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No Easy Day

The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

de Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer ...

Narrado por Holter Graham ...

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6 hora 50 minutos

The #1 New York Times bestselling first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the ... Leer más

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The #1 New York Times bestselling first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the
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Blood Red Snow

The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

de Günter K. Koschorrek ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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9 hora 41 minutos

Gunter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some forty years later that it came to light and ... Leer más

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Gunter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some forty years later that it came to light and
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When Books Went to War

The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II

de Molly Guptill Manning ...

Narrado por Bernadette Dunne ...

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6 hora 49 minutos

When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more.Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered twenty million hardcover donations. In 1943 the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 ... Leer más

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When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more.Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered twenty million hardcover donations. In 1943 the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120
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Easy Company Soldier

The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"

de Don Malarkey, Bob Welch ...

Narrado por John Bedford Lloyd ...

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8 hora 7 minutos

Elite paratrooper Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the World War II battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne.Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Camp Toccoa in Georgia and was one of the one in six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide ... Leer más

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Elite paratrooper Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the World War II battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne.Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Camp Toccoa in Georgia and was one of the one in six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide
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Achilles in Vietnam

Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

de Jonathan Shay, M.D. ...

Narrado por David Strathairn ...

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8 hora 44 minutos

An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer’s Iliad in this “compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War” (The New York Times).In this moving and dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Jonathan Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam ... Leer más

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An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer’s Iliad in this “compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War” (The New York Times).In this moving and dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Jonathan Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam
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The Great Escape

de Paul Brickhill ...

Narrado por Robert Whitfield ...

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7 hora 37 minutos

It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. It demanded the concentrated devotion and vigilance of more than six hundred American and British air force officers, every single one of them, every minute, every hour, every day, and every night for more than a year. With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads ... Leer más

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It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. It demanded the concentrated devotion and vigilance of more than six hundred American and British air force officers, every single one of them, every minute, every hour, every day, and every night for more than a year. With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads
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Panzer Ace

The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

de Richard Freiherr von Rosen ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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8 hora 35 minutos

Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander.After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a Company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak Company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later ... Leer más

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Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander.After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a Company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak Company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later
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Tiger Battalion 507

Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment

de Helmut Schneider ...

Narrado por Chris MacDonnell ...

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6 hora 55 minutos

This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.The book was conceived during a reunion of the "507" at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their ... Leer más

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This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.The book was conceived during a reunion of the "507" at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their
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Top Dog

The Story of Marine Hero Lucca

de Maria Goodavage ...

Narrado por Neil Shah ...

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7 hora 58 minutos

The New York Times bestselling author of Secret Service Dogs and Soldier Dogs delivers the incredible, true story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.“Maria Goodavage knocks it out of the park in this fast paced, spell binding page turner.”—John W. Pil... ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling author of Secret Service Dogs and Soldier Dogs delivers the incredible, true story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.“Maria Goodavage knocks it out of the park in this fast paced, spell binding page turner.”—John W. Pil...
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No More Secrets

My part in codebreaking at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon

de Betty Webb ...

Narrado por Betty Webb, Charlotte Strevens ...

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7 hora 12 minutos

The true and extraordinary story of one of the last surviving women to have worked in codebreaking at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon.Born one hundred years ago, Betty Webb MBE, LOH (Legion of Honour) has had a ringside seat to history. After graduating from school, she faced the usual limited opportunities for employment on offer to women at the time. However, with the war in full swing, ... Leer más

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The true and extraordinary story of one of the last surviving women to have worked in codebreaking at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon.Born one hundred years ago, Betty Webb MBE, LOH (Legion of Honour) has had a ringside seat to history. After graduating from school, she faced the usual limited opportunities for employment on offer to women at the time. However, with the war in full swing,
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The Marine Guidebook of Essential Subjects

Every Marine's Manual of Vital Skills, History, and Knowledge - Reflowable Ebook, Complete & Unabridged (P1500.44A)

de US Marine Corps, Rick Carlile ...

Narrado por Robert Hunter ...

Series series Carlile Military Library
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6 hora 19 minutos

EVERY MARINE'S MANUAL OF VITAL SKILLS, HISTORY, AND KNOWLEDGE- Ideal preparation for Recruit Training (boot camp)!- Audiobook edition: store it on your device, take it anywhere, have it when you need it.- Complete and unabridged, expertly adapted to the audiobook format.Originally published in 1986, this uniqu... ... Leer más

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EVERY MARINE'S MANUAL OF VITAL SKILLS, HISTORY, AND KNOWLEDGE- Ideal preparation for Recruit Training (boot camp)!- Audiobook edition: store it on your device, take it anywhere, have it when you need it.- Complete and unabridged, expertly adapted to the audiobook format.Originally published in 1986, this uniqu...
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Healing Wounds

A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.

de Diane Carlson Evans ...

