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The Bomber Mafia

A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central ... Read more

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In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central
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The Big Show

The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat

by Pierre Clostermann ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 16 min

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. ... Read more

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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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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

by Martin W. Bowman ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty ... Read more

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"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty
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A Wing and a Prayer

The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

by Harry H. Crosby ...

Narrated by Chris Monteiro ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend.Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters ... Read more

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They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend.Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters
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First to Fly

The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I

by Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

If the Wright brothers' 1903 flights in Kitty Hawk marked the birth of aviation, World War I can be called its violent adolescence—a brief but bloody era that completely changed the way planes were designed, fabricated, and flown. The war forged an industry that would redefine transportation and warfare for future generations. In First to Fly, historian Charles Bracelen Flood tells the story of ... Read more

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If the Wright brothers' 1903 flights in Kitty Hawk marked the birth of aviation, World War I can be called its violent adolescence—a brief but bloody era that completely changed the way planes were designed, fabricated, and flown. The war forged an industry that would redefine transportation and warfare for future generations. In First to Fly, historian Charles Bracelen Flood tells the story of
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Out of the Shadows

Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life

by Jay Stratton ...

Narrated by Jay Stratton, Hal Puthoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREAD BY THE AUTHORAn explosive memoir by the most senior U.S. Intelligence Official to investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and non-human intelligent lifeFor over thirty-two years, Jay Stratton served the U.S. on the battlefield and as a senior member of the National Intelligence Community. He specialized in emerging and disruptive aerospace ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREAD BY THE AUTHORAn explosive memoir by the most senior U.S. Intelligence Official to investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and non-human intelligent lifeFor over thirty-two years, Jay Stratton served the U.S. on the battlefield and as a senior member of the National Intelligence Community. He specialized in emerging and disruptive aerospace
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Flying Start

A Fighter Pilot's War Years

by Hugh Dundas ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

"A personal and vivid view of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) engagement of the Luftwaffe in World War II . . . Exciting, valuable, and good reading." —Library JournalThis is the autobiography of Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE, DSO, DFC, who was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of World War II. He writes of his wartime experiences, and particularly of his period as Squadron Leader and ... Read more

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"A personal and vivid view of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) engagement of the Luftwaffe in World War II . . . Exciting, valuable, and good reading." —Library JournalThis is the autobiography of Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE, DSO, DFC, who was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of World War II. He writes of his wartime experiences, and particularly of his period as Squadron Leader and
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Enola Gay

Mission to Hiroshima

by Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

10 hours

From the New York Times bestselling coauthors comes a "fascinating . . . unrivaled" history of the B-29 and its fateful mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (New York Times Book Review).Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling coauthors comes a "fascinating . . . unrivaled" history of the B-29 and its fateful mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (New York Times Book Review).Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army
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Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain

by Chris Goss ...

Narrated by Bruce Mann ...

Unabridged

12 hours 30 min

The term "fighter ace" grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied but is usually considered to be five or more.For the Luftwaffe, a number of its fighter pilots, many of whom had fought with the Legion Condor in Spain, had already gained their Experte, ... Read more

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The term "fighter ace" grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied but is usually considered to be five or more.For the Luftwaffe, a number of its fighter pilots, many of whom had fought with the Legion Condor in Spain, had already gained their Experte,
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The Ones Who Got Away

Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe

by Bill Yenne ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

Bloomsbury presents The Ones Who Got Away by Bill Yenne, read by Christopher Ragland.A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down and evaded capture needed all of that ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Ones Who Got Away by Bill Yenne, read by Christopher Ragland.A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down and evaded capture needed all of that
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The Last to Die

A Forgotten Bomber and the Final Air Combat of World War II

by Stephen Harding ...

Narrated by Jack Garrett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

On August 18, 1945, US Army sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Marchione, a gunner in the US Air Force, died like so many before him in World War II-quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy. Though tragic, Marchione's death would have been no more notable than any other had he not had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World ... Read more

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On August 18, 1945, US Army sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Marchione, a gunner in the US Air Force, died like so many before him in World War II-quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy. Though tragic, Marchione's death would have been no more notable than any other had he not had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World
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Double Ace

The Life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales

by Robert Coram ...

Narrated by Barry Press ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. A decorated Eagle Scout who barely graduated from high school, the young man from Macon, Georgia, with an oversize personality used dogged determination to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot.First capturing national attention during World War II, Scott, a West Point graduate, flew missions in China alongside the legendary "Flying ... Read more

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Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. A decorated Eagle Scout who barely graduated from high school, the young man from Macon, Georgia, with an oversize personality used dogged determination to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot.First capturing national attention during World War II, Scott, a West Point graduate, flew missions in China alongside the legendary "Flying
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Defenders of the Reich

The Luftwaffe’s War Against America’s Bombers

by Robert Forsyth ...

Narrated by Laurence Dobiesz ...

Unabridged

23 hours 2 min

Bloomsbury Presents Defenders of the Reich by Robert Forsyth, read by Laurence Dobiesz.The story of the Luftwaffe fighter arm’s desperate defence of the Third Reich from the growing Allied bomber offensive in World War II.The Reichsverteidigung (Defence of the Reich) was a do or die campaign that saw the very best fighter pilots in the Luftwaffe attempt to defend German skies from increasingly ... Read more

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Bloomsbury Presents Defenders of the Reich by Robert Forsyth, read by Laurence Dobiesz.The story of the Luftwaffe fighter arm’s desperate defence of the Third Reich from the growing Allied bomber offensive in World War II.The Reichsverteidigung (Defence of the Reich) was a do or die campaign that saw the very best fighter pilots in the Luftwaffe attempt to defend German skies from increasingly
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Kill Chain

The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins

by Andrew Cockburn ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and ... Read more

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This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and
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A History of Air Warfare

by John Andreas Olsen ...

