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Title: Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

Author: Major General (ret.) David E.B. (deb) Ward

Narrator: Michael Delgaudio

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 24 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2022

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching is an inspirational metaphor for removing obstacles in your path to obtaining your dream.  In August 1967 I fulfilled my dream of becoming a fighter pilot when I was accepted into the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, the Redhawks, of the Oregon Air National Guard.  That dream became indelibly ingrained in my psyche when on the morning of my first day in Anchorage, Alaska during the Korean War, at the age of 12, I watched F-80 fighter jets make simulated gun strafing passes on a firefighter training tower at the city's edge of the Cook Inlet. Circumstances in my life, from childhood to early adulthood, generated a host of highly unusual real-life stories, ranging from the humorous to the tragic.  Several of these were woven into the fabric of then-current events that made their mark in history. The numerous million-to-one circumstances in my 'Huck Finn story on jet fuel' and the interesting people I came into contact with during this journey contributed significantly to the richness of those experiences.

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Title: Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power

Series: Part of The Jewish Lives Series

Author: Marc Wortman

Narrator: Paul Bellantoni

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Release date: June 28, 2022

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial “Father of the Nuclear Navy” Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899–1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world’s first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving US military officer in history. In this exciting biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.

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Title: Unspoken: A Father's Wartime Escape. A Son's Family Discovered

Author: Tom Mcgrath

Narrator: Tom Mcgrath, Mark Lambert

Format: Abridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Release date: March 16, 2022

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Growing up in Waterford, Tom McGrath never noticed the odd gaps in the stories of his parents' lives before he was born; it was only many years after they died that he uncovered the unspoken truths, which did so much to explain the people they had been. Here he tells the incredible true story of his father's conscription into the British Army, his escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland, his daring journey across Europe and subsequent recapture – and the devastating news that awaited him in England. Tom's research also led him to discover that his mother also carried a heartbreaking secret. In writing this book Tom not only recreated his father's nail-biting escape but also embarked on a journey of his own to reconnect with previously unknown family members in order to piece together an extraordinarily rare tale that encompasses memoir, family history, and the parallel stories, which were almost lost for ever, of his parents' lives of desperate hardship.

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Title: [German] - 8.15 Uhr - Die wahre Geschichte aus Hiroshima vom Überleben und Vergeben (Ungekürzt)

Author: Akiko Mikamo

Narrator: René Dumont

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Release date: October 30, 2020

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Am 6. August 1945 sieht der japanische Jugendliche Shinji vom Hausdach aus einen gleißenden Blitz, als er seinem unten stehenden Vater dabei hilft, das Haus zum Abbruch vorzubereiten. Die Erschütterung einer Explosion und glühende Hitze tauchen ihn in völlige Dunkelheit und absolutes Chaos. Nur 1.200 Meter entfernt ist soeben eine Atombombe explodiert und hat mit einem Schlag ganz Hiroshima verwüstet. Shinji wird mit schwersten Verletzungen und Verbrennungen von seinem ebenfalls verwundeten Vater gerettet und aus der Gefahrenzone gebracht. Doch dies ist erst der Anfang der qualvollen Schmerzen und Nöte, die in den nächsten Jahrzehnten folgen sollten - einer wundersamen Reise der Widerstandskraft, der Vergebung und des Mitgefühls sogar mit den Zerstörern. Dr. Akiko Mikamo, eine der drei Töchter Shinjis, schrieb seine Geschichte nieder, um die Botschaft menschlicher Liebe und der Macht der Vergebung zu verbreiten, um die ganze Welt daran zu erinnern, dass die schlimmsten Feinde von heute zu den besten Freunden von morgen werden können. 'Akiko Mikamos starke Geschichte über das Leid ihres Vaters, seinen Mut, sein Überleben und sein Vergeben als junges Opfer des Bombenangriffs auf Hiroshima wird die Leser nicht nur berühren, sie wird sie dazu bringen, tiefer über den Krieg und seine Opfer auf allen Seiten nachzudenken. Die zutiefst menschliche Wirkung dieses Buchs bringt uns hoffentlich dem Ziel ein wenig näher, gewaltfreie Wege zu finden, um künftige Konflikte zu beenden. Dies ist Shinji Mikamos Traum. Er wurde von vielen Überlebenden der Atombombenabwürfe geteilt. Denn sie haben verstanden, dass der Fortbestand unserer Spezies immer noch davon abhängt.' Professor Peter Kuznick Co-Autor (mit Oliver Stone) von 'Amerikas ungeschriebene Geschichte' Leiter des Nuclear Studies Institute der American University Dr. Akiko Mikamo wurde als Tochter zweier Atombombenüberlebender in Hiroshima geboren, ist dort aufgewachsen und beschloss schon als Kind, später einmal zum Weltfrieden und zur Menschlichkeit beizutragen. Sie ist Vorsitzende und Medizinische Psychologin der US-Japan Psychological Services sowie Vorsitzende der San Diego-WISH: Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity in San Diego, Kalifornien.

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Title: Over the Top

Author: Arthur Guy Empey

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Release date: May 21, 2013

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was making its way from New York to Liverpool when it was sunk by a German U-boat, shocking the world with the massive death toll. Infuriated by the tragedy, Arthur Guy Empey, an American citizen, traveled to England to enlist in the Royal Fusiliers, as the United States had not yet entered the war. Over the Top tells the story of Empey's experiences in a voice straight from the western front, causing listeners to feel as if they are right there in the trenches. This book was the biggest bestseller of the war, with sales totaling a million copies. Perhaps one of its most entertaining features is the appendix entitled 'Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches,' which defines slang and other terms used by British soldiers. The book remains a classic, the fascinating story of an American soldier fighting in the British Army.

