Otto Kretschmer
The Life of Germany’s Highest Scoring U-Boat Commander
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Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander, sinking forty-seven ships. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days.
After completing his officer training and time on the training ship Niobe, he served aboard the light cruiser Emden. In December 1934, he was transferred to the light cruiser Köln, then in January 1936 made the move to the fledgling U-boat service. During the Spanish Civil War, Kretschmer was involved in several patrols as part of the international non-intervention force.
He demonstrated a cool approach to combat: his mantra "one torpedo for one ship" proved that the best way for his boat to succeed against a convoy was to remain surfaced as much as possible, penetrating the convoy and using the boat's high speed and small silhouette to avoid retaliation.
His nickname "Silent Otto" referred to his ability to remain undetected and his reluctance to provide the regular radio reports required by Dönitz. Alongside his military skill was a character that remained rooted in the traditions of the Prussian military.
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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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Operation Pedestal
- The Fleet that Battled to Malta, 1942
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Max Hastings, John Hopkins
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 114
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta - an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sir Max Hastings at his best
- De J.Brock en 10-27-22
De: Max Hastings
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Hunt the Bismarck
- The Pursuit of Germany’s Most Famous Battleship
- De: Angus Konstam
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 138
Bismarck entered service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15-inch guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armored protection earned her the reputation of being unsinkable. This claim was finally put to the test in May 1941, when she sortied into the Atlantic and fought the legendary battle of the Denmark Strait, destroying HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy. Bismarck was now loose in the North Atlantic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fresh look at a well known story!
- De Donald Hill en 10-26-19
De: Angus Konstam
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Atlantic Nightmare
- The Longest Continuous Military Campaign in World War Ii
- De: Richard Freeman
- Narrado por: Will Huggins
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
No other battle of the Second World War lasted longer than the 2,075 days of the Battle of the Atlantic. It raged from the opening day of the war in September 1939 until it ended almost six years later with Germany’s surrender in May 1945. Vital supplies of food, fuel, and the raw materials needed by the Allies to wage war had to be transported in merchant ships in escorted convoys across the Atlantic Ocean, where they were at the mercy of German U-boats and warships.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Slanted Badly
- De Christopher en 07-07-24
De: Richard Freeman
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Bismarck
- The Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship
- De: Niklas Zetterling, Michael Tamelander
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 186
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck - a masterpiece of engineering, well-armored with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns - was one of the most dramatic events of World War II. She left the port of Gotenhafen for her first operation on the night of 18 May 1941, yet was almost immediately discovered by Norwegian resistance and Allied air reconnaissance. British battlecruiser Hood was quickly dispatched from Scapa Flow to intercept the Bismarck, together with new battleship Prince of Wales.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for any WWII Naval Historian!
- De Rick en 10-14-13
De: Niklas Zetterling, y otros
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Rising Sun, Falling Skies
- The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
- De: Jeffrey Cox
- Narrado por: Theodore O'Brien
- Duración: 22 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 104
Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. After the devastating attack, Japanese forces continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore, and taking resource-rich islands in the Pacific - Borneo, Sumatra, and Java - in their own blitzkrieg offensive. Allied losses in these early months after America's entry into the war were great, and among the most devastating were those suffered during the Java Sea Campaign.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The first months of the war were frightening.
- De michael s en 10-07-22
De: Jeffrey Cox
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Grey Wolves
- The U-Boat War 1939–1945
- De: Philip Kaplan
- Narrado por: A. T. Chandler
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 364
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 321
In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting Britain's transatlantic lifeline. To the Allies, these enemy sailors were embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil. Each member of the Ubootwaffe understood that he must take pride in being part of a unique brotherhood. He had to do so because he was setting out on a journey that would test his mental and physical endurance to the very limits, and which he had little chance of surviving.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Like a Jr High Book Report, Performance Bad Too
- De Bill Sayer en 12-03-15
De: Philip Kaplan
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Battle of Surigao Strait
- Twentieth-Century Battles
- De: Anthony P. Tully
- Narrado por: Gary Roelofs
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the events of that naval engagement have been passed down in garbled accounts. Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing documentary material, including newly discovered accounts and a careful analysis of U.S. Navy action reports, to create a new and more detailed description of the action.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Much Needed History!
