,394
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,388
Things I’ll Never Forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain. This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960’s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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Born Twice
- Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior
- De: Dale Hanson
- Narrado por: Dale Hanson
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 220
Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of US special operations during the Vietnam War, the deadly world of MAC-V-SOG, the top-secret Special Forces project that conducted America’s secret war against the Communist forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Shrouded in mystery and equipped with exotic weaponry, SOG operators suffered casualty rates in excess of 100 percent for three successive years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Politics
- De Anonymous User en 11-30-23
De: Dale Hanson
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Blood on the Risers
- An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam
- De: John Leppelman
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
- Duración: 2 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it. As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the central highlands was in a body bag. But Leppelman did get out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapters
- De James S. en 07-28-18
De: John Leppelman
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The Killing Zone
- My Life in the Vietnam War
- De: Frederick Downs
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 905
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 810
Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was worth the sacrifice. The book includes a new chapter on what happened to the platoon members when they came home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It dont mean nuthin.
- De Jack OBrien en 06-21-17
De: Frederick Downs
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On Full Automatic
- Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam
- De: William V. Taylor Jr.
- Narrado por: Michael Curtis
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 168
Eighteen-year-old Marine recruit William V. Taylor, Jr. and his brother Marines are assembled into a new reaction force that is immediately tested in the fire of a bloody conflict known as Operation Beaver Cage. After a traumatic first fight, they push through back-to-back operations with little time to rest or reflect. Those who survive will return home ensnared by everlasting memories of a real but entirely surreal nightmare. Now, after more than 50 years of holding everything in, Taylor shares his experience in explicit—and often horrific—detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story telling!
- De Josh en 03-28-23
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Run Through the Jungle
- Real Adventures in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
- De: Larry J. Musson
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 369
From Larry J. Musson comes an authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures, and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one man's tour of duty with real-life action in spectacular, stunning detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best!
- De Brendan O'Connor en 02-09-18
De: Larry J. Musson
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- De: James M. Dixon
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,564
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,394
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,388
Things I’ll Never Forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain. This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960’s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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Born Twice
- Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior
- De: Dale Hanson
- Narrado por: Dale Hanson
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 220
Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of US special operations during the Vietnam War, the deadly world of MAC-V-SOG, the top-secret Special Forces project that conducted America’s secret war against the Communist forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Shrouded in mystery and equipped with exotic weaponry, SOG operators suffered casualty rates in excess of 100 percent for three successive years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Politics
- De Anonymous User en 11-30-23
De: Dale Hanson
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Blood on the Risers
- An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam
- De: John Leppelman
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
- Duración: 2 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it. As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the central highlands was in a body bag. But Leppelman did get out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapters
- De James S. en 07-28-18
De: John Leppelman
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Fields of Fire
- De: James Webb
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 17 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 858
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 854
They each had their reasons for being a soldier. They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo - Death Before Dishonor - before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes. They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Read! of course I am Prejudiced
- De Autoteacher en 07-30-15
De: James Webb
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Hill 488
- De: Ray Hildreth, Charles W. Sasser
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 945
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 880
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 880
On June 13, 1966, men of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division were stationed on Hill 488. Before the week was over, they would fight the battle that would make them the most highly decorated small unit in the entire history of the US military, winning a Congressional Medal of Honor, four Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, and 18 Purple Hearts - some of them posthumously.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- De Jean en 05-21-15
De: Ray Hildreth, y otros
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Time in the Barrel
- A Marine’s Account of the Battle for Con Thien
- De: James P. Coan
- Narrado por: Chris Monteiro
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Con Thien was a United States Marine Corps firebase that was the scene of fierce combat for months on end during 1967. Staving off attacks and ambushes while suffering from ineffectual leadership from Washington as well as media onslaughts, courageous American Marines protected this crucial piece of land at all costs. They would hold Con Thien, but many paid the ultimate price. By the end of the war, more than 1,400 Marines had died and more than 9,000 sustained injuries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Personal account
- De John "TOP" Chitwood en 01-27-25
De: James P. Coan
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Di Di Mau
- A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War
- De: Darren Walton, Michael J. Coffino
- Narrado por: M.P. MacDougall
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Di Di Mau is Darren’s unabashed personal account of warfare, survival, and brotherhood—and the enduring reflections that followed. It is unlike any book about the Vietnam War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just words
- De John "TOP" Chitwood en 01-17-25
De: Darren Walton, y otros
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger
- A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
- De: Frank Johnson
- Narrado por: Don Leslie
- Duración: 1 h y 47 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 139
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When Frank Johnson arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was 19, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others - but with two important differences: Johnson volunteered for the elite L Company Rangers of the 101st Airborne Division, a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit, and he kept a secret diary, a practice forbidden by the military to protect the security of LRRP operations. Now, more than three decades later, those hastily written pages offer a rare look at the daily operations of one of the most courageous units that waged war in Vietnam.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pass on it
- De Joe G. en 10-22-07
De: Frank Johnson
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The Vietnam War
- An Intimate History
- De: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders, Ken Burns, Brian Corrigan
- Duración: 31 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,204
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More than 40 years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give us the perspectives of people involved at all levels of the war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The usual Vietnam info delivered in the old prose
- De Kevin Warren en 10-26-17
De: Geoffrey C. Ward, y otros
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Ripcord
- Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
- De: Keith W. Nolan
- Narrado por: George Spelvin
- Duración: 16 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 128
On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles's last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the US.
