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AUDIO BOOKS: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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D-DAY June 6th, 1944... D-Day. It was the greatest military assault ever
staged. Code named Operation Overlord, the massive invasion of Normandy by the
Allies involved more than a quarter of a million soldiers, sailors and airmen,
5000 ships and 3000 aircraft. This is the inside story of D-Day, told by
courageous men who fought the battles.
In over 4 hours of compelling
first-hand accounts, veterans of the epic conflict speak with unprecedented
honesty, detail and emotion. Some were decorated heroes, including Medal of
Honor winners, others were just teenagers struggling to survive, but all of
them were there, and these are their voices.
Storytellers: Tom McCarthy -
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Francis Lamoureux - 508th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, Jerry Markham - Naval Combat Demolition Unit 46, John Talton - Naval
Combat Demolition Unit 44, Leonard Lomell - 2nd Ranger Battalion, Sidney
Salomon - 2nd Ranger Battalion, William Horn - Glider Pilot, Leo Cordier -
Glider Pilot
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RACE ACROSS
EUROPE D-Day was only the beginning. The Allied
assault on June 6th, 1944 launched a bloody offensive that wouldn't end until
Hitler's Reich lay in ruins.
The battlefields are forever
etched in the memories of the men who were there... the hedgerows of Normandy,
to the breakthrough at St. Lo, The Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of
Berlin. In over 4 hours of riveting first-hand accounts veterans of these
conflicts tell their remarkable stories. These are their words and voices
transporting the listener to The War in Europe.
Storytellers: Belton Cooper -
3rd Armored Division and Author of "Death Traps," Bertrand Close - 3rd Armored
Division, Clarence "Bud" Anderson - 357th Fighter Group 8th Air Force, Francis
"Gabby" Gabreski - 56th Fighter Group 8th Air Force, Douglas Dillard - 508th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, Richard Durkee - 551st Parachute Infantry
Battalion, Robert Piller - 99th Infantry Division, Robert Weiss - 230th Field
Artillery Battalion and Author of "Enemy, North, South, East, West"
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WAR IN THE
PACIFIC The unrelenting ferocity of the Pacific War
was without a doubt the bloodiest and most savage of the two theatres in World
War II. To this day veterans still suffer from horrific memories of a war where
no quarter was given nor taken -- simply kill or be killed in it's purest and
most brutal sense.
Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Tarawa,
Midway... the memories of these ferocious battles are forever seared in the
memories of the courageous men who fought there. In this unprecedented
collection, Pacific War vets tell their compelling stories "IN THEIR OWN
WORDS". Decorated veterans, including Medal of Honor winners, bring startling
life to the "hell on earth".
Storytellers: Victor Croizat -
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Ed Moore - 2nd Marines 2nd Marine Division,
Tommy Reed - 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, William Lansford - 2nd Raider
Battalion, Charles Tatum - 27th Marines 5th Marine Division
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