- De Chiefkent en 09-09-14
De: Anthony P. Tully
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Blazing Star, Setting Sun
- The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign November 1942-March 1943
- De: Jeffrey Cox
- Narrado por: Lance C Fuller
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 227
By the end of February 1944, thanks to hard-fought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal, the battle of Empress Augusta Bay and the battle of Cape St George, the Japanese would no longer hold the materiel or skilled manpower advantage. From this point on, although the war was still a long way from being won, the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant, slowly, but surely, edging Japanese imperialism towards its sunset.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Ruined the Book
- De Duncan en 08-20-20
De: Jeffrey Cox
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Turning the Tide
- How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic
- De: Ed Offley
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 17 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
The U.S. experienced its most harrowing military disaster of World War II not in 1941 at Pearl Harbor, but rather in the period from 1942 to 1943, in the frigid North Atlantic and American coastal waters from Newfoundland to the Caribbean. Nearly seven decades after the event, the Battle of the Atlantic still stands as the longest-running and most lethal clash of arms in naval history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just The Facts
- De PismoPat en 05-15-11
De: Ed Offley
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The Iron Sea
- How the Allies Hunted and Destroyed Hitler's Warships
- De: Simon Read
- Narrado por: Raphael Corkhill
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
From the acclaimed military history author, this action-packed World War II history describes the Allies' brutal naval engagements and daring harbor raids to destroy the backbone of Hitler's surface fleet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book if you not really familiar with WW2 at Sea.
- De S. H. Moore en 11-05-20
De: Simon Read
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At Close Quarters
- PT Boats in the United States Navy
- De: Robert J. Bulkley, John F. Kennedy, Ernest McNeill Eller
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 18 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity", they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dry as the dessert in July!
- De Mat J Monk en 07-11-18
De: Robert J. Bulkley, y otros
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Days of Steel Rain
- The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze
- De: Brent E. Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Sprawling across the Pacific, this untold story follows the crew of the newly-built "vengeance ship" USS Astoria, named for her sunken predecessor lost earlier in the war. At its center lies US Navy Captain George Dyer, who vowed to return to action after suffering a horrific wound. He accepted the ship's command in 1944, knowing it would be his last chance to avenge his injuries and salvage his career. Yet with the nation's resources and personnel stretched thin by the war, he found that just getting the ship into action would prove to be a battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Other Side of the Story: USS Astoria CL-90
- De Mike Williams en 11-16-21
De: Brent E. Jones
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The Burning Shore
- How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America
- De: Ed Offley
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 322
On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun on Virginia Beach, a massive fireball erupted from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. By the next day, three ships lay at the bottom of the channel, victims of Lieutenant-Commander Horst Degen and his crew on the German submarine U-701. In The Burning Shore, acclaimed military reporter Ed Offley presents a thrilling account of Degen's rampage along the American coast and of US Lieutenant Harry J. Kane's quest to bring him down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh, Perhaps a Second Listen is Required?
- De Matthew en 09-05-15
De: Ed Offley
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Wahoo
- The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
- De: Richard H. O'Kane
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 344
The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles. Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, Wahoo was commanded by the astonishing Dudley W. "Mush" Morton, whose originality and daring new techniques led to results unprecedented in naval history; among them, successful "down the throat" barrage against an attacking Japanese destroyer, voracious surface-running gun attacks, and the sinking of a four-ship convoy in one day.
