The Military category has 1,612 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 5,283 ratings. The most-rated is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
D Day: A Captivating Guide to the Battle for Normandy
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Explore how D-Day started, the aftermath, and the events in between! D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-held Normandy, was one of the most extraordinary achievements not only of the Second World War, but in the whole of military history. Millions of Allied personnel were involved in launching the greatest sea-borne invasion ever undertaken. Incredible acts of cunning and of courage ensured success in an operation that changed the face of the war, opening a vast new front. It led to the liberation of France and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Why was this extraordinary operation launched? How was it done? And what happened in the aftermath? Some of the questions and topics covered in this audiobook include: Why D-Day? Preparation Deception The commanders The men and equipment The German defenses The paratrooper landings The resistance Advance Breakout And a great deal more! Listen to the audiobook now and learn more about D-Day!
©2017 Captivating History (P)2017 Captivating History
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Breve storia del Terzo Reich vol. 5 [Short History of Third Reich vol. 5]
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Tra le forze armate tedesche, la Luftwaffe, l'aviazione militare, fu una delle "armi" più efficienti ed efficaci della Wehrmacht durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Fondamentale per la riuscita della Blitzkrieg, la Guerra Lampo in Europa, la Luftwaffe ebbe sotto il proprio controllo anche le unità di paracadutisti (Fallschirmjäger) e altre formazioni militari terrestri. In questo audiolibro raccontiamo i momenti più importanti dell'aviazione tedesca, asso nella manica del Terzo Reich. [Among the German armed forces, the Luftwaffe, the air force was one of the "weapons" more efficient and effective in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Crucial to the success of the Blitzkrieg, the Blitzkrieg in Europe, the Luftwaffe had under its control the units of paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) and other military formations on Earth. In this audiobook tell the most important moments of the German aviation ace in the sleeve of the Third Reich.] Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.
©2014 Area51 Publishing (P)2014 Area51 Publishing
Lee and His Men at Gettysburg
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In this sweeping account Clifford Dowdey recreates one of the most important battles in U.S. history. With vivid and breathtaking detail, Lee and His Men at Gettysburg is both a historical work and an honorary ode to the almost 50,000 soldiers who died at the fields of Pennsylvania. Written with an emphasis on the Confederate forces, the book captures the brilliance and frustration of a general forced to contend with overwhelming odds and in-competent subordinates. Dowdey not only presents the facts of war, but brings to life the cast of characters that defined this singular moment in American history.
©1958 Clifford Dowdey as Death of a Nation. Copyright renewed 1986, 2011 by Carolyn Dunaway (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
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Guerrieri di Roma, Vol. 1 [Warriors of Rome, Vol. 1]
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Il primo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, le grandi battaglie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia, ma soprattutto per chi ama i racconti sui grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del primo volume: Enea, Ascanio, Romolo, Orazi, Orazio Coclite, Lucio Giunio Bruto, Muzio Scevola, Coriolano, Cincinnato, Furio Camillo, Marco Curzio. In this first audiobook about the most legendary Roman warriors you will hear their biographies and their memorable speeches, you will listen to the description of their great battles and their valour. A work for all who love military history and the authentic tales of ancient Rome's unforgettable heroes. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.
©2011 Area51 Publishing (P)2011 Area51 Publishing
American Civil Wars
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American Civil Wars takes listeners beyond the battlefields and sectional divides of the US Civil War to view the conflict from outside the national arena of the United States. Contributors position the American conflict squarely in the context of a wider transnational crisis across the Atlantic world, marked by a multitude of civil wars, European invasions and occupations, revolutionary independence movements, and slave uprisings - all taking place in the tumultuous decade of the 1860s. The multiple conflicts described in these essays illustrate how the United States' sectional strife was caught up in a larger, complex struggle in which nations and empires on both sides of the Atlantic vied for the control of the future. These struggles were all part of a vast web, connecting not just Washington and Richmond but also Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Rio de Janeiro and - on the other side of the Atlantic - London, Paris, Madrid, and Rome. American Civil Wars creates new connections between the uprisings and civil wars in and outside of American borders and places the United States within a global context of other nations.
