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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enArtsCopyright Jerad Kuphalhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68363fa558e1b654c028991c869a29df.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/listen-to-top-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-military--6571182Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:28:39 +0000Jerad KuphalJerad Kuphalfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/228/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/228/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion, and Business & Career Development. Get 3 free audiobooks to experience. You can listen to books on many devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, helping you save time and enhance knowledge. Don't miss this great opportunity! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-way-forward-master-life-s-toughest-battles-and-create-your-lasting-legacy-by-dakota-meyer-robert-o-neill--65097907https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy Author: Dakota Meyer, Robert O'neill Narrator: Robert O'neill, Dakota Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “The Way Forward will help every reader master their own challenges—this is a must-read book!” —Admiral Bill McRaven, U.S. Navy (Retired) and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed American Sniper meets Make Your Bed in these life lessons from decorated United States service members and New York Times bestselling authors Robert O’Neill and Dakota Meyer—an in-depth, fearless, and ultimately redemptive account of what it takes to survive and thrive on battlefields from Afghanistan and Iraq to our daily lives, and how the perils of war help us hold onto our humanity. Rob O’Neill and Dakota Meyer are two of the most decorated and recognized US service members: O’Neill killed the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, and Meyer was the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. But beyond their actions and courage in combat, O’Neill and Meyer also have much in common in civilian life: they are both sought-after public speakers, advocates for veterans, and share a non-PC sense of humor. Combining the best of military memoirs and straight-talking self-help, The Way Forward alternates between O’Neill’s and Meyer’s perspectives, looking back with humor at even the darkest war stories, and sharing lessons they learned along the way. The Way Forward presents O’Neill and Meyer’s philosophy in combat and life. This isn’t a book about the glory of war and combat, but one about facing your enemies, some who are flesh and blood and some that are not: Your thoughts. Your doubts. Your boredom and your regrets. From Rob’s dogged repetition at the free throw line of his childhood basketball court to Dakota’s pursuit of EMT and firefighter credentials to aid accident victims, these two American heroes turn their experiences into valuable lessons for every reader. Gritty and down-to-earth, O’Neill and Meyer tell their stories with candor and vulnerability to help readers handle stress, tackle their biggest obstacles, and exceed their expectations of themselves, while keeping life’s battles in perspective with a sense of humor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394063Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy Author: Dakota Meyer, Robert O'neill Narrator: Robert O'neill, Dakota...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy Author: Dakota Meyer, Robert O'neill Narrator: Robert O'neill, Dakota Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “The Way Forward will help every reader master their own challenges—this is a must-read book!” —Admiral Bill McRaven, U.S. Navy (Retired) and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed American Sniper meets Make Your Bed in these life lessons from decorated United States service members and New York Times bestselling authors Robert O’Neill and Dakota Meyer—an in-depth, fearless, and ultimately redemptive account of what it takes to survive and thrive on battlefields from Afghanistan and Iraq to our daily lives, and how the perils of war help us hold onto our humanity. Rob O’Neill and Dakota Meyer are two of the most decorated and recognized US service members: O’Neill killed the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, and Meyer was the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. But beyond their actions and courage in combat, O’Neill and Meyer also have much in common in civilian life: they are both sought-after public speakers, advocates for veterans, and share a non-PC sense of humor. Combining the best of military memoirs and straight-talking self-help, The Way Forward alternates between O’Neill’s and Meyer’s perspectives, looking back with humor at even the darkest war stories, and sharing lessons they learned along the way. The Way Forward presents O’Neill and Meyer’s philosophy in combat and life. This isn’t a book about the glory of war and combat, but one about facing your enemies, some who are flesh and blood and some that are not: Your thoughts. Your doubts. Your boredom and your regrets. From Rob’s dogged repetition at the free throw line of his childhood basketball court to Dakota’s pursuit of EMT and firefighter credentials to aid accident victims, these two American heroes turn their experiences into valuable lessons for every reader. Gritty and down-to-earth, O’Neill and Meyer tell their stories with candor and vulnerability to help readers handle stress, tackle their biggest obstacles, and exceed their expectations of themselves, while keeping life’s battles in perspective with a sense of humor.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-party-after-another-the-disruptive-life-of-nigel-farage-by-michael-crick--65097866https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage Author: Michael Crick Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'A superb piece of thorough journalism' David Aaronovitch, The Times Nigel Farage is arguably one of the most influential British politicians of the 21st century. His campaign to take the UK out of the EU began as a minority and extreme point of view, but in June 2016 it became the official policy of the nation after a divisive referendum. In Michael Crick's brilliant new biography, One Party After Another, we find out how he did it, despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament. Farage left public school at the age of 16 to go and work in the City, but in the 1990s he was drawn into politics, joining UKIP. Ironically, it was the electoral system for the European Parliament that gave him access to a platform, and he was elected an MEP in 1999. His everyman persona, combined with a natural ability as a maverick and outspoken performer on TV, ensured that he garnered plenty of media attention. His message resonated in ways that rattled the major parties - especially the Conservatives - and suddenly the UK's membership of the EU was up for debate. Controversy was never far away, with accusations of racism against the party and various scandals. But, having helped secure the referendum, Farage was largely sidelined by the successful official Brexit campaign. When Parliament struggled to find a way to leave, Farage created the Brexit Party to ensure Britain did eventually leave the EU early in 2020. Crick's compelling new study takes the reader into the heart of Farage's story, assessing his methods, uncovering remarkable hidden details and builds to an unmissable portrait of one of the most controversial characters in modern British politics.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460440Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage Author: Michael Crick Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage Author: Michael Crick Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'A superb piece of thorough journalism' David Aaronovitch, The Times Nigel Farage is arguably one of the most influential British politicians of the 21st century. His campaign to take the UK out of the EU began as a minority and extreme point of view, but in June 2016 it became the official policy of the nation after a divisive referendum. In Michael Crick's brilliant new biography, One Party After Another, we find out how he did it, despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament. Farage left public school at the age of 16 to go and work in the City, but in the 1990s he was drawn into politics, joining UKIP. Ironically, it was the electoral system for the European Parliament that gave him access to a platform, and he was elected an MEP in 1999. His everyman persona, combined with a natural ability as a maverick and outspoken performer on TV, ensured that he garnered plenty of media attention. His message resonated in ways that rattled the major parties - especially the Conservatives - and suddenly the UK's membership of the EU was up for debate. Controversy was never far away, with accusations of racism against the party and various scandals. But, having helped secure the referendum, Farage was largely sidelined by the successful official Brexit campaign. When Parliament struggled to find a way to leave, Farage created the Brexit Party to ensure Britain did eventually leave the EU early in 2020. Crick's compelling new study takes the reader into the heart of Farage's story, assessing his methods, uncovering remarkable hidden details and builds to an unmissable portrait of one of the most controversial characters in modern British politics.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-company-of-heroes-the-inspiring-stories-of-medal-of-honor-recipients-from-america-s-longest-wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-by-james-ki--65097919https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: James Kitfield Narrator: Brad Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-two soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. In the Company of Heroes will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-three post-9/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case of posthumous awards, through interviews with their brothers in arms and their families. The public affairs offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the individual armed services, as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, have expressed their support for this project. Stories include Marine Corps Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, who purposely lunged toward a Taliban hand grenade in order to shield his buddy from the blast; Navy SEAL team leader Britt Slabinski, who, after being ambushed and retreating in the Hindu Kush, returned against monumental odds in order to try to save one of his team who was inadvertently lost in the fight; and Ranger Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry, who lunged for a live grenade, threw it back at the enemy, and saved his two Ranger brothers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415177Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: James Kitfield...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: James Kitfield Narrator: Brad Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-two soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. In the Company of Heroes will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-three post-9/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case of posthumous awards, through interviews with their brothers in arms and their families. The public affairs offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the individual armed services, as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, have expressed their support for this project. Stories include Marine Corps Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, who purposely lunged toward a Taliban hand grenade in order to shield his buddy from the blast; Navy SEAL team leader Britt Slabinski, who, after being ambushed and retreating in the Hindu Kush, returned against monumental odds in order to try to save one of his team who was inadvertently lost in the fight; and Ranger Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry, who lunged for a live grenade, threw it back at the enemy, and saved his two Ranger brothers.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tightening-dark-an-american-hostage-in-yemen-by-sam-farran-benjamin-buchholz--65097889https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tightening Dark: An American Hostage in Yemen Author: Sam Farran, Benjamin Buchholz Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 27, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This riveting memoir follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and thirty-year US Marine veteran who suffered a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemen—and remained loyal to his country through it all. As air strikes carpeted Yemen's capital, Sam Farran was one of only a few Americans in the war-ravaged country. He was there to conduct security assessments for a variety of international firms. Days after his arrival, he was brutally seized and taken hostage by Houthi rebels. Sam would spend the next six months suffering a horrific ordeal that would test his endurance, his loyalty and his very soul.   Every day his captors asked him—as a fellow Muslim—to betray America and his Marine heritage in exchange for his freedom. Would he give in to the Houthis and return to his Middle Eastern roots? In the end--and despite daily threats to his life—Sam found the strength to resist, and came out of his ordeal with an increased sense of being, foremost, a US Marine.   The Tightening Dark is an intimate, riveting and inspiring memoir of heroic strength, courage, survival and commitment to country. And a reminder that the best parts of the American dream are the dreamers—those who pledge to being American, regardless of where they are born.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405436Tue, 27 Jul 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tightening Dark: An American Hostage in Yemen Author: Sam Farran, Benjamin Buchholz Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tightening Dark: An American Hostage in Yemen Author: Sam Farran, Benjamin Buchholz Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 27, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This riveting memoir follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and thirty-year US Marine veteran who suffered a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemen—and remained loyal to his country through it all. As air strikes carpeted Yemen's capital, Sam Farran was one of only a few Americans in the war-ravaged country. He was there to conduct security assessments for a variety of international firms. Days after his arrival, he was brutally seized and taken hostage by Houthi rebels. Sam would spend the next six months suffering a horrific ordeal that would test his endurance, his loyalty and his very soul.   Every day his captors asked him—as a fellow Muslim—to betray America and his Marine heritage in exchange for his freedom. Would he give in to the Houthis and return to his Middle Eastern roots? In the end--and despite daily threats to his life—Sam found the strength to resist, and came out of his ordeal with an increased sense of being, foremost, a US Marine.   The Tightening Dark is an intimate, riveting and inspiring memoir of heroic strength, courage, survival and commitment to country. And a reminder that the best parts of the American dream are the dreamers—those who pledge to being American, regardless of where they are born.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gurkha-brotherhood-by-captain-kailash-limbu--65097877https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gurkha Brotherhood Author: Captain Kailash Limbu Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 27, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.' So begins this searingly honest memoir by Kailash Limbu, a serving Gurka soldier who undertook five tours of active service in Afghanistan. Kailash Limbu was in the front line of the fighting in Helmand Province. On dangerous resupply missions and on offensive patrols that took them to the heart of the 'killing zone', he and his men came under frequent attack from Taliban fighters. He talks of other operations in which he has served - and, perhaps most movingly, of the other Gurkha soldiers - the united band of brothers - with whom he serves and on whom he relies every day. On many occasions he has feared he would not live to see the end of the day - and, inevitable, he lost several friends and colleagues from the close-knit Gurkha brotherhood. His means of coping with the trauma of conflict was to travel back in his mind to his childhood in a remote Himalayan village in Nepal. But even amid the simplicity of mountain life, danger and tragedy lurked. In this compelling narrative Capt Limbu celebrates his Gurkha heritage, relates remarkable stories of courage (his own and others'), and confronts demons that have shaped but never broken him. The result is a record of war and peace that is rare in its honesty and humility.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434099Thu, 27 May 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gurkha Brotherhood Author: Captain Kailash Limbu Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 27,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gurkha Brotherhood Author: Captain Kailash Limbu Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 27, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.' So begins this searingly honest memoir by Kailash Limbu, a serving Gurka soldier who undertook five tours of active service in Afghanistan. Kailash Limbu was in the front line of the fighting in Helmand Province. On dangerous resupply missions and on offensive patrols that took them to the heart of the 'killing zone', he and his men came under frequent attack from Taliban fighters. He talks of other operations in which he has served - and, perhaps most movingly, of the other Gurkha soldiers - the united band of brothers - with whom he serves and on whom he relies every day. On many occasions he has feared he would not live to see the end of the day - and, inevitable, he lost several friends and colleagues from the close-knit Gurkha brotherhood. His means of coping with the trauma of conflict was to travel back in his mind to his childhood in a remote Himalayan village in Nepal. But even amid the simplicity of mountain life, danger and tragedy lurked. In this compelling narrative Capt Limbu celebrates his Gurkha heritage, relates remarkable stories of courage (his own and others'), and confronts demons that have shaped but never broken him. The result is a record of war and peace that is rare in its honesty and humility.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-panzer-killers-the-untold-story-of-a-fighting-general-and-his-spearhead-tank-division-s-charge-into-the-third-reich-by-daniel-p-bolger--65097898https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich Author: Daniel P. Bolger Narrator: Stephen Mendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews. “The Panzer Killers is a great book, vividly written and shrewdly observed.”—The Wall Street Journal Two months after D-Day, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate in Normandy, having suffered enormous casualties attempting to push through hedgerow country. Troops were spent, and American tankers, lacking the tactics and leadership to deal with the terrain, were losing their spirit. General George Patton and the other top U.S. commanders needed an officer who knew how to break the impasse and roll over the Germans—they needed one man with the grit and the vision to take the war all the way to the Rhine. Patton and his peers selected Maurice Rose. The son of a rabbi, Rose never discussed his Jewish heritage. But his ferocity on the battlefield reflected an inner flame. He led his 3rd Armored Division not from a command post but from the first vehicle in formation, charging headfirst into a fight. He devised innovative tactics, made the most of American weapons, and personally chose the cadre of young officers who drove his division forward. From Normandy to the West Wall, from the Battle of the Bulge to the final charge across Germany, Maurice Rose's deadly division of tanks blasted through enemy lines and pursued the enemy with a remarkable intensity. In The Panzer Killers, Daniel P. Bolger, a retired lieutenant general and Iraq War veteran, offers up a lively, dramatic tale of Rose's heroism. Along the way, Bolger infuses the narrative with fascinating insights that could only come from an author who has commanded tank forces in combat. The result is a unique and masterful story of battlefield leadership, destined to become a classic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422860Tue, 25 May 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich Author: Daniel P. Bolger...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich Author: Daniel P. Bolger Narrator: Stephen Mendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews. “The Panzer Killers is a great book, vividly written and shrewdly observed.”—The Wall Street Journal Two months after D-Day, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate in Normandy, having suffered enormous casualties attempting to push through hedgerow country. Troops were spent, and American tankers, lacking the tactics and leadership to deal with the terrain, were losing their spirit. General George Patton and the other top U.S. commanders needed an officer who knew how to break the impasse and roll over the Germans—they needed one man with the grit and the vision to take the war all the way to the Rhine. Patton and his peers selected Maurice Rose. The son of a rabbi, Rose never discussed his Jewish heritage. But his ferocity on the battlefield reflected an inner flame. He led his 3rd Armored Division not from a command post but from the first vehicle in formation, charging headfirst into a fight. He devised innovative tactics, made the most of American weapons, and personally chose the cadre of young officers who drove his division forward. From Normandy to the West Wall, from the Battle of the Bulge to the final charge across Germany, Maurice Rose's deadly division of tanks blasted through enemy lines and pursued the enemy with a remarkable intensity. In The Panzer Killers, Daniel P. Bolger, a retired lieutenant general and Iraq War veteran, offers up a lively, dramatic tale of Rose's heroism. Along the way, Bolger infuses the narrative with fascinating insights that could only come from an author who has commanded tank forces in combat. The result is a unique and masterful story of battlefield leadership, destined to become a classic.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sas-sea-king-down-by-mark-aston-stuart-tootal--65097916https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SAS: Sea King Down Author: Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Simon Darwen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Pre-order the riveting account of SAS action in the Falklands war 'BRILLIANT. A ROLLERCOASTER OF BLISTERING ACTION, SURVIVAL AND BEHIND-THE-LINES DARING' DAMIEN LEWIS After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection and joining the elite ranks of D Squadron, 22 SAS in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought the hard part was over. Then on April 2 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Days later D Squadron joined the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. Facing extreme weather and a determined enemy, Splash and the men of D Squadron fought in one extraordinary contact after another. The action never let up. When tragedy struck their Sea King helicopter and it crashed in the freezing South Atlantic, Splash was one of just nine survivors. Evacuated to a hospital ship, Splash defied orders and a suspected broken neck to re-join his unit until the fight was won. An unputdownable, edge-of-the-seat insight into still classified Special Forces operations during the Falklands War, SAS: Sea King Down will take its place alongside classics like Bravo Two Zero as military adventure writing of the highest order. 'Gripping, fast moving and completely authentic. A brilliant piece of work. Better than Bravo Two Zero' - Mike Rose, former Commanding Officer of the SAS © Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423605Thu, 13 May 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SAS: Sea King Down Author: Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Simon Darwen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SAS: Sea King Down Author: Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Simon Darwen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Pre-order the riveting account of SAS action in the Falklands war 'BRILLIANT. A ROLLERCOASTER OF BLISTERING ACTION, SURVIVAL AND BEHIND-THE-LINES DARING' DAMIEN LEWIS After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection and joining the elite ranks of D Squadron, 22 SAS in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought the hard part was over. Then on April 2 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Days later D Squadron joined the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. Facing extreme weather and a determined enemy, Splash and the men of D Squadron fought in one extraordinary contact after another. The action never let up. When tragedy struck their Sea King helicopter and it crashed in the freezing South Atlantic, Splash was one of just nine survivors. Evacuated to a hospital ship, Splash defied orders and a suspected broken neck to re-join his unit until the fight was won. An unputdownable, edge-of-the-seat insight into still classified Special Forces operations during the Falklands War, SAS: Sea King Down will take its place alongside classics like Bravo Two Zero as military adventure writing of the highest order. 'Gripping, fast moving and completely authentic. A brilliant piece of work. Better than Bravo Two Zero' - Mike Rose, former Commanding Officer of the SAS © Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/days-of-steel-rain-the-epic-story-of-a-wwii-vengeance-ship-in-the-year-of-the-kamikaze-by-brent-e-jones--65097914https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze Author: Brent E. Jones Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This intimate true account of Americans at war follows theepic drama of an unlikely group of men forced to work together in the face of an increasingly desperate enemy during the final year of World War II. Sprawling across the Pacific, this untold story follows the crew of the newly-built "vengeance ship" USS Astoria, named for her sunken predecessor lost earlier in the war. At its center lies U.S. Navy Captain George Dyer, who vowed to return to action after suffering a horrific wound. He accepted the ship's command in 1944, knowing it would be his last chance to avenge his injuries and salvage his career. Yet with the nation's resources and personnel stretched thin by the war, he found that just getting the ship into action would prove to be a battle. Tensions among the crew flared from the start. Astoria's sailors and Marines were a collection of replacements, retreads, and older men. Some were broken by previous traumatic combat, most had no desire to be in the war, yet all found themselves fighting an enemy more afraid of surrender than death. The reluctant ship was called to respond to challenges that its men never could have anticipated. From a typhoon where the ocean was enemy to daring rescue missions, a gallant turn at Iwo Jima, and the ultimate crucible against the Kamikaze at Okinawa, they endured the worst of the final year of the war at sea. Days of Steel Rain brings to life more than a decade of research and firsthand interviews, depicting with unprecedented insight the singular drama of a captain grappling with an untested crew and men who had endured enough amidst some of the most brutal fighting of World War II. Throughout, Brent Jones fills the narrative with secret diaries, memoirs, letters, interpersonal conflicts, and the innermost thoughts of the Astoria men—and more than 80 photographs that have never before been published. Days of Steel Rain weaves an intimate, unforgettable portrait of leadership, heroism, endurance, and redemption.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405465Tue, 11 May 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze Author: Brent E. Jones Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze Author: Brent E. Jones Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This intimate true account of Americans at war follows theepic drama of an unlikely group of men forced to work together in the face of an increasingly desperate enemy during the final year of World War II. Sprawling across the Pacific, this untold story follows the crew of the newly-built "vengeance ship" USS Astoria, named for her sunken predecessor lost earlier in the war. At its center lies U.S. Navy Captain George Dyer, who vowed to return to action after suffering a horrific wound. He accepted the ship's command in 1944, knowing it would be his last chance to avenge his injuries and salvage his career. Yet with the nation's resources and personnel stretched thin by the war, he found that just getting the ship into action would prove to be a battle. Tensions among the crew flared from the start. Astoria's sailors and Marines were a collection of replacements, retreads, and older men. Some were broken by previous traumatic combat, most had no desire to be in the war, yet all found themselves fighting an enemy more afraid of surrender than death. The reluctant ship was called to respond to challenges that its men never could have anticipated. From a typhoon where the ocean was enemy to daring rescue missions, a gallant turn at Iwo Jima, and the ultimate crucible against the Kamikaze at Okinawa, they endured the worst of the final year of the war at sea. Days of Steel Rain brings to life more than a decade of research and firsthand interviews, depicting with unprecedented insight the singular drama of a captain grappling with an untested crew and men who had endured enough amidst some of the most brutal fighting of World War II. Throughout, Brent Jones fills the narrative with secret diaries, memoirs, letters, interpersonal conflicts, and the innermost thoughts of the Astoria men—and more than 80 photographs that have never before been published. Days of Steel Rain weaves an intimate, unforgettable portrait of leadership, heroism, endurance, and redemption.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sacrifice-a-gold-star-widow-s-fight-for-the-truth-by-michelle-black--65097868https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow's Fight for the Truth Author: Michelle Black Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The shocking and affecting memoir from a gold-star widow searching for the truth behind her Green Beret husband's death, this book bears witness to the true sacrifices made by military families. When Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find answers. It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger--and Sacrifice is the result of that mission. In this heartbreaking and revelatory memoir, Michelle uses exclusive interviews with the survivors of her husband's unit, research into the military leadership and accountability, and her own unique vantage point as a gold-star widow to tell a previously unknown story. Sacrifice is both an honest, emotional look inside a military marriage and a searing investigation of the people and decisions at the heart of the US military.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453072Tue, 04 May 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow's Fight for the Truth Author: Michelle Black Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow's Fight for the Truth Author: Michelle Black Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The shocking and affecting memoir from a gold-star widow searching for the truth behind her Green Beret husband's death, this book bears witness to the true sacrifices made by military families. When Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find answers. It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger--and Sacrifice is the result of that mission. In this heartbreaking and revelatory memoir, Michelle uses exclusive interviews with the survivors of her husband's unit, research into the military leadership and accountability, and her own unique vantage point as a gold-star widow to tell a previously unknown story. Sacrifice is both an honest, emotional look inside a military marriage and a searing investigation of the people and decisions at the heart of the US military.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-chances-a-marine-his-dog-and-finding-redemption-by-craig-grossi--65097869https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption Author: Craig Grossi Narrator: Craig Grossi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Former US Marine Craig Grossi and his dog Fred appeared on the ''Today Show' and 'Rachael Ray', and in schools, bookstores, and military bases across America as they told the uplifting story of how Craig found Fred, a stray, while serving in Afghanistan--and brought him home. During their travels, Craig was invited to speak at Maine State Prison—the penitentiary that inspired Stephen King’s famous “Shawshank.” While there, he met a group of very special inmates, participants in a program run by the non-profit America’s Vet Dogs. Craig discovered that many of the prisoners are veterans—former soldiers serving their country in an entirely different way: by transforming purebred Labrador Retrievers from floppy puppies into indispensable companions for disabled vets. These service dogs literally and figuratively open doors for men and women, offering hope and a renewed sense of freedom.  Yet these disabled vets are not the only lives changed by these dogs. The inmates who train them “are given a purpose, they’re given experience, and most importantly they’re given a sense of self-worth,” Craig explains. “The men at Maine State are given a second chance—something that I believe everyone deserves.” For Craig, the visit had a profound impact. “There was something special going on inside its walls and it was calling out to me. I quickly realized that the program and its men had something to show the world.” In this emotionally powerful book, he introduces these men and challenges us to look deeper, to see them as human beings deserving of a new shot at life. “We’re quick to give second chances to celebrities, politicians and famous athletes when they screw up,” Craig reminds us, “but when it comes to those who’ve been convicted for their mistakes, we too often dismiss them as forever lost.” Second Chances poignantly shows that no life is irredeemable and that each of us can make a difference if given the opportunity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438566Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption Author: Craig Grossi Narrator: Craig Grossi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption Author: Craig Grossi Narrator: Craig Grossi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Former US Marine Craig Grossi and his dog Fred appeared on the ''Today Show' and 'Rachael Ray', and in schools, bookstores, and military bases across America as they told the uplifting story of how Craig found Fred, a stray, while serving in Afghanistan--and brought him home. During their travels, Craig was invited to speak at Maine State Prison—the penitentiary that inspired Stephen King’s famous “Shawshank.” While there, he met a group of very special inmates, participants in a program run by the non-profit America’s Vet Dogs. Craig discovered that many of the prisoners are veterans—former soldiers serving their country in an entirely different way: by transforming purebred Labrador Retrievers from floppy puppies into indispensable companions for disabled vets. These service dogs literally and figuratively open doors for men and women, offering hope and a renewed sense of freedom.  Yet these disabled vets are not the only lives changed by these dogs. The inmates who train them “are given a purpose, they’re given experience, and most importantly they’re given a sense of self-worth,” Craig explains. “The men at Maine State are given a second chance—something that I believe everyone deserves.” For Craig, the visit had a profound impact. “There was something special going on inside its walls and it was calling out to me. I quickly realized that the program and its men had something to show the world.” In this emotionally powerful book, he introduces these men and challenges us to look deeper, to see them as human beings deserving of a new shot at life. “We’re quick to give second chances to celebrities, politicians and famous athletes when they screw up,” Craig reminds us, “but when it comes to those who’ve been convicted for their mistakes, we too often dismiss them as forever lost.” Second Chances poignantly shows that no life is irredeemable and that each of us can make a difference if given the opportunity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-york-patrol-the-real-story-of-alvin-york-and-the-unsung-heroes-who-made-him-world-war-i-s-most-famous-soldier-by-james-carl-nelson--65097882https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier Author: James Carl Nelson Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100, detailing York's heroics yet also restoring the unsung heroes of his patrol to their rightful place in history—from renowned World War I historian James Carl Nelson. October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor.  York would become an American legend, celebrated in magazines, books, and a blockbuster biopic starring Gary Cooper. The film, Sergeant York, told of a hell-raiser from backwoods Tennessee who had a come-to-Jesus moment, then wrestled with his newfound Christian convictions to become one of the greatest heroes the U.S. Army had ever known. It was a great story—but not the whole story. In this absorbing history, James Carl Nelson unspools, for the first time, the complete story of Alvin York and the events that occurred in the Argonne Forest on that day. Nelson gives voice, in particular, to the sixteen “others” who fought beside York. Hailing from big cities and small towns across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries, these soldiers included a patrician Connecticut farmer whose lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution, a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name, and a Polish immigrant who enlisted in hopes of expediting his citizenship. The York Patrol shines a long overdue spotlight on these men and York, and pays homage to their bravery and sacrifice.  The York Patrol is a rousing tale of courage, tragedy, and heroism. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440197Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier Author: James Carl Nelson Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier Author: James Carl Nelson Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100, detailing York's heroics yet also restoring the unsung heroes of his patrol to their rightful place in history—from renowned World War I historian James Carl Nelson. October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor.  York would become an American legend, celebrated in magazines, books, and a blockbuster biopic starring Gary Cooper. The film, Sergeant York, told of a hell-raiser from backwoods Tennessee who had a come-to-Jesus moment, then wrestled with his newfound Christian convictions to become one of the greatest heroes the U.S. Army had ever known. It was a great story—but not the whole story. In this absorbing history, James Carl Nelson unspools, for the first time, the complete story of Alvin York and the events that occurred in the Argonne Forest on that day. Nelson gives voice, in particular, to the sixteen “others” who fought beside York. Hailing from big cities and small towns across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries, these soldiers included a patrician Connecticut farmer whose lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution, a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name, and a Polish immigrant who enlisted in hopes of expediting his citizenship. The York Patrol shines a long overdue spotlight on these men and York, and pays homage to their bravery and sacrifice.  The York Patrol is a rousing tale of courage, tragedy, and heroism. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-path-of-conquest-resistance-to-alexander-the-great-by-waldemar-heckel--65097970https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453655 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Path of Conquest: Resistance to Alexander the Great Author: Waldemar Heckel Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 9, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This book offers a fresh insight into the conquests of Alexander the Great by attempting to view the events of 336-323 BCE from the vantage point of the defeated. The extent and form of the resistance of the populations he confronted varied according to their previous relationships with either the Macedonian invaders or their own Achaemenid rulers. The internal political situations of many states—particularly the Greek cities of Asia Minor—were also a factor. In the vast Persian Empire that stretched from the Aegean to the Indus, some states surrendered voluntarily and others offered fierce resistance. Not all regions were subdued through military actions. Indeed, as the author argues, the excessive use of force on Alexander's part was often ineffective and counterproductive. In the Path of Conquest examines the reasons for these varied responses, giving more emphasis to the defeated and less to the conqueror and his Macedonian army. In the process, it debunks many long-held views concerning Alexander's motives, including the idea that his aim was to march to the eastern limits of the world. It also provides a fresh reevaluation of Darius III's successes and failures as a commander.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453655Tue, 09 Feb 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453655 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Path of Conquest: Resistance to Alexander the Great Author: Waldemar Heckel Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453655 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Path of Conquest: Resistance to Alexander the Great Author: Waldemar Heckel Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 9, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This book offers a fresh insight into the conquests of Alexander the Great by attempting to view the events of 336-323 BCE from the vantage point of the defeated. The extent and form of the resistance of the populations he confronted varied according to their previous relationships with either the Macedonian invaders or their own Achaemenid rulers. The internal political situations of many states—particularly the Greek cities of Asia Minor—were also a factor. In the vast Persian Empire that stretched from the Aegean to the Indus, some states surrendered voluntarily and others offered fierce resistance. Not all regions were subdued through military actions. Indeed, as the author argues, the excessive use of force on Alexander's part was often ineffective and counterproductive. In the Path of Conquest examines the reasons for these varied responses, giving more emphasis to the defeated and less to the conqueror and his Macedonian army. In the process, it debunks many long-held views concerning Alexander's motives, including the idea that his aim was to march to the eastern limits of the world. It also provides a fresh reevaluation of Darius III's successes and failures as a commander.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walk-in-my-combat-boots-true-stories-from-the-battlefront-by-james-patterson--65097884https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from the Battlefront Author: James Patterson Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 8, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'This book will take your breath away, break your heart, and leave you in awe' President Bill Clinton Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines speak in their own words about real life in today's armed forces. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms; stories of life-and-death decisions, and learning how to live with the effects of horrific injuries, both physical and mental. In the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a rare eye-opening look into what it's really like to wear the uniform, fight in combat, lose friends and come home. Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's most trusted storyteller, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. 'Raw, authentic, and above all, inspiring' Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.) 'Each of these stories of the personal experience of combat is unique, homespun, and honest' Brigadier General Peter Dawkins, US Army (Ret.) 'Painfully raw, improbably funny, and completely human' Stanley A. McChrystal, General, US Army (Ret.) 'A vivid and authentic portrait of life in the modern military . . . Powerful. This edifying collection captures the highs and lows of the military experience' Publishers Weekly 'Urgent and full of suspense . . . In this wide-ranging, consistently absorbing collection, the authors cover the entire spectrum of American military action during the last 50 years' Kirkus 'Extraordinary . . . a deeply intimate insider's look' Richard Engel, NBC News Chief foreign correspondent © James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453964Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from the Battlefront Author: James Patterson Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from the Battlefront Author: James Patterson Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 8, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'This book will take your breath away, break your heart, and leave you in awe' President Bill Clinton Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines speak in their own words about real life in today's armed forces. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms; stories of life-and-death decisions, and learning how to live with the effects of horrific injuries, both physical and mental. In the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a rare eye-opening look into what it's really like to wear the uniform, fight in combat, lose friends and come home. Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's most trusted storyteller, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. 'Raw, authentic, and above all, inspiring' Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.) 'Each of these stories of the personal experience of combat is unique, homespun, and honest' Brigadier General Peter Dawkins, US Army (Ret.) 'Painfully raw, improbably funny, and completely human' Stanley A. McChrystal, General, US Army (Ret.) 'A vivid and authentic portrait of life in the modern military . . . Powerful. This edifying collection captures the highs and lows of the military experience' Publishers Weekly 'Urgent and full of suspense . . . In this wide-ranging, consistently absorbing collection, the authors cover the entire spectrum of American military action during the last 50 years' Kirkus 'Extraordinary . . . a deeply intimate insider's look' Richard Engel, NBC News Chief foreign correspondent © James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-ordinary-soldier-afghanistan-a-ferocious-enemy-a-bloody-conflict-one-man-s-impossible-mission-by-philip-gomm-doug-beattie--65097894https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: A ferocious enemy. A bloody conflict. One man's impossible mission Author: Philip Gomm, Doug Beattie Narrator: Drew Dillon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 21, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: AN ORDINARY SOLDIER offers an extraordinary insight into the mission in Afghanistan and, crucially, the relationship between British troops and the Afghans they serve alongside. On 11th September 2006 - five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1stBattalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Garmsir from the Taliban. His commanders said it would take two days; it actually took two weeks of exhausting, bloody conflict. For his repeated bravery Doug Beattie was decorated with the Military Cross. This is Beattie's personal story of being what he modestly calls 'an ordinary soldier' - someone who balances being a loving father and husband with that of fighting in the world's most hostile place. It demands to be read.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453807Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: A ferocious enemy. A bloody conflict. One man's impossible mission Author: Philip Gomm, Doug Beattie Narrator: Drew...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: A ferocious enemy. A bloody conflict. One man's impossible mission Author: Philip Gomm, Doug Beattie Narrator: Drew Dillon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 21, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: AN ORDINARY SOLDIER offers an extraordinary insight into the mission in Afghanistan and, crucially, the relationship between British troops and the Afghans they serve alongside. On 11th September 2006 - five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1stBattalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Garmsir from the Taliban. His commanders said it would take two days; it actually took two weeks of exhausting, bloody conflict. For his repeated bravery Doug Beattie was decorated with the Military Cross. This is Beattie's personal story of being what he modestly calls 'an ordinary soldier' - someone who balances being a loving father and husband with that of fighting in the world's most hostile place. It demands to be read.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-wise-men-a-navy-seal-a-green-beret-and-how-their-marine-brother-became-a-war-s-sole-survivor-by-tom-sileo-beau-wise--65097895https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Wise Men: A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor Author: Tom Sileo, Beau Wise Narrator: Beau Wise, Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This program includes a preface and afterword read by Beau Wise. From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only 'Sole Survivor' during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America’s armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star—one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government—and also a star on the CIA’s Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau’s voice, Three Wise Men is an American family’s historic true story of service and sacrifice. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Many American families have sacrificed much for our freedom, but few if any in modern times have given as much as the Wise family from my home state of Arkansas. Theirs is the story of true heroes—those who gave their lives as well as those who remain to carry on and honor the memory of Jeremy and Ben. It’s a story that needs to be told and more importantly, needs to be read and shared. It will remind you that America is a great country because of great, God-fearing people who pay a price for all of us.'—Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433430Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Wise Men: A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor Author: Tom Sileo, Beau Wise Narrator: Beau Wise,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Wise Men: A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor Author: Tom Sileo, Beau Wise Narrator: Beau Wise, Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This program includes a preface and afterword read by Beau Wise. From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only 'Sole Survivor' during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America’s armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star—one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government—and also a star on the CIA’s Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau’s voice, Three Wise Men is an American family’s historic true story of service and sacrifice. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Many American families have sacrificed much for our freedom, but few if any in modern times have given as much as the Wise family from my home state of Arkansas. Theirs is the story of true heroes—those who gave their lives as well as those who remain to carry on and honor the memory of Jeremy and Ben. It’s a story that needs to be told and more importantly, needs to be read and shared. It will remind you that America is a great country because of great, God-fearing people who pay a price for all of us.'—Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sons-of-kolchak-a-company-commander-during-the-vietnam-tet-offensive-of-1968-tells-the-story-of-his-men-s-raw-courage-and-valor-by-michael--65097883https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Kolchak: A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage and valor Author: Michael E. Wikan LTC US Army (Ret.) Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: I commanded an infantry company during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968. I got to see the magnificence of the human spirit as my men triumphed over incredible adversity. This is a story that must be told. We are a special country with a special destiny. My men showed me the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462682Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Kolchak: A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage and valor Author: Michael E....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Kolchak: A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage and valor Author: Michael E. Wikan LTC US Army (Ret.) Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: I commanded an infantry company during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968. I got to see the magnificence of the human spirit as my men triumphed over incredible adversity. This is a story that must be told. We are a special country with a special destiny. My men showed me the way.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shadow-commander-soleimani-the-us-and-iran-s-global-ambitions-by-arash-azizi--65097943https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran’s Global Ambitions Author: Arash Azizi Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 15, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A widely popular but also feared maverick operator, he helped to establish the Islamic Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. This was a long way from where he began as a youth, living on the margins in a country ruled by a monarch supported by the United States. In this engaging account, historian Arash Azizi examines Soleimani's life, regional influence, and future ambitions. The Shadow Commander breaks new ground through interviews with Iranians, Afghans, Iraqis, and Syrians who knew Soleimani for years, including his personal driver, the aides who accompanied him to his Moscow meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his brother. Ultimately, Azizi uses the story of this one important figure to make sense of the global ambitions of Iran, a country whose actions are much talked about but seldom understood.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447160Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran’s Global Ambitions Author: Arash Azizi Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran’s Global Ambitions Author: Arash Azizi Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 15, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A widely popular but also feared maverick operator, he helped to establish the Islamic Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. This was a long way from where he began as a youth, living on the margins in a country ruled by a monarch supported by the United States. In this engaging account, historian Arash Azizi examines Soleimani's life, regional influence, and future ambitions. The Shadow Commander breaks new ground through interviews with Iranians, Afghans, Iraqis, and Syrians who knew Soleimani for years, including his personal driver, the aides who accompanied him to his Moscow meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his brother. Ultimately, Azizi uses the story of this one important figure to make sense of the global ambitions of Iran, a country whose actions are much talked about but seldom understood.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-show-the-classic-account-of-wwii-aerial-combat-by-pierre-clostermann--65097896https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat Author: Pierre Clostermann Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 8, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455781Tue, 08 Dec 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat Author: Pierre Clostermann Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat Author: Pierre Clostermann Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 8, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fishers-of-men-the-gripping-true-story-of-a-british-undercover-agent-in-northern-ireland-by-rob-lewis--65097861https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishers of Men - The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern Ireland Author: Rob Lewis Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis's own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high, and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships. The sheer determination and single-mindedness required to achieve selection to this secret world is graphically described, as well as how, against seemingly impossible odds, the operators of the FRU managed to persuade terrorists and their close associates to turn informer. The methods the unit used to target, recruit and handle their contacts, how they protected their informants, and the terrifying life their agents led are all told by an agent handler, using many of his cases to illustrate the sharpness, intelligence (and sense of humour) essential to the job. Fishers of Men fills a gap in the available information about the secret war against terrorism in Northern Ireland. It is a gap that has so far remained largely unexplored - until Rob Lewis's informative and explosive book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459042Thu, 03 Dec 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishers of Men - The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern Ireland Author: Rob Lewis Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishers of Men - The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern Ireland Author: Rob Lewis Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis's own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high, and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships. The sheer determination and single-mindedness required to achieve selection to this secret world is graphically described, as well as how, against seemingly impossible odds, the operators of the FRU managed to persuade terrorists and their close associates to turn informer. The methods the unit used to target, recruit and handle their contacts, how they protected their informants, and the terrifying life their agents led are all told by an agent handler, using many of his cases to illustrate the sharpness, intelligence (and sense of humour) essential to the job. Fishers of Men fills a gap in the available information about the secret war against terrorism in Northern Ireland. It is a gap that has so far remained largely unexplored - until Rob Lewis's informative and explosive book.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-warriors-real-stories-from-real-heroes-by-pete-hegseth--65097900https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes Author: Pete Hegseth Narrator: Jd Jackson, Michael David Axtell, Pete Hegseth, Kaleo Griffith, Christian Baskous, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From FOX & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of inspiring stories from fifteen of America’s greatest heroes—highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and more—based on FOX Nation’s hit show of the same name. After three Army deployments—earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge—Pete Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. In Modern Warriors he presents candid, unfiltered conversations with fellow modern warriors and digs for real answers to key questions like: What inspired them to serve? What is their legacy? What does sacrifice really mean to them? How do they handle loss? And what can civilians learn from this latest generation of veterans? From the skies over Afghanistan to the seas of the Mediterranean to the treacherous streets of Iraq, these brave men and women take you inside the firefight, sharing the harrowing realities of war. Hegseth uses their experiences to facilitate conversations about the raw truths of combat, including the difficulties of transitioning back home, while also celebrating these soldiers’ contributions to preserving our nation’s most precious gift—freedom. These stories provide an unvarnished representation of battlefield leadership, military morale, and the strain of war. This book is the perfect keepsake and gift for anyone who wants to know what it means, and what it truly takes, to be a patriot.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423289Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes Author: Pete Hegseth Narrator: Jd Jackson, Michael David Axtell, Pete Hegseth, Kaleo Griffith, Christian...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes Author: Pete Hegseth Narrator: Jd Jackson, Michael David Axtell, Pete Hegseth, Kaleo Griffith, Christian Baskous, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From FOX & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of inspiring stories from fifteen of America’s greatest heroes—highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and more—based on FOX Nation’s hit show of the same name. After three Army deployments—earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge—Pete Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. In Modern Warriors he presents candid, unfiltered conversations with fellow modern warriors and digs for real answers to key questions like: What inspired them to serve? What is their legacy? What does sacrifice really mean to them? How do they handle loss? And what can civilians learn from this latest generation of veterans? From the skies over Afghanistan to the seas of the Mediterranean to the treacherous streets of Iraq, these brave men and women take you inside the firefight, sharing the harrowing realities of war. Hegseth uses their experiences to facilitate conversations about the raw truths of combat, including the difficulties of transitioning back home, while also celebrating these soldiers’ contributions to preserving our nation’s most precious gift—freedom. These stories provide an unvarnished representation of battlefield leadership, military morale, and the strain of war. This book is the perfect keepsake and gift for anyone who wants to know what it means, and what it truly takes, to be a patriot.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fly-into-the-wind-how-to-harness-faith-and-fearlessness-on-your-ascent-to-greatness-by-lt-colonel-dan-rooney--65097959https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” —Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, and family man Dan Rooney delivers a code for living—an inspirational call to action to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life. CAVU is an Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” It describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. Fighter pilots cherish CAVU days because they know tomorrow can bring challenging conditions. Life is no different. From the outside, it looked like the American dream: Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt. A jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly. Embracing this outlook, Lt Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. It was then that he began to apply CAVU to his personal life. In Fly Into the Wind, he shares a code of living that combines powerful tenets and the ultimate belief in God to help you discover and seize your best life. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive—in the time-honored spirit of the fighter pilot. Rooney has broken down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible. Part spiritual guide and part call to action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney’s Air Force fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve CAVU. In this world of identity politics, PC police, misplaced morals, and external noise, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394078Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” —Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, and family man Dan Rooney delivers a code for living—an inspirational call to action to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life. CAVU is an Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” It describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. Fighter pilots cherish CAVU days because they know tomorrow can bring challenging conditions. Life is no different. From the outside, it looked like the American dream: Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt. A jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly. Embracing this outlook, Lt Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. It was then that he began to apply CAVU to his personal life. In Fly Into the Wind, he shares a code of living that combines powerful tenets and the ultimate belief in God to help you discover and seize your best life. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive—in the time-honored spirit of the fighter pilot. Rooney has broken down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible. Part spiritual guide and part call to action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney’s Air Force fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve CAVU. In this world of identity politics, PC police, misplaced morals, and external noise, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-parachute-a-classic-account-of-war-in-the-air-in-wwi-by-arthur-gould-lee--65097901https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Parachute: A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI Author: Arthur Gould Lee Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This account of the Great War puts you right in the action—from one of the fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps. From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat, there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces—among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw, and Mannock—whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But behind the elite pilots in the Royal Flying Corps, there were many hundreds of airmen who flew their hazardous daily sorties in outdated planes without ever achieving fame. Here is the story of one of these unknown flyers—a story based on letters written in the day, telling of a young pilot's progress from fledgling to seasoned fighter. His descriptions of air fighting, sometimes against the Richthofen Circus, of breathless dogfights between Sopwith Pup and Albatros, are among the most vivid and immediate to come out of World War I. Arthur Gould Lee, who rose to the rank of air vice-marshal and also authored the classic Open Cockpit, brilliantly conveys the immediacy of air war, the thrills and the terror, in this honest and timeless account.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455819Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Parachute: A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI Author: Arthur Gould Lee Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Parachute: A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI Author: Arthur Gould Lee Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This account of the Great War puts you right in the action—from one of the fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps. From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat, there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces—among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw, and Mannock—whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But behind the elite pilots in the Royal Flying Corps, there were many hundreds of airmen who flew their hazardous daily sorties in outdated planes without ever achieving fame. Here is the story of one of these unknown flyers—a story based on letters written in the day, telling of a young pilot's progress from fledgling to seasoned fighter. His descriptions of air fighting, sometimes against the Richthofen Circus, of breathless dogfights between Sopwith Pup and Albatros, are among the most vivid and immediate to come out of World War I. Arthur Gould Lee, who rose to the rank of air vice-marshal and also authored the classic Open Cockpit, brilliantly conveys the immediacy of air war, the thrills and the terror, in this honest and timeless account.