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Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway
- De: David Rigby
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 84
The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States. During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told - until now.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This biographer is obsessed
- De J. S. Harbour en 05-17-20
- Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway
- De: David Rigby
- Narrado por: David Stifel
Bad producers
Revisado: 04-10-22
Many repeated phrases and sentences that are a sign of inexpensive inept producers. Also not knowing how to accurately pronounce submariner for a Naval history book is pretty much the tell tale sign of nothing good to come. Such an important story about a great US Navy Officer deserves better. Great book but this version is poorly produced.
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The Admirals
- Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King - The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
- De: Walter Borneman
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 17 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,620
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,441
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,440
Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and together they led the U.S. Navy to victory in World War II, establishing the United States as the world's greatest fleet. In The Admirals, award-winning historian Walter R. Borneman tells their story in full detail for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Insight In To Another Side Of the War
- De K. Winters en 02-25-13
- The Admirals
- Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King - The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
- De: Walter Borneman
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
Producers need to take a bigger part in verifying correct pronunciation
Revisado: 12-15-20
I do not understand why so many audio books with great material has producers who clearly have no prior association with the material. The number of mispronounced words was annoying but the material was worth the pain. The reader has good timbre and diction but had no support from the production staff on pronunciation.
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Stephen Decatur and Oliver Hazard Perry
- The Lives and Careers of America’s Most Famous Naval Officers during the War of 1812
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Duración: 2 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General2 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:1 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
Sandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one of America’s forgotten conflicts, and the stalemated nature of the war (which resolved virtually none of either side’s war aims) has also ensured that it is often given merely a cursory overview. Under President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and James Madison (1809-1817), the United States tried to steer a course that would keep it from being drawn into the European war and defend its neutrality on the high seas.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I suggest a dictionary and saving your money.
- De VLY en 12-30-19
- Stephen Decatur and Oliver Hazard Perry
- The Lives and Careers of America’s Most Famous Naval Officers during the War of 1812
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Gregory T. Luzitano
I suggest a dictionary and saving your money.
Revisado: 12-30-19
How can you narrate or produce an audible book when you can’t even pronounce one of the topics of the book’s name? At least Mr Lusitania was consistent. He mispronounced Decatur every time he read it. There were also a few facts that were completely wrong. I lost confidence in any fact I hadn’t already read/learned elsewhere.
Could have been a great topic.
Very disappointing. Save your money don’t buy this audible book.
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The King's Coat
- De: Dewey Lambdin
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 739
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 634
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 627
It is 1780, and 17-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash, rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father believes a bit of naval discipline will turn the boy around. Fresh aboard the tall-masted Ariadne, Midshipman Lewrie heads for the war-torn Americas, finding - rather unexpectedly - that he is a born sailor, equally at home with the randy pleasures of the port and the raging battles on the high seas. But in a hail of cannonballs comes a bawdy surprise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Sex, Swords, Sailing Ships"
- De Andrew en 05-16-10
- The King's Coat
- De: Dewey Lambdin
- Narrado por: John Lee
Earthy Hornnlower
Revisado: 11-05-19
More of an average upper middle class rake’s story of finding his way through the Royal Navy. A very believable alternative view. Absent a few mis-pronounced nautical terms a fine narration. Lambdin’s knowledge of wooden ship sailing and the Senior Service ties the story together well.
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White-Jacket
- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: Joseph Sepe
- Duración: 14 h y 27 m
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General2.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:1.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10
Herman Melville, potentially one of America’s most important novelists, wrote White Jacket (published in 1850) based on his experiences serving the US Navy aboard the frigate USS Neversink from 1843 to 1844. White Jacket is considered to be Melville’s most politically charged novel due to its severe criticism of the US Navy and its policies at the time. In fact, the novel helped bring about the end of flogging aboard Naval ships (then a standard practice) due to its graphic and brutal descriptions of the floggings Melville himself witnessed.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Abject lack of vocabulary and reading skills
- De VLY en 04-22-19
- White-Jacket
- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: Joseph Sepe
Abject lack of vocabulary and reading skills
Revisado: 04-22-19
I don’t blame narrator Joseph Sepe for having the worst vocabulary or weakest reading skills I’ve ever heard by a narrator for an Audible book. I blame the people who hired him. This was the most painful listen I have encountered yet on Audible. How can you hire a narrator who can’t even pronounce the name Trafalgar? I heard the same word mispronounced two separate ways in the same sentence. DON’T BUY THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU ARE A SPEACH THERAPIST AND YOU NEED EXAMPLES OF HOW NOT TO READ.
