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Never Call Me a Hero
- A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
- Narrado por: Mike Ortego, Cassandra Campbell, Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
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One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of the members of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men - many flying outmoded aircraft - changed the course of history, going on to become the war's most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history.
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- De Kismet en 01-30-09
De: Robert J. Mrazek
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The Mighty Eighth
- The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
- De: Gerald Astor
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
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Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. Then, from across the Atlantic, came a new generation of American pilots, gunners, and bombardiers, a new generation of flying machines called the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang fighter.
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A Good Listen with 1 problem
- De Matthew Schuller en 08-23-19
De: Gerald Astor
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Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- De: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
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A WWII Pacific Tale
- De A. L. DeWitt en 11-15-16
De: Bob Drury, y otros
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Enterprise
- America’s Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II
- De: Barrett Tillman
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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America’s most decorated warship of World War II, Enterprise was constantly engaged against the Japanese Empire, earning the title “the fightingest ship” in the navy. Her career was eventful, vital, and short. Commissioned in 1938, her bombers sank a submarine just ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack, claiming the first Japanese vessel lost in the war.
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Great Bio of a Truly Remarkable Ship
- De Aser Tolentino en 09-18-12
De: Barrett Tillman
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The Battle for Hell's Island
- How a Small Band of Carrier Dive Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal
- De: Stephen L. Moore
- Narrado por: Pete Bradbury
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From the author of Pacific Payback comes the gripping true story of the Cactus Air Force and how this rugged crew of dive bombers helped save Guadalcanal and won the war. November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in Japan's expansion through the South Pacific.
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agonizing audiobook full of facts
- De chris en 04-13-16
De: Stephen L. Moore
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Intrepid
- The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship
- De: Bill White, Robert Gandt
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 9 h y 19 m
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Intrepid brings the history of the U.S.S. Intrepid to life in a stirring tribute complete with personal recollections of those who served on the ship and vivid descriptions of the deadly conflicts she endured. It is a story of the people who sailed in her, fought to keep her alive, and perished in her defense, a story which powerfully captures the human element in the history of American heroism.
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Ok read but needed more something...
- De Luis en 01-24-09
De: Bill White, y otros
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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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December 7, 1941
- The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
- De: Gordon Prange
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
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With all the dramatic listenability of a novel, Prange provides a richly detailed, chronological account of the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Advertising in Army, Navy, Air Force Times, Military History, and World War II magazines.
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History in the first person
- De Walter Fiarman en 06-11-15
De: Gordon Prange
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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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Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II
- De: Philip Ardery
- Narrado por: James Killavey
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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"The sky was full of dying airplanes" as American Liberator bombers struggled to return to North Africa after their daring low-level raid on the oil refineries of Ploesti. They lost 446 airmen and 53 planes, but Philip Ardery's plane came home. This pilot was to take part in many more raids on Hitler's Europe, including air cover for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. This vivid firsthand account records one man's experience of World War II air warfare.
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Fascinating...and true story
- De Loretta en 06-24-15
De: Philip Ardery
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Finish Forty and Home
- The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
- De: Phil Scearce
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites.
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Pretty Good!
- De Robert en 02-01-13
De: Phil Scearce
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Air Apaches
- The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II
- De: Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
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The American 345th Bomb Group - the Air Apaches - was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes - often below 50 feet - the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan.
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Boring and unorganized unit history
- De R. Denton en 04-25-19
De: Jay A. Stout
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Into the Bright Sunshine
- Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (Pivotal Moments in American History Series)
- De: Samuel G. Freedman
- Narrado por: Mike Lenz
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During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom to nominate for president—the incumbent, Harry Truman, was the presumptive candidate—but whether the Democrats would finally embrace the cause of civil rights and embed it in their official platform. On the convention's final day, Hubert Humphrey, the relatively obscure mayor of the midsized city of Minneapolis, ascended the podium.
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Civil Rights for All not just limited segments of society.
- De Patricia A Gustafson en 06-02-24
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Kangaroo Squadron
- American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
- De: Bruce Gamble
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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In early 1942, while the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single US Army squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy. Based in Australia with inadequate supplies and no ground support, the squadron's pilots and combat crew endured tropical diseases while confronting numerically superior Japanese forces. Yet the outfit, dubbed the Kangaroo Squadron, proved remarkably resilient and successful.
