Breaking Point
A Novel of the Battle of Britain
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John Rhodes
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1940, World War II. The Nazis have crushed Europe, and Hitler launches a massive aerial assault with the Luftwaffe against the heavily outnumbered British RAF. The fate of civilization teeters in the balance.
Johnnie Shaux, a Spitfire fighter pilot, must summon up the fortitude to fly into a battle where death is all but inevitable, and continue to do so until the inevitable occurs....
Eleanor Rand, a brilliant fighter command mathematician, studies the control room map constantly tracking the ebbs and flows of the conflict, and sees the glimmerings of a radical breakthrough....
Breaking Point is based on actual events in the Battle of Britain. Written with a penetrating historical accuracy of World War II and breathtaking speed, Breaking Point puts you inside the cockpit as the pilots duel to the death, inside RAF headquarters as the commanders makes their decisions, and inside the lives of young men and women facing one of the great crises in modern history.
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In 1942, Norman Hanson learned to fly the Royal Navy's newest fighter: the US-built Chance Vought Corsair. Fast, rugged, and demanding to fly, it was an intimidating machine. But in the hands of its young Fleet Air Arm pilots, it also proved to be a lethal weapon. Posted to the South Pacific aboard HMS Illustrious, Hanson and his squadron took the fight to the Japanese. Facing a desperate and determined enemy, Kamikaze attacks, and the ever-present dangers of flying off a pitching carrier deck, death was never far away.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing
- De Jean en 11-26-17
De: Norman Hanson
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
- The True Story of the "Bad Boy" Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron
- De: Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all-the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave a new definition to "hell-raising" - on the ground and in the skies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who picked the narrator?
- De D. DAVIS en 08-21-19
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Life's Too Short to Cry
- The Compelling Story of a Battle of Britain Ace
- De: Tim Vigors
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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It is not often that a long-hidden gem of a manuscript is published, bringing a moment in WWII history to vivid life for today’s audiences. Geoffrey Wellum’s First Light was one example. The memoir of Timothy Vigors is another. Born in Hatfield but raised in Ireland and educated at Eton and Cranwell, Vigors found himself in France in 1940 flying Fairey Battle bombers. After the Fall he joined the fighters of 222 Squadron, with whom he saw frantic and distinguished service over Dunkirk and persevered through the dangerous days of the Battle of Britain, when he became an ace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Ethan en 03-24-21
De: Tim Vigors
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Fighter Pilot
- The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
- De: Robin Olds, Christina Olds, Ed Rasimus
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,098
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,635
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,630
A larger-than-life hero with a towering personality, Robin Olds was a graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army. In World War II, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—a double ace with twelve aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Top Notch Audiobook
- De R. A. Frank en 10-08-10
De: Robin Olds, y otros
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War's End
- An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
- De: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, James A. Antonucci - contributor, Marion K. Antonucci - contributor
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a 25-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion.... The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent History
- De Bill en 02-19-25
De: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, y otros
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A Thousand Shall Fall
- The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two
- De: Murray Peden
- Narrado por: Anthony Haden Salerno
- Duración: 19 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
During World War II, Canada trained tens of thousands of airmen under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Those selected for Bomber Command operations went on to rain devastation upon the Third Reich in the great air battles over Europe, but their losses were high. German fighters and anti-aircraft guns took a terrifying toll. The chances of surviving a tour of duty as a bomber crew were almost nil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant account of WW2 flying
- De John en 06-14-17
De: Murray Peden
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Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle
- De: Robert Morgan, Ron Powers
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 4 h y 51 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
As a young man growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, Robert Morgan was a fast-driving party boy - a hell-raiser. But when his mother committed suicide upon learning she had inoperable brain cancer, Morgan's life changed dramatically. He was no longer a carefree playboy; he was a man searching for meaning. He found that meaning at the controls of an airplane, and in the flak-and fighter-filled skies over Occupied France and Nazi Germany.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Abridged Version = Butchered
- De Kyle en 01-03-17
De: Robert Morgan, y otros
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Damn Lucky
- One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, John Luckadoo
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 291
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 258
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a world away from John Luckadoo’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But when the Japanese attacked the American naval base on December 7, 1941, he didn’t hesitate to join the military. Trained as a pilot with the United States Air Force, Second Lieutenant Luckadoo was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group stationed in Thorpe Abbotts, England. Between June and October 1943, he flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany on bombing runs devised to destroy the Nazi war machine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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must read