Narrado por Janet Metzger ...

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9 hora 35 minutos

What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one.In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she ... Leer más

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What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one.In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she
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The Things They Cannot Say

Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done or Failed to Do in War

de Kevin Sites ...

Narrado por Kevin Sites ...

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7 hora 17 minutos

What is it like to kill? What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what's right? What can you never forget?In The Things They Cannot Say, award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites asks these difficult questions of eleven soldiers and marines, who—by sharing the truth about their wars—display a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics.For each of these men, many of whom Sites ... Leer más

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What is it like to kill? What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what's right? What can you never forget?In The Things They Cannot Say, award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites asks these difficult questions of eleven soldiers and marines, who—by sharing the truth about their wars—display a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics.For each of these men, many of whom Sites
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Blood and Soil

The Memoir of a Third Reich Brandenburger

de Sepp de Giampietro ...

Narrado por P.J. Ochlan ...

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14 hora 4 minutos

The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents, their history has largely been ignored.First published in 1984, de Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account of his experiences. In ... Leer más

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The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents, their history has largely been ignored.First published in 1984, de Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account of his experiences. In
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Red Star Against the Swastika

The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front

de Vasily B. Emelianenko ...

Narrado por John Pruden ...

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7 hora 57 minutos

This is the extraordinary story of Vasily B. Emelianenko, the veteran pilot of one of the Soviet Union's most contradictory planes of the Second World War—the I1-2. This heavily armored aircraft was practically unrivaled in terms of fire power, but it was slow to maneuver and an easy target for fighters. I1–2 had to attack enemy flak columns at extremely low altitudes, which led to enormous tolls ... Leer más

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This is the extraordinary story of Vasily B. Emelianenko, the veteran pilot of one of the Soviet Union's most contradictory planes of the Second World War—the I1-2. This heavily armored aircraft was practically unrivaled in terms of fire power, but it was slow to maneuver and an easy target for fighters. I1–2 had to attack enemy flak columns at extremely low altitudes, which led to enormous tolls
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Gallantry in Action

Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955

de Norman Franks ...

Narrado por Matthew Waterson ...

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7 hora 40 minutos

Between 1918 and 1955 sixty airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Two Bars. In this book recorded for the first time together are the mini-biographies of those sixty along with the citations that accompanied their awards, or in some cases the recommendations for them. Also recorded are citations for other decorations such as the Distinguished Service Order, et al. The ... Leer más

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Between 1918 and 1955 sixty airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Two Bars. In this book recorded for the first time together are the mini-biographies of those sixty along with the citations that accompanied their awards, or in some cases the recommendations for them. Also recorded are citations for other decorations such as the Distinguished Service Order, et al. The
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Six Days of Impossible

Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back

de Robert Adams ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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7 hora 31 minutos

Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that moves past the point of no return in their minds. Robert Adams, MD, brings the experiences of his classmates into view with real, difficult to believe experiences, described in frightening detail by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell ... Leer más

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Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that moves past the point of no return in their minds. Robert Adams, MD, brings the experiences of his classmates into view with real, difficult to believe experiences, described in frightening detail by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell
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Outsourcing Duty

The Moral Exploitation of the American Soldier

de Michael J. Robillard, Bradley J. Strawser ...

Narrado por Rudy Sanda ...

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6 hora 56 minutos

Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society that they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's war-fighting decisions since the inception of an all-volunteer force? In this volume, Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser examine the question of whether and how American soldiers have been ... Leer más

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Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society that they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's war-fighting decisions since the inception of an all-volunteer force? In this volume, Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser examine the question of whether and how American soldiers have been
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A Thousand May Fall

Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army

de Brian Matthew Jordan ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 18 minutos

The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, yet our nation remains fiercely divided over its enduring legacies. In A Thousand May Fall, Pulitzer Prize finalist Brian Matthew Jordan returns us to the war itself. Creating an intimate, absorbing chronicle from the ordinary soldier's perspective, he allows us to see the Civil War anew—and through unexpected eyes.At the heart of Jordan's vital account ... Leer más

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The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, yet our nation remains fiercely divided over its enduring legacies. In A Thousand May Fall, Pulitzer Prize finalist Brian Matthew Jordan returns us to the war itself. Creating an intimate, absorbing chronicle from the ordinary soldier's perspective, he allows us to see the Civil War anew—and through unexpected eyes.At the heart of Jordan's vital account
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Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man

Reflections of a Khe Sanh Vet

de Ernest Spencer ...

