87 Results for : decimation
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Nightmare on Iwo Jima: A Marine in Combat , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 253min
On February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions stormed ashore from a naval support force. Among them was green young Lieutenant Pat Caruso who became de facto company commander when the five officers ranking him were killed or wounded. He led his rapidly diminishing force steadily forward for the next few days, when a day's gains were measured in yards. Caruso was eventually wounded himself and was evacuated. Realizing that the heroism of his comrades would be lost by the decimation of his unit, Caruso latched onto any paper he could find and filled every blank space with his memory of the fighting. This is a classic account of the experience of being in close, direct, and constant contact with a determined enemy at close quarters. Many did not survive; those who did were changed forever. The book is published by The University of Alabama Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles Craig. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/007473/bk_acx0_007473_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 665min
What is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers.Birth is not inevitable. Life certainly isn't. The sole inevitability of existence, the only sure consequence of being alive, is death.In these eloquent and surprising essays, 20 writers face this fact. Among them Geoff Dyer, who describes the ghost bikes memorializing those who die in biking accidents; Jonathan Safran Foer, proposing a new way of punctuating dialogue in the face of a family history of heart attacks and decimation by the Holocaust; Mark Doty, whose reflections on the art-porn movie Bijou lead to a meditation on the intersection of sex and death epitomized by the AIDS epidemic; and Joyce Carol Oates, who writes about the loss of her husband and faces her own mortality. Other contributors include Annie Dillard, Diane Ackerman, Peter Straub, and Brenda Hillman. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Maloney, Kim Stryker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/222556/bk_acx0_222556_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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First Contact/The Cult of Progress: Civilisations , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 331min
Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'. Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link nations. In part one, 'First Contact', we discover what happened to art in the great Age of Discovery, when civilisations encountered each other for the first time. Although undoubtedly a period of conquest and destruction, it was also one of mutual curiosity, global trade and the exchange of ideas. In part two, 'The Cult of Progress', we see how the Industrial Revolution transformed the world, impacting every corner and every civilisation, from the cotton mills of the Midlands through Napoleon's conquest of Egypt to the decimation of both Native American and Maori populations and the advent of photography in Paris in 1839. Incredible art - both looted and created - relays the key events and their outcomes throughout the world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Onwukwe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/002134/bk_twuk_002134_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Red's Rangers: Theresa's Harem: Personal Harem Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 285min, (USK 18)
Who knew inheriting Gran’s old cabin came with perks of the pack? While saving an injured man and his ‘pet’ wolf, Teresa stumbles onto a huge secret. Shifters exist and boy are they sexy. Dominic’s injuries keep him locked up in Granny’s cabin with his tempting rescuer, but each day he remains, she’s at risk. Calling in reinforcement is the only way to protect the enchantress who saved his life. Fighting together may be the only way to save the packs’ from decimation, as well as save Teresa from living a cold and lonely existence. Four Alpha’s find that life will never be the same without the love of a good woman who looks sexy as sin in her faded red cloak. Warning this novel is intended for 18 years and up. This novel is a standalone with a Happy for Now ending. This novel has scenes of a graphic sexual nature. There are scenes of BDSM, M/M, and violence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eliza Daley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/226146/bk_acx0_226146_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Who Killed The Grand Banks?
