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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/805205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century Author: Gen. Kenneth F. Mckenzie Jr. Usmc (ret). Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 29, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: General Frank McKenzie oversaw some of the most important—and controversial operations in modern US military history. The Melting Point has three themes. The first one is the importance of the primacy of civilian control of the military. It has become widely perceived that this control has been eroded over the years. General McKenzie doesn't believe that to be the case, arguing that the civ-mil relationship isn't perfect, but it doesn't have to be. It is, however, more durable than many believe, and is supported and embraced by the military. The second theme is the uniqueness of being a combatant commander. Combatant commanders participate in the development of policy, as junior partners. They are also responsible for the execution of policy—very different than the role of a service chief, or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. None of these officers are in the chain of command, and they have no ultimate, mortal responsibility or authority for execution. Only the combatant commander stands astride the boundary of decision-making and execution. Finally, the third theme that McKenzie argues is that leaders matter, and the decisions they make have a profound effect on what happens on the battlefield. McKenzie provides an honest assessment of his time in command—describing decisions that were sound, as well as some outcomes he wishes were different.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: “I’m Just a Supply Sgt.”: My Life and Vietnam War Experience Author: Donald M. Stout Narrator: David de Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 29, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: I'm Just a Supply Sgt. is a compelling narrative of the Vietnam War with a very personal, psychological perspective that is difficult to find in most histories. Don Stout's ability to comprehend and record his feelings during the war, and his struggles after the war, provide not only a window into the suffering of many veterans but also a tool for catharsis for those afflicted with PTSD. Without a doubt, Don's story provides one of the most unique perspectives on the war and is not only a history of his service but a psychological epic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/816164 to listen full audiobooks. Title: SAS: Duty Before Glory: The True WWII Story of SAS Original Reg Seekings Author: Anthony Rushmer Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The biography of remarkable SAS Original Reg Seekings, from his humble beginnings in the Cambridgeshire Fens to his instrumental role in the success of the SAS during the Second World War. Starting at the very bottom of the ranks, Seekings was a farm labourer's son who climbed from private to squadron sergeant-major and became one of the British Army's most highly decorated non-commissioned officers of the Second World War. In short, Seekings was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. His is a remarkable story – one of fierce ambition, camaraderie, inner strength and heroism as he transcended humble beginnings in the Fen fields of Cambridgeshire. And he was there from the very first day of the SAS, which was born in the late summer of 1941.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812533 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patton's Shadow: The Making of a Hero in Modern Memory Author: Nathan C. Jones Narrator: Kent Klineman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 19, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Patton's Shadow by Nathan C. Jones, a leading authority on George S. Patton, offers a definitive account of the creation of the Patton legend and what it illuminates about American culture and the worship of heroes. Jones traces how the persona of Patton, a brash and brilliant general in the European theater of World War II, transcended the individual man and became a cultural icon and byword for triumphal American might. Patton was a hero lionized and celebrated in his own time. Patton as well as the US Army cultivated his persona during and after the war. His image was used to promote patriotism, commercial goods, and military recruitment. The 1970 Academy Award-winning film starring George C. Scott cemented his iconic image for millions of Americans, further embellishing Patton's persona and introducing him to entirely new generations of young Americans. Patton's Shadow is an intellectually omnivorous tour de force that draws on ideas about heroes from sources as timeless as ancient mythology and as contemporary as Abraham Maslow, Max Weber, and Carl Jung. Jones artfully locates the honored altar that heroes occupy in the human heart and then answers insightful questions about what America's embrace of Patton in particular as a military hero illuminates about the United States, about Patton's generation, and about our own.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/829635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - The Sky is No Limit: Eine Jetpilotin über Krisenkompetenz, schnelle Entscheidungen und neue Horizonte 10 Wege zum Erfolg in Job und Alltag Author: Nicola Winter Narrator: Nicola Winter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 16, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Was kann passieren, wenn du mal richtig Gas gibst?' Nicola Winter findet es heraus: Als eine der ersten Jetpilotinnen Deutschlands verwirklicht sie ihren Traum, das Fliegen zum Beruf zu machen. Sie lernt, in Extremsituationen ruhig zu bleiben und erkennt, dass die Fähigkeiten, die im Cockpit entscheidend sind, auch im Berufs- und Alltagsleben zum Erfolg führen. Mit Klugheit und Humor teilt Nicola Winter ihre Erfahrungen und beantwortet zentrale Fragen ihres Lebens- und Berufswegs: Ist es möglich, einen neuen Job ohne Talent zu beginnen? Wie meistert man die Herausforderungen als Neuling im Team? Warum sind Nachbesprechungen so wertvoll? Was hält ein Team aus Individualisten zusammen? Und wie kann ein Fluch zur richtigen Zeit Wunder wirken? In zehn inspirierenden Lektionen zeigt sie, worauf es ankommt, um sich selbst und andere in schwierigen Zeiten zu Resilienz und Höchstleistungen zu führen – stets nach dem Motto: Ausprobieren, Lehren ziehen und weitermachen! »Dieses Buch motiviert und begeistert bis zum letzten Kapitel.« Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Merkt, Professor für Führung und Krisenmanagement

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Rugged Bastards: A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations Author: John A. Dailey Narrator: Tom Beyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man 'Detachment One' was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a 'proof-of-concept' to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror. For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed. The Commanding Officer—Colonel Robert J. Coates, a Marine Force Recon legend—was given his pick of personnel. One of the four team leaders he selected was Gunnery Sergeant John A. Dailey. These men built a unit from nothing, trained for unknown missions in an unknown location, and deployed amid controversy and skepticism. Once in Iraq, they were dubbed 'Task Unit Raider' and quickly won over the naysayers who doubted the Marine's ability to operate successfully. This book tells Dailey's story of the creation, training, and volatile 2004 Iraq deployment of Task Unit Raider that led to the creation of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Det-1 served as the bridge between the Raiders of WWII and the Marine Raiders of today.