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Sink ‘Em All: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 965min

Sink 'Em All was originally published in 1951 by Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, the US Navy commander of the Pacific submarine fleet during World War II.Lockwood, in his leadership role, knew the skippers and crews of the submarines and retells their wartime successes and tragedies with an intimacy and realism often missing in second-hand accounts. Lockwood also recounts his efforts to improve the provisions and after-patrol accommodations of the submariners and of his on-going struggle to improve the effectiveness of torpedoes and other tools vital to the war effort. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eric Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011794/bk_tant_011794_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Trapped at Pearl Harbor: Escape from the Battleship Oklahoma , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 374min

Author Stephen Young was a seaman first class assigned to gunnery duty in turret no. 4 on the battleship Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The battleship was struck by several torpedoes and began to sink, trapping Young and others when it overturned. With incredible realism, Young recounts this terrifying experience, recalling the frantic search for an escape route, the horror of finding the exit blocked, and such unforgettable detail as the water's inexorable rise, the sickening taste of fuel oil, the foul smell of the air, the nervous wisecracks, and finally the silence as the possibility of rescue became ever more remote. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Murphy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/navy/000004/bk_navy_000004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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South Pacific Destroyer: The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min

Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers listeners a unique insider's perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer in the USS Maury, Crenshaw's vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan's super torpedo. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Bomar Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/002166/bk_tant_002166_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Last in Convoy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 531min

When a convoy of 45 ships tries to make it from Halifax to England, it finds progress sabotaged by an onslaught of enemy submarine torpedoes. Terror strikes the crews who are forced to witness their comrades drowning or becoming human torches amid the burning oil spilling from the ships. Engine failure forces the SS Regal Gesture to drop out of the convoy and make her way across the hostile waters alone and undefended. Will the Regal Gesture and her crew make it to port with a fire in her hold, an unexploded bomb in her forecastle, no wireless and a half-crazed man for a skipper? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Terry Wale. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002765/bk_isis_002765_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Battleship Bismarck (eBook, PDF)

The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous - and notorious - warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most sensational encounters in naval history. Following the sinking, Bismarck was chased around the North Atlantic by many units of the Royal Navy. She was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after her completion. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4,800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Bismarck ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-colour 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs and text on the building of the ship and a record of the ship's service history.

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Submarine Warfare in the Pacific: The History of the Fighting Under the Waves Between Japan and America During World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 82min

Submarines exercised a decisive impact on the outcome of the Pacific Theater in World War II. The US submarine fleet, largely though not exclusively under the overall command of Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, strangled the supply lines and shipping traffic of the Empire of Japan. Their commerce raiding crippled both Japan's ability to keep its frontline units supplied and to manufacture the weapons, vessels, and vehicles needed to successfully carry on the struggle. The United States and Japan both produced excellent, high-tech submarines in the context of the World War II era. Japanese I-boats showed excellent seakeeping capabilities and offered the versatility created by their large size, including the ability to serve as motherships for midget submarines or aircraft carriers for scouting aircraft or even specialized bombers. The Type 93 Long Lance and Type 95 torpedoes they carried packed enough punch to sink capital ships like battleships and carriers at ranges of several miles. American submarines, though smaller, could dive deeply, move quickly, and provide both firepower and survivability. Though their type XIV and type XVIII torpedoes could not match the Japanese type 93, they still gave a lethal punch, particularly after improvements in late 1943. The USS Archerfish demonstrated the deadliness of American submarines to Japanese capital ships also. The submariners of both fleets showed immense courage, daring, and skill in carrying out their duties. Both groups of men exhibited aggression, patriotism, and fighting spirit in equal measure, regardless of the different cultural lenses through which these traits manifested themselves. Both navies successfully produced professional, highly capable submarine officers. The Japanese, however, decided to use their submarines mainly to support a grand fleet action at visual ranges, which never occurred. Instead, the submarines carried out sporadic, uncoordinated attacks and the rest of the time ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Gallagher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/073085/bk_acx0_073085_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Kammersee Affair , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 764min

The lake was flat and calm with barely a ripple; its dark waters glistening, reflecting the moonlight as though it were a mirror.Fritz Marschall knew that neither he, nor his friend, should really have been there. They, like many others before them, had been attracted to the lake by the many rumors that had been circulating. He thought of the endless stories there had been, of treasures sunken in or buried around the lake. He recalled the stories of the lake being used to develop torpedoes and rockets during the war. Looking out across the dark water, he wondered what secrets were hidden beneath the surface.A story of the search for hidden Nazi gold, a story of murder, blackmail, and revengeThe story of two men: an American GI and an SS major ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Werling. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124318/bk_acx0_124318_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Real X-Men: The Heroic Story of the Underwater War 1942-1945 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 591min

The thrilling and true story of the development and operational deployment of human torpedoes - Chariots - and X-craft midget submarines in British naval service during WWII and of the extraordinary men who crewed these dangerous vessels. The commando frogmen who rode the Chariots and operated as divers from the X-craft were the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the SBS. Their aim was to attach an explosive charge underneath an enemy ship to destroy the vessel. Their hope was to return to their submarine unscathed. The Real X-Men tells the story of the sacrifice and heroism of the individual men, many of them little more than teenagers, who volunteered for this dangerous duty and who crewed both the Chariots and the X-craft without knowing the full extent of the risks entailed nor indeed the very small chances they had of coming back alive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Noble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/qpuk/000203/bk_qpuk_000203_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Final Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 348min

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, but in terms of loss of life that catastrophe doesn't even figure as one of the 50 worst maritime disasters of the last three hundred years. The causes of disaster are legion: besides icebergs and enemy torpedoes, ships have been sunk by fire, explosions, flooding, capsizing, storms, collisions and human error. Ships featured include: Wilhelm Gustloff - how history forgot the 10,000 killed. Lancastria - why Britain's worst disaster was covered up. Mont Blanc - the ship that destroyed a city. Sultana - triumph and tragedy on the Mississippi. Dona Paz - the deadliest disaster in living memory. With disasters from all over the world, these are stories of the people - whether they lived or died - as well as the ships. They are stories of tragedy, war, heroism and cowardice, greed and sacrifice. Only for the lucky few were they also stories of rescue and survival. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matthew Waterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016978/bk_adbl_016978_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Slackonomics: Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 308min

Here's why Gen Xers - waiting for Boomers to retire - have made the choices they have, and how their creativity can save us from economic ruin.Generation X grew up in the greed-is-good 1980s, before the Great Middle-Class Squeeze and the roller coaster of economic insecurity and tech revolution began driving Xers' cultural trends, lifestyle choices, and sociological circumstances. And while some foresee a disastrous financial future for all but those at the very top of the pyramid, Slackonomics reveals how a generation forged in such destruction - with the creativity of apathetic slackers, damn-the-torpedoes daytraders, deficit-spending consumers, and permanent freelancers - can bring the economy back from the brink.One part Freakonomics, one part Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, Lisa Chamberlain's debut is a must-listen for anyone interested in our nation's future as the Boomers begin handing over the reins to the Xers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001459/bk_adbl_001459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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