Seamus "Fack" O'Malley
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OPLAN Fulda
- World War III
- By: Leo Barron
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
May, 1989. The two nuclear superpowers are finally talking peace, but not everyone in the Soviet Union seeks such resolution. Senior Soviet ministers and generals conduct a coup to seize power and prevent the dissolution of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. To cover up their plot and capitalize on the resulting chaos, they invade West Germany, setting off a chain of events and the Third World War. Across Europe, soldiers and spies are drawn into the conflict. From NATO headquarters to the front lines, the information is there to prevent nuclear annihilation if only they can find it in time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the units names and accuracy
- By Skippy on 03-28-25
- OPLAN Fulda
- World War III
- By: Leo Barron
- Narrated by: David de Vries
Good story of what wasn't. Thankfully.
Reviewed: 03-25-25
The reader did a mostly good job, but should have studied up on how to say unit and equipment names and not read them verbatim, but overall it was a good tale. Having been in during this particular era it was nice to revisit early capabilities or lack thereof, that warfighters take for granted now. Also to see mistakes that were learned in Desert Storm, though I cant say for sure all of the tactics were accurate for the time. I'll have to reread Team Yankee and World War III again and compare how it stands up to them.
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Temporal
- By: Julian Simpson, Richard MacLean Smith, Bec Boey, and others
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jessie Mei Li, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,633
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,547
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,548
In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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crappy sound recording
- By Keith D Azevedo on 08-16-24
Lost Time
Reviewed: 11-18-24
Fantastic tale of luddite time travel. Will have to give it a second listen to see if it's all tied together, and recapture some details. Enjoyable distraction.
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A Killing on the Hill
- A Thriller
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 684
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 612
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 612
Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William “Shoe” Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. There’s been a murder at a social club on Profanity Hill—an underworld magnet for vice crimes only a privileged few can afford. The story is going to be front-page news, and Shoe is the first reporter on the scene.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Killing on the Hill
- By Danny Harr on 04-10-24
- A Killing on the Hill
- A Thriller
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni
Great tale of seedy '30s Seatle
Reviewed: 06-06-24
Really enjoyed this story and it's "pulpy" feel from the perspective of a newspaper man instead of a hard boiled detective or Private Eye. I don't read many mysteries so it was intriguing enough for me and not too predictable.
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Blake's 7: The Radio Adventures
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Full Cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 30
Blake's 7 is a much-loved classic TV science fiction series, in which a band of rebels fight the despotic Federation, led by Supreme Commander Servalan. This audio collection features two thrilling full cast BBC Radio 4 adventures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good ol' Seven
- By David on 05-22-05
- Blake's 7: The Radio Adventures
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Full Cast
watch out for the double regen....
Reviewed: 05-14-24
Two good little tales from a time when the world was different. A good hop into later tales in the series. And a chapter of interviews.
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SAS Ghost Patrol
- The Ultra-Secret Unit that Posed as Nazi Stormtroopers
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story5 out of 5 stars 53
On a scorching September day in 1942, the Special Air Service (SAS), a special forces unit of the British Army, pulled off one of the most daring, top-secret ruses of the Second World War. The plan (sanctioned by Churchill): cover a grueling 2,000 miles of the Sahara desert to attack German general Erwin Rommel's seemingly impregnable port fortress in North Africa from the rear to break free and arm more than 30,000 Allied POWs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superlative
- By William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). on 05-24-21
- SAS Ghost Patrol
- The Ultra-Secret Unit that Posed as Nazi Stormtroopers
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
Expertly relayed tale of British combined special services action
Reviewed: 05-04-24
An excellent book overall. A great build up and introduction to various characters from different branches of British Special Services, SAS, SIG, SOE, and Commandos. it regails some of their early exploits and and background on the concept and creation of SIG. Then it shift to one of the most audacious missions of WWII, retake Tobruk.