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/803921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander Author: Michael Lee Lanning Narrator: Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: When Dwight Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915, few would have predicted he was destined for greatness. Yet the young officer made the most of the opportunities he was given, made a lasting impression on superiors, and eventually gained a reputation as an excellent staff officer. Fifty-nine graduates became generals during World War II, but none of that was clear at the time, especially not for the young Dwight Eisenhower, who graduated sixty-first in a class of 164. During the 1920s into the early 1930s Eisenhower started to catch the eye of superiors and earned positions under the U.S. Army's leading lights. Eisenhower joined the General Staff in Washington, DC, where he helped develop war plans and eventually became deputy chief of staff under George Marshall. When the time came to appoint a commander to execute the plans, Marshall knew Eisenhower was the man for the job. Becoming Eisenhower is the story of a young man who first pursued the army for its free education, the story of an officer who was initially overlooked, the story of how General Eisenhower carried these experiences not only into Supreme Command but also the presidency.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/817940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Freedom Shield: The 191st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam Author: Maj. John D. Falcon (Ret) Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A Vietnam War helicopter pilot shares arresting accounts of flying troops into hot LZs and medevacking the wounded under fire. The Freedom Shield brings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, who were tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions, and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois 'Huey' helicopters. The unit was assembled from a hodgepodge of hand-me-down aircraft, used equipment, and overlooked personnel—its appearance belied the invaluable work the crews of the 191st would undertake during the Vietnam War. This narrative of the Company, told through collected stories of veterans, defines a breed of soldier newly minted in Vietnam: the combat assault-helicopter crewman. The 191st pilots, crews, and support personnel vividly share the details of what it was like to be at war and forced to rely on your fellow crewmembers for your own survival. Their accounts of helicopter combat at the height of the Vietnam conflict accurately recreate the sights and sounds of the battlefields, the fear and horror of watching close friends torn to pieces, and their feelings on returning to base. Their message is infinitely clear: 'The price of freedom is painful.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes Among Us: An Interview with James Patterson Author: James Patterson Narrator: Joe Mantegna, James Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Find inspiration in riveting first-person tales from our nation’s greatest heroes, the dedicated, and hardworking men and women whom we all depend on to run our armies, police forces and emergency rooms.    These cops, ER nurses, and military members shared their stories with bestselling author James Patterson, and we share with you now in this audiobook sampler. Enjoy excerpts from Walk In My Combat Boots, Walk the Blue Line, and ER Nurses, and hear exclusive original audio from the new book, American Heroes, which highlights stories from those who have been awarded military’s most distinguished service medals.    There has never been a better time for all of us to think about duty, sacrifice, and what it means to be an American hero.   Features an exclusive interview with James Patterson on his dedication to these heroes’ stories.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/816105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Task Force Black: The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq Author: Mark Urban Narrator: Mark Urban Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 23, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'One of the few truly authentic accounts of the modern SAS outside the world of fiction.' THE TIMES Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black. Operating out 'The Station' in Bagdad, Task Force Black's role was to hunt down senior members of Al-Qaeda operating in Iraq. Using the latest weaponry, combining with other international special forces units, the group waged a sustained covert campaign against terrorist groups across the county. Combining intelligence with brute force, the SAS went on the attack and had multiple successes, including the killing of several key Al-Qaeda commanders. BBC journalist Mark Urban uncovers the sensational story of this operation and the extraordinary men who carried it out. PRAISE FOR TASK FORCE BLACK 'That Mark Urban, a BBC journalist also known for excellent recent books on the Napoleonic Wars, has been able to tell this story is a testament to his determination and investigative skill. Few reporters succeed in cultivating any sources within the closed world of the British special forces; Urban has found dozens who have spoken with unprecedented candour. The result is gripping and troubling in equal measure and an invaluable addition to the increasingly comprehensive literature on the Iraq war.' Jason Burke, OBSERVER ** 'Urban's book, Task Force Black, deserves to do well. It is the first account, as full as it can be under the circumstances, of the clandestine war waged by the SAS and their Royal Marines equivalent, the SBS, alongside US Delta Force in the height of that murderous war' Kim Sengupta, INDEPENDENT

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/805211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hueys over Khe Sanh: Missions with VMO-6 Author: Peter Greene Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 14, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A vivid memoir of the Vietnam War by a crew chief who flew on hundreds of flights during his tour. During Vietnam, the basic role of the USMC gunship squadrons was to protect the transport helicopters during medevac missions, troop insertions and extractions, resupply missions, and supporting the Marines on the ground during operations and patrols. Basically, whenever the Marines or South Vietnam friendlies got in trouble the gunships were dispatched to assist them. As a gunner, and later crew chief, Pete Greene flew hundreds of missions on Huey gunships—flying practically every day with different pilots and gunners. In this vivid memoir he recalls many of those missions, including providing gunship support for MACV-SOG in and around I Corps area, working with Marine Recon, and undertaking frequent, perilous resupply and medevac and medevac support missions.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/808198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alive Day: Finding Hope and Purpose after Losing Everything Author: Amy Brown, Captain Sam Brown Narrator: Brooke Persoon, Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 4, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: How long does it take to burn to death? This question raced through Sam Brown’s mind as he burned alive alongside a dirt road in Afghanistan. At 24, he was pursuing his lifelong ambition of serving in the US military when his vehicle detonated one of the Taliban’s bombs. Sam was desperate for death to end his pain. Instead, a fellow soldier extinguished the blaze. Sam’s life had been saved, but for what purpose? Sustained by his newfound faith, Sam endured a long, painful recovery as he grappled with losing his physical identity, his military career, and his dreams of making an impact. Yet he also discovered the power of serving others and embarked on a seemingly impossible love story. In Alive Day, Sam shares his inspiring story of perseverance, hope, and faith, taking readers from the ashes of a life lost to the freedom of an identity that cannot be shaken.