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Unsinkable
- Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's summary
In the best-selling tradition of Indianapolis and In Harm’s Way comes a “captivating...gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) account of the USS Plunkett - a US Navy destroyer that sustained the most harrowing attack on any Navy ship by the Germans during World War II, later made famous by John Ford and Herman Wouk.
“A reflection on the nature of storytelling itself” (The Wall Street Journal), Unsinkable traces the individual journeys of five men on one ship from Casablanca in North Africa, to Sicily and Salerno in Italy and then on to Plunkett’s defining moment at Anzio, where a dozen-odd German bombers bore down on the ship in an assault so savage, so prolonged, and so deadly that one Navy commander was hard-pressed to think of another destroyer that had endured what Plunkett had. After a three-month overhaul and with a reputation rising as the “fightin’est ship” in the Navy, Plunkett (DD-431) plunged back into the war at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and again into battle during the invasion of Southern France - perhaps the only Navy ship to participate in every Allied invasion in the European theatre.
Featuring five incredibly brave men - the indomitable skipper, who will receive the Navy Cross; the gunnery officer, who bucks the captain every step of the way to Anzio; a first lieutenant, who’s desperate to get off the ship and into the Pacific; a 17-year-old water tender, who’s trying to hold onto his hometown girl against all odds, and another water tender, who mans a 20mm gun when under aerial assault - the dramatic story of each plays out on the decks of the Plunkett as the ship’s story escalates on the stage of the Mediterranean. Based on Navy logs, war diaries, action reports, letters, journals, memoirs, and dozens of interviews with the men who were on the ship and their families, Unsinkable is a timeless evocation of young men stepping up to the defining experience of their lives. “If you were moved by Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It, by William Kent Krueger’s This Tender Land...by the values we hold dear, decency, sacrifice, steadfastness, then Unsinkable will take you to a place long dead in your soul, and flood it with light” (Doug Stanton, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Horse Soldiers).
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- Unabridged
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The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II - and one of the bloodiest in United States history - began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote - until now.... On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. US military leaders thought that they had weakened Japanese forces in the area.
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Important History, but Not a Compelling Story
- By Craig on 07-30-16
By: Mitch Weiss
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Pacific Glory
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- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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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
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By: P. T. Deutermann
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A Game of Birds and Wolves
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- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Combining vibrant novelistic storytelling with extensive research, interviews, and previously unpublished accounts, Simon Parkin describes for the first time the role that women played in developing the Allied strategy that, in the words of one admiral, "contributed in no small measure to the final defeat of Germany." Rich with unforgettable cinematic detail and larger-than-life characters, A Game of Birds and Wolves is a heart-wrenching tale of ingenuity, dedication, perseverance, and love, bringing to life the imagination and sacrifice required to defeat the Nazis at sea.
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A lost story thrillingly revealed
- By Maudiemanding on 02-18-20
By: Simon Parkin
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Good, But I Prefer Silent Running
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The Archerfish, a diesel powered Balao-class submarine crafted in the 1940s, won a unique, heroic place in military history and the memories of her crew members. Here is her story: from her assembly in New England and her dedication by Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary, to her service in World War II, where she broke the back of the Japanese Navy, and her critical role in the Cold War.
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By: Don Keith, and others
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Indestructible
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- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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On February 20, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo Jima - one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World War II - Private Jack Lucas, who was only 17, and three other Marines engaged in a close-proximity firefight with Japanese soldiers. When two enemy grenades landed in their trench, Lucas jumped on one and pulled the other under his body to save the lives of his comrades. Lucas was blown into the air as his body was torn apart by 250 entrance wounds. He was so severely wounded that his team left him for dead. Miraculously, he survived.
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Not Really About Iwo Jima
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By: Jack H. Lucas, and others
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Unknown Valor
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- By: Martha MacCallum
- Narrated by: Martha MacCallum
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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In honor of the 75th anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, the popular primetime Fox News anchor of The Story with Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito - among them, a member of her own family, Harry Gray.
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What a storyteller
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By: Martha MacCallum
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Submarine Commander
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A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations. Frank and beautifully written, this book will be of lasting value as a submarine history by an expert and as an enduring military and political analysis.
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Engrossing Memoir
- By Jean on 12-24-15
By: Paul R. Schratz
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Day of Infamy
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Day of Infamy is Walter Lord's gripping, vivid re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The listener accompanies Admiral Nagumo's task force as it sweeps toward Hawaii; looks on while warning after warning is ignored on Oahu; and is enmeshed in the panic, confusion, and heroism of the final attack.
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Engaging Story, Great Reading
- By Chas on 12-07-04
By: Walter Lord
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The Ghost Ships of Archangel
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- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of 35 cargo ships carrying $1 billion worth of war supplies to the Soviet port of Archangel - the limited help Roosevelt and Churchill extended to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to maintain their fragile alliance.
