"These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war. " --- Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1984, Normandy, France.
Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Tour of Duty Douglas Brinkley brings the riveting account of the brave U. S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and the President, forty years later, who paid them homage.
U. S. and British warships poised in the English Channel had eighteen targets on their bombardment list for D-Day morning. The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc - where six big German guns were ensconced - was number one. Under the bulldoggish command of Colonel James E. Rudder of Texas, these elite forces - "Rudder's Rangers" - took control of the fortified cliff The liberation of Europe was under way.
Based upon recently released documents, The Boys of Pointe du Hoc is the first in-depth, anecdotal remembrance of these fearless Army Rangers. With brilliant deftness, Brinkley moves between two events four decades apart to tell the dual story of the making of Reagan's two uplifting 1984 speeches, considered by many to be among the best orations the Great Communicator ever gave.
Clarence B. Carson
Narrated By : Mary Woods
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 12 hours 30 minutes
Categories : American Pre 1900 20th Century
Our Price : $23.95
Carson's full-scale treatment of American history combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages that lead the listener to a clearer understanding of the factors which shaped this nation. See full description...
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Aaron J. Klein
Narrated By : Stefan Rudnicki
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 8 hours
Categories : 20th Century Film True Crime
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1972. The Munich Olympics. Members of the Palestinian group Black September murder eleven Israeli athletes. Prime Minister Golda Meir vows to track down those responsible. Thus begins the Israeli r... See full description...
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Rick Atkinson
Narrated By : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 9 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century Military American British
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The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns, the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. See full description...
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Bob Woodward
Narrated By : Boyd Gaines
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 5 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Politics American 20th Century Biographical
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Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon. See full description...
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Dr. Roger White
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century Ancient Biographical
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Traditional scientific determinism has suggested that the natural world is regular and predictable, and that timeless and universal nature is best understood by studying its parts in isolation. For... See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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