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Goodbye, Darkness
- A Memoir of the Pacific War
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
- Duración: 15 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 474
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 354
This memoir offers an unrivaled firsthand account of World War II in the Pacific - what it looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and most of all, what it felt like to one who underwent all but the ultimate of its experiences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best war memoir ever
- De Doug en 05-31-07
- Goodbye, Darkness
- A Memoir of the Pacific War
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
Pay- Lay- Lou Bah-stone
Revisado: 06-18-24
Like Robert Leckie, the Marine is a good writer.
Curious why no mention of Recruit Training or Raider Training.
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A Bright and Blinding Sun
- A World War II Story of Survival, Love, and Redemption
- De: Marcus Brotherton
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Joe Johnson Jr. ran away from home at the age of 12, hopping a freight train at the height of the Great Depression. He managed to talk his way into the U.S. Army two years later. Seeking freedom and adventure, he was sent to the Philippines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- De Charles Middleton en 09-23-24
- A Bright and Blinding Sun
- A World War II Story of Survival, Love, and Redemption
- De: Marcus Brotherton
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
it goes by fast
Revisado: 01-27-23
very very good, I highly recommend it. what's more is Christ is glorified by this man's life
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Fighting With the Filthy Thirteen
- The World War II Story of Jack Womer - Ranger and Paratrooper
- De: Jack Womer, Stephen Devito
- Narrado por: John Allen Nelson
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In this long awaited work one of the squad’s integral members - and probably its best soldier - reveals his own inside account of fighting as a spearhead of the Screaming Eagles in Normandy, Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting listen
- De Nick en 11-27-14
- Fighting With the Filthy Thirteen
- The World War II Story of Jack Womer - Ranger and Paratrooper
- De: Jack Womer, Stephen Devito
- Narrado por: John Allen Nelson
not my favorite
Revisado: 01-20-23
I enjoy a good memoir. this one lacks detail and insight into action. he did admit to treating German civilians, elderly women mostly, like garbage after victory, something i found very strange for a member of the 506 PIR
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Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 227
Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
- De Julie Hill en 06-11-20
- Twenty-Two on Peleliu
- Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
- De: George Peto, Peter Margaritis - With
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
detailed and good
Revisado: 10-11-22
My first listen I was unsure so I listened again immediately. The 2nd time it became one of my favorites. I enjoy personal memoirs. The narrator is too soft spoken and doesn't understand military nomenclature, acronyms or diddies..
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Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- De: Robert Leckie
- Narrado por: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,095
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,370
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,354
The celebrated 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, winner of eight Emmy Awards, was based on two classic books about the War in the Pacific, Helmet for My Pillow and With The Old Breed. Audible Studios, in partnership with Playtone, the production company co-owned by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and creator of the award-winning HBO series Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific, as well as the HBO movie Game Change, has created new recordings of these memoirs, narrated by the stars of the miniseries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be required reading in high school
- De Randall en 04-03-19
- Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- De: Robert Leckie
- Narrado por: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
read it many times, such a good writer
Revisado: 09-20-22
As I enjoy personal memoirs over historical, not only is Helmet an awesome 1st hand account, but Lucky is such a good writer. Would that we all lived our lives daily demonstrating attitude, character, courage and belief in the Constitution. Living daily remembering what that great generation accomplished to honor their memory and fidelity. Hoosier, Chuckler, Runner and Lucky.
~ Semper Fi
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What It Is Like to Go to War
- De: Karl Marlantes
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,661
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,470
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,479
In 1969, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of a platoon of forty marines who would live or die by his decisions. Marlantes survived, but like many of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing with his war experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Destined to become a Classic
- De Lynn en 09-05-11
- What It Is Like to Go to War
- De: Karl Marlantes
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
philosophy
Revisado: 09-13-22
I enjoy personal memoirs particularly. This was some memoir, some philosophy, some politics and some religion. No boot camp, or day to day voyage through the experience of war. It wasn't a terrible book. It's just different.
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Guadalcanal Diary
- 2nd Edition
- De: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 407
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 352
This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground - only to be awoken by air raids - eating meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW, GREAT TRUTH FOR THOSE POOR BOY'S
- De Andrea Longwith en 02-28-17
- Guadalcanal Diary
- 2nd Edition
- De: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
Semper Fidelis
Revisado: 09-09-22
As I enjoy personal memoirs over historical accounts, if you enjoyed this check out Bloody Ridge and Beyond.
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Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
- Duración: 22 h y 54 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 368
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 324
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes in places like Purple Heart Ridge, Death Valley, and Hell's Pocket, under a commander known as "Howlin' Mad." Naval combat: carriers battling carriers from afar, fighters downing Japanese aircraft, submarines sinking carriers. Marine-army rivalry. Fanatical Japanese defense and resistance. A turning point of the Pacific War. James Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of Saipan in a way that no recent chronicler of the battle has done.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De Patrick en 03-08-20
- Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
Very good
Revisado: 07-07-22
My Great Uncle, Sgt Francis Myers was at Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima with the 4th Marine Division, 3 Battalion, 25th Regiment, Kilo Company. I have a DVD of him discussing his experiences and he attended the 232nd Marine Corps Birthday Ball with me. He was treated very well. Hope other enjoy.
~ Semper Fidelis
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Easy Company Soldier
- The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WW II's 'Band of Brothers'
- De: Don Malarkey, Bob Welch
- Narrado por: John Bedford Lloyd
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 856
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 707
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 706
Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Toccoa Camp in Georgia and was one of six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings and went to England in 1943 to provide ground cover for the largest amphibious military attack in history: Operation Overlord.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid American Greatness
- De David Ewing en 09-28-10
- Easy Company Soldier
- The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WW II's 'Band of Brothers'
- De: Don Malarkey, Bob Welch
- Narrado por: John Bedford Lloyd
enjoy
Revisado: 06-14-22
Because of men like this, I try to be the best American I can be. If you like the men of Easy Company and enjoy war memoirs, you will enjoy this.
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Fierce Valor
- The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers
- De: Jared Frederick, Erik Dorr
- Narrado por: Chris Abell
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 388
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 345
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 344
Fans of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers will be drawn to this complex portrait of the controversial Ronald Speirs, an iconic commander of celebrated Easy Company during D-Day and beyond, whose ferocious courage and drive across three wars were matched by a devotion to duty and a hidden heart shadowed by lost love.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Felt like a historical yet cursory summary
- De JWalkup en 06-30-22
- Fierce Valor
- The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers
- De: Jared Frederick, Erik Dorr
- Narrado por: Chris Abell
strong and silent
Revisado: 06-06-22
Having read many of the Band of Brothers memoirs, this one is good, but not one of my favorites. I admit I liked his character in the mini-series, he was a tough Soldier. It still feels like I don't know much about him in his own words. After you listen/read maybe this will make more sense. He doesn't have the Paternal influence as Major Winters but still his memoir was inspiring and I do recommend it.
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