©2017 The University of North Carolina Press (P)2017 Tantor
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Operaciones secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial [Secret Operations of World War II]
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“Este libro es un homenaje a aquellos valientes cuyas historias han sido olvidadas. El autor recupera apasionantes episodios olvidados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y nos ofrece los pasajes más sorprendentes y a los audaces protagonistas que han sido injustamente borrados de la memoria.” (Blog Me gustan los libros) “Asista, de la mano de prestigioso autor Jesús Hernández, a las gestas más trágicas, las misiones más brillantes y las operaciones más secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Descubra en Operaciones Secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial el testimonio de heroísmo, valentía y coraje de los héroes secretos del mayor conflicto bélico de la historia.” (Revista Experpento) “El estilo narrativo de Jesús Hernández rivaliza con el mejor cine de suspense sorprendiendo continuamente al lector, página a página, con una historia llena de intensidad.” (Blog Eventalia) “Es cierto que la llamada Gran Contienda no solo se habría de librar en el campo de batalla, también entre bastidores, con criptógrafos, asesinos profesionales, servicios de inteligencia y comandos secretos encargados de minar y acabar con la superioridad enemiga.” (Oviedo Diario) Las pequeñas historias que se esconden bajo las grandes batallas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial: los hombres que perecieron por cambiar el destino del mundo. Si alguien todavía piensa que un hombre de a pie, una persona corriente, se debería resignar y presenciar la Segunda Guerra Mundial agazapado en su casa, está equivocado. Operaciones Secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial viene a refutar esa idea y supone una novedad en el tratamiento del conflicto armado más complejo de la historia. La mayoría de los estudios sobre la guerra tratan con rigor las batallas, los movimientos de cientos de miles de soldados, pero esto no debe eclipsar la relevancia de estas pequeñas escaramuzas. En esta ocasión, Jesús Hernández reúne estas operaciones que aparecían dispersas en los manuales y pone la lupa sobre ellas para que las conozcamos de un modo detallado y fiel. Narra las operaciones de un modo trepidante, como corresponde a estas historias de héroes anónimos y astutos espías, y consigue con ello darnos una precisa imagen de estos hombres, la mayoría de ellos voluntarios, que arriesgaron su vida porque confiaban en que cambarían el curso de la guerra y entrarían en la historia. Dividido en cuatro grandes apartados - Golpes de mano, Atentados y secuestros, Historias de espionaje y Misiones audaces - nos desgrana el autor relatos tan fascinantes como el de los esquiadores que frustraron el sueño nuclear de Hitler, planes tan milimétricos como el del intento de asesinar a Stalin e historias pequeñas de hombres anónimos como la del padre de familia francés que, sin experiencia como espía y sin ayuda, logró cambiar el destino de la guerra y salvar Londres. Razones para comprar la obra: La obra constituye una importante novedad temática en el mercado editorial ya que reúne y describe detalladamente las operaciones que aparecen dispersas en los manuales. El estilo del autor y la estructura de los capítulos hace que el libro se componga de pequeñas narraciones que se pueden leer de un modo ágil. El libro no escatima recursos para mostrar el tremendo atractivo de estos héroes voluntarios y anónimos que, en la mayoría de los casos dieron su vida por sus ideas y por su país. El autor es un prestigioso divulgador del tema que en esta obra trata uno de los aspectos más desconocidos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Una obra que nos hace partícipe de las pequeñas escaramuzas que tenían la intención de conseguir la victoria de uno u otro bando. Un libro necesario para rescatar la memoria de estos héroes caídos en el olvido que se ofrecieron voluntarios en misiones suicidas para ayudar a su patria. Please note: This audiobook is in Latin American Spanish.