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A lot of chaff
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By: William Geroux
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The Mathews Men
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- By: William Geroux
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From the author of The Ghost Ships of Archangel, one of the last unheralded heroic stories of World War II: The U-boat assault off the American coast against the men of the US Merchant Marine who were supplying the European war, and one community’s monumental contribution to that effort. Mathews County, Virginia, is a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay with little to offer except unspoiled scenery - but it sent an unusually large concentration of sea captains to fight in World War II.
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Engaging Read Not About Brothers, but Men
- By Gillian on 04-22-16
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Destroyer Captain
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- By: James Stavridis
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
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This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship for the first time and in the midst of international crisis. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian Gulf, the Barry was involved in operations throughout the world during his 1993-1995 tour. Drawing on daily journals he kept for the entire period, the author reveals the complex nature of those deployments in a 'real time' context and describes life on board the Barry and liberty ashore for sailors and officers alike.
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Great Navy book
- By Richard Giddeon on 03-04-15
By: James Stavridis
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Dead Reckoning
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“AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NOT DRILL.” At 7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center frantically typed what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history as the Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on the American navy stationed in Hawaii. In a little over two hours, the Japanese killed more than 2,400 Americans and propelled the US’s entry into World War II. Dead Reckoning is the story of the mission to avenge that devastating strike.
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Half Soap Opera, target audience 20 something male
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By: Dick Lehr
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Given Up for Dead
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On December 8, 1941, just five hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes attacked a remote US outpost in the westernmost reaches of the Pacific. It was the beginning of an incredible 16-day fight for Wake Island, a tiny but strategically valuable dot in the ocean. Unprepared for the stunning assault, the small battalion was dangerously outnumbered and outgunned. But they compensated with a surplus of bravery and perseverance, waging an extraordinary battle against all odds.
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For want of a nail...
- By Kindle Customer on 07-21-21
By: Bill Sloan
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- 02-05-21
Poorly researched.
Well written and entertaining, except thstp the author made up nauticsl stuff. At one point "The squadron commander" has all of the men in the crew called to his cabin, all of them, an entire crew of a destroyer in a single cabin! No destroyer has a squadron commander with his own cabin his own menu his own agenda and his own people. Destroyers are smalle ships, I know, I served on 2! State rooms are not "spacious" it would even be a stretch to call the old man's cabin spacious! These discrepancies were so glaring that I had to stop reading the book btw, the are called "cans" because of the way bob on the sea.
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- Mike
- 02-15-21
Sea story
Great book and tribute to the men of the Plunkett. For me, the book had a local flavor as one of the men was from St. Charles, MO where we live. One inaccuracy, which did not affect the book, the Admiral, a riverboat, was stated as being on the Missouri. In the 1940's the Admiral was on the Mississippi in downtown St. Louis. One other error mentioned was when the Plunkett headed home to the States from Palermo. The book stated they headed east to home. Looking at a map, you head west from Italy. But these inaccuracies do not take away from the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-05-21
Amazing and riveting story, one of the best ever!
This is the best World War II book I ever read, it was amazing, riveting, and deeply personal story of five men aboard the USS Plunkett
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- Patricia
- 06-27-23
To those who gave so much
Wonderful story of selfless men who sacrificed the ultimate for our liberty. So touching and sad that their deeds are not foremost in our collective memory.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-27-20
I loved it!
The book is interesting and sad at some points, but worth reading or listening. Has some history to the book.
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- Michael Kiehn
- 06-24-22
A great but flawed story
The story of the men of USS Plunkett is great, heroic deeds by normal men in abnormal times BUT... the author has made the book too much about himself and his journalistic process. For me this detracts from the story. Add into this the repeated criticism of the British leadership and I found the book losing me - 'Slow Slow Monty', Churchill wanting to take Rome, criticism of the Royal Navy. We can admire the heroism of US servicemen without denigrating the contributions of our allies.
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- Kentuckian
- 02-24-21
Awesome and unforgettable true story
This audio book, this account, of life and death on a destroyer in World War 2 was awesome, heart-warming, heart-wrenching and unforgettable. The author and narrator were brilliant in telling this true story. All I can say to the ship, its crew, the author and narrator is Bravo Zulu
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- D cap
- 12-25-22
A touching story of the greatest generation
God bless the men of the USS Plunkett, your memory shall live on forever in the hearts of every American
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- Laurance J. Suter
- 01-01-21
Excellent book
I listen to a lot of WW2 US naval action books. This one is different inasmuch as it focuses much more on individuals, before and after the war than on naval action. Liked it very much.
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- Garret
- 04-15-23
A good glimpse in to 'ordinary' sailors
A good glimpse in to 'ordinary' sailors during extraordinary times. I found the audio version incredibly difficult to follow because of the many names and the inconsistent coverage of each sailor. I think there were two Kens and that made things even harder to follow which was which. A good story, there was an excellent chapter towards the end, but apart from that, it felt mundane at times, though I think the author did justice to the story by writing the whole of the story of the Plunkett rather than just the exciting parts. My great uncle also died in WWII so I share that search for the whole story as the author evidently did.
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