River of Perfumes
A Novel of Marine Combat Correspondents in Hue City During Vietnam's Tet Offensive
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Al Peterson
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Michael Stokey
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Post-World War II America and teenage boys dreamed of adventure growing up in the 1950s, listened to Elvis Presley and read Jack Kerouac, yet it wasn't cruising Route 66 in a Corvette that united them, but Highway 1, known as the Street Without Joy, on the way to Hue city during the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. It was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, Civil Rights and the pill, young girls in long boots and short skirts, but not for those in the jungle and rice paddies of Southeast Asia. Full of innocence and dreams, adolescent passion and coming of age horror, River of Perfumes captures the contradictions of the times and what the brutality of war does to young men in battle, and a country that stayed home and abandoned them.
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John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition; it had seemed a small sacrifice to give up one weekend a month and two weeks a year in exchange for a free education. But one semester short of graduating, and newly married, he was called to active duty, to serve in Kuwait, then on the front lines of the invasion of Iraq, and ultimately in Baghdad. While serving in Iraq, Crawford began writing short nonfiction stories, his account of what he and his fellow soldiers experienced.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest, real account of the Iraq War
- De Michael J. Mountain en 09-07-05
De: John Crawford
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One Soldier's War
- De: Arkady Babchenko, Nick Allen - translator
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 454
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 398
In 1995, Arkady Babchenko was an 18-year-old law student in Moscow when he was drafted into the Russian army and sent to Chechnya. It was the beginning of a torturous journey from naïve conscript to hardened soldier that took Babchenko from the front lines of the first Chechen War in 1995 to the second in 1999. He fought in major cities and tiny hamlets, from the bombed-out streets of Grozny to anonymous mountain villages.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Real, Brutal, & Honest
- De Patrick en 05-09-16
De: Arkady Babchenko, y otros
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The 13th Valley
- De: John M. Del Vecchio
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 27 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 473
The 13th Valley follows the terrifying Vietnam combat experiences of James Chelini, a telephone-systems installer who finds himself an infantryman in territory controlled by the North Vietnamese army. Spiraling deeper and deeper into a world of conflict and darkness, this harrowing account of Chelini's plunge and immersion into jungle warfare traces his evolution from a semipacifist to an all-out combat-crazed soldier.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could Have Been Brilliant
- De KB2187 en 12-03-17
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Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- De: Robert Leckie
- Narrado por: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,066
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,341
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,325
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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Should be required reading in high school
- De Randall en 04-03-19
De: Robert Leckie
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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
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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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Earth Alone
- Earthrise, Book 1
- De: Daniel Arenson
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,508
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,368
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,367
They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Fifty years ago bloodthirsty aliens devastated the Earth. Most of humanity perished. We fell into darkness. But now we rise from the ashes. Now we fight back. Marco Emery was born into the war. After his mother is killed, he joins the Human Defense Force, Earth's ragtag army. Emery must survive basic training, become a soldier, and finally face the aliens in battle. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I JOINED THE ARMY TO DIE
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 08-31-17
De: Daniel Arenson
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Germline
- The Subterrene War, Book 1
- De: T. C. McCarthy
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 131
One hundred years from now, Russia and the United States are at odds again. This time the war has gone hot. Heavily armored soldiers battle genetically engineered troops hundreds of meters below the icy, mineral-rich mountains of Kazakhstan. War is Oscar Wendell’s ticket to greatness. A reporter for the Stars and Stripes, he has the only one-way ticket to the front lines. The front smells of blood and fire and death—it smells like a Pulitzer.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Story Marred by Poor Performance
- De The Lance Gifford en 09-10-11
De: T. C. McCarthy
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Marine Sniper
- 93 Confirmed Kills
- De: Charles Henderson
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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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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Way of the Wolf
- The Vampire Earth, Book 1
- De: E. E. Knight
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 959
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 613
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 615
Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Its what you expect, and thats not a bad thing.
- De Kevin McLaughlin en 11-26-08
De: E. E. Knight
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If I Die in a Combat Zone
- Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 243
Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A solid Vietnam war memoir
- De Darwin8u en 04-16-14
De: Tim O'Brien
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Once a Warrior King
- Memories of an Officer in Vietnam
- De: David Donovan
- Narrado por: Don Sobczak
- Duración: 11 h y 59 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 70
He was a young American soldier - and the most powerful man in a remote rural District of Vietnam.
In the spring of 1969, First Lieutenant David Donovan arrived in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam to work as military advisor with village chiefs and local militia to win the war.
But as he was the highest-ranking person in the entire district, his life there was far more complex than anyone could have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally on audio!
- De Trucker john en 02-27-14
De: David Donovan
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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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The Bridge at Dong Ha
- De: John Grider Miller
- Narrado por: Terence Aselford
- Duración: 3 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
On Easter morning, 1972, Marine captain John Ripley braved intense enemy fire to blow up a bridge during the North Vietnamese "Easter Offensive." Ripley became a legend within the Marine Corps for his daring act of heroism. His story is described here by fellow Marine John Grider Miller. Miller lays bare Ripley's innermost thoughts during the 3 hours it took to place and set the fuses while some 30,000 enemy troops and 200 tanks prepared to cross just yards away. Such a compelling act of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bad Audio
- De Christopher en 04-24-15
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Baptism
- A Vietnam Memoir
- De: Larry Gwin
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 671
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story of a front line grunt during Vietnam
- De richard fox en 05-04-16
De: Larry Gwin
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Without Warning
- De: John Birmingham
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 479
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 332
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 333
On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Baghdad, as the world waits for war, a miles-high energy wave cordons a vast area from southern Canada to northern Mexico. In a moment, 99 percent of the U.S. population has been wiped from the face of the earth.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Language in book is a bit over the top.
- De John R. Dritenbas en 07-07-10
De: John Birmingham
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Control Point
- Shadow Ops
- De: Myke Cole
- Narrado por: Corey Jackson
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 383
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 342
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 352
Myke Cole is an expert at ratcheting up suspense and delivering pulse-pounding adventure that leaves audiences breathless. In Shadow Ops: Control Point, the world has seemingly gone mad. People are waking up with magical powers, such as the ability to raise the dead or call forth storms. The only thing staving off a plunge into chaos is the Supernatural Operations Corps, headed by Oscar Britton. But when Oscar exhibits a power of his own, the hunter becomes the hunted.
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2 out of 5 stars
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get on with it
- De Eugene en 05-15-12
De: Myke Cole
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- T. Brieaddy
- 09-11-19
First half of the book is compleyely useless.
mediocre writing and useless first half.
Mark Bowden's book was more exciting and interesting to listen to.
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