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Guns Up!
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- Narrated by: John Fehskens
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE.
"Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began. Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realized the grim statistic held a chilling truth.
The Marines who fought and bled and died were ordinary men, many still teenagers, but the selfless bravery they showed day after day in a nightmarish jungle war made them true heroes. This new edition of Guns Up!, filled with photographs and updated information about those harrowing battles, also contains the real names of these extraordinary warriors and details of their lives after the war. The book's continuing success is a tribute to the raw courage and sacrifice of the United States Marines.
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Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black. BBC journalist Mark Urban uncovers the sensational story of this operation and the extraordinary men who carried it out.
By: Mark Urban
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Across the Fence: Expanded Edition
- The Secret War in Vietnam
- By: John Stryker Meyer
- Narrated by: John Stryker Meyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,625
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,416
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,416
For eight years, far beyond the battlefields of Vietnam and the glare of media distortions, American Green Berets fought a deadly secret war in Laos and Cambodia under the aegis of the top secret Military Assistance Command Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group, or SOG. Go deep into the jungle with five SOG warriors surrounded by 10,000 enemy troops as they stack up the dead to build a human buttress for protection. Witness a Green Beret, shot in the back four times and left for dead, who survives to fight savagely against incredible odds to complete his missions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Great Great
- By Stuta on 02-26-20
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El Cid
- The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary
- By: Nora Berend
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
By: Nora Berend
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Secrets of the Sea
- The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures
- By: Robert Vennell
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Secrets of the Sea is a fascinating introduction to New Zealand's fish and shellfish, weaving together history, biology and culture to reveal how these unique and intriguing creatures have shaped our lives. Ranging from sandy shores and rocky reefs to the open ocean and its cavernous depths, Robert Vennell celebrates the magic and mystery of the world beneath the waves.
By: Robert Vennell
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Goliath's Curse
- Why Societies Collapse and What It Means for Our Future
- By: Luke Kemp
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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A vast and unprecedented survey of societal collapse—stretching from the Bronze Age to the age of silicon—that digs through the roots of past crises to understand what causes societies to fall apart, what are the impacts, and what it means for our uncertain future.
By: Luke Kemp
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Section 8
- By: Johnnie M. Clark
- Narrated by: John H Fehskens
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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It is 1946 and President Truman is trying to get re-elected with the help of Standard Oil but Standard Oil is demanding that a mysterious deal be struck with Chiang Kai Shek. Truman hates the Marine Corps and is working hard to disband Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. He almost has congress convinced that the Corps is obsolete now that we have the A-bomb. He has sent what is left of the Corps to China to aid Shek in fighting the Communists.
By: Johnnie M. Clark
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Task Force Black
- The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq
- By: Mark Urban
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black. BBC journalist Mark Urban uncovers the sensational story of this operation and the extraordinary men who carried it out.
By: Mark Urban
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Across the Fence: Expanded Edition
- The Secret War in Vietnam
- By: John Stryker Meyer
- Narrated by: John Stryker Meyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,625
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,416
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,416
For eight years, far beyond the battlefields of Vietnam and the glare of media distortions, American Green Berets fought a deadly secret war in Laos and Cambodia under the aegis of the top secret Military Assistance Command Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group, or SOG. Go deep into the jungle with five SOG warriors surrounded by 10,000 enemy troops as they stack up the dead to build a human buttress for protection. Witness a Green Beret, shot in the back four times and left for dead, who survives to fight savagely against incredible odds to complete his missions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Great Great
- By Stuta on 02-26-20
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El Cid
- The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary
- By: Nora Berend
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
By: Nora Berend
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On Full Automatic
- Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam
- By: William V. Taylor Jr.
- Narrated by: Michael Curtis
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story5 out of 5 stars 156
Eighteen-year-old Marine recruit William V. Taylor, Jr. and his brother Marines are assembled into a new reaction force that is immediately tested in the fire of a bloody conflict known as Operation Beaver Cage. After a traumatic first fight, they push through back-to-back operations with little time to rest or reflect. Those who survive will return home ensnared by everlasting memories of a real but entirely surreal nightmare. Now, after more than 50 years of holding everything in, Taylor shares his experience in explicit—and often horrific—detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story telling!