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5 star History!
- De DON COOKE en 03-13-19
De: Bruce Gamble
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Incredible Victory
- The Battle of Midway
- De: Walter Lord
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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On the morning of June 4, 1942, doom sailed on Midway. Hoping to put itself within striking distance of Hawaii and California, the Japanese navy planned an ambush that would obliterate the remnants of the American Pacific fleet. On paper, the Americans had no chance of winning. They had fewer ships, slower fighters, and almost no battle experience. But because their codebreakers knew what was coming, the American navy was able to prepare an ambush of its own.
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- De Jim Walters en 08-27-18
De: Walter Lord
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Dereliction of Duty
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How to Read the Constitution - and Why
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The Constitution is the most significant document in America. But do you fully understand what this valuable document means to you? In How to Read the Constitution - and Why, legal expert and educator Kimberly Wehle spells out in clear, simple, and common-sense terms what is in the Constitution and most importantly, what it means. In compelling terms and including text from the United States Constitution, she describes how the Constitution’s protections are eroding.
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very biased
- De Anonymous User en 01-25-20
De: Kim Wehle
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Never Call Me a Hero
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- Richard
- 06-27-17
Wow
This is a great book. The unapologetic sincerity is what makes it great. God bless the greatest generation!!
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- Kenneth B. Vollenweider
- 07-15-21
Dusty Kleiss Memoir
Entertaining book, exceptional insight into a humble, successful American hero who lived, loved his wife and family, and happened to survived a military experience that he did not publicly discuss for decades. Great story and I appreciated Mr. Kleiss and his family sharing it with me. Good primary source of information. I highly recommend for anyone with an interest in the Battle of Midway.
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- SALVATORE A MASTROPOLO
- 07-25-23
Humble Hero Against All Odds!!
A fascinating life story.Breathtaking accounts of Midway and other battles . Strongly suggest this one if you want to put your minds eye in a 75 degree dive along side of Dusty!!
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- Graeme Nichol
- 01-11-22
The Pacific War - Midway
An interesting account of the best in the Pacific by a SBD pilot.
War is shockingly unpleasant and the task of these sailors and pilots doing their damndest to push the Japanese back home.
They did a fine job in very trying conditions.
They were all heroes.
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- 54mm Napoleonics
- 04-22-22
Outstanding!
OUTSTANDING! Well-written, insightful, thoughtfully written. More like a conversation with a Grandfather than an autobiography by a soldier. Highly recommend!
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- Alex
- 03-23-18
Treasured personal account of Pacific-WW2; learned a lot
Liked the personal history and details of flying/war-fighting experience, training, and naval career. Really amazing to have this personal history in such vivid detail
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- Brent
- 05-25-18
Should be required reading for Memorial Day
An outstanding memoir of a true American hero one who has served his country with distinction, Fast paced and easy to read yet with important historical details that bring to life the battle of midway.
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- Ryan Pemberton
- 06-15-18
An excelent read!
This book was right up my alley per say. I loved the technical aviation aspects of it, I loved the first-hand accounts of such a pivotal battle and I really enjoyed learning about this amazing, humble man. All around, I 100% recommend this book. The narrator does a good job of reading and you get the feel you are sitting down listening to Jack tell stories (which I love). However, something with they way they produced the recording, at the beginning of every chapter the narrator's voice is noticeably different. By 5 minutes into the chapter he has returned to "normal", but at the beginning of most chapters there is a sharp and noticeable change in the narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-27-22
The Real Heroes
I was in tears of gratitude for the men Dusty spoke of. I wish every American could hear his story. Maybe gratitude would replace the arrogance, entitlement and disrespect so many today have about the freedoms they take for granted, given to us as gift by men like Dusty who gave us those freedoms at the price of their own lives. May we met in heavens realm to pay my respects personally.
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- Yvonne Weems
- 01-30-23
Never Forget!
Loved It! Put me right into the action and brought tears at other times! Thank you!
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