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3 out of 5 stars
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story is excellent...narrator...aarrgg
- De Rudy Ganther en 04-26-20
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The Deadly Deep
- The Definitive History of Submarine Warfare
- De: Iain Ballantyne
- Narrado por: Paul Ansdell
- Duración: 28 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the principle of buoyancy. This clandestine narrative then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deadly motives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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American Effors Get Short Shift
- De GEORGE en 03-22-19
De: Iain Ballantyne
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Tirpitz
- The Life and Death of Germany's Last Super Battleship
- De: Niklas Zetterling, Michael Tamelander
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Whilst the Kriegsmarine's surface fleet, restricted for much of the period after 1919 by the terms of the Versailles Treaty, was relatively small in comparison to the Royal Navy, it did possess a number of highly potent battleships and other capital vessels that could - and did - pose a major threat to British interests in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean. Amongst the most powerful were the two battleships - the Bismarck and the Tirpitz.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great and compelling saga, wonderfully read
- De Scott en 12-31-14
De: Niklas Zetterling, y otros
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Grey Wolf, Grey Sea
- Aboard the German Submarine U-124 in World War II
- De: E.B. Gasaway
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21
The history of one of World War II's most successful submarines, U-124, is chronicled in Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, from its few defeats to a legion of victories. Kapitanleutnant Jochen Mohr commanded his German submarine and navigated it through the treacherous waters of one of the most destructive, savage wars the world has known.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent book
- De evan en 07-30-23
De: E.B. Gasaway
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War Beneath the Sea
- Submarine Conflict During World War II
- De: Peter Padfield
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 25 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 143
This riveting chronicle of submarine warfare is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war, describing, in detail, the operations of the British, American, Japanese, Italian, and German submarine and anti-submarine forces. Beginning with a vivid re-creation of the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia by a German U-boat in September 1939, critically acclaimed military historian Peter Padfield's compelling narrative casts an unflinching eye on the devastating consequences of maritime warfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fills in the gaps of other submarine books
- De Ben en 05-19-21
De: Peter Padfield
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Steel Boat Iron Hearts
- A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
- De: Hans Goebeler, John Vanzo
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 441
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 438
Using his own experiences, log books, and correspondence with other U-boat crewmen, Hans Goebeler offers rich and personal details about what life was like in the German Navy under Hitler. Since his first and last posting was to U-505, Goebeler's perspective of the crew, commanders, and war patrols paints a vivid and complete portrait unlike any other to come out of the Kriegsmarine. He witnessed it all, from deadly sabotage efforts that almost sunk the boat to the tragic suicide of the only U-boat commander who took his life during World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not impressed with the narration
- De Andrew en 08-20-16
De: Hans Goebeler, y otros
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Grey Wolves
- The U-Boat War 1939–1945
- De: Philip Kaplan
- Narrado por: A. T. Chandler
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 364
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 321
In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting Britain's transatlantic lifeline. To the Allies, these enemy sailors were embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil. Each member of the Ubootwaffe understood that he must take pride in being part of a unique brotherhood. He had to do so because he was setting out on a journey that would test his mental and physical endurance to the very limits, and which he had little chance of surviving.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Like a Jr High Book Report, Performance Bad Too
- De Bill Sayer en 12-03-15
De: Philip Kaplan
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Undersea Warrior
- The World War II Story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo
- De: Don Keith
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 39
Mush Morton was a warrior without peer. At the helm of the USS Wahoo he completely changed the way the submarines fought in the Pacific War. He would relentlessly attack the Japanese at every opportunity, burning through his supply of torpedoes in record time on every patrol. Over the course of only nine months and five patrols, Morton racked up an astounding list of achievements, including being the first American skipper to wipe out an entire enemy convoy single-handedly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enter Text Here
- De Lady Pamela en 06-04-24
De: Don Keith
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The Convoy
- HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats
- De: Angus Konstam
- Narrado por: Philip Pope
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 9
HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941 and was specially targeted by the Germans. A wolfpack of U-boats was sent against it, and the Luftwaffe was heavily committed too in a rare example of German inter-service cooperation. German intelligence agents in Gibraltar and Spain also knew every detail of HG-76 before it had even sailed, seemingly stacking the odds in favour of the Kriegsmarine. Despite this the convoy fought its way through.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real life edge of your seat suspense
- De Used to be happy customer en 11-14-23
De: Angus Konstam
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Grey Wolf, Grey Sea
- Aboard the German Submarine U-124 in World War II
- De: E.B. Gasaway
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21
