Shakey
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The Pirate Coast
- Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
- By: Richard Zacks
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 338
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Story4 out of 5 stars 341
After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent navy squadrons to the Mediterranean, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission, but before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Account
- By John on 07-11-05
- The Pirate Coast
- Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
- By: Richard Zacks
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
Great Book!
Reviewed: 04-12-25
Well written and well narrated. Interesting how some things never change. Politicians playing politics while thhhe men doing the real work are downtrodden
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Washington’s Marines
- The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777
- By: Major Genera Jason Q. Bohm USMC
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps' humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution. That oversight is fully rectified by Jason Bohm's eye-opening Washington's Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- By Shakey on 04-03-25
- Washington’s Marines
- The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777
- By: Major Genera Jason Q. Bohm USMC
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Outstanding!
Reviewed: 04-03-25
I have listened to this narrator before and he always tells a good story. The subject line if this book is also very well thought out and the author has put a lot of work into his research.
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All the Brave Fellows
- By: James L. Nelson
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
It is 1777, the Year of the Hangman, and Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is bound for Philadelphia with his wife and child in the Continental brig Charlemagne. His orders are to take command of the newly built twenty-gun frigate Falmouth and get her out to sea before she is taken by General Richard Howe’s invading army. Unbeknownst to Biddlecomb, the entire British fleet stands between him and the new nation’s capital.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!!
- By Shakey on 02-13-25
- All the Brave Fellows
- By: James L. Nelson
- Narrated by: John Lee
Outstanding!!
Reviewed: 02-13-25
The author has taken great care to ensure that the story follows historical accuracy when it’s possible. The narrator adds an edge of excitement with a great story to tell. All in all I would highly recommend this book. Semper Fi
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Rebels at Sea
- Privateering in the American Revolution
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character. In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as they were called, were in fact critical to the American victory. Privateers were privately owned vessels that were granted permission by the new government to seize British merchantmen and men of war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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If you can get over the narrator...
- By Toby Everett on 09-20-22
- Rebels at Sea
- Privateering in the American Revolution
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Awesome!
Reviewed: 01-29-25
Narrator and the author make for a great combo. The author has done his homework with precise historical accuracy
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Six Frigates
- By: Ian W. Toll
- Narrated by: Stephen Lang
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,435
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,182
Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The founders, particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams, debated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once.
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3 out of 5 stars
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BE ADVISED THIS BOOK IS ABRIDGED
- By George Carpenter III on 09-11-08
- Six Frigates
- By: Ian W. Toll
- Narrated by: Stephen Lang
1st Ian Toll book and I am hooked.
Reviewed: 02-27-24
Mr Toll has the unique ability to put his readers at the very time and place of which he is writing about. You can feel every emotion that inevitably took place at that very moment. I am now a huge fan and can’t wait to get ahold of another one of Mr Tolls books. Semper Fi
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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" Boyington
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who picked the narrator?
- By D. DAVIS on 08-21-19
- 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" Boyington
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
Great Book Even Better Narrator
Reviewed: 12-12-23
The narrator does an amazing job in bringing personality to each of the characters in this book. His pronunciation of overwhelmingly difficult names to pronounce is second to none. He also uses foreign dialect perfectly. The book is well written but the narrator seems to bring it to life in a way that any other narrator could not do. I am going to listen to a lot more books using Eric Martin.
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The Blue Max
- By: Jack D. Hunter
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 129
The most coveted combat decoration in all Germany, the Blue Max was a symbol of power, fame, and prestige beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. Bruno Stachel is a nobody, a newly recruited junior officer in a First World War combat squadron. But he is determined not to remain a nobody for long. He has his sights on the Blue Max, the most coveted of all German decorations, and he will do anything to get it. From the very moment he shoots down his first plane, everything he does is aimed at that goal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Brilliant Read
- By KT on 09-15-19
- The Blue Max
- By: Jack D. Hunter
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Outstanding Book Read by an Outstanding Narrorator
Reviewed: 12-12-23
Grover Gardner could read a roses are red poem and make it the best poem you’ve ever heard. Pair that with a well written book and you have pure ecstasy in the form of an audio book. This is not a G-Rated book, parents are strongly encouraged to review before letting any younger kids (<18) subscribe to this book. In fact I would not let any of my own kids read this until they have moved out and graduated high school. There are many adult themes including violence and some minor parts involving sexual situations. I’ve personally experienced combat and can attest to the heightened nature described in this book. It’s nothing to be proud of but I’ve never read about it nor heard of it until now. Reader discretion strongly advised.
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,308
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,409
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,372
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it. America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
- The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
Outstanding!
Reviewed: 07-04-23
His logical steps for each given scenario are complex but the author has a way of making it simple and easy to follow.
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Supernatural
- Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,085
Less than fifty thousand years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history," all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bravo!
- By Patricia on 01-22-15
- Supernatural
- Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Not what I was expecting
Reviewed: 02-21-23
A story about how someone trips out on DMT. Not for me but I can see how someone maybe interested in this.
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The Nazi Conspiracy
- The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
- By: Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 924
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 816
In 1943, as the war against Nazi Germany raged abroad, President Franklin Roosevelt had a critical goal: a face-to-face sit-down with his allies Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. This first-ever meeting of the Big Three in Tehran, Iran, would decide some of the most crucial strategic details of the war. Yet when the Nazis found out about the meeting, their own secret plan took shape—an assassination plot that would’ve changed history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book!
- By Luke Einfeldt on 01-18-23
- The Nazi Conspiracy
- The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
- By: Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Interesting from the first word to the last
Reviewed: 02-05-23
Very well narrated and written even better. Brag Meltzer has the unique ability to put the reader in a place where it’s as if you can smell the fear in the room while FDR, Stalin and Churchill have their own verbal war.
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