©2011 Ediciones Nowtilus S.L. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Faithful Warriors
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Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Faithful Warriors chronicles Dean Ladd's experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Pacific. His recollections and descriptions of life - and death - on the far-flung island battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, augmented by the recollections of a number of the men with whom he served. This memoir tells the story of how both Ladd and the Marine Corps came of age during history's greatest military conflict. His journey through the war is representative of many Marines in World War II: training outside of San Diego just before the war, awaiting the Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor as part of the Marine garrison on Samoa, surviving the savage fighting on Guadalcanal, resting and recuperating afterwards in New Zealand. Ladd is at his best when he is describes exactly what he saw, heard, and smelled within the mythical 50-yard circle of his foxhole. From his narrative we learn of the bravery of men who mustered the courage to scramble down the nets for the landing craft, after facing the veteran's fatalistic fear that one's luck in surviving the next battle would surely run out and knowing the ferocity that would come.
©2009 Dean Ladd and Steven Weingartner (P)2020 Tantor
No End Save Victory Vol. 1
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Stephen Ambrose tells the miraculous story of how a single American company took the Remagen Bridge over the Rhine, a river Hitler had considered an impenetrable barrier. John Keegan takes us to Berlin in April 1945, all the way to Hitler's bunker, for the most intense city siege in history. Caleb Carr illuminates the only war Hitler ever won - the 1939 Blitzkreig campaign over Poland. We also meet Major General Edward King, the unsung America hero of Bataan; learn how forces inside the Japanese army worked to keep Emperor Hirohito's surrender from being announced to his people; and experience two riveting eyewitness accounts: the diary of an American tail gunner who made 26 bombing raids over Europe, and the story of a Japanese kamikaze who somehow survived his suicide mission against an American carrier. Includes: Poland 1939 by Caleb Carr Diary of a Tail Gunner by John Gabay Berlin by John Keegan The Last Barrier by Stephen E. Ambrose King of Bataan by Thaddeus Holt A Kamikaze's Story by Kanji Suzuki The Voice of the Crane by Thomas B. Allen and Norman PolmarEdited by Robert Cowley, editor of the What If? series.
©2001 American Historical Publications Inc. (P)2001 HighBridge Company
Cold Harbor
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Travel through a pivotal time in American history....Discover what happened, why it matters, and what to see. Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of one of the Civil War battlefields every American should visit. He captures the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict.
©2007 Jeff Shaara (P)2007 Random House, Inc.
Lincoln's Greatest Journey
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March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads, and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. "I am very unwell," he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General Ulysses S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days That Changed a Presidency, March 24-April 8, 1865 offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time. Lincoln traveled to City Point, Virginia, in late March 1865 to escape the constant interruptions in the nation's capital that were carrying off a portion of his "vitality" and to make his personal amends for having presided over the most destructive war in American history in order to save the nation. Lincoln returned to Washington 16 days later with a renewed sense of purpose, urgency, and direction that would fundamentally shape his second-term agenda.
©2016 Noah Andre Trudeau (P)2016 Tantor
Lincoln at Gettysburg
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Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1993There is perhaps no more compelling example of the power of words than Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. In merely 272 words, Lincoln gave the nation "a new birth of freedom" by tracing its history to the Declaration of Independence, as well as incorporating elements of the Greek revival and Transcendentalism. Lincoln's entire life and deep political experience went into the creation of his revolutionary masterpiece. By examining both the Address and Lincoln in their historical and cultural context, noted historian Garry Wills breathes news life into words we thought we knew and reveals much about a President so easily mythologized but often misunderstood.
©1992 by Literary Research Incorporated (P)1992 Dove Audio, Inc.
