We Were Going to Win, or Die There: With the Marines at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan
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In 1940, native West Texan Roy H. Elrod joined the Marine Corps. By the time his unit, the 8th Marine Regiment, went into the fight at Guadalcanal, he was commanding a platoon of 37 mm gunners. They endured Japanese attacks, malarial tropical weather, and starvation rations. His combat leadership earned him a Silver Star and a battlefield promotion.
On D-Day, his platoon waded their 37 mm cannons ashore, each weighing nearly 1,000 pounds, through half a mile of bullet-laced surf to get to an island where the killing never stopped. His was the only platoon to get its guns ashore and into action that first day.
Saipan was not as intense, but just as deadly. Here Elrod commanded a platoon of 75 mm halftracks. Again, he kept his platoon in front-line combat, blasting enemy caves and pillboxes. It was a dangerous place to be - Elrod was riddled with shrapnel from an enemy artillery shell that ended the war for him.
The book is based on more than 50 hours of interviews conducted by Marine Corps historian Fred H. Allison, who also drew upon Elrod’s wartime letters home and provided annotations to the narrative. It is a view of the war from the perspective of a young Marine infantry officer, a job that had an extremely low survival potential.
The book is published by University of North Texas Press.
“Fascinating, true-life story of duty, service, and battles with a horrifically high mortality rate. Highly recommended." (Midwest Book Review)
"This exceptional work by Dr. Fred Allison ensures Elrod's sacrifices and experiences as a United States Marine will be remembered." (Leatherneck Magazine)
“Remarkable story of one marine's combat experience in three of the most iconic Marine Corps operations in World War II. Highly recommended...." (Military Review)
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you!
- De Robert en 01-29-19
De: Bill Sloan
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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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1 out of 5 stars
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Iwo Jima (Unabridged)
- De gary lundin en 10-31-08
De: Larry Smith
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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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4 out of 5 stars
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True stories from real heroes
- De Darren en 07-16-15
De: Norman Black
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Great history
- De Psychofan1 en 10-29-21
De: John Sparry, y otros
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Red Blood, Black Sand
- Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
- De: Chuck Tatum
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
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When Chuck Tatum began Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under a living legend of the Corps - Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three thousand on Guadalcanal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not as good as helmet or old breed
- De C. Kenny en 01-21-17
De: Chuck Tatum
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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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2 out of 5 stars
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Jerry
- De Anonymous User en 05-12-10
De: R. V. Burgin, y otros
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you!
- De Robert en 01-29-19
De: Bill Sloan
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Hell in the Pacific
- A Marine Rifleman's Journey from Guadalcanal to Peleliu
- De: Jim McEnery, Bill Sloan
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
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In what may be the last memoir to be published by a living veteran of the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal, which occurred almost 70 years ago, Marine Jim McEnery has teamed up with author Bill Sloan to create an unforgettably immersive chronicle of horror and heroism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Badass
- De Rebecca Bennett en 11-06-15
De: Jim McEnery, y otros
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A Foot Soldier for Patton
- The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryman with the US Third Army
- De: Michael C. Bilder, James Bilder
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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A rarely frank account of the US infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the listener from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Patton's army is best known for dashing armored attacks; its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm, the greatest fighting was done by Patton's long undersung infantry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book
- De Dr. Z en 09-16-21
De: Michael C. Bilder, 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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3 out of 5 stars
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Vet accounts = 5 stars; Narrator = 1 star
- De Sean en 10-04-05
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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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General5 out of 5 stars 67
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling
- De Richard D. Ellis en 10-05-19
De: William F. Brown
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Beyond Valor
- World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
- De: Patrick K. O'Donnell
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 46 m
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Previous books have promised to describe the combat experience of the World War II GI, but there has never been a book like Patrick O'Donnell's Beyond Valor. Here is the first combat history of the war in Europe in the words of the men themselves, and perhaps the most honest and brutal account of combat possible.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Can't get enough.
- De C,L, Richey en 01-08-12
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Fighting With the Filthy Thirteen
- The World War II Story of Jack Womer - Ranger and Paratrooper
- De: Jack Womer, Stephen Devito
- Narrado por: John Allen Nelson
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
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In this long awaited work one of the squad’s integral members - and probably its best soldier - reveals his own inside account of fighting as a spearhead of the Screaming Eagles in Normandy, Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting listen
- De Nick en 11-27-14
De: Jack Womer, y otros
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The Mosquito Bowl
- A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- De: Buzz Bissinger
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war – the invasion of Okinawa—their ranks included one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled.
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4 out of 5 stars
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War Story Interrupted Briefly by a Football Game
- De William G. Stuart en 10-14-22
De: Buzz Bissinger
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Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
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Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
- De Julie Hill en 06-11-20
De: George Peto, 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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4 out of 5 stars
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Robo Cop Lullaby
- De Gavin en 04-19-20
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The Marines of Montford Point
- America’s First Black Marines
- De: Melton A. McLaurin
- Narrado por: Adam Lazzare White, JD Jackson, Karole Foreman, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps - the last all-white branch of the U.S. military - was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oohrah 🇺🇸👍🏼
- De Marine en 10-26-20
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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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4 out of 5 stars
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Accurate Description
- De USMC VIETVET en 07-02-19
De: James M. Dixon
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We Who Are Alive and Remain
- Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers
- De: Marcus Brotherton
- Narrado por: George K. Wilson
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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They were the men of the now-legendary Easy Company. After almost two years of hard training, they parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and, later, Operation Market Garden. They fought their way through Belgium, France, and Germany, survived overwhelming odds, liberated concentration camps, and drank a victory toast in April 1945 at Hitler's hideout in the Alps.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Filling in the blank spots
- De JW en 01-17-10
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre We Were Going to Win, or Die There: With the Marines at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan
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- Shawn from NC
- 01-02-19
Excellent account of WWII from V18 view
Account from a V18 hero who rose from private to captain in the same unit. Genuine and heartfelt with many pearls of wisdom. 5* and highly recommended to anyone who enjoys history or biographies.
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- Michael P. Duke
- 01-19-22
Fantastic
A wonderful audiobook
I really enjoyed this.
Hard work and determination to do the right thing really makes a difference in life.
Good job Elrod
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- John V. Obrien
- 12-29-21
The Worst….
You’ll die of boredom before any points of interest are covered. Utter waste of time.
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