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The Coming of the Third Reich
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
There is no story in 20th-century history more important to understand than Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. With The Coming of the Third Reich, Richard Evans, one of the world’s most distinguished historians, has written the definitive account for our time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling and depressing
- By Tad Davis on 06-30-10
- The Coming of the Third Reich
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
cut and paste staccato reading
Reviewed: 03-09-24
I'm having trouble listening to this book as many of the sections sound cut and pasted. There is no rythm or flow to the reading with many inserted pauses that take the reading out of context. It seems like the reader was using AI to string his words together instead of reading the book. A serious disservice to the author and the work as there is a wealth of information but the reading is one of the worst I've come across on Audible.
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Firefly: Big Damn Hero
- Firefly, Book 1
- By: James Lovegrove
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,351
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,362
The Battle of Serenity Valley was the turning point that led the Independents to their defeat at the hands of the Alliance. Yet the Browncoats had held the valley for weeks against all odds, before being ordered to lay down their arms. Command stated they refused to send in airpower because the ground war was "too hot". But the soldiers who were there insist that was not true.... While picking up a new cargo on Persephone, Captain Malcolm Reynolds is kidnapped by a bunch of embittered veteran Browncoats who suspect him of sabotaging the Independents during the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Take me out to the black!
- By Adam on 12-06-19
- Firefly: Big Damn Hero
- Firefly, Book 1
- By: James Lovegrove
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
great tale
Reviewed: 02-22-24
true to the character of Firefly and well read. Could eivision the show being played out. Tight story and good backstop for Mal
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Chameleon
- A Black Box Ops Thriller
- By: Remi Adeleke
- Narrated by: Remi Adeleke
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
When a mysterious former South African commando begins taking wealthy hostages all over the world, it appears at first to be a typical ransom gambit. However, it soon becomes clear that Lucas Van Groot is not only making a fortune with his “Hostage Inc.” venture, but also manipulating worldwide stock markets and causing panic on Wall Street and at the Federal Reserve. Enter Black Box, the CIA’s most secret special operations branch—so surreptitious that not even the Director of CIA is fully privy to the unit’s activities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HALO to HIHO
- By Jason Jason on 07-30-23
- Chameleon
- A Black Box Ops Thriller
- By: Remi Adeleke
- Narrated by: Remi Adeleke
Decent effort, broken timeline
Reviewed: 09-01-23
Good combat action, poorly researched history. Sealous Scouts were Rhodesians, not South Africans, and ceased to exist five years after the antagonist's birth year. It was impossible for him to have been a colonel in the Rhodesian Army at five. Not to mention any of his mercs who were called Sealous Scouts would be well into their 60s and 70s in the book's setting. It would have been better to have done a little research to see what actual threats are out there at the global level or create a new one from whole cloth.
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Black Squadron
- By: Michael Stephen Fuchs
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 824
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 764
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 761
One troop of beyond-Tier-1 operators gone completely off the reservation. One platoon of stalwart Army Rangers, pledged to protect them, but now pushed too far. A thousand tribes of enemy fighters who just want them all gone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By T.G. on 02-10-22
- Black Squadron
- By: Michael Stephen Fuchs
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
A terrible book read well
Reviewed: 07-27-23
Terrible story peppered with good action and performed exceptionally by RC Bray. Read Black Hawk Down and Day of the Rangers instead of this work of fiction that insults those men by strap hanging off of their heroism and sacrifice.
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Gunship over Angola
- The Story of a Maverick Pilot
- By: Steve Joubert
- Narrated by: Langley Kirkwood
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Growing up in suburban Pretoria, Steve Joubert dreamed of a career as a pilot. After undergoing SAAF pilot training, a freak injury put an end to his hopes of flying fighter jets. Instead he learned to fly the versatile Alouette helicopter. He had barely qualified as a chopper pilot when he was sent to the border, where he flew missions over Namibia and southern Angola to supply air cover to troops on the ground.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great listen, but...
- By Zack on 03-02-20
- Gunship over Angola
- The Story of a Maverick Pilot
- By: Steve Joubert
- Narrated by: Langley Kirkwood
catharsis
Reviewed: 01-10-23
Heart was poured into this book. I hope it was a cathartic venture for Steve.
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