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The Lions of Iwo Jima

The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History

by Fred Haynes, James A. Warren ...

A WWII veteran presents an "intense, moving account" of the battle for Iwo Jima: "the harsh face of war . . . has rarely bee portrayed so effectively" ( Booklist ).Combat Team twenty-eight, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February nineteen, 1945. The unit, four, 500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat, ... Read more

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A WWII veteran presents an "intense, moving account" of the battle for Iwo Jima: "the harsh face of war . . . has rarely bee portrayed so effectively" ( Booklist ).Combat Team twenty-eight, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February nineteen, 1945. The unit, four, 500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat,
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The Lions of Iwo Jima

The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History

by James A. Warren, Major General Fred Haynes (USMC-Ret.) ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy ... Read more

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It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy
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The Ultimate Battle

Okinawa 1945—The Last Epic Struggle of World War II

by Bill Sloan ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

14 hours 8 min

Respected historian Bill Sloan tells the full story of the Battle of Okinawa as it has never been told before, through the eyes of the men in battle.Using the same grunt’s-eye-view narrative style of Sloan’s acclaimed Brotherhood of Heroes, The Ultimate Battle is the full story of the largest land-sea-air battle ever waged by the United States, a battle whose staggering casualties and take-no ... Read more

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Respected historian Bill Sloan tells the full story of the Battle of Okinawa as it has never been told before, through the eyes of the men in battle.Using the same grunt’s-eye-view narrative style of Sloan’s acclaimed Brotherhood of Heroes, The Ultimate Battle is the full story of the largest land-sea-air battle ever waged by the United States, a battle whose staggering casualties and take-no
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The Last Stand of Fox Company

A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

by Tom Clavin, Bob Drury ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

November 1950, the Korean Peninsula. After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is to fight their way south through the Toktong Pass, a narrow gorge in the Nangnim Mountains. ... Read more

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November 1950, the Korean Peninsula. After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is to fight their way south through the Toktong Pass, a narrow gorge in the Nangnim Mountains.
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The Ghost Mountain Boys

Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea---the Forgotten War of the South Pacific

by James Campbell ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys, and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific's most savage campaigns. ... Read more

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Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys, and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific's most savage campaigns.
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Undefeated

America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor

by Bill Sloan ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

13 hours 38 min

Called "a master of the combat narrative" (The Dallas Morning News), author BillSloan captures the valor, fortitude, and suffering of the Americandefenders of the Philippines as no other author has. Abandoned by theirgovernment, the men and women of the American garrison struggled againstimpossible military odds, rampant disease, and slow starvation to delayinevitable surrender by the largest ... Read more

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Called "a master of the combat narrative" (The Dallas Morning News), author BillSloan captures the valor, fortitude, and suffering of the Americandefenders of the Philippines as no other author has. Abandoned by theirgovernment, the men and women of the American garrison struggled againstimpossible military odds, rampant disease, and slow starvation to delayinevitable surrender by the largest
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The Strategy of Victory

How General George Washington Won the American Revolution

by Thomas Fleming ...

Narrated by Michael Johnson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US ArmyLed by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was ... Read more

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A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US ArmyLed by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was
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His Majesty's Airship

The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

by S. C. Gwynne ...

Narrated by Nicholas Boulton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) aviation history detailing the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.The tragic fate of the British airship R101 ... Read more

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From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) aviation history detailing the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.The tragic fate of the British airship R101
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Death in the Highlands

The Siege of Special Forces Camp Plei Me

by J. Keith Saliba ...

Narrated by Jim Seybert ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

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.As ... Read more

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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.As
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Globemaster Down

Soviet Espionage and the Doomed American Attempt to Sneak Nukes into Europe

by Tod Robberson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

14 hours 45 min

1951. The Cold War is heating up. With Soviet troops amassing across Eastern Europe, and the arrests of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for spilling nuclear secrets, President Harry Truman assigned General Curtis LeMay the task of installing nuclear forces in Britain. On March 22, a massive C-124 Globemaster cargo plane—possibly carrying a "Fat Man" bomb—was dispatched to Britain with passengers and ... Read more

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1951. The Cold War is heating up. With Soviet troops amassing across Eastern Europe, and the arrests of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for spilling nuclear secrets, President Harry Truman assigned General Curtis LeMay the task of installing nuclear forces in Britain. On March 22, a massive C-124 Globemaster cargo plane—possibly carrying a "Fat Man" bomb—was dispatched to Britain with passengers and
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Fighting Fifteen

The Navy's Top Ace and the Deadliest Hellcat Squadron of the Pacific War

by Stephen L. Moore ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

The inspiring, action-packed tale of VF-15, the elite group of U.S. Navy “top gun” pilots that destroyed more enemy planes than any other Pacific War squadron.David McCampbell ended his tour of duty as the navy’s “ace of aces,” with thirty-four confirmed enemy planes shot down, and received the Medal of Honor. His “Fighting Fifteen” played a major part in bringing an end to the Pacific War. But ... Read more

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The inspiring, action-packed tale of VF-15, the elite group of U.S. Navy “top gun” pilots that destroyed more enemy planes than any other Pacific War squadron.David McCampbell ended his tour of duty as the navy’s “ace of aces,” with thirty-four confirmed enemy planes shot down, and received the Medal of Honor. His “Fighting Fifteen” played a major part in bringing an end to the Pacific War. But
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Profit and Punishment

How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice

by Tony Messenger ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

In Profit and Punishment, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist exposes the tragedy of modern-day debtors prisons, and how they destroy the lives of poor Americans swept up in a system designed to penalize the most impoverished.“Intimate, raw, and utterly scathing” — Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water“Crucial evidence that the justice system is broken and has ... Read more

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In Profit and Punishment, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist exposes the tragedy of modern-day debtors prisons, and how they destroy the lives of poor Americans swept up in a system designed to penalize the most impoverished.“Intimate, raw, and utterly scathing” — Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water“Crucial evidence that the justice system is broken and has
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