Randall
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Miracle at Midway
- By: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story5 out of 5 stars 105
Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan's military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond. But the United States Navy was waiting for them. Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a huge stroke of luck, the Americans under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz dealt the Japanese navy its first major defeat of the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatest Book on Midway Battle
- By WISDOC on 04-12-21
- Miracle at Midway
- By: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
Midway is indeed a Victory
Reviewed: 02-25-25
I’m so proud to say I’m an American! So many great men contributed to this outstanding victory. It’s by the grace of God that we overcame the odds and won the battle.
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Miracle at Midway Part 2
- By: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan's military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond. But the United States Navy was waiting for them. Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a huge stroke of luck, the Americans under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz dealt the Japanese navy its first major defeat of the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- By Randall on 10-23-24
- Miracle at Midway Part 2
- By: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
Outstanding!
Reviewed: 10-23-24
The United States laid the shield of defense down and picked up the sword of offense to overcome the odds and come out victorious! I have come away from this book with a new respect for Admiral Jack Fletcher and respect for the genius of Admiral Raymond Spruance.
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Rising Sun Victorious Part 2
- Alternate Histories of the Pacific War
- By: Peter G. Tsouras
- Narrated by: David Baker
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In war, victory can be held hostage to seemingly insignificant incidents - chance events, opportunities seized or cast aside - that can derail the most brilliant military strategies and change the course of history. What if the Japanese had conquered India and driven out the British? What if the strategic link between the United States and Australia had been severed? What if Vice Admiral Nagumo had launched a third attack on Pearl Harbor? What if the US Navy's gamble at Midway had backfired?
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5 out of 5 stars
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What could have been.
- By Randall on 10-15-24
- Rising Sun Victorious Part 2
- Alternate Histories of the Pacific War
- By: Peter G. Tsouras
- Narrated by: David Baker
What could have been.
Reviewed: 10-15-24
I shudder to think how this war would have ended if some of these scenarios would have taken place. Thank God above that it ended the way it did.
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
- By: Ian W. Toll
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,084
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,640
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,625
On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the tiny atoll of Midway, four Japanese aircraft carriers were sent into the abyss. Pacific Crucible tells the epic tale of these first searing months of the Pacific war, when the U.S. Navy shook off the worst defeat in American military history and seized the strategic initiative.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astonishingly good.
- By Mike From Mesa on 09-01-12
The war begins
Reviewed: 12-13-23
Yamamoto made two mistakes in the beginning of this war. The first was attacking Pearl Harbor, he, nor his subordinates realized the resolve it conjured up in the American spirit. And Second, his plan to take Midway and draw the American carriers out for a final showdown. By the grace of God, we had broke their code enough to see what was coming, and it gave Nimitz the upper hand to wipe out for carriers and deliver a decisive blow to the plan. After midway the American spirit dealt Japan, nothing but defeat at their doorstep. 
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Left-Wing Campaigns and the Race Against Biden
- Length: 57 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the campaigns of RFK Jr. and Dean Phillips, Bowman's misdemeanor sentence, pharmacies closing, populist revolt, Biden sold over-valued home, and driverless cars.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thanking God for this man
- By Randall on 11-03-23
Thanking God for this man
Reviewed: 11-03-23
This country needs someone that’s not afraid to speak the truth. Victor Davis Hanson is that man to champion the truth! I thank God for this man and hope that we the silent majority will rally around people like Victor to crush this foolishness that we see in our country today. May God give us the strength, the wisdom, and the understanding to take on the troubles of this nation, and turn it around.
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Live Not by Lies
- A Manual for Christian Dissidents
- By: Rod Dreher
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,789
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,451
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,436
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not by Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read For All Christians!
- By Chuck B. on 10-02-20
- Live Not by Lies
- A Manual for Christian Dissidents
- By: Rod Dreher
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
God help our country
Reviewed: 10-10-23
We are seeing the death of America. I pray our country wakes up before it is too late. But I must prepare to suffer if necessary to help strengthen our faith in God. Wake up America before it’s too late! God bless America!
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Robert E. Lee and Me
- A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
- By: Ty Seidule
- Narrated by: Ty Seidule
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 794
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 688
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Story5 out of 5 stars 683
Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the US Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule believes that American history demands a reckoning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Changing a heart and mind
- By Matt Poe on 02-01-21
- Robert E. Lee and Me
- A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
- By: Ty Seidule
- Narrated by: Ty Seidule
Left wing garbage
Reviewed: 10-31-22
As a historian, this guy comes across as selling out to left wing ideology. He is judging men like Robert E Lee by today’s standards. This book is garbage .
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,986
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,062
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
Grade runs supreme
Reviewed: 10-30-21
Simply an outstanding book. I never knew the story of the Osage. It is a very dark chapter in this nation’s history and why anyone would want to do such a thing is beyond my comprehension. It will be a terrible day on judgment day for these people.
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The Jersey Brothers
- A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
- By: Sally Mott Freeman
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 482
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Story5 out of 5 stars 481
They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war's most crucial moments. Bill is picked by Roosevelt to run his first map room in Washington. Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on the USS Enterprise, one of the only carriers to escape Pearl Harbor and by the end of 1942 the last one left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Barton, the youngest and least distinguished of the three, is shuffled off to the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm's way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brothers Unbroken
- By Gillian on 05-12-17
- The Jersey Brothers
- A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
- By: Sally Mott Freeman
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
A heart touching book
Reviewed: 10-23-21
Oh I thought ‘Tears in the Darkness’ was the best book I had ever read on the fate of those outstanding heroes of baton and Corregidor. The Jersey Brothers ranks right at the top with that book! In this world today or some people feel they must take a knee at the national anthem, obviously I have not read the plight of these men and the horrors they lived under the occupation of the Japanese. I stand an honor and salute those brave man gave all and suffered unimaginable horrors to pay for mine and your freedom. God bless them all! In conclusion, this book is a must read! Thank you Sally Mott Freeman for sharing your family’s story. And may God bless you as well.
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Behind Japanese Lines
- An American Guerrilla in the Philippines
- By: Ray C. Hunt, Bernard Norling
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Behind Japanese Lines has a great deal to say about the relations with the Filipinos and about the problems of dealing with and fighting the Hukbalahaps, the communist guerrillas or, indeed, in opposing the Japanese. This book adds considerable insights into the significance of guerrilla warfare as it relates to modern warfare in general
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better as a Book.
- By C.M. on 12-14-22
- Behind Japanese Lines
- An American Guerrilla in the Philippines
- By: Ray C. Hunt, Bernard Norling
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
Read like some comical screenplay !
Reviewed: 06-28-21
I do not wish to degrade any soldier that fought this war! But both the writing and narration sound like some cheap Hollywood comical screenplay ! It was so bad, I had to force myself to finish it! I’m sure Ray Hunt, Bernard Norling, and Chaz Allen did their best to tell the story of the gorilla’s on The Philippines but I was NOT moved as I had been with books like ‘Tears in the Darkness ‘ and ‘The 40 Thieves of Saipan’ . I do not recommend this book.
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