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soldier-respect-is-earned-by-jay-morton--65097870https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier: Respect Is Earned Author: Jay Morton Narrator: Jay Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With four years in the Parachute Regiment, ten years in the SAS and two Everest summits to his name, no one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best. Soldier is Jay Morton’s masterclass in mindset, strategy and excellence. Drawing on his extraordinary personal experience, it provides in-depth, comprehensive lessons and practical takeaways. Whether serving as an elite soldier, training as a high-level shooter or becoming an expert in HALO (high-altitude, low-opening) and HAHO (high-altitude, high-opening) parachuting, Jay has always strived to be at the very top of the game. More than most, Jay knows that military service develops skillsets you’d never dreamed of having, and which can be applied to our day-to-day lives. We are prone to underestimating ourselves, but physical and mental endurance and resilience – as well as realising our own full potential – are well within our reach.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439458Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier: Respect Is Earned Author: Jay Morton Narrator: Jay Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier: Respect Is Earned Author: Jay Morton Narrator: Jay Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With four years in the Parachute Regiment, ten years in the SAS and two Everest summits to his name, no one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best. Soldier is Jay Morton’s masterclass in mindset, strategy and excellence. Drawing on his extraordinary personal experience, it provides in-depth, comprehensive lessons and practical takeaways. Whether serving as an elite soldier, training as a high-level shooter or becoming an expert in HALO (high-altitude, low-opening) and HAHO (high-altitude, high-opening) parachuting, Jay has always strived to be at the very top of the game. More than most, Jay knows that military service develops skillsets you’d never dreamed of having, and which can be applied to our day-to-day lives. We are prone to underestimating ourselves, but physical and mental endurance and resilience – as well as realising our own full potential – are well within our reach.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hang-tough-the-wwii-letters-and-artifacts-of-major-dick-winters-by-erik-dorr-jared-frederick--65097962https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters Author: Erik Dorr, Jared Frederick Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The compelling WWII correspondence of Major Dick Winters, commander of the Band of Brothers. Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne gained international acclaim when the tale of he and his men were depicted in the celebrated book and miniseries Band of Brothers. Hoisted as a modest hero who spurned adulation, Winters epitomized the notion of dignified leadership. His iconic World War II exploits have since been depicted in art and commemorated with monuments. Beneath this marble image of a reserved officer is the story of a common Pennsylvanian tested by the daily trials and tribulations of military duty. His wartime correspondence with pen pal and naval reservist, DeEtta Almon, paints an endearing portrait of life on both the home front and battlefront—capturing the humor, horror, and humility that defined a generation. Interwoven with postwar reminiscences and rich historical context, Winters's letters offer compelling insights on the individual costs and motivations of World War II service members.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454237Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters Author: Erik Dorr, Jared Frederick Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters Author: Erik Dorr, Jared Frederick Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The compelling WWII correspondence of Major Dick Winters, commander of the Band of Brothers. Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne gained international acclaim when the tale of he and his men were depicted in the celebrated book and miniseries Band of Brothers. Hoisted as a modest hero who spurned adulation, Winters epitomized the notion of dignified leadership. His iconic World War II exploits have since been depicted in art and commemorated with monuments. Beneath this marble image of a reserved officer is the story of a common Pennsylvanian tested by the daily trials and tribulations of military duty. His wartime correspondence with pen pal and naval reservist, DeEtta Almon, paints an endearing portrait of life on both the home front and battlefront—capturing the humor, horror, and humility that defined a generation. Interwoven with postwar reminiscences and rich historical context, Winters's letters offer compelling insights on the individual costs and motivations of World War II service members.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-beer-run-ever-a-memoir-of-friendship-loyalty-and-war-by-john-chick-donohue-j-t-molloy--65097920https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406236 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War Author: John 'chick' Donohue, J. T. Molloy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never dull. You will laugh and cry, but you will not be sorry that you read this rollicking story.”—Malachy McCourt Soon to be a major motion picture written and directed by Peter Farrelly, who won two Academy Awards for Green Book—a wildly entertaining, feel-good memoir of an Irish-American New Yorker and former U.S. marine who embarked on a courageous, hare-brained scheme to deliver beer to his pals serving Vietnam in the late 1960s. One night in 1967, twenty-six-year-old John Donohue—known as Chick—was out with friends, drinking in a New York City bar. The friends gathered there had lost loved ones in Vietnam. Now, they watched as anti-war protesters turned on the troops themselves. One neighborhood patriot came up with an inspired—some would call it insane—idea. Someone should sneak into Vietnam, track down their buddies there, give them messages of support from back home, and share a few laughs over a can of beer. It would be the Greatest Beer Run Ever. But who’d be crazy enough to do it? One man was up for the challenge—a U. S. Marine Corps veteran turned merchant mariner who wasn’t about to desert his buddies on the front lines when they needed him. Chick volunteered. A day later, he was on a cargo ship headed to Vietnam, armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol. Landing in Qui Nho’n, Chick set off on an adventure that would change his life forever—an odyssey that took him through a series of hilarious escapades and harrowing close calls, including the Tet Offensive. But none of that mattered if he could bring some cheer to his pals and show them how much the folks back home appreciated them. This is the story of that epic beer run, told in Chick’s own words and those of the men he visited in Vietnam. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406236Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406236 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War Author: John 'chick' Donohue, J. T. Molloy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406236 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War Author: John 'chick' Donohue, J. T. Molloy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never dull. You will laugh and cry, but you will not be sorry that you read this rollicking story.”—Malachy McCourt Soon to be a major motion picture written and directed by Peter Farrelly, who won two Academy Awards for Green Book—a wildly entertaining, feel-good memoir of an Irish-American New Yorker and former U.S. marine who embarked on a courageous, hare-brained scheme to deliver beer to his pals serving Vietnam in the late 1960s. One night in 1967, twenty-six-year-old John Donohue—known as Chick—was out with friends, drinking in a New York City bar. The friends gathered there had lost loved ones in Vietnam. Now, they watched as anti-war protesters turned on the troops themselves. One neighborhood patriot came up with an inspired—some would call it insane—idea. Someone should sneak into Vietnam, track down their buddies there, give them messages of support from back home, and share a few laughs over a can of beer. It would be the Greatest Beer Run Ever. But who’d be crazy enough to do it? One man was up for the challenge—a U. S. Marine Corps veteran turned merchant mariner who wasn’t about to desert his buddies on the front lines when they needed him. Chick volunteered. A day later, he was on a cargo ship headed to Vietnam, armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol. Landing in Qui Nho’n, Chick set off on an adventure that would change his life forever—an odyssey that took him through a series of hilarious escapades and harrowing close calls, including the Tet Offensive. But none of that mattered if he could bring some cheer to his pals and show them how much the folks back home appreciated them. This is the story of that epic beer run, told in Chick’s own words and those of the men he visited in Vietnam. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/once-a-warrior-how-one-veteran-found-a-new-mission-closer-to-home-by-jake-wood--65097891https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Warrior: How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home Author: Jake Wood Narrator: Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'The book that America needs right now.' --Tom Brokaw, journalist and author of The Greatest Generation 'Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I've ever seen.' --Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist and author of I've Been Thinking From Marine sniper Jake Wood, a riveting memoir of leading over 100,000 veterans to a life of renewed service, volunteering to battle, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, pandemics, and civil wars, and inspiring onlookers as their unique military training saved lives and rebuilt our country. When Jake Wood arrived in the States after two grueling tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he watched his unit lose more men to suicide than to enemy hands overseas. Reeling, Jake looked for a way to direct their restlessness towards a new mission--and put their formidable skills to good use. When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Jake had his answer. He convinced several fellow veterans to join him on a ragtag mission to provide desperately needed aid. Despite the high stakes, they were able to untangle complex problems quickly and keep calm under pressure. In this raw, adrenaline-filled narrative, Jake recounts, how, over the past 10 years, he's built the disaster response organization Team Rubicon, and seen the work provide a lifeline back to purpose for the heroes among us. Not only do these intrepid volunteers race against the clock to aid communities after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, COVID-19, and hundreds of other disasters; they also fight for something just as important--each other. Once a Warrior provides a soaring look at what our veterans are capable of--and what might become of America's next greatest generation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422837Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Warrior: How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home Author: Jake Wood Narrator: Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Warrior: How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home Author: Jake Wood Narrator: Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'The book that America needs right now.' --Tom Brokaw, journalist and author of The Greatest Generation 'Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I've ever seen.' --Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist and author of I've Been Thinking From Marine sniper Jake Wood, a riveting memoir of leading over 100,000 veterans to a life of renewed service, volunteering to battle, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, pandemics, and civil wars, and inspiring onlookers as their unique military training saved lives and rebuilt our country. When Jake Wood arrived in the States after two grueling tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he watched his unit lose more men to suicide than to enemy hands overseas. Reeling, Jake looked for a way to direct their restlessness towards a new mission--and put their formidable skills to good use. When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Jake had his answer. He convinced several fellow veterans to join him on a ragtag mission to provide desperately needed aid. Despite the high stakes, they were able to untangle complex problems quickly and keep calm under pressure. In this raw, adrenaline-filled narrative, Jake recounts, how, over the past 10 years, he's built the disaster response organization Team Rubicon, and seen the work provide a lifeline back to purpose for the heroes among us. Not only do these intrepid volunteers race against the clock to aid communities after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, COVID-19, and hundreds of other disasters; they also fight for something just as important--each other. Once a Warrior provides a soaring look at what our veterans are capable of--and what might become of America's next greatest generation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-haslet-s-world-an-ardent-patriot-the-delaware-blues-and-the-spirit-of-1776-by-david-price--65097904https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776 Author: David Price Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 3, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From David Price, author of The Road to Assunpink Creek, follow along on the journey of Delaware's Revolutionary War hero, John Haslet, and the legendary regiment he commanded during the 1776 campaign of George Washington's army. This is the story of Colonel John Haslet, an Irish immigrant to the American colonies who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for his adopted country. During this pivotal moment in America’s war for independence against Great Britain, a newborn nation struggled to survive against a militarily superior force deployed by a mighty empire. This is also a chronicle of the inspirational leadership and service of the Delaware Regiment that Haslet formed and guided, told as part of a more wide-ranging narrative about the 1776 campaign of Washington’s army. That battered but resilient force faced the prospect of total defeat in the winter of 1776–1777 as the quest for American independence hung in the balance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454235Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776 Author: David Price Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776 Author: David Price Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 3, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From David Price, author of The Road to Assunpink Creek, follow along on the journey of Delaware's Revolutionary War hero, John Haslet, and the legendary regiment he commanded during the 1776 campaign of George Washington's army. This is the story of Colonel John Haslet, an Irish immigrant to the American colonies who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for his adopted country. During this pivotal moment in America’s war for independence against Great Britain, a newborn nation struggled to survive against a militarily superior force deployed by a mighty empire. This is also a chronicle of the inspirational leadership and service of the Delaware Regiment that Haslet formed and guided, told as part of a more wide-ranging narrative about the 1776 campaign of Washington’s army. That battered but resilient force faced the prospect of total defeat in the winter of 1776–1777 as the quest for American independence hung in the balance.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tragedy-of-patton-the-a-soldier-s-date-with-destiny-by-robert-orlando--65097864https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Patton, The: A Soldier's Date with Destiny Author: Robert Orlando Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: General George S. Patton was America's antihero of the Second World War. Driven by an innate sense of duty, both to his family’s great military tradition and to his country, he was fixated on the notion of reaching the status of a military legend and driven by outdated notions of honor. Simultaneously brilliant and deeply flawed, he could be daring and noble and then petulant and cruel, lacking in the diplomatic grace and tact that defined many of his contemporaries. Nevertheless, he was the kind of guy the Allies needed to get the dirty work done on the ground, all the while also being the kind of guy they wanted to get rid of or silence once the fighting was over. Outspoken about the conduct of the war and eager to identify the Soviet Union as the next great threat to American democracy and world peace, he was relieved of command, and he vowed to “take the gag off” after the war and tell the intimate truth about controversial decisions. In this historical analysis, Robert Orlando explores whether a man of such flawed character could have been right about his claim that the Cold War was inevitable and investigates the questions that still abound about Patton’s rise and fall—including his suspicious death.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453923Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Patton, The: A Soldier's Date with Destiny Author: Robert Orlando Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Patton, The: A Soldier's Date with Destiny Author: Robert Orlando Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: General George S. Patton was America's antihero of the Second World War. Driven by an innate sense of duty, both to his family’s great military tradition and to his country, he was fixated on the notion of reaching the status of a military legend and driven by outdated notions of honor. Simultaneously brilliant and deeply flawed, he could be daring and noble and then petulant and cruel, lacking in the diplomatic grace and tact that defined many of his contemporaries. Nevertheless, he was the kind of guy the Allies needed to get the dirty work done on the ground, all the while also being the kind of guy they wanted to get rid of or silence once the fighting was over. Outspoken about the conduct of the war and eager to identify the Soviet Union as the next great threat to American democracy and world peace, he was relieved of command, and he vowed to “take the gag off” after the war and tell the intimate truth about controversial decisions. In this historical analysis, Robert Orlando explores whether a man of such flawed character could have been right about his claim that the Cold War was inevitable and investigates the questions that still abound about Patton’s rise and fall—including his suspicious death.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rate-of-climb-thrilling-personal-reminiscences-from-a-fighter-pilot-and-leader-by-air-commodore-rick-peacock-edwards-cbe-afc--65098016https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rate of Climb: Thrilling Personal Reminiscences from A Fighter Pilot and Leader Author: Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 31, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Rick Peacock-Edwards has led different lives at different times, but through it all has used a bonus in life nowadays often overlooked: he has consistently enjoyed himself. One of three brothers of outstanding South African Battle of Britain pilot F/O S. R. 'Teddy' Peacock-Edwards, his subtle and compassionate regard for a generation of wartime aircrew is clear: 'As the proud son of one of the 'Few', their selfless daring has inspired me throughout my life. Importantly, they influenced my decision to become an airman in the Royal Air Force, to become a fighter pilot like my father, and to live life with spirit as they had lived their lives. It is essential that their experiences live on.' Rate of Climb, his original and continually entertaining biography, drawing on previously unpublished family and archival material, shows Rick in complete command of his primary subject: flying. This is an action-packed account of a foremost flyer's life with endless good stories, and a colorful cast of characters to match. Rick's compelling recollections in Rate of Climb reveal a life of considerable achievement, in a very personal book capturing the ties of airmanship that the author has been privileged to share. A must for all lovers of derring-do in the air.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436954Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rate of Climb: Thrilling Personal Reminiscences from A Fighter Pilot and Leader Author: Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC Narrator: James...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rate of Climb: Thrilling Personal Reminiscences from A Fighter Pilot and Leader Author: Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 31, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Rick Peacock-Edwards has led different lives at different times, but through it all has used a bonus in life nowadays often overlooked: he has consistently enjoyed himself. One of three brothers of outstanding South African Battle of Britain pilot F/O S. R. 'Teddy' Peacock-Edwards, his subtle and compassionate regard for a generation of wartime aircrew is clear: 'As the proud son of one of the 'Few', their selfless daring has inspired me throughout my life. Importantly, they influenced my decision to become an airman in the Royal Air Force, to become a fighter pilot like my father, and to live life with spirit as they had lived their lives. It is essential that their experiences live on.' Rate of Climb, his original and continually entertaining biography, drawing on previously unpublished family and archival material, shows Rick in complete command of his primary subject: flying. This is an action-packed account of a foremost flyer's life with endless good stories, and a colorful cast of characters to match. Rick's compelling recollections in Rate of Climb reveal a life of considerable achievement, in a very personal book capturing the ties of airmanship that the author has been privileged to share. A must for all lovers of derring-do in the air.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-mother-s-son-77-days-at-khe-sanh-by-k-m-loftin--65097939https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Mother's Son: 77 Days at Khe Sanh Author: K.M. Loftin Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 27, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Every man serving in Vietnam was 'Every Mother's Son.' In 1968, The Marine helicopter crews during the seventy-seven-day Siege of Khe Sanh risked everything, every day to keep the surrounding Marine hill positions alive and viable. The North Vietnamese Army committed over 20,000 troops to destroying the Marine hill positions and the Khe Sanh Combat Base. The small Marine outposts were transformed into highly effective kill zones, as the enemy slammed the landing zones with rockets, mortars, artillery, and automatic weapons fire. The Marine helicopter pilots and crews of HMM-262 dedicated their lives to saving their Marine brothers. This is their story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436923Tue, 27 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Mother's Son: 77 Days at Khe Sanh Author: K.M. Loftin Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Mother's Son: 77 Days at Khe Sanh Author: K.M. Loftin Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 27, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Every man serving in Vietnam was 'Every Mother's Son.' In 1968, The Marine helicopter crews during the seventy-seven-day Siege of Khe Sanh risked everything, every day to keep the surrounding Marine hill positions alive and viable. The North Vietnamese Army committed over 20,000 troops to destroying the Marine hill positions and the Khe Sanh Combat Base. The small Marine outposts were transformed into highly effective kill zones, as the enemy slammed the landing zones with rockets, mortars, artillery, and automatic weapons fire. The Marine helicopter pilots and crews of HMM-262 dedicated their lives to saving their Marine brothers. This is their story.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zero-negativity-the-power-of-positive-thinking-by-ant-middleton--65097944https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.16 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 12 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: NO.1 BESTSELLER ANT MIDDLETON SHARES HIS SECRETS ABOUT HIS POSITIVE MINDSET AND TEACHES YOU TO LIVE A LIFE WITH ZERO NEGATIVITY There are times when life feels like it has you cornered: financial difficulties, relationship issues, work problems, all of the above. Every one of us, at one time or another, will have to face up to the challenges that come our way. And there are two ways of meeting them: negatively, where blame is the answer, where other people are at fault, where you haven’t been treated fairly. Or positively, where you own the situation, learn and grow from it, and become a better person at the end of it. Letting you into areas of his life he’s never talked about before, in Zero Negativity, Ant will show you how to embrace failure and use it to your advantage, how to see change as the foundation of your future success, how to develop resilience, how to deal with bullies, what it means to be a positive roll model, and how to live a life with no regrets. This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That’s up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you the tools you need to become the best possible version of yourself, to own who and what you are, and to live your life with Zero Negativity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444432Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.16 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 12 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: NO.1 BESTSELLER ANT MIDDLETON SHARES HIS SECRETS ABOUT HIS POSITIVE MINDSET AND TEACHES YOU TO LIVE A LIFE WITH ZERO NEGATIVITY There are times when life feels like it has you cornered: financial difficulties, relationship issues, work problems, all of the above. Every one of us, at one time or another, will have to face up to the challenges that come our way. And there are two ways of meeting them: negatively, where blame is the answer, where other people are at fault, where you haven’t been treated fairly. Or positively, where you own the situation, learn and grow from it, and become a better person at the end of it. Letting you into areas of his life he’s never talked about before, in Zero Negativity, Ant will show you how to embrace failure and use it to your advantage, how to see change as the foundation of your future success, how to develop resilience, how to deal with bullies, what it means to be a positive roll model, and how to live a life with no regrets. This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That’s up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you the tools you need to become the best possible version of yourself, to own who and what you are, and to live your life with Zero Negativity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-sea-to-the-c-suite-lessons-learned-from-the-bridge-to-the-corner-office-by-cutler-dawson--65097981https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Sea to the C-Suite: Lessons Learned from the Bridge to the Corner Office Author: Cutler Dawson Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last fourteen years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service. It is now one of the most fiercely trusted and smoothly run financial institutions in the world ranked by Fortune magazine as a Best Place to Work for eight years. This book reveals an honest and straightforward look at Dawson's leadership philosophy and guiding principles, offering tangible and practical insights for listeners who want to learn how to chart a similar course of success—one of exponential growth without compromising a company's bedrock principles.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447170Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Sea to the C-Suite: Lessons Learned from the Bridge to the Corner Office Author: Cutler Dawson Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Sea to the C-Suite: Lessons Learned from the Bridge to the Corner Office Author: Cutler Dawson Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last fourteen years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service. It is now one of the most fiercely trusted and smoothly run financial institutions in the world ranked by Fortune magazine as a Best Place to Work for eight years. This book reveals an honest and straightforward look at Dawson's leadership philosophy and guiding principles, offering tangible and practical insights for listeners who want to learn how to chart a similar course of success—one of exponential growth without compromising a company's bedrock principles.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-marched-with-patton-a-firsthand-account-of-world-war-ii-alongside-one-of-the-u-s-army-s-greatest-generals-by-frank-sisson-robert-l-wis--65097923https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Marched with Patton: A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals Author: Frank Sisson, Robert L. Wise Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the conflict—including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau. Following in the footsteps of the bestsellers All the Gallant Men, Every Man a Hero, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, and Never Call Me a Hero, I Marched with Patton is a remarkable eyewitness account that offers priceless insights into a foot soldier’s life on the front lines during World War II under the command one of the legendary figures in American military history. Now a spry ninety-four years old, Frank Sisson looks back at his life and his service in the Third Army. Born in rural Oklahoma, Frank grew up fatherless during the Great Depression. In 1944, at age eighteen, he enlisted and was deployed to France where he marched with Patton, taking part in many of the key Allied movements of the war. Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge, nearly died crossing the Rhine with Patton, and was among the first American soldiers who liberated the notorious Dachau concentration camp.  After the war, Frank continued to serve in the army as a military police inspector in Berlin. When he finally returned home, he attended college and built a career in business.  Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final year of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415423Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Marched with Patton: A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals Author: Frank Sisson, Robert L. Wise...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Marched with Patton: A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals Author: Frank Sisson, Robert L. Wise Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the conflict—including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau. Following in the footsteps of the bestsellers All the Gallant Men, Every Man a Hero, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, and Never Call Me a Hero, I Marched with Patton is a remarkable eyewitness account that offers priceless insights into a foot soldier’s life on the front lines during World War II under the command one of the legendary figures in American military history. Now a spry ninety-four years old, Frank Sisson looks back at his life and his service in the Third Army. Born in rural Oklahoma, Frank grew up fatherless during the Great Depression. In 1944, at age eighteen, he enlisted and was deployed to France where he marched with Patton, taking part in many of the key Allied movements of the war. Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge, nearly died crossing the Rhine with Patton, and was among the first American soldiers who liberated the notorious Dachau concentration camp.  After the war, Frank continued to serve in the army as a military police inspector in Berlin. When he finally returned home, he attended college and built a career in business.  Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final year of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-under-fire-how-to-build-inner-strength-and-thrive-under-pressure-by-jason-fox--65097955https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Under Fire: How to Build Inner Strength and Thrive Under Pressure Author: Jason Fox Narrator: Jason Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The ground-breaking new book from former Special Boat Services Sergeant Jason Fox, star of Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins and bestselling author of Battle Scars. Whether serving in the Special Forces, rowing oceans or investigating some of the world’s most notorious drug cartels, Jason Fox has overcome more than his fair share of emotional and mental conflicts. Now, he shares the tools he’s developed at the cutting edge of an elite military career and shows how you, too, can build the resilience and inner strength to overcome whatever challenges life puts in front of you. During my military career, I dealt regularly with fear, emotional breakdown, pain in hostile environments and the horrors of war. I summoned bravery during intense gun battles and, perhaps more courageously, raised my hand for help during my darkest moment – though it took a while. The psychological techniques I developed during my time as an elite operator still serve me today, in and out of danger. We all face internal conflict, both at home and at work. Some pressures threaten to crush us mentally, causing stress, anxiety and emotional turbulence. As Jason Fox recounts stories of the military operations and adventures that have tested his own resolve, Life Under Fire provides the tools required to overcome the toughest of internal battles and delivers the techniques we all need to become more resilient in life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393981Thu, 15 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Under Fire: How to Build Inner Strength and Thrive Under Pressure Author: Jason Fox Narrator: Jason Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Under Fire: How to Build Inner Strength and Thrive Under Pressure Author: Jason Fox Narrator: Jason Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The ground-breaking new book from former Special Boat Services Sergeant Jason Fox, star of Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins and bestselling author of Battle Scars. Whether serving in the Special Forces, rowing oceans or investigating some of the world’s most notorious drug cartels, Jason Fox has overcome more than his fair share of emotional and mental conflicts. Now, he shares the tools he’s developed at the cutting edge of an elite military career and shows how you, too, can build the resilience and inner strength to overcome whatever challenges life puts in front of you. During my military career, I dealt regularly with fear, emotional breakdown, pain in hostile environments and the horrors of war. I summoned bravery during intense gun battles and, perhaps more courageously, raised my hand for help during my darkest moment – though it took a while. The psychological techniques I developed during my time as an elite operator still serve me today, in and out of danger. We all face internal conflict, both at home and at work. Some pressures threaten to crush us mentally, causing stress, anxiety and emotional turbulence. As Jason Fox recounts stories of the military operations and adventures that have tested his own resolve, Life Under Fire provides the tools required to overcome the toughest of internal battles and delivers the techniques we all need to become more resilient in life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-luckiest-man-life-with-john-mccain-by-mark-salter--65097912https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain Author: Mark Salter Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A “moving and lucidly written memoir” (The Wall Street Journal) of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closest and most trusted confidants, friends, and political advisors. More so than almost anyone outside of McCain’s immediate family, Mark Salter had unparalleled access to and served to influence the Senator’s thoughts and actions, cowriting seven books with him and acting as a valued confidant. Now, in The Luckiest Man, Salter draws on the storied facets of McCain’s early biography as well as the later-in-life political philosophy for which the nation knew and loved him, delivering an intimate and comprehensive account of McCain’s life and philosophy. Salter covers all the major events of McCain’s life—his peripatetic childhood, his naval service—but introduces, too, aspects of the man that the public rarely saw and hardly knew. Woven throughout this narrative is also the story of Salter and McCain’s close relationship, including how they met, and why their friendship stood the test of time in a political world known for its fickle personalities and frail bonds. Through Salter’s revealing and “psychological portrait” (The Washington Post) of one of our country’s finest public servants, McCain emerges as both the man we knew him to be and also someone entirely new. Glimpses of his restlessness, his curiosity, his courage, and sentimentality are rendered with sensitivity and care—as only Mark Salter could provide. The capstone to Salter’s intimate and decades-spanning time with the Senator, The Luckiest Man is the authoritative last word on the stories McCain was too modest to tell himself and an influential life not soon to be forgotten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403878Tue, 13 Oct 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain Author: Mark Salter Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/403878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain Author: Mark Salter Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A “moving and lucidly written memoir” (The Wall Street Journal) of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closest and most trusted confidants, friends, and political advisors. More so than almost anyone outside of McCain’s immediate family, Mark Salter had unparalleled access to and served to influence the Senator’s thoughts and actions, cowriting seven books with him and acting as a valued confidant. Now, in The Luckiest Man, Salter draws on the storied facets of McCain’s early biography as well as the later-in-life political philosophy for which the nation knew and loved him, delivering an intimate and comprehensive account of McCain’s life and philosophy. Salter covers all the major events of McCain’s life—his peripatetic childhood, his naval service—but introduces, too, aspects of the man that the public rarely saw and hardly knew. Woven throughout this narrative is also the story of Salter and McCain’s close relationship, including how they met, and why their friendship stood the test of time in a political world known for its fickle personalities and frail bonds. Through Salter’s revealing and “psychological portrait” (The Washington Post) of one of our country’s finest public servants, McCain emerges as both the man we knew him to be and also someone entirely new. Glimpses of his restlessness, his curiosity, his courage, and sentimentality are rendered with sensitivity and care—as only Mark Salter could provide. The capstone to Salter’s intimate and decades-spanning time with the Senator, The Luckiest Man is the authoritative last word on the stories McCain was too modest to tell himself and an influential life not soon to be forgotten.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amazing-tales-for-making-men-out-of-boys-by-neil-oliver--65097862https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys Author: Neil Oliver Narrator: Neil Oliver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover inspiring stories of heroism, adventure, endurance and survival from throughout history. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Through his gripping account of how this modest naval officer became Scott of the Antarctic, Neil Oliver vividly relates the awe-inspiring tales of brave men that inspired Britain's greatest hero, including Nelson, Sir John Moore, and the Demons of Camerone. And alongside these epic stories of courage, fortitude and sacrifice, Oliver recounts how the spirit of Scott lives on - from Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 13 mission, to the SAS and the Battle of Mirbat. Young and old alike will enjoy reading these brave stories of men who understood - as Scott always did - that it was more important to die a hero than live a coward's life. 'A joy from start to finish' Sunday Telegraph 'A great book . . . I shall treasure it' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'A must-have collection' The Times © Neil Oliver 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453966Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys Author: Neil Oliver Narrator: Neil Oliver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys Author: Neil Oliver Narrator: Neil Oliver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover inspiring stories of heroism, adventure, endurance and survival from throughout history. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Through his gripping account of how this modest naval officer became Scott of the Antarctic, Neil Oliver vividly relates the awe-inspiring tales of brave men that inspired Britain's greatest hero, including Nelson, Sir John Moore, and the Demons of Camerone. And alongside these epic stories of courage, fortitude and sacrifice, Oliver recounts how the spirit of Scott lives on - from Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 13 mission, to the SAS and the Battle of Mirbat. Young and old alike will enjoy reading these brave stories of men who understood - as Scott always did - that it was more important to die a hero than live a coward's life. 'A joy from start to finish' Sunday Telegraph 'A great book . . . I shall treasure it' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'A must-have collection' The Times © Neil Oliver 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-stolen-honor-falsely-accused-imprisoned-and-my-long-road-to-freedom-by-clint-lorance--65097906https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Honor: Falsely Accused, Imprisoned, and My Long Road to Freedom Author: Clint Lorance Narrator: Adam North Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The captivating account of how Clint Lorance, a soldier who became a scapegoat for a corrupt military hierarchy, was falsely charged with war crimes, imprisoned, and eventually pardoned by President Trump. While out on patrol in Afghanistan, Clint Lorance learned that two men, both suspected suicide bombers, were speeding toward a crowded city on motorcycles. Lorance couldn't see them, but his men on the ground had clear shots. After a split second, he gave the order to shoot, killing both men. In the months that followed, Lorance was arrested by the military and put on trial for war crimes. Prosecutors claimed that the order he gave constituted an act of premeditated murder, and they sentenced him to twenty years in prison. In Stolen Honor, Lorance finally tells the story of this event and the trial it led to -- how the prosecutors declined to admit clear-cut evidence that would have exonerated him, how the men in his unit turned on him, and why he still believes he was right to give the order to shoot. It is a story that stretches from small-town America to the deserts of Afghanistan, from the White House to the tiny jail cell where Lorance spent six years waiting on his exoneration, which finally came when President Trump pardoned him in 2019. The book also discusses Lorance's plans to attend law school and help reform the broken military justice system.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419223Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Honor: Falsely Accused, Imprisoned, and My Long Road to Freedom Author: Clint Lorance Narrator: Adam North Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Honor: Falsely Accused, Imprisoned, and My Long Road to Freedom Author: Clint Lorance Narrator: Adam North Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The captivating account of how Clint Lorance, a soldier who became a scapegoat for a corrupt military hierarchy, was falsely charged with war crimes, imprisoned, and eventually pardoned by President Trump. While out on patrol in Afghanistan, Clint Lorance learned that two men, both suspected suicide bombers, were speeding toward a crowded city on motorcycles. Lorance couldn't see them, but his men on the ground had clear shots. After a split second, he gave the order to shoot, killing both men. In the months that followed, Lorance was arrested by the military and put on trial for war crimes. Prosecutors claimed that the order he gave constituted an act of premeditated murder, and they sentenced him to twenty years in prison. In Stolen Honor, Lorance finally tells the story of this event and the trial it led to -- how the prosecutors declined to admit clear-cut evidence that would have exonerated him, how the men in his unit turned on him, and why he still believes he was right to give the order to shoot. It is a story that stretches from small-town America to the deserts of Afghanistan, from the White House to the tiny jail cell where Lorance spent six years waiting on his exoneration, which finally came when President Trump pardoned him in 2019. The book also discusses Lorance's plans to attend law school and help reform the broken military justice system.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-name-is-selma-the-remarkable-memoir-of-a-jewish-resistance-fighter-and-ravensbruck-survivor-by-selma-van-de-perre--65097911https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name Is Selma: The remarkable memoir of a Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor Author: Selma Van De Perre Narrator: Rachel Bavidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. My story illustrates what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews alike... the sheer luck that saved some of us and the atrocities that led to the deaths of so many, as a tribute to all those who suffered and died.' Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War Two began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 this simple fact had become a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years 'Marga' risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as Aryan she travelled around the country delivering newsletters, sharing information, keeping up morale - doing, as she later explained, what 'had to be done'. In July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbrück women's concentration camp as a political prisoner. Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she was allowed to reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma. Now, at ninety-eight, Selma remains a force of nature. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words. © Selma van de Perre 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437384Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name Is Selma: The remarkable memoir of a Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor Author: Selma Van De Perre Narrator: Rachel Bavidge...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name Is Selma: The remarkable memoir of a Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor Author: Selma Van De Perre Narrator: Rachel Bavidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. My story illustrates what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews alike... the sheer luck that saved some of us and the atrocities that led to the deaths of so many, as a tribute to all those who suffered and died.' Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War Two began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 this simple fact had become a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years 'Marga' risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as Aryan she travelled around the country delivering newsletters, sharing information, keeping up morale - doing, as she later explained, what 'had to be done'. In July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbrück women's concentration camp as a political prisoner. Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she was allowed to reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma. Now, at ninety-eight, Selma remains a force of nature. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words. © Selma van de Perre 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305ckcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tomorrow-will-be-a-good-day-my-autobiography-the-sunday-times-no-1-bestseller-by-captain-tom-moore--65097890https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/435747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography - The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller Author: Captain Tom Moore Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From his humble Yorkshire childhood, via the battlefields of Burma and the peaks of the Himalayas, to becoming the NHS and the nation's hero during Lockdown, Captain Tom Moore's story is a journey for all of us - brought to you by Penguin. Who is Captain Sir Tom Moore? You've seen him on the television walking the length of his garden. A frail elderly man, doing his bit at a time of crisis. But he wasn't always like this. Where did he come from? Where was he made? From a childhood in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales, Tom Moore grew up in a loving family, which wasn't without its share of tragedy. It was a time of plenty and of want. When the storm clouds of the Second World War threatened, he raised his hand and, like many of his generation, joined up to fight. His war would take him from a country he had never left to a place which would steal his heart, India, and the Far East, to which he would return many years later to view the sight he had missed first time around: the distant peak of Everest. Captain Tom's story is our story. It is the story of our past hundred years here in Britain. It's a time which has seen so much change, yet when so much has stayed the same: the national spirit, the can-do attitude, the belief in doing your best for others. In this rich, happy life packed with incident you will encounter time and again the curiosity, courage and generosity that saw Captain Tom look around him during our current crisis and decide that something had to be done . . . © Tom Moore 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/435747Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/435747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography - The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller Author: Captain Tom Moore Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/435747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography - The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller Author: Captain Tom Moore Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From his humble Yorkshire childhood, via the battlefields of Burma and the peaks of the Himalayas, to becoming the NHS and the nation's hero during Lockdown, Captain Tom Moore's story is a journey for all of us - brought to you by Penguin. Who is Captain Sir Tom Moore? You've seen him on the television walking the length of his garden. A frail elderly man, doing his bit at a time of crisis. But he wasn't always like this. Where did he come from? Where was he made? From a childhood in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales, Tom Moore grew up in a loving family, which wasn't without its share of tragedy. It was a time of plenty and of want. When the storm clouds of the Second World War threatened, he raised his hand and, like many of his generation, joined up to fight. His war would take him from a country he had never left to a place which would steal his heart, India, and the Far East, to which he would return many years later to view the sight he had missed first time around: the distant peak of Everest. Captain Tom's story is our story. It is the story of our past hundred years here in Britain. It's a time which has seen so much change, yet when so much has stayed the same: the national spirit, the can-do attitude, the belief in doing your best for others. In this rich, happy life packed with incident you will encounter time and again the curiosity, courage and generosity that saw Captain Tom look around him during our current crisis and decide that something had to be done . . . © Tom Moore 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-outpost-the-most-heroic-battle-of-the-afghanistan-war-by-jake-tapper--65097887https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War Author: Jake Tapper Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of the deadliest battles of the Afghanistan war, acclaimed by critics as a classic. ‘A mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice’ Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 soldiers stationed there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war that year. Four months after the battle, a review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place. In The Outpost, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families. This modern classic of military history is an indictment of the management of the war in Afghanistan, and a thrilling tale of true courage in the face of impossible odds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453958Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War Author: Jake Tapper Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War Author: Jake Tapper Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 17, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of the deadliest battles of the Afghanistan war, acclaimed by critics as a classic. ‘A mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice’ Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 soldiers stationed there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war that year. Four months after the battle, a review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place. In The Outpost, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families. This modern classic of military history is an indictment of the management of the war in Afghanistan, and a thrilling tale of true courage in the face of impossible odds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/da-nang-diary-a-forward-air-controller-s-gunsight-view-of-flying-with-sog-by-tom-yarborough--65097990https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG Author: Tom Yarborough Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Da Nang Diary is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes—flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strike—knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life-and-death decisions as a battle unfolded. The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique bird's-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, who logged 1,500 hours of combat flying time, the risk was constant, intense, and electrifying. A member of the super-secret 'Prairie Fire' unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang—engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. In this work, the listener flies in the cockpit alongside Yarborough in his adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger, and wartime brotherhood. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing extended missions directly overhead of the NVA, here is the dedication, courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy's backyard.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425982Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG Author: Tom Yarborough Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG Author: Tom Yarborough Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Da Nang Diary is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes—flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strike—knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life-and-death decisions as a battle unfolded. The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique bird's-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, who logged 1,500 hours of combat flying time, the risk was constant, intense, and electrifying. A member of the super-secret 'Prairie Fire' unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang—engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. In this work, the listener flies in the cockpit alongside Yarborough in his adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger, and wartime brotherhood. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing extended missions directly overhead of the NVA, here is the dedication, courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy's backyard.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-wounds-a-vietnam-war-combat-nurse-s-10-year-fight-to-win-women-a-place-of-honor-in-washington-d-c-by-diane-carlson-evans--65097918https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C. Author: Diane Carlson Evans Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one. In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she had cared for, as she expressed during a Congressional hearing in Washington, DC: 'Women didn't have to enter military service, but we stepped up to serve believing we belonged with our brothers-in-arms and now we belong with them at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. If they belong there, we belong there. We were there for them then. We mattered.' In the end, those wounded soldiers who had survived proved to be there for their sisters-in-arms, joining their fight for honor in Evans's journey of combating unforeseen bureaucratic obstacles and facing mean-spirited opposition. Her impassioned story of serving in Vietnam is a crucial backstory to her fight to honor the women she served beside. She details the gritty and high-intensity experience of being a nurse in the midst of combat and becomes an unlikely hero who ultimately serves her country again as a formidable force in her daunting quest for honor and justice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437005Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C. Author: Diane Carlson Evans Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/437005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C. Author: Diane Carlson Evans Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one. In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she had cared for, as she expressed during a Congressional hearing in Washington, DC: 'Women didn't have to enter military service, but we stepped up to serve believing we belonged with our brothers-in-arms and now we belong with them at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. If they belong there, we belong there. We were there for them then. We mattered.' In the end, those wounded soldiers who had survived proved to be there for their sisters-in-arms, joining their fight for honor in Evans's journey of combating unforeseen bureaucratic obstacles and facing mean-spirited opposition. Her impassioned story of serving in Vietnam is a crucial backstory to her fight to honor the women she served beside. She details the gritty and high-intensity experience of being a nurse in the midst of combat and becomes an unlikely hero who ultimately serves her country again as a formidable force in her daunting quest for honor and justice.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/che-guevara-the-definitive-portrait-of-one-of-the-twentieth-century-s-most-fascinating-historical-figures-by-critically-acclaimed-new-york--65097886https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Che Guevara: the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating historical figures, by critically-acclaimed New York Times journalist Jon Lee Anderson Author: Jon Lee Anderson Narrator: Armando Duran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 10, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. He became a myth in his own lifetime and an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philosopher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. In the end Che failed in his quest but he is recognized as that one-in-a-million personality who just might have pulled it off. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life shuttles between the revolutionary capitals of Havana and Algiers to the battlegrounds of Bolivia and the Congo; from the halls of power in Moscow and Washington to the exile havens of Miami, Mexico and Guatemala, in a gripping tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. It has an epic sweep as it evokes an era of tumultuous change, describing major events like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the October Missile crisis and Kennedy's assassination. Among its cast of characters are scores of historic personalities including Castro, Kennedy, Kruschev, Mao Tse-tung, Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, to name but a few. Jon Lee Anderson has been given unprecedented access to the Cuban Government's archives and has had total co-operation from Che's widow, Aleida March, who has never previously spoken for publication about her late husband. He has obtained hitherto unpublished documents, including several of Che's personal diaries and, in the course of his research, broke open a twenty-eight-year-old mystery - the whereabouts of Che's body in Bolivia. There is no doubt that this monumental work will stand as the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating, yet largely unexplored, historical figures. © Jon Lee Anderson 1997 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451516Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Che Guevara: the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating historical figures, by critically-acclaimed New York Times...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Che Guevara: the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating historical figures, by critically-acclaimed New York Times journalist Jon Lee Anderson Author: Jon Lee Anderson Narrator: Armando Duran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 10, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. He became a myth in his own lifetime and an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philosopher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. In the end Che failed in his quest but he is recognized as that one-in-a-million personality who just might have pulled it off. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life shuttles between the revolutionary capitals of Havana and Algiers to the battlegrounds of Bolivia and the Congo; from the halls of power in Moscow and Washington to the exile havens of Miami, Mexico and Guatemala, in a gripping tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. It has an epic sweep as it evokes an era of tumultuous change, describing major events like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the October Missile crisis and Kennedy's assassination. Among its cast of characters are scores of historic personalities including Castro, Kennedy, Kruschev, Mao Tse-tung, Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, to name but a few. Jon Lee Anderson has been given unprecedented access to the Cuban Government's archives and has had total co-operation from Che's widow, Aleida March, who has never previously spoken for publication about her late husband. He has obtained hitherto unpublished documents, including several of Che's personal diaries and, in the course of his research, broke open a twenty-eight-year-old mystery - the whereabouts of Che's body in Bolivia. There is no doubt that this monumental work will stand as the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating, yet largely unexplored, historical figures. © Jon Lee Anderson 1997 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-grit-factor-courage-resilience-and-leadership-in-the-most-male-dominated-organization-in-the-world-by-shannon-huffman-polson--65097860https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World Author: Shannon Huffman Polson Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 8, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. She went on to reach the summits of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro and spent more than a decade traveling the world. Yet it was during her experience serving as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, and eventually leading an Apache flight platoon on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina, that she learned the lessons of leadership that forever changed her life. Where did these insights come from? From her own crucibles of experience—and from other women. In writing The Grit Factor, Polson made it her mission to connect with an elite pack of tough, impressive female iconoclasts who shared with her their candid stories of combat and career. This slate of decorated leaders includes Heather Penney, one of the first female F-16 pilots, who was put on a suicide mission for 9/11; General Ann Dunwoody, the first female four-star general in the Army; Amy McGrath, the first female Marine to fly the F/A-18 in combat—and dozens of other unstoppable women who got there first, including Polson herself. With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere—whether male or female.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445399Tue, 08 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World Author: Shannon Huffman Polson Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World Author: Shannon Huffman Polson Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 8, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. She went on to reach the summits of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro and spent more than a decade traveling the world. Yet it was during her experience serving as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, and eventually leading an Apache flight platoon on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina, that she learned the lessons of leadership that forever changed her life. Where did these insights come from? From her own crucibles of experience—and from other women. In writing The Grit Factor, Polson made it her mission to connect with an elite pack of tough, impressive female iconoclasts who shared with her their candid stories of combat and career. This slate of decorated leaders includes Heather Penney, one of the first female F-16 pilots, who was put on a suicide mission for 9/11; General Ann Dunwoody, the first female four-star general in the Army; Amy McGrath, the first female Marine to fly the F/A-18 in combat—and dozens of other unstoppable women who got there first, including Polson herself. With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere—whether male or female.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-3-16-by-graham-allen--65097872https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America 3:16 Author: Graham Allen Narrator: Graham Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: What’s the biggest threat to America today? Why are gun rights human rights? And why do so many Christians behave in such un-Christian ways? Graham Allen has the answers. With over two billion views online, the social media star has given a voice to those who feel silenced by the mainstream media and pop culture. Now, with America 3:16, Graham shares a deeper look at the life events that shaped his philosophy on Christianity, politics, family, and country. Graham’s difficult family circumstances were made worse by a religious upbringing that distorted his understanding of God, and nearly destroyed his faith—only to make it stronger and purer. In this book, the 12-year Army veteran and father of three takes you on a journey from his Mississippi upbringing to his experience as one of the “other 99%” who fought in Iraq. By understanding where Graham Allen comes from, you’ll understand where he, and America, are going.