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Front Burner
- Al Qaeda’s Attack on the USS Cole
- De: Commander Kirk S. Lippold USN (Ret.)
- Narrado por: Commander Kirk S. Lippold USN (Ret.)
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 148
On October 12, 2000, at 11:18 a.m., an 8,400-ton destroyer, the USS Cole, was rocked by an enormous explosion. The ship’s commander, Kirk Lippold, watched as tiles tumbled from the ceiling, mugs of coffee tumbled to the floor, and everything not bolted down seemed to float in midair. Lippold knew in a matter of moments that the Cole had been attacked. What he didn’t know was how much the world was changing around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!
- De Jeffery P Brown en 07-18-16
- Front Burner
- Al Qaeda’s Attack on the USS Cole
- De: Commander Kirk S. Lippold USN (Ret.)
- Narrado por: Commander Kirk S. Lippold USN (Ret.)
Revealing
Revisado: 03-19-22
Having served in the military myself I was not surprised by the politics involved. It exposed the lengths to which people in and out of uniform will go to to protect their careers. And it also exposed the quality of people who choose the military.
I already knew this having served with some of the finest Americans it was my honor to ever meet. The surprise is that quality of person would voluntarily serve a system that at times can seem corrupt and self-serving.
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Dereliction of Duty
- Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
- De: H. R. McMaster
- Narrado por: H. R. McMaster
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 414
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 361
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 361
Dereliction of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations, and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. McMaster pinpoints the policies and decisions that got the United States into the morass and reveals who made these decisions and the motives behind them, disproving the published theories of other historians and excuses of the participants.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Rough narration
- De AC Griffin en 12-04-19
- Dereliction of Duty
- Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
- De: H. R. McMaster
- Narrado por: H. R. McMaster
A concise and fact based presentation of the mistakes that led to the tragedy in Vietnam
Revisado: 01-30-21
The book starts with the Kennedy administration and presents detailed facts that build a story of the failure in Vietnam. The opinions that are given are based on those facts and the Generals military experience.
It leads to a basic conclusion. No matter what time period it might be somethings never change. If you as the leader of your country do not possess the will and desire to win then all your doing is throwing lives away for nothing.
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The Impending Crisis
- America Before the Civil War: 1848-1861
- De: David M. Potter, Don E. Fehrenbacher
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 22 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 595
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 505
David M. Potter's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Impending Crisis is the definitive history of antebellum America. Potter's sweeping epic masterfully charts the chaotic forces that climaxed with the outbreak of the Civil War: westward expansion, the divisive issue of slavery, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown's uprising, the ascension of Abraham Lincoln, and the drama of Southern secession.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Slog for Sure
- De Brux en 04-13-17
- The Impending Crisis
- America Before the Civil War: 1848-1861
- De: David M. Potter, Don E. Fehrenbacher
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
Covers a small but important period of time
Revisado: 01-20-21
For any history buff that wants that important antebellum period fleshed out this book does that. For people that “think” they know why the civil war was fought listen to this book and you’ll learn it was vastly more complicated than just one simple reason as you may have been taught.
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