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Airborne
The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company
- Narrated by
- P.J. Ochlan
Unabridged
10 hours 6 min
2015
EN
Some men are born to be warriors, and Ed Shames is one of these men. His incredible combat record includes service at DDay, Operation Market Garden, Bastogne and finally in Germany itself. He was the first man in the Dachau concentration camp and captured Hitler's infamous Eagle's nest. Shames appeared in 'Band of Brothers' but now, with the comprehensive support of the man himself, the full story of his life and experiences can be told. Written by the author of 'Tonight We Die as Men' thi...
Deliver Us From Darkness
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market Garden
2012
EN
This follow-up to Tonight We Die As Men continues the story of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as they dropped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden.The following 72-day campaign saw the 506PIR constantly on the move, defending various transport hubs around Eindhoven, desperately trying to keep open 'Hell's Highway'. From there, the airborne troopers moved north to near Arnhem where they took a new position arou...
Sign Here for Sacrifice
The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968
- Narrated by
- Ian Porter
Unabridged
12 hours 14 min
2023
EN
Bloomsbury presents Sign Here for Sacrifice by Ian Gardner, read by Ian Porter.A hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam.“It was easier killing than living.” Third Battalion 506th Airborne veteranDrawing on interviews with veterans, many of whom have never gone on the record before, Ian Gardner follows up his epic trilogy about the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II with...
Sent by the Iron Sky
The Legacy of an American Parachute Battalion in World War II
2019
EN
Following on from the success of Ian Gardner's critically acclaimed trilogy on the exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in World War II, Sent by the Iron Sky tells their exhilarating story.From the moment they entered the war in June, 1944, the men of 3rd Battalion were faced with brutal fighting against horrendous odds. Later in the year, nearly five months in combat with no relief lead to heavy losses ...
The Spiritual Foundation of Morality
Francis of Assisi and the Christ Impulse (CW 155)
- Translated by
- Malcolm Ian Gardner
1995
EN
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3 lectures, Norrköping, Sweden, May 28-30, 1912 (CW 155)Moral teaching and moral preaching cannot establish morality. It is only by delving into the hidden secrets of life that we can advance not just to moral doctrines but to the moral sources of life, true moral impulses. At different times, humanity has manifested moral life in different ways.To understand these differences, the evolution of consciousness must also be taken into account. Originally moral...
After the Fall
From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
Unabridged
9 hours 50 min
2026
EN
A renowned political scientist’s searing explanation for the rightward turn of global politics since the end of the Cold War.The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in an era of tremendous political optimism: communism was receding and democracy was on the march in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and much of Asia. Even surviving communist regimes were adopting capitalism, and the stagflation of the 1970s and industrial strife of the 1980s were in the rearvie...
The Comics of Charles Schulz
The Good Grief of Modern Life
2017
EN
With contributions by:Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T. Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr., Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag, Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael TisserandThe Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the work of the creator of the immensely popular Peanuts comic strip. Despite Schulz's celebrity, few scholarly books on his work and career have been published. This colle...
Titan
The Fighting Fantasy World
- Narrated by
- Neil Gardner
Unabridged
9 hours 23 min
2022
EN
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING FANTASY GUIDEBOOK!No adventurer should be without this essential guide. TITAN contains everything you need to know, covering the turbulent history of the Fighting Fantasy world, Titan; from its creation and early civilisations – through the devastating War of the Wizards – to the present day wilderness and anarchy where the delicate balance between Good and Chaos could at any moment be overturned!Detailed descriptions of Titan’s three main contin...
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- Advanced Clinical Practice
2023
EN
The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical CareDedicated text for trainee and newly-qualified Advanced Practitioners specialising in acute, emergency and critical careAligned with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulatory body requirements, this formative text is the first of its kind, covering a variety of key topics for advanced practitioners working in acute, eme...
Sign Here for Sacrifice
The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968
2023
EN
A hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam.“It was easier killing than living.” Third Battalion 506th Airborne veteranDrawing on interviews with veterans, many of whom have never gone on the record before, Ian Gardner follows up his epic trilogy about the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II with the story of the unit's reactivation at the height of the Vi...
The Comics of Charles Schulz
The Good Grief of Modern Life
- Series -
- Tom Inge Series on Comics Artists
2017
EN
With contributions by Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T. Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr., Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag, Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael TisserandThe Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the work of the creator of the immensely popular Peanuts comic strip. Despite Schulz's celebrity, few scholarly books on his work and career have been published. This collection se...
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Parachute Infantry
An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
- Narrated by
- Alan Sklar
Unabridged
17 hours 57 min
2014
EN
David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of ...