Narrado por Ernest Spencer ...

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8 hora 40 minutos

This is hands down the most heartbreaking and thought provoking historical novel about Khe Sanh and even the Vietnam War you will ever have the honor to read. Other books are easier to read, yet none of them will leave you a believer like this book will. It is January, 1968 and Ernest returns to Khe Sanh from R&R to the opening of the longest battle in the Vietnam War. He is a Korean American ... Leer más

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This is hands down the most heartbreaking and thought provoking historical novel about Khe Sanh and even the Vietnam War you will ever have the honor to read. Other books are easier to read, yet none of them will leave you a believer like this book will. It is January, 1968 and Ernest returns to Khe Sanh from R&R to the opening of the longest battle in the Vietnam War. He is a Korean American
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The Last of the Old Breed

An Oral History of the Final Marines from World War II

de Scott Davis ...

Narrado por Adam Barr, Andre Bellido, Chloe Nosan, Dan Bittner, John Pirhalla, Johnny Heller, Neil Hellegers, Noah Michael Levine, Stephanie Németh-Parker ...

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9 hora 26 minutos

**An oral history of the brutal Pacific Theater in WWII, told by many of the last living U.S. Marine veterans.This program features multicast narration.**During World War II, over 16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces. Today, less than 1 percent are still alive. The Last of the Old Breed is an unprecedented oral history of the final living United States Marines from World War II, ... Leer más

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**An oral history of the brutal Pacific Theater in WWII, told by many of the last living U.S. Marine veterans.This program features multicast narration.**During World War II, over 16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces. Today, less than 1 percent are still alive. The Last of the Old Breed is an unprecedented oral history of the final living United States Marines from World War II,
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The Paras

'Earth's most elite fighting unit' - Telegraph

de Max Arthur ...

Narrado por Max Arthur, Peter Noble, Luke Thompson, Michael Fenner ...

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8 hora 5 minutos

The soldiers of one of the world's most famous fighting forces, the Paras, tell the gripping story of the regiment in their own words.Published to coincide with 75th anniversary of its formation, this is the definitive history of the iconic Parachute Regiment, told through the voices of more than 200 of the soldiers themselves. From the daring raids of World War 2 through Northern Ireland, The ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

The soldiers of one of the world's most famous fighting forces, the Paras, tell the gripping story of the regiment in their own words.Published to coincide with 75th anniversary of its formation, this is the definitive history of the iconic Parachute Regiment, told through the voices of more than 200 of the soldiers themselves. From the daring raids of World War 2 through Northern Ireland, The
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Arnhem

de Christopher Hibbert ...

Narrado por Roger Davis ...

Series series GREAT BATTLES
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8 hora 24 minutos

The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Finely recorded...truly the battle of Arnhem has been fortunate in its historian' SUNDAY TIMESThis book tells the true story of the Battle of Arnhem which was fought in September 1944.Nine thousand ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Finely recorded...truly the battle of Arnhem has been fortunate in its historian' SUNDAY TIMESThis book tells the true story of the Battle of Arnhem which was fought in September 1944.Nine thousand
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Hvis jeg ikke ringer i morgen

de Anders Korsager Nielsen, Kim Eg Thygesen ...

Narrado por Anders Brink Madsen ...

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5 hora 14 minutos

Hvis jeg ikke ringer i morgen er Kim Eg Thygesens personlige fortælling om at være udsendt som soldat i bl.a. Afghanistan. Med stor indlevelse fortæller Kim om soldatertilværelsen – og giver et indblik i, hvad krig og katastrofer gør ved dit sind.Kim mister sin far som 16-årig, og efter nogle udfordrende ungdomsår, er forsvaret det helt rigtige sted for ham. Han stortrives med regelsæt, tempo og ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Hvis jeg ikke ringer i morgen er Kim Eg Thygesens personlige fortælling om at være udsendt som soldat i bl.a. Afghanistan. Med stor indlevelse fortæller Kim om soldatertilværelsen – og giver et indblik i, hvad krig og katastrofer gør ved dit sind.Kim mister sin far som 16-årig, og efter nogle udfordrende ungdomsår, er forsvaret det helt rigtige sted for ham. Han stortrives med regelsæt, tempo og
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