Military Bios & Memoirs
Afghanistan:
How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home
Written and Narrated By: Jake Wood
Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
BRAVO!!!
The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives
By: RAF Police Flight Sergeant Will Barrow, Isabel George / Narrated By: James Langton
Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
Loved this, and what a tremendous partnership!
Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
A mighty Huzzah! for women!
On War, Revolution, and Returning
Written and Narrated By: Elliot Ackerman / Summary of Action By: Mark Deakins
Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
(Mostly) Engaging, but -not- STUNNING… until that last line
The Battle Has Just Begun
By: R.J. Belle / Narrated By: Amy Rubinate, Alex Hyde-White, Betsy Baker, Eric Martin, RC Bray, Jeffrey Kafer, Gary Sinise, Scott Brick, P. J. Ochlan, Punch Audio
Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
Awesome; no politics, just heart and soul and healing in words and actions
Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done or Failed to Do in War
Written and Narrated By: Kevin Sites
Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
Self-Indulgent Trauma Voyeurism set m’ teeth very much on edge
A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
Written and Narrated By: Craig Grossi
Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
One of the finest New Releases I’ve chucked a credit at! First-rate story!!!
Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By: Kim Barker / Narrated By: Kirsten Potter
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Looking for darkly comedic? Comedic darkness? Looking for good writing? Uhm…?
A Journey from Combat to Comedy
By: Audible Originals / Narrated By: Mary-Louise Parker
Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
If you can get past Mary-Louise-Mumbling? Gosh, this is just plain neat
A True Story of War and Finding the Way Home
By: Joe Klein / Narrated By: Holter Graham
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
BeYONd Admirable! Really, Veterans are just the best…
A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans
By: Elizabeth Heaney MA LPC / Narrated By: Joyce Bean
Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
Third time I’ve listened to this; Third time I’ve teared up
Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal
By: Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris / Narrated By: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
Not the best of books on Wounded Warriors and their furry saviors, but there are several compelling and heartwarming stories
Bringing US Troops’ Dogs and Cats Safely Home from the Combat Zone
By: Terri Crisp, Cynthia Hurn / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
I’m so thankful for all the people in this book!
The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Everything, and I mean EVERYthing you’ll ever wanna know about Military Working Dogs!
The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Neil Shah
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A heroine for Women’s History Month! Er, yeh, she has four legs, so what?
American Revolution:
By: Sarah Vowell / Narrated By: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Bobby Cannavale, John Hodgman, Stephanie March, Alexis Denisof
Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
The world’s unlikeliest narration had me ultimately enjoying the hell outta this one!
Bosnia:
Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done or Failed to Do in War
Written and Narrated By: Kevin Sites
Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
Self-Indulgent Trauma Voyeurism set m’ teeth very much on edge
Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal
By: Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris / Narrated By: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
Not the best of books on Wounded Warriors and their furry saviors, but there are several compelling and heartwarming stories
A Story Of War
By: Peter Maas / Narrated By: George Guidall
Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
Unflinching. Period.
Iraq War:
How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home
Written and Narrated By: Jake Wood
Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
BRAVO!!!
The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives
By: RAF Police Flight Sergeant Will Barrow, Isabel George / Narrated By: James Langton
Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
Loved this, and what a tremendous partnership!
Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
A mighty Huzzah! for women!
On War, Revolution, and Returning
Written and Narrated By: Elliot Ackerman / Summary of Action By: Mark Deakins
Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
(Mostly) Engaging, but -not- STUNNING… until that last line
Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done or Failed to Do in War
Written and Narrated By: Kevin Sites
Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
Self-Indulgent Trauma Voyeurism set m’ teeth very much on edge
A Combat Veteran’s 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal- Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury Through Meditation
By: Tom Voss, Rebecca Anne Nguyen / Narrated By: Tom Voss
Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
A rollercoaster, brims with honesty and insight, and at the end? Why, there’s beautiful, shining Hope…
A Journey from Combat to Comedy
By: Audible Originals / Narrated By: Mary-Louise Parker
Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
If you can get past Mary-Louise-Mumbling? Gosh, this is just plain neat
A True Story of War and Finding the Way Home
By: Joe Klein / Narrated By: Holter Graham
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
BeYONd Admirable! Really, Veterans are just the best…
A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans
By: Elizabeth Heaney MA LPC / Narrated By: Joyce Bean
Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
Third time I’ve listened to this; Third time I’ve teared up
Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal
By: Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris / Narrated By: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
Not the best of books on Wounded Warriors and their furry saviors, but there are several compelling and heartwarming stories
An Epic Memoir of War
By: Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, John Bruning / Narrated By: Ray Porter
Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
Raw. Fierce. Brave. …And Ray Porter? Is that you…?!?
