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W. E. B. Griffin
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The story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific, the epic struggle for Guadalcanal. Daredevil pilot Charles Galloway learns the hard way to command a fighter squadron. Lieutenant Joe Howard teams up with the Coastwatchers. Jack 'No Middle Initial' Stecker leads his infantry battalion into the thickest of the fighting, at a terrible price. And Navy Captain Pickering grabs a helmet and a rifle to join the ranks at Guadalcanal....
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The Wrong Stuff
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- Narrated by: James Killavey
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Between April and July 1944, Truman Smith flew 35 bombing missions over France and Germany. He was only 20 years old. Although barely adults, Smith and his peers worried about cramming a lifetime's worth of experience into every free night, each knowing he probably would not survive the next bombing mission. Written with blunt honesty, wry humor, and insight, The Wrong Stuff is Smith's gripping memoir of that time.
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Why I got it...and glad I did.
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Vietnam Rough Riders
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- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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In the Vietnam War, American "rough riders" drove trucks through hostile territory delivering supplies, equipment, ammunition, weapons, fuel, and reinforcements to troops fighting on the war's ever-shifting front lines. But, all too often, the convoys themselves became the front lines. Frank McAdams, a Marine Corps lieutenant, learned that the hard way during a tour of duty that began right after the 1968 Tet Offensive and the siege at Khe Sanh.
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Well written and well read.
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By: Frank McAdams
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A Desert Called Peace
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He raised an army against those who took everything from him. They should have picked their enemies more carefully. Five centuries from now, on a remarkably Earthlike planet that is mankind's sole colony in space, religious fanatics called the "Salafi Ikhwan" have murdered the uncle of former colonel Patrick Hennessey. That was their first mistake, because uncle was rich and Hennessey was rather a good colonel. But they also murdered Hennessey's wife, Linda, and their three small children, and that was their worst mistake for she was the only restraint Hennessey had ever accepted.
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The description is better than the execution
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Triple
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As Egypt comes closer and closer to developing a nuclear bomb, the Mossad’s number one Israeli agent is given an impossible mission: to beat the Arabs in the nuclear arms race by finding and stealing two hundred tons of uranium. The world’s balance of power will shift. And the Mossad, the KGB, the Egyptians, and Fedayeen terrorists will play out the final, violent moves in this devastating game where the price of failure is a nuclear holocaust....
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Triple poorly performed
- By Jpop on 03-13-21
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The Winds of War
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Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers. Like no other books about the war, Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.
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A Masterpiece
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Inside Delta Force
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Delta Force—the US Army’s most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won’t hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now. Here, a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action to reveal the never-before-told story of First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).
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Finally I get the low down on Delta Force
- By Amazon Customer on 08-15-13
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Hornet Flight
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- Narrated by: John Lee
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It's June 1941, and the low point of the war. England throws wave after wave of RAF bombers across the Channel, but somehow the Luftwaffe is able to shoot them down at will. The skies, indeed, the war itself seem to belong to Hitler.
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An Outstanding Spy Novel
- By C. McCoy on 03-13-05
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The Green Berets
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- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
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Robin Moore became one of the first true embedded journalists by training with and fighting alongside the Green Berets in Vietnam. Though fictionalized, his work is an eye-opening exposé of the horrors of the Vietnam War and the basis for the hit John Wayne movie of the same title. Taut, fast-paced, and interspersed with unforgettable accounts of combat, Moore’s novel features an American major who goes "native" with Montagnard tribesmen, a courageous Vietnamese girl who poses as a rabid anti-American Communist to capture a murderous Viet Cong officer, and the unforgettable acts of courage of soldiers in the field.
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Green Berets Nam and beyond
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The Hunters
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Captain Cleve Connell has already made a name for himself among pilots when he arrives in Korea during the war there to fly the newly operational F-86 fighters against the Soviet MIGs. His goal, like that of every fighter pilot, is to chalk up enough kills to become an ace. But things do not turn out as expected.
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The Hunters
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Pacific Glory
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Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
Glory, now Tommy’s widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital.
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Best of PT Deutermann
- By MM on 11-27-11
By: P. T. Deutermann
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- John
- 03-05-13
Very good entry in great series
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in WWII. I have read/listened to many of W E B Griffin's military books and have loved them all. This one is right up there in his style of building a story around a number of different characters in different phases of the War and keeping the listener interested in all of them. Looking forward to downloading more from this series.
What other book might you compare Battleground to and why?
All of his WWII, Korean and after books are quite interesting and enjoyable to listen to
Which character – as performed by Dick Hill – was your favorite?
Capt Pickerin is a favorite in many of these books. Killer McCoy didn't have a big role in this book but he is a favorite of mine.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Not a laughing or crying type book but when some of the regular characters are lost in the war, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Any additional comments?
Read all of this series, you will enjoy it.
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- Troy J.
- 03-27-16
Battleground
Another excellent book in W.E.B. Griffins Corp series. Mr. Dick Bill just may be the best narrator I've ever listened to. A good narrator makes a world of difference when listening to an audio book.
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- Bailey Waddell
- 07-14-24
Details
Great detail. Great historical information. Good character development and good storyline. Enjoyable to listen to.
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- robert
- 12-26-18
A great book
A very easy to listen to plot line. the characters are realm and the author takes good csare of them. A great read in the series, I highly recommend the book.
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- Jeffrey Eakman
- 06-14-21
Even your Clearance won't protect you
John M. Moore learned how to speak Japanese and had learned the culture. Know the culture can also help the Marine corps.
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- Joanne
- 06-15-18
totally enjoyed the book starting to understand w
now I understand why I started reading these books the characters are awesome I need a few more words
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- Roy Cheesman
- 05-26-22
Great listen
Top shelf writing and narration. Consistency through out. Can not wAit to listen to next one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-26-23
Expecting more battleground story
Good listen, but thought too much spent on lives of characters. Had expected more about the fighting.
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- Nick Bagnoli
- 10-07-23
Great
With our country failing, the story connects to my brotherhood of the United States Marine Corps (USMC 1966-70).
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- Robert M. Carter
- 02-12-21
A Geat Story
The Corp series is one of the besyvseries i have ever listened to. One of WEB Griffins best if not the best.
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