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans Series: Part of American War Heroes Author: David J. Hornfischer, James D. Hornfischer Narrator: Lou Del Bianco, David J. Hornfischer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: From James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers, a riveting account of the life of WWII hero Commander Ernest E. Evans and his heroics and sacrifice during the Leyte Gulf Battle of Samar. For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian James D. Hornfischer, “the dean of World War II naval history,' writing with his son David J. Hornfischer, explores Capt. E. Evans’s incredible story, from his humble upbringing as a child of a Cherokee and Creek family in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1931, to his service on fighting ships during the Pacific War and his selfless bravery and cool command during a valiant faceoff with the pride of the Japanese Navy.   Interspersed with impeccable research, interviews with men who fought alongside Capt. E. Evans, and thrilling anecdotes about United States Navy experiences during WWII, Destroyer Captain provides insight into an incredible man who spent his life beating the odds through courage, ability, and sheer determination. Never were these attributes better on display than on the morning of October 25, 1944, when, in the waters off Samar, a small flotilla of US Navy ships encountered a Japanese fleet superior in both vessels and firepower. Aboard the USS Johnston, Capt. Ernest E. Evans seized the moment, ordering his destroyer to steam forward and attack. Heavily outgunned, Evans and his sailors fired torpedo after torpedo, all the while maneuvering to dodge enemy shells, as two other American destroyers joined the fight. It was a valiant last stand for Capt. E. Evans, one of the toughest warriors in the Navy, but thanks to his bravery and steadiness under fire, these dogged Americans routed one of the most powerful naval forces that Tokyo had ever put to sea.   A remarkable story of patriotism and courageousness, Destroyer Captain honors a singular American hero whose name shall never be forgotten.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frogman Stories: Life and Leadership Lessons from the SEAL Teams Author: Rick Kaiser Narrator: Rick Kaiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 40 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A compelling look at US Navy SEALs through a true-to-life lens focused on the triumphs and challenges of the elite warriors of the Special Forces community. Master Chief (SEAL) Rick Kaiser (Ret.) captures over forty-five years of events in and around the SEAL Teams. It is not a blood-and-guts portrayal of battlefield victories and losses, but an authentic view of how things are done in the Teams. The SEALs truly are silent professionals and the most memorable stories often don't feature combat but are the moments that shape these exceptional warriors. A Silver Star recipient for his leadership during the battle of Mogadishu—'Black Hawk Down'—and a prominent member of both SEAL Team TWO and SEAL Team Six, Rick has been recognized throughout his career for his courage, commitment, and fortitude. Continuing to serve the SEALs as chief operating officer of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, Rick is the perfect person to tell the Navy SEAL story the way it really is, sharing the life and leadership lessons he learned along the way.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs Author: Luis Elizondo Narrator: Christopher Mellon, Luis Elizondo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe. Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former senior intelligence official and special agent who was recruited into a strange and highly sensitive US Government program to investigate UAP incursions into sensitive military installations and air space. To accomplish his mission, Elizondo had to rely on decades of experience gained working some of America’s most sensitive and classified programs. Even then, he was not prepared for what he would learn, and the truth about the government’s long shadowy involvement in UAP investigations, and the lengths officials would take to keep them a secret. The stakes could not be higher. Imminent is a first-hand, revelatory account inside the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secret and a call to action to confront humanity’s greatest existential questions. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Versprengten: Ostfront im Winter 1945 Author: F. John-Ferrer Narrator: Klaus G. Förg Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 8, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Januar 1945: Zwei Obergefreite verlieren auf dem Rückzug der deutschen Truppen vor der herannahenden Roten Armee den Anschluss an ihre Einheit. Auf sich allein gestellt, inmitten einer feindlichen Welt und geplagt vom sibirisch kalten Winter haben die beiden nur ein Ziel: Sie müssen hinter die Frontlinie gelangen, sonst sind sie verloren. Auf dem Bericht eines Soldaten basierend zeigt das Buch von F. John-Ferrer den persönlichen Überlebenskampf, der den Wahnsinn und die Schrecken dieses Krieges noch deutlicher werden lässt.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forged in Fire Author: Scott Ryder Narrator: David Tredinnick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 1, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos. Garry made a report on the radio: 'I see around 200 women and children heading north up the valley.' Less than 400 metres below us, a steady stream of women and kids were hurrying away in single file. 'Where are all the men?' I asked Garry. 'Waiting for us,' he responded, with a look of concern I had not seen on his face before. My heart skipped a beat—we were on. From the age of 12, Scott Ryder knew he wanted to join the army, and he signed up as soon as he could. After serving as a paratrooper and in East Timor with 3 RAR, he wanted more. He trained all summer and took the gruelling selection course for the commandos, earning the prized green beret on his second attempt. Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the commandos. Ryder shares battlefield stories from his tours to Afghanistan, where his regiment saw some of the heaviest fighting Australian forces have experienced since the Vietnam War. After being seriously injured in a shocking Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kandahar, he was the only survivor to return to active service. Frankly written, with self-deprecating humour, it reveals the qualities of strength and mental resilience that characterise special forces operators. 'Scott is not famous; his chest is not bedecked with the grandest tin and ribbon. His voice is from among us rather than up on high. And his account of the DNA of the commando, the lesser sung super-soldier, is all the better for it.' - from the foreword by Chris Masters, author of Flawed Hero

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli Author: Ryan Butta Narrator: Chris Stollery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 1, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation. Harry Freame was the first Australian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli. Raised as a samurai, he risked his life again and again to scout the beaches and hills of the battlefield, reporting invaluable intelligence back to his officers and relieving stranded soldiers who otherwise would surely have died. Some say he should have got the VC but didn't because he was half-Japanese, a fact he tried hard to conceal. After the war, Harry (real name Henry Wykeham Koba Freame) became a soldier settler and champion apple grower. But when Japan emerged as a perceived threat to Australia, Harry was recruited into Australian intelligence to spy on the Japanese community in Sydney. Before Japan's entry into World War II, Australia opened a diplomatic legation in Tokyo, and Harry was sent as a translator - but his real role was a spy. Extraordinarily, his cover was leaked by the Australian press, and the Japanese secret police tried to assassinate him not long after his arrival in Tokyo in 1941. Harry died back in Australia a few weeks later, but his sacrifice has never been acknowledged by Australia. Until now. Featuring never-before-seen material, The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli is a fascinating and immersive investigation into a grievous historical wrong.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ...And a Hard Rain Fell: A GI's True Story of the War in Vietnam Author: John Ketwig Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 23, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A classic, must-listen Vietnam war memoir The classic Vietnam war memoir, ...and a hard rain fell is the unforgettable story of a veteran's rage and the unflinching portrait of a young soldier's odyssey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam. Updated for its twentieth anniversary with a new afterword on the Iraq War and its parallels to Vietnam, John Ketwig's message is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago. 'A magnetic, bloody, moving, and worm's-eye view of soldiering in Vietnam, an account that is from the first page to last a wound that can never heal. A searing gift to his country.'—Kirkus Reviews 'Solidly effective. He describes with ingenuous energy and authentic language that time and place.'—Library Journal 'Perhaps as evocative of that awful time in Vietnam as the great fictions . . . a wild surreal account, at its best as powerful as Celine's darkling writing of World War One.'—Washington Post

