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Halsey's Typhoon
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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December 1944, the Pacific Theater. General Douglas MacArthur has vowed to return to the Philippines. He will need the help of Admiral William "Bull" Halsey's Pacific Fleet. But at the height of the invasion, Halsey's ships are blindsided by a typhoon of unprecedented strength and scope. Battleships are tossed like toys, fighter planes are blown off carriers, destroyers are capsized, and hundreds of sailors are swept into the roiling, shark-infested sea.
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Weather and Naval History Masterpiece
- By M. Taussig on 02-17-07
- Halsey's Typhoon
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
Great narrator
Reviewed: 06-19-25
Wonderful story all true about WW 2 US Navy. A fleet of ships 🚢 get caught in a Moonsoon .
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With All Despatch
- By: Alexander Kent
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Spring 1792. A troubled peace with France means that even a frigate captain as famous as Richard Bolitho is forced to swallow his pride and visit the Admiralty daily to plead for a ship. But, as the clouds of war begin to rise once more over the Channel, all he is offered is command of three topsail cutters. His task is to track down deserters, but the 'Brotherhood' he comes up against are brutal and dangerous.
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great book. good recording. poor editing.
- By Joe L. H. on 06-01-20
- With All Despatch
- By: Alexander Kent
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Reviewed: 06-17-25
Great story and very little English Slang. Good easy listening. 👂 I can’t understand English spoken by the Brits.
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Past Tense
- Jack Reacher, Book 23
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He thinks, What’s one extra day? He takes the detour.
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FIVE STAR BOOK And NARRATION!!!!
- By shelley on 11-05-18
- Past Tense
- Jack Reacher, Book 23
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Nice story
Reviewed: 04-10-25
Liked the narration and family story.Reacher is predictable but in an interesting way. Looking forward to another story about Reachers travels.
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Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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From the authors of the New York Times best-selling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the war in the Pacific - but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.
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A WWII Pacific Tale
- By A. L. DeWitt on 11-15-16
- Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
Story highlights
Reviewed: 03-28-25
Great story well read the best WW2 story I have read. Wonderful flier stories that break your heart as they are told. Real hero’s stories.
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Below Zero
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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New York Times best-selling author C. J. Box's Below Zero is the 10th novel featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. The telephone calls from her stepdaughter April send chills down the spine of Joe's daughter Sherry. Wasn't April murdered six years ago in a bloody massacre? Wondering how this youthful caller knows details only April could know, Sherry becomes confused while Joe grows suspicious. Is the caller April - or are Joe and his family victims of a cruel hoax?
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Good plot, good writing, good narration
- By Snoodely on 03-31-10
- Below Zero
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
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Reviewed: 03-24-25
Another great story keep em coming . Stories about the wonderful outdoors come alive . Joe the game warden and family including a dog 🐕 are wonderful 😎
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Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields
- Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
- By: Jeff Shaara
- Narrated by: various
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the 10 Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict.
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Informative battle guide
- By Mollynash on 11-13-07
- Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields
- Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
- By: Jeff Shaara
- Narrated by: various
The Civil War
Reviewed: 03-06-25
Read on Audible by Robertson Dean and he does another fantastic job. He has a mellow voice that pulls you into the story . Talk about not wanting to put a book down! With Mr.Deans wonderful voice and command of English you really cannot put this down. If you like this book try Killer Angles. Don R
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Camino Ghosts
- A Novel (Camino, Book 3)
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Grisham
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one.
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Narration is hard to get through
- By John Kelly Lewis on 06-04-24
- Camino Ghosts
- A Novel (Camino, Book 3)
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Grisham
Poor narrative
Reviewed: 12-01-24
Nothing to like and I’m a Grisham fan . Story was weak and did not stay on track. Whoopie not good.
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Whispers in the Tall Grass
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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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 30 Americans, yet they were the best source for the enemy's disposition.
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OUTSTANDING
- By James on 12-21-19
- Whispers in the Tall Grass
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
Narrative and humor
Reviewed: 10-15-24
I liked the first book the best. Title is The Few . This one is a fine follow up but falls short. The ending is very sad as you can all imagine.
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We Few
- US Special Forces in Vietnam
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.
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Is there such a thing as funny war genre ??
- By dax on 11-04-18
- We Few
- US Special Forces in Vietnam
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
Great writing and wit. Best read or listen this year!
Reviewed: 10-09-24
I liked the humor all through the book to tamper down the horrors of war. Especially Vietnam 🇻🇳 another unnecessary war.
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When Heroes Flew
- By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
- Narrated by: Steve Rausch
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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For B-24 bomber pilot Al Lycoming, the mission was history in the making. For Women’s Airforce Service Pilot Vivian Wright, it was a chance to put her skills to the ultimate test...and share in the burden of combat. Dispatched to Benghazi on mysterious orders, Al Lycoming finds nearly 200 other B-24 bombers being assembled...and a top secret assignment that will catapult them all into seemingly impenetrable Nazi defenses.
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captivating
- By Eric on 09-22-20
- When Heroes Flew
- By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
- Narrated by: Steve Rausch
Great story with wonderful narrative
Reviewed: 09-23-24
The story line was great and in fact moving at times . One of the best WW2 Novels I have read this year. Don’t miss this one.
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