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456876Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America 3:16 Author: Graham Allen Narrator: Graham Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 4, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America 3:16 Author: Graham Allen Narrator: Graham Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: What’s the biggest threat to America today? Why are gun rights human rights? And why do so many Christians behave in such un-Christian ways? Graham Allen has the answers. With over two billion views online, the social media star has given a voice to those who feel silenced by the mainstream media and pop culture. Now, with America 3:16, Graham shares a deeper look at the life events that shaped his philosophy on Christianity, politics, family, and country. Graham’s difficult family circumstances were made worse by a religious upbringing that distorted his understanding of God, and nearly destroyed his faith—only to make it stronger and purer. In this book, the 12-year Army veteran and father of three takes you on a journey from his Mississippi upbringing to his experience as one of the “other 99%” who fought in Iraq. By understanding where Graham Allen comes from, you’ll understand where he, and America, are going.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-miracle-typist-the-powerful-true-story-of-one-soldier-s-long-journey-home-by-leon-silver--65097961https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Typist: The powerful true story of one soldier's long journey home Author: Leon Silver Narrator: Robbie Mcgregor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 2, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, a heartbreaking true story of love, loss and survival against all odds during the Second World war. Conscripted into the Polish army as Hitler’s forces draw closer, Jewish soldier Tolek Klings vows to return to his wife, Klara, and son, Juliusz. However, the army is rife with anti-Semitism and Tolek is relentlessly tormented. As the Germans invade Poland, he is faced with a terrible dilemma: flee home to protect his family – and risk being shot as a deserter – or remain a soldier, hoping reports of women and children being spared by the occupying forces are true. What follows is an extraordinary odyssey that will take Tolek – via a daring escape from a Hungarian internment camp – to Palestine, where his ability to type earns him the title of ‘The Miracle Typist’, then on to fight in Egypt, Tobruk and Italy. A broken telegram from Klara, ending with the haunting words, ‘We trouble’, makes Tolek even more determined to find his way home and fulfil his promise. This heartbreakingly inspiring true story is brought vividly to life by Tolek’s son-in-law, Melbourne writer Leon Silver. ‘Incredible, heart-wrenching and inspirational.’ Better Reading]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390582Wed, 02 Sep 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Typist: The powerful true story of one soldier's long journey home Author: Leon Silver Narrator: Robbie Mcgregor Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Typist: The powerful true story of one soldier's long journey home Author: Leon Silver Narrator: Robbie Mcgregor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 2, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, a heartbreaking true story of love, loss and survival against all odds during the Second World war. Conscripted into the Polish army as Hitler’s forces draw closer, Jewish soldier Tolek Klings vows to return to his wife, Klara, and son, Juliusz. However, the army is rife with anti-Semitism and Tolek is relentlessly tormented. As the Germans invade Poland, he is faced with a terrible dilemma: flee home to protect his family – and risk being shot as a deserter – or remain a soldier, hoping reports of women and children being spared by the occupying forces are true. What follows is an extraordinary odyssey that will take Tolek – via a daring escape from a Hungarian internment camp – to Palestine, where his ability to type earns him the title of ‘The Miracle Typist’, then on to fight in Egypt, Tobruk and Italy. A broken telegram from Klara, ending with the haunting words, ‘We trouble’, makes Tolek even more determined to find his way home and fulfil his promise. This heartbreakingly inspiring true story is brought vividly to life by Tolek’s son-in-law, Melbourne writer Leon Silver. ‘Incredible, heart-wrenching and inspirational.’ Better Reading]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/appel-a-canadian-in-the-french-foreign-legion-by-joel-adam-struthers--65097871https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion Author: Joel Adam Struthers Narrator: Paul Boucher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Groupe des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa's most troubled nations. Told through the eyes of a soldier, and interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Appel is a fascinating story that debunks myths about the French Foreign Legion and shows it more accurately as a professional arm of the French military. Struthers provides insight into the rigorous discipline that the Legion instills in its young recruits, - who trade their identities as individuals for a life of adventure and a role in a unified fighting force whose motto is "Honour and Loyalty." Foreword by Col. Benoit Desmeulles, former commanding officer of the Legions 2e Régiment Étranger Parachutistes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456065Mon, 24 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion Author: Joel Adam Struthers Narrator: Paul Boucher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion Author: Joel Adam Struthers Narrator: Paul Boucher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Groupe des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa's most troubled nations. Told through the eyes of a soldier, and interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Appel is a fascinating story that debunks myths about the French Foreign Legion and shows it more accurately as a professional arm of the French military. Struthers provides insight into the rigorous discipline that the Legion instills in its young recruits, - who trade their identities as individuals for a life of adventure and a role in a unified fighting force whose motto is "Honour and Loyalty." Foreword by Col. Benoit Desmeulles, former commanding officer of the Legions 2e Régiment Étranger Parachutistes.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beauty-of-living-e-e-cummings-in-the-great-war-by-j-alison-rosenblitt--65097927https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War Author: J. Alison Rosenblitt Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 18, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Intimate and richly detailed, The Beauty of Living begins with E. E. Cummings's Cambridge upbringing and his relationship with his socially progressive but domestically domineering father. It follows Cummings through his undergraduate experience at Harvard, where he fell into a circle of aspiring writers including John Dos Passos, who became a lifelong friend. Steeped in classical paganism and literary Decadence, Cummings and his friends rode the explosion of Cubism, Futurism, Imagism, and other 'modern' movements in the arts. As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Cummings volunteered as an ambulance driver, shipped out to Paris, and met his first love, Marie Louise Lallemand, who was working in Paris as a prostitute. Soon after reaching the front, however, he was unjustly imprisoned in a brutal French detention center at La Ferté-Macé. Through this confrontation with arbitrary and sadistic authority, he found the courage to listen to his own voice. Probing an underexamined yet formative time in the poet's life, this deeply researched account illuminates his ideas about love, justice, humanity, and brutality. J. Alison Rosenblitt weaves together letters and journal entries with astute analyses of poems that span Cummings's career, revealing the origins of one of the twentieth century's most famous poets.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434778Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War Author: J. Alison Rosenblitt Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War Author: J. Alison Rosenblitt Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 18, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Intimate and richly detailed, The Beauty of Living begins with E. E. Cummings's Cambridge upbringing and his relationship with his socially progressive but domestically domineering father. It follows Cummings through his undergraduate experience at Harvard, where he fell into a circle of aspiring writers including John Dos Passos, who became a lifelong friend. Steeped in classical paganism and literary Decadence, Cummings and his friends rode the explosion of Cubism, Futurism, Imagism, and other 'modern' movements in the arts. As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Cummings volunteered as an ambulance driver, shipped out to Paris, and met his first love, Marie Louise Lallemand, who was working in Paris as a prostitute. Soon after reaching the front, however, he was unjustly imprisoned in a brutal French detention center at La Ferté-Macé. Through this confrontation with arbitrary and sadistic authority, he found the courage to listen to his own voice. Probing an underexamined yet formative time in the poet's life, this deeply researched account illuminates his ideas about love, justice, humanity, and brutality. J. Alison Rosenblitt weaves together letters and journal entries with astute analyses of poems that span Cummings's career, revealing the origins of one of the twentieth century's most famous poets.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undercover-war-britain-s-special-forces-and-their-secret-battle-against-the-ira-by-harry-mccallion--65097903https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover War: Britain's Special Forces and their secret battle against the IRA Author: Harry Mccallion Narrator: Colin Mace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When British troops first deployed to Northern Ireland in 1969 to keep apart rioting factions of loyalists and nationalists, they could not have known that they were being drawn into the longest campaign in the British Army's history, a battle against the threat of a new rising force - the Provisional Irish Republican Army. While patrols, vehicle bombs and incendiary speeches are the defining memories of the Troubles, the real war was fought out of sight and out of mind. For thirty years, Britain's Special Forces waged a ferocious, secretive struggle against a ruthless and implacable enemy. Harry McCallion's deep experience across the theatre of Northern Ireland offers a unique insight into nearly every major military action and operation in the Province. Having served seven tours with the Parachute Regiment, undergone selection for 14 Intelligence Company, completed six years with the SAS - including two tours with their anti-terrorism team - and received two commendations for bravery during service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, there are few more qualified to tell this astonishing story. This book is his blistering account of the history of Britain's war against the IRA between 1970 and 1998. From new insights into high-profile killings and riveting accounts of enemy contact, to revelations about clandestine missions and the strategies used in combating a merciless enemy, Undercover War is the definitive inside story of the battle against the IRA, one of the most dangerous and effective terrorist organisations in recent history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430023Thu, 06 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover War: Britain's Special Forces and their secret battle against the IRA Author: Harry Mccallion Narrator: Colin Mace Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover War: Britain's Special Forces and their secret battle against the IRA Author: Harry Mccallion Narrator: Colin Mace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When British troops first deployed to Northern Ireland in 1969 to keep apart rioting factions of loyalists and nationalists, they could not have known that they were being drawn into the longest campaign in the British Army's history, a battle against the threat of a new rising force - the Provisional Irish Republican Army. While patrols, vehicle bombs and incendiary speeches are the defining memories of the Troubles, the real war was fought out of sight and out of mind. For thirty years, Britain's Special Forces waged a ferocious, secretive struggle against a ruthless and implacable enemy. Harry McCallion's deep experience across the theatre of Northern Ireland offers a unique insight into nearly every major military action and operation in the Province. Having served seven tours with the Parachute Regiment, undergone selection for 14 Intelligence Company, completed six years with the SAS - including two tours with their anti-terrorism team - and received two commendations for bravery during service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, there are few more qualified to tell this astonishing story. This book is his blistering account of the history of Britain's war against the IRA between 1970 and 1998. From new insights into high-profile killings and riveting accounts of enemy contact, to revelations about clandestine missions and the strategies used in combating a merciless enemy, Undercover War is the definitive inside story of the battle against the IRA, one of the most dangerous and effective terrorist organisations in recent history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frederick-the-great-a-military-history-by-dennis-showalter--65097902https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick the Great: A Military History Author: Dennis Showalter Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Frederick the Great is one of history's most important leaders. Famed for his military successes and domestic reforms, his campaigns were a watershed in the history of Europe, securing Prussia's place as a continental power and inaugurating a new pattern of total war that was to endure until 1916. However, much myth surrounds this enigmatic man's personality and his role as politician, warrior, and king. Dennis Showalter's cleverly written book provides a refreshing, multidimensional depiction of Frederick the Great and an objective, detailed reappraisal of his military, political, and social achievements. Early chapters set the scene with an excellent summary of eighteenth-century Europe and The Age of Reason; an analysis of the character, composition, and operating procedures of the Prussian army; and explore Frederick's personality as a young man. Later chapters examine his stunning victories at Rossbach and Leuthen, his defeats at Prague, and Kolin and Prussia's emergence as a key European power. Written with style and pace, this book offers brilliant insights into the political and military history of the eighteenth century, and one of history's most famous rulers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428360Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick the Great: A Military History Author: Dennis Showalter Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/428360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick the Great: A Military History Author: Dennis Showalter Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Frederick the Great is one of history's most important leaders. Famed for his military successes and domestic reforms, his campaigns were a watershed in the history of Europe, securing Prussia's place as a continental power and inaugurating a new pattern of total war that was to endure until 1916. However, much myth surrounds this enigmatic man's personality and his role as politician, warrior, and king. Dennis Showalter's cleverly written book provides a refreshing, multidimensional depiction of Frederick the Great and an objective, detailed reappraisal of his military, political, and social achievements. Early chapters set the scene with an excellent summary of eighteenth-century Europe and The Age of Reason; an analysis of the character, composition, and operating procedures of the Prussian army; and explore Frederick's personality as a young man. Later chapters examine his stunning victories at Rossbach and Leuthen, his defeats at Prague, and Kolin and Prussia's emergence as a key European power. Written with style and pace, this book offers brilliant insights into the political and military history of the eighteenth century, and one of history's most famous rulers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-of-the-storm-my-adventures-as-a-helicopter-rescue-pilot-and-commander-by-edward-l-fleming--65097875https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander Author: Edward L. Fleming Narrator: Adam Conner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the course of a thirty-year career in helicopter rescue, Col. Edward Fleming led scores of high-risk missions, including rescue operations during the Halloween storm of 1991, described in The Perfect Storm, and the successful rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from Antarctica. Flying helicopters is more dangerous than flying fixed-wing aircraft–and helicopter rescue is one of the most dangerous occupations on earth. Now, Col. Fleming takes listeners along for a bracing ride as he recounts the most thrilling episodes of his long career. With all the nail-biting excitement of a thriller, Heart of the Storm brings to life dramatic jungle rescues in the Philippines, the longest helicopter rescue mission in history to save crew members of a Ukrainian freighter 840 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, harrowing desert operations deep in the Iraqi desert, a nearly disastrous rescue off a listing two-masted schooner during an Atlantic winter storm, and many more. From the South Pole to the South Pacific to the Arabian Desert, Heart of the Storm vividly recounts tales of bravery and adventure under the most extreme conditions. Col. Fleming brings us into the eye of the hurricane to experience life as it is lived by a handful of airborne heroes who routinely risk everything to save strangers from the jaws of death.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443826Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander Author: Edward L. Fleming Narrator: Adam Conner Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander Author: Edward L. Fleming Narrator: Adam Conner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the course of a thirty-year career in helicopter rescue, Col. Edward Fleming led scores of high-risk missions, including rescue operations during the Halloween storm of 1991, described in The Perfect Storm, and the successful rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from Antarctica. Flying helicopters is more dangerous than flying fixed-wing aircraft–and helicopter rescue is one of the most dangerous occupations on earth. Now, Col. Fleming takes listeners along for a bracing ride as he recounts the most thrilling episodes of his long career. With all the nail-biting excitement of a thriller, Heart of the Storm brings to life dramatic jungle rescues in the Philippines, the longest helicopter rescue mission in history to save crew members of a Ukrainian freighter 840 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, harrowing desert operations deep in the Iraqi desert, a nearly disastrous rescue off a listing two-masted schooner during an Atlantic winter storm, and many more. From the South Pole to the South Pacific to the Arabian Desert, Heart of the Storm vividly recounts tales of bravery and adventure under the most extreme conditions. Col. Fleming brings us into the eye of the hurricane to experience life as it is lived by a handful of airborne heroes who routinely risk everything to save strangers from the jaws of death.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tiger-battalion-507-eyewitness-accounts-from-hitler-s-regiment-by-helmut-schneider--65097964https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment Author: Helmut Schneider Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 2, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit. The book was conceived during a reunion of the '507' at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their reminiscences. The resulting account is a treasure trove of first-hand material, including personal memories, diary entries, and letters. The account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. Honest and unflinching, this remarkable collection of autobiographies offers a glimpse into life in Hitler's panzer division and is a stark testimony of a generation that sacrificed its best years to the war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430103Sun, 02 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment Author: Helmut Schneider Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment Author: Helmut Schneider Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 2, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit. The book was conceived during a reunion of the '507' at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their reminiscences. The resulting account is a treasure trove of first-hand material, including personal memories, diary entries, and letters. The account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. Honest and unflinching, this remarkable collection of autobiographies offers a glimpse into life in Hitler's panzer division and is a stark testimony of a generation that sacrificed its best years to the war.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eminent-victorians-by-lytton-strachey--65097863https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eminent Victorians Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey's wonderfully witty and Wildean quartet of biographies, stands out as one of the most radical and groundbreaking works of its genre. With relentless precision, Strachey explores the lives of four exemplars of the Victorian age: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold and General Gordon, irreverently bringing to light the flaws, strengths, ambitions and hypocrisies of these treasured legends. The combination of thrilling and imaginative narratives with Strachey's ironic reckoning shocked many contemporary readers of the time, and even altered the course of biography, making a powerful case for its elevation to high art.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789Sat, 01 Aug 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eminent Victorians Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eminent Victorians Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey's wonderfully witty and Wildean quartet of biographies, stands out as one of the most radical and groundbreaking works of its genre. With relentless precision, Strachey explores the lives of four exemplars of the Victorian age: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold and General Gordon, irreverently bringing to light the flaws, strengths, ambitions and hypocrisies of these treasured legends. The combination of thrilling and imaginative narratives with Strachey's ironic reckoning shocked many contemporary readers of the time, and even altered the course of biography, making a powerful case for its elevation to high art.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sergeant-york-his-own-life-story-and-war-diary-by-alvin-york--65097936https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436938 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary Author: Alvin York Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 31, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of 'the reluctant World War I infantryman who became an American legend'—in his own words (The New York Times). October 8, 1918: Amid the last of the Allies' attempts to defeat the Germans, Sgt. Alvin York of Tennessee found himself and his platoon of only seventeen men trapped in the thick of heavy machine gun fire. Rather than retreating or calling upon the artillery to take out the nest, York single-handedly took out twenty-five Germans, dropping them one by one, and captured many more. This is only one of the many tales of York's famed heroism, which were heralded as some of the most impressive battle stories in the history of modern warfare. Sergeant York contains the legendary soldier's war diaries, which offer up-close snapshots of his fabled military career. Included in this new edition of a classic work are new forewords written by York's son and grandson, which provide both personal and historical recollections of their predecessor. In Sergeant York, experience the fascinating life of an American hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436938Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436938 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary Author: Alvin York Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/436938 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary Author: Alvin York Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 31, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of 'the reluctant World War I infantryman who became an American legend'—in his own words (The New York Times). October 8, 1918: Amid the last of the Allies' attempts to defeat the Germans, Sgt. Alvin York of Tennessee found himself and his platoon of only seventeen men trapped in the thick of heavy machine gun fire. Rather than retreating or calling upon the artillery to take out the nest, York single-handedly took out twenty-five Germans, dropping them one by one, and captured many more. This is only one of the many tales of York's famed heroism, which were heralded as some of the most impressive battle stories in the history of modern warfare. Sergeant York contains the legendary soldier's war diaries, which offer up-close snapshots of his fabled military career. Included in this new edition of a classic work are new forewords written by York's son and grandson, which provide both personal and historical recollections of their predecessor. In Sergeant York, experience the fascinating life of an American hero.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/charlie-one-the-story-of-an-irishman-in-the-british-army-and-his-role-in-covert-counter-terrorism-operations-by-sean-hartnett--65097897https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations Author: Sean Hartnett Narrator: Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Filled with roller coaster emotions and explosive revelations of covert operations, Charlie One provides a unique, detailed and unbiased account of the secret war fought in Northern Ireland. Seán Hartnett grew up in Cork in the 1970s where he observed the worst of the northern Troubles. Despite his family's republican ties and his own attempt to join the IRA, Hartnett shocked family and friends when he joined the British Armed Forces. In 2001 Hartnett returns to his native Ireland, but this time as a member of the British Army's most secretive covert counter-terrorist unit in Northern Ireland. For the next three years Hartnett is directly involved in some of the highest profile events of that period, from the arrest of John Hannan for the bombing of the BBC in London and some of the biggest blunders by British Intelligence in the history of the Troubles.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427811Thu, 30 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations Author: Sean Hartnett Narrator: Aidan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations Author: Sean Hartnett Narrator: Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Filled with roller coaster emotions and explosive revelations of covert operations, Charlie One provides a unique, detailed and unbiased account of the secret war fought in Northern Ireland. Seán Hartnett grew up in Cork in the 1970s where he observed the worst of the northern Troubles. Despite his family's republican ties and his own attempt to join the IRA, Hartnett shocked family and friends when he joined the British Armed Forces. In 2001 Hartnett returns to his native Ireland, but this time as a member of the British Army's most secretive covert counter-terrorist unit in Northern Ireland. For the next three years Hartnett is directly involved in some of the highest profile events of that period, from the arrest of John Hannan for the bombing of the BBC in London and some of the biggest blunders by British Intelligence in the history of the Troubles.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-regiment-15-years-in-the-sas-by-rusty-firmin--65097899https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS Author: Rusty Firmin Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Newly revised and available in audio, this is the unforgettable chronicle of Rusty Firmin's combat experiences – a fascinating and intimate portrayal of what it was like to be part of the world's most respected Special Operations Force. From its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous and controversial military special operations of the 20th century. It is a secretive and mysterious unit, whose operations and internal structures are hidden from the public eye. Now, one of its longest-serving veterans offers a glimpse into the shadowy world of the SAS. Rusty Firmin spent an incredible 15 years with 'The Regiment' and was a key figure in the assault of the Iranian Embassy in London in May 1980.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432776Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS Author: Rusty Firmin Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS Author: Rusty Firmin Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Newly revised and available in audio, this is the unforgettable chronicle of Rusty Firmin's combat experiences – a fascinating and intimate portrayal of what it was like to be part of the world's most respected Special Operations Force. From its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous and controversial military special operations of the 20th century. It is a secretive and mysterious unit, whose operations and internal structures are hidden from the public eye. Now, one of its longest-serving veterans offers a glimpse into the shadowy world of the SAS. Rusty Firmin spent an incredible 15 years with 'The Regiment' and was a key figure in the assault of the Iranian Embassy in London in May 1980.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-indomitable-florence-finch-the-untold-story-of-a-war-widow-turned-resistance-fighter-and-savior-of-american-pows-by-robert-j-mrazek--65097876https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs Author: Robert J. Mrazek Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Fly Girls shares the riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines. When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As the war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bing" Smith. In the wake of Bing's sudden death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405430Tue, 21 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs Author: Robert J. Mrazek...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs Author: Robert J. Mrazek Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Fly Girls shares the riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines. When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As the war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bing" Smith. In the wake of Bing's sudden death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faithful-warriors-a-combat-marine-remembers-the-pacific-war-by-steven-weingartner-lt-col-dean-ladd-usmcr-ret--65097953https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faithful Warriors: A Combat Marine Remembers the Pacific War Author: Steven Weingartner, Lt. Col. Dean Ladd USMCR (Ret.) Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Faithful Warriors chronicles Dean Ladd's experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Pacific. His recollections and descriptions of life—and death—on the far-flung island battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, augmented by the recollections of a number of the men with whom he served. This memoir tells the story of how both Ladd and the Marine Corps came of age during history's greatest military conflict. His journey through the war is representative of many Marines in World War II: training outside of San Diego just before the war, awaiting the Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor as part of the Marine garrison on Samoa, surviving the savage fighting on Guadalcanal, resting and recuperating afterwards in New Zealand. Ladd is at his best when he is describes exactly what he saw, heard, and smelled within the mythical fifty-yard circle of his foxhole. From his narrative we learn of the bravery of men who mustered the courage to scramble down the nets for the landing craft, after facing the veteran's fatalistic fear that one's luck in surviving the next battle would surely run out and knowing the ferocity that would come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430977Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faithful Warriors: A Combat Marine Remembers the Pacific War Author: Steven Weingartner, Lt. Col. Dean Ladd USMCR (Ret.) Narrator: Chris Sorensen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faithful Warriors: A Combat Marine Remembers the Pacific War Author: Steven Weingartner, Lt. Col. Dean Ladd USMCR (Ret.) Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Faithful Warriors chronicles Dean Ladd's experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Pacific. His recollections and descriptions of life—and death—on the far-flung island battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, augmented by the recollections of a number of the men with whom he served. This memoir tells the story of how both Ladd and the Marine Corps came of age during history's greatest military conflict. His journey through the war is representative of many Marines in World War II: training outside of San Diego just before the war, awaiting the Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor as part of the Marine garrison on Samoa, surviving the savage fighting on Guadalcanal, resting and recuperating afterwards in New Zealand. Ladd is at his best when he is describes exactly what he saw, heard, and smelled within the mythical fifty-yard circle of his foxhole. From his narrative we learn of the bravery of men who mustered the courage to scramble down the nets for the landing craft, after facing the veteran's fatalistic fear that one's luck in surviving the next battle would surely run out and knowing the ferocity that would come.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tip-of-the-spear-the-incredible-story-of-an-injured-green-beret-s-return-to-battle-by-ryan-hendrickson--65097931https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle Author: Ryan Hendrickson Narrator: Brock Vickers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier -- a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the 'tip of the spear,' his role is to ensure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs -- improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb. While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010 -- knowing that he was in 'uncleared' territory -- Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg. American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012. In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that 'no one gets left behind.' For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor. An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405342Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle Author: Ryan Hendrickson Narrator: Brock Vickers Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle Author: Ryan Hendrickson Narrator: Brock Vickers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier -- a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the 'tip of the spear,' his role is to ensure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs -- improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb. While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010 -- knowing that he was in 'uncleared' territory -- Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg. American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012. In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that 'no one gets left behind.' For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor. An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfectly-wounded-a-memoir-about-what-happens-after-a-miracle-by-mike-day--65097926https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Wounded: A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle Author: Mike Day Narrator: Mike Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of former Navy SEAL Mike Day, who survived being shot twenty-seven times while deployed in Iraq. On the night of April 6, 2007, in Iraq's Anbar Province, Senior Chief Mike Day, his team of Navy SEALs, and a group of Iraqi scouts were on the hunt for a high-level al Qaeda cell. Day was the first to enter a 12x12 room where four terrorist leaders were waiting in ambush. When the gunfight was over, he took out all four terrorists in the room, but not before being shot twenty-seven times and hit with grenade shrapnel. Miraculously, Day cleared the rest of the house and rescued six women and children before walking out on his own to an awaiting helicopter, which flew him to safety. While in the hospital, the Navy SEAL lost fifty-five pounds in two weeks. It took almost two years for Day to physically recover from his injuries, although he still deals with pain. Like so many veterans, doctors diagnosed Day with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury -- the invisible wounds of war. Perfectly Wounded is the remarkable story of an American hero whose incredible survival defies explanation, and whose blessed life of service continues in the face of unimaginable odds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405456Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Wounded: A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle Author: Mike Day Narrator: Mike Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Wounded: A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle Author: Mike Day Narrator: Mike Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of former Navy SEAL Mike Day, who survived being shot twenty-seven times while deployed in Iraq. On the night of April 6, 2007, in Iraq's Anbar Province, Senior Chief Mike Day, his team of Navy SEALs, and a group of Iraqi scouts were on the hunt for a high-level al Qaeda cell. Day was the first to enter a 12x12 room where four terrorist leaders were waiting in ambush. When the gunfight was over, he took out all four terrorists in the room, but not before being shot twenty-seven times and hit with grenade shrapnel. Miraculously, Day cleared the rest of the house and rescued six women and children before walking out on his own to an awaiting helicopter, which flew him to safety. While in the hospital, the Navy SEAL lost fifty-five pounds in two weeks. It took almost two years for Day to physically recover from his injuries, although he still deals with pain. Like so many veterans, doctors diagnosed Day with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury -- the invisible wounds of war. Perfectly Wounded is the remarkable story of an American hero whose incredible survival defies explanation, and whose blessed life of service continues in the face of unimaginable odds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thatcher-s-spy-my-life-as-an-mi5-agent-inside-sinn-fein-by-willie-carlin--65097888https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thatcher's Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin Author: Willie Carlin Narrator: Matthew Forsythe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 2, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In Thatcher's Spy, the Cold War meets Northern Ireland's Dirty War in the remarkable real-life story of a deep under-cover British intelligence agent, a man now doomed forever to look over his shoulder... In March 1985, as he climbed the six steps of Margaret Thatcher's prime-ministerial jet on the runway of RAF Aldergrove, little did Willie Carlin know the role Freddie Scappaticci played in saving his life. So began the dramatic extraction of Margaret Thatcher's key undercover agent in Sinn Féin. For 11 years, Willie Carlin worked alongside IRA commander Martin McGuinness in the republican movement's political wing in Derry. He was MI5's man at McGuinness' side and gave the British State unprecedented insight into the IRA leader's strategic thinking. When Carlin's cover was blown in 1985, Thatcher authorized the use of her jet to whisk him to safety. Incredibly, it was another British spy inside the IRA's secretive counter-intelligence unit, the 'nuttin' squad', who saved Carlin's life. This is his story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427797Thu, 02 Jul 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thatcher's Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin Author: Willie Carlin Narrator: Matthew Forsythe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thatcher's Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin Author: Willie Carlin Narrator: Matthew Forsythe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 2, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In Thatcher's Spy, the Cold War meets Northern Ireland's Dirty War in the remarkable real-life story of a deep under-cover British intelligence agent, a man now doomed forever to look over his shoulder... In March 1985, as he climbed the six steps of Margaret Thatcher's prime-ministerial jet on the runway of RAF Aldergrove, little did Willie Carlin know the role Freddie Scappaticci played in saving his life. So began the dramatic extraction of Margaret Thatcher's key undercover agent in Sinn Féin. For 11 years, Willie Carlin worked alongside IRA commander Martin McGuinness in the republican movement's political wing in Derry. He was MI5's man at McGuinness' side and gave the British State unprecedented insight into the IRA leader's strategic thinking. When Carlin's cover was blown in 1985, Thatcher authorized the use of her jet to whisk him to safety. Incredibly, it was another British spy inside the IRA's secretive counter-intelligence unit, the 'nuttin' squad', who saved Carlin's life. This is his story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dwight-d-eisenhower-an-associated-press-biography-by-relman-morin--65097972https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower: An Associated Press Biography Author: Relman Morin Narrator: Scott Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A stirring exploration of our thirty-fourth President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. From the time of his childhood in rural Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower's vision of himself and his country was one of confidence and hope. His hard-working parents taught him self-reliance and nothing that happened in his long career ever eroded this trait. During nearly half a century of service to his country and the world, Eisenhower displayed a deep understanding of the nation's problems, aspirations, and fears that prevailed during both war and peace. He possessed an ability to communicate with the American people in a remarkable way. They saw in him a man of sincerity and instructive good will, and they trusted him implicitly. And Eisenhower demonstrated these qualities to his countrymen again and again in full measure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430924Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower: An Associated Press Biography Author: Relman Morin Narrator: Scott Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower: An Associated Press Biography Author: Relman Morin Narrator: Scott Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A stirring exploration of our thirty-fourth President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. From the time of his childhood in rural Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower's vision of himself and his country was one of confidence and hope. His hard-working parents taught him self-reliance and nothing that happened in his long career ever eroded this trait. During nearly half a century of service to his country and the world, Eisenhower displayed a deep understanding of the nation's problems, aspirations, and fears that prevailed during both war and peace. He possessed an ability to communicate with the American people in a remarkable way. They saw in him a man of sincerity and instructive good will, and they trusted him implicitly. And Eisenhower demonstrated these qualities to his countrymen again and again in full measure.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ulysses-s-grant-the-unlikely-hero-by-michael-korda--65097956https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero Author: Michael Korda Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Michael Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant— a man who ended the Civil War, served two terms as president, and wrote one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature. Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait of a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided the United States through a pivotal juncture in its history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419556Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero Author: Michael Korda Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero Author: Michael Korda Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Michael Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant— a man who ended the Civil War, served two terms as president, and wrote one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature. Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait of a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided the United States through a pivotal juncture in its history.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-paratrooper-generals-matthew-ridgway-maxwell-taylor-and-the-american-airborne-from-d-day-through-normandy-by-mitchell-yockelson--65097942https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paratrooper Generals: Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day through Normandy Author: Mitchell Yockelson Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Generals during World War II usually stayed to the rear, but not Matthew Ridgway and Maxwell Taylor. During D-Day and the Normandy campaign, these commanders of the 82nd 'All-American' and the 101st 'Screaming Eagle' Airborne Divisions refused to remain behind the lines and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their paratroopers in the thick of combat. Jumping into Normandy during the early hours of D-Day, Ridgway and Taylor fought on the ground for six weeks of combat that cost the airborne divisions more than forty percent casualties. The Paratrooper Generals is the first book to explore in depth the significant role these two division commanders played on D-Day, describing the extraordinary courage and leadership they demonstrated throughout the most important American campaign of World War II.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430981Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paratrooper Generals: Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day through Normandy Author: Mitchell Yockelson Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paratrooper Generals: Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day through Normandy Author: Mitchell Yockelson Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Generals during World War II usually stayed to the rear, but not Matthew Ridgway and Maxwell Taylor. During D-Day and the Normandy campaign, these commanders of the 82nd 'All-American' and the 101st 'Screaming Eagle' Airborne Divisions refused to remain behind the lines and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their paratroopers in the thick of combat. Jumping into Normandy during the early hours of D-Day, Ridgway and Taylor fought on the ground for six weeks of combat that cost the airborne divisions more than forty percent casualties. The Paratrooper Generals is the first book to explore in depth the significant role these two division commanders played on D-Day, describing the extraordinary courage and leadership they demonstrated throughout the most important American campaign of World War II.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-and-fall-of-adolf-hitler-by-william-l-shirer--65097874https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/461478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Author: William L. Shirer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: American journalist and author William L. Shirer was a war correspondent for six years in Nazi Germany, having a front-row seat to Hitler’s rise in influence and power. His most definitive work on the subject, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is a riveting account of life in the tyrannical state, a country transformed by war and dictatorship. The author was originally commissioned to write The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler for a young adult audience. This account loses none of the immediacy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich—capturing Hitler’s prominence in public cognizance, the horror of mass killings, and the paranoia and insanity that marked the führer’s downfall. This book is by no means simplified—and is sure to appeal to anybody with an interest in World War II history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/461478Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/461478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Author: William L. Shirer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/461478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Author: William L. Shirer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: American journalist and author William L. Shirer was a war correspondent for six years in Nazi Germany, having a front-row seat to Hitler’s rise in influence and power. His most definitive work on the subject, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is a riveting account of life in the tyrannical state, a country transformed by war and dictatorship. The author was originally commissioned to write The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler for a young adult audience. This account loses none of the immediacy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich—capturing Hitler’s prominence in public cognizance, the horror of mass killings, and the paranoia and insanity that marked the führer’s downfall. This book is by no means simplified—and is sure to appeal to anybody with an interest in World War II history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-s-end-an-eyewitness-account-of-america-s-last-atomic-mission-by-maj-gen-charles-w-sweeney--65097960https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission Author: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . . The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs. Now updated with a new epilogue from the coauthor, Sweeney's book is an extraordinary chronicle of the months of careful planning and training; the setbacks, secrecy, and snafus; and the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: The employment of an atomic weapon during wartime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425993Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission Author: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission Author: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . . The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs. Now updated with a new epilogue from the coauthor, Sweeney's book is an extraordinary chronicle of the months of careful planning and training; the setbacks, secrecy, and snafus; and the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: The employment of an atomic weapon during wartime.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-greatest-leader-abraham-lincoln-the-untold-story-by-geoffrey-giuliano-and-the-icon-players--65097865https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America's Greatest Leader; Abraham Lincoln; The Untold Story Author: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Players Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Players Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 14, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In this biography Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glowing tribute to “Honest Abe”, the author traces Lincoln’s ancestral roots and recounts his birth in Kentucky, his youth in Indiana, his adult life in Illinois and his years in the White House. She also provides a good background on the causes and course of the American Civil War. Hamilton is not always historically precise. For example, she erroneously names Jefferson Davis as the Southern Democratic candidate for president running against Lincoln and Douglas in 1860 rather than John C. Breckinridge. However, overall “The Story of Abraham Lincoln” is a good summarization and interesting account of the life, values and politics of Lincoln. Produced by Devin Lawerence in Vrndavana Edited by Macc Kay in Bangkok Production executive Avalon Giuliano in London ICON Intern Eden Giuliano in Delhi Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Icon Audio Arts (P) 2020 Icon Audio Arts LLC Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440594Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America's Greatest Leader; Abraham Lincoln; The Untold Story Author: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Players Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: America's Greatest Leader; Abraham Lincoln; The Untold Story Author: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Players Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Players Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 14, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In this biography Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glowing tribute to “Honest Abe”, the author traces Lincoln’s ancestral roots and recounts his birth in Kentucky, his youth in Indiana, his adult life in Illinois and his years in the White House. She also provides a good background on the causes and course of the American Civil War. Hamilton is not always historically precise. For example, she erroneously names Jefferson Davis as the Southern Democratic candidate for president running against Lincoln and Douglas in 1860 rather than John C. Breckinridge. However, overall “The Story of Abraham Lincoln” is a good summarization and interesting account of the life, values and politics of Lincoln. Produced by Devin Lawerence in Vrndavana Edited by Macc Kay in Bangkok Production executive Avalon Giuliano in London ICON Intern Eden Giuliano in Delhi Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Icon Audio Arts (P) 2020 Icon Audio Arts LLC Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dare-to-fly-simple-lessons-in-never-giving-up-by-martha-mcsally--65097910https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare to Fly: Simple Lessons in Never Giving Up Author: Martha Mcsally Narrator: Courtney Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 26, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Like the A-10 aircraft she flew in combat, retired colonel and fighter pilot Martha McSally is a gritty individual who loves our Air Force and personified its core values of excellence, integrity, and service before self, while standing up to make it a better institution for everyone who serves. How to be resolute, do the right thing, persevere, find gratitude, and learn compassion are just some of the lessons in her inspirational life story.” —Ron FOGLEMAN, General (ret.), U.S. Air Force; former Air Force Chief of Staff Combining the soulful honesty of Make Your Bed with the inspiring power of You Are a Badass, America’s first female combat jet pilot and Arizona Senator Martha McSally shows you how to clear the runway of your life: embrace fear, transform doubt, succeed when you are expected to fail, and soar to great heights in this motivational life guide.  Martha McSally is an extraordinary achiever whose inner strength and personal principles have helped her overcome adversity throughout her life. Initially rejected from Air Force flight school because she was too short, she refused to give up, becoming the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat and the first to command a combat fighter squadron in United States history. During her twenty-six-year military career, she fought to free American servicewomen stationed in the Middle East from restrictions requiring them to don full-body, black abayas and ride in the backs of cars – and won.  McSally has continued to serve America, first in the House of Representatives, and now as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. McSally is also a survivor. She shares how her experiences propelled her to become a fighter for justice in and out of the cockpit. In this powerful, uplifting book, McSally reflects on her successes and failures, shares key principles that have guided her, and reveals invaluable lessons to break barriers, thrive through darkness, and make someone proud in your life. “Courage isn’t magic or genetics. It is a choice. By choosing to do things afraid, you discover your own power to overcome.” Filled with fresh stories and insights, Dare to Fly will help each of us find the courage inside to break our barriers, endure turbulence, and keep flying high.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405845Tue, 26 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare to Fly: Simple Lessons in Never Giving Up Author: Martha Mcsally Narrator: Courtney Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare to Fly: Simple Lessons in Never Giving Up Author: Martha Mcsally Narrator: Courtney Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 26, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Like the A-10 aircraft she flew in combat, retired colonel and fighter pilot Martha McSally is a gritty individual who loves our Air Force and personified its core values of excellence, integrity, and service before self, while standing up to make it a better institution for everyone who serves. How to be resolute, do the right thing, persevere, find gratitude, and learn compassion are just some of the lessons in her inspirational life story.” —Ron FOGLEMAN, General (ret.), U.S. Air Force; former Air Force Chief of Staff Combining the soulful honesty of Make Your Bed with the inspiring power of You Are a Badass, America’s first female combat jet pilot and Arizona Senator Martha McSally shows you how to clear the runway of your life: embrace fear, transform doubt, succeed when you are expected to fail, and soar to great heights in this motivational life guide.  Martha McSally is an extraordinary achiever whose inner strength and personal principles have helped her overcome adversity throughout her life. Initially rejected from Air Force flight school because she was too short, she refused to give up, becoming the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat and the first to command a combat fighter squadron in United States history. During her twenty-six-year military career, she fought to free American servicewomen stationed in the Middle East from restrictions requiring them to don full-body, black abayas and ride in the backs of cars – and won.  McSally has continued to serve America, first in the House of Representatives, and now as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. McSally is also a survivor. She shares how her experiences propelled her to become a fighter for justice in and out of the cockpit. In this powerful, uplifting book, McSally reflects on her successes and failures, shares key principles that have guided her, and reveals invaluable lessons to break barriers, thrive through darkness, and make someone proud in your life. “Courage isn’t magic or genetics. It is a choice. By choosing to do things afraid, you discover your own power to overcome.” Filled with fresh stories and insights, Dare to Fly will help each of us find the courage inside to break our barriers, endure turbulence, and keep flying high.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panzer-general-heinz-guderian-and-the-blitzkrieg-victories-of-wwii-by-kenneth-macksey--65097873https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419499 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Panzer General: Heinz Guderian and the Blitzkrieg Victories of WWII Author: Kenneth Macksey Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 26, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Kenneth Macksey's highly regarded biography of Generaloberst Heinz Guderian gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the father of modern tank warfare. Panzer General shows Guderian as a man of ideas equipped with the ability to turn inspiration into reality. A master of strategy and tactics, he was the officer most responsible for creating blitzkrieg in World War II. BR> Guderian built the Panzerwaffe in the face of opposition from the German General Staff and personally led the lightning campaigns by tanks and aircraft that put a large part of Europe under domination by the Third Reich. Kenneth Macksey, a tank man himself for more than twenty years, reveals the man as a brilliant rebel in search of ideals and a general whose personality, genius, and achievements far transcended those of Rommel. BR> As well as throwing light on the crucial campaigns in Poland, France, and Russia, this biography illuminates the struggles within the German hierarchy, both in the military and in the Nazi Party, for control of the Panzer forces. Based on information from the extensive family archives, Panzer General demonstrates why Guderian was so admired by some while denigrated by others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419499Tue, 26 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419499 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Panzer General: Heinz Guderian and the Blitzkrieg Victories of WWII Author: Kenneth Macksey Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419499 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Panzer General: Heinz Guderian and the Blitzkrieg Victories of WWII Author: Kenneth Macksey Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 26, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Kenneth Macksey's highly regarded biography of Generaloberst Heinz Guderian gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the father of modern tank warfare. Panzer General shows Guderian as a man of ideas equipped with the ability to turn inspiration into reality. A master of strategy and tactics, he was the officer most responsible for creating blitzkrieg in World War II. BR> Guderian built the Panzerwaffe in the face of opposition from the German General Staff and personally led the lightning campaigns by tanks and aircraft that put a large part of Europe under domination by the Third Reich. Kenneth Macksey, a tank man himself for more than twenty years, reveals the man as a brilliant rebel in search of ideals and a general whose personality, genius, and achievements far transcended those of Rommel. BR> As well as throwing light on the crucial campaigns in Poland, France, and Russia, this biography illuminates the struggles within the German hierarchy, both in the military and in the Nazi Party, for control of the Panzer forces. Based on information from the extensive family archives, Panzer General demonstrates why Guderian was so admired by some while denigrated by others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-golden-thirteen-how-black-men-won-the-right-to-wear-navy-gold-by-dan-goldberg--65097975https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Thirteen: How Black Men Won the Right to Wear Navy Gold Author: Dan Goldberg Narrator: Sam Manual Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring story of the 13 courageous Black men who integrated the U.S. Navy during World War II—leading desegregation efforts across America and anticipating the civil rights movement. Featuring previously unpublished material from the U.S. Navy, this little-known history of forgotten civil rights heroes uncovers the racism within the military and the fight to serve. Through oral histories and original interviews with surviving family members, Dan Goldberg brings thirteen forgotten heroes away from the margins of history and into the spotlight. He reveals the opposition these men faced: the racist pseudo-science, the regular condescension, the repeated epithets, the verbal abuse and even violence. Despite these immense challenges, the Golden Thirteen persisted—understanding the power of integration, the opportunities for black Americans if they succeeded, and the consequences if they failed. Until 1942, black men in the Navy could hold jobs only as cleaners and cooks. The Navy reluctantly decided to select the first black men to undergo officer training in 1944, after enormous pressure from ordinary citizens and civil rights leaders. These men, segregated and sworn to secrecy, worked harder than they ever had in their lives and ultimately passed their exams with the highest average of any class in Navy history. In March 1944, these sailors became officers, the first black men to wear the gold stripes. Yet even then, their fight wasn’t over: white men refused to salute them, refused to eat at their table, and refused to accept that black men could be superior to them in rank. Still, the Golden Thirteen persevered, determined to hold their heads high and set an example that would inspire generations to come. In the vein of Hidden Figures, The Golden Thirteen reveals the contributions of heroes who were previously lost to history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414754Tue, 19 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Thirteen: How Black Men Won the Right to Wear Navy Gold Author: Dan Goldberg Narrator: Sam Manual Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Thirteen: How Black Men Won the Right to Wear Navy Gold Author: Dan Goldberg Narrator: Sam Manual Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The inspiring story of the 13 courageous Black men who integrated the U.S. Navy during World War II—leading desegregation efforts across America and anticipating the civil rights movement. Featuring previously unpublished material from the U.S. Navy, this little-known history of forgotten civil rights heroes uncovers the racism within the military and the fight to serve. Through oral histories and original interviews with surviving family members, Dan Goldberg brings thirteen forgotten heroes away from the margins of history and into the spotlight. He reveals the opposition these men faced: the racist pseudo-science, the regular condescension, the repeated epithets, the verbal abuse and even violence. Despite these immense challenges, the Golden Thirteen persisted—understanding the power of integration, the opportunities for black Americans if they succeeded, and the consequences if they failed. Until 1942, black men in the Navy could hold jobs only as cleaners and cooks. The Navy reluctantly decided to select the first black men to undergo officer training in 1944, after enormous pressure from ordinary citizens and civil rights leaders. These men, segregated and sworn to secrecy, worked harder than they ever had in their lives and ultimately passed their exams with the highest average of any class in Navy history. In March 1944, these sailors became officers, the first black men to wear the gold stripes. Yet even then, their fight wasn’t over: white men refused to salute them, refused to eat at their table, and refused to accept that black men could be superior to them in rank. Still, the Golden Thirteen persevered, determined to hold their heads high and set an example that would inspire generations to come. In the vein of Hidden Figures, The Golden Thirteen reveals the contributions of heroes who were previously lost to history.