Land with No Sun
A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne
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David Colacci
About this listen
A first-person history of the action seen by the United States airborne infantry brigade in Vietnam, from a Silver Star awarded Command Sergeant Major.
A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in Vietnam. You know it's going to be hot when your brigade is referred to as a Fireball unit. From May 1967 through May 1968, Ted Arthurs was in the thick of it, humping an eighty-pound rucksack through triple canopy jungle, chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. As sergeant major for a battalion of eight-hundred men, it was his job to see them through this jungle hell and get them back home again.
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Story5 out of 5 stars 105
"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.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Authors is a hero but not a writer!!
- By CNClinton on 06-12-25
By: Johnnie Clark
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Rice Paddy Recon
- A Marine Officer's Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968-1970
- By: Andrew R. Finlayson
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
A young US Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a 19-month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite Mountains of I Corps, infantry operations in the rice paddies and mountains of Quang Nam Province, and special police operations for the CIA in Tay Ninh province. Using official Marine Corps unit histories, CIA documents, and his weekly letters home, the author relies almost exclusively on primary sources in providing an accurate and honest account.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Somnipherous
- By Cameleer on 09-10-21
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Operation Tailwind
- Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War
- By: Barry Pencek
- Narrated by: Dan Nachtrab
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
The Studies and Observations Group was a covert American military unit in Vietnam that specialized in clandestine cross-border operations in Laos and Cambodia. In September 1970, sixteen Green Berets and one-hundred-twenty Montagnard mercenaries departed on Operation Tailwind, the largest and deepest raid in SOG history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent! Immersive!
- By AudioBookReviewer on 07-15-24
By: Barry Pencek
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LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam
- Phantom Warriors, Book I
- By: Gary A. Linderer, Kenn Miller - introduction
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Here are some of the most courageous missions executed by six-man teams on their own deep behind enemy lines. Ranging from the Central Highlands to the Mekong Delta to excursions—authorized and unauthorized—into Cambodia, these gripping accounts begin when the call first went out for covert US long-range reconnaissance patrols in late 1965, continue through the battles of Tet, and go all the way up to the final, tortured pullout.
By: Gary A. Linderer, and others
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The Freedom Shield
- The 191st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam
- By: Maj. John D. Falcon (Ret)
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The Freedom Shield brings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, who were tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions, and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopters. The unit was assembled from a hodgepodge of hand-me-down aircraft, used equipment, and overlooked personnel-its appearance belied the invaluable work the crews of the 191st would undertake during the Vietnam War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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war is war. always different always the same.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-03-24
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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 197
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 174
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174
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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In This Valley There Are Tigers
- By: Charles A. McDonald
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In 1964, Charles A. McDonald was at Camp Khe Sanh before the first wholesale introduction of North Vietnamese Army troops onto the battlefield against U.S. forces. For twenty-four years in war and peace, McDonald served his country in its elite units as an Airborne Infantryman and Special Forces soldier. He trained and armed Bru tribesmen, Chinese mercenaries, Vietmamese Airborne and Special Forces troops. Stories as seen through his eyes "In This Valley There Are Tigers", McDonald tells a narrative of the personal violence and desperate suicide attacks in combat with vivid detail as it was...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story written well
- By Randy Greer on 05-16-25
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Tough Rugged Bastards
- A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations
- By: John A. Dailey
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man "Detachment One" was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a "proof-of-concept" to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror. For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great historical account of the precursor to today’s MARSOC
- By bryan on 01-14-25
By: John A. Dailey
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Run Through the Jungle
- Real Adventures in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
- By: Larry J. Musson
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 369
From Larry J. Musson comes an authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures, and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one man's tour of duty with real-life action in spectacular, stunning detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best!
- By Brendan O'Connor on 02-09-18
By: Larry J. Musson
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Serving God and Country
- United States Military Chaplains in World War II
- By: Lyle W. Dorsett
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
In World War II, over 12,000 Protestant ministers, Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis left the safety of home to join the Chaplain Corps, following the armed forces into battle across Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the high seas. These are the personal stories of some of the bravest and most selfless men who served. All of them battled the pain of separation from their own loved ones as they gave some of the best years of their lives to keep the military personnel spiritually awake, morally fit—and prepared to make the journey from this world to the next without fear or despair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just not Long Enough
- By J.Brock on 09-14-22
By: Lyle W. Dorsett
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Ripcord
- Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
- By: Keith W. Nolan
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story5 out of 5 stars 129
On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles's last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the US.
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5 out of 5 stars
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0UTSTANDING
- By BRUCE R. on 04-26-22
By: Keith W. Nolan
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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 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Very matter of fact
- By Chris on 05-20-24
By: Joe Parnar, and others
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Death in the Highlands
- The Siege of Special Forces Camp Plei Me
- By: J. Keith Saliba
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In fall 1965, North Vietnam's high command smelled blood in the water. The South Vietnamese republic was on the verge of collapse, and Hanoi resolved to crush it once and for all. The communists set their sights on South Vietnam's strategically vital West-Central Highlands. Their first target was the American Special Forces camp at Plei Me, remote and isolated along the Cambodian border.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boting
- By William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). on 06-05-23
By: J. Keith Saliba
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Swift Sword
- The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
- By: Doyle Glass
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story5 out of 5 stars 39
Marine Lance Corporal Jack Swan crested the face of a bare, rocky knoll in the Que Son Valley of South Vietnam. Following Swan were the 164 Marines of Mike Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. Their mission was to locate and rescue two understrength and isolated companies of felow Marines who were under attack by the North Vietnamese Army.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible story
- By Alex on 01-06-25
By: Doyle Glass
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My War in the Jungle: The Long-Delayed Memoir of a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam 1968–69
- By: G. M. Davis
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander’s time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic of Vietnam. While tasked with fighting the enemy, G.M. Davis made some great friends but saw too much death. The author tracks his tour of duty in the jungle, leading Marines not against the Viet Cong but against the North Vietnamese Army, a well-trained and well-supplied professional army dedicated to unifying the two Vietnams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Andrew on 02-04-24
By: G. M. Davis
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The Odyssey of Echo Company
- The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War
- By: Doug Stanton
- Narrated by: CJ Wilson
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 368
A powerful work of literary military history from the New York Times best-selling author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers - the harrowing and redemptive account of an American army platoon fighting for survival during the Vietnam War.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great look into what a Nam solder endured.
- By Tony on 12-13-17
By: Doug Stanton
Great non fiction Vietnam
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Horror and hilarity at the same time
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AMAZING BOOK!! One of the best I’ve read/listened to, on the war!
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