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Silent Running
- My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine
- By: James F. Calvert
- Narrated by: Kevin Patrick
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in Calvert's candid portrait.
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this book is must for a excellent reed
- By Mr Jonathan Davies on 12-11-21
- Silent Running
- My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine
- By: James F. Calvert
- Narrated by: Kevin Patrick
A first class read
Reviewed: 16-02-23
My dad was navy, surface ships. He fought the Japanese, too but did not talk about it except to say with an ironic smirk that the Japanese used his ship for target practice. This book summed up the daring do of all submariners and was gripping throughout.
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Spymaster
- Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief
- By: Tennent H. Bagley
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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From the dark days of World War II through the Cold War, Sergey A. Kondrashev was a major player in Russia’s notorious KGB espionage apparatus. Rising through its ranks through hard work and keen understanding of how the spy and political games are played, he “handled” American and British defectors, recruited Western operatives as double agents, served as a ranking officer at the East Berlin and Vienna KGB bureaus, and tackled special assignments from the Kremlin.
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Poor narration
- By Joseph Jewell on 16-09-22
- Spymaster
- Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief
- By: Tennent H. Bagley
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Intriguing to the last.
Reviewed: 06-02-23
The book was an interesting parallax view from both sides of the cold war which was as intriguing from start to finish.
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CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys
- How and Why US Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK
- By: Patrick Nolan, Dr. Henry C. Lee - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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In CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys, Patrick Nolan fearlessly investigates the CIA’s involvement in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy - why the brothers needed to die and how rogue intelligence agents orchestrated history’s most infamous conspiracy. Nolan furthers the research of leading scholars who agree that there remain serious unanswered questions regarding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
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fantastic read
- By Keith on 18-10-18
- CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys
- How and Why US Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK
- By: Patrick Nolan, Dr. Henry C. Lee - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
What an intriguing theory.
Reviewed: 23-01-23
What an intriguing theory. If true (which I think is true), it explains a lot about the duplicitous nature of American politics and the CIA.
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Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
- By: Robert Hutton
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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This is the incredible tale of Operation Fifth Column, a Second World War MI5 operation so secret that its existence was revealed by the National Archives for the first time only in 2014. Throughout the war and even for a couple of years afterwards, 'Agent Jack' - in reality, a bank clerk named Eric Roberts - acted as a Gestapo agent to whom hundreds of British-based Nazi sympathisers and informers passed their secrets, thinking that he was sending them back to Germany.
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MI5 vs fifth column
- By Spencer Winston on 21-11-18
A mystery, a jigsaw and full of subterfuge
Reviewed: 16-01-23
Full of interesting spy and counter intelligence activities carried out by the secret services during world war 11. A great listen.
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The Accidental Spy
- By: Sean O'Driscoll
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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David Rupert, a complete outsider with no connection to Ireland, rose to the very top of the Real IRA, all while working for the FBI and British intelligence. But the story is really about just how a bored, frustrated New York trucking manager becomes one of Britain’s most valued spies, brings down the entire IRA structure and makes $10 million in the process.
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What a fantastic book
- By jackie quinn on 06-07-19
- The Accidental Spy
- By: Sean O'Driscoll
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
Terrific story of intrigue, subterfuge and sadly murder
Reviewed: 30-11-22
gripping story along the lines of troubles, Northern Ireland experienced and the perceived struggle against English tyranny.
Highlights one man’s willingness to sacrifice his freedom to save the lives of the man at the cost of soon families safety.
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Hell Cats
- By: Carina Rodney
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As the old sailor's adage goes, a woman on board invites bad luck, a superstation that turned out to be true for the enemies of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. As quick to draw their cutlasses as they were to fall in love, Anne and Mary sailed the Caribbean leaving a trail of looted treasure, outfoxed law enforcement, and treacherous ex-lovers (suitably dealt with) in their wake. This series explores themes of equality, freedom, love and survival.
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Wow!! Amazing series and loved the characters
- By Marie C on 20-11-20
A rollicking good listen.
Reviewed: 25-11-22
Great listen with a contemporary theme. In other words, feminism has gone wild. Just listen to the adventure and let your imagination set sail.
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