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/799869 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography Author: Robert Graves Narrator: Joel Schrank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 14, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography' by Robert Graves is a seminal work that vividly captures the harrowing experiences of a young British officer during World War I. Published in 1929, the book provides a candid and unflinching portrayal of life in the trenches, exploring the brutality and absurdity of war. Graves recounts his childhood, education, and early literary career, interweaving personal anecdotes with his wartime experiences. The autobiography delves into his friendships with notable figures like Siegfried Sassoon and critiques the societal norms of early 20th-century Britain. The title reflects Graves' profound disillusionment with the pre-war world and the irrevocable changes brought by the conflict. With its clarity, wit, and honesty, 'Good-Bye to All That' remains an essential work in the canon of war literature, offering insights into the personal and collective trauma of a generation.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry's Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 Author: Anthony Richardson Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The true story of an airman's audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two. Perfect for fans of The Great Escape, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram, and The Wooden Horse. Sir Basil Embry's Blenheim bomber was shot down in the summer of 1940. During the course of his time in enemy territory he broke out from a column of prisoners while having a Nazi machine gun aimed at him, fought against his captors with stolen weapons, hid in stinking manure, and even posed as a member of the Irish Republican Army in order to throw his captors off the scent of his true identity. In total he was captured three times and three times he refused to submit. Only through sheer courage and wit did he make his way back to Britain to fight and fly again. This is his remarkable story. Anthony Richardson served as Adjutant in the same squadron as Embry later in the war and was told about these astounding exploits first-hand. This book will undoubtedly amaze all interested in moments of amazing fortitude in the face of overwhelming odds.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stanford Tuck: Hero of the Battle of Britain: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace Author: Helen Doe Narrator: Graham Mack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The first full reappraisal of one of Britain's great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck's 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck. In January 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace with an official score of twenty-nine enemy aircraft destroyed. During the Battle of Britain his legendary prowess grew and he was posted to command a leaderless and demoralized squadron, this time flying Hurricanes. He continued to prove he was an outstanding fighter ace, gaining the rare distinction of three DFCs and then the DSO for his leadership. He was shot down over France in January 1942. In January 1944 however, around twenty POWs, including Tuck, were purged to a new camp. Still determined to escape, Tuck and a Polish officer took a risky chance and made their way east to Russian forces and thence to England. This book reveals a more complex man than the one-dimensional hero of the previous biography. Post war, he became good friends with the Luftwaffe ace, Adolf Galland, and was a key advisor with him on the film Battle of Britain, and, often made many media appearances. His health suffered in later years from the impact of his war service and his imprisonment and he died aged seventy in 1987.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free Author: Pete Hegseth Narrator: Pete Hegseth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Real men fought for our freedoms. It’s time we fought for theirs. Pete Hegseth joined the Army to fight extremists. Then that same Army called him one. The military Pete joined twenty years ago was fiercely focused on lethality, competency, and color blindness. Today our brass are following the rest of our country off the cliff of cultural chaos and weakness. Americans with common sense are fighting this on many fronts, but if we can’t save the meritocracy of our military, we’re definitely going to lose everywhere else. The War on Warriors uncovers the deep roots of our dysfunction—a society that has forgotten the men who take risks, cut through red tape, and get their hands dirty. The only kind of men prepared to face the dan­gers that the Left pretends don’t exist. Unlike issues of education or taxes or crime, this problem doesn’t have a zip code solution. We can’t move away from it. We can’t avoid it. We have only one Pentagon. Either we take it back or surrender it altogether. Combining his own war experiences, tales of outrage, and an incisive look at how the chain of com­mand got so kinked, this book is the key to saving our warriors—and winning future wars. The War on War­riors must be won by the good guys, because when the shooting really starts, they’re the only ones who can save us.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Have Your Back: How an American Soldier Became an International Hero Author: Tom Sileo Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness. Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike’s deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike’s one and only mission was to save lives. After two tense combat deployments, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis earned the US Army’s coveted Ranger tab and set his sights on the perilous mountains of eastern Afghanistan. On August 28, 2013, Mike was suddenly caught in the middle of a massive and unprecedented Taliban assault on a coalition military base. Rather than retreat to his bunker, Mike decided to fight. He then encountered a Polish army officer who needed his help. Despite being surrounded by enemy fighters while running low on ammunition, Mike promised the foreign soldier that no matter what, he would have his back. For his final act of bravery, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis would not only receive the Distinguished Service Cross from his own country, but the highest honor that Poland can bestow upon an allied soldier. As an American warrior, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis had all of our backs. This vivid and visceral account of Mike’s selfless 24-year journey will motivate us to “live like Mike” by always putting family, friends and country first. