Visions From a Foxhole
A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps
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An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division's bold campaign to break through Hitler's "impregnable" Siegfried line at the end of World War II.
Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent straight to the front lines, arriving January 25, 1945 - just in time to join the 94th Infantry Division poised at Hitler's legendary West Wall. By the time Foley finally managed to grab a few hours sleep three nights later, he'd already fought in a bloody attack that left 60 percent of his battalion dead or wounded.
That was just the beginning of one of the toughest, bloodiest challenges the 94th would ever face: breaking through the Siegfried Line. Now, in Visions from a Foxhole, Foley recaptures that desperate, nerve-shattering struggle in all its horror and heroism.
Features the author’s artwork of his fellow soldiers and battle scenes, literally sketched from the foxhole
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Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best personal accounts coming out of WW2
- De Sonia Lopez en 12-09-19
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If You Survive
- From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II - One American Officer's Riveting True Story
- De: George Wilson
- Narrado por: Brian Keeler
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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George Wilson has garnered much acclaim for this shattering and enlightening memoir. Detailing his odyssey from July, 1944 until the following summer, If You Survive is a startling first-person account of the final year of World War II. Wilson was the only man from his original company to finish the war. As a Second Lieutenant, he went ashore at Utah Beach after the D-Day invasion amidst burned vehicles, sunken landing craft, and broken fortifications.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the best story of the war in Europe I've read
- De David en 02-18-17
De: George Wilson
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The Last Stand of Fox Company
- A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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The Last Stand of Fox Company is a fast-paced and gripping account of heroism and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds. The authors have conducted dozens of firsthand interviews with the battle's survivors, and they narrate the story with the immediacy of such classic accounts of single battles as Guadalcanal Diary, Pork Chop Hill, and Black Hawk Down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding story, poor narration
- De Stephen en 03-05-09
De: Bob Drury, y otros
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Alamo in the Ardennes
- The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible
- De: John C. McManus
- Narrado por: John Glouchevitch
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
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At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II's Battle of the Bulge - the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered 10 to 1, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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hard to listen to this great story
- De Justine Reis en 07-20-18
De: John C. McManus
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- De: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrado por: Richard Rohan
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War. His powerful description of close combat in the snow-covered mountains of the Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare.As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster in California, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of some 200 regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb Marine rifle company. The action and narrative move fast as the company learns to fight under enemy fire, eat frozen rations, and keep pushing forward when its wounded and dead go down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Paul en 07-20-04
De: Joseph R. Owen
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The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told
- Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice
- De: Iain Martin, Colonel Joseph H. Alexander - introduction
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud - the Marines. Since then, the men and women of the United States Marine Corps have created the finest traditions of service and honor, and supplied a pantheon of heroes who have upheld them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Marines Will Hate This Narrator.
- De Blaine E. Moyer en 04-18-17
De: Iain Martin, y otros
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Blood Red Snow
- The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
- De: Günter K. Koschorrek
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,354
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,070
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,059
Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best personal accounts coming out of WW2
- De Sonia Lopez en 12-09-19
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Give Me Tomorrow
- The Korean War’s Greatest Untold Story - The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company
- De: Patrick K. O’Donnell
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,388
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“If I were God, what would you want for Christmas?” With a thousand-yard stare, a haggard and bloodied marine looked incredulously at the war correspondent who asked him this question. In an answer that took “almost forever,” the marine responded, “Give me tomorrow." After nearly four months of continuous and bloody combat in Korea, such a wish seemed impossible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The boys of Summer Camp….Amazing!!
- De James en 05-18-11
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Dog Company
- The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc - the Rangers Who Landed at D-Day and Fought Across Europe
- De: Patrick K. O’Donnell
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,042
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It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can mean the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of 68 soldiers in the US Army's Second Ranger Battalion, Company D - "Dog Company" - who made that difference, time and again. America had many heroes in World War II; however, few can say that, but for them, the course of the war would have been very different. The right men, the right place, the right time - Dog Company.
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4 out of 5 stars
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On par with the best; Band of Brothers, etc
- De Addicted to Amazon en 04-30-14
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The Killing Zone
- My Life in the Vietnam War
- De: Frederick Downs
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 905
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 810
Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was worth the sacrifice. The book includes a new chapter on what happened to the platoon members when they came home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It dont mean nuthin.
