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There is hope in chaos. Immerse yourself in the humanity and jeopardy of saving animals in post-invasion Baghdad. As the desperation of tigers, lions, and a sun-roasted pelican inspired compassionate American soldiers, Iraqis, and conservationists to improvise audacious animal rescues, the city simmered, then boiled. The Accidental Invasion of Baghdad Zoo is not just a zoo story; it is a journey into the manic layers of modern Iraq.
The addictive energy of Baghdad comes to life through uplifting missions, tragedy, unshakable camaraderie, suicide bombings, unexpected comedy, Iraqi hospitality, and political adventurism. For a year, abandoned palace menageries, Green Zone politicking, raw violence, Saddam Hussein’s stolen Arabian horses, wounded bears, and checkpoint puppies spiraled the recovery into animal welfare theater.
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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engrossing, inspiring, and a little meandering
- De Skipper en 06-22-15
De: Lawrence Anthony, y otros
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The Devil Came on Horseback
- Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur
- De: Brian Steidle, Gretchen Steidle Wallace
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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The Devil Came on Horseback is an intense, vivid autobiographical report from the heart of violent Darfur and a call to action by a former American Marine who became a military observer for the African Union. The first extensive on-the-ground account of the genocide in Sudan, it leads us through the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on destroying its black African citizens and the frustrating complexity of international inaction.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A review from a local point of view
- De Ahmed en 11-12-12
De: Brian Steidle, y otros
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Zero Footprint
- The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places
- De: Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions - this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing missions too sensitive for the government to acknowledge. Chase reveals here for the first time the operations too hazardous and politically volatile to be officially sanctioned by his employers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Read Amazon reviews, not Audible reviews
- De Andrew M en 02-22-16
De: Simon Chase, y otros
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Under the Wire
- Marie Colvin's Final Assignment
- De: Paul Conroy
- Narrado por: James Clamp
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Marie Colvin, described as "the greatest war correspondent of her generation", was killed in a rocket attack in February 2012 while reporting on the desperate suffering of civilians inside Syria's besieged Homs. Paul Conroy, who had forged a close bond with Colvin as they put their lives on the line time and time again to report from some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones, was with her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A riveting read
- De S. Perreten en 01-24-14
De: Paul Conroy
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Axis of Evil
- De: Bobby Akart
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 875
For decades, American administrations have forced our military to be neutered in many respects - hampered by restrained rules of engagement, passed in strength by Russia and China, and tested by rogue nations like North Korea and Iran. As a result, nuclear Armageddon hangs over us like a mighty sword. Military analysts agree that the United States can't start World War III. Why? We might lose. Sabers are rattling, and the war of words escalate between America and her enemies....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Introduction To Your Next Favorite Series
- De Brian en 02-25-18
De: Bobby Akart
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13 Hours
- The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
- De: Mitchell Zuckoff, Annex Security Team
- Narrado por: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. 13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding, Inspiring, Humbling
- De NOKWISA en 09-15-14
De: Mitchell Zuckoff, y otros
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So
- De: Anthony Loyd
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
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With elegance and unsparing honesty, special correspondent for The Times of London, Anthony Loyd records this harrowing account of modern war. My War Gone By, I Miss It So exposes the unspeakable terror, visceral thrill of combat, and countless lives laid waste in Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II. Unsatisfied by a brief stint in the British army and driven by the despair of drug dependence, the author was searching for excitement when he set out for Bosnia in 1993.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun book. Low anti Serb bias for an Anglo
- De Paul en 09-14-17
De: Anthony Loyd
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Black Ops
- The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
- De: Ric Prado
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Impressive and Inspiring!
- De medardo en 03-12-22
De: Ric Prado
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Foxtrot in Kandahar
- A Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the Inception of America’s Longest War
- De: Duane Evans
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
Kandahar. The ancient desert crossroads and, as of fall of 2001, ground zero for the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in southern Afghanistan. In the northern part of the country, the US-supported Northern Alliance has made progress on the battlefield, but in the south, the country is still under the Taliban's bloody hold and al-Qa'ida continues to operate there. With no "Southern Alliance" for the US to support, a new strategy is needed if victory is to be achieved. Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South." Foxtrot in Kandahar is his story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating look into CIA ground forces in early Afghanistan
- De Invictus en 09-23-18
De: Duane Evans
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Gray Work
- Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
- De: Jamie Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,232
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,114
In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't believe a word of it.