Narrated by Stephen Van Doren ...

Unabridged

20 hours 27 min

This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising sixteen essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from World War I to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign.Each essay lays out the objectives, ... Read more

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This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising sixteen essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from World War I to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign.Each essay lays out the objectives,
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LeMay

A Biography

by Barrett Tillman ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Great Generals Series
Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

Packed with breathtaking air battles and ground tactics, this new addition to the Great Generals Series features the controversial command and strategies of the former Air Force Chief of Staff.Curtis LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. He was responsible for tens of ... Read more

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Packed with breathtaking air battles and ground tactics, this new addition to the Great Generals Series features the controversial command and strategies of the former Air Force Chief of Staff.Curtis LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. He was responsible for tens of
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Sherman Lead

Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam

by Gaillard R. Peck, Jr ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues, and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war.Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968–69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates ... Read more

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Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues, and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war.Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968–69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates
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When the Shooting Stopped

August 1945

by Barrett Tillman ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

In the forty-four months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority.But from Oahu to Tokyo was a long, sanguinary slog, averaging an advance of just three miles per day. The ... Read more

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In the forty-four months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority.But from Oahu to Tokyo was a long, sanguinary slog, averaging an advance of just three miles per day. The
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Koneiden sota

by Jyri Kosola, Matti Vartiala ...

Narrated by Jussi Puhakka ...

Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

Sodankäynnin tulevaisuus on täällä.Entinen ”Puolustusvoimien Q” kertoo, mitä sodankäynnin tulevaisuudessa on odotettavissa.Koneistuva sota muuttaa sodankäyntiä perusteellisesti. Ajankohtainen teos kertoo droonien sodasta: kauko-ohjattujen tai itsenäisesti toimivien miehittämättömien koneiden kehityksestä ja käytöstä nyt ja tulevaisuudessa.Ukrainan sodassa sotatekniikan nopea kehitys on ollut ... Read more

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Sodankäynnin tulevaisuus on täällä.Entinen ”Puolustusvoimien Q” kertoo, mitä sodankäynnin tulevaisuudessa on odotettavissa.Koneistuva sota muuttaa sodankäyntiä perusteellisesti. Ajankohtainen teos kertoo droonien sodasta: kauko-ohjattujen tai itsenäisesti toimivien miehittämättömien koneiden kehityksestä ja käytöstä nyt ja tulevaisuudessa.Ukrainan sodassa sotatekniikan nopea kehitys on ollut
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All Eternity Lies Before Me

Hope, Faith, and Love After the Loss of Navy Alfa Foxtrot 586

by Loreen Gibbons ...

Narrated by Tom Benner, Elizabeth Sessler ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

A suspense-filled real-life drama perfect for veterans and fans of military dramas alike, the author interweaves her memories as a Navy pilot’s wife with the tale of what happened to her husband’s crew after having to ditch their crippled plane in stormy North Pacific waters during the Cold War.Alfa Foxtrot 586, a P-3 Orion turboprop, was conducting a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka ... Read more

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A suspense-filled real-life drama perfect for veterans and fans of military dramas alike, the author interweaves her memories as a Navy pilot’s wife with the tale of what happened to her husband’s crew after having to ditch their crippled plane in stormy North Pacific waters during the Cold War.Alfa Foxtrot 586, a P-3 Orion turboprop, was conducting a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka
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Fighting the Flying Circus

by Eddie V. Rickenbacker ...

Narrated by John Pruden ...

Unabridged

10 hours 37 min

Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, a crack unit of pilots that included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. Captain Rickenbacker later belonged to an association of pilots and Great ... Read more

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Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, a crack unit of pilots that included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. Captain Rickenbacker later belonged to an association of pilots and Great
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Damn Lucky

One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

by Kevin Maurer ...

Narrated by Holter Graham, John Luckadoo ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

From Kevin Maurer—the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day—comes the true story of a World War II bomber pilot who survived twenty-five missions in Damn Lucky, “an epic, thrillingly written, utterly immersive account of a very lucky, incredible survivor of the war in the skies to defeat Hitler” (New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw).“We were young citizen ... Read more

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From Kevin Maurer—the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day—comes the true story of a World War II bomber pilot who survived twenty-five missions in Damn Lucky, “an epic, thrillingly written, utterly immersive account of a very lucky, incredible survivor of the war in the skies to defeat Hitler” (New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw).“We were young citizen
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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier

The incredible story behind HMS Queen Elizabeth, the 60,000 ton star of BBC2’s THE WARSHIP

by Chris Terrill ...

Narrated by Adam James ...

Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Hear the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever warship.65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to fifty Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth in the biggest ship in the Royal Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Hear the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever warship.65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to fifty Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth in the biggest ship in the Royal Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering
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Surprised at Being Alive

An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond

by Robert F. Curtis ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn't your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasn't your day ... Read more

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Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn't your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasn't your day
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The Bomber Mafia

The Big Show

Mosquito Mayhem

A Wing and a Prayer

First to Fly

Out of the Shadows

Flying Start

Enola Gay

Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain

The Ones Who Got Away

The Last to Die

Double Ace

Defenders of the Reich

Kill Chain

A History of Air Warfare

LeMay

Sherman Lead

When the Shooting Stopped

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All Eternity Lies Before Me

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