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The Forest of Assassins
- Narrated by: Andrew Tell
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's summary
The Forest of Assassins is a historic thriller set in the earliest days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War. It involves the earliest of Navy SEAL teams. It is set in a time when the Navy still did not admit these men existed - much less had they determined if those units would survive until the next conflict, or if the experiment would be abandoned.
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The Green Berets
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- By: Robin Moore
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
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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
- By Jawbone on 10-07-17
By: Robin Moore
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In the Company of Heroes
- The True Story of Black Hawk Pilot Michael Durant and the Men Who Fought and Fell at Mogadishu
- By: Michael Durant, Steven Hartov
- Narrated by: Michael Durant
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Durant's experience as a prisoner in Somalia grew increasingly bizarre, crystallizing a clash of cultures by turns frightening, melancholy, hilarious, and strangely familiar. Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there, In the Company of Heroes is one man's unforgettable, true story of going to hell and making it back alive.
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27 years after the fact, I finally listened.
- By Michael on 06-30-21
By: Michael Durant, and others
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Nam-Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne
- By: Arthur Wiknik Jr.
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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An honest tour of the Vietnam War from the soldier's eye view... Nam-Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the US Army in 1968. After completing various NCO training programs, he was promoted to sergeant "without ever setting foot in a combat zone" and sent to Vietnam in early 1969. Shortly after his arrival on the far side of the world, Wiknik was assigned to Camp Evans, a mixed-unit base camp near the Northern village of Phong Dien.
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A very good view of the war from a grunt's view.
- By Frank B. Smith on 07-16-19
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Walking Point
- From the Ashes of the Vietnam War
- By: Perry A. Ulander
- Narrated by: Alan Ross
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shattered his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between "lifers" and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life.
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Bad transitions
- By Rosemary N Bourgeois on 12-18-16
By: Perry A. Ulander
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Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell
- By: Richard Marcinko, John Weisman
- Narrated by: Richard Marcinko
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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When Richard Marcinko wrote his best-selling autobiography, Rogue Warrior, he and co-writer John Weisman were bound by government restrictions and could only tell a fraction of his incredible story. Now the tales he could not tell, the secrets he could not reveal explode in Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell - a riveting ne novel with Marcinko himself as the hero.
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Good story, but...
- By StreetMedic on 06-11-11
By: Richard Marcinko, and others
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Ramsey's Gold
- By: Russell Blake
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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When a forgotten journal materializes decades after Drake Ramsey's father vanished in the Amazon jungle, Drake decides to follow in his footsteps and search for the legendary treasure of the Inca empire hidden in the lost Inca city of Paititi.
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Entertaining, but very cliched and derivative
- By Berkley on 12-07-16
By: Russell Blake
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Ghost
- Paladin of Shadows, Book 1
- By: John Ringo
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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Former SEAL Michael Harmon, Team Name ''Ghost'', retired for service injuries, is not enjoying college life. But things are about to change, if not for the better. When he sees a kidnapping, a series of, at the time logical, decisions leave him shot to ribbons and battling a battalion of Syrian commandos with only the help of three naked co-eds who answer to the names ''Bambi,'' ''Thumper'' and ''Cotton Tail.'
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HARD CORP Descriptive Sex Warning!
- By Trip Williams on 01-15-14
By: John Ringo
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The Plantation
- Payne & Jones, Book 1
- By: Chris Kuzneski
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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The first to disappear is a ski instructor in the secluded mountains of Colorado. Hours later, a pregnant woman is abducted from a crowded hospital. Two places, two incidents, a single motive. And so it begins....
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Incredible Story
- By Char on 07-11-09
By: Chris Kuzneski
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Sudden Threat
- Threat, Book 1
- By: A. J. Tata
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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In December 2001, CIA paramilitary operative Matt Garrett is mysteriously pulled from Pakistan as he closes in for the kill of Al Qaeda senior leadership and is reassigned to a low-profile mission in the Philippines. But as he sifts through the wreckage of a downed U.S. C-130 cargo plane in the tangled jungle, he finds a dead U.S. Special Forces paratrooper who is not supposed to be there. Matt is quickly thrown into a contest of wits and resiliency in the uncharted rainforests of Mindanao.