Death and After in Iraq
By: Jessica Goodell, John Hearn / Narrated By: Emily Durante
Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
Definitely a slug to the gut, but oh so good
Bringing US Troops’ Dogs and Cats Safely Home from the Combat Zone
By: Terri Crisp, Cynthia Hurn / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
I’m so thankful for all the people in this book!
The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Everything, and I mean EVERYthing you’ll ever wanna know about Military Working Dogs!
The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Neil Shah
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A heroine for Women’s History Month! Er, yeh, she has four legs, so what?
A US Marine’s Account of Leading the Iraqi Army Fifth Battalion
By: Michael Zacchea, Ted Kemp / Narrated By: John Pruden
Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
A huge part of the war you just don’t hear about
A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home
Written and Narrated By: Rob Kugler
Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
Awwwww! One of the better memoirs of wonder dogs! Best. Dog. Dad. EVER!
Vietnam War:
From High School in Saigon to His Return There as a Wounded Naval Aviator, Vietnam Shaped His Life
By: Larry Duthie / Narrated By: Elio Agostini
Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
Technical jargon, meticulous research, humor… and? Emotionally evocative as well…
Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence
By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont / Narrated By: Arthur Flavell
Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
Light on action; heavy on experiences that haunt… for a lifetime
A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.
By: Diane Carlson Evans / Contributor: Bob Welch / Foreword By: Joseph Galloway / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
So sobering; so very good
A Dual Memoir of War and Vietnam
By: Susan R. Dixon, Mark M. Smith / Narrated By: Susan R. Dixon, Kevin Basl
Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
… I Want My Hours Back … Where on gosh’s green earth did Susan R. Dixon leave her Soul…?!?
By: Karl Marlantes / Narrated By: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
Intensely Philosophical, Intensely Intimate
By: Jim "Doc" Purtell / Narrated by: Andrew Baldwin
Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
A MUST for veterans, a MUST for the rest of us…
Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD
Written and Narrated By: Christal Presley
Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
So very fragmented winds up being so very moving…
The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War
By: Doug Stanton / Narrated By: CJ Wilson
Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
How to say this? I am GUTTED...
What It Was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
By: Mark Garrison / Narrated By: Eric Martin
Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
Awesome book with yet more heroes!
US Special Forces in Vietnam
By: Nick Brokhausen / Narrated By: George Spelvin
Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
Death! Destruction! Mayhem! And a million laughs?!? …Yessss…!!!
Vietnam Then and Now
By: Glyn Haynie / Narrated By: Chris Monteiro
Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
Oh gosh, how I WANTED to like this…
A Recon Marine's Vietnam War Experience
By: Rick Greenberg / Narrated By: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
Okay, so apPARently the narration didn’t comPLETEly turn me off… as I listened to this… 4 times…!
Written and Narrated By: Lawrence T. Vosen
Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
Setting the record straight, decades later, never forgotten
Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal
By: Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris / Narrated By: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
Not the best of books on Wounded Warriors and their furry saviors, but there are several compelling and heartwarming stories
A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam
By: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
A (young) woman to be proud of
The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Everything, and I mean EVERYthing you’ll ever wanna know about Military Working Dogs!
By: James Reston, Jr. / Narrated By: Jeff Cummings
Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
Humanity at its worst and best
War Women:
Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
A mighty Huzzah! for women!
A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.
By: Diane Carlson Evans / Contributor: Bob Welch / Foreword By: Joseph Galloway / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
So sobering; so very good
Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By: Kim Barker / Narrated By: Kirsten Potter
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Looking for darkly comedic? Comedic darkness? Looking for good writing? Uhm…?
