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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394063 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting LegacyAuthor: Dakota Meyer, Robert O'neillNarrator: Robert O'neill, Dakota MeyerFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 8 hours 51 minutesRelease date: March 1, 2022Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: âThe Way Forward will help every reader master their own challengesâthis is a must-read book!â âAdmiral Bill McRaven, U.S. Navy (Retired) and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed American Sniper meets Make Your Bed in these life lessons from decorated United States service members and New York Times bestselling authors Robert OâNeill and Dakota Meyerâan in-depth, fearless, and ultimately redemptive account of what it takes to survive and thrive on battlefields from Afghanistan and Iraq to our daily lives, and how the perils of war help us hold onto our humanity. Rob OâNeill and Dakota Meyer are two of the most decorated and recognized US service members: OâNeill killed the worldâs most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, and Meyer was the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. But beyond their actions and courage in combat, OâNeill and Meyer also have much in common in civilian life: they are both sought-after public speakers, advocates for veterans, and share a non-PC sense of humor. Combining the best of military memoirs and straight-talking self-help, The Way Forward alternates between OâNeillâs and Meyerâs perspectives, looking back with humor at even the darkest war stories, and sharing lessons they learned along the way. The Way Forward presents OâNeill and Meyerâs philosophy in combat and life. This isnât a book about the glory of war and combat, but one about facing your enemies, some who are flesh and blood and some that are not: Your thoughts. Your doubts. Your boredom and your regrets. From Robâs dogged repetition at the free throw line of his childhood basketball court to Dakotaâs pursuit of EMT and firefighter credentials to aid accident victims, these two American heroes turn their experiences into valuable lessons for every reader. Gritty and down-to-earth, OâNeill and Meyer tell their stories with candor and vulnerability to help readers handle stress, tackle their biggest obstacles, and exceed their expectations of themselves, while keeping lifeâs battles in perspective with a sense of humor.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460440 to listen full audiobooks.Title: One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel FarageAuthor: Michael CrickNarrator: Richard AttleeFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 20 hours 44 minutesRelease date: February 3, 2022Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: 'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'A superb piece of thorough journalism' David Aaronovitch, The Times Nigel Farage is arguably one of the most influential British politicians of the 21st century. His campaign to take the UK out of the EU began as a minority and extreme point of view, but in June 2016 it became the official policy of the nation after a divisive referendum. In Michael Crick's brilliant new biography, One Party After Another, we find out how he did it, despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament. Farage left public school at the age of 16 to go and work in the City, but in the 1990s he was drawn into politics, joining UKIP. Ironically, it was the electoral system for the European Parliament that gave him access to a platform, and he was elected an MEP in 1999. His everyman persona, combined with a natural ability as a maverick and outspoken performer on TV, ensured that he garnered plenty of media attention. His message resonated in ways that rattled the major parties - especially the Conservatives - and suddenly the UK's membership of the EU was up for debate. Controversy was never far away, with accusations of racism against the party and various scandals. But, having helped secure the referendum, Farage was largely sidelined by the successful official Brexit campaign. When Parliament struggled to find a way to leave, Farage created the Brexit Party to ensure Britain did eventually leave the EU early in 2020. Crick's compelling new study takes the reader into the heart of Farage's story, assessing his methods, uncovering remarkable hidden details and builds to an unmissable portrait of one of the most controversial characters in modern British politics.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415177 to listen full audiobooks.Title: In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and IraqAuthor: James KitfieldNarrator: Brad SandersFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 7 hours 23 minutesRelease date: August 31, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-two soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. In the Company of Heroes will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-three post-9/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case of posthumous awards, through interviews with their brothers in arms and their families. The public affairs offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the individual armed services, as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, have expressed their support for this project. Stories include Marine Corps Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, who purposely lunged toward a Taliban hand grenade in order to shield his buddy from the blast; Navy SEAL team leader Britt Slabinski, who, after being ambushed and retreating in the Hindu Kush, returned against monumental odds in order to try to save one of his team who was inadvertently lost in the fight; and Ranger Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry, who lunged for a live grenade, threw it back at the enemy, and saved his two Ranger brothers.