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goering-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-notorious-nazi-leader-by-roger-manvell-heinrich-fraenkel--65097963https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goering: The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader Author: Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A penetrating biography of one of the most infamous members of the Nazi high command. In Goering, Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel use firsthand testimonies and a variety of historical documents to tell the story of a monster lurking in Hitler's shadows. After rising through the ranks of the German army, Hermann Goering became Hitler's right hand man and was hand-picked to head the Luftwaffe, one of history's most feared fighting forces. As he rose in power, though, Goering became disillusioned and was eventually shunned from Hitler's inner circle. Alone at the end, he faced justice at the Nuremberg trials and was convicted of war crimes and crime against humanity. He committed suicide in prison before he could be hanged. In this book, Manvell and Fraenkel bring to life one of history's most complicated and hated characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418323Tue, 19 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goering: The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader Author: Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goering: The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader Author: Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A penetrating biography of one of the most infamous members of the Nazi high command. In Goering, Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel use firsthand testimonies and a variety of historical documents to tell the story of a monster lurking in Hitler's shadows. After rising through the ranks of the German army, Hermann Goering became Hitler's right hand man and was hand-picked to head the Luftwaffe, one of history's most feared fighting forces. As he rose in power, though, Goering became disillusioned and was eventually shunned from Hitler's inner circle. Alone at the end, he faced justice at the Nuremberg trials and was convicted of war crimes and crime against humanity. He committed suicide in prison before he could be hanged. In this book, Manvell and Fraenkel bring to life one of history's most complicated and hated characters.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/masters-of-the-air-how-the-bomber-boys-broke-down-the-nazi-war-machine-by-donald-l-miller--65097915https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Masters of the Air: How The Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine Author: Donald L. Miller Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Seconds after Brady’s plane was hit, the Hundredth’s entire formation was broken up and scattered by swarms of single-engine planes, and by rockets launched by twin-engine planes that flew parallel’ Meet the Flying Fortresses of the American Eighth Air Force, Britain’s Lancaster comrades, who helped to bring down the Nazis Historian and World War II expert Donald Miller brings us the story of the bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. Unlike ground soldiers they slept on clean beds, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of the travelling Air Force bands. But they were also an elite group of fighters who put their lives on the line in the most dangerous role of all. Miller takes readers from the adrenaline filled battles in the sky, to the airbases across England, the German prison camps, and onto the ground to understand the devastation faced by civilians. Drawn from interviews, oral histories, and American, British and German archives, Masters of the Air is the authoritative, deeply moving and important account of the world's first and only bomber war. (c) Donald L. Miller 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432755Thu, 07 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Masters of the Air: How The Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine Author: Donald L. Miller Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/432755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Masters of the Air: How The Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine Author: Donald L. Miller Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Seconds after Brady’s plane was hit, the Hundredth’s entire formation was broken up and scattered by swarms of single-engine planes, and by rockets launched by twin-engine planes that flew parallel’ Meet the Flying Fortresses of the American Eighth Air Force, Britain’s Lancaster comrades, who helped to bring down the Nazis Historian and World War II expert Donald Miller brings us the story of the bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. Unlike ground soldiers they slept on clean beds, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of the travelling Air Force bands. But they were also an elite group of fighters who put their lives on the line in the most dangerous role of all. Miller takes readers from the adrenaline filled battles in the sky, to the airbases across England, the German prison camps, and onto the ground to understand the devastation faced by civilians. Drawn from interviews, oral histories, and American, British and German archives, Masters of the Air is the authoritative, deeply moving and important account of the world's first and only bomber war. (c) Donald L. Miller 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whatever-it-took-an-american-paratrooper-s-extraordinary-memoir-of-escape-survival-and-heroism-in-the-last-days-of-world-war-ii-by-henry--65097949https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/412862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper’s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II Author: Henry Langrehr, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Mike Ortego Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom.  Now at 95, one of the few living members of the Greatest Generation shares his experiences at last in one of the most remarkable World War II stories ever told. As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église. While many of the soldiers in his unit died, Henry and other surviving troops valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. Then, on June 29th, Henry was captured by the Nazis. The next phase of his incredible journey was beginning. Kept for a week in the outer ring of a death camp, Henry witnessed the Nazis’ unspeakable brutality—the so-called Final Solution, with people marched to their deaths, their bodies discarded like cords of wood. Transported to a work camp, he endured horrors of his own when he was forced to live in unbelievable squalor and labor in a coal mine with other POWs. Knowing they would be worked to death, he and a friend made a desperate escape. When a German soldier cornered them in a barn, the friend was fatally shot; Henry struggled with the soldier, killing him and taking his gun. Perilously traveling westward toward Allied controlled land on foot, Henry faced the great ethical and moral dilemmas of war firsthand, needing to do whatever it took to survive. Finally, after two weeks behind enemy lines, he found an American unit and was rescued. Awaiting him at home was Arlene, who, like millions of other American women, went to work in factories and offices to build the armaments Henry and the Allies needed for victory. Whatever It Took is her story, too, bringing to life the hopes and fears of those on the homefront awaiting their loved ones to return. A tale of heroism, hope, and survival featuring 30 photographs, Whatever It Took is a timely reminder of the human cost of freedom and a tribute to unbreakable human courage and spirit in the darkest of times.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/412862Tue, 05 May 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/412862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper’s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II Author: Henry...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/412862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper’s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II Author: Henry Langrehr, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Mike Ortego Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom.  Now at 95, one of the few living members of the Greatest Generation shares his experiences at last in one of the most remarkable World War II stories ever told. As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église. While many of the soldiers in his unit died, Henry and other surviving troops valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. Then, on June 29th, Henry was captured by the Nazis. The next phase of his incredible journey was beginning. Kept for a week in the outer ring of a death camp, Henry witnessed the Nazis’ unspeakable brutality—the so-called Final Solution, with people marched to their deaths, their bodies discarded like cords of wood. Transported to a work camp, he endured horrors of his own when he was forced to live in unbelievable squalor and labor in a coal mine with other POWs. Knowing they would be worked to death, he and a friend made a desperate escape. When a German soldier cornered them in a barn, the friend was fatally shot; Henry struggled with the soldier, killing him and taking his gun. Perilously traveling westward toward Allied controlled land on foot, Henry faced the great ethical and moral dilemmas of war firsthand, needing to do whatever it took to survive. Finally, after two weeks behind enemy lines, he found an American unit and was rescued. Awaiting him at home was Arlene, who, like millions of other American women, went to work in factories and offices to build the armaments Henry and the Allies needed for victory. Whatever It Took is her story, too, bringing to life the hopes and fears of those on the homefront awaiting their loved ones to return. A tale of heroism, hope, and survival featuring 30 photographs, Whatever It Took is a timely reminder of the human cost of freedom and a tribute to unbreakable human courage and spirit in the darkest of times.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/military-memoirs-of-a-confederate-by-edward-porter-alexander--65097879https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Military Memoirs of a Confederate Author: Edward Porter Alexander Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil War Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the bloody conflict that divided but subsequently united the nation. The memoir starts with Alexander heading to Utah to suppress the hostility of Mormons who had refused to establish a municipal government approved by President Buchanan. Only a few years later, Alexander found himself on the opposite side of a much larger rebellion of Confederates wanting to secede from the Union. In the years that follow, he is involved in most major battles including Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Alexander describes each battle and battlefield with a keen eye for detail. Few wartime narratives offer such insight and critical perspective as Alexander’s memoir.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450365Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Military Memoirs of a Confederate Author: Edward Porter Alexander Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 12 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Military Memoirs of a Confederate Author: Edward Porter Alexander Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil War Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the bloody conflict that divided but subsequently united the nation. The memoir starts with Alexander heading to Utah to suppress the hostility of Mormons who had refused to establish a municipal government approved by President Buchanan. Only a few years later, Alexander found himself on the opposite side of a much larger rebellion of Confederates wanting to secede from the Union. In the years that follow, he is involved in most major battles including Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Alexander describes each battle and battlefield with a keen eye for detail. Few wartime narratives offer such insight and critical perspective as Alexander’s memoir.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bush-war-operator-memoirs-of-the-rhodesian-light-infantry-selous-scouts-and-beyond-by-a-j-balaam--65097925https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419586 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond Author: A.J. Balaam Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. A few of these brave men would have been members of the elite and secretive unit that struck terror into the hearts of the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas infiltrating the country at that time—the Selous Scouts. Twice decorated—with the Member of the Legion of Merit (MLM) and the Military Forces' Commendation (MFC)—Andrew Balaam was a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and later the Selous Scouts, for a period spanning twelve years. This is his honest and insightful account of his time as a pseudo operator. In later years, after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he was involved with a number of other former Selous Scouts in the attempted coups in the Ciskei, a South African homeland, and Lesotho, an independent nation, whose only crimes were supporting the African National Congress. Training terrorists, or as they preferred to be called, 'liberation armies', to conduct a war of terror on innocent civilians, was the very thing he had spent the last ten years in Rhodesia fighting against. This is the true, untold story of these failed attempts at governmental overthrows.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419586Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419586 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond Author: A.J. Balaam Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419586 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond Author: A.J. Balaam Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. A few of these brave men would have been members of the elite and secretive unit that struck terror into the hearts of the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas infiltrating the country at that time—the Selous Scouts. Twice decorated—with the Member of the Legion of Merit (MLM) and the Military Forces' Commendation (MFC)—Andrew Balaam was a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and later the Selous Scouts, for a period spanning twelve years. This is his honest and insightful account of his time as a pseudo operator. In later years, after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he was involved with a number of other former Selous Scouts in the attempted coups in the Ciskei, a South African homeland, and Lesotho, an independent nation, whose only crimes were supporting the African National Congress. Training terrorists, or as they preferred to be called, 'liberation armies', to conduct a war of terror on innocent civilians, was the very thing he had spent the last ten years in Rhodesia fighting against. This is the true, untold story of these failed attempts at governmental overthrows.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seriously-not-all-right-five-wars-in-ten-years-a-memoir-by-ron-capps--65097880https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years; A Memoir Author: Ron Capps Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For more than a decade, Ron Capps, serving as both a senior military intelligence officer and as a Foreign Service officer for the US Department of State, was witness to war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. From government atrocities in Kosovo, to the brutal cruelties perpetrated in several conflicts in central Africa, the wars in both Aghanistan and Iraq, and culminating in genocide in Darfur, Ron acted as an intelligence collector and reporter but was diplomatically restrained from taking preventative action in these conflicts. The cumulative effect of these experiences, combined with the helplessness of his role as an observer, propelled him into a deep depression and a long bout with PTSD, which nearly caused him to take his own life. Seriously Not All Right is a memoir that provides a unique perspective of a professional military officer and diplomat who suffered (and continues to suffer) from PTSD. His story, and that of his recovery and his newfound role as founder and teacher of the Veterans Writing Project, is an inspiration and a sobering reminder of the cost of all wars, particularly those that appeared in the media and to the general public as merely sidelines in the unfolding drama of world events.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446130Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years; A Memoir Author: Ron Capps Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years; A Memoir Author: Ron Capps Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For more than a decade, Ron Capps, serving as both a senior military intelligence officer and as a Foreign Service officer for the US Department of State, was witness to war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. From government atrocities in Kosovo, to the brutal cruelties perpetrated in several conflicts in central Africa, the wars in both Aghanistan and Iraq, and culminating in genocide in Darfur, Ron acted as an intelligence collector and reporter but was diplomatically restrained from taking preventative action in these conflicts. The cumulative effect of these experiences, combined with the helplessness of his role as an observer, propelled him into a deep depression and a long bout with PTSD, which nearly caused him to take his own life. Seriously Not All Right is a memoir that provides a unique perspective of a professional military officer and diplomat who suffered (and continues to suffer) from PTSD. His story, and that of his recovery and his newfound role as founder and teacher of the Veterans Writing Project, is an inspiration and a sobering reminder of the cost of all wars, particularly those that appeared in the media and to the general public as merely sidelines in the unfolding drama of world events.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-brave-japanese-by-kenneth-harrison--65097892https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brave Japanese Author: Kenneth Harrison Narrator: Cameron Goodall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Brave Japanese is the autobiographical account of an Australian who fought against the Japanese in the desperate struggle to save Malaysia. Ken Harrison’s experiences as a Prisoner of war take the reader to the work camps of Singapore, to Thailand “Death Railway” and to the dockyards of Nagasaki. His journey culminates in a visit to the bomb-devastated Hiroshima long before the arrival of the occupation forces.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430601Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brave Japanese Author: Kenneth Harrison Narrator: Cameron Goodall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brave Japanese Author: Kenneth Harrison Narrator: Cameron Goodall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Brave Japanese is the autobiographical account of an Australian who fought against the Japanese in the desperate struggle to save Malaysia. Ken Harrison’s experiences as a Prisoner of war take the reader to the work camps of Singapore, to Thailand “Death Railway” and to the dockyards of Nagasaki. His journey culminates in a visit to the bomb-devastated Hiroshima long before the arrival of the occupation forces.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blaze-of-light-the-inspiring-true-story-of-green-beret-medic-gary-beikirch-medal-of-honor-recipient-by-marcus-brotherton--65097929https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient Author: Marcus Brotherton Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For fans of Unbroken and Hacksaw Ridge comes the powerful true story of a Medal of Honor recipient who faced more than his fair share of battles—and overcame them through perseverance and faith.   “What Gary Beikirch did to receive his medal is unforgettable—and the story of what he overcame afterward is as big and moving as they come.”—Gary Sinise   After dawn the siege began. It was April 1, 1970, and Army Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch knew the odds were stacked against their survival. Some 10,000 enemy soldiers sought to obliterate the twelve American Special Forces troops and 400 indigenous fighters who stood fast to defend 2,300 women and children inside the village of Dak Seang. For his valor and selflessness during the ruthless siege, Beikirch would be awarded a Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest and most prestigious military decoration.   But Gary returned home wounded in body, mind, and soul. To find himself again, Gary retreated to a cave in the mountains of New England, where a redemptive encounter with God allowed Gary to find peace.    New York Times best-selling author Marcus Brotherton chronicles the incredible true story of a person who changed from lost to found. Gripping and unforgettable, and written with a rich and vivid narrative voice, Blaze of Light will inspire you to answer hurt with ingenuity, to reach for faith, and to find clarity and peace within any season of storm.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387703Tue, 24 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient Author: Marcus Brotherton Narrator: Ray Porter...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient Author: Marcus Brotherton Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For fans of Unbroken and Hacksaw Ridge comes the powerful true story of a Medal of Honor recipient who faced more than his fair share of battles—and overcame them through perseverance and faith.   “What Gary Beikirch did to receive his medal is unforgettable—and the story of what he overcame afterward is as big and moving as they come.”—Gary Sinise   After dawn the siege began. It was April 1, 1970, and Army Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch knew the odds were stacked against their survival. Some 10,000 enemy soldiers sought to obliterate the twelve American Special Forces troops and 400 indigenous fighters who stood fast to defend 2,300 women and children inside the village of Dak Seang. For his valor and selflessness during the ruthless siege, Beikirch would be awarded a Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest and most prestigious military decoration.   But Gary returned home wounded in body, mind, and soul. To find himself again, Gary retreated to a cave in the mountains of New England, where a redemptive encounter with God allowed Gary to find peace.    New York Times best-selling author Marcus Brotherton chronicles the incredible true story of a person who changed from lost to found. Gripping and unforgettable, and written with a rich and vivid narrative voice, Blaze of Light will inspire you to answer hurt with ingenuity, to reach for faith, and to find clarity and peace within any season of storm.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-dared-to-win-the-sas-in-rhodesia-by-hannes-wessels--65097978https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia Author: Hannes Wessels Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Andre Scheepers grew up on a farm in Rhodesia, learning about the bush from his African childhood friends, before joining the army. A quiet, introspective thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations. He then rejoined the SAS. Wounded thirteen times, his operational record is exceptional even by the tough standards that existed at the time. He emerged as the SAS officer par excellence; beloved by his men, displaying extraordinary calmness, courage, and audacious cunning during a host of extremely dangerous operations. Andre writes vividly about his experiences, his emotions, and his state of mind during the war, and reflects candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since. In addition to Andre's personal story, this book reveals more about some of the other men who were distinguished operators in SAS operations during the Rhodesian War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416911Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia Author: Hannes Wessels Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia Author: Hannes Wessels Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 17, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Andre Scheepers grew up on a farm in Rhodesia, learning about the bush from his African childhood friends, before joining the army. A quiet, introspective thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations. He then rejoined the SAS. Wounded thirteen times, his operational record is exceptional even by the tough standards that existed at the time. He emerged as the SAS officer par excellence; beloved by his men, displaying extraordinary calmness, courage, and audacious cunning during a host of extremely dangerous operations. Andre writes vividly about his experiences, his emotions, and his state of mind during the war, and reflects candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since. In addition to Andre's personal story, this book reveals more about some of the other men who were distinguished operators in SAS operations during the Rhodesian War.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/82-days-on-okinawa-one-american-s-unforgettable-firsthand-account-of-the-pacific-war-s-greatest-battle-by-robert-l-wise-art-shaw--65097983https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle Author: Robert L. Wise, Art Shaw Narrator: Jim Seybert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In celebration of the 75th anniversary, a riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Okinawa—the Pacific War’s ''bloodiest battle of all'' (New York Times)—from the first officer ashore, who served at the front for the battle’s entire 82-day duration, heroism that earned him a Bronze Star. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1,500 Allied ships and 1.5 million men gathered off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa and launched the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War. They expected an 80% casualty rate. The first American officer ashore was Major Art Shaw, a unit commander in the U.S. Army’s 361 Artillery Battalion of the 96th Division, often called the Deadeyes. For the next three months, Major Shaw and his men served at the front lines of the Pacific’s bloodiest battle, their artillery proving decisive against a ''phantom enemy'' who had entrenched themselves into rugged, craggy island. Now, at 98, Art Shaw looks back to tell the story. 82 Days on Okinawa is an extraordinary eyewitness account of this critical World War II battle. The first step of Operation Downfall—the ground invasion of Japan—the Battle of Okinawa became legendary for its brutality. Over 82 days, the Allies fought the Japanese Army in one of the bloodiest campaigns of the war, one in which more than 150,000 soldiers would die. When the final calculations were made, the totals said that the Deadeyes had killed 37,763 of the enemy. The 361 Field Artillery Battalion had played a crucial role in victory. It would be the last major battle of World War II, and a key pivot point leading to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese surrender in August, two months after the siege’s end. A riveting first-person account of this turning point, 82 Days on Okinawa joins the ranks of Donald Stratton’s All the Gallant Men and Dusty Kleiss' Never Call Me a Hero. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387248Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle Author: Robert L. Wise, Art Shaw Narrator: Jim...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle Author: Robert L. Wise, Art Shaw Narrator: Jim Seybert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In celebration of the 75th anniversary, a riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Okinawa—the Pacific War’s ''bloodiest battle of all'' (New York Times)—from the first officer ashore, who served at the front for the battle’s entire 82-day duration, heroism that earned him a Bronze Star. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1,500 Allied ships and 1.5 million men gathered off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa and launched the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War. They expected an 80% casualty rate. The first American officer ashore was Major Art Shaw, a unit commander in the U.S. Army’s 361 Artillery Battalion of the 96th Division, often called the Deadeyes. For the next three months, Major Shaw and his men served at the front lines of the Pacific’s bloodiest battle, their artillery proving decisive against a ''phantom enemy'' who had entrenched themselves into rugged, craggy island. Now, at 98, Art Shaw looks back to tell the story. 82 Days on Okinawa is an extraordinary eyewitness account of this critical World War II battle. The first step of Operation Downfall—the ground invasion of Japan—the Battle of Okinawa became legendary for its brutality. Over 82 days, the Allies fought the Japanese Army in one of the bloodiest campaigns of the war, one in which more than 150,000 soldiers would die. When the final calculations were made, the totals said that the Deadeyes had killed 37,763 of the enemy. The 361 Field Artillery Battalion had played a crucial role in victory. It would be the last major battle of World War II, and a key pivot point leading to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese surrender in August, two months after the siege’s end. A riveting first-person account of this turning point, 82 Days on Okinawa joins the ranks of Donald Stratton’s All the Gallant Men and Dusty Kleiss' Never Call Me a Hero. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/staring-down-the-wolf-7-leadership-commitments-that-forge-elite-teams-by-mark-divine--65097921https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams Author: Mark Divine Narrator: Mark Divine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. A leadership book by former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine, Staring Down the Wolf focuses on harnessing the principles of purpose and discipline in life to achieve success. What does it take to command a team of elite individuals? It requires a commitment to seven key principles: Courage, Trust, Respect, Growth, Excellence, Resiliency, and Alignment. All of these are present in an elite team which commits to them deeply in order to forge the character worthy of uncommon success. Retired Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine (founder of SEALFIT, NavySeal.com, and Unbeatable Mind) reveals what makes the culture of an elite team, and how to get your own team to commit to serve at an elite level. Using principles he learned on the battlefield, training SEALs, and in his own entrepreneurial and growth company ventures, Mark knows what it is to lead elite teams, and how easily the team can fail by breaching these commitments. Elite teams challenge themselves to step up everyday to do the uncommon. Developing the principles yourself and aligning your team around these commitments will allow you to thrive in VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environments, no matter your background or leadership experience. Drawing from his twenty years leading SEALs, and twenty five years of success and failure in entrepreneurship and ten years coaching corporate clients, Mark Divine shares a very unique perspective that will allow you to unlock the tremendous power of your team. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Mark Divine is one of my favorite writers on leadership and mental and physical wellness.'-- Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ego is the Enemy “Mark Divine provides a valuable resource on what every leader should know, embrace and practice if they want to be successful in the most meaningful way.”--Larry King, Broadcast Legend]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382651Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams Author: Mark Divine Narrator: Mark Divine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams Author: Mark Divine Narrator: Mark Divine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. A leadership book by former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine, Staring Down the Wolf focuses on harnessing the principles of purpose and discipline in life to achieve success. What does it take to command a team of elite individuals? It requires a commitment to seven key principles: Courage, Trust, Respect, Growth, Excellence, Resiliency, and Alignment. All of these are present in an elite team which commits to them deeply in order to forge the character worthy of uncommon success. Retired Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine (founder of SEALFIT, NavySeal.com, and Unbeatable Mind) reveals what makes the culture of an elite team, and how to get your own team to commit to serve at an elite level. Using principles he learned on the battlefield, training SEALs, and in his own entrepreneurial and growth company ventures, Mark knows what it is to lead elite teams, and how easily the team can fail by breaching these commitments. Elite teams challenge themselves to step up everyday to do the uncommon. Developing the principles yourself and aligning your team around these commitments will allow you to thrive in VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environments, no matter your background or leadership experience. Drawing from his twenty years leading SEALs, and twenty five years of success and failure in entrepreneurship and ten years coaching corporate clients, Mark Divine shares a very unique perspective that will allow you to unlock the tremendous power of your team. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Mark Divine is one of my favorite writers on leadership and mental and physical wellness.'-- Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ego is the Enemy “Mark Divine provides a valuable resource on what every leader should know, embrace and practice if they want to be successful in the most meaningful way.”--Larry King, Broadcast Legend]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-fighter-an-insider-s-story-of-special-ops-from-korea-to-seal-team-6-by-william-h-hamilton-charles-w-sasser--65097878https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Fighter: An Insider’s Story of Special Ops from Korea to SEAL Team 6 Author: William H. Hamilton, Charles W. Sasser Narrator: Bill Thatcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For readers of American Sniper, the stirring account of a life of service by the “father of the US Navy SEALs” One month after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, when President John F. Kennedy pressed Congress about America’s “urgent national needs,” he named expanding US special operations forces along with putting a man on the moon. Captain William Hamilton was the officer tasked with creating the finest unconventional warriors ever seen. Merging his own experience commanding Navy Underwater Demolition Teams with expertise from Army Special Forces and the CIA, and working with his subordinate, Roy Boehm, he cast the mold for sea-, air-, and land-dispatched night fighters capable of successfully completing any mission anywhere in the world. Initially, they were used as a counter to the potential devastation of nuclear war, and later for counterterrorism and hostage rescue. His vision led to the formation of the celebrated SEAL Team 6. In this stirring, action-filled book, Hamilton tells his story for the first time. Night Fighter is a trove of true adventure from the history of the late twentieth century, which Hamilton lived, from fighter pilot in the Korean War to operative for the CIA in Vietnam, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, and from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Reagan White House’s Star Wars. Like American Sniper, here is the record of a life devoted to patriotic service.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438679Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Fighter: An Insider’s Story of Special Ops from Korea to SEAL Team 6 Author: William H. Hamilton, Charles W. Sasser Narrator: Bill Thatcher...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Fighter: An Insider’s Story of Special Ops from Korea to SEAL Team 6 Author: William H. Hamilton, Charles W. Sasser Narrator: Bill Thatcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: For readers of American Sniper, the stirring account of a life of service by the “father of the US Navy SEALs” One month after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, when President John F. Kennedy pressed Congress about America’s “urgent national needs,” he named expanding US special operations forces along with putting a man on the moon. Captain William Hamilton was the officer tasked with creating the finest unconventional warriors ever seen. Merging his own experience commanding Navy Underwater Demolition Teams with expertise from Army Special Forces and the CIA, and working with his subordinate, Roy Boehm, he cast the mold for sea-, air-, and land-dispatched night fighters capable of successfully completing any mission anywhere in the world. Initially, they were used as a counter to the potential devastation of nuclear war, and later for counterterrorism and hostage rescue. His vision led to the formation of the celebrated SEAL Team 6. In this stirring, action-filled book, Hamilton tells his story for the first time. Night Fighter is a trove of true adventure from the history of the late twentieth century, which Hamilton lived, from fighter pilot in the Korean War to operative for the CIA in Vietnam, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, and from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Reagan White House’s Star Wars. Like American Sniper, here is the record of a life devoted to patriotic service.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-spy-from-the-cia-to-the-fbi-my-secret-life-taking-down-some-of-the-world-s-most-notorious-terrorists-by-tracy-walder-jessi--65097976https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists Author: Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau Narrator: Devon Sorvari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs 'A thrilling tale...Walder’s fast-paced and intense narrative opens a window into life in two of America’s major intelligence agencies' —Publishers Weekly (starred review) When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she’d fly to the Middle East under an alias identity. The Unexpected Spy is the riveting story of Walder's tenure in the CIA and, later, the FBI. In high-security, steel-walled rooms in Virginia, Walder watched al-Qaeda members with drones as President Bush looked over her shoulder and CIA Director George Tenet brought her donuts. She tracked chemical terrorists and searched the world for Weapons of Mass Destruction. She created a chemical terror chart that someone in the White House altered to convey information she did not have or believe, leading to the Iraq invasion. Driven to stop terrorism, Walder debriefed terrorists—men who swore they’d never speak to a woman—until they gave her leads. She followed trails through North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, shutting down multiple chemical attacks. Then Walder moved to the FBI, where she worked in counterintelligence. In a single year, she helped take down one of the most notorious foreign spies ever caught on American soil. Catching the bad guys wasn’t a problem in the FBI, but rampant sexism was. Walder left the FBI to teach young women, encouraging them to find a place in the FBI, CIA, State Department or the Senate—and thus change the world. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382666Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists Author: Tracy Walder, Jessica...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists Author: Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau Narrator: Devon Sorvari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs 'A thrilling tale...Walder’s fast-paced and intense narrative opens a window into life in two of America’s major intelligence agencies' —Publishers Weekly (starred review) When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she’d fly to the Middle East under an alias identity. The Unexpected Spy is the riveting story of Walder's tenure in the CIA and, later, the FBI. In high-security, steel-walled rooms in Virginia, Walder watched al-Qaeda members with drones as President Bush looked over her shoulder and CIA Director George Tenet brought her donuts. She tracked chemical terrorists and searched the world for Weapons of Mass Destruction. She created a chemical terror chart that someone in the White House altered to convey information she did not have or believe, leading to the Iraq invasion. Driven to stop terrorism, Walder debriefed terrorists—men who swore they’d never speak to a woman—until they gave her leads. She followed trails through North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, shutting down multiple chemical attacks. Then Walder moved to the FBI, where she worked in counterintelligence. In a single year, she helped take down one of the most notorious foreign spies ever caught on American soil. Catching the bad guys wasn’t a problem in the FBI, but rampant sexism was. Walder left the FBI to teach young women, encouraging them to find a place in the FBI, CIA, State Department or the Senate—and thus change the world. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-patriot-s-calling-my-life-as-an-f-16-fighter-pilot-by-lt-colonel-dan-rooney--65097973https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney, John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A decorated fighter pilot and PGA professional tells the story of his life and service—to both his nation and others—in this remarkable memoir that is a stirring record of faith, patriotism, family, philanthropy, and golf. What does it mean to be a patriot? For Oklahoma native Dan Rooney, it is someone who not only puts his life on the line for country, but who opens his heart and mind and seeks to build a life that embodies the purest and most concentrated essence of himself. For many, Rooney is the model of a patriot: as an Air Force pilot who deployed to Iraq, serving three tours of duty; as a professional golfer who established a nonprofit foundation awarding thousands of scholarships to the children of fallen and disabled veterans; as the father of five daughters; as a man of faith, whose copilot, both in the skies and on the ground, has always been God. A Patriot’s Calling is his autobiographical journey through some of the most character-defining moments of his awe-inducing life and career. “On my third tour of duty in Iraq as F -16 fighter pilot, I felt a powerful calling from God to share the miraculous fusion of people and experiences uniquely placed along my journey. During my reflection, I began to understand how the forces of synchronicity had shaped my life. Synchronicity, or, as I like to call it, ‘chance with a purpose,’ is all around us. These encounters with God’s messengers are the sign-posts along the road of life guiding us toward our essence.” A Patriot’s Calling illuminates Rooney’s true essence—and offers guidance and inspiration for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390259Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney, John Pruden Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney, John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A decorated fighter pilot and PGA professional tells the story of his life and service—to both his nation and others—in this remarkable memoir that is a stirring record of faith, patriotism, family, philanthropy, and golf. What does it mean to be a patriot? For Oklahoma native Dan Rooney, it is someone who not only puts his life on the line for country, but who opens his heart and mind and seeks to build a life that embodies the purest and most concentrated essence of himself. For many, Rooney is the model of a patriot: as an Air Force pilot who deployed to Iraq, serving three tours of duty; as a professional golfer who established a nonprofit foundation awarding thousands of scholarships to the children of fallen and disabled veterans; as the father of five daughters; as a man of faith, whose copilot, both in the skies and on the ground, has always been God. A Patriot’s Calling is his autobiographical journey through some of the most character-defining moments of his awe-inducing life and career. “On my third tour of duty in Iraq as F -16 fighter pilot, I felt a powerful calling from God to share the miraculous fusion of people and experiences uniquely placed along my journey. During my reflection, I began to understand how the forces of synchronicity had shaped my life. Synchronicity, or, as I like to call it, ‘chance with a purpose,’ is all around us. These encounters with God’s messengers are the sign-posts along the road of life guiding us toward our essence.” A Patriot’s Calling illuminates Rooney’s true essence—and offers guidance and inspiration for us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-time-stopped-a-memoir-of-my-father-s-war-and-what-remains-by-ariana-neumann--65097909https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Author: Ariana Neumann Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE ‘Beautifully told' – John le Carré ‘More than just history’ – Michael Palin In this remarkably moving memoir, Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in wartorn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew. When her father dies and leaves her a box of clues, Ariana Neumann uncovers a heritage she knew nothing about. Exploring the joys and sorrows of the Neumann family, she learns through her tireless investigations why her father, a successful entrepreneur in Venezuela, never spoke about his past. How as a young man from Prague he boldly deceived the Gestapo by doing the unimaginable. Spanning nearly ninety years, this is an unforgettable memoir about resilience, hope and love in the midst of tragedy. A tribute to the lost, and a celebration of all that connects us, and of the courage it takes to keep going. Because the darkest shadow always lies beneath the candle.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391199Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Author: Ariana Neumann Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Author: Ariana Neumann Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE ‘Beautifully told' – John le Carré ‘More than just history’ – Michael Palin In this remarkably moving memoir, Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in wartorn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew. When her father dies and leaves her a box of clues, Ariana Neumann uncovers a heritage she knew nothing about. Exploring the joys and sorrows of the Neumann family, she learns through her tireless investigations why her father, a successful entrepreneur in Venezuela, never spoke about his past. How as a young man from Prague he boldly deceived the Gestapo by doing the unimaginable. Spanning nearly ninety years, this is an unforgettable memoir about resilience, hope and love in the midst of tragedy. A tribute to the lost, and a celebration of all that connects us, and of the courage it takes to keep going. Because the darkest shadow always lies beneath the candle.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-in-the-a-shau-valley-l-company-lrrps-in-vietnam-1969-1970-by-larry-chambers--65097950https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death in the A Shau Valley: L Company LRRPs in Vietnam, 1969-1970 Author: Larry Chambers Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 18, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Featuring a new introduction by the author about his return to Vietnam, his reflections on the war, and his humanitarian work in Cambodia. 'The enemy had a single purpose: kill me and my teammates.' Larry Chambers was still new to Vietnam in early 1969 when the LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division became L Company, 75th (Rangers). But his unit's mission stayed the same: act as the eyes and ears of the 101st deep in the dreaded A Shau Valley—where the NVA ruled. Relentless thick fog frequently made fighter bombers useless in the A Shau, and the enemy had furnished the nearby mountaintops with antiaircraft machine guns to protect the massive trail network that snaked through it. So, outgunned, outmanned, and unsupported, the teams of L Company executed hundreds of courageous missions. Now, in this powerful personal record, Larry Chambers recaptures the experience of the war's most brutal on-the-job training, where the slightest noise or smallest error could bring sudden—and certain—death . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409757Tue, 18 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death in the A Shau Valley: L Company LRRPs in Vietnam, 1969-1970 Author: Larry Chambers Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death in the A Shau Valley: L Company LRRPs in Vietnam, 1969-1970 Author: Larry Chambers Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 18, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Featuring a new introduction by the author about his return to Vietnam, his reflections on the war, and his humanitarian work in Cambodia. 'The enemy had a single purpose: kill me and my teammates.' Larry Chambers was still new to Vietnam in early 1969 when the LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division became L Company, 75th (Rangers). But his unit's mission stayed the same: act as the eyes and ears of the 101st deep in the dreaded A Shau Valley—where the NVA ruled. Relentless thick fog frequently made fighter bombers useless in the A Shau, and the enemy had furnished the nearby mountaintops with antiaircraft machine guns to protect the massive trail network that snaked through it. So, outgunned, outmanned, and unsupported, the teams of L Company executed hundreds of courageous missions. Now, in this powerful personal record, Larry Chambers recaptures the experience of the war's most brutal on-the-job training, where the slightest noise or smallest error could bring sudden—and certain—death . . .]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/footprints-in-the-dust-nursing-survival-compassion-and-hope-with-refugees-around-the-world-by-roberta-gately--65097885https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Footprints in the Dust: Nursing, Survival, Compassion, and Hope with Refugees Around the World Author: Roberta Gately Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 18, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The word “refugee” sparks conversation and fuels emotion. There are more than twenty-two million refugees worldwide and another sixty-five million who have been forcibly displaced. But who are these people? Images filter into our consciousness via dramatic photographs—but these photos only offer a glimpse into their stories. As a young ER nurse in Boston, Roberta Gately was stopped cold by stark images of big-bellied babies with empty haunting stares in the news. She called the aid organization featured in the news story, and, within two months, she had become a humanitarian aid worker. Soon she learned that the world into which millions of children around the globe are born is fraught with unspeakable horrors. The only certainties for so many of these children are disease and devastating injury. Footprints in the Dust aims to share the real stories of these refugees in hopes of revealing the truth about their experience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417379Tue, 18 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Footprints in the Dust: Nursing, Survival, Compassion, and Hope with Refugees Around the World Author: Roberta Gately Narrator: Susan Boyce Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Footprints in the Dust: Nursing, Survival, Compassion, and Hope with Refugees Around the World Author: Roberta Gately Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 18, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The word “refugee” sparks conversation and fuels emotion. There are more than twenty-two million refugees worldwide and another sixty-five million who have been forcibly displaced. But who are these people? Images filter into our consciousness via dramatic photographs—but these photos only offer a glimpse into their stories. As a young ER nurse in Boston, Roberta Gately was stopped cold by stark images of big-bellied babies with empty haunting stares in the news. She called the aid organization featured in the news story, and, within two months, she had become a humanitarian aid worker. Soon she learned that the world into which millions of children around the globe are born is fraught with unspeakable horrors. The only certainties for so many of these children are disease and devastating injury. Footprints in the Dust aims to share the real stories of these refugees in hopes of revealing the truth about their experience.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yeager-an-autobiography-by-chuck-yeager--65097934https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yeager: An Autobiography Author: Chuck Yeager Narrator: Rod Shapiro, Joseph Grimm, Chris Browning, Dan Mills, David Stifel, Dominic Hoffman, Pamela Dillman, Fred Sanders, Jason Culp, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 10 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: #1 MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind portrait of a true American hero: General Chuck Yeager    “The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.”   General Chuck Yeager was the greatest test pilot of them all—the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound . . . the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang . . . the hero who defined a certain quality that all hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff. Now he tells his whole incredible life story with the same “wide-open, full throttle” approach that has marked his astonishing career. What it was really like engaging in do-or-die dogfights over Nazi Europe. How after being shot down over occupied France, Yeager somehow managed to escape.  The amazing behind-the-scenes story of smashing the sound barrier despite cracked ribs from a riding accident days before. The entire story is here, in Yeager’s own words, and in wonderful insights from his wife and those friends and colleagues who have known him best. It is the personal and public story of a man who settled for nothing less than excellence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395944Tue, 04 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yeager: An Autobiography Author: Chuck Yeager Narrator: Rod Shapiro, Joseph Grimm, Chris Browning, Dan Mills, David Stifel, Dominic Hoffman, Pamela...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yeager: An Autobiography Author: Chuck Yeager Narrator: Rod Shapiro, Joseph Grimm, Chris Browning, Dan Mills, David Stifel, Dominic Hoffman, Pamela Dillman, Fred Sanders, Jason Culp, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 10 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: #1 MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind portrait of a true American hero: General Chuck Yeager    “The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.”   General Chuck Yeager was the greatest test pilot of them all—the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound . . . the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang . . . the hero who defined a certain quality that all hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff. Now he tells his whole incredible life story with the same “wide-open, full throttle” approach that has marked his astonishing career. What it was really like engaging in do-or-die dogfights over Nazi Europe. How after being shot down over occupied France, Yeager somehow managed to escape.  The amazing behind-the-scenes story of smashing the sound barrier despite cracked ribs from a riding accident days before. The entire story is here, in Yeager’s own words, and in wonderful insights from his wife and those friends and colleagues who have known him best. It is the personal and public story of a man who settled for nothing less than excellence.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lone-wolf-the-remarkable-story-of-britain-s-greatest-nightfighter-ace-of-the-blitz-flt-lt-richard-playne-stevens-dso-dfc-bar-by-terry--65097951https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Wolf: The Remarkable Story of Britain's Greatest Nightfighter Ace of the Blitz - Flt Lt Richard Playne Stevens DSO, DFC & BAR Author: Terry Thompson, Andy Saunders Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 2, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the Second World War, Flt Lt Richard Stevens led an extraordinary campaign as an RAF nightfighter. Known to contemporaries as 'Cat's Eyes' and by the height of his success in July 1941 as the 'Lone Wolf', Flt Lt Stevens was the RAF's highest scoring nightfighter pilot with fourteen victories. What makes his story unique is that all this was achieved without the aid of radar or another crew member. Instead Flt Lt Stevens used extraordinary skill, instinct, and innate marksmanship. Described as 'one of the greatest nightfighter pilots who ever fought in Fighter Command' by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air and with AVM B. E. Embry also crediting 'his high standard of courage and skill as a nightfighter pilot' as a contribution to the final defeat of the enemy at night—it is not hard to see why Stevens was greatly admired by his peers. Thanks to over twenty years of painstaking research by Terry Thompson and a rich resource of documentation and photography, Andy Saunders is now able to tell the exceptional story of one of Britain's finest nightflying pilots of the Second World War. This extraordinary biography will be eagerly devoured by WWII military aviation enthusiasts and students of air warfare.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406285Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Wolf: The Remarkable Story of Britain's Greatest Nightfighter Ace of the Blitz - Flt Lt Richard Playne Stevens DSO, DFC & BAR Author: Terry...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Wolf: The Remarkable Story of Britain's Greatest Nightfighter Ace of the Blitz - Flt Lt Richard Playne Stevens DSO, DFC & BAR Author: Terry Thompson, Andy Saunders Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 2, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the Second World War, Flt Lt Richard Stevens led an extraordinary campaign as an RAF nightfighter. Known to contemporaries as 'Cat's Eyes' and by the height of his success in July 1941 as the 'Lone Wolf', Flt Lt Stevens was the RAF's highest scoring nightfighter pilot with fourteen victories. What makes his story unique is that all this was achieved without the aid of radar or another crew member. Instead Flt Lt Stevens used extraordinary skill, instinct, and innate marksmanship. Described as 'one of the greatest nightfighter pilots who ever fought in Fighter Command' by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air and with AVM B. E. Embry also crediting 'his high standard of courage and skill as a nightfighter pilot' as a contribution to the final defeat of the enemy at night—it is not hard to see why Stevens was greatly admired by his peers. Thanks to over twenty years of painstaking research by Terry Thompson and a rich resource of documentation and photography, Andy Saunders is now able to tell the exceptional story of one of Britain's finest nightflying pilots of the Second World War. This extraordinary biography will be eagerly devoured by WWII military aviation enthusiasts and students of air warfare.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-resistance-my-four-years-in-the-french-underground-by-justus-rosenberg--65098028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A gripping memoir written by a 96-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor about his escape from Nazi-occupied Poland in the 1930's and his adventures with the French Resistance during World War II In 1937, as the Nazi Party tightened its grip on the city of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), Justus Rosenberg’s parents made the wrenching decision to send their son to Paris, where he would have the hope of finishing high school and going on to university in safety. He was sixteen years old, and he would not see his family again for sixteen years more. Even after war broke out in 1939, life in France was peaceful for a time—but when the Nazis pushed toward Paris in the spring of 1940, Justus was forced to flee south to Toulouse. There, a chance meeting put Justus in contact with Varian Fry, the American journalist who ran a refugee network that aided several thousand Jews in escaping Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. With his German background, understanding of French cultural, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus was ideally positioned to thrive in Fry’s network, coming to master an underworld of counterfeit documents, whispered passwords, black market currency, opportunistic gangsters, and clandestine mountain passes. Justus would spend the rest of the war working for Fry and later the French Resistance, helping to provide safe passage for many intellectuals and artists on the run from the Nazis, among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst. Along the way, he would have a number of close scrapes of his own: on one occasion, he was rounded up to be sent to a labor camp in Poland, and had to make a daring escape to save his life; on another, he narrowly survived after his jeep hits a landmine. An epic saga of survival, with the soul of a spy thriller, The Art of Resistance is also an uplifting story of personal triumph. (Several years after the war, Justus was finally able to track down his family, who he feared had died at the Nazis’ hands.) As Justus writes, “I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361266Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A gripping memoir written by a 96-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor about his escape from Nazi-occupied Poland in the 1930's and his adventures with the French Resistance during World War II In 1937, as the Nazi Party tightened its grip on the city of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), Justus Rosenberg’s parents made the wrenching decision to send their son to Paris, where he would have the hope of finishing high school and going on to university in safety. He was sixteen years old, and he would not see his family again for sixteen years more. Even after war broke out in 1939, life in France was peaceful for a time—but when the Nazis pushed toward Paris in the spring of 1940, Justus was forced to flee south to Toulouse. There, a chance meeting put Justus in contact with Varian Fry, the American journalist who ran a refugee network that aided several thousand Jews in escaping Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. With his German background, understanding of French cultural, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus was ideally positioned to thrive in Fry’s network, coming to master an underworld of counterfeit documents, whispered passwords, black market currency, opportunistic gangsters, and clandestine mountain passes. Justus would spend the rest of the war working for Fry and later the French Resistance, helping to provide safe passage for many intellectuals and artists on the run from the Nazis, among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst. Along the way, he would have a number of close scrapes of his own: on one occasion, he was rounded up to be sent to a labor camp in Poland, and had to make a daring escape to save his life; on another, he narrowly survived after his jeep hits a landmine. An epic saga of survival, with the soul of a spy thriller, The Art of Resistance is also an uplifting story of personal triumph. (Several years after the war, Justus was finally able to track down his family, who he feared had died at the Nazis’ hands.) As Justus writes, “I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-amongst-the-clouds-my-flying-experiences-in-world-war-i-and-the-follow-on-years-1920-1983-by-avm-hugh-granville-white-gp-capt-chris-gr--65097980https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Amongst the Clouds: My Flying Experiences in World War I and the Follow-On Years 1920-1983 Author: Avm Hugh Granville White, Gp Capt Chris Granville White Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the story of a young man who trained as a pilot, and then flew with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, eventually becoming an ace. Hugh White flew F.E.2D Scout aircraft as a reconnaissance patrol pilot and later in the war was promoted to squadron leader of squadrons flying the S.E.5a, which was Britain's best fighter aircraft at the time. During the two years of flying, he experienced and survived a series of escapades including a dramatic mid-air collision with the enemy. Told by Hugh in his own words, War Amongst the Clouds gives a unique insight into war in the air. With the break-up of his squadron and being reduced to a substantive rank—simply because of his young age, Hugh's writing ends in 1919. From this point, the story is continued by his younger son Christopher. He describes Hugh's life and RAF career from flying in India during the 1920s through the Second World War until his retirement as an air vice-marshal in 1955. This book includes a foreword by Sir Frederick Sowrey (Hugh's nephew), which puts Hugh White's early wartime service into context. It is a timely reminder, following the centenary of the end of the First World War, of the difficulties that young pilots faced at the time. A must-listen for those interested in wartime exploits.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398115Tue, 14 Jan 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Amongst the Clouds: My Flying Experiences in World War I and the Follow-On Years 1920-1983 Author: Avm Hugh Granville White, Gp Capt Chris...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Amongst the Clouds: My Flying Experiences in World War I and the Follow-On Years 1920-1983 Author: Avm Hugh Granville White, Gp Capt Chris Granville White Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the story of a young man who trained as a pilot, and then flew with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, eventually becoming an ace. Hugh White flew F.E.2D Scout aircraft as a reconnaissance patrol pilot and later in the war was promoted to squadron leader of squadrons flying the S.E.5a, which was Britain's best fighter aircraft at the time. During the two years of flying, he experienced and survived a series of escapades including a dramatic mid-air collision with the enemy. Told by Hugh in his own words, War Amongst the Clouds gives a unique insight into war in the air. With the break-up of his squadron and being reduced to a substantive rank—simply because of his young age, Hugh's writing ends in 1919. From this point, the story is continued by his younger son Christopher. He describes Hugh's life and RAF career from flying in India during the 1920s through the Second World War until his retirement as an air vice-marshal in 1955. This book includes a foreword by Sir Frederick Sowrey (Hugh's nephew), which puts Hugh White's early wartime service into context. It is a timely reminder, following the centenary of the end of the First World War, of the difficulties that young pilots faced at the time. A must-listen for those interested in wartime exploits.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-note-through-the-wire-the-unforgettable-true-love-story-of-a-ww2-prisoner-of-war-and-a-resistance-heroine-by-doug-gold--65097941https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through The Wire: The unforgettable true love story of a WW2 prisoner of war and a resistance heroine Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Richard Goulding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 9, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'An unforgettable love story set in perilous times' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz The greatest love blossoms in the darkest hour. In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. One is an underground resistance fighter; the other a prisoner of war. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. The Note Through the Wire is the stunning true story of Josefine Lobnik, a resistance heroine, and Bruce Murray, an imprisoned soldier, as they discover love in the midst of a brutal war. Woven through their story of great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love that survived against all odds. © Doug Gold 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390461Thu, 09 Jan 2020 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through The Wire: The unforgettable true love story of a WW2 prisoner of war and a resistance heroine Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Richard...