- De Jack OBrien en 06-21-17
De: Frederick Downs
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Invasion Diary
- De: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrado por: Pat Grimes
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy in 1943 were bloody and pivotal, securing the Mediterranean, capitalizing on the overthrow of Mussolini, and pinning down German troops that could have been used on the Russian Front or in France after D-Day. The men who made the Allied victories in Sicily and Italy possible - soldiers and officers, bombardiers and drivers, doctors and generals - are honored and remembered in these minutes by famed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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wounding by shrapnel and survival is an incredible story
- De B. Herbert en 07-24-22
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With the Old Breed
- At Peleliu and Okinawa
- De: E. B. Sledge
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 11,033
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,914
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 9,866
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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This is the second audio book of Sledge's work
- De Richard en 10-21-13
De: E. B. Sledge
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September Hope
- The American Side of a Bridge Too Far
- De: John C. McManus
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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In September Hope, acclaimed historian John C. McManus explores World War II’s most ambitious invasion, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944. Operation Market-Garden is one of the war’s most famous, but least understood, battles, and McManus tells the story of the American contribution to this crucial phase of the war in Europe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Go yanks go !
- De Alan en 03-06-13
De: John C. McManus
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The Storm of Steel
- De: Ernst Jünger
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,920
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,696
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,694
This classic war memoir, first published in 1920, is based on the author's extensive diaries describing hard combat experienced on the Western Front during World War I. It has been greatly admired by people as diverse as Bertolt Brecht and Andre Gide, and from every part of the political spectrum. Hypnotic, thrilling, and magnificent, The Storm of Steel is perhaps the most fascinating description of modern warfare ever written.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Horror and randomness of war
- De 9S en 12-26-14
De: Ernst Jünger
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Parachute Infantry
- An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
- De: David Kenyon Webster
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 17 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 200
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David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Finest Infantry Memoir of WWII
- De Michael Richards en 11-21-16
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Nine Days in May
- The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967
- De: Warren K. Wilkins
- Narrado por: Richard Peterson
- Duración: 17 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 115
Nine Days in May is the first full account of the bitterly contested battles fought between three American battalions and two North Vietnamese Army regiments. This prolonged, deadly encounter was one of the largest, most savage actions seen by elements of the storied 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Drawing on interviews with the participants, Warren K. Wilkins recreates the vicious fighting in gripping detail. This is a story of extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De David en 06-12-18
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A Rumor of War
- De: Philip Caputo
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 789
When it first appeared, A Rumor of War brought home to American readers, with terrifying vividness and honesty, the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on the soldiers who fought there. And while it is a memoir of one young man's experiences and therefore deeply personal, it is also a book that speaks powerfully to today's students about the larger themes of human conscience, good and evil, and the desperate extremes men are forced to confront in any war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Reality of the U.S in the Vietnam War
- De Glenn en 09-10-12
De: Philip Caputo
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Brotherhood of Heroes
- The Marines at Peleliu, 1944
- De: Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
A Band of Brothers for the Pacific, this is the gut-wrenching but ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious, yet largely forgotten, battle of World War II. Between September 15 and October 15, 1944, the First Marine Division suffered more than 6,500 casualties fighting on a hellish little island in the Pacific. Peleliu was the scene for one of the most savage struggles of modern times, a true killing ground that has all but been forgotten, until now.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flawed and Plodding
- De Blake en 09-02-09
De: Bill Sloan
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Baptism
- A Vietnam Memoir
- De: Larry Gwin
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 671
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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
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Visions From a Foxhole
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- S. H. Moore
- 10-03-19
Entertaining account
This book is less esoteric than other memoirs and historic accounts. It feels more action movie-ish than mini series drama. However, it is enjoyable. I like it. I listen to military and political books. It’s nice to have shorter less serious books for when I’m trying to fall off to sleep. This one is fun, whereas a lot of other war books are either grimly realistic in their approach of describing war or very dry big picture histories and analysis. I am particularly fond of the dry stuff and have shelves littered with books that would put your average person into a coma. Sometimes it’s nice to just listen to something less serious. So if you like military or history books and want something not as deep as your usual personal account pick this up. It’s not cheesy or anything like that. It author doesn’t make light of what happening. But the descriptions and action sequences aren’t designed to shock you with the horrors of war and are just to tell the story.
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- C. Fletcher
- 11-30-21
We need the unabridged version
This is a great book, I encourage everyone to read the book in print and I hope that audible will get this book in an unabridged format.
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