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405436 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The Tightening Dark: An American Hostage in YemenAuthor: Sam Farran, Benjamin BuchholzNarrator: Fajer Al-KaisiFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 8 hours 28 minutesRelease date: July 27, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: This riveting memoir follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and thirty-year US Marine veteran who suffered a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemenâand remained loyal to his country through it all. As air strikes carpeted Yemen's capital, Sam Farran was one of only a few Americans in the war-ravaged country. He was there to conduct security assessments for a variety of international firms. Days after his arrival, he was brutally seized and taken hostage by Houthi rebels. Sam would spend the next six months suffering a horrific ordeal that would test his endurance, his loyalty and his very soul. Every day his captors asked himâas a fellow Muslimâto betray America and his Marine heritage in exchange for his freedom. Would he give in to the Houthis and return to his Middle Eastern roots? In the end--and despite daily threats to his lifeâSam found the strength to resist, and came out of his ordeal with an increased sense of being, foremost, a US Marine. The Tightening Dark is an intimate, riveting and inspiring memoir of heroic strength, courage, survival and commitment to country. And a reminder that the best parts of the American dream are the dreamersâthose who pledge to being American, regardless of where they are born.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/434099 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Gurkha BrotherhoodAuthor: Captain Kailash LimbuNarrator: Sagar AryaFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 7 hours 22 minutesRelease date: May 27, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: 'Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.' So begins this searingly honest memoir by Kailash Limbu, a serving Gurka soldier who undertook five tours of active service in Afghanistan. Kailash Limbu was in the front line of the fighting in Helmand Province. On dangerous resupply missions and on offensive patrols that took them to the heart of the 'killing zone', he and his men came under frequent attack from Taliban fighters. He talks of other operations in which he has served - and, perhaps most movingly, of the other Gurkha soldiers - the united band of brothers - with whom he serves and on whom he relies every day. On many occasions he has feared he would not live to see the end of the day - and, inevitable, he lost several friends and colleagues from the close-knit Gurkha brotherhood. His means of coping with the trauma of conflict was to travel back in his mind to his childhood in a remote Himalayan village in Nepal. But even amid the simplicity of mountain life, danger and tragedy lurked. In this compelling narrative Capt Limbu celebrates his Gurkha heritage, relates remarkable stories of courage (his own and others'), and confronts demons that have shaped but never broken him. The result is a record of war and peace that is rare in its honesty and humility.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422860 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third ReichAuthor: Daniel P. BolgerNarrator: Stephen MendelFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 13 hours 2 minutesRelease date: May 25, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews. âThe Panzer Killers is a great book, vividly written and shrewdly observed.ââThe Wall Street Journal Two months after D-Day, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate in Normandy, having suffered enormous casualties attempting to push through hedgerow country. Troops were spent, and American tankers, lacking the tactics and leadership to deal with the terrain, were losing their spirit. General George Patton and the other top U.S. commanders needed an officer who knew how to break the impasse and roll over the Germansâthey needed one man with the grit and the vision to take the war all the way to the Rhine. Patton and his peers selected Maurice Rose. The son of a rabbi, Rose never discussed his Jewish heritage. But his ferocity on the battlefield reflected an inner flame. He led his 3rd Armored Division not from a command post but from the first vehicle in formation, charging headfirst into a fight. He devised innovative tactics, made the most of American weapons, and personally chose the cadre of young officers who drove his division forward. From Normandy to the West Wall, from the Battle of the Bulge to the final charge across Germany, Maurice Rose's deadly division of tanks blasted through enemy lines and pursued the enemy with a remarkable intensity. In The Panzer Killers, Daniel P. Bolger, a retired lieutenant general and Iraq War veteran, offers up a lively, dramatic tale of Rose's heroism. Along the way, Bolger infuses the narrative with fascinating insights that could only come from an author who has commanded tank forces in combat. The result is a unique and masterful story of battlefield leadership, destined to become a classic.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423605 to listen full audiobooks.Title: SAS: Sea King DownAuthor: Mark Aston, Stuart TootalNarrator: Simon DarwenFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 9 hours 55 minutesRelease date: May 13, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Pre-order the riveting account of SAS action in the Falklands war 'BRILLIANT. A ROLLERCOASTER OF BLISTERING ACTION, SURVIVAL AND BEHIND-THE-LINES DARING' DAMIEN LEWIS After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection and joining the elite ranks of D Squadron, 22 SAS in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought the hard part was over. Then on April 2 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Days later D Squadron joined the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. Facing extreme weather and a determined enemy, Splash and the men of D Squadron fought in one extraordinary contact after another. The action never let up. When tragedy struck their Sea King helicopter and it crashed in the freezing South Atlantic, Splash was one of just nine survivors. Evacuated to a hospital ship, Splash defied orders and a suspected broken neck to re-join his unit until the fight was won. An unputdownable, edge-of-the-seat insight into still classified Special Forces operations during the Falklands War, SAS: Sea King Down will take its place alongside classics like Bravo Two Zero as military adventure writing of the highest order. 