- De Dustin Harry en 08-26-15
De: Jamie Smith
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Without Warning
- De: John Birmingham
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
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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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Here I Am
- The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer
- De: Alan Huffman
- Narrado por: Alan Robertson
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
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Tim Hetherington (1970-2011) was one of the world’s most distinguished and dedicated photojournalists, whose career was tragically cut short when he died in a mortar blast while covering the Libyan Civil War. Tim won many awards for his war reporting, and was nominated for an Academy Award for the critically acclaimed documentary Restrepo. Hetherington’s dedication to his career led him time after time into war zones, and unlike some other journalists, he did not pack up after the story had broken.
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5 out of 5 stars
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2nd time around
- De Brandon en 06-04-17
De: Alan Huffman
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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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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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The Ragged Edge
- A US Marine’s Account of Leading the Iraqi Army Fifth Battalion
- De: Michael Zacchea, Ted Kemp
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
At a time when the United States debates how deeply to involve itself in Iraq and Syria, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zacchea, USMC (Ret.), holds a unique vantage point on our still-ongoing war. Deployed to Iraq in March 2004, his team's mission was to build, train, and lead in combat the first Iraqi army battalion trained by the US military. Zacchea tells a deeply personal and powerful story while shedding light on the dangerous pitfalls of training foreign troops to fight murderous insurgents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lessons on cultural values
- De lorraine en 04-05-24
De: Michael Zacchea, y otros
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City of Thorns
- Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
- De: Ben Rawlence
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of Northern Kenya, Dadaab is a city like no other. Its buildings are made from mud, sticks, or plastic; its entire economy is gray; and its citizens survive on rations and luck. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a firsthand witness to a strange and desperate limbo-land, getting to know many of those who have come there seeking sanctuary.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Compelling but dry
- De Megan en 09-16-16
De: Ben Rawlence
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Echo in Ramadi
- The Firsthand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City
- De: Scott A. Huesing
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 846
From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, 250 marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq, during the Multi-National Forces Surge ordered by President George W. Bush. The marines' mission: to kill or capture anti-Iraqi forces. Their experience: like being in hell. Now Major Scott A. Huesing, the commander who led Echo Company through Ramadi, takes listeners back to the streets of Ramadi in a visceral, gripping portrayal of modern urban combat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Combat is Combat
- De Calvin Guthrie en 05-21-18
De: Scott A. Huesing
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War Dogs
- Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
- De: Rebecca Frankel
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs' special abilities - from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions. The history of dogs in the U.S. military is long and rich, from the spirit-lifting mascots of the Civil War to the dogs who lead patrols hunting for IEDs today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dogs good; story not so much
- De Kevin en 02-08-15
De: Rebecca Frankel
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Gentlemen Bastards
- On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 219
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 195
Until the war in Iraq, the Special Forces were the military's counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy lines and training insurgent forces. In Afghanistan, they toppled the Taliban by transforming Northern Alliance fighters into cohesive units. But in the almost nine years since, Special Forces units have forgone their previous mission, instead focusing on offensive raids.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The book that shouldn't been written.
- De jeffrey en 05-30-15
De: Kevin Maurer
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Accidental Invasion of Baghdad Zoo
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- John Pereira
- 07-14-22
A amazing grass roots account of events in Baghdad
I loved this book, Brendan has a way with words that describes his surroundings in a way that shows a person intricately and passionately aware of his surrounds and the people that interact with him. From hilarious anecdotes, immense frustration and true humanity in difficult circumstances this is book outlines the bizarre events of war zone animal conservation incredibly well.
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- ChHe
- 02-08-22
Must listen
Amazing audiobook makes you laugh and cry at the same time. Wonderful stories, anyone who worked in the Middle East for a while might relate to some of it! Loved it!
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