The history of one of World War II's most successful submarines, U-124, is chronicled in Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, from its few defeats to a legion of victories. Kapitanleutnant Jochen Mohr commanded his German submarine and navigated it through the treacherous waters of one of the most destructive, savage wars the world has known.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent book
- De evan en 07-30-23
De: E.B. Gasaway
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War Beneath the Sea
- Submarine Conflict During World War II
- De: Peter Padfield
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 25 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 143
This riveting chronicle of submarine warfare is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war, describing, in detail, the operations of the British, American, Japanese, Italian, and German submarine and anti-submarine forces. Beginning with a vivid re-creation of the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia by a German U-boat in September 1939, critically acclaimed military historian Peter Padfield's compelling narrative casts an unflinching eye on the devastating consequences of maritime warfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fills in the gaps of other submarine books
- De Ben en 05-19-21
De: Peter Padfield
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Steel Boat Iron Hearts
- A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
- De: Hans Goebeler, John Vanzo
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 441
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 438
Using his own experiences, log books, and correspondence with other U-boat crewmen, Hans Goebeler offers rich and personal details about what life was like in the German Navy under Hitler. Since his first and last posting was to U-505, Goebeler's perspective of the crew, commanders, and war patrols paints a vivid and complete portrait unlike any other to come out of the Kriegsmarine. He witnessed it all, from deadly sabotage efforts that almost sunk the boat to the tragic suicide of the only U-boat commander who took his life during World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not impressed with the narration
- De Andrew en 08-20-16
De: Hans Goebeler, y otros
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Grey Wolves
- The U-Boat War 1939–1945
- De: Philip Kaplan
- Narrado por: A. T. Chandler
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 364
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 321
In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting Britain's transatlantic lifeline. To the Allies, these enemy sailors were embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil. Each member of the Ubootwaffe understood that he must take pride in being part of a unique brotherhood. He had to do so because he was setting out on a journey that would test his mental and physical endurance to the very limits, and which he had little chance of surviving.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Like a Jr High Book Report, Performance Bad Too
- De Bill Sayer en 12-03-15
De: Philip Kaplan
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Undersea Warrior
- The World War II Story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo
- De: Don Keith
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 39
Mush Morton was a warrior without peer. At the helm of the USS Wahoo he completely changed the way the submarines fought in the Pacific War. He would relentlessly attack the Japanese at every opportunity, burning through his supply of torpedoes in record time on every patrol. Over the course of only nine months and five patrols, Morton racked up an astounding list of achievements, including being the first American skipper to wipe out an entire enemy convoy single-handedly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enter Text Here
- De Lady Pamela en 06-04-24
De: Don Keith
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The Convoy
- HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats
- De: Angus Konstam
- Narrado por: Philip Pope
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 9
HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941 and was specially targeted by the Germans. A wolfpack of U-boats was sent against it, and the Luftwaffe was heavily committed too in a rare example of German inter-service cooperation. German intelligence agents in Gibraltar and Spain also knew every detail of HG-76 before it had even sailed, seemingly stacking the odds in favour of the Kriegsmarine. Despite this the convoy fought its way through.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real life edge of your seat suspense
- De Used to be happy customer en 11-14-23
De: Angus Konstam
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Codename Nemo
- The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and the Elusive Enigma Machine
- De: Charles Lachman
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 73
On June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible—capturing a German U-Boat. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of 1812, one of the greatest achievements of the US Navy and a victory that shortened the duration of the war. A deeply researched, fast-paced World War II narrative for the ages, Charles Lachman’s white-knuckled war saga and thrilling cat-and-mouse game is told through the eyes of the men on both sides of Operation Nemo.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story
- De bigal1934 en 06-09-24
De: Charles Lachman
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Hunt and Kill
- U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic
- De: Theodore P. Savas
- Narrado por: Bob Neufeld
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
One of WWII’s pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war, U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today several hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its well-preserved hull at the Museum of Science and Industry. Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Root Canal
- De John S en 05-28-19
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Eight Survived
- The Harrowing Story of the USS Flier and the Only Downed World War II Submariners to Survive and Evade Capture
- De: Douglas A. Campbell
- Narrado por: Chris Monteiro
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
On the night of August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island. The story of the Flier and its eight survivors is wholly unique in the annals of U.S. military history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not your average survival story.
