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First to Fly
- The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
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Frank Luke, Jr., was an unlikely pilot. In the Great War, when fliers were still "knights of the air", Luke was an ungallant loner, a kid from Arizona who collected tarantulas, shot buzzards, and boxed miners. But during two torrid weeks in September 1918, he was the deadliest man on the Western Front. In only 10 missions, he destroyed 14 heavily defended German balloons and four airplanes, a rampage unequalled even by the dreaded von Richtofen, and the second highest American tally of the entire war.
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Terror of the Autumn skies
- De K. Nelson en 11-25-19
De: Blaine Pardoe
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The First Heroes
- The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
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Immediately after Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. In those early days of World War II, America was ill-prepared for any sort of warfare. But FDR was not to be dissuaded, and at his bidding a squadron of scarcely trained army fliers, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, set forth on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission.
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Heroic Attempt
- De William en 07-20-04
De: Craig Nelson
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Double Ace
- The Life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales
- De: Robert Coram
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
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Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. A decorated Eagle Scout who barely graduated from high school, the young man from Macon, Georgia, with an oversize personality used dogged determination to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot. First capturing national attention during World War II, Scott, a West Point graduate, flew missions in China alongside the legendary "Flying Tigers", where his reckless courage and victories against the enemy made headlines.
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Tiger Fan
- De Robert M. en 12-23-17
De: Robert Coram
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Deadly Sky
- The American Combat Airman in World War II
- De: John C. McManus
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 17 h y 6 m
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This insightful chronicle takes listeners inside the experiences of America's fighter pilots and bomber crews, an incredible assortment of men who, in nearly four years of warfare all over the globe, suffered over 120,000 casualties, with over 40,000 killed. Their stories span the Earth, into every corner of the combat theaters in both Europe and the Pacific. And the aircraft explored are as varied, tough, and legendary as the men who flew them.
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Twelve O'Clock High Unabridged
- De Chiefkent en 05-23-17
De: John C. McManus
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The Wild Blue
- The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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The very young men who flew the B24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exemplary band of brothers. In The Wild Blue, Stephen Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship. Stephen Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war.
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Required Reading
- De Lyle en 11-22-11
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Hell Above Earth
- The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him
- De: Stephen Frater
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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Hell Above Earth tells an unforgettable story of two World War II American bomber pilots who forged an unexpected but enduring bond in the flak-filled skies over Nazi Germany. But there's a twist: one of them was related to the head of the Luftwaffe, Reich Marshal Herman Goering, and the other had secret orders from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to kill him if anything went wrong during their missions.
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A very unusual story
- De David en 10-15-12
De: Stephen Frater
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Mission
- Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
- De: Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin - foreward
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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In March 1941 Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future.
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SKIP THIS ONE
- De G-Man en 05-13-18
De: Robert Matzen, y otros
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Vanished Hero
- The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King
- De: Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
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A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown, yet compelling, colorful, and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the England-based 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis during the closing months of the fight with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a middling organization of no reputation into a headline-grabbing team that had to make excuses to no one. Indeed, Righetti's boldness paid off as he quickly achieved ace status.
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Great Performance for a Great Story!
- De Carter L. en 11-03-17
De: Jay A. Stout
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Flyboys
- A True Story of Courage
- De: James Bradley
- Narrado por: Author
- Duración: 14 h y 22 m
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Flyboys is the true story of young American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima. Eight of these young men were captured by Japanese troops and taken prisoner. Another was rescued by an American submarine and went on to become president. The reality of what happened to the eight prisoners has remained a secret for almost 60 years.
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Not as advertised
- De M. Mccann en 07-10-17
De: James Bradley
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Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
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The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid. In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious counterstrike against the heart of the Japanese Empire: Tokyo.
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Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
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The Millionaires' Unit
- De: Marc Wortman
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 13 h y 31 m
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The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockerfeller; the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad; several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France.
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Hard story to get into.
- De Craig Walker en 01-14-15
De: Marc Wortman
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Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle
- De: Robert Morgan, Ron Powers
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 4 h y 51 m
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As a young man growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, Robert Morgan was a fast-driving party boy - a hell-raiser. But when his mother committed suicide upon learning she had inoperable brain cancer, Morgan's life changed dramatically. He was no longer a carefree playboy; he was a man searching for meaning. He found that meaning at the controls of an airplane, and in the flak-and fighter-filled skies over Occupied France and Nazi Germany.
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Abridged Version = Butchered
- De Kyle en 01-03-17
De: Robert Morgan, y otros
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War Letters
- Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
- De: Andrew Carroll
- Narrado por: Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
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War Letters presents historic, dramatic, personal accounts of both World Wars, the Civil War, Vietnam, Korea, the Cold War, Somalia and the Balkans, revealing in vivid detail what the servicemen and women of America have experienced and sacrificed on the front lines. Read by an all-star cast, including Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw, Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, and more.
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One of the best...
- De Chris en 01-14-03
De: Andrew Carroll
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- 11-20-16
Good stories but not a history of WWI aviation
Good but the book jumps around in time and emphasis on individuals, battles and the war. Basically a series of interesting anecdotes strung together.
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