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through The Wire: The unforgettable true love story of a WW2 prisoner of war and a resistance heroine Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Richard Goulding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 9, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'An unforgettable love story set in perilous times' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz The greatest love blossoms in the darkest hour. In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. One is an underground resistance fighter; the other a prisoner of war. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. The Note Through the Wire is the stunning true story of Josefine Lobnik, a resistance heroine, and Bruce Murray, an imprisoned soldier, as they discover love in the midst of a brutal war. Woven through their story of great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love that survived against all odds. © Doug Gold 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whispers-in-the-tall-grass-by-nick-brokhausen--65097997https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers In The Tall Grass Author: Nick Brokhausen Narrator: George Spelvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small recon companies that were the center of its activities conducted some of the most dangerous missions of the war, infiltrating areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The companies never exceeded more than thirty Americans, yet they were the best source for the enemy's disposition and were key to the US military being able to take the war to the enemy. This was accomplished by utilizing both new and innovative technology, and tactics dating back to the French and Indian Wars. This small unit racked up one of the most impressive records of awards for valor of any unit in the history of the United States Army. It came at a terrible price, however; the number of wounded and killed in action was incredibly high. Those missions today seem suicidal. In 1970 they seemed equally so, yet these men went out day after day with their indigenous allies—Montagnard tribesmen, Vietnamese, and Chinese Nungs—and faced the challenges with courage and resolve. Whispers in the Tall Grass is the second volume of Nick's riveting memoir of his time with MACV-SOG.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396802Thu, 19 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers In The Tall Grass Author: Nick Brokhausen Narrator: George Spelvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers In The Tall Grass Author: Nick Brokhausen Narrator: George Spelvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small recon companies that were the center of its activities conducted some of the most dangerous missions of the war, infiltrating areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The companies never exceeded more than thirty Americans, yet they were the best source for the enemy's disposition and were key to the US military being able to take the war to the enemy. This was accomplished by utilizing both new and innovative technology, and tactics dating back to the French and Indian Wars. This small unit racked up one of the most impressive records of awards for valor of any unit in the history of the United States Army. It came at a terrible price, however; the number of wounded and killed in action was incredibly high. Those missions today seem suicidal. In 1970 they seemed equally so, yet these men went out day after day with their indigenous allies—Montagnard tribesmen, Vietnamese, and Chinese Nungs—and faced the challenges with courage and resolve. Whispers in the Tall Grass is the second volume of Nick's riveting memoir of his time with MACV-SOG.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-with-a-sniper-rifle-an-eastern-front-memoir-by-yulia-zhukova--65097946https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir Author: Yulia Zhukova Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Luliia was a dedicated member of the Komsomol (the Soviet communist youth organization) and her parents worked for the NKVD. She started at the sniper school and eventually became a valued member of her battalion during operations against Prussia. She persevered through eight months of training before leaving for the Front on 24th November 1944 just days after qualifying. Joining the third Belorussian Front her battalion endured rounds of German mortar as well as loudspeaker announcements beckoning them to come over to the German side. Luliia recounts how they would be in the field for days, regularly facing the enemy in terrifying one-on-one encounters. She sets down the euphoria of her first hit and starting her 'battle count' but her reflection on how it was also the ending of a life. Like her famous counterpart Pavlichenko she gained recognition but struggled to come to terms with war service. Haunted by flashbacks she burned the letters she sent home from the Front. She later discovered that of the 1885 graduates of her sniper school only 250 had died in war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393215Thu, 19 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir Author: Yulia Zhukova Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir Author: Yulia Zhukova Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Luliia was a dedicated member of the Komsomol (the Soviet communist youth organization) and her parents worked for the NKVD. She started at the sniper school and eventually became a valued member of her battalion during operations against Prussia. She persevered through eight months of training before leaving for the Front on 24th November 1944 just days after qualifying. Joining the third Belorussian Front her battalion endured rounds of German mortar as well as loudspeaker announcements beckoning them to come over to the German side. Luliia recounts how they would be in the field for days, regularly facing the enemy in terrifying one-on-one encounters. She sets down the euphoria of her first hit and starting her 'battle count' but her reflection on how it was also the ending of a life. Like her famous counterpart Pavlichenko she gained recognition but struggled to come to terms with war service. Haunted by flashbacks she burned the letters she sent home from the Front. She later discovered that of the 1885 graduates of her sniper school only 250 had died in war.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-war-ends-a-combat-veteran-s-2-700-mile-journey-to-heal-recovering-from-ptsd-and-moral-injury-through-meditation-by-tom-voss-rebecca--65098002https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where War Ends: A Combat Veteran’s 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal—Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury through Meditation Author: Tom Voss, Rebecca Anne Nguyen Narrator: Tom Voss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An Iraq War veteran's riveting journey from suicidal despair to hope. After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war—the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a 'moral injury'—a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt that haunted him, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America, walking from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Pacific Ocean with a fellow veteran. Listeners walk with these men as they meet other veterans, Native American healers, and spiritual teachers who appear in the most unexpected forms. At the end of their trek, Voss realizes he is really just beginning his healing. He pursues meditation training and discovers sacred breathing techniques that shatter his understanding of war and himself, and move him from despair to hope. Voss's story will give inspiration to veterans, their friends and family, and survivors of all kinds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401323Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where War Ends: A Combat Veteran’s 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal—Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury through Meditation Author: Tom Voss, Rebecca Anne...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/401323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where War Ends: A Combat Veteran’s 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal—Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury through Meditation Author: Tom Voss, Rebecca Anne Nguyen Narrator: Tom Voss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An Iraq War veteran's riveting journey from suicidal despair to hope. After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war—the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a 'moral injury'—a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt that haunted him, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America, walking from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Pacific Ocean with a fellow veteran. Listeners walk with these men as they meet other veterans, Native American healers, and spiritual teachers who appear in the most unexpected forms. At the end of their trek, Voss realizes he is really just beginning his healing. He pursues meditation training and discovers sacred breathing techniques that shatter his understanding of war and himself, and move him from despair to hope. Voss's story will give inspiration to veterans, their friends and family, and survivors of all kinds.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beaufighter-boys-true-tales-from-those-who-flew-bristol-s-mighty-twin-by-graham-pitchfork--65097979https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol’s Mighty Twin Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Researched many years ago by the author for a project which did not come to fruition, Beaufighter air and ground crew gave freely of their stories which ranged from complete memoirs to brief anecdotes. Graham Pitchfork has built on these reminiscences to trace the roles of Beaufighter squadrons spread across all the theaters of World War Two operations. From home bases, through north-west Europe, North Africa, Malta, and the Mediterranean to the far Far East and south-west Pacific, the Beaufighter served far and wide as did the crews of the RAF, RAAF, SAAF, and New Zealand and Canadian squadrons. All are covered in this quite unique book to be savored by all those interested in the war in the air from 1939–1945.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398116Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol’s Mighty Twin Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol’s Mighty Twin Author: Graham Pitchfork Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Researched many years ago by the author for a project which did not come to fruition, Beaufighter air and ground crew gave freely of their stories which ranged from complete memoirs to brief anecdotes. Graham Pitchfork has built on these reminiscences to trace the roles of Beaufighter squadrons spread across all the theaters of World War Two operations. From home bases, through north-west Europe, North Africa, Malta, and the Mediterranean to the far Far East and south-west Pacific, the Beaufighter served far and wide as did the crews of the RAF, RAAF, SAAF, and New Zealand and Canadian squadrons. All are covered in this quite unique book to be savored by all those interested in the war in the air from 1939–1945.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-partnership-robert-e-lee-stonewall-jackson-and-the-fate-of-the-confederacy-by-christian-b-keller--65097958https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Partnership: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and the Fate of the Confederacy Author: Christian B. Keller Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The story of the unique relationship between Lee and Jackson, two leaders who chiseled a strategic path forward against the odds and almost triumphed. Why were Generals Lee and Jackson so successful in their partnership in trying to win the war for the South? What was it about their styles, friendship, even their faith, that cemented them together into a fighting machine that consistently won despite often overwhelming odds against them? The Great Partnership has the power to change how we think about Confederate strategic decision-making and the value of personal relationships among senior leaders responsible for organizational survival. Those relationships in the Confederate high command were particularly critical for victory, especially the one that existed between the two great Army of Northern Virginia generals. It has been over two decades since any author attempted a joint study of the two generals. At the very least, the book will inspire a very lively debate among the thousands of students of Civil War history. At best, it will significantly revise how we evaluate Confederate strategy during the height the war and our understanding of why, in the end, the South lost.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398112Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Partnership: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and the Fate of the Confederacy Author: Christian B. Keller Narrator: David De Vries Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Partnership: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and the Fate of the Confederacy Author: Christian B. Keller Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The story of the unique relationship between Lee and Jackson, two leaders who chiseled a strategic path forward against the odds and almost triumphed. Why were Generals Lee and Jackson so successful in their partnership in trying to win the war for the South? What was it about their styles, friendship, even their faith, that cemented them together into a fighting machine that consistently won despite often overwhelming odds against them? The Great Partnership has the power to change how we think about Confederate strategic decision-making and the value of personal relationships among senior leaders responsible for organizational survival. Those relationships in the Confederate high command were particularly critical for victory, especially the one that existed between the two great Army of Northern Virginia generals. It has been over two decades since any author attempted a joint study of the two generals. At the very least, the book will inspire a very lively debate among the thousands of students of Civil War history. At best, it will significantly revise how we evaluate Confederate strategy during the height the war and our understanding of why, in the end, the South lost.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pucker-factor-10-memoir-of-a-us-army-helicopter-pilot-in-vietnam-by-james-joyce--65097922https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam Author: James Joyce Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things, and do things that most people cannot imagine.”—James Joyce. The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His experiences are notable because he flew both Huey “Slicks” and Huey “Gunships”: the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense as he took the battle to the enemy. Through this book, the author relives his experiences flying and fighting, with special attention given to his and other pilots’ day-to-day lives—such as the smoke bombing of Disneyland, the nickname given to a United States Army–sponsored compound for prostitution. Some of the pilots Joyce served with survived the war and went on to have careers with commercial airlines, and many were killed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424951Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam Author: James Joyce Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam Author: James Joyce Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things, and do things that most people cannot imagine.”—James Joyce. The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His experiences are notable because he flew both Huey “Slicks” and Huey “Gunships”: the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense as he took the battle to the enemy. Through this book, the author relives his experiences flying and fighting, with special attention given to his and other pilots’ day-to-day lives—such as the smoke bombing of Disneyland, the nickname given to a United States Army–sponsored compound for prostitution. Some of the pilots Joyce served with survived the war and went on to have careers with commercial airlines, and many were killed.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slightly-out-of-focus-by-robert-capa--65097908https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slightly Out of Focus Author: Robert Capa Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In this book, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces—John G. Morris, Magnum Photos' first executive editor, called Capa 'the century's greatest battlefield photographer'—and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving. From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine throughout this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told by an extraordinary man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397012Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slightly Out of Focus Author: Robert Capa Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slightly Out of Focus Author: Robert Capa Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In this book, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces—John G. Morris, Magnum Photos' first executive editor, called Capa 'the century's greatest battlefield photographer'—and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving. From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine throughout this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told by an extraordinary man.]]>905cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guardian-life-in-the-crosshairs-of-the-cia-s-war-on-terror-by-thomas-pecora--65097930https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror Author: Thomas Pecora Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Somalia was Tom Pecora's first deployment as a CIA Protective Operations Cadre (POC) officer, responsible for providing protective operations support in hostile areas of the world. He later headed up a series of the Agency's undisclosed protective operations teams. From 1989 until his retirement in 2013, he was assigned to multiple war zones across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, doing the kind of work few are even aware exists. But it does, and Pecora's direct involvement allowed him to work behind the scenes of some of the most well-known conflicts of our time, including the infamous encounter known as Black Hawk Down, the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, and the hotbeds across the Middle East where fires continue to burn. Over the course of a career that saw him receive the Career Intelligence Medal, Intelligence Star, Meritorious Unit Citation, and numerous Exceptional Performance Awards, Pecora distinguished himself as a Protective Operations Cadre (POC) member and as a CIA Security Officer. And now he's prepared to shed light on the world of clandestine protective operations and the selfless, heroic warriors dedicated to keeping the United States safe at all costs . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397240Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror Author: Thomas Pecora Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror Author: Thomas Pecora Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Somalia was Tom Pecora's first deployment as a CIA Protective Operations Cadre (POC) officer, responsible for providing protective operations support in hostile areas of the world. He later headed up a series of the Agency's undisclosed protective operations teams. From 1989 until his retirement in 2013, he was assigned to multiple war zones across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, doing the kind of work few are even aware exists. But it does, and Pecora's direct involvement allowed him to work behind the scenes of some of the most well-known conflicts of our time, including the infamous encounter known as Black Hawk Down, the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, and the hotbeds across the Middle East where fires continue to burn. Over the course of a career that saw him receive the Career Intelligence Medal, Intelligence Star, Meritorious Unit Citation, and numerous Exceptional Performance Awards, Pecora distinguished himself as a Protective Operations Cadre (POC) member and as a CIA Security Officer. And now he's prepared to shed light on the world of clandestine protective operations and the selfless, heroic warriors dedicated to keeping the United States safe at all costs . . .]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oswald-boelcke-germany-s-first-fighter-ace-and-father-of-air-combat-by-bgen-r-g-head--65097940https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oswald Boelcke: Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat Author: Bgen R. G. Head Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With a total of forty victories, Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War I—and a century later he remains a towering figure in the history of air warfare, renowned for his character, inspirational leadership, organizational genius, development of air-to-air tactics, and impact on aerial doctrine. Paving the way for modern air forces across the world with his pioneering strategies, Boelcke had a dramatic effect on his contemporaries. The famed Red Baron's mentor, instructor, squadron commander, and friend, he exerted a tremendous influence upon the German air force. He was one of the first pilots to be awarded the famous Pour le Mérite, commonly recognized as the 'Blue Max.' All of this was achieved after overcoming medical obstacles in childhood and later life with willpower and determination. Boelcke even gained the admiration of his enemies: After his tragic death in a midair collision, Britain's Royal Flying Corps dropped a wreath on his funeral, and several of his captured foes sent another wreath from their German prison camp. His name and legacy live on, as seen in the Luftwaffe's designation of the Tactical Air Force Wing 31 'Boelcke.' This definitive biography reveals his importance as a fighter pilot who set the standard in military aviation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398114Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oswald Boelcke: Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat Author: Bgen R. G. Head Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oswald Boelcke: Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat Author: Bgen R. G. Head Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: With a total of forty victories, Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War I—and a century later he remains a towering figure in the history of air warfare, renowned for his character, inspirational leadership, organizational genius, development of air-to-air tactics, and impact on aerial doctrine. Paving the way for modern air forces across the world with his pioneering strategies, Boelcke had a dramatic effect on his contemporaries. The famed Red Baron's mentor, instructor, squadron commander, and friend, he exerted a tremendous influence upon the German air force. He was one of the first pilots to be awarded the famous Pour le Mérite, commonly recognized as the 'Blue Max.' All of this was achieved after overcoming medical obstacles in childhood and later life with willpower and determination. Boelcke even gained the admiration of his enemies: After his tragic death in a midair collision, Britain's Royal Flying Corps dropped a wreath on his funeral, and several of his captured foes sent another wreath from their German prison camp. His name and legacy live on, as seen in the Luftwaffe's designation of the Tactical Air Force Wing 31 'Boelcke.' This definitive biography reveals his importance as a fighter pilot who set the standard in military aviation.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-solitary-witness-the-life-and-death-of-franz-jagerstatter-by-gordon-charles-zahn--65097893https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jägerstätter Author: Gordon Charles Zahn Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the book that discovered Franz Jägerstätter and his inspiring story of unyielding resistance to Nazi orders and his commitment to the dictates of conscience even at the cost of life itself. When German troops moved into Austria in 1938, Jägerstätter was the only man in his village to vote against the Anschluss (Annexation of Austria). Although he was not involved in any political organization and did, in fact, undergo one brief period of military training, he remained openly anti-Nazi and declared he would not fight in Hitler's war. This twentieth-century martyr, a husband and father of three, was beheaded for his refusal to serve a ruler his conscience could not accept.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409010Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jägerstätter Author: Gordon Charles Zahn Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/409010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jägerstätter Author: Gordon Charles Zahn Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the book that discovered Franz Jägerstätter and his inspiring story of unyielding resistance to Nazi orders and his commitment to the dictates of conscience even at the cost of life itself. When German troops moved into Austria in 1938, Jägerstätter was the only man in his village to vote against the Anschluss (Annexation of Austria). Although he was not involved in any political organization and did, in fact, undergo one brief period of military training, he remained openly anti-Nazi and declared he would not fight in Hitler's war. This twentieth-century martyr, a husband and father of three, was beheaded for his refusal to serve a ruler his conscience could not accept.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-white-sniper-simo-hayha-by-tapio-saarelainen--65098010https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Author: Tapio Saarelainen Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland in 1939–1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world. Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors and given many difficult missions, including taking out specific targets. Able to move silently and swiftly through the landscape, melting into the snowbound surroundings in his white camouflage fatigues, his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The Russians learned of his reputation as a marksman and tried several times to kill him by indirect fire. He was promoted from corporal to second lieutenant and he was awarded the Cross of Kollaa. After the war Simo Häyhä lead a quiet, unassuming life in farming and forestry. His roots were deep in the Finnish soil, and he loved life in rural Finland. A true patriot, he epitomized the traits of a professional soldier, performing his duty and setting an example of bravery that personified the Finnish spirit when confronted by the Russian onslaught. The White Sniper fully explores Simo Häyhä's life, his exploits in the Winter War, and the secrets behind his success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396949Tue, 19 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Author: Tapio Saarelainen Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Author: Tapio Saarelainen Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland in 1939–1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world. Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors and given many difficult missions, including taking out specific targets. Able to move silently and swiftly through the landscape, melting into the snowbound surroundings in his white camouflage fatigues, his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The Russians learned of his reputation as a marksman and tried several times to kill him by indirect fire. He was promoted from corporal to second lieutenant and he was awarded the Cross of Kollaa. After the war Simo Häyhä lead a quiet, unassuming life in farming and forestry. His roots were deep in the Finnish soil, and he loved life in rural Finland. A true patriot, he epitomized the traits of a professional soldier, performing his duty and setting an example of bravery that personified the Finnish spirit when confronted by the Russian onslaught. The White Sniper fully explores Simo Häyhä's life, his exploits in the Winter War, and the secrets behind his success.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sherman-lead-flying-the-f-4d-phantom-ii-in-vietnam-by-gaillard-r-peck-jr--65097933https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Author: Gaillard R. Peck Jr Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues, and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war. Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968–69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates in the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing were tasked with flying combat missions into North Vietnam and Laos at this time as part of Operations Rolling Thunder and Steel Tiger. The F-4 was heavily involved in the air-to-ground mission at this time, with targets being well defended by enemy anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. Gail Peck's arrival in-theatre coincided with the beginning of electro-optical and laser guided 'smart' bomb combat operations. There were periods of fierce combat interspersed with lulls, and the fighting was intense and unforgettable to those who participated. Some men lived through it, and others died without a clear understanding of why.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398093Tue, 19 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Author: Gaillard R. Peck Jr Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Author: Gaillard R. Peck Jr Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues, and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war. Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968–69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates in the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing were tasked with flying combat missions into North Vietnam and Laos at this time as part of Operations Rolling Thunder and Steel Tiger. The F-4 was heavily involved in the air-to-ground mission at this time, with targets being well defended by enemy anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. Gail Peck's arrival in-theatre coincided with the beginning of electro-optical and laser guided 'smart' bomb combat operations. There were periods of fierce combat interspersed with lulls, and the fighting was intense and unforgettable to those who participated. Some men lived through it, and others died without a clear understanding of why.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-blood-runs-red-the-legendary-life-of-eugene-bullard-boxer-pilot-soldier-spy-by-phil-keith-tom-clavin--65097985https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy Author: Phil Keith, Tom Clavin Narrator: James Shippy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The incredible story of the first African American military pilot, who went on to become a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer, and later as the first African American fighter pilot in history. After the war, Bullard returned to Paris a celebrated hero. But little did he know that the dramatic, globe-spanning arc of his life had just begun. All Blood Runs Red is the inspiring untold story of an American hero, a thought-provoking chronicle of the twentieth century and a portrait of a man who came from nothing and by his own courage, determination, gumption, intelligence and luck forged a legendary life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382411Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy Author: Phil Keith, Tom Clavin Narrator: James Shippy Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy Author: Phil Keith, Tom Clavin Narrator: James Shippy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The incredible story of the first African American military pilot, who went on to become a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer, and later as the first African American fighter pilot in history. After the war, Bullard returned to Paris a celebrated hero. But little did he know that the dramatic, globe-spanning arc of his life had just begun. All Blood Runs Red is the inspiring untold story of an American hero, a thought-provoking chronicle of the twentieth century and a portrait of a man who came from nothing and by his own courage, determination, gumption, intelligence and luck forged a legendary life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tap-code-the-epic-survival-tale-of-a-vietnam-pow-and-the-secret-code-that-changed-everything-by-sara-w-berry-carlyle-s-harris--65097938https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386698 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything Author: Sara W. Berry, Carlyle S. Harris Narrator: Ginny Welsh, Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison--nicknamed the 'Hanoi Hilton.' For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs--including John McCain and George 'Bud' Day--suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse. It was there that Smitty covertly taught many other POWs the Tap Code--an old, long-unused method of communication from World War II. Using the code, they could softly tap messages of encouragement to lonely neighbors and pass along resistance policies from their leaders. The code quickly became a lifeline during their internment. It helped the prisoners boost morale, stay unified, communicate the chain of command, and prevail over a brutal enemy. Meanwhile, back home in the United States, Harris's wife, Louise, raised their three children alone, unsure of her husband's fate for seven long years. One of the first POW wives of the Vietnam War, she became a role model for other military wives by advocating for herself and her children in her husband's absence. Told through both Smitty's and Louise's voices, Tap Code shares the riveting true story of: - Ingenuity under pressure - Strength and dignity in the face of a frightening enemy - The hope, faith, and resolve necessary to endure even the darkest circumstances Praise for Tap Code: 'Tap Code is an incredible story about two American heroes. Col. 'Smitty' Harris and his wife, Louise, epitomize the definition of commitment--to God, to country, and to family. This tale of extreme perseverance will restore your faith in the human spirit.' --Brigadier General John Nichols, USAF 'The incomprehensibly long ordeal of the Harris family is agonizing. Their love, faith, loyalty, and courage epitomize all that is good about America.' --Lt. Col. Orson Swindle, USMC (ret.), POW, Hanoi, 11/11/1966 to 3/4/1973]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386698Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386698 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything Author: Sara W. Berry, Carlyle S. Harris Narrator: Ginny...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386698 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything Author: Sara W. Berry, Carlyle S. Harris Narrator: Ginny Welsh, Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison--nicknamed the 'Hanoi Hilton.' For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs--including John McCain and George 'Bud' Day--suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse. It was there that Smitty covertly taught many other POWs the Tap Code--an old, long-unused method of communication from World War II. Using the code, they could softly tap messages of encouragement to lonely neighbors and pass along resistance policies from their leaders. The code quickly became a lifeline during their internment. It helped the prisoners boost morale, stay unified, communicate the chain of command, and prevail over a brutal enemy. Meanwhile, back home in the United States, Harris's wife, Louise, raised their three children alone, unsure of her husband's fate for seven long years. One of the first POW wives of the Vietnam War, she became a role model for other military wives by advocating for herself and her children in her husband's absence. Told through both Smitty's and Louise's voices, Tap Code shares the riveting true story of: - Ingenuity under pressure - Strength and dignity in the face of a frightening enemy - The hope, faith, and resolve necessary to endure even the darkest circumstances Praise for Tap Code: 'Tap Code is an incredible story about two American heroes. Col. 'Smitty' Harris and his wife, Louise, epitomize the definition of commitment--to God, to country, and to family. This tale of extreme perseverance will restore your faith in the human spirit.' --Brigadier General John Nichols, USAF 'The incomprehensibly long ordeal of the Harris family is agonizing. Their love, faith, loyalty, and courage epitomize all that is good about America.' --Lt. Col. Orson Swindle, USMC (ret.), POW, Hanoi, 11/11/1966 to 3/4/1973]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-that-time-michael-o-donnell-and-the-tragic-era-of-vietnam-by-daniel-h-weiss--65097937https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Author: Daniel H. Weiss Narrator: Daniel H. Weiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era. In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and helicopter pilot. O'Donnell wrote with great sensitivity and poetic force, and his best-known poem is among the most beloved of the war. In 1970, during an attempt to rescue fellow soldiers stranded under heavy fire, O'Donnell's helicopter was shot down in the jungles of Cambodia. He remained missing in action for almost three decades. Although he never fired a shot in Vietnam, O'Donnell served in one of the most dangerous roles of the war, all the while using poetry to express his inner feelings and to reflect on the tragedy that was unfolding around him. O'Donnell's life is both a powerful, personal story and a compelling, universal one about how America lost its way in the 1960s, but also how hope can flower in the margins of even the darkest chapters of the American story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399549Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Author: Daniel H. Weiss Narrator: Daniel H. Weiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Author: Daniel H. Weiss Narrator: Daniel H. Weiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era. In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and helicopter pilot. O'Donnell wrote with great sensitivity and poetic force, and his best-known poem is among the most beloved of the war. In 1970, during an attempt to rescue fellow soldiers stranded under heavy fire, O'Donnell's helicopter was shot down in the jungles of Cambodia. He remained missing in action for almost three decades. Although he never fired a shot in Vietnam, O'Donnell served in one of the most dangerous roles of the war, all the while using poetry to express his inner feelings and to reflect on the tragedy that was unfolding around him. O'Donnell's life is both a powerful, personal story and a compelling, universal one about how America lost its way in the 1960s, but also how hope can flower in the margins of even the darkest chapters of the American story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-knock-at-the-door-three-gold-star-families-bonded-by-grief-and-purpose-by-amy-looney-heather-kelly-ryan-manion--65097932https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Knock at the Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose Author: Amy Looney, Heather Kelly, Ryan Manion Narrator: Cara Reid, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Caroline Slaughter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Three Gold Star women, linked forever by unimaginable loss, share their inspiring, unlikely journey that began on the worst day of their lives. What happens when tragedy knocks on your front door? For us, it was a literal knock, with two men standing in crisply pressed uniforms. They had news. News that gutted us to the core -- the death of our loved ones, a brother and two husbands -- in combat zones. The thing about those moments is that it's almost inconceivable that they can happen to you. That is, until they do. This book is for anyone who has ever received a knock at the door. And if you live long enough and have the courage to love others, you will. Maybe it's a cancer diagnosis. Maybe it's the death of your best friend. The betrayal of a spouse. The loss of a child. The implosion of a professional career. Or any tragedy that takes the person we love the most away from us too soon. Life is not without its challenges. The key is how you respond.This is our story. The story of three women, bonded by grief and purpose. Grief because we lost our best friends in war. Purpose because we resolved -- together -- to do something about it. To turn loss into inspiration for others and to channel the love that we had for the men in our lives into love for others through service. It was the only way we could escape the trap of despair and inaction, and we believe it offers a roadmap for anyone else who has ever had to answer a knock at the door.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405153Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Knock at the Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose Author: Amy Looney, Heather Kelly, Ryan Manion Narrator: Cara Reid, Laurie...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Knock at the Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose Author: Amy Looney, Heather Kelly, Ryan Manion Narrator: Cara Reid, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Caroline Slaughter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Three Gold Star women, linked forever by unimaginable loss, share their inspiring, unlikely journey that began on the worst day of their lives. What happens when tragedy knocks on your front door? For us, it was a literal knock, with two men standing in crisply pressed uniforms. They had news. News that gutted us to the core -- the death of our loved ones, a brother and two husbands -- in combat zones. The thing about those moments is that it's almost inconceivable that they can happen to you. That is, until they do. This book is for anyone who has ever received a knock at the door. And if you live long enough and have the courage to love others, you will. Maybe it's a cancer diagnosis. Maybe it's the death of your best friend. The betrayal of a spouse. The loss of a child. The implosion of a professional career. Or any tragedy that takes the person we love the most away from us too soon. Life is not without its challenges. The key is how you respond.This is our story. The story of three women, bonded by grief and purpose. Grief because we lost our best friends in war. Purpose because we resolved -- together -- to do something about it. To turn loss into inspiration for others and to channel the love that we had for the men in our lives into love for others through service. It was the only way we could escape the trap of despair and inaction, and we believe it offers a roadmap for anyone else who has ever had to answer a knock at the door.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-secure-a-special-operations-soldier-s-fight-to-survive-on-the-battlefield-and-the-homefront-by-tom-satterly-steve-jackson--65097905https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront Author: Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson Narrator: Tom Satterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD. As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, he's fought desperately for his life, rescued hostages, killed and captured terrorist leaders, and seen his friends maimed and killed around him. All Secure is in part Tom's journey into a world so dark and dangerous that most Americans can't contemplate its existence. It recounts what it is like to be on the front lines with one of America's most highly trained warriors. As action-packed as any fiction thriller, All Secure is an insider's view of 'The Unit.' Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. It nearly led him to kill himself in 2014; but for the lifeline thrown to him by an extraordinary woman it might have ended there. Instead, they took on Satterly's most important mission-saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day. Told through Satterly's firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons-the bloodshed, the deaths, the intense moments of sheer terror, the survivor's guilt, depression, and substance abuse-for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: Post Traumatic Stress. With the help of his wife, he learned that by admitting his weaknesses and faults he sets an example for other combat veterans struggling to come home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405120Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront Author: Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson Narrator: Tom...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront Author: Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson Narrator: Tom Satterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD. As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, he's fought desperately for his life, rescued hostages, killed and captured terrorist leaders, and seen his friends maimed and killed around him. All Secure is in part Tom's journey into a world so dark and dangerous that most Americans can't contemplate its existence. It recounts what it is like to be on the front lines with one of America's most highly trained warriors. As action-packed as any fiction thriller, All Secure is an insider's view of 'The Unit.' Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. It nearly led him to kill himself in 2014; but for the lifeline thrown to him by an extraordinary woman it might have ended there. Instead, they took on Satterly's most important mission-saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day. Told through Satterly's firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons-the bloodshed, the deaths, the intense moments of sheer terror, the survivor's guilt, depression, and substance abuse-for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: Post Traumatic Stress. With the help of his wife, he learned that by admitting his weaknesses and faults he sets an example for other combat veterans struggling to come home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dad-s-maybe-book-by-tim-o-brien--65097986https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dad’s Maybe Book Author: Tim O’brien Narrator: Tim O’brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of The Things They Carried and If I Die in a Combat Zone shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humour and rewards of raising two sons. When Tim O’Brien became an older father, he resolved to give his young sons what he wished his own father had given to him – a few scraps of paper signed ‘Love, Dad’. Maybe a word of advice. Maybe a sentence or two about some long-ago Christmas Eve. Maybe some scattered glimpses of their rapidly ageing father, a man they might never really know. For the next fifteen years, the author talked to his sons on paper, as if they were adults, imagining what they might want to hear from a father who was no longer among the living. O’Brien traverses the great variety of human experience and emotion, moving from soccer games to warfare to risqué lullabies, from alcoholism to magic shows to history lessons to bittersweet bedtime stories, but always returning to a father’s soul-saving love for his sons. The result is Dad’s Maybe Book, a funny, tender, wise, and enduring literary achievement that will squeeze the reader’s heart with joy and recognition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386302Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dad’s Maybe Book Author: Tim O’brien Narrator: Tim O’brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dad’s Maybe Book Author: Tim O’brien Narrator: Tim O’brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of The Things They Carried and If I Die in a Combat Zone shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humour and rewards of raising two sons. When Tim O’Brien became an older father, he resolved to give his young sons what he wished his own father had given to him – a few scraps of paper signed ‘Love, Dad’. Maybe a word of advice. Maybe a sentence or two about some long-ago Christmas Eve. Maybe some scattered glimpses of their rapidly ageing father, a man they might never really know. For the next fifteen years, the author talked to his sons on paper, as if they were adults, imagining what they might want to hear from a father who was no longer among the living. O’Brien traverses the great variety of human experience and emotion, moving from soccer games to warfare to risqué lullabies, from alcoholism to magic shows to history lessons to bittersweet bedtime stories, but always returning to a father’s soul-saving love for his sons. The result is Dad’s Maybe Book, a funny, tender, wise, and enduring literary achievement that will squeeze the reader’s heart with joy and recognition.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hard-way-adapt-survive-and-win-by-mark-billy-billingham-simon-slater--65097984https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win Author: Mark 'billy' Billingham, Simon Slater Narrator: Mark 'billy' Billingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.49 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 18 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. ‘The SAS and all it stands for is exemplified in men such as Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham. They are the backbone of the British military and I for one am thankful he is on our side!’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'The most experienced Special Forces soldier in recent memory. The Hard Way is brutally brilliant.' – Tom Marcus, Number One bestselling author of Soldier Spy Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham grew up tough, a grim future ahead of him offering little respite from the hostile streets he walked. Leaving school at thirteen, he ran with gangs in Walsall – and almost died in a knife fight. At sixteen, Billy discovered the British armed forces. It would be the making of him. Billingham would succeed in passing the Parachute Regiment’s arduous ‘P Company’ selection and training, going on to serve with 3 PARA. He then took on an even bigger challenge: selection for the SAS – the elite special forces unit known for excellence in  operating under extreme conditions. Billy excelled in this field, undertaking numerous classified and life-threatening missions. After leaving the army, Billy served as bodyguard to Hollywood stars, including Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The Hard Way details Billy’s story thus far, but will also educate and enthral those wishing to seek a challenge and conquer it – the SAS way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379931Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win Author: Mark 'billy' Billingham, Simon Slater Narrator: Mark 'billy' Billingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/379931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win Author: Mark 'billy' Billingham, Simon Slater Narrator: Mark 'billy' Billingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.49 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 18 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. ‘The SAS and all it stands for is exemplified in men such as Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham. They are the backbone of the British military and I for one am thankful he is on our side!’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'The most experienced Special Forces soldier in recent memory. The Hard Way is brutally brilliant.' – Tom Marcus, Number One bestselling author of Soldier Spy Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham grew up tough, a grim future ahead of him offering little respite from the hostile streets he walked. Leaving school at thirteen, he ran with gangs in Walsall – and almost died in a knife fight. At sixteen, Billy discovered the British armed forces. It would be the making of him. Billingham would succeed in passing the Parachute Regiment’s arduous ‘P Company’ selection and training, going on to serve with 3 PARA. He then took on an even bigger challenge: selection for the SAS – the elite special forces unit known for excellence in  operating under extreme conditions. Billy excelled in this field, undertaking numerous classified and life-threatening missions. After leaving the army, Billy served as bodyguard to Hollywood stars, including Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The Hard Way details Billy’s story thus far, but will also educate and enthral those wishing to seek a challenge and conquer it – the SAS way.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-the-birds-still-sing-in-hell-a-powerful-true-story-of-love-and-survival-by-horace-greasley--65097966https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?: A powerful true story of love and survival Author: Horace Greasley Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An incredible tale of one man's adversity and defiance, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Horace Greasley escaped over 200 times from a notorious German prison camp to see the girl he loved. This is his incredible true story. A Sunday Times Bestseller - over 60,000 copies sold. Even in the most horrifying places on earth, hope still lingers in the darkness, waiting for the opportunity to take flight. When war was declared Horace Greasley was just twenty-years old. After seven weeks' training with the 2/5th Battalion, the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Horace found himself facing the might of the German Army in a muddy field south of Cherbourg, in northern France, with just thirty rounds in his ammunition pouch. Horace's war didn't last long. . . On 25 May 1940 he was taken prisoner and so began the harrowing journey to a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland. Those who survived the gruelling ten-week march to the camp were left broken and exhausted, all chance of escape seemingly extinguished. But when Horace met Rosa, the daughter of one of his captors, his story changed; fate, it seemed, had thrown him a lifeline. Horace risked everything in order to steal out of the camp to see his love, bringing back supplies for his fellow prisoners. In doing so he offered hope to his comrades, and defiance to one of the most brutal regimes in history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396969Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?: A powerful true story of love and survival Author: Horace Greasley Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?: A powerful true story of love and survival Author: Horace Greasley Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An incredible tale of one man's adversity and defiance, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Horace Greasley escaped over 200 times from a notorious German prison camp to see the girl he loved. This is his incredible true story. A Sunday Times Bestseller - over 60,000 copies sold. Even in the most horrifying places on earth, hope still lingers in the darkness, waiting for the opportunity to take flight. When war was declared Horace Greasley was just twenty-years old. After seven weeks' training with the 2/5th Battalion, the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Horace found himself facing the might of the German Army in a muddy field south of Cherbourg, in northern France, with just thirty rounds in his ammunition pouch. Horace's war didn't last long. . . On 25 May 1940 he was taken prisoner and so began the harrowing journey to a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland. Those who survived the gruelling ten-week march to the camp were left broken and exhausted, all chance of escape seemingly extinguished. But when Horace met Rosa, the daughter of one of his captors, his story changed; fate, it seemed, had thrown him a lifeline. Horace risked everything in order to steal out of the camp to see his love, bringing back supplies for his fellow prisoners. In doing so he offered hope to his comrades, and defiance to one of the most brutal regimes in history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/left-for-dead-at-nijmegen-the-true-story-of-an-american-paratrooper-in-world-war-ii-by-marcus-a-nannini--65097945https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II Author: Marcus A. Nannini Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 29, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When Metcalfe boarded the C-47 which would drop him at Groesbeek Heights, just outside of Nijmegen, Holland, he was handed a box of twelve dozen condoms by an overconfident British lieutenant. He was to be among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by three German antiaircraft cannon emplacements. As he jumped into a hail of bullets and exploding shells he watched his plane roll over and plummet into the ground. It was at that moment he realized the condoms had either been a bad joke or the planners of Operation Market Garden had seriously underestimated German resistance. Gene was listed as KIA and left for dead by his patrol, who presumed the worst when they saw his injuries from a shell explosion. The rest of his story is equally gripping, as he became a POW held outside Munich, being moved between various camps ridden with disease and a severely undernourished population. Eventually, after making an escape attempt and being captured within sight of the snow-capped Swiss mountains, his camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396903Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II Author: Marcus A. Nannini Narrator: Shawn Compton Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II Author: Marcus A. Nannini Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 29, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When Metcalfe boarded the C-47 which would drop him at Groesbeek Heights, just outside of Nijmegen, Holland, he was handed a box of twelve dozen condoms by an overconfident British lieutenant. He was to be among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by three German antiaircraft cannon emplacements. As he jumped into a hail of bullets and exploding shells he watched his plane roll over and plummet into the ground. It was at that moment he realized the condoms had either been a bad joke or the planners of Operation Market Garden had seriously underestimated German resistance. Gene was listed as KIA and left for dead by his patrol, who presumed the worst when they saw his injuries from a shell explosion. The rest of his story is equally gripping, as he became a POW held outside Munich, being moved between various camps ridden with disease and a severely undernourished population. Eventually, after making an escape attempt and being captured within sight of the snow-capped Swiss mountains, his camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twilight-of-the-gods-a-swedish-waffen-ss-volunteer-s-experiences-with-the-11th-ss-panzergrenadier-division-nordland-eastern-front-1944-45--65097952https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45 Author: Tbd Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Twilight of the Gods was originally written in Swedish, and published in Buenos Aires shortly after the end of WWII. Erik Wallin, a Swedish soldier who volunteered for service with the Waffen-SS, participated in the climactic battles on the Eastern Front during late 1944 and 1945, later telling his story to this book's editor, Thorolf Hillblad. Wallin served with the Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, a unit composed mainly of non-German volunteers, including Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes. The division enjoyed a high reputation for its combat capability, and was always at the focal points of the fighting on the Eastern Front in the last year of the war. During this period it saw combat in the Baltic, in Pomerania, on the Oder, and finally in defense of Berlin, where it was destroyed. Erik Wallin served with his unit in all of these locations, and provides the listener with a fascinating glimpse into these final battles. The book is written with a 'no holds barred' approach which will captivate, excite, and maybe even shock the listener—his recollections do not evade the brutality of fighting against the advancing Red Army. Twilight of the Gods is destined to become a classic memoir of the Second World War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396492Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45 Author: Tbd...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45 Author: Tbd Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Twilight of the Gods was originally written in Swedish, and published in Buenos Aires shortly after the end of WWII. Erik Wallin, a Swedish soldier who volunteered for service with the Waffen-SS, participated in the climactic battles on the Eastern Front during late 1944 and 1945, later telling his story to this book's editor, Thorolf Hillblad. Wallin served with the Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, a unit composed mainly of non-German volunteers, including Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes. The division enjoyed a high reputation for its combat capability, and was always at the focal points of the fighting on the Eastern Front in the last year of the war. During this period it saw combat in the Baltic, in Pomerania, on the Oder, and finally in defense of Berlin, where it was destroyed. Erik Wallin served with his unit in all of these locations, and provides the listener with a fascinating glimpse into these final battles. The book is written with a 'no holds barred' approach which will captivate, excite, and maybe even shock the listener—his recollections do not evade the brutality of fighting against the advancing Red Army. Twilight of the Gods is destined to become a classic memoir of the Second World War.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-patriot-s-creed-inspiration-and-advice-for-living-a-heroic-life-by-kris-paronto--65097935https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life Author: Kris Paronto Narrator: Kris Paronto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Army Ranger and bestselling author Kris Paronto reveals the values and creed shared by special forces for self-improvement and living a purposeful life. When Kris Paronto began talking with civilians about his experiences fighting the terrorist attack on the US State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, he was surprised at how often people told him that the story of his extraordinary battle gave them courage to face tough times in their everyday lives. 'The odds were stacked against us that night but the truth is that we refused to quit and we beat them with faith, teamwork, and the principles that were first instilled in me when I joined the Army. You can find those in the Rangers Creed and the Army Values,' he says, 'and you don't have to be a Special Operations soldier to use them.' In The Patriot's Creed, Kris Paronto uses the seven core Army Values that all soldiers learn in Basic Combat Training, and the experiences of other servicemen and women and First Responders, to explain how anyone can improve themselves, the world around them, and live a heroic life. The stakes are dramatic for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to fight for America, and too many of their acts of courage and honor are unknown. The examples of their persistence and discipline will be inspiring to anyone facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles. At a time of national polarization, Kris Paronto draws attention to values all readers can share and use, and to the honor, integrity and courage of true patriots who have gone to great lengths to protect and serve. They embody the best of us and make Kris Paronto proud to be an American soldier.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398609Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life Author: Kris Paronto Narrator: Kris Paronto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life Author: Kris Paronto Narrator: Kris Paronto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Army Ranger and bestselling author Kris Paronto reveals the values and creed shared by special forces for self-improvement and living a purposeful life. When Kris Paronto began talking with civilians about his experiences fighting the terrorist attack on the US State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, he was surprised at how often people told him that the story of his extraordinary battle gave them courage to face tough times in their everyday lives. 'The odds were stacked against us that night but the truth is that we refused to quit and we beat them with faith, teamwork, and the principles that were first instilled in me when I joined the Army. You can find those in the Rangers Creed and the Army Values,' he says, 'and you don't have to be a Special Operations soldier to use them.' In The Patriot's Creed, Kris Paronto uses the seven core Army Values that all soldiers learn in Basic Combat Training, and the experiences of other servicemen and women and First Responders, to explain how anyone can improve themselves, the world around them, and live a heroic life. The stakes are dramatic for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to fight for America, and too many of their acts of courage and honor are unknown. The examples of their persistence and discipline will be inspiring to anyone facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles. At a time of national polarization, Kris Paronto draws attention to values all readers can share and use, and to the honor, integrity and courage of true patriots who have gone to great lengths to protect and serve. They embody the best of us and make Kris Paronto proud to be an American soldier.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-worth-it-building-a-life-worth-fighting-for-by-don-yaeger-kyle-carpenter--65098004https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For Author: Don Yaeger, Kyle Carpenter Narrator: Kyle Carpenter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every reader.  “Kyle displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations” —President Barack Obama, at Kyle Carpenter's Medal of Honor ceremony I want my story to help others see what’s extraordinary in themselves. —Kyle Carpenter On November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted on a rooftop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered across the roof. Kyle’s post that afternoon, with his friend and fellow Marine Nick Eufrazio, had been eerily quiet; now, with no time to escape, they had to make a split-second decision or they would both be dead. Without a second thought, Kyle jumped on the grenade, a brutal killing device. His vision went blank, his entire body numb, he tried to move but could not. His gear had melted. It felt as though someone was pouring warm water all over him; he dazedly realized that the liquid was his own blood. He had made an instantaneous decision, almost on instinct, one that would change his life forever. Kyle’s heroic act saved Nick Eufrazio's life, but nearly cost Kyle his own. His heart flatlined three times. Wounded from head to toe, Kyle lost his right eye, as well as most of his face from the nose down. It would take dozens of surgeries and almost three years in and out of the hospital to reconstruct his body—and from there, he began the process of rebuilding his life. What he has accomplished in the last five years is truly extraordinary: he’s undergone extensive physical rehabilitation, graduated from college, ran three marathons, and embarked on a new career as a motivational speaker. And in 2014, he was awarded the our nation’s highest military decoration, Medal of Honor, by President Barack Obama, making Carpenter the youngest living recipient of the award. “With that singular act of courage, Kyle, you not only saved your brother in arms, you displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations,” stated the president. You Are Worth It is a memoir about the War in Afghanistan and Kyle’s heroics, yes, but it also is a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we've been given on earth. Above all, it’s about finding purpose in life, despite the significant challenges that may come your way. As Kyle writes, addressing us all: “You are worth it. You are. You are worth protecting, you are worth fighting for, you are worth time in a hospital bed and deep scars on my body—because all Americans, the people of Afghanistan, and so many people around the world who go to bed at night wishing to one day taste freedom and peace have inherent worth as human beings. If we don’t spend our time on this earth looking out for one another, what are we really doing with our lives?” Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from one of our most extraordinary young leaders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368628Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For Author: Don Yaeger, Kyle Carpenter Narrator: Kyle Carpenter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For Author: Don Yaeger, Kyle Carpenter Narrator: Kyle Carpenter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every reader.  “Kyle displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations” —President Barack Obama, at Kyle Carpenter's Medal of Honor ceremony I want my story to help others see what’s extraordinary in themselves. —Kyle Carpenter On November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted on a rooftop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered across the roof. Kyle’s post that afternoon, with his friend and fellow Marine Nick Eufrazio, had been eerily quiet; now, with no time to escape, they had to make a split-second decision or they would both be dead. Without a second thought, Kyle jumped on the grenade, a brutal killing device. His vision went blank, his entire body numb, he tried to move but could not. His gear had melted. It felt as though someone was pouring warm water all over him; he dazedly realized that the liquid was his own blood. He had made an instantaneous decision, almost on instinct, one that would change his life forever. Kyle’s heroic act saved Nick Eufrazio's life, but nearly cost Kyle his own. His heart flatlined three times. Wounded from head to toe, Kyle lost his right eye, as well as most of his face from the nose down. It would take dozens of surgeries and almost three years in and out of the hospital to reconstruct his body—and from there, he began the process of rebuilding his life. What he has accomplished in the last five years is truly extraordinary: he’s undergone extensive physical rehabilitation, graduated from college, ran three marathons, and embarked on a new career as a motivational speaker. And in 2014, he was awarded the our nation’s highest military decoration, Medal of Honor, by President Barack Obama, making Carpenter the youngest living recipient of the award. “With that singular act of courage, Kyle, you not only saved your brother in arms, you displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations,” stated the president. You Are Worth It is a memoir about the War in Afghanistan and Kyle’s heroics, yes, but it also is a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we've been given on earth. Above all, it’s about finding purpose in life, despite the significant challenges that may come your way. As Kyle writes, addressing us all: “You are worth it. You are. You are worth protecting, you are worth fighting for, you are worth time in a hospital bed and deep scars on my body—because all Americans, the people of Afghanistan, and so many people around the world who go to bed at night wishing to one day taste freedom and peace have inherent worth as human beings. If we don’t spend our time on this earth looking out for one another, what are we really doing with our lives?” Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from one of our most extraordinary young leaders.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hidden-nazi-the-untold-story-of-america-s-deal-with-the-devil-by-keith-chester-colm-lowery-dean-reuter--65097924https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil Author: Keith Chester, Colm Lowery, Dean Reuter Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: He’s the worst Nazi war criminal you’ve never heard of Sidekick to SS Chief Heinrich Himmler and supervisor of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, General Hans Kammler was responsible for the construction of Hitler’s slave labor sites and concentration camps. He personally altered the design of Auschwitz to increase crowding, ensuring that epidemic diseases would complement the work of the gas chambers. Why has the world forgotten this monster? Kammler was declared dead after the war. But the aide who testified to Kammler’s supposed “suicide” never produced the general’s dog tags or any other proof of death. Dean Reuter, Colm Lowery, and Keith Chester have spent decades on the trail of the elusive Kammler, uncovering documents unseen since the 1940s and visiting the purported site of Kammler’s death, now in the Czech Republic. Their astonishing discovery: US government documents prove that Hans Kammler was in American custody for months after the war—well after his officially declared suicide. And what happened to him after that? Kammler was kept out of public view, never indicted or tried, but to what end? Did he cooperate with Nuremberg prosecutors investigating Nazi war crimes? Was he protected so the United States could benefit from his intimate knowledge of the Nazi rocket program and Germany’s secret weapons? The Hidden Nazi is true history more harrowing—and shocking—than the most thrilling fiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415285Tue, 08 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil Author: Keith Chester, Colm Lowery, Dean Reuter Narrator: Traber Burns Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil Author: Keith Chester, Colm Lowery, Dean Reuter Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: He’s the worst Nazi war criminal you’ve never heard of Sidekick to SS Chief Heinrich Himmler and supervisor of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, General Hans Kammler was responsible for the construction of Hitler’s slave labor sites and concentration camps. He personally altered the design of Auschwitz to increase crowding, ensuring that epidemic diseases would complement the work of the gas chambers. Why has the world forgotten this monster? Kammler was declared dead after the war. But the aide who testified to Kammler’s supposed “suicide” never produced the general’s dog tags or any other proof of death. Dean Reuter, Colm Lowery, and Keith Chester have spent decades on the trail of the elusive Kammler, uncovering documents unseen since the 1940s and visiting the purported site of Kammler’s death, now in the Czech Republic. Their astonishing discovery: US government documents prove that Hans Kammler was in American custody for months after the war—well after his officially declared suicide. And what happened to him after that? Kammler was kept out of public view, never indicted or tried, but to what end? Did he cooperate with Nuremberg prosecutors investigating Nazi war crimes? Was he protected so the United States could benefit from his intimate knowledge of the Nazi rocket program and Germany’s secret weapons? The Hidden Nazi is true history more harrowing—and shocking—than the most thrilling fiction.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mission-of-honor-a-moral-compass-for-a-moral-dilemma-by-jim-crigler--65097988https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission of Honor: A Moral Compass For a Moral Dilemma Author: Jim Crigler Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Warrant Officer Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. Coming of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s was challenging for most young men of that era. Throw in drugs, free love, draft notices, the Vietnam War and a country deeply divided, and you have one of the most important books of this genre. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. He calls it his 'Mission of Honor.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393271Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission of Honor: A Moral Compass For a Moral Dilemma Author: Jim Crigler Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission of Honor: A Moral Compass For a Moral Dilemma Author: Jim Crigler Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Warrant Officer Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. Coming of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s was challenging for most young men of that era. Throw in drugs, free love, draft notices, the Vietnam War and a country deeply divided, and you have one of the most important books of this genre. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. He calls it his 'Mission of Honor.']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sog-medic-stories-from-vietnam-and-over-the-fence-by-joe-parnar-robert-dumont--65097992https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SOG Medic: Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence Author: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 30, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends, and war stories. Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968 in FOB2/CCC near the tri-border area that gave them access to the forbidden areas of Laos and Cambodia. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving. His stories capture the extraordinary commitment made by all the men of SOG and reveal the special dedication of the medics, who put their own lives at risk to save the lives of their teammates. Parnar also discusses his medical training with the Special Forces. During his tour with SOG, Parnar served as a dispensary medic, chase medic, Hatchet Force medic, and as a recon team member. This variety of roles gave him experience not only in combat but in dealing with and treating the civilians and indigenous peoples of that area. There is a graphic account of a Laotian operation involving America's most decorated soldier, Robert Howard, during which Parnar had to treat a man with a blown-off foot alongside nearly fifty other casualties. It is a reminder of the enormous responsibility and burden that a medic carried.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392946Mon, 30 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SOG Medic: Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence Author: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SOG Medic: Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence Author: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 30, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends, and war stories. Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968 in FOB2/CCC near the tri-border area that gave them access to the forbidden areas of Laos and Cambodia. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving. His stories capture the extraordinary commitment made by all the men of SOG and reveal the special dedication of the medics, who put their own lives at risk to save the lives of their teammates. Parnar also discusses his medical training with the Special Forces. During his tour with SOG, Parnar served as a dispensary medic, chase medic, Hatchet Force medic, and as a recon team member. This variety of roles gave him experience not only in combat but in dealing with and treating the civilians and indigenous peoples of that area. There is a graphic account of a Laotian operation involving America's most decorated soldier, Robert Howard, during which Parnar had to treat a man with a blown-off foot alongside nearly fifty other casualties. It is a reminder of the enormous responsibility and burden that a medic carried.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-pressure-living-life-and-avoiding-death-on-a-nuclear-submarine-by-richard-humphreys--65097968https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine Author: Richard Humphreys Narrator: Richard Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: ‘One of the finest memoirs published in recent years.’ Dan Jones ‘An utterly fascinating and wonderfully detailed insight into the hidden world of the modern submarine.’ James Holland A candid, visceral, and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live in one of the most extreme environments in the world. Imagine a world without natural light, where you can barely stand up straight for fear of knocking your head, where you have no idea of where in the world you are or what time of day it is, where you sleep in a coffin-sized bunk and sometimes eat a full roast for breakfast. Now imagine sharing that world with 140 other sweaty bodies, crammed into a 430ft x 33ft steel tube, 300ft underwater, for up to 90 days at a time, with no possibility of escape. And to top it off, a sizeable chunk of your living space is taken up by the most formidably destructive nuclear weapons history has ever known. This is the world of the submariner. This is life under pressure. As a restless and adventurous 18-year-old, Richard Humphreys joined the submarine service in 1985 and went on to serve aboard the nuclear deterrent for five years at the end of the Cold War. Nothing could have prepared him for life beneath the waves. Aside from the claustrophobia and disorientation, there were the prolonged periods of boredom, the constant dread of discovery by the Soviets, and the smorgasbord of rank odours that only a group of poorly-washed and flatulent submariners can unleash. But even in this most pressurised of environments, the consolations were unique: where else could you sit peacefully for hours listening to whale song, or… Based on first-hand experience, Under Pressure is the candid, visceral and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live, work, sleep, eat – and stay sane – in one of the most extreme man-made environments on the planet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376630Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine Author: Richard Humphreys Narrator: Richard Humphreys Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine Author: Richard Humphreys Narrator: Richard Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: ‘One of the finest memoirs published in recent years.’ Dan Jones ‘An utterly fascinating and wonderfully detailed insight into the hidden world of the modern submarine.’ James Holland A candid, visceral, and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live in one of the most extreme environments in the world. Imagine a world without natural light, where you can barely stand up straight for fear of knocking your head, where you have no idea of where in the world you are or what time of day it is, where you sleep in a coffin-sized bunk and sometimes eat a full roast for breakfast. Now imagine sharing that world with 140 other sweaty bodies, crammed into a 430ft x 33ft steel tube, 300ft underwater, for up to 90 days at a time, with no possibility of escape. And to top it off, a sizeable chunk of your living space is taken up by the most formidably destructive nuclear weapons history has ever known. This is the world of the submariner. This is life under pressure. As a restless and adventurous 18-year-old, Richard Humphreys joined the submarine service in 1985 and went on to serve aboard the nuclear deterrent for five years at the end of the Cold War. Nothing could have prepared him for life beneath the waves. Aside from the claustrophobia and disorientation, there were the prolonged periods of boredom, the constant dread of discovery by the Soviets, and the smorgasbord of rank odours that only a group of poorly-washed and flatulent submariners can unleash. But even in this most pressurised of environments, the consolations were unique: where else could you sit peacefully for hours listening to whale song, or… Based on first-hand experience, Under Pressure is the candid, visceral and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live, work, sleep, eat – and stay sane – in one of the most extreme man-made environments on the planet.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-walls-have-ears-the-greatest-intelligence-operation-of-world-war-ii-by-helen-fry--65097993https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Walls Have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets At the outbreak of World War II, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret operation: German prisoners' cells were to be bugged and listeners installed behind the walls to record and transcribe their private conversations. This mission proved so effective that it would go on to be set up at three further sites--and provide the Allies with crucial insight into new technology being developed by the Nazis. In this astonishing history, Helen Fry uncovers the inner workings of the bugging operation. On arrival at stately-homes-turned-prisons like Trent Park, high-ranking German generals and commanders were given a 'phony' interrogation, then treated as 'guests,' wined and dined at exclusive clubs, and encouraged to talk. And so it was that the Allies got access to some of Hitler's most closely guarded secrets--and from those most entrusted to protect them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382261Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Walls Have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382261 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Walls Have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets At the outbreak of World War II, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret operation: German prisoners' cells were to be bugged and listeners installed behind the walls to record and transcribe their private conversations. This mission proved so effective that it would go on to be set up at three further sites--and provide the Allies with crucial insight into new technology being developed by the Nazis. In this astonishing history, Helen Fry uncovers the inner workings of the bugging operation. On arrival at stately-homes-turned-prisons like Trent Park, high-ranking German generals and commanders were given a 'phony' interrogation, then treated as 'guests,' wined and dined at exclusive clubs, and encouraged to talk. And so it was that the Allies got access to some of Hitler's most closely guarded secrets--and from those most entrusted to protect them.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-savior-generals-how-five-great-commanders-saved-wars-that-were-lost-from-ancient-greece-to-iraq-by-victor-davis-hanson--65097947https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq Author: Victor Davis Hanson Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Stirring portraits of five commanders whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history by prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson. Prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson explores the nature of leadership with his usual depth and vivid prose in The Savior Generals, a set of brilliantly executed pocket biographies of five generals (Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) who single-handedly saved their nations from defeat in war. War is rarely a predictable enterprise—it is a mess of luck, chance, and incalculable variables. Today's sure winner can easily become tomorrow's doomed loser. Sudden, sharp changes in fortune can reverse the course of war. These intractable circumstances are sometimes mastered by leaders of genius—asked at the eleventh hour to save a hopeless conflict, one created by others and frequently unpopular politically and with the public. The savior generals often come from outside the established power structure, employ radical strategies, and flame out quickly. Their careers regularly end in controversy. But their dramatic feats of leadership are vital slices of history—not merely as stirring military narrative, but as lessons on the dynamic nature of consensus, leadership, and destiny.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392325Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq Author: Victor Davis Hanson Narrator: Bob Souer...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq Author: Victor Davis Hanson Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Stirring portraits of five commanders whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history by prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson. Prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson explores the nature of leadership with his usual depth and vivid prose in The Savior Generals, a set of brilliantly executed pocket biographies of five generals (Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) who single-handedly saved their nations from defeat in war. War is rarely a predictable enterprise—it is a mess of luck, chance, and incalculable variables. Today's sure winner can easily become tomorrow's doomed loser. Sudden, sharp changes in fortune can reverse the course of war. These intractable circumstances are sometimes mastered by leaders of genius—asked at the eleventh hour to save a hopeless conflict, one created by others and frequently unpopular politically and with the public. The savior generals often come from outside the established power structure, employ radical strategies, and flame out quickly. Their careers regularly end in controversy. But their dramatic feats of leadership are vital slices of history—not merely as stirring military narrative, but as lessons on the dynamic nature of consensus, leadership, and destiny.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/macarthur-s-air-force-american-airpower-over-the-pacific-and-the-far-east-1941-51-by-bill-yenne--65097974https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 Author: Bill Yenne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the U.S. aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, re-take the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan, and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters. Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing book traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur's command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392363Tue, 17 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 Author: Bill Yenne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 Author: Bill Yenne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the U.S. aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, re-take the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan, and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters. Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing book traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur's command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rice-paddy-recon-a-marine-officer-s-second-tour-in-vietnam-1968-1970-by-andrew-r-finlayson--65097881https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer’s Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968–1970 Author: Andrew R. Finlayson Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A young US Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a nineteen-month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite mountains of I Corps, infantry operations in the rice paddies and mountains of Quang Nam province, and special police operations for the CIA in Tay Ninh province. Using official Marine Corps unit histories, CIA documents, and his weekly letters home, the author relies almost exclusively on primary sources in providing an accurate and honest account of combat at the small-unit level. Of particular interest is his description of his assignment to the CIA as a Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) advisor in Tay Ninh province, where he participated in several secret missions as part of the controversial Phoenix Program. The name and contribution of the CIA’s most valuable spy during the war, the famous “Tay Ninh Source,” is revealed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414190Tue, 17 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer’s Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968–1970 Author: Andrew R. Finlayson Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer’s Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968–1970 Author: Andrew R. Finlayson Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A young US Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a nineteen-month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite mountains of I Corps, infantry operations in the rice paddies and mountains of Quang Nam province, and special police operations for the CIA in Tay Ninh province. Using official Marine Corps unit histories, CIA documents, and his weekly letters home, the author relies almost exclusively on primary sources in providing an accurate and honest account of combat at the small-unit level. Of particular interest is his description of his assignment to the CIA as a Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) advisor in Tay Ninh province, where he participated in several secret missions as part of the controversial Phoenix Program. The name and contribution of the CIA’s most valuable spy during the war, the famous “Tay Ninh Source,” is revealed.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-spy-wry-reflections-on-my-life-in-the-cia-by-h-k-roy--65098013https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spy: Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA Author: H. K. Roy Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This ain’t your daddy’s spy story. In a memoir written as a series of narrative vignettes, a former CIA operations officer recounts his years of danger, intrigue, and adventure. This candid and darkly witty memoir recounts an exhilarating life—and a few close brushes with death. With remarkable sangfroid and a humorist’s eye for absurdity, H. K. Roy describes his many strange and risky exploits in his long career with the CIA. Whether he was pursuing Soviet and Cuban spies, running “denied area” operations in Eastern Europe, hunting Bosnian War criminals, or providing actionable intelligence to US government and coalition forces in Iraq, Roy usually found himself at the right place at the right time. Except when he didn’t—like the time he stumbled into a life-threatening ambush by Iranian terrorists while dodging Serb snipers and shelling in Sarajevo. Eight summers later, caught in a blinding sandstorm between Amman and Baghdad, he learned his fate was in the hands of an Iraqi tribal chief who had just lost his entire family to a US airstrike in Ramadi, in a failed attempt to kill Saddam Hussein that had tragic consequences. Combining dedication to duty with a maverick’s disdain for bureaucracy, Roy makes it clear that he prefers foreign locales to Washington and thrives on the adrenaline rush that comes with danger. He also sheds much light on why intelligence is an essential component of national defense, even our very survival as a nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374493Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spy: Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA Author: H. K. Roy Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spy: Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA Author: H. K. Roy Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This ain’t your daddy’s spy story. In a memoir written as a series of narrative vignettes, a former CIA operations officer recounts his years of danger, intrigue, and adventure. This candid and darkly witty memoir recounts an exhilarating life—and a few close brushes with death. With remarkable sangfroid and a humorist’s eye for absurdity, H. K. Roy describes his many strange and risky exploits in his long career with the CIA. Whether he was pursuing Soviet and Cuban spies, running “denied area” operations in Eastern Europe, hunting Bosnian War criminals, or providing actionable intelligence to US government and coalition forces in Iraq, Roy usually found himself at the right place at the right time. Except when he didn’t—like the time he stumbled into a life-threatening ambush by Iranian terrorists while dodging Serb snipers and shelling in Sarajevo. Eight summers later, caught in a blinding sandstorm between Amman and Baghdad, he learned his fate was in the hands of an Iraqi tribal chief who had just lost his entire family to a US airstrike in Ramadi, in a failed attempt to kill Saddam Hussein that had tragic consequences. Combining dedication to duty with a maverick’s disdain for bureaucracy, Roy makes it clear that he prefers foreign locales to Washington and thrives on the adrenaline rush that comes with danger. He also sheds much light on why intelligence is an essential component of national defense, even our very survival as a nation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grant-by-jean-edward-smith--65097971https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant Author: Jean Edward Smith Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in the field, and he pursued that strategy relentlessly. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. He tried to carry out the policies of Abraham Lincoln, the man he admired above all others, and to a considerable degree he succeeded. Yet today, Grant is remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life, arguing that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. His presidential accomplishments were as considerable as his military victories, says Smith, for the same strength of character that made him successful on the battlefield also characterized his years in the White House.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392449Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant Author: Jean Edward Smith Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant Author: Jean Edward Smith Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in the field, and he pursued that strategy relentlessly. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. He tried to carry out the policies of Abraham Lincoln, the man he admired above all others, and to a considerable degree he succeeded. Yet today, Grant is remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life, arguing that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. His presidential accomplishments were as considerable as his military victories, says Smith, for the same strength of character that made him successful on the battlefield also characterized his years in the White House.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-confederacy-s-last-hurrah-spring-hill-franklin-and-nashville-by-wiley-sword--65098008https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville Author: Wiley Sword Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The rise of Civil War general John Bell Hood, his command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and the decisions that led to its downfall. Though he barely escaped expulsion from West Point, John Bell Hood quickly rose through the ranks of the Confederate army. With bold leadership in the battles of Gaines' Mill and Antietam, Hood won favor with Confederate president Jefferson Davis. But his fortunes in war took a tragic turn when he assumed command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. After the fall of Atlanta, Hood marched his troops north in an attempt to draw Union army general William T. Sherman from his devastating 'March to the Sea.' But the ploy proved ruinous for the South. While Sherman was undeterred from his scorched-earth campaign, Hood and his troops charged headlong into catastrophe. In this compelling account, Wiley Sword illustrates the poor command decisions and reckless pride that made a disaster of the Army of Tennessee's final campaign. From Spring Hill, where they squandered an early advantage, Hood and his troops launched an ill-fated attack on the neighboring town of Franklin. The disastrous battle came to be known as the 'Gettysburg of the West.' But worse was to come as Hood pressed on to Nashville, where his battered troops suffered the worst defeat of the entire war. Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award for best work of nonfiction about the Civil War, The Confederacy's Last Hurrah chronicles the destruction of the South's second largest army. 'Narrated with brisk attention to the nuances of strategy—and with measured solemnity over the waste of life in war,' it is a groundbreaking work of scholarship told with authority and compassion (Kirkus Reviews).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370334Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville Author: Wiley Sword Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville Author: Wiley Sword Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The rise of Civil War general John Bell Hood, his command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and the decisions that led to its downfall. Though he barely escaped expulsion from West Point, John Bell Hood quickly rose through the ranks of the Confederate army. With bold leadership in the battles of Gaines' Mill and Antietam, Hood won favor with Confederate president Jefferson Davis. But his fortunes in war took a tragic turn when he assumed command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. After the fall of Atlanta, Hood marched his troops north in an attempt to draw Union army general William T. Sherman from his devastating 'March to the Sea.' But the ploy proved ruinous for the South. While Sherman was undeterred from his scorched-earth campaign, Hood and his troops charged headlong into catastrophe. In this compelling account, Wiley Sword illustrates the poor command decisions and reckless pride that made a disaster of the Army of Tennessee's final campaign. From Spring Hill, where they squandered an early advantage, Hood and his troops launched an ill-fated attack on the neighboring town of Franklin. The disastrous battle came to be known as the 'Gettysburg of the West.' But worse was to come as Hood pressed on to Nashville, where his battered troops suffered the worst defeat of the entire war. Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award for best work of nonfiction about the Civil War, The Confederacy's Last Hurrah chronicles the destruction of the South's second largest army. 'Narrated with brisk attention to the nuances of strategy—and with measured solemnity over the waste of life in war,' it is a groundbreaking work of scholarship told with authority and compassion (Kirkus Reviews).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/call-sign-chaos-learning-to-lead-by-jim-mattis-bing-west--65097994https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Author: Jim Mattis, Bing West Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 1 minute Release date: September 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 113 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 20 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis—the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time—and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine.   “A four-star general’s five-star memoir.”—The Wall Street Journal Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’s storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas—and short-sighted thinking—now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars.   Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war’s grim realities with political leaders’ human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic.   Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of a life of warfighting and lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey about learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy, one relevant to us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383881Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Author: Jim Mattis, Bing West Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 1 minute Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Author: Jim Mattis, Bing West Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 1 minute Release date: September 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 113 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 20 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis—the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time—and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine.   “A four-star general’s five-star memoir.”—The Wall Street Journal Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’s storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas—and short-sighted thinking—now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars.   Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war’s grim realities with political leaders’ human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic.   Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of a life of warfighting and lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey about learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy, one relevant to us all.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topgun-the-thrilling-true-story-behind-the-action-packed-classic-film-by-dan-pedersen--65097977https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Topgun: The thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic film Author: Dan Pedersen Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 22, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM 'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .' Admiral James Stavridis March 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen. Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN. Pedersen's hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat. This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it. 'It's hard to read Dan Pederson's Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read' Wall Street Journal 'Direct, vivid and unvarnished. A high-flying, supersonic tale' Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers 'Topgun earned Dan Pedersen the title of American Hero' Washington Times 'A riveting seat-of-the-pants flight into the lethal world of the fighter pilot' Dan Hampton, author of Viper Pilot]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386360Thu, 22 Aug 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Topgun: The thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic film Author: Dan Pedersen Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Topgun: The thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic film Author: Dan Pedersen Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 22, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM 'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .' Admiral James Stavridis March 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen. Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN. Pedersen's hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat. This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it. 'It's hard to read Dan Pederson's Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read' Wall Street Journal 'Direct, vivid and unvarnished. A high-flying, supersonic tale' Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers 'Topgun earned Dan Pedersen the title of American Hero' Washington Times 'A riveting seat-of-the-pants flight into the lethal world of the fighter pilot' Dan Hampton, author of Viper Pilot]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-hallowed-ground-the-last-battle-for-pork-chop-hill-by-bill-mcwilliams--65098015https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill Author: Bill Mcwilliams Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Brilliantly reveals the extraordinary courage of those who fought the final, bitter, bloody, costly days of the Korean War” (Gen. Jack I. Gregory, USAF Ret.). By the summer of 1953, the Korean War had long since reached a stalemate. As peace negotiations dragged on, units of the US 7th Infantry Division rebuilt the defenses of Hill 255, one of numerous outposts in front of the Main Line of Resistance extending across the peninsula. Better known by its nickname, Pork Chop Hill, the outpost had twice been the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the spring. Now, the soldiers tasked with its rebuilding and defense hoped they would not be the last men to die in what had already become known as “the Forgotten War.” On the night of July 6th, under the cover of a heavy monsoon rainstorm, forces of the Chinese 23rd Army attacked. For five hellish days, the opposing forces engaged in devastating artillery assaults, brutal hand-to-hand fighting, and round-the-clock attacks and counterattacks. Less than three weeks after the smoke on Pork Chop Hill cleared, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. On Hallowed Ground is the riveting story of this epic battle. Drawing on previously classified documents, interviews, and letters from survivors, author Bill McWilliams details the strategy and tactics behind the conflict and pays stirring tribute to the heroic soldiers and medics who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to hold “the Chop.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370344Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill Author: Bill Mcwilliams Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill Author: Bill Mcwilliams Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “Brilliantly reveals the extraordinary courage of those who fought the final, bitter, bloody, costly days of the Korean War” (Gen. Jack I. Gregory, USAF Ret.). By the summer of 1953, the Korean War had long since reached a stalemate. As peace negotiations dragged on, units of the US 7th Infantry Division rebuilt the defenses of Hill 255, one of numerous outposts in front of the Main Line of Resistance extending across the peninsula. Better known by its nickname, Pork Chop Hill, the outpost had twice been the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the spring. Now, the soldiers tasked with its rebuilding and defense hoped they would not be the last men to die in what had already become known as “the Forgotten War.” On the night of July 6th, under the cover of a heavy monsoon rainstorm, forces of the Chinese 23rd Army attacked. For five hellish days, the opposing forces engaged in devastating artillery assaults, brutal hand-to-hand fighting, and round-the-clock attacks and counterattacks. Less than three weeks after the smoke on Pork Chop Hill cleared, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. On Hallowed Ground is the riveting story of this epic battle. Drawing on previously classified documents, interviews, and letters from survivors, author Bill McWilliams details the strategy and tactics behind the conflict and pays stirring tribute to the heroic soldiers and medics who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to hold “the Chop.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/expecting-the-good-inspiration-from-a-badass-with-a-big-heart-by-brigitte-cutshall--65097913https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Expecting the Good: Inspiration from a Badass with a Big Heart Author: Brigitte Cutshall Narrator: Brigitte Cutshall And Jacob Cutshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This book is a tribute to Jean-Luc Nash, a true badass with a big heart. He was a West Point graduate, Special Forces Officer, 82nd Airborne Commander, and Defense Attache. What people like Jean-Luc Nash do is essential to protecting our country. This allows people like you and me to create, write, pursue our interests - whatever they are - and have the opportunity to make something of ourselves. Jean-Luc made a positive impact by being a great role model for our country, his community, and his family. He inspired many to improve themselves, not be afraid to try new things, explore, and have the courage to do what is right at any given moment. It's an inspiring story of military service, family, loyalty, courage, leadership, and honor. Readers take away an example of what an American patriot and loyal family man looks like, and traits they should strive for to be a better person. It's recommended people read this book to either reminisce on past military campaigns and identify traits of superior leadership to help them grow in their profession.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392154Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Expecting the Good: Inspiration from a Badass with a Big Heart Author: Brigitte Cutshall Narrator: Brigitte Cutshall And Jacob Cutshall Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Expecting the Good: Inspiration from a Badass with a Big Heart Author: Brigitte Cutshall Narrator: Brigitte Cutshall And Jacob Cutshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This book is a tribute to Jean-Luc Nash, a true badass with a big heart. He was a West Point graduate, Special Forces Officer, 82nd Airborne Commander, and Defense Attache. What people like Jean-Luc Nash do is essential to protecting our country. This allows people like you and me to create, write, pursue our interests - whatever they are - and have the opportunity to make something of ourselves. Jean-Luc made a positive impact by being a great role model for our country, his community, and his family. He inspired many to improve themselves, not be afraid to try new things, explore, and have the courage to do what is right at any given moment. It's an inspiring story of military service, family, loyalty, courage, leadership, and honor. Readers take away an example of what an American patriot and loyal family man looks like, and traits they should strive for to be a better person. It's recommended people read this book to either reminisce on past military campaigns and identify traits of superior leadership to help them grow in their profession.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gallantry-in-action-airmen-awarded-the-distinguished-flying-cross-and-two-bars-1918-1955-by-norman-franks--65097989https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gallantry in Action: Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955 Author: Norman Franks Narrator: Matthew Waterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 2, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Between 1918 and 1955 sixty airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Two Bars. In this book recorded for the first time together are the mini-biographies of those sixty along with the citations that accompanied their awards, or in some cases the recommendations for them. Also recorded are citations for other decorations such as the Distinguished Service Order, et al. The recommendations were often longer than the actual citations themselves, and during periods of large numbers of all types of awards, these citations did not make it into the London Gazette, recording name of the recipient only. As the listener will discover, the range of airmen who received the DFC and Two Bars cover most of the ambit of World War II operations, be they fighter pilots, bomber pilots, night-fighter aircrew, aircrew navigators, engineers, etc, or reconnaissance pilots. Each has interesting stories, proving, if proof be needed, their gallantry in action.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391445Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gallantry in Action: Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955 Author: Norman Franks Narrator: Matthew Waterson Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gallantry in Action: Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955 Author: Norman Franks Narrator: Matthew Waterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 2, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Between 1918 and 1955 sixty airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Two Bars. In this book recorded for the first time together are the mini-biographies of those sixty along with the citations that accompanied their awards, or in some cases the recommendations for them. Also recorded are citations for other decorations such as the Distinguished Service Order, et al. The recommendations were often longer than the actual citations themselves, and during periods of large numbers of all types of awards, these citations did not make it into the London Gazette, recording name of the recipient only. As the listener will discover, the range of airmen who received the DFC and Two Bars cover most of the ambit of World War II operations, be they fighter pilots, bomber pilots, night-fighter aircrew, aircrew navigators, engineers, etc, or reconnaissance pilots. Each has interesting stories, proving, if proof be needed, their gallantry in action.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surprised-at-being-alive-an-accidental-helicopter-pilot-in-vietnam-and-beyond-by-robert-f-curtis--65098029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond Author: Robert F. Curtis Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn't your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasn't your day. Which is why, after twenty-four years and over 5,000 flight hours with four armed services, Major Robert Curtis was so surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. Starting with enlisting in the Army to fly helicopters during Vietnam, and continuing on through service with the National Guard, Marine Corps, and Royal Navy, he flew eight different helicopters—from the wooden-bladed OH-13E, through the Chinook, SeaKnight, and SeaKing, in war and peace around the world. During that time over fifty of his friends died in crashes, both in combat and in accidents, but somehow his skill, and not an inconsiderable amount of luck and superstition, saw him through.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391019Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond Author: Robert F. Curtis Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond Author: Robert F. Curtis Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn't your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasn't your day. Which is why, after twenty-four years and over 5,000 flight hours with four armed services, Major Robert Curtis was so surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. Starting with enlisting in the Army to fly helicopters during Vietnam, and continuing on through service with the National Guard, Marine Corps, and Royal Navy, he flew eight different helicopters—from the wooden-bladed OH-13E, through the Chinook, SeaKnight, and SeaKing, in war and peace around the world. During that time over fifty of his friends died in crashes, both in combat and in accidents, but somehow his skill, and not an inconsiderable amount of luck and superstition, saw him through.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fire-and-fortitude-the-us-army-in-the-pacific-war-1941-1943-by-john-c-mcmanus--65098006https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 Author: John C. McManus Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die “This eloquent and powerful narrative is military history written the way it should be.”—James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian   'Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops,' wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, 'whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies.' Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific, a reflection of a well-deserved reputation for valor. Yet the majority of fighting and dying in the war against Japan was done not by Marines but by unsung Army soldiers.   John C. McManus, one of our most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor—a rude awakening for a military woefully unprepared for war—to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese. In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower.   At the pinnacle of this richly told story are the generals: Douglas MacArthur, a military autocrat driven by his dysfunctional lust for fame and power; Robert Eichelberger, perhaps the greatest commander in the theater yet consigned to obscurity by MacArthur's jealousy; 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell, a prickly soldier miscast in a diplomat's role; and Walter Krueger, a German-born officer who came to lead the largest American ground force in the Pacific. Enriching the narrative are the voices of men otherwise lost to history: the uncelebrated Army grunts who endured stifling temperatures, apocalyptic tropical storms, rampant malaria and other diseases, as well as a fanatical enemy bent on total destruction.   This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of two volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe and continues to resonate today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359629Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 Author: John C. McManus Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 Author: John C. McManus Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die “This eloquent and powerful narrative is military history written the way it should be.”—James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian   'Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops,' wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, 'whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies.' Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific, a reflection of a well-deserved reputation for valor. Yet the majority of fighting and dying in the war against Japan was done not by Marines but by unsung Army soldiers.   John C. McManus, one of our most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor—a rude awakening for a military woefully unprepared for war—to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese. In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower.   At the pinnacle of this richly told story are the generals: Douglas MacArthur, a military autocrat driven by his dysfunctional lust for fame and power; Robert Eichelberger, perhaps the greatest commander in the theater yet consigned to obscurity by MacArthur's jealousy; 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell, a prickly soldier miscast in a diplomat's role; and Walter Krueger, a German-born officer who came to lead the largest American ground force in the Pacific. Enriching the narrative are the voices of men otherwise lost to history: the uncelebrated Army grunts who endured stifling temperatures, apocalyptic tropical storms, rampant malaria and other diseases, as well as a fanatical enemy bent on total destruction.   This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of two volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe and continues to resonate today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aim-high-chart-your-course-and-find-success-by-deborah-lee-james--65097967https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success Author: Deborah Lee James Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: As the 23rd Secretary and the 'CEO' of the male-dominated U.S. Air Force (only the second woman to lead a U.S. military service), Secretary Deborah Lee James led a force of 660,000 people and managed a $139 billion budget—larger than the GDP of more than 120 countries. In the midst of unprecedented political dysfunction in Washington, she faced down enormous challenges, including preparing military women and men to fight terror in the Middle East, combatting sexual assault in the military, and responding to a crisis in the nuclear enterprise. In Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success, Deborah James shares her personal and professional challenges, outcomes, strategies for success, and the problem-solving principles she used to overcome the daunting pressures, threats, and challenges that come with rising to the top of the U.S. Armed Forces. As a supplement to her storytelling, Bain and Company, a top-tier management consulting firm, offers research and statistics that prove James's insights have widespread impact. The book offers an insider's view on how things really work in Washington—and how the author's five-step, repeatable problem-solving approach can work in any walk of life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391027Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success Author: Deborah Lee James Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success Author: Deborah Lee James Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: As the 23rd Secretary and the 'CEO' of the male-dominated U.S. Air Force (only the second woman to lead a U.S. military service), Secretary Deborah Lee James led a force of 660,000 people and managed a $139 billion budget—larger than the GDP of more than 120 countries. In the midst of unprecedented political dysfunction in Washington, she faced down enormous challenges, including preparing military women and men to fight terror in the Middle East, combatting sexual assault in the military, and responding to a crisis in the nuclear enterprise. In Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success, Deborah James shares her personal and professional challenges, outcomes, strategies for success, and the problem-solving principles she used to overcome the daunting pressures, threats, and challenges that come with rising to the top of the U.S. Armed Forces. As a supplement to her storytelling, Bain and Company, a top-tier management consulting firm, offers research and statistics that prove James's insights have widespread impact. The book offers an insider's view on how things really work in Washington—and how the author's five-step, repeatable problem-solving approach can work in any walk of life.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesse-james-my-father-jesse-james-jr-by-jr-jesse-james--65097957https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father - Jesse James, Jr. Author: Jr. Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: "We don't steal from the rich and give to the poor. We steal from the poor because they can't fight back, most of them and the rich take from us because they could wipe us out in a day." JESSE JAMES Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri. James, and his brother Frank, served in the Confederate Army before embarking upon their fabled criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as daring bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a true legend of the Old West. Here is his own untold story as related by his son. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 until today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390730Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father - Jesse James, Jr. Author: Jr. Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father - Jesse James, Jr. Author: Jr. Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: "We don't steal from the rich and give to the poor. We steal from the poor because they can't fight back, most of them and the rich take from us because they could wipe us out in a day." JESSE JAMES Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri. James, and his brother Frank, served in the Confederate Army before embarking upon their fabled criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as daring bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a true legend of the Old West. Here is his own untold story as related by his son. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 until today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-generation-by-albert-jack--65097954https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Generation Author: Albert Jack Narrator: Albert Jack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Greatest Generation is the first hand account of an English soldier who began his army career with the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, raided with David's Sterling's Special Air Service, volunteered for the 1st Airborne Division and took part in their first ever jump. He then transferred to the 6th Airborne in 1943 and with them he dropped at Pegasus Bridge, battled the Bulge, jumped the Rhine and fought through northern Germany to meet the Russians on the Baltic Coast, where they celebrated together with vodka. Albert arrested Joseph Kramer, the Beast of Belsen, escorted Prince Olaf of Norway during peacekeeping duties and finally confronted Jewish nationalists in Palestine. Now, for the first time, his personal account is available and provides a fascinating insight into the minds of the men of the parachute brigade who carried out such dangerous war-time operations. Narrated by his grandson Albert Jack]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390699Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Generation Author: Albert Jack Narrator: Albert Jack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Generation Author: Albert Jack Narrator: Albert Jack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Greatest Generation is the first hand account of an English soldier who began his army career with the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, raided with David's Sterling's Special Air Service, volunteered for the 1st Airborne Division and took part in their first ever jump. He then transferred to the 6th Airborne in 1943 and with them he dropped at Pegasus Bridge, battled the Bulge, jumped the Rhine and fought through northern Germany to meet the Russians on the Baltic Coast, where they celebrated together with vodka. Albert arrested Joseph Kramer, the Beast of Belsen, escorted Prince Olaf of Norway during peacekeeping duties and finally confronted Jewish nationalists in Palestine. Now, for the first time, his personal account is available and provides a fascinating insight into the minds of the men of the parachute brigade who carried out such dangerous war-time operations. Narrated by his grandson Albert Jack]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-icon-the-rise-fall-of-general-george-custer-by-general-george-custer--65097917https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Icon - The Rise & Fall Of General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: "The Army is the Indian's best friend." "I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life" General George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader first came to the world's attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations. On June 25, 1876, however, as the Seventh Cavalry approached the Little Big Horn River, the soldiers encountered an Indian village and Custer took to the offensive. The Sioux warriors however, greatly outnumbered Custer and his men and Custer and his forces were wiped out. This is the real story of one of America's most legendary, and ultimately, unfortunate military hero's. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano Music by Audionautix]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390741Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Icon - The Rise & Fall Of General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Icon - The Rise & Fall Of General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: "The Army is the Indian's best friend." "I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life" General George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader first came to the world's attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations. On June 25, 1876, however, as the Seventh Cavalry approached the Little Big Horn River, the soldiers encountered an Indian village and Custer took to the offensive. The Sioux warriors however, greatly outnumbered Custer and his men and Custer and his forces were wiped out. This is the real story of one of America's most legendary, and ultimately, unfortunate military hero's. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano Music by Audionautix]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-marshall-defender-of-the-republic-by-david-l-roll--65098017https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Marshall: Defender of the Republic Author: David L. Roll Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall—America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman since George Washington—whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century.   “I’ve read several biographies of Marshall, but I think [David] Roll’s may be the best of the bunch.”—Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review • “Powerful.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Enthralling.”—Andrew Roberts • “Important.”—William I. Hitchcock • “Majestic.”—Susan Page • “Engrossing.”—Andrew J. Bacevich • “Judicious.”—Walter Isaacson • “Definitive.”—Kirkus Winston Churchill called him World War II's 'organizer of victory.' Harry Truman said he was 'the greatest military man that this country ever produced.' Today, in our era of failed leadership, few lives are more worthy of renewed examination than Marshall and his fifty years of loyal service to the defense of his nation and its values.  Even as a young officer he was heralded as a genius, a reputation that grew when in WWI he planned and executed a nighttime movement of more than a half million troops from one battlefield to another that led to the armistice. Between the wars he helped modernize combat training, and re-staffed the U.S. Army's officer corps with the men who would lead in the next decades. But as WWII loomed, it was the role of army chief of staff in which Marshall's intellect and backbone were put to the test, when his blind commitment to duty would run up against the realities of Washington politics. Long seen as a stoic, almost statuesque figure, he emerges in these pages as a man both remarkable and deeply human, thanks to newly discovered sources. Set against the backdrop of five major conflicts—two world wars, Palestine, Korea, and the Cold War—Marshall's education in military, diplomatic, and political power, replete with their nuances and ambiguities, runs parallel with America's emergence as a global superpower. The result is a defining account of one of our most consequential leaders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359199Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Marshall: Defender of the Republic Author: David L. Roll Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Marshall: Defender of the Republic Author: David L. Roll Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall—America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman since George Washington—whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century.   “I’ve read several biographies of Marshall, but I think [David] Roll’s may be the best of the bunch.”—Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review • “Powerful.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Enthralling.”—Andrew Roberts • “Important.”—William I. Hitchcock • “Majestic.”—Susan Page • “Engrossing.”—Andrew J. Bacevich • “Judicious.”—Walter Isaacson • “Definitive.”—Kirkus Winston Churchill called him World War II's 'organizer of victory.' Harry Truman said he was 'the greatest military man that this country ever produced.' Today, in our era of failed leadership, few lives are more worthy of renewed examination than Marshall and his fifty years of loyal service to the defense of his nation and its values.  Even as a young officer he was heralded as a genius, a reputation that grew when in WWI he planned and executed a nighttime movement of more than a half million troops from one battlefield to another that led to the armistice. Between the wars he helped modernize combat training, and re-staffed the U.S. Army's officer corps with the men who would lead in the next decades. But as WWII loomed, it was the role of army chief of staff in which Marshall's intellect and backbone were put to the test, when his blind commitment to duty would run up against the realities of Washington politics. Long seen as a stoic, almost statuesque figure, he emerges in these pages as a man both remarkable and deeply human, thanks to newly discovered sources. Set against the backdrop of five major conflicts—two world wars, Palestine, Korea, and the Cold War—Marshall's education in military, diplomatic, and political power, replete with their nuances and ambiguities, runs parallel with America's emergence as a global superpower. The result is a defining account of one of our most consequential leaders.