The Shiloh Campaign
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Some 100,000 soldiers fought in the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, and nearly 20,000 men were killed or wounded; more Americans died on that Tennessee battlefield than had died in all the nation's previous wars combined. In the first book in his new series, Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of superb historians to reassess this significant battle and provide in-depth analyses of key aspects of the campaign and its aftermath. The eight talented contributors dissect the campaign's fundamental events, many of which have not received adequate attention before now. John R. Lundberg examines the role of Albert Sidney Johnston, the prized Confederate commander who recovered impressively after a less-than-stellar performance at forts Henry and Donelson only to die at Shiloh; Alexander Mendoza analyzes the crucial, and perhaps decisive, struggle to defend the Union's left; Timothy B. Smith investigates the persistent legend that the Hornet's Nest was the spot of the hottest fighting at Shiloh; Steven E. Woodworth follows Lew Wallace's controversial march to the battlefield and shows why Ulysses S. Grant never forgave him; Gary D. Joiner provides the deepest analysis available of action by the Union gunboats; Grady McWhiney describes P. G. T. Beauregard's decision to stop the first day's attack and takes issue with his claim of victory; and Charles D. Grear shows the battle's impact on Confederate soldiers, many of whom did not consider the battle a defeat for their side. In the final chapter, Brooks D. Simpson analyzes how command relationships - specifically the interactions among Grant, Henry Halleck, William T. Sherman, and Abraham Lincoln - affected the campaign and debunks commonly held beliefs about Grant's reactions to Shiloh's aftermath. The Shiloh Campaign will enhance readers' understanding of a pivotal battle that helped unlock the western theater to Union conquest. It is sure to inspire further study of and debate about one of the American Civil War's momentous campaigns. The book is published by Southern Illinois University Press.
©2009 Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks
Why America Loses Wars
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How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to US policy and strategy, Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war, particularly limited wars. He reveals how ideas on limited war and war in general evolved against the backdrop of American conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. These ideas, he shows, were flawed and have undermined America's ability to understand, wage, and win its wars and to secure peace afterward. America's leaders have too often taken the nation to war without understanding what they want or valuing victory, leading to the "forever wars" of today. Why America Loses Wars dismantles 70 years of misguided thinking and lays the foundations for a new approach to the wars of tomorrow.
©2019 Donald Stoker (P)2021 Tantor
Nathan
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People say that being in love is the best feeling in the world. What a bloody lie! I hate that I'm in love with Serena and that she used me to get what she wanted. What good is it that my heart and body is a twisted mess of longing for her when I'm also furious with her for hurting my sister, River? I don't care if Serena is a Hollywood star - no one messes with my family! Nathan is a man with too many ghosts in his past to stand still and face them. After being unfairly dismissed from the army for anger management issues, he's traveling the world and setting records in extreme sports. When a plot to get back at Serena for hurting his sister goes wrong, Nathan is front and center in a media storm that brings up his tragic past once again. This time, there's no outrunning it. Nathan will need to prove that he's more than what the media portray him as. But what if the media are also wrong about Serena? Contains mature themes.
©2020 Elin Peer (P)2021 Tantor
Success: How Green Berets Overcome Anything and Win
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Looking for a way to succeed? Maybe you want to excel in your career, maybe you are trying to improve your personal business, or maybe you have been trying to gain confidence and boost your self-esteem. Whatever your personal goals may be, this book can help you learn what it takes to achieve success by displaying numerous traits and characteristics that are utilized daily by the US Army's Special Forces officers. The Green Berets take on near-impossible missions around the world every day and succeed, and this book aims to give you a look into the qualities that contribute to their success (so that you may use them to achieve success in your own life and business). You do not have to be a Green Beret to possess these vital personality traits and characteristics, just like you do not have to undergo the intense training that they do to learn something from those lessons and utilize it for your own success. A great many of the characteristics, lessons, and personal traits that so many of the Green Berets rely on both in training and missions can also be utilized by the average civilian to successfully achieve goals set in both life or business. Several former Green Berets have been interviewed to determine which characteristics are essential to success in personal life and business after returning to civilian life, and this audiobook has summarized those interviews and made the list of lessons available to you. This book explores several of the many characteristics that are essential to the US Army's Special Force's success. Beginning with a brief description of who the Green Berets are and what they do, this book then dives into a summary of a variety of personal traits that are utilized by the Green Berets during training and their missions. These traits are not only incredibly important to the Special Forces Soldier's training and career in the armed forces, these
©2017 John Winters (P)2017 John Winters
Voices of the Civil War
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In early September, 1862, a freshly victorious Confederate Army led by master strategist General Robert E. Lee was poised at the doorstep of Washington D.C. Lee was determined to play his position to fullest advantage by carrying the war onto Northern soil for the first time. With the battle cry of "On to Maryland," Lee's ragged troops crossed the Potomac. In this Time Life AudioBook, letters, journal entries and reports chronicle the bloody battle which left 4,000 men from both armies killed, wounded or captured in the desperate struggle to repel the first Confederate invasion of Union territory.