- By Josh on 03-28-23
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- By: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
“The Devil’s Playground” was anything south of the second canal to the men of Charlie Company’s 2nd Platoon—Two Charlie—during their 2009–2010 deployment to the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan. The valley had been a notorious hot spot throughout history, with the Russians unable to maintain a foothold in the 80s and Coalition forces now facing the same problem during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heart Wrenching
- By Kimberly on 11-06-24
By: Andrew Bragg
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Walk a Little Farther with Me
- By: Johnnie Clark
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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While working on his book Gunner's Glory, he interviewed the Medal of Honor Marine Mitchell Paige. Mitch is the hero whom Hasbro Toys designed the GI Joe doll in honor of. On his deathbed, Mitch recounts an astounding miracle that saved his life and changed the course of World War II. Years later, while Johnnie is fighting his own battle with memories of war on a mountain called Graybeard, God does the same incredible miracle with him.
By: Johnnie Clark
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Platoon Leader
- A Memoir of Command in Combat
- By: James R. McDonough
- Narrated by: Joel Rooks
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 189
A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.
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1 out of 5 stars
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abridged? it was mutilated!
- By J. Padilla on 02-09-16
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Remember Us
- American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and A Forever Promise Forged in World War II
- By: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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What happens when you lose your freedom and the people who eventually get it back for you are no longer alive to thank? Set during the horrors of World War II, Remember Us by Robert Edsel—#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men—opens in Limburg, a small, rural province at the southern tip of the Netherlands. In the pre-dawn hours of May 10, 1940, Hitler’s forces rolled through the city, shattering more than 100 years of peace in the Netherlands. The country fell one week later. The Dutch lived under German occupation for four-and-a-half years, until September 1944.
By: Robert M. Edsel, and others
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Beyond the Trident
- A Navy SEAL's Search Through Trauma for Meaning in Life
- By: Tom Murphy
- Narrated by: James Woodrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Tom Murphy is a retired Navy Captain, a combat veteran, an Olmsted Scholar, and served as a U.S. Navy SEAL for 25 years, rising through the ranks to become the Commanding Officer of two different SEAL commands, including the much-publicized SEAL Team Six. This is his story. The Navy SEAL Trident.is one of the proudest military insignia a man can wear. Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life of this U.S. Navy SEAL as he transcends the depths of trauma to explore the essence of spirituality in "Beyond the Trident."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good philosophy for life
- By Acustomer on 10-08-24
By: Tom Murphy
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SOG Chronicles: Volume One
- By: John Stryker Meyer
- Narrated by: John Stryker Meyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
From 1964 to 1972, far beyond the battlefields of Vietnam and the glare of media distortions, American Green Berets and their indigenous troops fought a deadly secret war in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam under the aegis of the top secret Military Assistance Command Vietnam—Studies and Observations Group, or simply SOG.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Too important
- By Jim on 10-25-22
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SOG Kontum
- Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1968-1969
- By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
This book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 1968-69. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good stories
- By Chuck Moore on 08-29-24
By: Joe Parnar, and others
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Chickenhawk
- By: Robert Mason
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,159
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,947
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,948
With more than half a million copies sold, Robert Mason's Chickenhawk is one of the best-selling books ever written about the Vietnam War. Fascinated with flying from a young age, Mason earned his private pilot's license even before graduating high school. He enlisted in the army in 1964 and endured an extremely challenging "weeding out" process in an effort to fly helicopters. Sent to Vietnam, he survived more than 1,000 air combat missions despite the violence and brutality exploding all around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best
- By richard olson on 08-21-15
By: Robert Mason
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- By: James M. Dixon
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,354
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,348
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
- By USMC VIETVET on 07-02-19
By: James M. Dixon
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The Fate of the Day
- The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Length: 28 hrs
- Unabridged
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The first twenty-one months of the American Revolution—which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton—was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had escaped annihilation by the world’s most formidable fighting force. Two years into the war, George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel.
By: Rick Atkinson
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SOG
- The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
- By: John L. Plaster
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,190
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,987
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,969
John Plaster’s riveting account of his covert activities as a member of a special operations team during the Vietnam War is “a true insider’s account...this eye-opening report will leave readers feeling as if they’ve been given a hot scoop on a highly classified project” (Publishers Weekly). Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most secret elite US military unit to serve in the Vietnam War - so secret that its very existence was denied by the government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More, give me more.
- By LEE on 03-06-19
By: John L. Plaster