Audible please find someone with at least a scintilla of historical knowledge to help you hire / approve your narrators.
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Sea Power
- The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
- De: Admiral James Stavridis USN - Ret.
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 442
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 385
From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world's oceans from the admiral's chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destinies of nations and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today and will shape the world we live in tomorrow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly Recommend. Brilliant, engaging & thoughtful
- De Francis Claro en 06-22-17
- Sea Power
- The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
- De: Admiral James Stavridis USN - Ret.
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
Correct title should be “White Paper on Maritime Diplomacy”
Revisado: 02-13-19
Some where between a history of Sea power, the memoirs of Admiral James Stavridis, future US maritime policy and a sermon on marine environmental conservation lies this book. Overall a good update to a basic survey of historical sea power but littered with “I remember when” and, to paraphrase, “You people don’t know what you’re doing”. I thank Admiral Stavridis for his service and the book was okay. Bad narrator. Mispronunciations abound. That’s part of the producers fault if the narrator has no sea knowledge. And this one doesn’t.
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Folsom Untold: The Strange True Story of Johnny Cash's Greatest Album
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Danny Robins
- Narrado por: Danny Robins
- Duración: 2 h y 21 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 15,174
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 13,637
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13,611
This is the story of one of the greatest records ever made - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison - and its shocking and tragic aftermath. Join award-winning journalist Danny Robins on the 50th anniversary of the album as he takes you on a road trip back to 1968, a pivotal year in US history, to investigate the dramatic and unlikely friendship between Johnny Cash, American icon, and Glen Sherley, armed robber and Folsom inmate, and how that friendship was violently torn apart.
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4 out of 5 stars
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1968 Greystone Chapel and the death of a prisoner
- De Kingsley en 02-01-19
- Folsom Untold: The Strange True Story of Johnny Cash's Greatest Album
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Danny Robins
- Narrado por: Danny Robins
Where’s the Cash?
Revisado: 02-07-19
I was hoping to hear some vintage interview or performances by Johnny Cash. However you will find none of that here. Story was good but I’m disappointed with the lack of original material from the subject of the piece.
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Origin Story
- A Big History of Everything
- De: David Christian
- Narrado por: Jamie Jackson
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,174
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,907
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,902
Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day - and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History", the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant achievement, must read/listen
- De 11104 en 09-05-18
- Origin Story
- A Big History of Everything
- De: David Christian
- Narrado por: Jamie Jackson
Mostly good... mostly
Revisado: 11-09-18
Good natural history, good world history until it got a little preachy about climate change.
Other than that pretty good
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Stories of the Sea
- Great Maritime Mysteries and Adventures
- De: W. W. Jacobs, Joseph Conrad, E. W. Hornung, y otros
- Narrado por: Cathy Dobson
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 12
A riveting collection of stories of ships, sailors, adventures on the high seas and maritime mysteries. The Tale by Joseph Conrad. The Saloon Passenger by E. W. Hornung. The Terrible Story of the "Mary Russell" by J. G. Lockhart. Marooned by J. G. Lockhart. A Rash Experiment by W. W. Jacobs. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste by J. G. Lockhart. Smoked Skipper by W. W. Jacobs. The Flying Dutchman by J. G. Lockhart. The Cabin Passenger by W. W. Jacobs. The Ship that saw a Ghost by Frank Norris.
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5 out of 5 stars
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poorly performed
- De Donald Saxton en 01-11-16
- Stories of the Sea
- Great Maritime Mysteries and Adventures
- De: W. W. Jacobs, Joseph Conrad, E. W. Hornung, Jack London, Perceval Gibbon, G. K. Chesterton, J. G. Lockhart
- Narrado por: Cathy Dobson
If one is going to narrate a book or produce a narration, one aught to set foot on at least one vessel
Revisado: 12-21-17
Cringe worthy mispronounced words. At least check a dictionary if it is a word that is new to you because you’ve never been aboard any vessel.
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Lincoln's Lieutenants
- The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
- De: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 32 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, but not what I thought
- De Paul S. en 08-10-17
- Lincoln's Lieutenants
- The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
- De: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrado por: George Guidall
Dictionary please
Revisado: 07-28-17
Please learn to properly pronounce the names of the people covered by the book before you produce or perform the narration.
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