'Gripping, fast moving and completely authentic. A brilliant piece of work. Better than Bravo Two Zero' - Mike Rose, former Commanding Officer of the SAS © Mark Aston, Stuart Tootal 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405465 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the KamikazeAuthor: Brent E. JonesNarrator: Dan WorenFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 13 hours 8 minutesRelease date: May 11, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: This intimate true account of Americans at war follows theepic drama of an unlikely group of men forced to work together in the face of an increasingly desperate enemy during the final year of World War II. Sprawling across the Pacific, this untold story follows the crew of the newly-built "vengeance ship" USS Astoria, named for her sunken predecessor lost earlier in the war. At its center lies U.S. Navy Captain George Dyer, who vowed to return to action after suffering a horrific wound. He accepted the ship's command in 1944, knowing it would be his last chance to avenge his injuries and salvage his career. Yet with the nation's resources and personnel stretched thin by the war, he found that just getting the ship into action would prove to be a battle. Tensions among the crew flared from the start. Astoria's sailors and Marines were a collection of replacements, retreads, and older men. Some were broken by previous traumatic combat, most had no desire to be in the war, yet all found themselves fighting an enemy more afraid of surrender than death. The reluctant ship was called to respond to challenges that its men never could have anticipated. From a typhoon where the ocean was enemy to daring rescue missions, a gallant turn at Iwo Jima, and the ultimate crucible against the Kamikaze at Okinawa, they endured the worst of the final year of the war at sea. Days of Steel Rain brings to life more than a decade of research and firsthand interviews, depicting with unprecedented insight the singular drama of a captain grappling with an untested crew and men who had endured enough amidst some of the most brutal fighting of World War II. Throughout, Brent Jones fills the narrative with secret diaries, memoirs, letters, interpersonal conflicts, and the innermost thoughts of the Astoria menâand more than 80 photographs that have never before been published. Days of Steel Rain weaves an intimate, unforgettable portrait of leadership, heroism, endurance, and redemption.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453072 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow's Fight for the TruthAuthor: Michelle BlackNarrator: Brittany PressleyFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 10 hours 33 minutesRelease date: May 4, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: The shocking and affecting memoir from a gold-star widow searching for the truth behind her Green Beret husband's death, this book bears witness to the true sacrifices made by military families. When Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find answers. It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger--and Sacrifice is the result of that mission. In this heartbreaking and revelatory memoir, Michelle uses exclusive interviews with the survivors of her husband's unit, research into the military leadership and accountability, and her own unique vantage point as a gold-star widow to tell a previously unknown story. Sacrifice is both an honest, emotional look inside a military marriage and a searing investigation of the people and decisions at the heart of the US military.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438566 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding RedemptionAuthor: Craig GrossiNarrator: Craig GrossiFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 8 hours 55 minutesRelease date: April 13, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Former US Marine Craig Grossi and his dog Fred appeared on the ''Today Show' and 'Rachael Ray', and in schools, bookstores, and military bases across America as they told the uplifting story of how Craig found Fred, a stray, while serving in Afghanistan--and brought him home. During their travels, Craig was invited to speak at Maine State Prisonâthe penitentiary that inspired Stephen Kingâs famous âShawshank.â While there, he met a group of very special inmates, participants in a program run by the non-profit Americaâs Vet Dogs. Craig discovered that many of the prisoners are veteransâformer soldiers serving their country in an entirely different way: by transforming purebred Labrador Retrievers from floppy puppies into indispensable companions for disabled vets. These service dogs literally and figuratively open doors for men and women, offering hope and a renewed sense of freedom. Yet these disabled vets are not the only lives changed by these dogs. The inmates who train them âare given a purpose, theyâre given experience, and most importantly theyâre given a sense of self-worth,â Craig explains. âThe men at Maine State are given a second chanceâsomething that I believe everyone deserves.â For Craig, the visit had a profound impact. âThere was something special going on inside its walls and it was calling out to me. I quickly realized that the program and its men had something to show the world.â In this emotionally powerful book, he introduces these men and challenges us to look deeper, to see them as human beings deserving of a new shot at life. âWeâre quick to give second chances to celebrities, politicians and famous athletes when they screw up,â Craig reminds us, âbut when it comes to those whoâve been convicted for their mistakes, we too often dismiss them as forever lost.â Second Chances poignantly shows that no life is irredeemable and that each of us can make a difference if given the opportunity.