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Never Quit
From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ
2017
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The gripping true story of an elite Alaskan pararescue jumper's death-defying missions and heroic sacrifices."That Others May Live" is the mantra of the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. In Never Quit, Jimmy Settle, a former special ops soldier, shares his incredible journey from a small-town shoe store clerk to a highly trained warrior and decorated hero.Follow Settle thro...
Never Quit
How I Became a Special Ops Pararescue Jumper
2018
EN
The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero."That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are some of the least kno...
Never Quit
From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ
- Narrated by
- Chris Abell
Unabridged
9 hours 54 min
2017
EN
The epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero“That Others May Live” is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska’s 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are the least known and most highly trained of America’s warriors.
Never Quit
How I Became a Special Ops Pararescue Jumper
- Narrated by
- Ramon De Ocampo
Unabridged
7 hours 58 min
2018
EN
“That Others May Live” is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska’s 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are some of the least known and most highly trained of America’s warriors.Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became...
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**Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world.Now including an excerpt from The Killing School: Inside the World's Deadliest Sniper Program**BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his...
Inside SEAL Team Six
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- by
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BAPTISM BY FIREChris Ronnau volunteered for the Army and was sent to Vietnam in January 1967, armed with an M-14 rifle and American Express traveler’s checks. But the latter soon proved particularly pointless as the private first class found himself in the thick of two pivotal, fiercely fought Big Red One operations, going head-to-head against crack Viet cong and NVA troops in the notorious Iron Triangle and along the treacherous Cambodian border near Tay Ninh.Patrols, ambu...
Death in the Jungle
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The Eyes of the Eagle
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In the 101st Airborne, if you cared enough to send the very best, you sent The Howlers.Gary Linderer volunteered for the Army, then volunteered for Airborne training. When he reached Vietnam in 1968, he was assigned to the famous “Screaming Eagles,” the 101st Airborne Division. Once there, he volunteered for training and duty with F Company 58th Inf, the Long Range Patrol company that was “the Eyes of the Eagle.”F Company pulled reconnaissance missions and ...
When Thunder Rolled
An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam
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Ed Rasimus straps the reader into the cockpit of an F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber in his engaging account of the Rolling Thunder campaign in the skies over North Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1968, more than 330 F-105s were lost—the highest loss rate in Southeast Asia—and many pilots were killed, captured, and wounded because of the Air Force’s disastrous tactics. The descriptions of Rasimus’s one hundred missions, some of the most dangerous of the conflict, will satisfy anyone addicted to...
Fighter Pilot
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Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
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