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When China Attacks
- A Warning to America
- By: Col. Grant Newsham
- Narrated by: Axel Bosley
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Communist China is ambitious. It wants to replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower. And it is well on its way. It is dominant in the world economy. It is a master at intellectual property theft. It shows strategic genius at cornering essential markets. It has been staggeringly successful in buying influence among American elites. And its military buildup is astonishing. So far, China has been waging a cold war on the United States and its Asian allies. But, emboldened by American weakness and decline, that cold war is about to turn hot.
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Repetitive and full of bias
- By Radka R. on 04-09-23
- When China Attacks
- A Warning to America
- By: Col. Grant Newsham
- Narrated by: Axel Bosley
Great Book
Reviewed: 04-06-23
A must read for anyone studying the CCP and their global ambitions. Leaders must read this book.
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The Stranger She Loved
- A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder
- By: Shanna Hogan
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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In 2007, Dr. Martin MacNeill - a doctor, lawyer, and Mormon bishop - discovered his wife of 30 years dead in the bathtub of their Pleasant Grove, Utah, home, her face bearing the scars of a facelift he had persuaded her to undergo just a week prior. At first the death of 50-year-old Michele MacNeill, a former beauty queen and mother of eight, appeared natural. But days after the funeral, when Dr. MacNeill moved his much younger mistress into the family home, his children grew suspicious.
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The story of a true psychopath
- By Michelle in New York City on 11-27-15
- The Stranger She Loved
- A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder
- By: Shanna Hogan
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
Brought up so many memories
Reviewed: 09-11-22
I worked at the USDC from 2006-2008 and worked, slightly, with Martin. The book helped clarify timelines, rumors and questions I had. MacNeill really was creepy. He was stuck up and set people on edge. I’m not sure how he kept his façade as long as he did. But there was real celebration when he got canned from the USDC. Shortly after MacNeill was fired a retired Army officer joined the steering team and I can’t help but wonder if that would have unraveled Martin a bit more since he couldn’t have browbeat Joe like he did so many others. Just to spread a rumor, embezzlement was proved at the USDC and one must wonder if Martin had a hand in that…
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The Savior Generals
- How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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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.
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A good history book tells about human nature.
- By Doruk Denkel on 03-03-20
- The Savior Generals
- How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
A Great Book
Reviewed: 06-17-22
VDH is one of the best authors currently writing. His thoughts and insight are on par with Liddel-Hart.
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Before the First Shots Are Fired
- How America Can Win or Lose Off the Battlefield
- By: Tony Koltz, Tony Zinni
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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For the better part of the last half century, the United States has been the world's police, claiming to defend ideologies, allies, and our national security through brute force. But is military action always the most appropriate response? Drawing on his vast experience, retired four-star general Tony Zinni argues that we have a lot of work to do to make the process of going to war-or not-more clear-eyed and ultimately successful.
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A must read for leaders
- By Ted on 06-17-22
- Before the First Shots Are Fired
- How America Can Win or Lose Off the Battlefield
- By: Tony Koltz, Tony Zinni
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
A must read for leaders
Reviewed: 06-17-22
This is a must read for leaders and those interested in foreign policy. Tony Zinni is one of the greatest minds of our time.
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The Virtues of War
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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I have always been a soldier. I have known no other life. So begins Alexander’s extraordinary confession on the eve of his greatest crisis of leadership. By turns heroic and calculating, compassionate and utterly merciless, Alexander recounts with a warrior’s unflinching eye for detail the blood, the terror, and the tactics of his greatest battlefield victories.
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Pressfield the Prodigy
- By Michael on 10-07-08
- The Virtues of War
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: John Lee
A must read for military commanders
Reviewed: 08-16-19
A truly excellent book on military command. Alexander explains the difficult decisions that had to be made and how to drive large military force. He is passionate and calculating. A book that has stood the test of time and should be read by all professional military service members.
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Russia
- The Story of War
- By: Gregory Carleton
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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No nation is a stranger to war, but for Russians war is a central part of who they are. Their "motherland" has been the battlefield where some of the largest armies have clashed, the most savage battles have been fought, the highest death tolls paid. Having prevailed over Mongol hordes and vanquished Napoleon and Hitler, many Russians believe no other nation has sacrificed so much for the world.
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A bit dry and academic
- By Mike From Mesa on 07-16-17
- Russia
- The Story of War
- By: Gregory Carleton
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
Very well written
Reviewed: 07-17-19
A great read for understanding Russia. A Near Western Country with Western influence. Great history lessons.
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Scipio Africanus
- The Roman Miltary Genius
- By: Michael Klein
- Narrated by: Ken Maxen
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the Elder, was a man who made a difference in his own time. Indeed, he could have been said to be a legend. In all fairness, since he was a skilled orator, he had a hand in creating that legend, building himself up larger than life to inspire the men he lead into battle and to place fear in the hearts of his enemies.
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Does not meet minimum expectations
- By Lori on 07-25-18
- Scipio Africanus
- The Roman Miltary Genius
- By: Michael Klein
- Narrated by: Ken Maxen
A Great Leader
Reviewed: 07-17-19
One of the greatest leaders of all time. He never had a favorite weapon. He had many tools of the trade and applied the right tool to the military problems.
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Power, Faith, and Fantasy
- America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
- By: Michael B. Oren
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 27 hrs and 59 mins
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From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at North African pirates to the conquest of Falluja by the Marines, and from the early American explorers who probed the sources of the Nile to the diplomats who strove for Arab-Israeli peace, the United States has been dramatically involved in the Middle East. For well over two centuries, American statesmen, merchants, and missionaries, both men and women, have had a profound impact on the shaping of this crucial region.
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Very pleasantly surprised...
- By Judy on 05-30-07
- Power, Faith, and Fantasy
- America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
- By: Michael B. Oren
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
A must for Middle East work
Reviewed: 07-17-19
A must read for anyone going to work in the Middle East. A holistic study on the Western World in SW Asia.
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African Kaiser
- General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
- By: Robert Gaudi
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 18 hrs and 7 mins
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with each other not just in the bloody trenches - but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history.
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Well Written, Well Read, Well Done!
- By Matthew on 02-25-17
- African Kaiser
- General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
- By: Robert Gaudi
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
For counter insurgency.
Reviewed: 07-17-19
A must read for understanding counter insurgency. One of the best stories that explains the interworking of a Guerilla force.
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The First World War
- By: Hew Strachan
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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A century has passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. The First World War was a truly global conflict from the start, with many of the most decisive battles fought in or directly affecting the Balkans, Africa, and the Ottoman Empire. Even more than World War II, the First World War continues to shape the politics and international relations of our world.
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Outstanding narrative of the military action
- By Tad Davis on 04-30-17
- The First World War
- By: Hew Strachan
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
The best book
Reviewed: 07-17-19
From one of the greatest military writers of our time. An excellent study of World War I and how industrialized nations fight.
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