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light-Horse Harry: A Biography of Washington's Great Cavalryman, General Henry Lee Author: Noel B. Gerson Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Henry Lee learnt to ride before he was five, joined Washington's Army at nineteen, and was appointed Captain of the Fifth Troop of Virginia Dragoons at twenty. At twenty-two, Colonel Lee took command of a mixed cavalry and infantry unit known as 'Lee's Legion'—the finest offensive team in the Continental Army. Nicknamed 'Light-Horse Harry' for his raids on British supply wagons, the young Virginian quickly earned a reputation for horsemanship and distinguished himself as one of the most skilled and courageous cavalry officers of the American Revolution. After the war Lee served in the Virginia legislature, in Congress, in the Virginia Convention of 1788 that ratified the federal Constitution, and as governor of the state. His political career was interrupted while he commanded the Army to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. From 1799 to 1801 he served in the House of Representatives. Noel B. Gerson charts the triumphs and tragedies of one of the nation's most distinguished citizens, whose rise to fame was overshadowed by bankruptcy, imprisonment, and injuries he received from an angry mob. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including private correspondence and Lee's own published memoirs, Gerson masterfully portrays a dedicated patriot and natural-born soldier, a trait he passed on to his son, General Robert E. Lee.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/775285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - ZOV: L'homme qui a dit non à la guerre Author: Pavel Filatiev Narrator: Philippe Sollier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 13, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: « Mon Dieu, si je survis, je ferai tout pour changer ça. » C'est sous le feu nourri de l'artillerie ukrainienne que Pavel Filatiev s'est fait cette promesse. Membre du 56e régiment d'assaut aéroporté russe, il participe dès le 24 février 2022 à la guerre déclenchée par le Kremlin. Blessé à l'oeil, il est évacué et demande à démissionner pour raisons de santé. Démission refusée. Il décide alors de fuir la Russie. Mais pas avant d'avoir témoigné, en publiant un long manifeste sur le réseau social VKontakte : ZOV, « l'appel », en référence aux trois lettres peintes sur les blindés qui ont envahi l'Ukraine. Réfugié en France, Pavel Filatiev se bat aujourd'hui avec courage pour faire connaître la vérité. L'impréparation des troupes russes, le désespoir des combattants transformés en chair à canon, la gabegie, les primes jamais versées, les morts : derrière la propagande, la réalité est accablante, et son récit, implacable, en témoigne. © Éditions Albin Michel, 2022 Traduit du russe par Gisèle Tokarev

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Apache at War: Flying the world's deadliest attack helicopter in combat Author: Steve Jones Narrator: Nathaniel Priestley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: **AS FEATURED IN THE TELEGRAPH** The ultimate fighting machine... The unflinching memoir of the elite combat pilot who flew it in action... And his nail-biting story of training Prince Harry. 'Rounds slammed the ground all around the Taliban. He hit the earth face first, vanishing into the foggy confusion of desert conflict. The Apache's engines rumbled on as we orbited, hoping to see immediate harsh, hard proof that he was no longer a threat.' Steve Jones is a former senior British combat pilot flying with the Army Air Corps (AAC), and Apache At War is his vivid and uncompromising account of flying 'the ultimate fighting machine', the Apache AH1 attack helicopter in action. From patrolling 'Bandit Country' in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s, to taking out Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in the mid to late 2000s, with active service in the Balkans and Iraq along the way: Steve Jones offers the taut, gritty, and graphic reality of flying in military service. Besides his time spent in the air, Steve Jones was also a qualified instructor on the Apache. He brings us a first-hand account of his time spent teaching the then 'Lieutenant H. Wales' - Prince Harry - to fly and fight the aircraft. He tells of mentoring the hard-living prince, of equipping him with skills that would later bring out the best in him in Afghanistan, offering insights into Harry the soldier and pilot far removed from the media figure that we all know so well. Immediate, dramatic, peppered with military insights and laced with laconic humour, Apache At War is a testament to the vital work of combat helicopter pilots, as well as an intimate salute to a truly remarkable aircraft.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/777628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Verwehte Spuren: Als Gebirgsjäger an der Ostfront Author: Franz Taut Narrator: Klaus G. Förg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 2, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Leutnant Wenks Gebirgsjägerdivision soll zügig den Kaukasus Richtung Schwarzmeerküste überqueren. Doch bereits der Hinweg wird zur Tortur. Neben ständiger Feindesnähe und fehlendem Nachschub an Truppen und Nahrungsmitteln, drohen Schnee und Eis das Vorhaben zu gefährden. Zum Todesurteil wird den Soldaten aber die Berliner Führungsspitze, die die Lage völlig falsch einschätzt. Als die Erlaubnis zum Rückzug erteilt wird, ist es zu spät: Wenke kann nur noch versuchen, die letzten Überlebenden zu retten. Eine wahre und erschütternde Geschichte.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower: The True Story of his Life & Time during World War II Author: Liam Dale Narrator: Liam Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Ask a random sample of people to name the History Makers of World War II and you can pretty much predict their answers. First on the list will be Adolf Hitler, who made history for all the wrong reasons, then next it could well be Sir Winston Churchill with his characteristic V for victory sign and large cigar. Such luminaries as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, fondly known to his men as "Monty", General de Gaulle and President Franklin D Roosevelt are all likely to be in the top ten, along with Hitler's henchmen Herman Goering and the Desert Fox, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, as well as Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Whether fighting for good or evil, each of these men had a larger-than-life persona, and although Hitler's ruthlessness as a dictator kept the Nazis in line, the Allies needed to work together by more democratic means. The task of diplomatically leading these undoubtedly great but not always easy characters when it mattered most, fell to affable American, Dwight D Eisenhower, who certainly deserves to be called a History Maker of World War II.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/770943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Titan - (D)ein Weg ins Cockpit (Ungekürzt) Author: Gerald Groß Narrator: Gerald Groß Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Viele Wege können in das Cockpit eines Eurofighters führen, doch für die meisten Menschen bleiben diese auf ewig verborgen. Kampfpilot Gerald 'TITAN' Groß nimmt den Leser mit auf seinem persönlichen Weg zum Traumberuf. Eine kompakte Autobiographie beleuchtet den Menschen im Cockpit. Mit zahlreichen Geschichten aus der Fliegerei bei der Luftwaffe wird der Pilotenalltag hautnah 'erlesbar'. Die dabei über viele Jahre entstandenen 'lessons learned' aus den Bereichen Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Selbstorganisation, Fehlervermeidung, Projektmanagement und Emotionskontrolle sind auf unzählige Bereiche des eigenen Lebens anwendbar.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: His Finest Hour - The Winning of World War II Author: Liam Dale Narrator: Liam Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The early years of World War II saw Nazi Germany dominate Europe, but by the end of 1941, as Adolf Hitler continued to build his Empire, events in the Pacific took on their own momentum as Imperial Japan and America became locked in battle after the bombing of the US Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor. As the smoke and flames rose from Pearl, America and its President, Franklin D Roosevelt, could no longer remain on the sidelines of the war that had been waging in Europe for over two years, and on December 7th, 1941, the hostilities were transformed into a global conflict. This would mark the beginning of a new chapter in the Second World War where the Americans joined the fight for what Roosevelt had laid out as the Four Freedoms. The first was Freedom of Speech, the second, Freedom of Religion and Expression, the third Freedom from Want, and last but by no means least, the fourth was Freedom from Fear. The story of how the nation, which so treasured its neutrality and had gone to such great lengths to avoid fighting on foreign soil, joined the war, will follow in the footsteps of Roosevelt, the man responsible for the American Dream.