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James Philip
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This is the first story of a trilogy of Timeline 10/27/62 novellas about the invasion and the occupation of the Falkland Islands in 1964 and its aftermath....
Less than 18 months have passed since the October War and the war in the South Atlantic begins....
In Buenos Aires, there were three of them: the physician doctor who hoped he might heal his divided nation, and the two generals, one the great puppeteer of his generation of officers, the other a would-be technocrat who almost but not quite knew what he was doing. And, forgotten nowadays, there was the admiral who went along with the greatest gamble in his fragile country’s history and privately, regretted ever-after.
On the night of second/third April, 1964, Operation Southern Justice, the liberation of the Malvinas and the lost South Atlantic territories, entered its end game as the assault force, supported by every seaworthy ship of the Argentine Navy came ashore on the Falklands Islands, and eight hundred miles away attempted to land at Leith Harbour on South Georgia.
Operation Southern Justice had been envisaged as a massive show of strength which would, almost bloodlessly awe and overwhelm the weak British forces on East Falkland and South Georgia.
At the same moment, Argentine Marines were going ashore on East Falkland. Two Red Army tank armies – their entire surviving Soviet strategic reserve – was crashing into Iran, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet was moving to seize Malta, was unknown to the ruling clique in Buenos Aires. However, any sense that the liberation of the Malvinas had been timed serendipitously was soon dispelled by the events of the following hours and days.
The struggle for the Malvinas was only just beginning.
The second story in this trilogy, Puerto Argentino, will be released in March 2020, and the third, A Kelper's Tale, in May 2020. Taken together, the Falklands Trilogy of stories will add context to the Timeline 10/27/62 main series books Armadas (available in October 2020) and Smoke on the Water (available in April 2021).
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On December 8, 1941, just five hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes attacked a remote US outpost in the westernmost reaches of the Pacific. It was the beginning of an incredible 16-day fight for Wake Island, a tiny but strategically valuable dot in the ocean. Unprepared for the stunning assault, the small battalion was dangerously outnumbered and outgunned. But they compensated with a surplus of bravery and perseverance, waging an extraordinary battle against all odds.
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4 out of 5 stars
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For want of a nail...
- De Kindle Customer en 07-21-21
De: Bill Sloan
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Sand and Steel
- The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France
- De: Peter Caddick-Adams
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 37 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Details, details, details
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-11-21
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By Water Beneath the Walls
- The Rise of the Navy SEALs
- De: Benjamin H. Milligan
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 22 h y 46 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 439
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How did the US Navy - the branch of the US military tasked with patrolling the oceans - ever manage to produce a unit of raiders trained to operate on land? And how, against all odds, did that unit become one of the world’s most elite commando forces, routinely striking thousands of miles from the water on the battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, even Central Africa?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extra. Ordinary.
- De Anonymous User en 12-15-21
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The Far Shore
- De: Edward Ellsberg
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Thousands of men desperately struggling through the surf, blood spilling into the sea and mud, bullets whizzing by their ears - this is the Far Shore of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Here, we see D-Day through the eyes of an experienced engineer, brought out of a brief retirement to help make this invasion and eventual Allied victory possible: Rear Admiral Edward Ellsberg.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The “you are there” first person narrative.
- De A User en 12-30-24
De: Edward Ellsberg
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But Not in Shame
- The Six Months After Pearl Harbor
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 18 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
What were the events which determined the Pearl Harbor catastrophe? What were the last few days on Wake Island like? What really occurred on the infamous Bataan Death March, and why did it happen? How did MacArthur make his dramatic escape from Corregidor? And what is the story behind the greatest capitulation in American history, General Wainwright’s forced surrender of the Philippines?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- De dexter en 03-03-20
De: John Toland
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The First Wave
- The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
- De: Alex Kershaw
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 809
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 710
Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day’s most perilous missions. The charismatic, unforgettable cast includes the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the brothers who led their troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; as well as a French commando, returning to his native land, who fought to destroy German strongholds on Sword Beach and beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoughtful and Sobering
- De Anonymous User en 10-07-19
De: Alex Kershaw
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Pacific Glory
- World War II Navy, Book 1
- De: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 15 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 976
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 876
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 873
Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
Glory, now Tommy’s widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best of PT Deutermann
- De MM en 11-27-11
De: P. T. Deutermann
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
- De: Ian W. Toll
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 22 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,022
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,572
On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the tiny atoll of Midway, four Japanese aircraft carriers were sent into the abyss. Pacific Crucible tells the epic tale of these first searing months of the Pacific war, when the U.S. Navy shook off the worst defeat in American military history and seized the strategic initiative.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astonishingly good.