- De David C. Miller en 08-02-23
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The Deadly Deep
- The Definitive History of Submarine Warfare
- De: Iain Ballantyne
- Narrado por: Paul Ansdell
- Duración: 28 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the principle of buoyancy. This clandestine narrative then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deadly motives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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American Effors Get Short Shift
- De GEORGE en 03-22-19
De: Iain Ballantyne
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Destroyer Captain
- The Life of Ernest E. Evans (American War Heroes)
- De: James D. Hornfischer, David J. Hornfischer
- Narrado por: Lou Del Bianco, David J. Hornfischer
- Duración: 8 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 20
For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian James D. Hornfischer, “the dean of World War II naval history," writing with his son David J. Hornfischer, explores Capt. E. Evans’s incredible story, from his humble upbringing as a child of a Cherokee and Creek family in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1931, to his service on fighting ships during the Pacific War and his selfless bravery and cool command during a valiant faceoff with the pride of the Japanese Navy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- De Mark Mears en 09-02-24
De: James D. Hornfischer, y otros
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In the Kingdom of Ice
- The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
- De: Hampton Sides
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,502
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,180
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,174
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: The North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grip of "Arctic Fever." The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Superb tale that unravels at an iceburg's pace
- De Mel en 03-19-15
De: Hampton Sides
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Das Boot
- De: Lothar-Günther Buchheim
- Narrado por: Dietmar Bär
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
- Versión resumida
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General5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 27
Die unglaubliche Geschichte des U-Bootes U96 und seiner den Elementen und dem Irrsinn des Krieges ausgelieferten Besatzung...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mitreißend
- De Jordan Rudolf en 09-11-23
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Patton's Prayer
- A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
- De: Alex Kershaw
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 93
General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change, in the weather.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Patton story you need to hear.
- De Norm Brock en 06-11-24
De: Alex Kershaw
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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
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,565
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,395
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,389
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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Leyte Gulf
- A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle
- De: Mark E. Stille
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 14 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Pacific War expert Mark Stille examines the key aspects of battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, with new and insightful analysis and dismantles the myths surrounding the respective actions and overall performances of the two most important commanders in the battle, and the “lost victory” of the Japanese advance into Leyte Gulf that never happened.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Perhaps a little scholarly
- De Michael Kiehn en 11-14-24
De: Mark E. Stille
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StuG III Brigade 191, 1940-1945
- The Buffalo Brigade in Action in the Balkans, Greece and from Moscow to Kursk and Sevastopol
- De: Bruno Bork, Anthony Tucker-Jones - foreword
- Narrado por: Bruce Mann
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 7
Based on their experiences during the First World War, the Reichswehr decided that the infantry support gun of the future should be an armored, motorized vehicle: the Sturmgeschütz III. The weapon was used in the 'fire brigade role' at hotspots along the Front, where it was much feared by enemy forces. This book tells the tale of Brigade 191, aka the 'Buffalo Brigade', who used the Sturmgeschütz III as they took part in Operation Barbarossa in the Ukraine, saw action during the fight for Greece and were deployed to the areas of heaviest fighting in the campaign against the Soviet Union.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by awful narrator
- De MortonC en 01-19-24
De: Bruno Bork, y otros
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Bomb Group
- The Eighth Air Force's 381st and the Allied Air Offensive Over Europe
- De: Paul Bingley, Mike Peters
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 19 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
In February 1942, a reconnaissance party of US Army Air Force officers arrived in England. Firmly wedded to the doctrine of daylight precision bombing, they believed they could help turn the tide of the war in Europe. In the months that followed, they formed the Eighth Air Force—an organization that grew at an astonishing rate. To accommodate it, almost seventy airfields were built across the eastern counties of England. At the heart of the Eighth Air Force was its bombardment groups, each equipped with scores of heavily armed, four-engine bombers. This is the story of just one "Bomb Group".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent history and narration
- De MortonC en 12-20-24
De: Paul Bingley, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Otto Kretschmer
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución1 out of 5 stars
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Maggie F. Trosclair
- 07-06-23
Dry Toast
I'm no more than 1 hour into the book and can't take much more. The Narrator's steady dry cadence and momo-tone voice is making me want to fall asleep while driving. It's like listening to an 80's robot. I Hate to because there are very few books written from the German side on U-Boats. I was hoping this would be one I can listen to over and over again.
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