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Race of Aces
- WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky
- By: John R. Bruning
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,437
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,273
In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces" - the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker - offered a bottle of bourbon to the first US fighter pilot to break his record of 26 enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what they would come to call the "race of aces" as a way of boosting the spirits of his war-weary command.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Boring, confusing storyline, some technical details wrong
- By ATM on 04-09-20
- Race of Aces
- WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky
- By: John R. Bruning
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
Inspiring yet heartbreaking
Reviewed: 02-02-23
Incredible story, describing some very brave, absolutely heroic men, both pilots and ground crew, doing their duty for country, and each other. Also describes a brutal competition that served to focus, yet also pushed some to lose focus, forgetting lessons learned, lapses in prioritization, that would ultimately be their undoing. A must read for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
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Whispers in the Tall Grass
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,999
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,791
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,787
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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5 out of 5 stars
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OUTSTANDING
- By James on 12-21-19
- Whispers in the Tall Grass
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
Awesome
Reviewed: 01-28-23
A really well written account of participation in SOG missions. The book is infused with drama, and violence, while also maintaining of perspective humor and a sense of humanity. Great story told by a very talented writer. Difficult to even imagine the realm he must, on occasion, visit in his dreams...
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Orphan X
- Evan Smoak, Book 1
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,287
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,094
Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He’s also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as an Orphan, an off-the-books black box program designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence asset: An assassin. Evan was Orphan X - until he broke with the program and used everything he learned to disappear. But now someone is on his tail.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Distraction
- By A. Musser on 06-03-16
- Orphan X
- Evan Smoak, Book 1
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Couldn't find a hook
Reviewed: 01-10-23
Not at all what I expected, just didn't hear a plot line or character to grab my attention. Couldn't finish.
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SOG
- The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
- By: John L. Plaster
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,231
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,024
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,006
John Plaster’s riveting account of his covert activities as a member of a special operations team during the Vietnam War is “a true insider’s account...this eye-opening report will leave readers feeling as if they’ve been given a hot scoop on a highly classified project” (Publishers Weekly). Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most secret elite US military unit to serve in the Vietnam War - so secret that its very existence was denied by the government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More, give me more.
- By LEE on 03-06-19
- SOG
- The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
- By: John L. Plaster
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Truly amazing book
Reviewed: 12-12-22
This book relates stories of courage and dedication that are almost beyond imagination. As I listened I was overcome with waves of sorrow, amazement, and gratitude to the men and circumstances that come to life in this book. For folks that enjoy military stories and history this book is a must read.
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American Assassin
- By: Vince Flynn
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,648
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,605
Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorist's worst nightmare, and before he was both loathed and admired by the politicians on Capitol Hill, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world...and then tragedy struck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flynn never disappoints
- By lesley on 10-12-10
- American Assassin
- By: Vince Flynn
- Narrated by: George Guidall
This is a thriller?
Reviewed: 12-08-22
First 3rd of the story was decent, the rest beyond boring. No action, no tension, certainly no thrills. Just blah blah blah blah, in various international locations. Very disappointing.
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US Navy SOG SEALs
- The MACV-SOG Medal of Honor Recipients Series, Book 2
- By: Keith McKim
- Narrated by: Keith McKim
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 544
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 540
US Navy Seal Lieutenant Tom Norris, on three separate occasions over a four-day period, with no sleep, went behind enemy lines to rescue two downed air force pilots. Using stealth tactics, he was able to get though or around hundreds of North Vietnamese to rescue one pilot. The second pilot - hungry, thirsty, and having lost 40 pounds - was disoriented and unable to help in his rescue. Norris, with the help of one Vietnamese Seal, was able to safely bring the pilot back inside US lines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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great stories, awful audio, biased perspective
- By david mattingly on 07-13-21
- US Navy SOG SEALs
- The MACV-SOG Medal of Honor Recipients Series, Book 2
- By: Keith McKim
- Narrated by: Keith McKim
Barely listenable
Reviewed: 12-04-22
Since this guy couldn't stop with the politics, he should have been a politician. Seems to me, he disrespects the stories and the characters with his total inability to just tell the stories and be propagandizing. Then there is the old cassette tape audio, pretty bad all in all.
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Marine Sniper
- 93 Confirmed Kills
- By: Charles Henderson
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,912
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,909
There have been many Marines. There have been many marksmen. But there has been only one Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a legend of Marine lore. He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is his story. Powerful, chilling, and all true.
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5 out of 5 stars
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history at its best
- By sheridan on 03-27-08
- Marine Sniper
- 93 Confirmed Kills
- By: Charles Henderson
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
Awesome read
Reviewed: 11-30-22
An amazing account of a warrior, and American hero. Get a sense for the patience and discipline, stealth and courage required to be a sniper in Viet Nam, and live to tell about it. More, it's a story of a man born to be a Marine legend. Can sleep soundly knowing such men are out there.
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Tier One
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 1
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,697
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,273
John Dempsey's life - as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper - is over. A devastating terrorist action catapults him from a world of moral certainty and decisive orders into the shadowy realm of espionage, where ambiguity is the only rule. His new mission: hunt down those responsible for the greatest tragedy in the history of the US Special Ops and bring them to justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This One's a Keeper!!!
- By shelley on 09-11-16
- Tier One
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 1
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Disappointing, never finished.
Reviewed: 11-18-22
I generally enjoy the military thriller novels. This one started out ok, then pace fell way way off. Snooze. If you have insomnia try this book.
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The Taking of K-129
- How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
- By: Josh Dean
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 996
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 902
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 895
In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished. As the Soviet navy searched in vain for the lost vessel, a small, highly classified American operation using sophisticated deep-sea spy equipment found it - wrecked on the sea floor at a depth of 16,800 feet, far beyond the capabilities of any salvage that existed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the great stories in history
- By Ben Newman on 11-21-17
- The Taking of K-129
- How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
- By: Josh Dean
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Enjoyed it very much.
Reviewed: 10-14-17
Fascinating story that filled in allot of details beyond the documentary video about project Azorian I had already seen.
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