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Title: Marshall's Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars

Author: Kathy Wilson

Narrator: Kitty Hendrix

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

On May 3, 1943, dozens of planes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield. Among the aircraft seen that day was a B-24D bomber named Hot Stuff, which carried the Commanding General of US Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews—the officer charged with formulating a plan to invade Europe. Speculation was that General George C. Marshall had called Andrews back to Washington, DC, leading many to believe that Marshall had another promotion in store for Andrews. Tragically, Andrews would never arrive. While attempting to land in Iceland, the bomber crashed into a mountain, with no survivors other than the tail gunner; Andrews's personal papers were also destroyed. In Marshall's Great Captain, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in WWII, as well as the professional relationship between Andrews and Marshall. Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and WWII history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander. Marshall recounted that Andrews was the only one he had a chance to prepare for such a command.

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Title: Victor!: The Final Battle of Ulysses S. Grant

Author: Dr. Craig Von Buseck

Narrator: Craig Von Buseck

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 17 minutes

Release date: April 16, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

In some ways, everything in our world seems out of control, but turmoil has been a part of the evolution of our nation since its founding. America has endured extremely dark periods in its history—the Revolution, World War II, and perhaps the darkest of all, the Civil War. But in darkness, leaders emerge to shine a light of hope to guide people. During the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant emerged to guide the nation to victory, then to the beginnings of reconciliation. As Lieutenant General, he defeated the rebellion. As Chief of the Army, he provided a stabilizing presence during the Andrew Johnson impeachment. As Presidential candidate, he spoke for every American. But there is one story of Grant's heroism that is rarely told. Perhaps the most dramatic season in Grant's life came in his final two years. After leaving the White House he lost all his money. Then a few months later he received the devastating news that he was dying of throat cancer. Dr. Craig von Buseck uncovers the inspiring and intimate side of this historical legend while providing an in-depth look at the last two years of Grant's life. Victor! offers a unique narrative approach to hear the voice of a dying General Grant as he writes his memoirs and takes listeners back in time to key turning points in the War Between the States.

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Title: The Wives: A Memoir

Author: Simone Gorrindo

Narrator: Simone Gorrindo

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Release date: April 9, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4

Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

“[Simone] Gorrindo’s prose is inviting and fluid, and her storytelling is intimate and vivid...[an] engaging, evocative memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review “A hopeful, unifying memoir.” —People This profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship, and the power of human connection tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job. When her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia. With her husband frequently deployed, Simone is left to find her place in this new world, alone—until she meets the wives. Gorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender, unflinching portrait of a marriage. A love story, an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, and a bracing tour of the intractable divisions that plague our country today, The Wives offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.

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Title: My Life in the Red Army

Author: Fred Virski

Narrator: Kevin Waits

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Release date: April 5, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

'My Life in the Red Army' by Fred Virski offers a rare, firsthand account of a soldier's experiences within the Soviet military machine during a critical period of the 20th century. Through the lens of Virski's personal journey, the book sheds light on the inner workings, struggles, and day-to-day life of the Red Army from the perspective of an ordinary soldier. Virski recounts with vivid detail the realities of military service in the Soviet Union, including the discipline, the camaraderie, the hardships, and the ideological indoctrination that were part and parcel of life in the Red Army. His narrative provides a valuable historical document that not only chronicles his own life but also offers insights into the broader socio-political context of the time, making it an important read for those interested in military history, Soviet history, or personal memoirs of the 20th century..

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Title: Fisherman, Rancher, Horseman, Spy: True Stories of a Life Well-Lived

Author: Bayard Kane Fox

Narrator: Bayard Kane Fox

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 22 hours 33 minutes

Release date: April 2, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

The generation of young men who grew up in the shadow of World War II but were too young to fight came of age idealizing patriotism and adventure. They burned to live life to the fullest and do their part in the Cold War. In 1951, when BAYARD FOX graduated from Yale, the CIA promised a unique opportunity to do both by serving as a double agent. Assigned to Europe, the Congo, and Iran, Fox—who spoke several languages and was always game to learn new ones— grew disillusioned and resigned after 12 years. Soon after, a horse he was riding cartwheeled on him, shattering his hip. After organizing local fishermen in the Solomon Islands while swimming and diving for two years of rehabilitation, he was able to walk and ride again. Fox bought a ranch in the mountains of Wyoming, 17 miles from the nearest paved road and telephone, and set out with his family on his life’s true work: a sustainable, benevolent, ethical relationship with nature and the animals and people who thrive in it. This eloquent and brave autobiography of a solitary pioneer evokes those of other men on horseback, such as T.E. Lawrence and Teddy Roosevelt. Their dazzling physical exploits and success in battle made them legendary in their lifetimes, apart from the historical roles for which we remember them. Fox, at 92, reveals a similarly rich life of impossible adventures—and of hardships mastered by grit and mysterious good fortune—in his own spare and unsparing voice. You’ll be riveted and grateful to discover it before he and his generation’s other remaining survivors ride ahead over the last ridge.