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5 out of 5 stars
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0UTSTANDING
- De BRUCE R. en 04-26-22
De: Keith W. Nolan
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Operation Tailwind
- Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War
- De: Barry Pencek
- Narrado por: Dan Nachtrab
- Duración: 9 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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The Studies and Observations Group was a covert American military unit in Vietnam that specialized in clandestine cross-border operations in Laos and Cambodia. In September 1970, sixteen Green Berets and one-hundred-twenty Montagnard mercenaries departed on Operation Tailwind, the largest and deepest raid in SOG history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent! Immersive!
- De AudioBookReviewer en 07-15-24
De: Barry Pencek
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Fading Memories of an Old Soldier: Vietnam 1968-1970
- De: Elvis Bray
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 3 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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This is a collection of short stories of missions I flew during my two years in Vietnam in 1968-1970, or stories about men I flew with in Vietnam. Most are non-fiction and two are fiction based on real life events.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story
- De Dario Perryman en 02-20-25
De: Elvis Bray
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Call Sign Dracula
- My Tour with the Black Scarves, April 1969 to March 1970
- De: Joe Fair
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Call Sign Dracula provides a valuable and worthy in-depth look into the life of a US Army Infantry soldier serving with the famed 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One) in Vietnam. It is a genuine, firsthand account of a one-year tour that shows how a soldier grew and matured from an awkward, bewildered, inexperienced, 18-year-old country bumpkin from Kentucky, to a tough, battle-hardened fighting soldier.
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3 out of 5 stars
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One man’s story
- De Amazon Customer en 06-24-24
De: Joe Fair
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Lions of Medina
- The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967
- De: Doyle Glass
- Narrado por: Tim H. Dixon
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 23
Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto a trail deep in the remote Hai Lang National Forest of South Vietnam. Following Cahill were the 166 Marines of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brotherhood
- De James Huddleston en 12-24-24
De: Doyle Glass
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Swift Sword
- The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
- De: Doyle Glass
- Narrado por: Tim H. Dixon
- Duración: 6 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 30
Marine Lance Corporal Jack Swan crested the face of a bare, rocky knoll in the Que Son Valley of South Vietnam. Following Swan were the 164 Marines of Mike Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. Their mission was to locate and rescue two understrength and isolated companies of felow Marines who were under attack by the North Vietnamese Army.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible story
- De Alex en 01-06-25
De: Doyle Glass
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Baptism
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- J LAN
- 07-31-17
Hell of book telling a story that needs to be told
If you could sum up Baptism in three words, what would they be?
What Vietnam was really like...... ( I know, that's five words )
What did you like best about this story?
A vivid, well told personal account.
What about Todd McLaren’s performance did you like?
Outstanding....though he mispronounced a view words.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
While they partied at UC Boulder, good men died.........
Any additional comments?
Larry Gwin has memorialized those who fought and often died for their brothers. Fine young Americans in the spirit of what made America great gave their best for a country and its politicians who betrayed them. An American tragedy. 1LT JL Pitts, US Army, Royal Thai Army, Black Panther Infantry Division (liaison), Vietnam 1968-69.
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- Luke
- 03-16-24
Hard to stop listening to
I really enjoyed this book thoroughly. My only problem is the sudden ending or I would have had it at 5 stars for everything. Just leaves you hanging at the end.
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- Brandon Mccloskey
- 05-26-16
Great book
Very well narrated. the book was very well written as well. The only addition I would have enjoyed was if the author talked about going home.
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- Ross Williamson
- 11-15-18
Enjoyable book
Enjoyed the details the author added to give additional insight. Good speed of the story. Kept the narrative moving without boring or losing the listener. #military #leadership #Vietnamwar #Asia #Vietnam
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- Gary L Green
- 07-19-15
Great book
This story was one of the best one's about the war. Did not want to stop listening.
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- Danno51
- 03-01-23
Awesome book
One of the best books I’ve read on the Vietnam war. Highly recommended! I will read this book several times and not get bored with it.
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- Jeff
- 02-07-19
Great Book about 1st Cav Sky Trooper
This is a amazing book about being a 1st Cav Grunt in Vietnam. As a son of a Vietnam Vet who fought in the same unit 2-7 Bravo Company 68-69 it really does a great job of describing what it was like being in Combat in Vietnam. I grew up listening to my Dad and his fellow brothers tell there stories and this book is like the same. Can’t recommend it enough. And as my Dad would Say GarryOwen!
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- R. Frost
- 11-02-21
A great story
I wasn't sure if I should buy this book, but was glad that I did. It was entertaining, even though it was frustrating to hear how messed up some of our military was. I guess that not much has changed. Too bad more leaders don't read these books.
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- kc jost
- 01-17-16
fabulous , no b.s. just the nitty gritty ,
just true account of the war. The good , the bad and the military way. A stand up look at how great we performed in combat. not in politics.
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- Julie
- 05-31-15
Narration not great, but fantastic story
Rations as in nations, "0h" instead of zero with 24 time, and a few other odd way of saying things (T O C, instead of "toc" as in tick-toc) made this an annoying listen, but the story overcame those minor irks to make a great listen.
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