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Attack on Pearl Harbor: America Enters World War II Author: Liam Dale Narrator: Liam Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On December 7th 1941 as World War II raged, the focus of attention was snatched from the battlefields of Europe and diverted to the smoke and flames rising from the American Naval Base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor. The Empire of the Rising Sun had finally struck, piercing the heart of the US navy in a bid to ensure that their plans for an Asian Empire, every bit as ambitious as Adolf Hitler's Thousand Year Reich, were not threatened. But as the injured were rushed to safety and America reeled from the shock of the Japanese attack, those battling against Hitler, most notably Winston Churchill and the people of Great Britain, were able to find some comfort in the tragedy, because America's President, Franklin D Roosevelt, could now justify bringing the United States into the war. The story of Pearl Harbor may have been told many times, but it's nonetheless always fascinating and in this journal, we will have the opportunity to revisit the events of that monumental day as they unfolded, from the bombing of the USS Panay to the attack on Pearl itself, while discovering the reasons why the Japanese fleets travelled far across the ocean, to pick a fight with World War II's sleeping giant.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War Author: Saul David Narrator: Adam James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 25, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War. The legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parachutists and glider-borne troops. Wearing their distinctive maroon berets, steel helmets and Dennison smocks, they served with distinction in every major theatre of the conflict – including North Africa, Sicily, mainland Europe and the Far East – and played a starring role in some most iconic airborne operations in history: the Bruneval Raid of February 1942; the capture of the Primasole, Pegasus and Arnhem Bridges in July 1943, June 1944 and September 1944 respectively; and Operation Varsity, the biggest parachute drop in history, near Wesel in Germany in March 1945.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745331 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland: A Life in Geopolitics Author: Henrik Meinander Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) was the most acclaimed and the most hated Finn of the twentieth century. After three decades of loyal and distinguished service in the Russian Tsarist army, he returned to his homeland in 1917 to defend its new independence. This iconic figure led the Finnish forces as Commander-in-Chief during both World Wars, then ended his career as President of Finland. This new critical biography sets Mannerheim's entire life's work, and his often nerve-wracking decisions as a Finnish leader on the world stage, against the backdrop of his elite upbringing and lifestyle, his adventurous imperial career, his outspoken anti-communism, and his keen instincts for great power politics. Painful details emerge about Mannerheim's private life, and myths and rumors are scrutinized, as Henrik Meinander charts the complex legacy of this nationalist cosmopolitan who found himself fighting on the same side as Hitler. Meinander paints his portrait with strong contrasts and bright colors. This is the story of a multicultural Russian empire, a newborn nation-state treading warily between Europe's military titans, a front of the Second World War not easily reduced to moral binaries-and, above all, a shrewd political operator playing many a dangerous game.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marshall's Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars Author: Kathy Wilson Narrator: Kitty Hendrix Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: On May 3, 1943, dozens of planes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield. Among the aircraft seen that day was a B-24D bomber named Hot Stuff, which carried the Commanding General of US Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews—the officer charged with formulating a plan to invade Europe. Speculation was that General George C. Marshall had called Andrews back to Washington, DC, leading many to believe that Marshall had another promotion in store for Andrews. Tragically, Andrews would never arrive. While attempting to land in Iceland, the bomber crashed into a mountain, with no survivors other than the tail gunner; Andrews's personal papers were also destroyed. In Marshall's Great Captain, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in WWII, as well as the professional relationship between Andrews and Marshall. Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and WWII history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander. Marshall recounted that Andrews was the only one he had a chance to prepare for such a command.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Victor!: The Final Battle of Ulysses S. Grant Author: Dr. Craig Von Buseck Narrator: Craig Von Buseck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: In some ways, everything in our world seems out of control, but turmoil has been a part of the evolution of our nation since its founding. America has endured extremely dark periods in its history—the Revolution, World War II, and perhaps the darkest of all, the Civil War. But in darkness, leaders emerge to shine a light of hope to guide people. During the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant emerged to guide the nation to victory, then to the beginnings of reconciliation. As Lieutenant General, he defeated the rebellion. As Chief of the Army, he provided a stabilizing presence during the Andrew Johnson impeachment. As Presidential candidate, he spoke for every American. But there is one story of Grant's heroism that is rarely told. Perhaps the most dramatic season in Grant's life came in his final two years. After leaving the White House he lost all his money. Then a few months later he received the devastating news that he was dying of throat cancer. Dr. Craig von Buseck uncovers the inspiring and intimate side of this historical legend while providing an in-depth look at the last two years of Grant's life. Victor! offers a unique narrative approach to hear the voice of a dying General Grant as he writes his memoirs and takes listeners back in time to key turning points in the War Between the States.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life in the Red Army Author: Fred Virski Narrator: Kevin Waits Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 5, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'My Life in the Red Army' by Fred Virski offers a rare, firsthand account of a soldier's experiences within the Soviet military machine during a critical period of the 20th century. Through the lens of Virski's personal journey, the book sheds light on the inner workings, struggles, and day-to-day life of the Red Army from the perspective of an ordinary soldier. Virski recounts with vivid detail the realities of military service in the Soviet Union, including the discipline, the camaraderie, the hardships, and the ideological indoctrination that were part and parcel of life in the Red Army. His narrative provides a valuable historical document that not only chronicles his own life but also offers insights into the broader socio-political context of the time, making it an important read for those interested in military history, Soviet history, or personal memoirs of the 20th century..