©1996 Time-Life Books, All Rights Reserved (P)16 9; 1998 Time Warner AudioBooks; 1998 Time Warner AudioBooks (Packaging Elements Only), A Division of Time Warner Trade Publishing
Tidal Wave
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The United States Navy won such overwhelming victories in 1944 that had the Navy faced a different enemy the war would have been over at the conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. However, in the moment of victory on October 25, 1944, the US Navy found itself confronting an enemy that had been inconceivable until it appeared. The kamikaze, meaning 'divine wind' in Japanese, was something Americans were totally unprepared for; a violation of every belief held in the West. The attacks were terrifying: regardless of the damage inflicted on an attacking airplane, there was no certainty of safety aboard the ship until that airplane was completely destroyed. Based on first-person accounts, Tidal Wave is the story of the naval campaigns in the Pacific from the victory at Leyte Gulf to the end of the war, in which the US Navy would fight harder for survival than ever before.
©2018 Thomas McKelvey Cleaver (P)2018 Tantor Audio
Wings Over Poppies
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Perfection. One word. Three syllables. Every reason why I'll never have the one thing I truly want. I stand dutifully on the pedestal he's built, waiting for the day he truly sees me. Then one amazing night, he lets down his walls, only to leave me the next day. Years have passed, and I've tried to move on with my life. But I still dream of him. I still miss him everyday. The memories haunt me. How can I look to the future when my past remains a mystery? The time has come to find the boy who stole my heart and ran away without a word. But not everyone who is lost wants to be found. My name is Alexandra Fontaine, and this is my story of unfinished love. Wings Over Poppies is book two in the Over series and can be heard as a standalone novel. Warning: This is a new adult romance. It is not intended for listeners under the age of 18.
©2015 J.A. DeRouen (P)2017 J.A. DeRouen
At Close Range
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The best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it. The South Notts Hussars fought at almost every major battle of the Second World War, from the Siege of Tobruk to the Battle of El Alamein and the D-Day landings. Here, Peter Hart draws on detailed interviews conducted with members of the regiment to provide both a comprehensive account of the conflict and reconstruct its most thrilling moments in the words of the men who experienced it. This is military history at its best: outlining the path from despair to victory and allowing us to share in soldiers' hopes and fears, the deafening explosions of the shells, the scream of the diving Stukas and the wounded, the pleasures of good comrades and the devastating despair at lost friends.
©2020 Peter Hart (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK
Like You Want It
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Carly To say my first interaction with Fin leaves much to be desired is an understatement. He infuriates me, barely speaks, and glares at me all the time. Not to mention he thinks I'm a mess. It isn't in my plans to start to like him. To fall for him. To want something more. But Fin's past is filled with a pain that makes any kind of us impossible. He can't seem to figure out what he wants, and truthfully, neither can I. All I know is that I want more than what he's willing to give. Fin All I should be focusing on is my family as we try to sort through the wounds left by our past mistakes. I have more than enough on my plate, have sacrificed too much to fracture my focus. I shouldn't allow a woman to get in the way. Especially one like Carly Palmer. She's different. Wild. A bright burst of color in my world of black and white. Before I know it, she's all that I want. All I can think about. But it doesn't matter. I've been through betrayal that still singes my skin, eats at my soul. I won't allow it to happen again.
©2019 Jillian Liota (P)2021 Tantor