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marine-the-life-of-chesty-puller-by-burke-davis--65097969https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller Author: Burke Davis Narrator: Bill Thatcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The gripping story of an extraordinary American hero, the most decorated man in U.S. Marine Corps history, from a New York Times bestselling author. In the glorious chronicles of the U.S. Marine Corps, no name is more revered than that of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller. The only fighting man to receive the Navy Cross five separate times—a military honor second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor—he was the epitome of a professional warrior. A son of the South, descendant of Robert E. Lee, and cousin to George S. Patton, Puller began his enlisted career during World War I and moved up through the ranks as he proved his battlefield mettle in Haiti and Nicaragua, with the Horse Marines in Peking, in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and in the nightmarish winter engagements of the Korean War. Fearless and seemingly indestructible, adored by the troops he championed yet forced into early retirement by a high command that resented his 'lowly' beginnings and unwillingness to play politics, Puller remains one of most towering figures in American military history. Bestselling military biographer Burke Davis paints the definitive portrait of this extraordinary marine hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386448Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller Author: Burke Davis Narrator: Bill Thatcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller Author: Burke Davis Narrator: Bill Thatcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The gripping story of an extraordinary American hero, the most decorated man in U.S. Marine Corps history, from a New York Times bestselling author. In the glorious chronicles of the U.S. Marine Corps, no name is more revered than that of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller. The only fighting man to receive the Navy Cross five separate times—a military honor second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor—he was the epitome of a professional warrior. A son of the South, descendant of Robert E. Lee, and cousin to George S. Patton, Puller began his enlisted career during World War I and moved up through the ranks as he proved his battlefield mettle in Haiti and Nicaragua, with the Horse Marines in Peking, in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and in the nightmarish winter engagements of the Korean War. Fearless and seemingly indestructible, adored by the troops he championed yet forced into early retirement by a high command that resented his 'lowly' beginnings and unwillingness to play politics, Puller remains one of most towering figures in American military history. Bestselling military biographer Burke Davis paints the definitive portrait of this extraordinary marine hero.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/double-crossed-a-code-of-honour-a-complete-betrayal-by-brian-wood--65097965https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Double Crossed by Brian Wood, read by Brian Wood and Simon Darwen. At the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous Battle of Danny Boy. Ambushed, he led a charge across open ground with insurgents firing at just five soldiers. On his return, he was awarded the Military Cross. But Brian's story had only just begun. Struggling to re-integrate into family life, he suffered from PTSD. Then, five years later, a letter arrived: it summoned him to testify at the Al-Sweady Inquiry into allegations of war crimes by British soldiers during the Iraq invasion of 2003. After five years of public shame, Brian took the stand and his powerful testimony led to full vindication. Phil Shiner, the lawyer who made the accusations, was struck off. In this compelling memoir, Brian speaks powerfully and movingly about the three battles in his life, from being ambushed with no cover, to the mental battle to adjust at home, to being falsely accused of hideous war crimes. It’s a remarkable and dark curve which ends with his honour restored but, as he says, it was too little, too late.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Double Crossed by Brian Wood, read by Brian Wood and Simon Darwen. At the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous Battle of Danny Boy. Ambushed, he led a charge across open ground with insurgents firing at just five soldiers. On his return, he was awarded the Military Cross. But Brian's story had only just begun. Struggling to re-integrate into family life, he suffered from PTSD. Then, five years later, a letter arrived: it summoned him to testify at the Al-Sweady Inquiry into allegations of war crimes by British soldiers during the Iraq invasion of 2003. After five years of public shame, Brian took the stand and his powerful testimony led to full vindication. Phil Shiner, the lawyer who made the accusations, was struck off. In this compelling memoir, Brian speaks powerfully and movingly about the three battles in his life, from being ambushed with no cover, to the mental battle to adjust at home, to being falsely accused of hideous war crimes. It’s a remarkable and dark curve which ends with his honour restored but, as he says, it was too little, too late.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tragedy-of-benedict-arnold-an-american-life-by-joyce-lee-malcolm--65098023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life Author: Joyce Lee Malcolm Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America's most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold. Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period's great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause? Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and learn of his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, fearful of powerful military leaders, like Arnold, who could threaten the nation's fragile democracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386543Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life Author: Joyce Lee Malcolm Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life Author: Joyce Lee Malcolm Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America's most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold. Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period's great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause? Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and learn of his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, fearful of powerful military leaders, like Arnold, who could threaten the nation's fragile democracy.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gulag-archipelago-by-aleksandr-solzhenitsyn--65097982https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, read by the author's son, Ignat Solzhenitsyn. With a new foreword written and read by Jordan B. Peterson, and an exclusive Q&A between Jordan B. Peterson and Ignat Solzhenitsyn. The officially approved abridgement of The Gulag Archipelago Volumes I, II & III. A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair. A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation. © Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, read by the author's son, Ignat Solzhenitsyn. With a new foreword written and read by Jordan B. Peterson, and an exclusive Q&A between Jordan B. Peterson and Ignat Solzhenitsyn. The officially approved abridgement of The Gulag Archipelago Volumes I, II & III. A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair. A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation. © Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alone-at-dawn-medal-of-honor-recipient-john-chapman-and-the-untold-story-of-the-world-s-deadliest-special-operations-force-by-dan-schilling--65098031https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force Author: Dan Schilling, Lori Longfritz Narrator: Kiff Vandenheuvel, Betsy Foldes Meiman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 84 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 24 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of twenty-three comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of Navy SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness alone, with the enemy closing in on three sides. John Chapman's subsequent display of incredible valor -- first saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, knowing he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad -- posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America's greatest heroes. Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the world's deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision -- even in the face of life-threatening danger. Drawing from firsthand accounts, classified documents, dramatic video footage, and extensive interviews with leaders and survivors of the operation, Alone at Dawn is the story of an extraordinary man's brave last stand and the brotherhood that forged him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383362Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force Author: Dan Schilling, Lori...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force Author: Dan Schilling, Lori Longfritz Narrator: Kiff Vandenheuvel, Betsy Foldes Meiman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 84 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 24 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of twenty-three comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of Navy SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness alone, with the enemy closing in on three sides. John Chapman's subsequent display of incredible valor -- first saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, knowing he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad -- posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America's greatest heroes. Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the world's deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision -- even in the face of life-threatening danger. Drawing from firsthand accounts, classified documents, dramatic video footage, and extensive interviews with leaders and survivors of the operation, Alone at Dawn is the story of an extraordinary man's brave last stand and the brotherhood that forged him.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-diggers-of-colditz-the-classic-australian-pow-story-about-escape-from-the-inescapable-by-colin-burgess-jack-champ--65098018https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diggers of Colditz: The classic Australian POW story about escape from the inescapable Author: Colin Burgess, Jack Champ Narrator: Steve Shanahan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 17, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any means necessary.   In this riveting account – by turns humorous, heartfelt and tragic – historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from the point of view of the prisoners themselves, tell the story of the twenty Australians who made this castle their ‘home’, and the plans they made that were so crazy that some even achieved the seemingly impossible – escape!   ‘A stirring testimony of mateship . . . We are often on tenterhooks, always impressed by their determination, industry and courage’ Australian Book Review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374868Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diggers of Colditz: The classic Australian POW story about escape from the inescapable Author: Colin Burgess, Jack Champ Narrator: Steve Shanahan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diggers of Colditz: The classic Australian POW story about escape from the inescapable Author: Colin Burgess, Jack Champ Narrator: Steve Shanahan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 17, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any means necessary.   In this riveting account – by turns humorous, heartfelt and tragic – historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from the point of view of the prisoners themselves, tell the story of the twenty Australians who made this castle their ‘home’, and the plans they made that were so crazy that some even achieved the seemingly impossible – escape!   ‘A stirring testimony of mateship . . . We are often on tenterhooks, always impressed by their determination, industry and courage’ Australian Book Review]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/places-and-names-on-war-revolution-and-returning-by-elliot-ackerman--65097998https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Elliot Ackerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning by Elliot Ackerman. In a refugee camp in southern Turkey, Elliot Ackerman sits across the table from Abu Hassar, who fought for Al Qaeda in Iraq and has murky connections to the Islamic State. At first, Ackerman pretends to have been a journalist during the Iraq War, but after he establishes a rapport with Abu Hassar, he reveals that in fact he was a Marine. The two men then compare their fighting experiences in the Middle East, discovering they had shadowed each other for some time: a realisation that brings them to a strange kind of intimacy. Elliot Ackerman's extraordinary memoir explores the events that led him to come to this refugee camp and what, unable to forget his time in battle, he hoped to find there. Moving between his recent time on the ground as a journalist in Syria and his Marine deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, he creates a work of astonishing atmospheric pressure, one which blends the American experience with the perspectives and stories of the Arab world, and draws a line between them. At once an intensely personal book about the terrible lure of combat and a brilliant meditation on the meaning of the past two decades of strife for the region and the world, Places and Names bids to take its place among our greatest books about modern war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368879Tue, 11 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Elliot Ackerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Elliot Ackerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning by Elliot Ackerman. In a refugee camp in southern Turkey, Elliot Ackerman sits across the table from Abu Hassar, who fought for Al Qaeda in Iraq and has murky connections to the Islamic State. At first, Ackerman pretends to have been a journalist during the Iraq War, but after he establishes a rapport with Abu Hassar, he reveals that in fact he was a Marine. The two men then compare their fighting experiences in the Middle East, discovering they had shadowed each other for some time: a realisation that brings them to a strange kind of intimacy. Elliot Ackerman's extraordinary memoir explores the events that led him to come to this refugee camp and what, unable to forget his time in battle, he hoped to find there. Moving between his recent time on the ground as a journalist in Syria and his Marine deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, he creates a work of astonishing atmospheric pressure, one which blends the American experience with the perspectives and stories of the Arab world, and draws a line between them. At once an intensely personal book about the terrible lure of combat and a brilliant meditation on the meaning of the past two decades of strife for the region and the world, Places and Names bids to take its place among our greatest books about modern war.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lethal-shot-a-royal-marine-commando-in-action-by-rob-driscoll--65097928https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lethal Shot: A Royal Marine Commando in Action Author: Rob Driscoll Narrator: Finlay Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Rob Driscoll, former sergeant with 42 Commando, Royal Marines, served tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo. A born leader of fighting men, he also endured three tours in Afghanistan. The third of those will go down in history as one of the UK military's darkest hours, for it marked the first time a British serviceman has been tried for a murder on the battlefield since the Second World War. That man was 'Marine A', Sergeant Alexander Blackman, Rob Driscoll's friend and fellow NCO in 42 Commando, and on the day in question they were commanding patrols within a few hundred yards of each other. Few men know what really went on that day in Helmand Province. Rob Driscoll is one, and, like Blackman, knew only too well the privations and frustrations of fighting an ubiquitous and tenacious enemy without sufficient resources and support. Yet Lethal Shot is more than a compelling insight into one of the most controversial and divisive cases in recent military history. It is a clear-eyed account of life on active service with the Royal Marines, of incursions into war-torn countries where chaos and anarchy ruled - and of men risking their lives daily only too often to find that they would not be backed up by politicians at home. In charting its author's career as a Royal Marine Commando, it unflinchingly demonstrates the real-life horrors of engaging at close quarters with enemies such as the Taliban. Rob Driscoll received a Mention in Despatches for his last tour of 'Afghan', the citation reading: 'He never bows to fatigue or danger and there is no doubt that his remarkable acts of selflessness saved a number of lives for which he deserves significant formal recognition.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384408Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lethal Shot: A Royal Marine Commando in Action Author: Rob Driscoll Narrator: Finlay Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lethal Shot: A Royal Marine Commando in Action Author: Rob Driscoll Narrator: Finlay Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Rob Driscoll, former sergeant with 42 Commando, Royal Marines, served tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo. A born leader of fighting men, he also endured three tours in Afghanistan. The third of those will go down in history as one of the UK military's darkest hours, for it marked the first time a British serviceman has been tried for a murder on the battlefield since the Second World War. That man was 'Marine A', Sergeant Alexander Blackman, Rob Driscoll's friend and fellow NCO in 42 Commando, and on the day in question they were commanding patrols within a few hundred yards of each other. Few men know what really went on that day in Helmand Province. Rob Driscoll is one, and, like Blackman, knew only too well the privations and frustrations of fighting an ubiquitous and tenacious enemy without sufficient resources and support. Yet Lethal Shot is more than a compelling insight into one of the most controversial and divisive cases in recent military history. It is a clear-eyed account of life on active service with the Royal Marines, of incursions into war-torn countries where chaos and anarchy ruled - and of men risking their lives daily only too often to find that they would not be backed up by politicians at home. In charting its author's career as a Royal Marine Commando, it unflinchingly demonstrates the real-life horrors of engaging at close quarters with enemies such as the Taliban. Rob Driscoll received a Mention in Despatches for his last tour of 'Afghan', the citation reading: 'He never bows to fatigue or danger and there is no doubt that his remarkable acts of selflessness saved a number of lives for which he deserves significant formal recognition.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-targeter-my-life-in-the-cia-hunting-terrorists-and-challenging-the-white-house-by-nada-bakos--65097948https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House Author: Nada Bakos Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A CIA analyst's 'revealing and utterly engrossing account' of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida (Joby Warrick). In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, D.C., to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for intelligence work, Nada was determined to rise through the ranks of the agency first as an analyst and then as a Targeting Officer, eventually finding herself on the frontline of America's war against Islamic extremists. In this role, Nada was charged with determining if Iraq had a relationship with 9/11 and Al-Qaida, and finding the mastermind behind this terrorist activity: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Her team's analysis stood the test of time, but it was not satisfactory for some members of the Administration. In a tight, tension-packed narrative that takes the reader from Langley deep into Iraq, Bakos reveals the inner workings of the Agency and the largely hidden world of intelligence gathering post 9/11. Entrenched in the world of the CIA, Bakos, along with her colleagues, focused on leading U.S. Special Operations Forces to the doorstep of one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Filled with on-the-ground insights and poignant personal anecdotes, The Targeter shows us the great personal sacrifice that comes with intelligence work. This is Nada's story, but it is also an intimate chronicle of how a group of determined, ambitious men and women worked tirelessly in the heart of the CIA to ensure our nation's safety at home and abroad.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382924Tue, 04 Jun 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House Author: Nada Bakos Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House Author: Nada Bakos Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A CIA analyst's 'revealing and utterly engrossing account' of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida (Joby Warrick). In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, D.C., to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for intelligence work, Nada was determined to rise through the ranks of the agency first as an analyst and then as a Targeting Officer, eventually finding herself on the frontline of America's war against Islamic extremists. In this role, Nada was charged with determining if Iraq had a relationship with 9/11 and Al-Qaida, and finding the mastermind behind this terrorist activity: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Her team's analysis stood the test of time, but it was not satisfactory for some members of the Administration. In a tight, tension-packed narrative that takes the reader from Langley deep into Iraq, Bakos reveals the inner workings of the Agency and the largely hidden world of intelligence gathering post 9/11. Entrenched in the world of the CIA, Bakos, along with her colleagues, focused on leading U.S. Special Operations Forces to the doorstep of one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Filled with on-the-ground insights and poignant personal anecdotes, The Targeter shows us the great personal sacrifice that comes with intelligence work. This is Nada's story, but it is also an intimate chronicle of how a group of determined, ambitious men and women worked tirelessly in the heart of the CIA to ensure our nation's safety at home and abroad.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-die-i-m-going-to-heaven-cause-i-ve-spent-my-time-in-hell-a-memoir-of-my-year-as-an-army-nurse-in-vietnam-by-barbara-hesselman-kautz--65097999https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When she was eighteen, she joined the army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181Fri, 31 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When she was eighteen, she joined the army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-spy-my-life-in-mi5-by-tom-marcus--65098005https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Spy: My Life in MI5 Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley, Georgia Maguire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - Sun 'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton The explosive book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes the reader on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as he hunts down those who would do our country harm. Tom spent years working covertly to stop those who want to do us harm. In his bestselling memoir Soldier Spy, he told how he was recruited and described some of his top-secret operations. In I Spy, he takes us deeper undercover as he puts his life on the line once more. I Spy plunges the reader straight into the action as Tom and his team race to prevent terrorists from causing carnage on our streets and outsmart Russian agents, blocking a daring plot that threatens the security of the nation. Relying on their quick wits, training and courage, the extraordinary men and women of MI5 are under intense pressure every day. Not everyone is suited for the work, and Tom shows how the incredibly tough challenges he faced growing up gave him the mental strength and skills to survive in a dangerous world. Gritty and eye-opening, this is a unique insight into a hidden war and the sacrifices made by those who fight it. You will never take your safety for granted again. This audiobook includes an interview between author, Tom Marcus, and reader, Jason Langley.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365010Thu, 30 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Spy: My Life in MI5 Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley, Georgia Maguire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Spy: My Life in MI5 Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley, Georgia Maguire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - Sun 'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton The explosive book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes the reader on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as he hunts down those who would do our country harm. Tom spent years working covertly to stop those who want to do us harm. In his bestselling memoir Soldier Spy, he told how he was recruited and described some of his top-secret operations. In I Spy, he takes us deeper undercover as he puts his life on the line once more. I Spy plunges the reader straight into the action as Tom and his team race to prevent terrorists from causing carnage on our streets and outsmart Russian agents, blocking a daring plot that threatens the security of the nation. Relying on their quick wits, training and courage, the extraordinary men and women of MI5 are under intense pressure every day. Not everyone is suited for the work, and Tom shows how the incredibly tough challenges he faced growing up gave him the mental strength and skills to survive in a dangerous world. Gritty and eye-opening, this is a unique insight into a hidden war and the sacrifices made by those who fight it. You will never take your safety for granted again. This audiobook includes an interview between author, Tom Marcus, and reader, Jason Langley.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-man-a-hero-a-memoir-of-d-day-the-first-wave-at-omaha-beach-and-a-world-at-war-by-ray-lambert-jim-defelice--65098024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Author: Ray Lambert, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNFORGETTABLE NEW FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF D-DAY Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs of our time, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day. At five a.m. on June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ray Lambert worked his way through a throng of nervous soldiers to a wind-swept deck on a troopship off the coast of Normandy, France. A familiar voice cut through the wind and rumble of the ship’s engines. “Ray!” called his brother, Bill. Ray, head of a medical team for the First Division’s famed 16th Infantry Regiment, had already won a silver star in 1943 for running through German lines to rescue trapped men, one of countless rescues he’d made in North Africa and Sicily. “This is going to be the worst yet,” Ray told his brother, who served alongside him throughout the war. “If I don’t make it,” said Bill, “take care of my family.” “I will,” said Ray. He thought about his wife and son–a boy he had yet to see. “Same for me.” The words were barely out of Ray’s mouth when a shout came from below. To the landing craft! The brothers parted. Their destinies lay ten miles away, on the bloodiest shore of Normandy, a plot of Omaha Beach ironically code named “Easy Red.” Less than five hours later, after saving dozens of lives and being wounded at least three separate times, Ray would lose consciousness in the shallow water of the beach under heavy fire. He would wake on the deck of a landing ship to find his battered brother clinging to life next to him. Every Man a Hero is the unforgettable story not only of what happened in the incredible and desperate hours on Omaha Beach, but of the bravery and courage that preceded them, throughout the Second World War—from the sands of Africa, through the treacherous mountain passes of Sicily, and beyond to the greatest military victory the world has ever known.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368633Tue, 28 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Author: Ray Lambert, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Kaleo Griffith...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Author: Ray Lambert, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNFORGETTABLE NEW FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF D-DAY Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs of our time, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day. At five a.m. on June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ray Lambert worked his way through a throng of nervous soldiers to a wind-swept deck on a troopship off the coast of Normandy, France. A familiar voice cut through the wind and rumble of the ship’s engines. “Ray!” called his brother, Bill. Ray, head of a medical team for the First Division’s famed 16th Infantry Regiment, had already won a silver star in 1943 for running through German lines to rescue trapped men, one of countless rescues he’d made in North Africa and Sicily. “This is going to be the worst yet,” Ray told his brother, who served alongside him throughout the war. “If I don’t make it,” said Bill, “take care of my family.” “I will,” said Ray. He thought about his wife and son–a boy he had yet to see. “Same for me.” The words were barely out of Ray’s mouth when a shout came from below. To the landing craft! The brothers parted. Their destinies lay ten miles away, on the bloodiest shore of Normandy, a plot of Omaha Beach ironically code named “Easy Red.” Less than five hours later, after saving dozens of lives and being wounded at least three separate times, Ray would lose consciousness in the shallow water of the beach under heavy fire. He would wake on the deck of a landing ship to find his battered brother clinging to life next to him. Every Man a Hero is the unforgettable story not only of what happened in the incredible and desperate hours on Omaha Beach, but of the bravery and courage that preceded them, throughout the Second World War—from the sands of Africa, through the treacherous mountain passes of Sicily, and beyond to the greatest military victory the world has ever known.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-two-on-peleliu-four-pacific-campaigns-with-the-corps-the-memoirs-of-an-old-breed-marine-by-george-peto--65098011https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375973 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Two on Peleliu: Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine Author: George Peto Narrator: Paul Brion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On September 15, 1944, the U.S. First Marine Division landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines. Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was twenty-two-year-old George Peto. 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. Following boot camp and training, he was initially assigned to various guard units, until he was shipped out to the Pacific and assigned to the 1st Marines. His first combat experience was the landing at Finschhaven, followed by Cape Gloucester. Then as a Forward Observer, he went ashore in one of the lead amtracs at Peleliu and saw fierce fighting for a week before the regiment was relieved due to massive casualties. Six months later, his division became the immediate reserve for the initial landing on Okinawa.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375973Tue, 21 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375973 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Two on Peleliu: Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine Author: George Peto Narrator: Paul Brion Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375973 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Two on Peleliu: Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine Author: George Peto Narrator: Paul Brion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On September 15, 1944, the U.S. First Marine Division landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines. Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was twenty-two-year-old George Peto. 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. Following boot camp and training, he was initially assigned to various guard units, until he was shipped out to the Pacific and assigned to the 1st Marines. His first combat experience was the landing at Finschhaven, followed by Cape Gloucester. Then as a Forward Observer, he went ashore in one of the lead amtracs at Peleliu and saw fierce fighting for a week before the regiment was relieved due to massive casualties. Six months later, his division became the immediate reserve for the initial landing on Okinawa.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sherman-s-march-the-first-full-length-narrative-of-general-william-t-sherman-s-devastating-march-through-georgia-and-the-carolinas-by-burk--65098003https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman's March: The First Full-Length Narrative of General William T. Sherman's Devastating March through Georgia and the Carolinas Author: Burke Davis Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestselling author's account of the devastating military campaign that broke the Confederacy's back in the last months of the Civil War. In November 1864, just days after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, General William T. Sherman vowed to 'make Georgia howl.' The hero of Shiloh and his 65,000 Federal troops destroyed the great city of Atlanta, captured Savannah, and cut a wide swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas on their way to Virginia. A scorched-earth campaign that continues to haunt the Southern imagination, Sherman's 'March to the Sea' and ensuing drive north was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. Weaving together hundreds of eyewitness accounts, bestselling author Burke Davis tells the story of this infamous episode from the perspective of the Union soldiers and the Confederate men and women who stood in their path. Eloquent, heartrending, and vastly informative, Sherman's March brilliantly examines one of the most polarizing figures in American military history and offers priceless insights into the enduring legacy of the Civil War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375809Tue, 21 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman's March: The First Full-Length Narrative of General William T. Sherman's Devastating March through Georgia and the Carolinas Author: Burke...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman's March: The First Full-Length Narrative of General William T. Sherman's Devastating March through Georgia and the Carolinas Author: Burke Davis Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestselling author's account of the devastating military campaign that broke the Confederacy's back in the last months of the Civil War. In November 1864, just days after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, General William T. Sherman vowed to 'make Georgia howl.' The hero of Shiloh and his 65,000 Federal troops destroyed the great city of Atlanta, captured Savannah, and cut a wide swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas on their way to Virginia. A scorched-earth campaign that continues to haunt the Southern imagination, Sherman's 'March to the Sea' and ensuing drive north was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. Weaving together hundreds of eyewitness accounts, bestselling author Burke Davis tells the story of this infamous episode from the perspective of the Union soldiers and the Confederate men and women who stood in their path. Eloquent, heartrending, and vastly informative, Sherman's March brilliantly examines one of the most polarizing figures in American military history and offers priceless insights into the enduring legacy of the Civil War.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sea-stories-my-life-in-special-operations-by-william-h-mcraven--65097987https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.54 of Total 91 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 38 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In this instant New York Times bestseller, the celebrated author of Make Your Bed shares amazing adventure stories from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. Sea Stories begins in 1960 at the American Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II -- the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages. Action-packed, inspiring, and full of thrilling stories from life in the special operations world, Sea Stories is a remarkable memoir from one of America's most accomplished leaders. NOTE ON THE CD FORMAT: The Publisher has been made aware that there is an issue with part of the print run and that some customers have had issues playing one of the CDs in this set. Please feel free to email audiobooks.Generic@hbgusa.com if you need a disc replacement. We apologize for the inconvenience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376589Tue, 21 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.54 of Total 91 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 38 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In this instant New York Times bestseller, the celebrated author of Make Your Bed shares amazing adventure stories from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. Sea Stories begins in 1960 at the American Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II -- the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages. Action-packed, inspiring, and full of thrilling stories from life in the special operations world, Sea Stories is a remarkable memoir from one of America's most accomplished leaders. NOTE ON THE CD FORMAT: The Publisher has been made aware that there is an issue with part of the print run and that some customers have had issues playing one of the CDs in this set. Please feel free to email audiobooks.Generic@hbgusa.com if you need a disc replacement. We apologize for the inconvenience.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wade-mcclusky-and-the-battle-of-midway-by-david-rigby--65098014https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway Author: David Rigby Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States. During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, U.S. Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told—until now. It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the U.S. Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific. This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375845Sun, 19 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway Author: David Rigby Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway Author: David Rigby Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States. During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, U.S. Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told—until now. It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the U.S. Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific. This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-in-arms-real-war-true-friends-unlikely-heroes-by-geraint-jones--65097995https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes. Author: Geraint Jones Narrator: Geraint Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour of Afghanistan, the brutal reality of war – every scary, exciting moment – and the bonds of friendship that can never be destroyed. ‘If you could choose which two limbs got blown off, what would you go for?’ Danny said. ‘Your arms or your legs?’ In July 2009, Geraint (Gez) Jones was sitting in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan with the rest of The Firm – Danny, Jay, Toby and Jake, his four closest friends, all junior NCOs and combat-hardened infantrymen. Thanks to the mangled remains of a Jackal vehicle left tactlessly outside their tent, IEDs were never far from their mind. Within days they’d be on the ground in Musa Qala with the rest of 3 Platoon – a mixed bunch of men Gez would die for. As they fight furiously, are pushed to their limits, hemmed in by IEDs and hampered by the chain of command, Gez starts to wonder what is the point of it all. The bombs they uncover on patrol, on their stomachs brushing the sand away, are replaced the next day. Firefights are a momentary victory in a war they can see is unwinnable. Gez is a warrior – he wants more than this. But then death and injury start to take their toll on The Firm, leaving Gez with PTSD and a new battle just beginning. 'Jones writes of his brothers and their Afghan experience, from its adrenalin-filled highs to the many lows, with passion and candour.' – Major Adam Jowett, bestselling author of No Way Out 'A gritty, brutal book about men at war. Raw and real. Brilliant.' – Tom Marcus, author of Soldier Spy]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364983Thu, 16 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes. Author: Geraint Jones Narrator: Geraint Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes. Author: Geraint Jones Narrator: Geraint Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour of Afghanistan, the brutal reality of war – every scary, exciting moment – and the bonds of friendship that can never be destroyed. ‘If you could choose which two limbs got blown off, what would you go for?’ Danny said. ‘Your arms or your legs?’ In July 2009, Geraint (Gez) Jones was sitting in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan with the rest of The Firm – Danny, Jay, Toby and Jake, his four closest friends, all junior NCOs and combat-hardened infantrymen. Thanks to the mangled remains of a Jackal vehicle left tactlessly outside their tent, IEDs were never far from their mind. Within days they’d be on the ground in Musa Qala with the rest of 3 Platoon – a mixed bunch of men Gez would die for. As they fight furiously, are pushed to their limits, hemmed in by IEDs and hampered by the chain of command, Gez starts to wonder what is the point of it all. The bombs they uncover on patrol, on their stomachs brushing the sand away, are replaced the next day. Firefights are a momentary victory in a war they can see is unwinnable. Gez is a warrior – he wants more than this. But then death and injury start to take their toll on The Firm, leaving Gez with PTSD and a new battle just beginning. 'Jones writes of his brothers and their Afghan experience, from its adrenalin-filled highs to the many lows, with passion and candour.' – Major Adam Jowett, bestselling author of No Way Out 'A gritty, brutal book about men at war. Raw and real. Brilliant.' – Tom Marcus, author of Soldier Spy]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/baa-baa-black-sheep-the-true-story-of-the-bad-boy-hero-of-the-pacific-theatre-and-his-famous-black-sheep-squadron-by-gregory-pappy-boyi--65098035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the 'Bad Boy' Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron Author: Gregory 'pappy' Boyington Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 128 Ratings of Narrator: 4.15 of Total 33 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all—the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave a new definition to 'hell-raising'—on the ground and in the skies. Pappy himself was a living legend—he personally shot down twenty-eight Japanese planes, and won the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He broke every rule in the book doing so, but when he fell into the hands of the vengeful Japanese his real ordeal began.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381955Tue, 14 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the 'Bad Boy' Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron Author: Gregory 'pappy' Boyington...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the 'Bad Boy' Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron Author: Gregory 'pappy' Boyington Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 128 Ratings of Narrator: 4.15 of Total 33 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all—the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave a new definition to 'hell-raising'—on the ground and in the skies. Pappy himself was a living legend—he personally shot down twenty-eight Japanese planes, and won the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He broke every rule in the book doing so, but when he fell into the hands of the vengeful Japanese his real ordeal began.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/navy-seals-the-combat-history-of-the-deadliest-warriors-on-the-planet-by-don-mann-lance-burton--65098045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Navy SEALs: The Combat History of the Deadliest Warriors on the Planet Author: Don Mann, Lance Burton Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From their birth in World War II as combat swimmers clearing the beaches of Normandy to their evolution into fighting men who could operate anywhere in the world by sea, air, or land, the intrepid story of the United States Navy SEALs is one of courage, sacrifice, and world-renowned toughness that echoes of other great military units of history—the Spartans, the Roman legions, or the samurai. Take a look inside to find out what makes the SEALs America's deadliest warriors. Mann and Burton take the reader through the inception of the Naval Combat Demolition Teams (NCDU) and Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) during World War II, their testing and development in Korea and into the Vietnam War, where the SEALs truly laid the groundwork for their legendary status, and on into the present day. The authors highlight the major steps and operations along the way, discuss the training and what it takes, and explore some of the most important moments in SEAL history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381937Tue, 07 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Navy SEALs: The Combat History of the Deadliest Warriors on the Planet Author: Don Mann, Lance Burton Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Navy SEALs: The Combat History of the Deadliest Warriors on the Planet Author: Don Mann, Lance Burton Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From their birth in World War II as combat swimmers clearing the beaches of Normandy to their evolution into fighting men who could operate anywhere in the world by sea, air, or land, the intrepid story of the United States Navy SEALs is one of courage, sacrifice, and world-renowned toughness that echoes of other great military units of history—the Spartans, the Roman legions, or the samurai. Take a look inside to find out what makes the SEALs America's deadliest warriors. Mann and Burton take the reader through the inception of the Naval Combat Demolition Teams (NCDU) and Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) during World War II, their testing and development in Korea and into the Vietnam War, where the SEALs truly laid the groundwork for their legendary status, and on into the present day. The authors highlight the major steps and operations along the way, discuss the training and what it takes, and explore some of the most important moments in SEAL history.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-really-war-the-incredible-true-story-of-a-navy-nurse-pow-in-the-occupied-philippines-by-emilie-le-beau-lucchesi--65098019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines Author: Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In January 1940, navy nurse Dorothy Still eagerly anticipated her new assignment at a military hospital in the Philippines. Her first year abroad was an adventure. She dated sailors, attended dances, and watched the sparkling evening lights from her balcony. But as 1941 progressed, signs of war became imminent. Military wives and children were shipped home to the states, and the sailors increased their daily drills. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Dorothy and the other nurses braced for a direct assault. When the all-clear sounded, they raced across the yard to the hospital and prepared for the wounded to arrive. In that frantic dash, Dorothy transformed from a navy nurse to a war nurse. Along with the other women on the nursing staff, she provided compassionate, tireless, critical care. When the Philippines fell to Japan in early January 1942, Dorothy was held captive in a hospital and then transferred to a university along with thousands of civilian prisoners. Cramped conditions, disease, and poor nutrition meant the navy nurses and their army counterparts were overwhelmed caring for the camp. They endured disease, starvation, severe overcrowding, and abuse from guards, but also experienced friendship, hope, and some, including Dorothy, even found love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375960Tue, 07 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines Author: Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Susan Ericksen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines Author: Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In January 1940, navy nurse Dorothy Still eagerly anticipated her new assignment at a military hospital in the Philippines. Her first year abroad was an adventure. She dated sailors, attended dances, and watched the sparkling evening lights from her balcony. But as 1941 progressed, signs of war became imminent. Military wives and children were shipped home to the states, and the sailors increased their daily drills. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Dorothy and the other nurses braced for a direct assault. When the all-clear sounded, they raced across the yard to the hospital and prepared for the wounded to arrive. In that frantic dash, Dorothy transformed from a navy nurse to a war nurse. Along with the other women on the nursing staff, she provided compassionate, tireless, critical care. When the Philippines fell to Japan in early January 1942, Dorothy was held captive in a hospital and then transferred to a university along with thousands of civilian prisoners. Cramped conditions, disease, and poor nutrition meant the navy nurses and their army counterparts were overwhelmed caring for the camp. They endured disease, starvation, severe overcrowding, and abuse from guards, but also experienced friendship, hope, and some, including Dorothy, even found love.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebuilding-sergeant-peck-how-i-put-body-and-soul-back-together-after-afghanistan-by-terry-bivens-dava-guerin-john-peck--65098007https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan Author: Terry Bivens, Dava Guerin, John Peck Narrator: John Peck, Christina Traister, Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Marine Sgt. John Peck is a survivor, but he is also a thriver. His story still makes me smile. I am so grateful that he entered our lives.”—Jennifer Griffin, FOX News Marine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic brain injury, amnesia, and cost him his marriage. He survived another three years later, one that left him with three and a half limbs missing. He’s one of only two living people to survive the flesh-eating fungus he contracted in recovery at Walter Reed, one that left him as a quadruple amputee. And that’s only the beginning of his story. What followed was a recovery nothing short of miraculous. With resilience and the help of advocates like actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise, FOX’s Jennifer Griffin, and Bill O’Reilly, John would use a specialized “Action Trackchair” wheelchair and a newly-built SmartHome to get a third lease on life. In 2016, Peck underwent a groundbreaking bilateral arm transplant, receiving two new arms. To date, the surgery has been successful. Today, Peck is a motivational speaker, a philanthropist for veteran and wounded warrior causes, and is pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a chef with the help of Chef Robert Irvine. From the lessons learned in a difficult childhood and as a homeless teenager, to dealing with depression and PTSD in recovery, to learning how to chop with another man’s arms, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck is Peck’s account of an honest, visceral, and inspirational story that is truly unique.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360860Tue, 07 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan Author: Terry Bivens, Dava Guerin, John Peck Narrator: John Peck,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan Author: Terry Bivens, Dava Guerin, John Peck Narrator: John Peck, Christina Traister, Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Marine Sgt. John Peck is a survivor, but he is also a thriver. His story still makes me smile. I am so grateful that he entered our lives.”—Jennifer Griffin, FOX News Marine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic brain injury, amnesia, and cost him his marriage. He survived another three years later, one that left him with three and a half limbs missing. He’s one of only two living people to survive the flesh-eating fungus he contracted in recovery at Walter Reed, one that left him as a quadruple amputee. And that’s only the beginning of his story. What followed was a recovery nothing short of miraculous. With resilience and the help of advocates like actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise, FOX’s Jennifer Griffin, and Bill O’Reilly, John would use a specialized “Action Trackchair” wheelchair and a newly-built SmartHome to get a third lease on life. In 2016, Peck underwent a groundbreaking bilateral arm transplant, receiving two new arms. To date, the surgery has been successful. Today, Peck is a motivational speaker, a philanthropist for veteran and wounded warrior causes, and is pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a chef with the help of Chef Robert Irvine. From the lessons learned in a difficult childhood and as a homeless teenager, to dealing with depression and PTSD in recovery, to learning how to chop with another man’s arms, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck is Peck’s account of an honest, visceral, and inspirational story that is truly unique.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/break-point-sas-who-dares-wins-host-s-incredible-true-story-by-ollie-ollerton--65098039https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story Author: Ollie Ollerton Narrator: Ollie Ollerton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Ex-Special Forces' soldier and host of SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton narrates his incredible story for the first time. Where is your break point? Is it here? Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg, with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight? Or here? Under heavy fire from armed kidnappers while protecting journalists en route to Baghdad. Or, is it here? At the bottom of a bottle, with a family in pieces, unable to adapt to a civilian lifestyle, yearning for a warzone. We all have break points to face - at the gym, in the office, in our personal lives - those moments of self-doubt where we have to dig deep, and find something within to grab hold of and push us through. Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton has faced his own break points and now he tells us the lessons he has learnt along the way. From survivor of a freak childhood attack to elite fighter, Ollie's incredible story features, high-speed shoot-outs, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics. Special Forces soldiers are not supermen. Bullets don't bounce off them. They don't hit the target with every shot. They have the same vulnerabilities and doubts as the rest of us. But ordinary people can achieve the extraordinary, under the greatest pressure, in the most challenging situations. Ollie's life has taught him that everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement, because it's only when it's crunch time, when you're down to your last bullet - when you're at break point - that you find out who you really are. Includes an exclusive Q&A and an extract from Ollie's new book Battle Ready. OLLIE OLLERTON CO-HOSTS SAS: WHO DARES WINS ALONGSIDE ANT MIDDLETON, JASON FOX and MARK BILLINGHAM.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380836Thu, 02 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story Author: Ollie Ollerton Narrator: Ollie Ollerton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story Author: Ollie Ollerton Narrator: Ollie Ollerton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Ex-Special Forces' soldier and host of SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton narrates his incredible story for the first time. Where is your break point? Is it here? Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg, with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight? Or here? Under heavy fire from armed kidnappers while protecting journalists en route to Baghdad. Or, is it here? At the bottom of a bottle, with a family in pieces, unable to adapt to a civilian lifestyle, yearning for a warzone. We all have break points to face - at the gym, in the office, in our personal lives - those moments of self-doubt where we have to dig deep, and find something within to grab hold of and push us through. Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton has faced his own break points and now he tells us the lessons he has learnt along the way. From survivor of a freak childhood attack to elite fighter, Ollie's incredible story features, high-speed shoot-outs, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics. Special Forces soldiers are not supermen. Bullets don't bounce off them. They don't hit the target with every shot. They have the same vulnerabilities and doubts as the rest of us. But ordinary people can achieve the extraordinary, under the greatest pressure, in the most challenging situations. Ollie's life has taught him that everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement, because it's only when it's crunch time, when you're down to your last bullet - when you're at break point - that you find out who you really are. Includes an exclusive Q&A and an extract from Ollie's new book Battle Ready. OLLIE OLLERTON CO-HOSTS SAS: WHO DARES WINS ALONGSIDE ANT MIDDLETON, JASON FOX and MARK BILLINGHAM.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-war-criminal-s-son-the-civil-war-saga-of-william-a-winder-by-jane-singer--65098020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Criminal’s Son: The Civil War Saga of William A. Winder Author: Jane Singer Narrator: Jane Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The War Criminal’s Son brings to life hidden aspects of the Civil War through the sweeping saga of the firstborn son in the infamous Confederate Winder family who shattered family ties to stand with the Union. General John H. Winder was the commandant of most prison camps in the Confederacy, including Andersonville. When Winder gave his son William Andrew Winder the order to come south and fight, desert, or commit suicide, William went to the White House and swore his allegiance to President Lincoln and the Union. Despite his pleas to remain at the front, it was not enough. Winder was ordered to command Alcatraz, a fortress that became a Civil War prison where he treated his prisoners humanely despite repeated accusations of disloyalty and treason because the Winder name had become shorthand for brutality during an already brutal war. John Winder died before he could be brought to justice as a war criminal. Haunted by his father’s villainy, William went into a self-imposed exile for twenty years and eventually ended up at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota to fulfill his longstanding desire to better the lot of Native Americans. In The War Criminal’s Son, Jane Singer evokes the universal themes of loyalty, shame, and redemption in the face of unspeakable cruelty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360079Wed, 01 May 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Criminal’s Son: The Civil War Saga of William A. Winder Author: Jane Singer Narrator: Jane Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Criminal’s Son: The Civil War Saga of William A. Winder Author: Jane Singer Narrator: Jane Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The War Criminal’s Son brings to life hidden aspects of the Civil War through the sweeping saga of the firstborn son in the infamous Confederate Winder family who shattered family ties to stand with the Union. General John H. Winder was the commandant of most prison camps in the Confederacy, including Andersonville. When Winder gave his son William Andrew Winder the order to come south and fight, desert, or commit suicide, William went to the White House and swore his allegiance to President Lincoln and the Union. Despite his pleas to remain at the front, it was not enough. Winder was ordered to command Alcatraz, a fortress that became a Civil War prison where he treated his prisoners humanely despite repeated accusations of disloyalty and treason because the Winder name had become shorthand for brutality during an already brutal war. John Winder died before he could be brought to justice as a war criminal. Haunted by his father’s villainy, William went into a self-imposed exile for twenty years and eventually ended up at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota to fulfill his longstanding desire to better the lot of Native Americans. In The War Criminal’s Son, Jane Singer evokes the universal themes of loyalty, shame, and redemption in the face of unspeakable cruelty.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lightning-sky-by-r-c-george--65098040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lightning Sky Author: R.C. George Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: October 6, 1944. Twenty-year-old Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant David 'Mac' Warren MacArthur was on a strafing mission over Greece when a round of 88-mm German anti-aircraft flak turned his P-38 Lightning into a comet of fire and smoke. Dave parachuted to safety as the Lightning lived up to her name and struck the Adriatic Sea like a bolt of flames. In minutes, he was plucked from the water—only to find himself on the wrong end of a German rifle pointing straight at his head. Dave's father, Lieutenant Colonel Vaughn MacArthur, was a chaplain with the 8th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army when he learned of his son's capture. He made it his personal mission to find him. For the duration of the war, as Dave was shuttled from camp to camp—including Dachau—his father never stopped searching. Then in May 1945, Vaughn’s last hope was Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany. Through the barbed wire fence, he cried out his son's name. Incredibly, out of tens of thousands of POWs, one of them, squinting into the sunlight, turned and smiled. Father and son spent the next two weeks together celebrating, a forever cherished memory. Over the next twenty-five years, Dave would go on to honor his father in rescue missions of his own, becoming a highly decorated and genuine American war hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381639Tue, 30 Apr 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lightning Sky Author: R.C. George Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lightning Sky Author: R.C. George Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: October 6, 1944. Twenty-year-old Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant David 'Mac' Warren MacArthur was on a strafing mission over Greece when a round of 88-mm German anti-aircraft flak turned his P-38 Lightning into a comet of fire and smoke. Dave parachuted to safety as the Lightning lived up to her name and struck the Adriatic Sea like a bolt of flames. In minutes, he was plucked from the water—only to find himself on the wrong end of a German rifle pointing straight at his head. Dave's father, Lieutenant Colonel Vaughn MacArthur, was a chaplain with the 8th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army when he learned of his son's capture. He made it his personal mission to find him. For the duration of the war, as Dave was shuttled from camp to camp—including Dachau—his father never stopped searching. Then in May 1945, Vaughn’s last hope was Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany. Through the barbed wire fence, he cried out his son's name. Incredibly, out of tens of thousands of POWs, one of them, squinting into the sunlight, turned and smiled. Father and son spent the next two weeks together celebrating, a forever cherished memory. Over the next twenty-five years, Dave would go on to honor his father in rescue missions of his own, becoming a highly decorated and genuine American war hero.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-spies-recently-declassified-top-secret-operation-by-gm-matheny--65098037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God & Spies: Recently Declassified Top Secret Operation Author: Gm Matheny Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Author G. M. Matheny was a U.S. Navy saturation diver on the nuclear submarine USS Halibut. Involved in Operation Ivy Bells. America's most important (and most dangerous of the Cold War) clandestine operations. If you like good old fashioned American bravado, espionage and American history, you will enjoy this book. God & Spies is a firsthand account of America's greatest intelligence coup. Operation Ivy Bells was not a onetime intercept of foreign intelligence but an ongoing operation of multiple Soviet military channels! Another reason for the high interest in our operation was the audacious nature in which it was done—with not one person risking his neck but the crews of two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines which rendezvoused in Soviet territorial waters. 'How did I end up as a navy diver, four hundred feet down in a frigid Russian sea? After making my dad totally disgusted with me, I set out to make him happy. 'Honor thy father'—I struggled with a decision to serve God. 'Lord, I will give my life to you and serve you if you let me make this dive.' But I had the impression He only wanted to know one thing: 'What if I do not let you? Will you serve me anyway?'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375758Tue, 30 Apr 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God & Spies: Recently Declassified Top Secret Operation Author: Gm Matheny Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God & Spies: Recently Declassified Top Secret Operation Author: Gm Matheny Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Author G. M. Matheny was a U.S. Navy saturation diver on the nuclear submarine USS Halibut. Involved in Operation Ivy Bells. America's most important (and most dangerous of the Cold War) clandestine operations. If you like good old fashioned American bravado, espionage and American history, you will enjoy this book. God & Spies is a firsthand account of America's greatest intelligence coup. Operation Ivy Bells was not a onetime intercept of foreign intelligence but an ongoing operation of multiple Soviet military channels! Another reason for the high interest in our operation was the audacious nature in which it was done—with not one person risking his neck but the crews of two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines which rendezvoused in Soviet territorial waters. 'How did I end up as a navy diver, four hundred feet down in a frigid Russian sea? After making my dad totally disgusted with me, I set out to make him happy. 'Honor thy father'—I struggled with a decision to serve God. 'Lord, I will give my life to you and serve you if you let me make this dive.' But I had the impression He only wanted to know one thing: 'What if I do not let you? Will you serve me anyway?'']