- De td godfrey en 10-06-22
De: Kevin Maurer
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Race of Aces
- WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky
- De: John R. Bruning
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,434
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,270
In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces" - the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker - offered a bottle of bourbon to the first US fighter pilot to break his record of 26 enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what they would come to call the "race of aces" as a way of boosting the spirits of his war-weary command.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Boring, confusing storyline, some technical details wrong
- De ATM en 04-09-20
De: John R. Bruning
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Enola Gay
- Mission to Hiroshima
- De: Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 90
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Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army Air Force's call to action, no detail is left untold. Touching on the early days of the Manhattan Project and the first inkling of an atomic bomb, investigative journalist Gordon Thomas and his writing partner Max Morgan-Witts, take WWII enthusiasts through the training of the crew of the Enola Gay and the challenges faced by pilot Paul Tibbets.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poor reader
- De Dee en 04-17-22
De: Gordon Thomas, y otros
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No Parachute
- A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI
- De: Arthur Gould Lee
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 91
From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat, there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces - among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw, and Mannock - whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But behind the elite pilots in the Royal Flying Corps, there were many hundreds of airmen who flew their hazardous daily sorties in outdated planes without ever achieving fame.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the most interesting reads I've ever had.
- De Amazon Customer en 12-08-21
De: Arthur Gould Lee
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Mission
- Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
- De: Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin - foreward
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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In March 1941 Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future.
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1 out of 5 stars
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SKIP THIS ONE
- De G-Man en 05-13-18
De: Robert Matzen, y otros
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The Wrong Stuff
- The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator
- De: Truman Smith
- Narrado por: James Killavey
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,104
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 992
Between April and July 1944, Truman Smith flew 35 bombing missions over France and Germany. He was only 20 years old. Although barely adults, Smith and his peers worried about cramming a lifetime's worth of experience into every free night, each knowing he probably would not survive the next bombing mission. Written with blunt honesty, wry humor, and insight, The Wrong Stuff is Smith's gripping memoir of that time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why I got it...and glad I did.
- De Marie en 11-27-14
De: Truman Smith
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Deadly Sky
- The American Combat Airman in World War II
- De: John C. McManus
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 17 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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This insightful chronicle takes listeners inside the experiences of America's fighter pilots and bomber crews, an incredible assortment of men who, in nearly four years of warfare all over the globe, suffered over 120,000 casualties, with over 40,000 killed. Their stories span the Earth, into every corner of the combat theaters in both Europe and the Pacific. And the aircraft explored are as varied, tough, and legendary as the men who flew them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Twelve O'Clock High Unabridged
- De Chiefkent en 05-23-17
De: John C. McManus
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War with Russia
- An urgent warning from senior military command
- De: General Sir General Sir Richard Shirreff
- Narrado por: General Sir Richard Shirreff, Michael Fenner
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 296
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 263
Closely modeled on his NATO experience of war gaming future conflicts, War with Russia is a chilling account of where we are heading if we fail to recognise the threat posed by the Russian president. Written by the recently retired Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and endorsed by senior military figures, this audiobook shows how war with Russia could erupt, with the bloodiest and most appalling consequences, if the necessary steps are not taken urgently.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book with Outstanding Narrator
- De Stephen Veal en 02-15-17
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An Officer, Not a Gentleman
- The Inspirational Journey of a Pioneering Female Fighter Pilot
- De: Mandy Hickson
- Narrado por: Mandy Hickson
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 37
Flying a multi-million pound fighter jet in hostile territory is not an everyday career, and it comes with a high degree of pressure and responsibility. It’s a dream job that takes years of ambition, training and commitment, but for Mandy Hickson, it was a dream that became reality. Find out about Mandy’s incredible journey to become one of the UK’s first female, fast-jet pilots and how she overcame many obstacles to develop the skills to succeed in such a demanding career.
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2 out of 5 stars
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These reviews are getting hard to trust
- De Justin Campbell en 02-18-22
De: Mandy Hickson
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- sanfranciscopete
- 02-10-24
Great read
Narration could do with being a little smoother between cuts, but didnt take away from story
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