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440197 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous SoldierAuthor: James Carl NelsonNarrator: Jacques RoyFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 7 hours 33 minutesRelease date: February 23, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: In the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100, detailing York's heroics yet also restoring the unsung heroes of his patrol to their rightful place in historyâfrom renowned World War I historian James Carl Nelson. October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor. York would become an American legend, celebrated in magazines, books, and a blockbuster biopic starring Gary Cooper. The film, Sergeant York, told of a hell-raiser from backwoods Tennessee who had a come-to-Jesus moment, then wrestled with his newfound Christian convictions to become one of the greatest heroes the U.S. Army had ever known. It was a great storyâbut not the whole story. In this absorbing history, James Carl Nelson unspools, for the first time, the complete story of Alvin York and the events that occurred in the Argonne Forest on that day. Nelson gives voice, in particular, to the sixteen âothersâ who fought beside York. Hailing from big cities and small towns across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries, these soldiers included a patrician Connecticut farmer whose lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution, a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name, and a Polish immigrant who enlisted in hopes of expediting his citizenship. The York Patrol shines a long overdue spotlight on these men and York, and pays homage to their bravery and sacrifice. The York Patrol is a rousing tale of courage, tragedy, and heroism. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453655 to listen full audiobooks.Title: In the Path of Conquest: Resistance to Alexander the GreatAuthor: Waldemar HeckelNarrator: James Cameron StewartFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 9 hours 40 minutesRelease date: February 9, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: This book offers a fresh insight into the conquests of Alexander the Great by attempting to view the events of 336-323 BCE from the vantage point of the defeated. The extent and form of the resistance of the populations he confronted varied according to their previous relationships with either the Macedonian invaders or their own Achaemenid rulers. The internal political situations of many statesâparticularly the Greek cities of Asia Minorâwere also a factor. In the vast Persian Empire that stretched from the Aegean to the Indus, some states surrendered voluntarily and others offered fierce resistance. Not all regions were subdued through military actions. Indeed, as the author argues, the excessive use of force on Alexander's part was often ineffective and counterproductive. In the Path of Conquest examines the reasons for these varied responses, giving more emphasis to the defeated and less to the conqueror and his Macedonian army. In the process, it debunks many long-held views concerning Alexander's motives, including the idea that his aim was to march to the eastern limits of the world. It also provides a fresh reevaluation of Darius III's successes and failures as a commander.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453964 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from the BattlefrontAuthor: James PattersonNarrator: Jason CulpFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 10 hours 34 minutesRelease date: February 8, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'This book will take your breath away, break your heart, and leave you in awe' President Bill Clinton Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines speak in their own words about real life in today's armed forces. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms; stories of life-and-death decisions, and learning how to live with the effects of horrific injuries, both physical and mental. In the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a rare eye-opening look into what it's really like to wear the uniform, fight in combat, lose friends and come home. Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's most trusted storyteller, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. 'Raw, authentic, and above all, inspiring' Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.) 'Each of these stories of the personal experience of combat is unique, homespun, and honest' Brigadier General Peter Dawkins, US Army (Ret.) 'Painfully raw, improbably funny, and completely human' Stanley A. McChrystal, General, US Army (Ret.) 'A vivid and authentic portrait of life in the modern military . . . Powerful. This edifying collection captures the highs and lows of the military experience' Publishers Weekly 'Urgent and full of suspense . . . In this wide-ranging, consistently absorbing collection, the authors cover the entire spectrum of American military action during the last 50 years' Kirkus 'Extraordinary . . . a deeply intimate insider's look' Richard Engel, NBC News Chief foreign correspondent © James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453807 to listen full audiobooks.Title: An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: A ferocious enemy. A bloody conflict. One man's impossible missionAuthor: Philip Gomm, Doug BeattieNarrator: Drew DillonFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 9 hours 39 minutesRelease date: January 21, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: AN ORDINARY SOLDIER offers an extraordinary insight into the mission in Afghanistan and, crucially, the relationship between British troops and the Afghans they serve alongside. On 11th September 2006 - five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1stBattalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Garmsir from the Taliban. His commanders said it would take two days; it actually took two weeks of exhausting, bloody conflict. For his repeated bravery Doug Beattie was decorated with the Military Cross. This is Beattie's personal story of being what he modestly calls 'an ordinary soldier' - someone who balances being a loving father and husband with that of fighting in the world's most hostile place. It demands to be read.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462682 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Sons of Kolchak: A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage and valorAuthor: Michael E. Wikan LTC US Army (Ret.)Narrator: Shawn ComptonFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 11 hours 42 minutesRelease date: January 12, 2021Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: I commanded an infantry company during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968. I got to see the magnificence of the human spirit as my men triumphed over incredible adversity. This is a story that must be told. We are a special country with a special destiny. My men showed me the way.