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/matilda-empress-queen-warrior-by-catherine-hanley--65098012https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior Author: Catherine Hanley Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the first woman ever to hold the position—and an able military general. This new biography explores Matilda's achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375943Tue, 23 Apr 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior Author: Catherine Hanley Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior Author: Catherine Hanley Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the first woman ever to hold the position—and an able military general. This new biography explores Matilda's achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/escape-from-stalag-luft-iii-the-true-story-of-my-successful-great-escape-the-memoir-of-bob-vanderstok-by-bram-vanderstok--65098032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok Author: Bram Vanderstok Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On the night of March 24, 1944, Bram Vanderstok was number eighteen of seventy-six men who crawled beyond the barbed wire fence of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film The Great Escape, was largely based on this autobiography but—with Vanderstok's agreement—filmmakers chose to turn his story into an Australian character named Sedgwick. His memoir sets down his wartime adventures before being incarcerated in Stalag Luft III and then in extraordinary detail describes various escape attempts which culminated with the famous March breakout. After escaping, Vanderstok roamed Europe for weeks, passing through Leipzig, Utrecht, Brussels, Paris, Dijon, and Madrid, before making it back to England. He reported to the Air Ministry and two months after escaping returned to the British No. 91 Squadron. In the following months he flew almost every day to France escorting bombers and knocking down V1 rockets. In August 1944 he finally returned to his home. He learned that his two brothers had been killed in concentration camps after being arrested for resistance work. His father had been tortured and blinded by the Gestapo during interrogation. He had never betrayed his son.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375506Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok Author: Bram Vanderstok Narrator: John Lee...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok Author: Bram Vanderstok Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On the night of March 24, 1944, Bram Vanderstok was number eighteen of seventy-six men who crawled beyond the barbed wire fence of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film The Great Escape, was largely based on this autobiography but—with Vanderstok's agreement—filmmakers chose to turn his story into an Australian character named Sedgwick. His memoir sets down his wartime adventures before being incarcerated in Stalag Luft III and then in extraordinary detail describes various escape attempts which culminated with the famous March breakout. After escaping, Vanderstok roamed Europe for weeks, passing through Leipzig, Utrecht, Brussels, Paris, Dijon, and Madrid, before making it back to England. He reported to the Air Ministry and two months after escaping returned to the British No. 91 Squadron. In the following months he flew almost every day to France escorting bombers and knocking down V1 rockets. In August 1944 he finally returned to his home. He learned that his two brothers had been killed in concentration camps after being arrested for resistance work. His father had been tortured and blinded by the Gestapo during interrogation. He had never betrayed his son.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crusader-general-donn-starry-and-the-army-of-his-times-by-mike-guardia--65098000https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times Author: Mike Guardia Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Although he missed combat in World War II and Korea, Donn Starry became one of the most influential commanders of the Vietnam War, and after Vietnam was one of the “intellectual giants” who reshaped the US Army and its doctrines. Throughout his career he worked to improve training, leadership, and conditions for the men who served under him. Starry was a leading advocate for tank warfare in Vietnam, and his recommendations helped shape the contours for American armor in Southeast Asia—and paved the way for his success as commander of Eleventh Armored Cavalry during the invasion of Cambodia. When commander of Fort Knox and the Armor Center and School in the 1970s, Starry redeveloped armor tactics and doctrine and improved training. In his sixteen months as commander of V Corps, he thoroughly tested the doctrine of Active Defense, then used his observations to create a new doctrine, AirLand Battle, which paved the way for overwhelming victory in the Gulf War. Like most battlefield commanders from the Vietnam era, Starry’s legacy is often overshadowed by the controversy of the war itself and the turmoil of the immediate postwar Army. However, with the invasion of Cambodia and the development of AirLand Battle, it is hard to imagine anyone who has had a greater impact on modern maneuver warfare. In this new biography of General Donn Starry, armor officer Mike Guardia examines the life and work of this pioneering, crusading officer using extracts from interviews with veterans and family, and from Starry’s personal papers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367334Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times Author: Mike Guardia Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times Author: Mike Guardia Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Although he missed combat in World War II and Korea, Donn Starry became one of the most influential commanders of the Vietnam War, and after Vietnam was one of the “intellectual giants” who reshaped the US Army and its doctrines. Throughout his career he worked to improve training, leadership, and conditions for the men who served under him. Starry was a leading advocate for tank warfare in Vietnam, and his recommendations helped shape the contours for American armor in Southeast Asia—and paved the way for his success as commander of Eleventh Armored Cavalry during the invasion of Cambodia. When commander of Fort Knox and the Armor Center and School in the 1970s, Starry redeveloped armor tactics and doctrine and improved training. In his sixteen months as commander of V Corps, he thoroughly tested the doctrine of Active Defense, then used his observations to create a new doctrine, AirLand Battle, which paved the way for overwhelming victory in the Gulf War. Like most battlefield commanders from the Vietnam era, Starry’s legacy is often overshadowed by the controversy of the war itself and the turmoil of the immediate postwar Army. However, with the invasion of Cambodia and the development of AirLand Battle, it is hard to imagine anyone who has had a greater impact on modern maneuver warfare. In this new biography of General Donn Starry, armor officer Mike Guardia examines the life and work of this pioneering, crusading officer using extracts from interviews with veterans and family, and from Starry’s personal papers.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ignorance-of-bliss-an-american-kid-in-saigon-by-sandy-hanna--65098047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ignorance of Bliss: An American Kid in Saigon Author: Sandy Hanna Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Ignorance of Bliss tells the true story of ten-year-old Sandy, who moves with her American military family to Saigon, Vietnam, where her father, the Colonel, serves as a military advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. In 1960s Saigon, Sandy finds a world of crushing poverty and extraordinary beauty; a world of streets, villas, and brothels, where politics and intrigue reside between plot and counterplot. Blissfully living a life of French decadence, Sandy maneuvers between coups, spies, bombings, corruption, and scandal as she and her thirteen-year-old brother, Tom, run an illicit baby powder and Hershey bar business on the black market and live a life of school, scouts, dance parties, and movies at the underground theater. When the Colonel's counterpart, Colonel Le Van Sam, delivers an expose on the current ruling Diem regime, Sandy finds that her constant spying on her father's activities has brought her face to face with the reality of Vietnam and the anti-American sentiment that pervades it. This coming-of age story takes place in a turbulent country striving for nationalism, giving the listener a stunning look into the life of military dependents living abroad and the underlying ignorance that surrounded a little understood time in history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375696Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ignorance of Bliss: An American Kid in Saigon Author: Sandy Hanna Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ignorance of Bliss: An American Kid in Saigon Author: Sandy Hanna Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Ignorance of Bliss tells the true story of ten-year-old Sandy, who moves with her American military family to Saigon, Vietnam, where her father, the Colonel, serves as a military advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. In 1960s Saigon, Sandy finds a world of crushing poverty and extraordinary beauty; a world of streets, villas, and brothels, where politics and intrigue reside between plot and counterplot. Blissfully living a life of French decadence, Sandy maneuvers between coups, spies, bombings, corruption, and scandal as she and her thirteen-year-old brother, Tom, run an illicit baby powder and Hershey bar business on the black market and live a life of school, scouts, dance parties, and movies at the underground theater. When the Colonel's counterpart, Colonel Le Van Sam, delivers an expose on the current ruling Diem regime, Sandy finds that her constant spying on her father's activities has brought her face to face with the reality of Vietnam and the anti-American sentiment that pervades it. This coming-of age story takes place in a turbulent country striving for nationalism, giving the listener a stunning look into the life of military dependents living abroad and the underlying ignorance that surrounded a little understood time in history.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/run-to-the-sound-of-the-guns-the-true-story-of-an-american-ranger-at-war-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-by-nicholas-moore-mir-bahmanyar--65098027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Nicholas Moore, Mir Bahmanyar Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Sweeping from frozen mountaintops to dusty city streets, and everything in between, this is the gripping and deeply personal account of an elite Ranger who nearly lost his life 'leading the way' in America's secretive global wars. As part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this compelling biography, a detailed narrative of grueling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror. Charting his rise from private to senior non-commissioned officer, this title follows Moore as he embarks on a series of dangerous deployments, engaging in brutal street combat and traversing inhospitable terrain in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Iraq's Most Wanted. Including first-hand accounts of high-profile special operations missions such as the tense rescue of Private First Class Jessica Lynch and the search and rescue mission for U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Moore recounts, in vivid detail, the realities of life on the front line.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375153Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Nicholas Moore, Mir Bahmanyar Narrator: John...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Author: Nicholas Moore, Mir Bahmanyar Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Sweeping from frozen mountaintops to dusty city streets, and everything in between, this is the gripping and deeply personal account of an elite Ranger who nearly lost his life 'leading the way' in America's secretive global wars. As part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this compelling biography, a detailed narrative of grueling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror. Charting his rise from private to senior non-commissioned officer, this title follows Moore as he embarks on a series of dangerous deployments, engaging in brutal street combat and traversing inhospitable terrain in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Iraq's Most Wanted. Including first-hand accounts of high-profile special operations missions such as the tense rescue of Private First Class Jessica Lynch and the search and rescue mission for U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Moore recounts, in vivid detail, the realities of life on the front line.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-als-der-wagen-nicht-kam-ungekurzt-eine-wahre-geschichte-aus-dem-widerstand-by-manfred-lutz-paulus-van-husen--65097867https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als der Wagen nicht kam (ungekürzt): Eine wahre Geschichte aus dem Widerstand Author: Manfred Lütz, Paulus Van Husen Narrator: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Ein Krimi aus der Wirklichkeit: Das dramatische Leben des Paulus van Husen, glänzend und humorvoll von ihm selbst erzählt, erst kürzlich entdeckt. Wie ihn der Erste Weltkrieg aus einem wohlgeordneten Leben wirft, wie er in die internationale Politik gerät, dann in Konflikt mit den Nazis, wie er dem SS-Mörder Heydrich Auge in Auge widersteht, sich dem Kreisauer Kreis anschließt, Stauffenberg begegnet, mit Glück das KZ überlebt und am Ende der oberste Richter Nordrhein-Westfalens wird, das alles ist fesselnd geschrieben wie ein Roman. Wie man 'dem Löwen auf den Schwanz tritt', und dann doch noch entwischt, das ist die abenteuerliche Geschichte eines Mannes, der sich aufrechten Hauptes der Barbarei entgegenstellte.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406425Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als der Wagen nicht kam (ungekürzt): Eine wahre Geschichte aus dem Widerstand Author: Manfred Lütz, Paulus Van Husen Narrator: Frank Arnold...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/406425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als der Wagen nicht kam (ungekürzt): Eine wahre Geschichte aus dem Widerstand Author: Manfred Lütz, Paulus Van Husen Narrator: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Ein Krimi aus der Wirklichkeit: Das dramatische Leben des Paulus van Husen, glänzend und humorvoll von ihm selbst erzählt, erst kürzlich entdeckt. Wie ihn der Erste Weltkrieg aus einem wohlgeordneten Leben wirft, wie er in die internationale Politik gerät, dann in Konflikt mit den Nazis, wie er dem SS-Mörder Heydrich Auge in Auge widersteht, sich dem Kreisauer Kreis anschließt, Stauffenberg begegnet, mit Glück das KZ überlebt und am Ende der oberste Richter Nordrhein-Westfalens wird, das alles ist fesselnd geschrieben wie ein Roman. Wie man 'dem Löwen auf den Schwanz tritt', und dann doch noch entwischt, das ist die abenteuerliche Geschichte eines Mannes, der sich aufrechten Hauptes der Barbarei entgegenstellte.]]>185rzt,tzcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desert-fox-the-storied-military-career-of-erwin-rommel-by-samuel-w-mitcham-jr--65098025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel Author: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the strange and fascinating life of Erwin Rommel, from his days as a youth in Imperial Germany—when he had a child out of wedlock with an early girlfriend—through his lauded military exploits during World War I to his death by suicide during World War II, after he attempted a failed coup against Hitler. Rommel was a man of contradictions: a soldier who wrote a bestselling book about World War I, a commander who went from commanding Hitler's bodyguard to trying to kill him, and a serious military mind who was known for participating in practical jokes. In Desert Fox, author Samuel Mitcham (Bust Hell Wide Open) confronts the truth about Rommel and takes a close look at his military actions and reflections.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374210Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel Author: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel Author: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is the strange and fascinating life of Erwin Rommel, from his days as a youth in Imperial Germany—when he had a child out of wedlock with an early girlfriend—through his lauded military exploits during World War I to his death by suicide during World War II, after he attempted a failed coup against Hitler. Rommel was a man of contradictions: a soldier who wrote a bestselling book about World War I, a commander who went from commanding Hitler's bodyguard to trying to kill him, and a serious military mind who was known for participating in practical jokes. In Desert Fox, author Samuel Mitcham (Bust Hell Wide Open) confronts the truth about Rommel and takes a close look at his military actions and reflections.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-flower-my-life-after-iraq-by-brooke-king--65098009https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Flower: My Life after Iraq Author: Brooke King Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brooke King has been asked over and over what it’s like to be a woman in combat, but she knows her answer is not what the public wants to hear. The answers people seek lie in the graphic details of war—the sex, death, violence, and reality of it all as she experienced it. In her riveting memoir War Flower, King breaks her silence and reveals the truth about her experience as a soldier in Iraq. Find out what happens when the sex turns into secret affairs, the violence is turned up to eleven, and how King’s feelings for a country she knew nothing about as a nineteen-year-old become more disturbing to her as a thirty-year-old mother writing it all down before her memories fade into oblivion. The story of a girl who went to war and returned home a woman, War Flower gathers the enduring remembrances of a soldier coming to grips with post-traumatic stress disorder. As King recalls her time in Iraq, she reflects on what violence does to a woman and how the psychic wounds of combat are unwittingly passed down from mother to children. War Flower is ultimately a profound meditation on what it means to have been a woman in a war zone and an unsettling exposé on war and its lingering aftershocks. For veterans such as King, the toughest lesson of service is that in the mind, some wars never end—even after you come home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360081Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Flower: My Life after Iraq Author: Brooke King Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War Flower: My Life after Iraq Author: Brooke King Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brooke King has been asked over and over what it’s like to be a woman in combat, but she knows her answer is not what the public wants to hear. The answers people seek lie in the graphic details of war—the sex, death, violence, and reality of it all as she experienced it. In her riveting memoir War Flower, King breaks her silence and reveals the truth about her experience as a soldier in Iraq. Find out what happens when the sex turns into secret affairs, the violence is turned up to eleven, and how King’s feelings for a country she knew nothing about as a nineteen-year-old become more disturbing to her as a thirty-year-old mother writing it all down before her memories fade into oblivion. The story of a girl who went to war and returned home a woman, War Flower gathers the enduring remembrances of a soldier coming to grips with post-traumatic stress disorder. As King recalls her time in Iraq, she reflects on what violence does to a woman and how the psychic wounds of combat are unwittingly passed down from mother to children. War Flower is ultimately a profound meditation on what it means to have been a woman in a war zone and an unsettling exposé on war and its lingering aftershocks. For veterans such as King, the toughest lesson of service is that in the mind, some wars never end—even after you come home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dear-boy-a-world-war-ii-story-of-escape-exile-and-revelation-by-joanie-holzer-schirm--65098001https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: After the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm’s parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped with censor marks, sent from Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, China, and South and North America, along with journals, vintage film, taped interviews, and photographs. In working through these various materials documenting the life of her father, Oswald “Valdik” Holzer, she learned of her family history through his remarkable experiences of exile and loss, resilience and hope. In this posthumous memoir, Schirm elegantly re-creates her father’s youthful voice as he comes of age as a Jew in interwar Prague, escapes from a Nazi-held army unit, practices medicine in China’s war-ravaged interior, and settles in the United States to start a family. Introducing us to a diverse cast of characters ranging from the humorous to the menacing, Holzer’s life story is an inspirational account of survival during wartime, a cinematic epic spanning multiple continents, and ultimately a tale with a twist—a book that will move readers for generations to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: After the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm’s parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped with censor marks, sent from Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, China, and South and North America, along with journals, vintage film, taped interviews, and photographs. In working through these various materials documenting the life of her father, Oswald “Valdik” Holzer, she learned of her family history through his remarkable experiences of exile and loss, resilience and hope. In this posthumous memoir, Schirm elegantly re-creates her father’s youthful voice as he comes of age as a Jew in interwar Prague, escapes from a Nazi-held army unit, practices medicine in China’s war-ravaged interior, and settles in the United States to start a family. Introducing us to a diverse cast of characters ranging from the humorous to the menacing, Holzer’s life story is an inspirational account of survival during wartime, a cinematic epic spanning multiple continents, and ultimately a tale with a twist—a book that will move readers for generations to come.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/escape-from-stalag-luft-iii-the-memoir-of-jens-muller-by-jens-muller--65098043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Muller Author: Jens Muller Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 28, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Jens Müller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III in March 1944—the break that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. Müller was no. 43 of the 76 prisoners of war who managed to escape from the camp (now in Zagan, Poland). Together with Per Bergsland he stowed away on a ship to Gothenburg. The escapees sought out the British consulate and were flown from Stockholm to Scotland. From there they were sent by train to London and shortly afterwards to 'Little Norway' in Canada. Müller's book about his wartime experiences was first published in Norwegian in 1946, titled Tre kom tilbake (Three Came Back). This translation will correct the impression—set by the film and Charles Bronson—that the men who escaped successfully were American and Australian. In a vivid, informative memoir Müller details what life in the camp was like, how the escapes were planned and executed, and the story of his personal breakout and success reaching the RAF Leuchars base in Scotland.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370415Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Muller Author: Jens Muller Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Muller Author: Jens Muller Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 28, 2019 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Jens Müller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III in March 1944—the break that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. Müller was no. 43 of the 76 prisoners of war who managed to escape from the camp (now in Zagan, Poland). Together with Per Bergsland he stowed away on a ship to Gothenburg. The escapees sought out the British consulate and were flown from Stockholm to Scotland. From there they were sent by train to London and shortly afterwards to 'Little Norway' in Canada. Müller's book about his wartime experiences was first published in Norwegian in 1946, titled Tre kom tilbake (Three Came Back). This translation will correct the impression—set by the film and Charles Bronson—that the men who escaped successfully were American and Australian. In a vivid, informative memoir Müller details what life in the camp was like, how the escapes were planned and executed, and the story of his personal breakout and success reaching the RAF Leuchars base in Scotland.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/policing-saigon-by-loren-w-christensen--65098044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Policing Saigon Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned. As a twenty-three-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition. Nearly eighty stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc—from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted—is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368958Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Policing Saigon Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Policing Saigon Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned. As a twenty-three-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition. Nearly eighty stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc—from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted—is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-a-tale-of-two-tours-by-james-c-mooney-jr--65098038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours Author: James C. Mooney Jr. Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is a U.S. Army helicopter pilot's candid first-hand account of his Vietnam experience in the air and on the ground at the height of U.S. troop strength and then again when he returned for a second tour of duty at the very end of the war. It is a non-political description of what life was really like for him and others who served in Vietnam. There is no embellishment or any second-hand stories from anyone else about their experiences in Vietnam. The author describes a first tour in the Central Highlands supporting an Infantry Division as a pilot in an Assault Helicopter Company flying the UH-1H (Huey) and later during his first tour as an OH-6A Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) pilot assigned to an Infantry Brigade. The book includes a description of combat assaults, the Cambodian Invasion, ground an air tactics, people he met and worked with, helicopter operations, rescues, combat in the air and on the ground, leadership, unit life and living at four different locations, everyday camp life and conditions, as well as many vignettes as to things both good and bad he witnessed during his first tour. The author continues his book with a history of his second tour around Saigon while assigned to an Air Cavalry Troop and how much the war and other things had changed from his first tour. Events recounted include the Air Cavalry Troop mission and life at Bien Hoa, the cease fire and post-cease fire support missions, moving to Saigon and experiences living there, meeting his former enemy, the prisoner of war exchange, being shot down after the cease fire began, and being on the final flight out of combat troops that closed out the war for America. He closes with his overall reflections on his wartime service. A must for those who want to know what it was really like to have been there without the hype, politics, or hidden agenda that usually is part of any Vietnam War story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367800Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours Author: James C. Mooney Jr. Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours Author: James C. Mooney Jr. Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: This is a U.S. Army helicopter pilot's candid first-hand account of his Vietnam experience in the air and on the ground at the height of U.S. troop strength and then again when he returned for a second tour of duty at the very end of the war. It is a non-political description of what life was really like for him and others who served in Vietnam. There is no embellishment or any second-hand stories from anyone else about their experiences in Vietnam. The author describes a first tour in the Central Highlands supporting an Infantry Division as a pilot in an Assault Helicopter Company flying the UH-1H (Huey) and later during his first tour as an OH-6A Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) pilot assigned to an Infantry Brigade. The book includes a description of combat assaults, the Cambodian Invasion, ground an air tactics, people he met and worked with, helicopter operations, rescues, combat in the air and on the ground, leadership, unit life and living at four different locations, everyday camp life and conditions, as well as many vignettes as to things both good and bad he witnessed during his first tour. The author continues his book with a history of his second tour around Saigon while assigned to an Air Cavalry Troop and how much the war and other things had changed from his first tour. Events recounted include the Air Cavalry Troop mission and life at Bien Hoa, the cease fire and post-cease fire support missions, moving to Saigon and experiences living there, meeting his former enemy, the prisoner of war exchange, being shot down after the cease fire began, and being on the final flight out of combat troops that closed out the war for America. He closes with his overall reflections on his wartime service. A must for those who want to know what it was really like to have been there without the hype, politics, or hidden agenda that usually is part of any Vietnam War story.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heroes-of-the-somme-by-edward-hart--65097991https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes of the Somme Author: Edward Hart Narrator: Ensemble Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: January 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Using original archives from the Western Front, this historic account uncovers the stories of seven men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross, Britain’s most prized military medal. Interviews with modern-day family members reveal the personal stories of each man, exploring the differing fortunes they experienced and the variety of reasons for which they fought.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381042Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes of the Somme Author: Edward Hart Narrator: Ensemble Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: January 23, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes of the Somme Author: Edward Hart Narrator: Ensemble Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: January 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Using original archives from the Western Front, this historic account uncovers the stories of seven men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross, Britain’s most prized military medal. Interviews with modern-day family members reveal the personal stories of each man, exploring the differing fortunes they experienced and the variety of reasons for which they fought.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spreading-my-wings-one-of-britain-s-top-women-pilots-tells-her-remarkable-story-from-pre-war-flying-to-breaking-the-sound-barrier-by-diana--65098046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spreading My Wings: One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-war Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier Author: Diana Barnato Walker Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The remarkable autobiography of a pioneering female aviator who left a privileged life to serve in World War II. Her father was a millionaire race-car driver who became chairman of Bentley Motors, and her grandfather cofounded the De Beers mining company. But by the late 1930s, debutante Diana Barnato had enough of her affluent, chaperoned existence and sought excitement in flying—soloing at Brooklands after only six hours' training. Joining the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 to help ferry aircraft to squadrons and bases throughout the country, she flew scores of different aircraft—fighters, bombers, and trainers—in all kinds of conditions, and without a radio. By 1945, Barnato had lost many friends, a fiancé, and a husband—but she continued to fly. In 1962 she was awarded the Jean Lennox Bird Trophy for notable achievement in aviation, but her greatest moment was yet to come, when in 1963 she flew a Lightning through the sound barrier, becoming 'the fastest woman in the world.' Spreading My Wings is her remarkable memoir, brimming with history and adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366494Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spreading My Wings: One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-war Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier Author: Diana...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spreading My Wings: One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-war Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier Author: Diana Barnato Walker Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The remarkable autobiography of a pioneering female aviator who left a privileged life to serve in World War II. Her father was a millionaire race-car driver who became chairman of Bentley Motors, and her grandfather cofounded the De Beers mining company. But by the late 1930s, debutante Diana Barnato had enough of her affluent, chaperoned existence and sought excitement in flying—soloing at Brooklands after only six hours' training. Joining the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 to help ferry aircraft to squadrons and bases throughout the country, she flew scores of different aircraft—fighters, bombers, and trainers—in all kinds of conditions, and without a radio. By 1945, Barnato had lost many friends, a fiancé, and a husband—but she continued to fly. In 1962 she was awarded the Jean Lennox Bird Trophy for notable achievement in aviation, but her greatest moment was yet to come, when in 1963 she flew a Lightning through the sound barrier, becoming 'the fastest woman in the world.' Spreading My Wings is her remarkable memoir, brimming with history and adventure.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-there-back-a-combat-medic-s-chronicle-by-jim-doc-purtell--65098030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did. Vietnam—There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during and after the Tet Offensive. Purtell describes in gritty detail what it was like to live and fight with an infantry company only to return to anti-Vietnam sentiment so strong that he and his fellow veterans felt nobody cared about them or the sacrifices they made.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did. Vietnam—There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during and after the Tet Offensive. Purtell describes in gritty detail what it was like to live and fight with an infantry company only to return to anti-Vietnam sentiment so strong that he and his fellow veterans felt nobody cared about them or the sacrifices they made.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/battalion-commanders-at-war-u-s-army-tactical-leadership-in-the-mediterranean-theater-1942-1943-by-steven-thomas-barry--65098042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battalion Commanders at War: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 Author: Steven Thomas Barry Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Most histories of the US Army in World War II view the Mediterranean Theater of Operations primarily as a deadly training ground for very green forces, where lessons learned on the beaches of Oran, in the hills of the Kasserine Pass area, and at the collapse of the Tunis bridgehead all contributed to later success in Western Europe. Steven Barry, however, contends that victory in the MTO would not have materialized without the leadership of battalion-level commanders. They operated at a high level, despite the lack of combat experience for themselves and their troops, ineffective leadership at higher levels, and deficiencies in equipment, organization, and mobilization. Barry portrays these officers as highly trained, adaptable, and courageous in their first combat experiences in North Africa and Sicily. Their leadership, he argues, brought discipline, maturity, experience, and the ability to translate common operational guidance into tactical reality, and thus contributed significantly to battlefield success in North Africa and Sicily in 1942–1943. To explain how this happened, he examines their prewar experiences, including professional military education and unit training exercises; personal factors such as calmness and physical resilience under fire; and the ability to draw upon doctrine, creatively apply the resources at their disposal, and clearly define and communicate mission goals and means. He also reveals how battalion leaders incorporated technological innovations into combined arms maneuvers by employing tank capabilities and close air support doctrine. As Barry's assessment shows, these battalion commanders were not the sole reason for the Allied triumph in North Africa and Sicily, but victory would not have been possible without the special brand of military leadership they exhibited throughout those campaigns. Under their leadership, even inexperienced units were able to deliver credible combat performance, and without the regular army battalion leaders, US units could not have functioned tactically early in the war. One of the few studies to focus on tactical adaptation at the battalion level in conventional warfare, Barry's book attests to the pivotal value of professional military education—and makes an important contribution to today's 'organizational learning' debate—while providing an in-depth view of adaptation of US infantry and armored forces in 1942–1943.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365905Tue, 25 Dec 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battalion Commanders at War: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 Author: Steven Thomas Barry Narrator: Johnny Heller...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battalion Commanders at War: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 Author: Steven Thomas Barry Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Most histories of the US Army in World War II view the Mediterranean Theater of Operations primarily as a deadly training ground for very green forces, where lessons learned on the beaches of Oran, in the hills of the Kasserine Pass area, and at the collapse of the Tunis bridgehead all contributed to later success in Western Europe. Steven Barry, however, contends that victory in the MTO would not have materialized without the leadership of battalion-level commanders. They operated at a high level, despite the lack of combat experience for themselves and their troops, ineffective leadership at higher levels, and deficiencies in equipment, organization, and mobilization. Barry portrays these officers as highly trained, adaptable, and courageous in their first combat experiences in North Africa and Sicily. Their leadership, he argues, brought discipline, maturity, experience, and the ability to translate common operational guidance into tactical reality, and thus contributed significantly to battlefield success in North Africa and Sicily in 1942–1943. To explain how this happened, he examines their prewar experiences, including professional military education and unit training exercises; personal factors such as calmness and physical resilience under fire; and the ability to draw upon doctrine, creatively apply the resources at their disposal, and clearly define and communicate mission goals and means. He also reveals how battalion leaders incorporated technological innovations into combined arms maneuvers by employing tank capabilities and close air support doctrine. As Barry's assessment shows, these battalion commanders were not the sole reason for the Allied triumph in North Africa and Sicily, but victory would not have been possible without the special brand of military leadership they exhibited throughout those campaigns. Under their leadership, even inexperienced units were able to deliver credible combat performance, and without the regular army battalion leaders, US units could not have functioned tactically early in the war. One of the few studies to focus on tactical adaptation at the battalion level in conventional warfare, Barry's book attests to the pivotal value of professional military education—and makes an important contribution to today's 'organizational learning' debate—while providing an in-depth view of adaptation of US infantry and armored forces in 1942–1943.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haig-s-enemy-crown-prince-rupprecht-and-germany-s-war-on-the-western-front-by-jonathan-boff--65098022https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haig's Enemy: Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front Author: Jonathan Boff Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the First World War, the British army's most consistent German opponent was Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. Commanding more than a million men as a General, and then Field Marshal, in the Imperial German Army, he held off the attacks of the British Expeditionary Force under Sir John French and then Sir Douglas Haig for four long years. But Rupprecht was to lose not only the war, but his son and his throne. In Haig's Enemy, Jonathan Boff explores the tragic tale of Rupprecht's war—the story of a man caught under the wheels of modern industrial warfare. Providing a fresh viewpoint on the history of the Western Front, Boff draws on extensive research in the German archives to offer a history of the First World War from the other side of the barbed wire. He revises conventional explanations of why the Germans lost with an in-depth analysis of the nature of command, and of the institutional development of the British, French, and German armies as modern warfare was born. Using Rupprecht's own diaries and letters, many of them never before published, Haig's Enemy views the Great War through the eyes of one of Germany's leading generals, shedding new light on many of the controversies of the Western Front.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365949Tue, 25 Dec 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haig's Enemy: Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front Author: Jonathan Boff Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haig's Enemy: Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front Author: Jonathan Boff Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: During the First World War, the British army's most consistent German opponent was Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. Commanding more than a million men as a General, and then Field Marshal, in the Imperial German Army, he held off the attacks of the British Expeditionary Force under Sir John French and then Sir Douglas Haig for four long years. But Rupprecht was to lose not only the war, but his son and his throne. In Haig's Enemy, Jonathan Boff explores the tragic tale of Rupprecht's war—the story of a man caught under the wheels of modern industrial warfare. Providing a fresh viewpoint on the history of the Western Front, Boff draws on extensive research in the German archives to offer a history of the First World War from the other side of the barbed wire. He revises conventional explanations of why the Germans lost with an in-depth analysis of the nature of command, and of the institutional development of the British, French, and German armies as modern warfare was born. Using Rupprecht's own diaries and letters, many of them never before published, Haig's Enemy views the Great War through the eyes of one of Germany's leading generals, shedding new light on many of the controversies of the Western Front.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mosby-s-rangers-a-record-of-the-operations-of-the-forty-third-battalion-virginia-cavalry-from-its-organization-to-the-surrender-by-james-j--65098048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mosby's Rangers: A Record Of The Operations Of The Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry, From Its Organization To The Surrender Author: James Joseph Williamson Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Mosby's Rangers were some of the most feared Confederate troops of the American Civil War. Under the command of Col. John S. Mosby, they executed small raids behind Union lines, raiding at will and then vanishing quickly into the countryside to remain undetected. Formally known as the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, they were formed after the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862. By the summer of 1864 Mosby had around four hundred men at his disposal in six cavalry companies and one artillery company. Their success led to the area around Fauquier and Loudoun counties becoming known as 'Mosby's Confederacy,' due to the grip that he and his men held on the area. James Joseph Williamson was a private who fought under Mosby from April, 1863, through until the end of the war. He records in fascinating detail the activity of Mosby and his men from their companies' organization until the moment that they were disbanded. Williamson provides brilliant insight into the campaigns that Mosby's men fought, how they were organized, who led them, and the difficulties they faced, as well as their greatest victories. The effectiveness of Mosby and his small band can be seen in these two statements: General Lee said that Mosby was 'zealous, bold, and skillful, and with very small resources he has accomplished a great deal.' While on the Union side, 'General at one point reported that seventeen thousand of his men were engaged in keeping Mosby from attacking his weak points, and thus away from active service on the firing line. Finally it was not safe to send despatches by a courier unless a regiment was sent along to guard him.' Yet, after the war, Grant held no animosity against his former foe, and stated 'I have come to know Mosby personally and somewhat intimately. He is a different man entirely from what I supposed. He is able and thoroughly honest and truthful. There were probably but few men in the South who could have commanded successfully a separate detachment in the rear of an opposing army, and so near the borders of hostilities as long as he did without losing his entire command.' Thus demonstrating the respect that Mosby and his men engendered with their enemies even after the war. Mosby's Rangers is a perfect book for anyone interested in the partisan activities of Mosby and his men through the course of the American Civil War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360761Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mosby's Rangers: A Record Of The Operations Of The Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry, From Its Organization To The Surrender Author: James Joseph...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mosby's Rangers: A Record Of The Operations Of The Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry, From Its Organization To The Surrender Author: James Joseph Williamson Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Mosby's Rangers were some of the most feared Confederate troops of the American Civil War. Under the command of Col. John S. Mosby, they executed small raids behind Union lines, raiding at will and then vanishing quickly into the countryside to remain undetected. Formally known as the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, they were formed after the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862. By the summer of 1864 Mosby had around four hundred men at his disposal in six cavalry companies and one artillery company. Their success led to the area around Fauquier and Loudoun counties becoming known as 'Mosby's Confederacy,' due to the grip that he and his men held on the area. James Joseph Williamson was a private who fought under Mosby from April, 1863, through until the end of the war. He records in fascinating detail the activity of Mosby and his men from their companies' organization until the moment that they were disbanded. Williamson provides brilliant insight into the campaigns that Mosby's men fought, how they were organized, who led them, and the difficulties they faced, as well as their greatest victories. The effectiveness of Mosby and his small band can be seen in these two statements: General Lee said that Mosby was 'zealous, bold, and skillful, and with very small resources he has accomplished a great deal.' While on the Union side, 'General at one point reported that seventeen thousand of his men were engaged in keeping Mosby from attacking his weak points, and thus away from active service on the firing line. Finally it was not safe to send despatches by a courier unless a regiment was sent along to guard him.' Yet, after the war, Grant held no animosity against his former foe, and stated 'I have come to know Mosby personally and somewhat intimately. He is a different man entirely from what I supposed. He is able and thoroughly honest and truthful. There were probably but few men in the South who could have commanded successfully a separate detachment in the rear of an opposing army, and so near the borders of hostilities as long as he did without losing his entire command.' Thus demonstrating the respect that Mosby and his men engendered with their enemies even after the war. Mosby's Rangers is a perfect book for anyone interested in the partisan activities of Mosby and his men through the course of the American Civil War.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-in-the-south-pacific-out-in-the-boondocks-u-s-marines-tell-their-stories-by-james-d-horan-gerold-frank--65098041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War in the South Pacific: Out in the Boondocks, U.S. Marines Tell Their Stories Author: James D. Horan, Gerold Frank Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'I was in one of the last landing barges to hit the beach of Gavutu Island. We were halfway in when the Japanese machine guns got their range. Bullets slapped the water and whined as they ricocheted off the barge. Some of us ducked; some of us fell to the floor; and all of us prayed.' Here, in heart-stopping human detail, are twenty-one personal accounts told by the men themselves. They are the stories of men who lived in hell and lived to tell of it. There is the story of Sgt. Albert Schmid who was awarded the Navy Cross for his single-handed destruction of a flanking attack while on Guadalcanal. The account of Private Nicolli who was literally blown into the air like a matchstick and then, with a piece of shrapnel in his chest, managed to help a wounded comrade to the rear. 'The luckiest man in the Solomons,' Sgt. Koziar, tells of how he had his tonsils removed with the assistance of a Japanese sniper's bullet. These are just three of the twenty-one fascinating stories that were told to Gerold Frank and James Horan just months after these marines had returned from active duty to recover from the conflict in the Pacific. The valor of these marines is astounding, as twenty-one-year-old Corporal Conroy states in the book, 'I don't suppose I shall ever be able to sum up all the bravery, the guts, the genuine, honest courage displayed by the boys out in Guadalcanal. They were afraid, and yet they took it. They had what it takes . . .' The battles of Gavutu-Tanambogo, Tulagi, Tenaru, Matanikau and Guadalcanal are all covered through these accounts which take the listener right to the epicenter of the Pacific conflict.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360757Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War in the South Pacific: Out in the Boondocks, U.S. Marines Tell Their Stories Author: James D. Horan, Gerold Frank Narrator: Tom Perkins Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: War in the South Pacific: Out in the Boondocks, U.S. Marines Tell Their Stories Author: James D. Horan, Gerold Frank Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'I was in one of the last landing barges to hit the beach of Gavutu Island. We were halfway in when the Japanese machine guns got their range. Bullets slapped the water and whined as they ricocheted off the barge. Some of us ducked; some of us fell to the floor; and all of us prayed.' Here, in heart-stopping human detail, are twenty-one personal accounts told by the men themselves. They are the stories of men who lived in hell and lived to tell of it. There is the story of Sgt. Albert Schmid who was awarded the Navy Cross for his single-handed destruction of a flanking attack while on Guadalcanal. The account of Private Nicolli who was literally blown into the air like a matchstick and then, with a piece of shrapnel in his chest, managed to help a wounded comrade to the rear. 'The luckiest man in the Solomons,' Sgt. Koziar, tells of how he had his tonsils removed with the assistance of a Japanese sniper's bullet. These are just three of the twenty-one fascinating stories that were told to Gerold Frank and James Horan just months after these marines had returned from active duty to recover from the conflict in the Pacific. The valor of these marines is astounding, as twenty-one-year-old Corporal Conroy states in the book, 'I don't suppose I shall ever be able to sum up all the bravery, the guts, the genuine, honest courage displayed by the boys out in Guadalcanal. They were afraid, and yet they took it. They had what it takes . . .' The battles of Gavutu-Tanambogo, Tulagi, Tenaru, Matanikau and Guadalcanal are all covered through these accounts which take the listener right to the epicenter of the Pacific conflict.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-man-you-ll-never-die-by-merton-naydler--65098049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ‘Young Man - You’ll Never Die’ Author: Merton Naydler Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma, and Malaya. This well-written and extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environment where sand and flies and life under canvas made living and flying a daunting experience. When the author was posted to Burma he was filled with 'a deep and genuine dread.' After a long uncomfortable trip he joined 11 Squadron and was now faced with Japanese Zeroes in combat over dense tropical jungle rather than Bf 109s over a barren desert terrain. 'Daytime flying was hot as hell, the humidity intense'—the author's description of his new posting that goes on to describe life in 'Death Valley,' named because of the likeliness of falling victim to tropical disease rather than enemy aircraft. This is the story of a sergeant pilot who learned his trade the hard way, in action over Africa and then honed his combat skills in the skies over Japanese-held tropical forests where he was eventually commissioned.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360248Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ‘Young Man - You’ll Never Die’ Author: Merton Naydler Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ‘Young Man - You’ll Never Die’ Author: Merton Naydler Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma, and Malaya. This well-written and extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environment where sand and flies and life under canvas made living and flying a daunting experience. When the author was posted to Burma he was filled with 'a deep and genuine dread.' After a long uncomfortable trip he joined 11 Squadron and was now faced with Japanese Zeroes in combat over dense tropical jungle rather than Bf 109s over a barren desert terrain. 'Daytime flying was hot as hell, the humidity intense'—the author's description of his new posting that goes on to describe life in 'Death Valley,' named because of the likeliness of falling victim to tropical disease rather than enemy aircraft. This is the story of a sergeant pilot who learned his trade the hard way, in action over Africa and then honed his combat skills in the skies over Japanese-held tropical forests where he was eventually commissioned.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-soldier-hitler-as-military-leader-by-stephen-fritz--65098033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader Author: Stephen Fritz Narrator: P.J. Ochlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A leading expert reexamines history to offer a stunningly original portrait of Hitler as a competent military commander and strategist. After Germany's humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their country's brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the Führer's erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization of Hitler as an ill-informed fantasist and demonstrates the ways in which his strategy was coherent and even competent. That Hitler saw World War II as the only way to retrieve Germany's fortunes and build an expansionist Thousand-Year Reich is uncontroversial. But while his generals did sometimes object to Hitler's tactics and operational direction, they often made the same errors in judgment and were in agreement regarding larger strategic and political goals. A necessary volume for understanding the influence of World War I on Hitler's thinking, this work is also an eye-opening reappraisal of major events like the invasion of Russia and the battle for Normandy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359355Tue, 13 Nov 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader Author: Stephen Fritz Narrator: P.J. Ochlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader Author: Stephen Fritz Narrator: P.J. Ochlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A leading expert reexamines history to offer a stunningly original portrait of Hitler as a competent military commander and strategist. After Germany's humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their country's brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the Führer's erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization of Hitler as an ill-informed fantasist and demonstrates the ways in which his strategy was coherent and even competent. That Hitler saw World War II as the only way to retrieve Germany's fortunes and build an expansionist Thousand-Year Reich is uncontroversial. But while his generals did sometimes object to Hitler's tactics and operational direction, they often made the same errors in judgment and were in agreement regarding larger strategic and political goals. A necessary volume for understanding the influence of World War I on Hitler's thinking, this work is also an eye-opening reappraisal of major events like the invasion of Russia and the battle for Normandy.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-the-call-three-women-on-the-front-lines-in-afghanistan-by-eileen-rivers--65098021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan Author: Eileen Rivers Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 6, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A riveting account of three women who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with men and worked with local women to restore their lives and push back the Taliban They marched under the heat with 40-pound rucksacks on their backs. They fired weapons out of the windows of military vehicles, defending their units in deadly battles. And they did things that their male counterparts could never do--gather intelligence on the Taliban from the women of Afghanistan. As females they could circumvent Muslim traditions and cultivate relationships with Afghan women who were bound by tradition not to speak with American military men. And their work in local villages helped empower Afghan women, providing them with the education and financial tools necessary to rebuild their nation--and the courage to push back against the insurgency that wanted to destroy it. For the women warriors of the military's Female Engagement Teams (FET) it was dangerous, courageous, and sometimes heartbreaking work. Beyond the Call follows the groundbreaking journeys of three women as they first fight military brass and culture and then enemy fire and tradition. And like the men with whom they served, their battles were not over when they returned home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359654Tue, 06 Nov 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan Author: Eileen Rivers Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan Author: Eileen Rivers Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 6, 2018 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A riveting account of three women who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with men and worked with local women to restore their lives and push back the Taliban They marched under the heat with 40-pound rucksacks on their backs. They fired weapons out of the windows of military vehicles, defending their units in deadly battles. And they did things that their male counterparts could never do--gather intelligence on the Taliban from the women of Afghanistan. As females they could circumvent Muslim traditions and cultivate relationships with Afghan women who were bound by tradition not to speak with American military men. And their work in local villages helped empower Afghan women, providing them with the education and financial tools necessary to rebuild their nation--and the courage to push back against the insurgency that wanted to destroy it. For the women warriors of the military's Female Engagement Teams (FET) it was dangerous, courageous, and sometimes heartbreaking work. Beyond the Call follows the groundbreaking journeys of three women as they first fight military brass and culture and then enemy fire and tradition. And like the men with whom they served, their battles were not over when they returned home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/india-s-most-fearless-by-rahul-singh-shiv-aroor--65098026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: India's Most Fearless Author: Rahul Singh, Shiv Aroor Narrator: Pradeep Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Army major who led the legendary September 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC; a soldier who killed 11 terrorists in 10 days; a Navy officer who sailed into a treacherous port to rescue hundreds from an exploding war; a bleeding Air Force pilot who found himself flying a jet that had become a screaming fireball . . . Their own accounts or of those who were with them in their final moments. India’s Most Fearless covers fourteen true stories of extraordinary courage and fearlessness, providing a glimpse into the kind of heroism our soldiers display in unthinkably hostile conditions and under grave provocation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361599Tue, 01 May 2018 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: India's Most Fearless Author: Rahul Singh, Shiv Aroor Narrator: Pradeep Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: India's Most Fearless Author: Rahul Singh, Shiv Aroor Narrator: Pradeep Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Army major who led the legendary September 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC; a soldier who killed 11 terrorists in 10 days; a Navy officer who sailed into a treacherous port to rescue hundreds from an exploding war; a bleeding Air Force pilot who found himself flying a jet that had become a screaming fireball . . . Their own accounts or of those who were with them in their final moments. India’s Most Fearless covers fourteen true stories of extraordinary courage and fearlessness, providing a glimpse into the kind of heroism our soldiers display in unthinkably hostile conditions and under grave provocation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-understanding-in-the-jungles-of-vietnam-my-year-as-a-black-scarf-by-douglas-beed--65098036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf Author: Douglas Beed Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Author Doug Beed relates his memories of the men and missions during his year (1968–69) as a combat soldier with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. After two years of college he couldn't afford to continue, so he was forced to relinquish his student deferment and enter the draft. He tried various strategies to get a non-combat job; nevertheless, he ended up in the infantry and was assigned to Vietnam. The stories in this book depict the year Doug spent in Alpha Company, where he spent days on patrols finding and killing North Vietnamese soldiers along the hundreds of miles of trails heading for the Saigon. These stories range from funny to tragic, from uplifting to extremely frustrating, and from touching to horrifying. This book gives the listener a sense of life in the infantry in 1968 and 1969.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375248Tue, 31 Oct 2017 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf Author: Douglas Beed Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf Author: Douglas Beed Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Author Doug Beed relates his memories of the men and missions during his year (1968–69) as a combat soldier with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. After two years of college he couldn't afford to continue, so he was forced to relinquish his student deferment and enter the draft. He tried various strategies to get a non-combat job; nevertheless, he ended up in the infantry and was assigned to Vietnam. The stories in this book depict the year Doug spent in Alpha Company, where he spent days on patrols finding and killing North Vietnamese soldiers along the hundreds of miles of trails heading for the Saigon. These stories range from funny to tragic, from uplifting to extremely frustrating, and from touching to horrifying. This book gives the listener a sense of life in the infantry in 1968 and 1969.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vanished-hero-the-life-war-and-mysterious-disappearance-of-america-s-wwii-strafing-king-by-jay-a-stout--65098034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanished Hero: The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King Author: Jay A. Stout Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 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 and additionally scored more strafing victories—twenty-seven—than any other Eighth Air Force pilot. However, success came at a high cost in men and machines. Some of Righetti's pilots resented him as a Johnny-come-lately intent on winning a sack of medals at their expense. But most lauded their spirited new commander and his sledgehammer audacity. Indeed, he made his men most famous for 'loco busting,' as they put more than six hundred enemy locomotives out of commission—170—in just two days! Ultimately, Righetti's calculated recklessness ran full speed into the odds. His aircraft was hit while strafing an enemy airfield only four days before the 55th flew its last mission.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375290Tue, 31 Oct 2017 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanished Hero: The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King Author: Jay A. Stout Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanished Hero: The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King Author: Jay A. Stout Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 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 and additionally scored more strafing victories—twenty-seven—than any other Eighth Air Force pilot. However, success came at a high cost in men and machines. Some of Righetti's pilots resented him as a Johnny-come-lately intent on winning a sack of medals at their expense. But most lauded their spirited new commander and his sledgehammer audacity. Indeed, he made his men most famous for 'loco busting,' as they put more than six hundred enemy locomotives out of commission—170—in just two days! Ultimately, Righetti's calculated recklessness ran full speed into the odds. His aircraft was hit while strafing an enemy airfield only four days before the 55th flew its last mission.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blair-years-extracts-from-the-alastair-campbell-diaries-by-alastair-campbell--65097996https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires - at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling - take the reader right to the heart of government. The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:40:47 +0000Jerad KuphalPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires - at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling - take the reader right to the heart of government. The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all.]]>305cleanfull