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sagittarius Rising Author: Cecil Lewis Narrator: John Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 1, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war. We then follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme to his pioneering defence of London against deadly nighttime raids.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Weg des Gewissens: Von der Grausamkeit eines SS-Sonderkommandos Author: Hanns Glöckle Narrator: Klaus G. Förg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Als Harald Rüster in Pleskow den Bahnhof verlässt, wird er Augenzeuge, wie das SS-Sonderkommando Ahrends jüdische Frauen und Kinder zusammentreibt, wobei der Hauptsturmführer Ahrends mutwillig von der Pistole Gebrauch macht und eine Frau und ihr Kind niederschießt. Sein Glaube an die Lehren des NS-­Regimes gerät ins Wanken. Erst recht als Rüster die Zustände im Lager FX 72 kennenlernt, in dem polnische Frauen und Mädchen gefangen gehalten werden, die bei unzureichender Ernährung schwere körperliche Arbeit verrichten müssen und nur dann eine Erleichterung ihres Schicksals erfahren, wenn sie sich der hemmungslosen Gier des Feldwebels Voß ergeben. Eines der Mädchen, Olga, kann Harald vor diesem Los bewahren - aber kann er es auch vor dem SS-Sonderkommando Ahrends beschützen, dem die Frauen zur Liquidierung übergeben werden sollen, als die Front sich nähert? Harald steht jetzt in dem Zwiespalt, in dem so viele deutsche Soldaten des letzten Krieges standen: In dem Zwiespalt zwischen Befehl und Gewissen. Er geht den schwereren Weg, den des Gewissens.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making the Corps Author: Thomas E. Ricks Narrator: Andrew B. Wehrlen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The bestselling, compelling insider's account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086—their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them. The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new Marine Corps values are forged. Bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a battle for the hearts and minds of this unforgettable group of young men, a larger picture emerges, brilliantly painted, of the growing gulf that divides the military from the rest of America. Included in this edition is an afterword from the author that examines the war in Iraq through the lens of the Marines from Platoon 3086, giving listeners an on-the-ground view of the conflict from those who know it best.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair Series: Part of Jewish Lives Author: Maurice Samuels Narrator: Jason Grasl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus's cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting 'Death to Judas!' In this book, Maurice Samuels gives listeners new insight into Dreyfus himself—the man at the center of the affair. He tells the story of Dreyfus's early life in Paris, his promising career as a French officer, the false accusation leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island, the fight to prove his innocence that divided the French nation, and his life of quiet obscurity after World War I. Samuels's striking perspective is enriched by a newly available archive of more than three thousand documents and objects donated by the Dreyfus family. Unlike many historians, Samuels argues that Dreyfus was not an 'assimilated' Jew. Rather, he epitomized a new model of Jewish identity made possible by the French Revolution, when France became the first European nation to grant Jews full legal equality. This book analyzes Dreyfus's complex relationship to Judaism and to antisemitism over the course of his life—a story that, as global antisemitism rises, echoes still. It also shows the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facing Armageddon: With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961-1962 Author: Chas Hall Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: After being called up for National Service in July 1960, twenty-year-old Chas Hall joined the RAF and signed on to extend his time for an extra three years becoming a regular serviceman. Following initial training, he became a wireless operator and served at RAF Mildenhall. It was shortly after this that he got his first foreign posting in late 1961 to Christmas Island. It was on this island, that Chas encountered the horrors of nuclear testing. In an operation codenamed 'Brigadoon' by the British government and 'Dominic' by the Americans, Chas experienced twenty-five atmospheric nuclear tests. This he describes as his 'twelve-month sentence' alongside over 300 British and 10,000 American servicemen who were posted to one corner of a remote coral island. Facing Armageddon reveals the true extent of the controversial nuclear testing and how it affected servicemen; with twenty-five men dying during Chas's time on Christmas Island and many more suffering mentally as they continued serving on the island. With the British government announcing medals for nuclear test veterans in November 2022 to recognize their contribution in the tests after a four-year campaign by participants and The Mirror newspaper, Chas's story gives insight to why these servicemen deserve the recognition for their part in these tests.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/744892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yank: My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRA Author: John Crawley Narrator: Alan Turkington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: HE YEAR IS 1975. A young Irish-American is on a mission to enlist in an elite unit of the US Marine Corps. His goal: to receive the most intensive military training possible and then go to Ireland to join the IRA and fight to end the British occupation of the North. In this powerful and brutally honest memoir of his extraordinary experiences, John Crawley details the gruelling challenges of his Marine Corps training, and how, not long after his discharge, he joined the IRA. Soon he found himself in Boston, working with notorious American mobster James ‘Whitey' Bulger to amass a shipment of weapons. When captured on the Marita Ann gun-running trawler off the Kerry coast, Crawley was imprisoned for ten years, and upon his release he became one of the masterminds behind the IRA's plan to throw London's electrical system into disarray. Crawley is blisteringly candid about the people he worked with and unflinching in his commentary on the IRA leadership. Through it all comes the steadfast voice of a man on a mission, providing an evocative and passionate account of where that mission led him and why. To this day, he remains committed to the establishment of an all-Ireland Republic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Dreamer: Life in a Divided Country Author: David Finkel Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers. “A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.”—The New York Times As this powerful book begins, Brent Cummings finds himself coping with the feeling that the country he loves is fracturing in front of his eyes. An Iraq war veteran, raised to believe in a vision of America that values fairness, honesty, and respect for others, Cummings is increasingly surprised by the behavior and beliefs of others, and engulfed by the fear, anger, and confusion that is sweeping through his beloved country as he tries to hold on to his values and his hope for America’s future. David Finkel, known for his unique, in-depth reporting, spent fourteen years deep inside Brent Cummings’s world to create this intimate and vivid portrait of a man’s life, his work, family, community, his thoughts, and his quest for connection, as America becomes ever more divided. Cummings was one of the unforgettable figures in Finkel’s The Good Soldiers, a book about which The New York Times stated, “Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now, and say: This is what happened. This is what it felt like.” An American Dreamer illuminates, with the deepest empathy, the feelings and lives of many people in America today, and it is a brilliant chronicle of one person’s everyday experiences of frustration, confusion, and hope.