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433430 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Three Wise Men: A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole SurvivorAuthor: Tom Sileo, Beau WiseNarrator: Beau Wise, Brian TroxellFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 9 hours 10 minutesRelease date: January 12, 2021Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: This program includes a preface and afterword read by Beau Wise. From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only 'Sole Survivor' during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by Americaâs armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Starâone of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. governmentâand also a star on the CIAâs Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beauâs voice, Three Wise Men is an American familyâs historic true story of service and sacrifice. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Many American families have sacrificed much for our freedom, but few if any in modern times have given as much as the Wise family from my home state of Arkansas. Theirs is the story of true heroesâthose who gave their lives as well as those who remain to carry on and honor the memory of Jeremy and Ben. Itâs a story that needs to be told and more importantly, needs to be read and shared. It will remind you that America is a great country because of great, God-fearing people who pay a price for all of us.'âMike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447160 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iranâs Global AmbitionsAuthor: Arash AziziNarrator: Eric Jason MartinFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 10 hours 24 minutesRelease date: December 15, 2020Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A widely popular but also feared maverick operator, he helped to establish the Islamic Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. This was a long way from where he began as a youth, living on the margins in a country ruled by a monarch supported by the United States. In this engaging account, historian Arash Azizi examines Soleimani's life, regional influence, and future ambitions. The Shadow Commander breaks new ground through interviews with Iranians, Afghans, Iraqis, and Syrians who knew Soleimani for years, including his personal driver, the aides who accompanied him to his Moscow meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his brother. Ultimately, Azizi uses the story of this one important figure to make sense of the global ambitions of Iran, a country whose actions are much talked about but seldom understood.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455781 to listen full audiobooks.Title: The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial CombatAuthor: Pierre ClostermannNarrator: Julian ElferFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 8 hours 16 minutesRelease date: December 8, 2020Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459042 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Fishers of Men - The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern IrelandAuthor: Rob LewisNarrator: Peter NobleFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 8 hours 17 minutesRelease date: December 3, 2020Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis's own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high, and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships. The sheer determination and single-mindedness required to achieve selection to this secret world is graphically described, as well as how, against seemingly impossible odds, the operators of the FRU managed to persuade terrorists and their close associates to turn informer. The methods the unit used to target, recruit and handle their contacts, how they protected their informants, and the terrifying life their agents led are all told by an agent handler, using many of his cases to illustrate the sharpness, intelligence (and sense of humour) essential to the job. Fishers of Men fills a gap in the available information about the secret war against terrorism in Northern Ireland. It is a gap that has so far remained largely unexplored - until Rob Lewis's informative and explosive book.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/423289 to listen full audiobooks.Title: Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real HeroesAuthor: Pete HegsethNarrator: Jd Jackson, Michael David Axtell, Pete Hegseth, Kaleo Griffith, Christian Baskous, Eileen StevensFormat: Unabridged AudiobookLength: 7 hours 9 minutesRelease date: November 24, 2020Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3Genres: MilitaryPublisher's Summary: From FOX & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of inspiring stories from fifteen of Americaâs greatest heroesâhighly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and moreâbased on FOX Nationâs hit show of the same name. After three Army deploymentsâearning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantrymanâs BadgeâPete Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. In Modern Warriors he presents candid, unfiltered conversations with fellow modern warriors and digs for real answers to key questions like: What inspired them to serve? What is their legacy? What does sacrifice really mean to them? How do they handle loss? And what can civilians learn from this latest generation of veterans? From the skies over Afghanistan to the seas of the Mediterranean to the treacherous streets of Iraq, these brave men and women take you inside the firefight, sharing the harrowing realities of war. Hegseth uses their experiences to facilitate conversations about the raw truths of combat, including the difficulties of transitioning back home, while also celebrating these soldiersâ contributions to preserving our nationâs most precious giftâfreedom. These stories provide an unvarnished representation of battlefield leadership, military morale, and the strain of war. This book is the perfect keepsake and gift for anyone who wants to know what it means, and what it truly takes, to be a patriot.
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