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Title: Hannibal: A History of the Art of War among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 BC, with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War

Author: Theodore Ayrault Dodge

Narrator: Bill Wallace

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 20 hours 14 minutes

Release date: June 20, 2011

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Hannibal is often considered the finest general the world has ever known. Setting out from Carthaginian-dominated Spain with a small army of select troops, he fought his way over the Pyrenees and crossed the Alps with elephants and a full baggage train. Descending into Italy, he destroyed the main Roman army at Lake Trasimeno and came close to conquering Rome itself. At Cannae, Hannibal’s brilliant cavalry tactics enabled him to destroy a reassembled Roman army, and his subsequent defeats over a fifteen-year stay in Italy were due more to lack of sufficient support from home than to any failings of generalship. Theodore Ayrault Dodge’s classic history, first published in 1891, is equally perceptive of Hannibal’s military prowess and his visionary character. Dodge followed Hannibal’s route from Carthage to Italy, paying particular attention to the famous crossing of the Alps, exploring every pass in order to determine Hannibal’s route. In this book, he wrote an entire history of the art of war among these two mighty armies. Hannibal remains unequaled as the most comprehensive and readable study of history’s greatest general.

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Title: Battleground Iraq: Journal of a Company Commander

Author: Todd S. Brown

Narrator: Donald Corren

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Release date: May 1, 2011

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

This gripping journal of a company commander from 2003 to early 2004, written in some of the most dangerous areas of post-Hussein Iraq, discusses tactics, techniques, and procedures as they evolved in the struggle to maintain order and rebuild the country. The journal tells of the dichotomy of combat operations versus nation building. It vividly captures the stresses of combat and corresponding emotions as they accumulate over time in a combat outfit. It reinforces the ideal of camaraderie among soldiers and deals with the emotional impact of losing friends in battle. Understanding these could prove invaluable to those who courageously serve our nation and will continue to endure them in this and future conflicts.

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Title: The Life of Stonewall Jackson

Author: Mary L. Williamson

Narrator: Lloyd James

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Release date: April 13, 2011

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Known for his military prowess and Christian character, Thomas Jackson was one of the Confederacy’s greatest commanders—and one of God’s most devoted warriors. Williamson’s biography traces the general’s life from orphaned child, West Point cadet, and Sunday school teacher to military institute professor, Mexican War officer, and Civil War legend. “In this brief sketch of our great Southern hero, I have endeavored to portray, amid the blaze of his matchless military genius, the unchanging rectitude of his conduct, the stern willpower by which he conquered all difficulties, his firm belief in an overruling Providence, and his entire submission to the Divine Will. These traits of character were the cornerstones upon which he reared the edifice of his greatness and upon which the young people of our day will do well to build.”—Mary L. Williamson

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Title: Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and the Partnership That Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe

Author: Jonathan W. Jordan

Narrator: William Hughes

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 23 hours 35 minutes

Release date: April 5, 2011

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

The true story of the friendship—and rivalry—among the greatest American generals of World War II Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and General Omar N. Bradley engineered the Allied conquest that shattered Hitler’s hold over Europe. But they also shared an intricate web of relationships going back decades. In the cauldron of World War II, they found their prewar friendships complicated by shifting allegiances, jealousy, insecurity, patriotism, and ambition. Meticulously researched and vividly written, Jonathan W. Jordan’s book recounts the battle for Europe through the eyes of these three legendary generals. For the first time in such detail, the bonds between them are explored, and readers are treated to an insider’s view of life at the summit of raw, violent power. Throughout three years of hard, bloody warfare, Eisenhower, the Alliance’s great diplomat, sought victory in the fighting qualities and tactical genius of his most trusted subordinates, Bradley and Patton. They, in turn, owed their careers to Eisenhower. Yet their friendship would be put to the ultimate test as life-and-death decisions were thrust upon them, and honor and duty conflicted with personal loyalty. Brothers, Rivals, Victors is drawn from the candid accounts of its main characters and strips away much of the public image of “Ike” (Eisenhower), the “GI’s General” (Bradley), and “Old Blood and Guts” (Patton) to reveal the men behind the legend. Adding richness to this story are the words and observations of a supporting cast of generals, staff officers, secretaries, aides, politicians, and wives, brought together to produce a uniquely intimate account of a relationship that influenced a war. The story of how these three great strategists pulled together to wage the deadliest conflict in history, despite their differences and rivalries, is marvelously told in this eye-opening narrative that is sure to become a classic of military history.

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Title: Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant

Author: J. F. C. Fuller

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

Release date: July 1, 2010

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Since the Renaissance, Julius Caesar has been idolized as a superman. While there is no doubt that Caesar was an extraordinary man, General Fuller points out that he was more extraordinary for his reckless ambition, matchless daring, and ruthless tyranny than for his skill as a military commander. Caesar continually had to extricate himself from the consequences of his errors in judgment, and his unpremeditated Gallic conquest is just one of Fuller’s many examples. In telling Caesar’s story, Fuller also illuminates a century of Roman history, bringing to life Caesar’s wars, armies, equipment, and methods. Brilliant in design and impressive in scope, Julius Caesar clarifies how the military, political, and economic aspects of the Roman Republic worked together to produce a man whose name has come down to us as a synonym for absolute authority.