- De Mike From Mesa en 09-01-12
De: Ian W. Toll
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Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
- Duración: 22 h y 54 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 366
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 322
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes in places like Purple Heart Ridge, Death Valley, and Hell's Pocket, under a commander known as "Howlin' Mad." Naval combat: carriers battling carriers from afar, fighters downing Japanese aircraft, submarines sinking carriers. Marine-army rivalry. Fanatical Japanese defense and resistance. A turning point of the Pacific War. James Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of Saipan in a way that no recent chronicler of the battle has done.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De Patrick en 03-08-20
De: James H. Hallas
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Churchill's Shadow Raiders
- The Race to Develop Radar, World War II's Invisible Secret Weapon
- De: Damien Lewis
- Narrado por: Nigel Carrington
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 57
In the winter of 1941, as Britain faced defeat on all fronts, an RAF reconnaissance pilot photographed an alien-looking object on the French coast near Le Havre. The mysterious device - a “Wurzburg Dish” - appeared to be a new form of radar technology: ultra-compact, highly precise, and pointed directly across the English Channel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- De 3D RWC en 05-13-20
De: Damien Lewis
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The Ghost Ships of Archangel
- The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis
- De: William Geroux
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of 35 cargo ships carrying $1 billion worth of war supplies to the Soviet port of Archangel - the limited help Roosevelt and Churchill extended to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to maintain their fragile alliance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A lot of chaff
- De J. Willson en 02-01-22
De: William Geroux
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Sink ‘Em All
- Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
- De: Charles A. Lockwood
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 16 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 408
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Sink 'Em All was originally published in 1951 by Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, the US Navy commander of the Pacific submarine fleet during World War II. Lockwood, in his leadership role, knew the skippers and crews of the submarines and retells their wartime successes and tragedies with an intimacy and realism often missing in second-hand accounts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best of the best
- De Robert en 08-29-18
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1942
- A Novel
- De: Robert Conroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was a resounding success - except for one detail: A second bombing mission, to destroy crucial oil storage facilities, was aborted that day. Now, in this gripping and stunning work of alternate history, Robert Conroy reimagines December 7, 1941, to include the attack the Japanese didn't launch, and what follows is a thrilling tale of war, resistance, sacrifice, and courage. For when Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sees how badly the United States has been ravaged in a two-pronged strike, he devises another, more daring proposal.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty Good but...
- De Gary H en 01-25-20
De: Robert Conroy
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Sicily '43
- The First Assault on Fortress Europe
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Al Murray
- Duración: 19 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Normandy invasion 11 months later: 160,000 American, British, and Canadian troops came ashore or were parachuted onto Sicily, signaling the start of the campaign to defeat Nazi Germany on European soil. Operation HUSKY, as it was known, was enormously complex, involving dramatic battles on land, in the air, and at sea. Yet, despite its paramount importance to ultimate Allied victory, and its drama, very little has been written about the 38-day Battle for Sicily.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great writing, great narration, interesting topic
- De ItalCali en 08-02-21
De: James Holland
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Wingman #1
- Wingman
- De: Mack Maloney
- Narrado por: Terence Aselford
- Duración: 2 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
Disarmed and leaderless, the United States is united no longer! Evil Russian warlords have reduced the Capitol to a smoking pile of radioactive rubble. While the destitute citizens are frozen in a state of panic, one man steps forward to seek retribution. He is a brilliant ace fighter pilot: Hawk Hunter, a lone warrior on a mission to keep alive the indomitable spirit of a forgotten dream called "America".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Audiobook Addict en 02-14-11
De: Mack Maloney
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The Fleet at Flood Tide
- America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
- De: James D. Hornfischer
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 23 h y 15 m
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With its thunderous assault on the Mariana Islands in June 1944, the United States crossed the threshold of total war. In this tour de force of dramatic storytelling, distilled from extensive research in newly discovered primary sources, James D. Hornfischer brings to life the campaign that was the fulcrum of the drive to compel Tokyo to surrender—and that forever changed the art of modern war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hornfischer's Philosophical Summary Up to VJ Day
- De Hollywood Dave en 01-08-17
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 24 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 551
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 486
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent account of Normandy but be weary...
- De S. H. Moore en 02-22-20
De: James Holland
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Guadalcanal Marine
- De: Kerry L. Lane
- Narrado por: Kenneth Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
In Guadalcanal Marine, Lt. Col. Kerry L. Lane recounts the dark reality of combat experienced by the men of the 1st Marine Division fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. With 80 gripping photographs and his text, he brings to life the struggles of his companions as they achieve these two astonishing victories.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I want to give a very honest review.
- De Jfm en 07-12-15
De: Kerry L. Lane