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Many veterans of war, upon their return home, choose to never speak about their time serving in the military, hoping to put it behind them and forget. But some veterans don’t hesitate to share their stories and experiences with anyone who will listen. Whether talking about it is their way of coping with what they witnessed and endured, an effort to pass on to the next generation a small slice of history, or an attempt to preserve the memories for themselves, doesn’t really matter. What matters is that countless veterans have shared their stories.
Laurin Hansen was such a veteran. He told of his time serving in the US Army during WWII to his sons and wife during family road trips. He spoke of his experiences to his sons as they sat for hours in a fishing boat and during chilly evenings in a north woods hunting cabin. This book is the result of the stories told by an American father who proudly served his country, as recalled by his oldest son.
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The amazing coincidences that occurred during this story are hard to believe when one ponders the odds, but none the less they happened. One of these soldiers suffered overwhelming odds of being vastly outnumbered, yet he survived and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.
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Combat Veterans' Stories of World War II: Volume 1
- North Africa and Europe, November 1942-May 1945
- De: Norman Black
- Narrado por: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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The stories of 20 combat veterans in this book tell experiences of average Americans that fought enemies of the US in World War II. They relate much previously unavailable information about the military in which they served and the battles they fought, from North Africa to Europe, where the possibility of death and permanent physical and mental injury was their common experience. This book is a "must listen" for those that think they have learned all there is to know about World War II.
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True stories from real heroes
- De Darren en 07-16-15
De: Norman Black
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Rock Force
- The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur's Revenge on Japan
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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From the number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of No Easy Day comes a thrilling World War II story of the American airborne soldiers who captured a Japanese-held island fortress.
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The Rock
- De Richard Cassens en 09-15-21
De: Kevin Maurer
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Iwo Jima
- World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
- De: Larry Smith
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 13 h
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On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American soldiers invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next 35 days, approximately 28,000 soldiers died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II.
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Iwo Jima (Unabridged)
- De gary lundin en 10-31-08
De: Larry Smith
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Jump Commander
- In Combat with the 505th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments, 82nd Airborne Division in World War II
- De: John Sparry, Mark Alexander
- Narrado por: Mike Vendetti
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2nd and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Great history
- De Psychofan1 en 10-29-21
De: John Sparry, y otros
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Into the Rising Sun
- World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
- De: Patrick K. O'Donnell
- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
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Patrick K. O'Donnell has made a career of uncovering the hidden history of World War II by tracking down and interviewing its most elite troops: the Rangers, Airborne, Marines, and First Special Service Force, forerunners to Americas's Special Forces.
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Vet accounts = 5 stars; Narrator = 1 star
- De Sean en 10-04-05
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A Tomb Called Iwo Jima
- Firsthand Accounts from Japanese Survivors
- De: Dan King
- Narrado por: Drew Bott
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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Firsthand accounts from Japanese WW II soldiers, sailors, and pilots who fought in the battle for Iwo Jima and survived. Some were evacuated before the Marines landed, and others were taken as prisoners of war. The Japanese army and navy combatants are given a voice to share their experiences in the battle that coined the phrase "uncommon valor was a common virtue".
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Surprising and shocking. It explains a lot.
- De Maggie en 07-18-20
De: Dan King
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Islands of the Damned
- A Marine at War in the Pacific
- De: R. V. Burgin, Bill Marvel
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
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This is an eyewitness - and eye-opening - account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant.
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Jerry
- De Anonymous User en 05-12-10
De: R. V. Burgin, y otros
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40 Thieves on Saipan
- The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles
- De: Joseph Tachovsky, Cynthia Kraack
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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Behind enemy lines on the island of Saipan - where firing a gun could mean instant discovery and death - the 40 Thieves killed in silence during the grueling battle for Saipan, the D-Day of the Pacific.
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Incredibly written, incredibly told!
- De licensedtorock en 09-05-20
De: Joseph Tachovsky, y otros
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What Now, Lieutenant?
- De: Robert O. Babcock
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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Every now and then a work comes along that is so simple and refreshing in its originality that it immediately captures the spirit of American fighting men throughout the ages. Such is this work by Bob Babcock. What makes this work unique is that it is based upon his wartime writing as it occurred, without the softening of time and the refining of modern memory applied to past experience. In it you will find the thinking of a young officer as he struggles to take in all that he is responsible for while experiencing everything himself for the first time.
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Robo Cop Lullaby
- De Gavin en 04-19-20
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Their Backs Against the Sea
- The Battle of Saipan and the Greatest Banzai Attack of World War II
- De: Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out of ammunition, grabbed a sabre from a fallen Japanese soldier and flailed away at a small army of assailants, screaming to his men, "Don't give them a damn inch"! When his body was recovered the next day, 30 dead enemies were piled around him. The Battle of Saipan lasted 25 hellish days in the summer of 1944, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. If Japan lost possession of the island, all hope for victory would be lost.
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Thank you!
- De Robert en 01-29-19
De: Bill Sloan
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Our Vietnam Wars
- As Told by 100 Veterans Who Served
- De: William F. Brown
- Narrado por: Eddie Frierson
- Duración: 14 h y 50 m
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This could be the most important audiobook you'll listen to this year. It isn't another war story. It is an audiobook about people, and it contains the personal stories of 100 Vietnam veterans who served there.
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Compelling
- De Richard D. Ellis en 10-05-19
De: William F. Brown
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
- North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
- De: Chuck Gross
- Narrado por: Gerry Burke
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
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Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. Soon after the war, Gross wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as he experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.
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One of the Best Helicopter books I've listened to!
- De Chad en 02-12-14
De: Chuck Gross
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Things I'll Never Forget
- Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
- De: James M. Dixon
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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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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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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A Tiger Among Us
- A Story of Valor in Vietnam's A Shau Valley
- De: Bennie G. Adkins, Katie Lamar Jackson, Chuck Hagel - foreword, y otros
- Narrado por: Jeff Bottoms, Bennie G. Adkins - preface
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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While the rain and mist of an early March moved over the valley, then-Sergeant First Class Bennie Adkins and 16 other Green Berets found themselves holed up in an undermanned and unfortified position at Camp A Shau, a small training and reconnaissance camp located right next to the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, North Vietnam's major supply route. And with the rain came the North Vietnamese Army in force. Filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of a battle fought in the middle of a tropical forest, A Tiger Among Us is a riveting tale of bravery, valor, skill, and resilience.
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None Better
- De CaptBarrel en 11-19-18
De: Bennie G. Adkins, y otros