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story Author: Keren Blankfeld Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 25, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp, between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught. Incredibly, David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection of their fellow inmates, their romance grew and deepened, even as their brushes with death mounted and David's luck in particular seemed close to running out. As the war's end finally approached and the time came for them to leave the camp, David and Zippi made plans to meet again. But neither of them could imagine how long their reunion would take or how many lives they would live in the interim. They had no inkling, either, of the betrayals that would await them along the way. But David did suspect that Zippi harbored a secret-one that could explain the mystery of his survival all those years ago. An unbelievable tale of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, Lovers in Auschwitz is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation, yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour. ©2024 Keren Blankfeld (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Normandy to Nazi Surrender: Firsthand Account of a P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot Author: Patrecia Slayden Hollis, Colonel Van H. Slayden Narrator: Chris Monteiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The late Van Slayden trained on the PT-3 kite-like biplane in 1937, but he learned fighter pilot operations flying 'by the seat of his pants,' walking away from five crashes. Shortly after the invasion of Normandy, he landed on Utah Beach to help establish a US Army Air Forces' (AAF's) presence in Europe. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt, a fighter-bomber, in combat over Northern France and commanded the 36th Fighter Group-the 'Fightin' 36th-at Batogne, St. Vith, the Bridgehead at Remagen, Operations Grenade, Clarion, Varsity and other missions. His 22nd Fighter Squadron was the first in the AAF to land voluntarily on German soil. He was deep into Germany when the Nazis surrendered on May 8, 1945, which was remarkably anticlimactic. Van Slayden, a country boy from rural Tennessee, like so many of his contemporaries, stepped up to the challenge as part of the Greatest Generation.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napoleon: The True Story of the Life & Time of Napoleon Bonaparte the Emperor of France Author: Liam Dale Narrator: Liam Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Do you want to explore the life of the great military leader Napoleon Bonaparte without trudging through lengthy biographies? Let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour. Throughout history, exceptional leaders have emerged, leaving an indelible mark for generations to discover. Napoleon, one such iconic figure, remains renowned worldwide. Whether his name invokes admiration for his military genius or playful impressions of a stout man in a distinctive hat and coat, Napoleon's true essence can be elusive. Countless books portray him in various lights, emphasizing his revolutionary spirit, tactical brilliance, leadership, organizational prowess, and unmatched military strategy. Simultaneously, critics see him as a power-hungry, ruthless tyrant with an inflated ego. This journal delves into Napoleon's intriguing and eventful life, shedding light on: - His life journey from start to finish - "Le Petit Caporal" - The "Little Corporal" - Debunking the myth of Napoleon's height - The pivotal "Whiff of Grapeshot" - His grand coronation as Emperor of France - Napoleon's complex relationship with Josephine - Unearthing the Rosetta Stone - The Napoleonic Code and its impact - The formidable Grande Armée - Napoleon's fateful encounter with Russia - The sweeping Napoleonic Wars - His ultimate defeat at the Battle of Waterloo - Exile and the end of an era

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting for Queen and Country: One man’s remarkable story of blood and glory in the Paras and SAS Author: Nigel Ely Narrator: Nigel Ely Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 'Slowly I raised my rifle, aimed and pulled the trigger... One round hit and went through the boot. The leg kicked up about three feet and fell back. Confirmed! The Argy was now dead for sure. No screams, no nothing.' Spud Ely's SAS career has taken him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever. From the Falklands to the Persian Gulf, he has been in the very centre of the most ferocious fighting scenes modern history has witnessed. Armed to the hilt with the most up-to-date, hi-tech military machinery and his highly-toned fighting skills, Steve is truly a force to be reckoned with. Fighting for Queen and Country is the unputdownable account of his most bloody, violent, heroic moments. 'Through the smoke and fire I could see two bodies inside, one burning and obviously a goner. I shot the other in the guts. The look on his face was total shock as blood spurted up from him and covered my right leg. Then I put two rounds in the other body for good measure.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/714329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Duel in the Dark: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Blitz Author: Peter Townsend Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Adolf Hitler's plan to eliminate Britain from WWII early using the destructive might of the Luftwaffe was thwarted by defeat in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Still determined to force the British to surrender, Hitler launched a relentless night bombing offensive whose objective was to bomb Winston Churchill and his people into submission. But he reckoned without the formidable courage and fighting spirit of the nation he was trying to conquer . . . In Duel in the Dark Peter Townsend blends his own experiences of night fighting in the air war over Britain with stories from ordinary Londoners living with the terror of the Blitz to form an epic account of a country desperately defending itself against a mighty enemy. Duel in the Dark is the sequel to Townsend's classic Duel of Eagles, one of the greatest books on the Battle of Britain ever written.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Eagles: The 101st Airborne's Assault on Fortress Europe 1944/45 Series: Part of Americans Fighting to Free Europe Author: Charles Whiting Narrator: Dallas Britt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Of the 6,600 paratroopers of the 101st 'Screaming Eagles' Airborne Division who parachuted into France in the early hours of 6 June 1944—D-Day—some 3,500 were listed as missing by midnight that same night. Yet it was only the beginning of their 'rendezvous with destiny.' American Eagles is the remarkable true story of the United States 101st Airborne Division. From their rigorous training in 'Old Jolly' (England) to their first operational jump in Normandy, Charles Whiting tells the story of this 'Band of Brothers', who fought, suffered, and died in the eleven-month campaign that followed. From Normandy and Holland through to the siege of Bastogne and their final triumphant capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in the Bavarian Alps, we gain a picture of a brave elite division which kept on getting the tough assignments. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, painstaking research, and his own youthful experiences when his regiment was under the command of 101st Airborne in Holland, Whiting delivers a powerful account of each of the 101st's major operations during the European campaign of 1944/45. He brings to life the full horrors of war while shining a spotlight on the courage and determination of the 'Screaming Eagles' and their role in the destruction of the Nazi regime in World War Two.