Who Killed The Grand Banks? ab 7.72 € als epub eBook: The Untold Story Behind the Decimation of One of the World's Greatest Natural Resources. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaften,- Shop: hugendubel
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Beloved Liar: The Reed Rivers Trilogy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 541min
Secrets have now been revealed...lies uncovered...and stubborn walls broken down. Reed always says everyone’s got a price...it’s been his mantra for as long as he’s had money in the bank. And now, he’s desperately trying to figure out Georgina’s before it’s too late. The scorching-hot love story of Reed and Georgina began as a simple game of cat and mouse, a game of seduction between a music mogul and a young, aspiring journalist. In the beginning, both sides considered themselves the hunter. Both sides thought they were running the game. But what unfolded between them was an unexpected bond neither of them saw coming. A once-in-a-lifetime soul connection. Unfortunately, though, betrayals and lies have come between them now, leaving two hearts on the brink of total decimation....Will the truth finally set Reed and Georgina free to find the happiness they both so desperately desire...or have they lost their chance at love forever? Beloved Liar is the third book of the stand-alone Reed Rivers Trilogy. The full trilogy is Bad Liar, Beautiful Liar, and Beloved Liar, to be heard in order. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188470/bk_acx0_188470_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Eagle's Prey: Eagles of the Empire, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 816min
The Eagle's Prey is the thrilling fifth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. A must-listen for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. It is late summer AD 44, and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under pressure from the emperor to crush the natives once and for all. Centurions Macro and Cato are with the crack Second Legion under the precarious leadership of Centurion Maximus, and it's their task to hold a ford across the river Tamesis when the natives are forced into a trap. But Maximus' nerve breaks at the critical point, allowing the enemy leader, Caratacus, and his men to escape. Outraged by this failure, General Plautius orders the decimation of the unit. Their choice: die, or escape to become fugitives pursued by soldiers of their own ruthless army. Hiding from their former comrades as well as the Britons, Cato's small band of fugitives have only one chance to redeem themselves before they are hunted down like animals. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Keeble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000571/bk_head_000571_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Empire of Shadows: The House of Crimson & Clover, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1048min
Two dynasties clash for power. Only one empire can emerge. In a time now legend, a sacred vow united the Farværdig and the Tuatha Dé Danann. One race born of fire, the other risen from nature. Together, they enjoyed centuries of peace and prosperity, under the protective blanket of this hallowed oath. But when war came to the doorstep of the Tuatha, the Farværdig turned their backs. Expelled from their lands, those Tuatha who were not extinguished went into hiding, later re-emerging in secret as the Quinlans. The broken vow took its toll on the Farværdig, dividing the race into two factions: those willing to fall to heel of new restrictive laws, and rebels determined to restore the peaceful values of their kind. In the midst of years of strife that follows, a Prophecy emerged, promising hope. Unite the races once more, and right the ancient wrong. As the shadows of age and myth are exposed, the Deschanels find themselves deeply enmeshed in this war. Their bloodline and futures closely intertwined with both races, each member of the family must uncover their own vital role in fulfilling the Prophecy or risk decimation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: LC Kane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/086455/bk_acx0_086455_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Tides , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 848min
Tides tells the tale of the rise of two intelligent species on the same planet, at a time in their history when they first encounter each other. Paras and Ortok are the only two continents on this planet, the homes to these two different species, and are separated by thousands of miles of ocean. Paras is lush and hospitable, a place where no one ever knows want. It has produced a culture of kindness and honesty. Ortok is bleak and volcanic, where the inhabitants survive at a subsistence level. It has given rise to a culture of cruelty and deceit. But, will the citizens of Paras forever remain honest? And will the sentient species on Ortok finally cast out deceit? Hab, a Parassian mariner, follows a cloud of volcanic ash 20,000 leagues across the world-spanning ocean, battling iced-over seas, the decimation of his crew, and, worst of all, the killer tides - tides that because of two close moons are monstrous in size and are virtually unnavigable in any but the most ingeniously designed ships. Watch cultures collide in this brilliant new novel by the award-winning author of "Omnifix" and "Orbis". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: A. C. Fellner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/007850/bk_adbl_007850_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Horseman's Gambit: Blood of the Southlands, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 852min
David B. Coe created a richly textured, unique world in his Winds of the Forelands, and topped himself with The Sorcerer's Plague, his first novel set in the Southlands of the same world. Divided by clan rivalries and ancient feuds, suspicious of magics wielded by longtime enemies, the folk of the South have lived in a state of truce for generations. But peace is shattered when a woman looses a deadly plague on the magical Qirsi people. While some people seek to prevent the spread of the plague, others see in this disaster a unique opportunity. With the magical folk weakened by the decimation of the plague, their unmagical enemies might be able to defeat them and take back lands lost in an ancient war. Haunted by the specter of what would be a tragic and devastating new war, the Southlands are aflame with rumors of violence, pestilence, and treachery. Coe weaves together engagingly complex characters, unique, unusual magic, political intrigue and a compelling, unpredictable story into a captivating epic that will enthrall fantasy listeners. A potent brew conjured by a masterful storyteller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Page. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/007958/bk_adbl_007958_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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