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Title: Sagittarius Rising

Author: Cecil Lewis

Narrator: John Telfer

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Release date: April 1, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war. We then follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme to his pioneering defence of London against deadly nighttime raids.

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Title: [German] - Weg des Gewissens: Von der Grausamkeit eines SS-Sonderkommandos

Author: Hanns Glöckle

Narrator: Klaus G. Förg

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Release date: March 12, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Als Harald Rüster in Pleskow den Bahnhof verlässt, wird er Augenzeuge, wie das SS-Sonderkommando Ahrends jüdische Frauen und Kinder zusammentreibt, wobei der Hauptsturmführer Ahrends mutwillig von der Pistole Gebrauch macht und eine Frau und ihr Kind niederschießt. Sein Glaube an die Lehren des NS-­Regimes gerät ins Wanken. Erst recht als Rüster die Zustände im Lager FX 72 kennenlernt, in dem polnische Frauen und Mädchen gefangen gehalten werden, die bei unzureichender Ernährung schwere körperliche Arbeit verrichten müssen und nur dann eine Erleichterung ihres Schicksals erfahren, wenn sie sich der hemmungslosen Gier des Feldwebels Voß ergeben. Eines der Mädchen, Olga, kann Harald vor diesem Los bewahren - aber kann er es auch vor dem SS-Sonderkommando Ahrends beschützen, dem die Frauen zur Liquidierung übergeben werden sollen, als die Front sich nähert? Harald steht jetzt in dem Zwiespalt, in dem so viele deutsche Soldaten des letzten Krieges standen: In dem Zwiespalt zwischen Befehl und Gewissen. Er geht den schwereren Weg, den des Gewissens.

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Title: Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown

Author: Eric Blehm

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Release date: March 12, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

Go deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators. When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”   Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination were fueled by faith, family, and the love of a woman. It’s about a man who waged a war against his own worst impulses, including drug addiction, and persevered to reach the top tier of the U.S. military. In a deeply personal and absorbing chronicle, Fearless reveals a glimpse inside the SEAL Team SIX brotherhood, and presents an indelible portrait of a highly trained warrior whose final act of bravery led to the ultimate sacrifice.   Adam Brown was a devoted man who was an unlikely hero but a true warrior, described by all who knew him as…fearless. “As a rule, we don’t endorse books or movies or anything regarding the command where I work—and Adam Brown worked—but as the author writes in Fearless, ‘you have to know the rules, so you know when to bend or break them.’ This is one of those times. Read this book. Period. It succeeds where all the others have failed.” —SEAL Team SIX Operator “Adam Brown is a true hero by every definition of the word” —Chris Kyle, best-selling author of American Sniper

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Title: Making the Corps

Author: Thomas E. Ricks

Narrator: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Release date: March 5, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

The bestselling, compelling insider's account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086—their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them. The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new Marine Corps values are forged. Bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a battle for the hearts and minds of this unforgettable group of young men, a larger picture emerges, brilliantly painted, of the growing gulf that divides the military from the rest of America. Included in this edition is an afterword from the author that examines the war in Iraq through the lens of the Marines from Platoon 3086, giving listeners an on-the-ground view of the conflict from those who know it best.

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Title: Facing Armageddon: With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961-1962

Author: Chas Hall

Narrator: Julian Elfer

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Release date: February 27, 2024

Genres: Military

Publisher's Summary:

After being called up for National Service in July 1960, twenty-year-old Chas Hall joined the RAF and signed on to extend his time for an extra three years becoming a regular serviceman. Following initial training, he became a wireless operator and served at RAF Mildenhall. It was shortly after this that he got his first foreign posting in late 1961 to Christmas Island. It was on this island, that Chas encountered the horrors of nuclear testing. In an operation codenamed 'Brigadoon' by the British government and 'Dominic' by the Americans, Chas experienced twenty-five atmospheric nuclear tests. This he describes as his 'twelve-month sentence' alongside over 300 British and 10,000 American servicemen who were posted to one corner of a remote coral island. Facing Armageddon reveals the true extent of the controversial nuclear testing and how it affected servicemen; with twenty-five men dying during Chas's time on Christmas Island and many more suffering mentally as they continued serving on the island. With the British government announcing medals for nuclear test veterans in November 2022 to recognize their contribution in the tests after a four-year campaign by participants and The Mirror newspaper, Chas's story gives insight to why these servicemen deserve the recognition for their part in these tests.