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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,902
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,671
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,672
Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Apocalyptic
- By Anonymous User on 04-12-24
- Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
A Very Dark Look At Nuclear War
Reviewed: 05-04-24
This is a pretty amazing book. After reading it you might have that aha moment people had in 1983 after watching the Day After.
What makes it very real may date it in the future as it is written in the current 2023-4 time frame listing known current events, political climate ect…
Annie Jacobson has become one of my favorite authors and I am now on her third book. Her presentation is very good as well.
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Battleship Commander
- The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
- By: Paul Stillwell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story5 out of 5 stars 82
Battleship Commander explores Lee's life from boyhood in Kentucky through his eventual service as commander of the fast battleships from 1942 to 1945. Said to be down to earth, modest, forgiving, friendly, and with a wry sense of humor, Lee eschewed the media and, to the extent possible, left administrative details to others.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An Unassuming Leader
- By D. Baker on 08-06-23
- Battleship Commander
- The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
- By: Paul Stillwell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Excellent Historical Piece
Reviewed: 11-29-22
This is a well written piece on a man who has not been talked about much when it comes to his role in the battle of the pacific.
His understanding of radar and his ability to rationally think about the battle field is throughly explained in this book.
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Heavy Metal
- The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers
- By: Michael Fabey
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
Tip the Empire State Building onto its side and you’ll have a sense of the length of the United States Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the most powerful in the world: the USS John F. Kennedy. Weighing 100,000 tons, Kennedy features the most futuristic technology ever put to sea, making it the most agile and lethal global weapon of war.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What I learned ( instead of how a carrier is built)
- By Don Wright on 02-01-23
- Heavy Metal
- The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers
- By: Michael Fabey
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
In-depth Look at Ship building
Reviewed: 08-25-22
This book is an excellent look at building warships. It revolves around not only the mechanics and logistics of the process but the human factor. It goes off course for a bit when talking about building in the time of Covid with some very liberal leanings “referring to Trump and his henchmen” this part should have been left out as it’s really the only hard bias part injected by the author.
It’s very good look at the construction process and it’s human and Union perspective makes it a quality read.
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Oceans Ventured
- Winning the Cold War at Sea
- By: John F. Lehman
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981, the US and NATO were losing the Cold War. The USSR had superiority in conventional weapons and manpower in Europe and had embarked on a massive program to gain naval preeminence. But Reagan already had a plan to end the Cold War without armed conflict.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Detailed Retelling of 1980s Navy War Games
- By Brandon Halvorsen on 09-28-18
- Oceans Ventured
- Winning the Cold War at Sea
- By: John F. Lehman
- Narrated by: John McLain
The exciting history of the 1980s Navy
Reviewed: 08-13-21
Today (2021) we still have hints of the late Cold War navy in service. The cruisers and destroyers, the sea wolf class submarines, the modern aircraft carrier fleet. Yet all of this would not have been if it were not for the Reagan build up. Years of over burden from Vietnam operations and failed policies of the Carter administration made the navy a shell of its once great self.
Regan, Lehman, and the Officers and enlisted of the 1980s changed everything. Not just equipment but policies, aggressiveness and morale. This book is an excellent source for an underserved era in Naval History. You won’t be disappointed.
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Twilight of the Gods
- War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
- By: Ian Toll
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 36 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,195
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,907
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,900
Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the US Navy won the largest naval battle in history; MacArthur made good his pledge to return to the Philippines; waves of kamikazes attacked the Allied fleets; the Japanese fought to the last man on one island after another; B-29 bombers burned down Japanese cities; and Hiroshima and Nagasaki were vaporized. Toll's narratives of combat in the air, at sea, and on the beaches are gripping, but he also takes the listener into the halls of power in Washington and Tokyo.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Food for WWII History Buffs
- By Dr. Schtick on 12-20-20
- Twilight of the Gods
- War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
- By: Ian Toll
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
Excellent Ending to an amazing series
Reviewed: 06-01-21
The content of the book is outstanding. I was alarmed at first on how this third installment could be longer the either of the first two, figuring it would be loaded down with excessive statistics. I was wrong the visual descriptions and attention to detail ensure that you are not dragged into a monotonous droning encyclopedia.
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Chernobyl 01:23:40
- The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster
- By: Andrew Leatherbarrow
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 900
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 899
At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl's fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands, and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated, and inaccurate stories.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lost in his own navel
- By Christopher on 10-17-16
- Chernobyl 01:23:40
- The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster
- By: Andrew Leatherbarrow
- Narrated by: Michael Page
Performed and laid out well
Reviewed: 07-14-17
This is a well written book that shifts between personal examples and travel to the Chernobyl area. It is a great look into the event from start to current status.
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A Man and His Ship
- America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States
- By: Steven Ujifusa
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
At the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America's best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the S.S. United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when "made in America" meant the best.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well executed, kept my attention.
- By jon h on 11-27-24
- A Man and His Ship
- America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States
- By: Steven Ujifusa
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
Brilliant stores of Atlantic Liners
Reviewed: 05-20-17
A very detailed story of not just the ship and it's designer but a historical view on the challenges of ship building and operation in the United States, England, Germany and later Italy and others. The time frame spans from the early 1900s all the way through present date. As with all books read by Pete Larkin the presentation is excellent.
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The Arsenal of Democracy
- FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
- By: A. J. Baime
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,560
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,413
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,411
The Arsenal of Democracy tells the incredible story of how Detroit answered the call, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a “bomber an hour”. Critics scoffed: Ford didn’t make planes; they made simple, affordable cars. But bucking his father’s resistance, Edsel charged ahead.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Misleading title
- By Kindle Customer on 12-01-14
- The Arsenal of Democracy
- FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
- By: A. J. Baime
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Excellent
Reviewed: 04-03-17
This book is written extremely well and the performance of the reader is outstanding. It never toils in to much in history that is in many other books. It's explanations of the effects of race, corporate infighting, and the multinational statue of ford really gives insight to how corporate America struggled with the war.
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