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Lots of action with a very weak plot
- By Wayne on 11-19-17
By: A. J. Tata
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- kc jost
- 01-09-16
well written
disclaimer: "I was provided this audiobook by the producer in exchange for an unbiased review
I must say this is a book written by a person with first hand experience with Vietnam or who really did his research.
I was worried it might a political statement rag but it was not. it truly honored the men that served and tried leaving all the foreign policy blunders out of it.
highly recommend this for anyone that likes a book of truths and action as well a fodder for thought.
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- Michael Guthrie
- 11-10-15
Military Read
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The story itself was ok, however, it relied on multiple generalities and there wasn't anything that could be called a surprise during the listen. My main issue with this audiobook is the reader... very monotone, slow and military-ish. He did get out of the monotone while he tried to use different voices for separate characters but overall that was maybe 20-30% of the book. I almost ditched it but since it really wasn't all that long I went ahead and stayed with it.
"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBlast dot com."
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- DK
- 01-22-16
Front Seat To Development of SEAL Program Document
Where does The Forest of Assassins rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Somewhere in the middle. This is not a slam on the book. It lands in the middle because I listen to so many.
What did you like best about this story?
Several reviewers gave this book low marks. Perhaps because it is more of a documentary style of writing. Once you realize that this is very similar to a 'real' look into this conflict and the regimented style. I had a hard time 'getting into it,' but I had *agreed to to listen in exchange for a review, but once I was it kept me riveted.
Which character – as performed by Andrew Tell – was your favorite?
Andrew Tell's performance was above average. His low, gravel was perfect for anyone; 18 year old solder, to the older commanders. He was believable as female characters-wives and those were working along side our soldiers.
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- Tony
- 06-15-20
Good book on the Forrest of Assassins
Enjoyed listening, but as a Vietnam veteran myself he could have done better pronouning some of the cities names in Vietnam.
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- MeDi
- 11-14-15
The forest of assassin
What did you like best about this story?
A well written story that covers the real parts of the Vietnam war without the typical tap dance around sensitive issues. Covers the reality of the men who were shunned when they came back and what they did when they were there. A very enlightening book.
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- LJM VO
- 06-27-17
Great Vietnam Story
I was given this book to review quite some time ago and it somehow got lost in the shuffle. I am glad I found it.
Even today, there is more written about the crisis in Iraq, Afghanistan and what is currently happening there. Only recently have there been accounts of the brave men who fought in Vietnam. I am not sure as to the reason this is the case. Perhaps because it was such an unpopular and futile undertaking that everyone hopes the memory will just fade. It hasn't and it won't, especially to the soldiers and their families.
This was an excellent account, told as a story, of some of the missions carried out by the first Navy Seals in Vietnam. It tells of the impossible missions they were tasked with and the single minded determination with which those missions were carried out. It spells out, for us non military people, just what it means to be all alone, really alone, in a foreign country, in a place where most people hate you and the rest were indifferent at best.
It was very well written and the narration was top notch as well. Highly recommend.
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- Julia Oberhardt
- 11-03-15
Early Vietnam War Era Novel
I used to consider myself as someone with a lot of interest in the Vietnam war. I read a lot of memoirs, movies, non fiction books, but I never really came across that much fiction. Quite a lot of novels had sections set in the war, including a lot of Peter Straub's novels, but I never really came across many novels. And in the era of audiobooks, I haven't started to revisit the interest to date. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the producer in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast dot com. I was glad for the opportunity as the subject matter as a whole interested me. I found the overall setting quite intriquing too. I was always aware that Seals were in the Vietnam war, but I wasn't aware that they were involved in the advisor days, prior to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. I guess it does make sense though. I don't know enough to say whether this is speculative or based in fact, but it is plausible, and from the perspective of fiction, good enough for me.
The story itself is a good read, told from the perspective of the team leader, covering the end of his tour, and ending with an epilogue, at the Vietnam War Memorial. I feel it is more of a personal story than an all out "war story", covering missions, loss, life at the base, life off the base, reunion with his wife, and coming home. I enjoyed the writing style, and felt it engaging and easy to follow.
Andrew Tell did a fine job on the narration. He only has 14 books listed currently, and I actually have three of them in my library, and a couple more on my wish list.
In all I'd highly recommend this
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- 10-31-15
Interesting look at the beginning of the SEALs
Interesting and easy to listen to. Kept my attention all the way through with lots of action.
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