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
By: Ben Montgomery / Narrated By: Joe Barrett
Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
Wait, I know there’s a story in here SOMEwhere…!
The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell / Narrated By: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
From the print reviews? I do believe Juliet Stevenson makes this is a grand and daring tale
A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam
By: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
A (young) woman to be proud of
Written and Narrated By: Anuradha Bhagwati
Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
Hmm… Would it be possible to haaaate this any more than I do…?
The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Neil Shah
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A heroine for Women’s History Month! Er, yeh, she has four legs, so what?
WWI:
A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
By: Lindsey Fitzharris / Narrated By: Daniel Gillies
Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
Ahhhhh… m’ sister read the Publisher’s Summary… something you should NOT do if you’re going to enjoy this VAStly AWEsome book!
How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918
By: Joseph Loconte / Narrated By: Dave Hoffman
Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
The occasional urge to throttle the narrator did NOT stop this from being a hard-hitting Listen. Filled with Strife; filled with Grace
The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I
By: James Carl Nelson / Narrated By: Geoffrey Blaisdell
Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
Iffy narration and production problems can’t mar a good story
The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Everything, and I mean EVERYthing you’ll ever wanna know about Military Working Dogs!
WWII:
A Game of Life and Death in World War II
By: Buzz Bissinger / Narrated By: George Newbern
Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
Some decent writing about Okinawa, but… so very disjointed… and only 4 mins. of Mosquito Bowl…
A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
By: Ben MacIntyre / Narrated By: John Lee
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
A smarmy, schmoozy, amoral… Hero?!? This is so entertaining as To DIE For!!!
By: Paul Brickhill / Narrated By: Robert Whitfield
Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
You KNOW how it ends, but it’s STILL so gosh darned mesmerizing!!!
The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
ZOUNDS!!!!!!
The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers
By: Tanya Lee Stone / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
Seriously—if 7th grade History class was like this, maybe I woulda listened. Absolutely wonderful!
By: Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill / Narrated By: Wanda McCaddon (aka Nadia May, Donada Peters)
Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
MAGNIFICENT!!!
A World War II Story of Extraordinary Heroism, Sacrificial Love, and a Race Against Time
By: Jon Erwin, William Doyle / Narrated By: Zach Hoffman, Jon Erwin
Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
Very very good, but dang! It could’ve been Great!
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
By: Ben Montgomery / Narrated By: Joe Barrett
Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
Wait, I know there’s a story in here SOMEwhere…!
Memories of World War II
Written and Narrated By: Lois Lowry
Length: 38 mins
So brief, so touching—just luminous
An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
By: Donald Stratton, Ken Gire / Narrated By: Mike Ortego
Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
Gripping, relentless, a vivid account and moving tribute
By: John Steinbeck / Edited By: Mark Bowden / Narrated By: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
A look at the details of war—often humorous, sometimes touching, always oh so human…
The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell / Narrated By: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
From the print reviews? I do believe Juliet Stevenson makes this is a grand and daring tale
The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew at His Side
By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: Derek Perkins
Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
LOVED IT!!!
An Audible Original
Written and Narrated By: Dale Maharidge
Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
The other, more searing, side of The Good War
The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II
By: Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila / Narrated By: David Colacci
Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
You’d better believe this is a good book about a great man
An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II
By: Adam Makos / Narrated By: Johnathan McClain
Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
Another Makos Jolly-Decent Listen
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
By: Laura Hillenbrand / Narrated By: Edward Hermann
Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
Oh gosh! I can’t tell you enough just how GREAT this is!!!
By: Eric Lomax / Narrated By: Bill Paterson
Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
The ending? Oh, the ending! Tissue, please!
The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Everything, and I mean EVERYthing you’ll ever wanna know about Military Working Dogs!
The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton / Narrated By: Richard Allen
Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
A very proud addition to Audiobook Accomplice’s Military History!
By: Guy Sajer / Narrated By: Derek Perkins
Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
My All Time FAVORITE memoir of the war viewed from the other side!!!
A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
By: Sally Mott Freeman / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
UNBROKEN x 3
A Combat Medic’s Chronicle
By: Jim “Doc” Purtell / Narrated By: Eric Martin
Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
Toooo short! I wish it had been longer