The Forgotten Heroes: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission
Written by Scott S. F. Meaker
Narrated by Glenn Koster Jr
()
About this audiobook
This is a short and Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission.
As a guide to understanding the enormity of the impact of the war, there were more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II. There were 60 other countries also involved in the war. Many of the heroes were not recognized in their lifetimes and some ended in lessened circumstances or torture and death because of their efforts to save lives during the agonies of war.
Millions died but millions were saved by thousands of actions by people caught in a war that seemed like it would never end.
Some of the stories are captured here.
More audiobooks from Scott S. F. Meaker
Unforgettable Vietnam War: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5World War One: A Concise History - The Great War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unforgettable World War II: Aftermath of the Extraordinary Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Forgotten Heroes
Related audiobooks
The Zulu War: A Captivating Guide to the Origins, Battles, and Legacy of the 19th-Century Anglo-Zulu Conflict Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts: The Battle That Turned The Tide of the American Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr. Madison's War: Causes and Effects of the War of 1812 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStalingrad: The Battle of Stalingrad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYoung Folks' History of the American Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGeneral George Washington: A Military Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gunhild's Granddaughter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMontcalm and Wolfe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 4th Of July A Holiday In Verse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStephen Decatur: The Life and Legacy of the Youngest Navy Captain in American History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Name Beneath the Stone Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJames Madison: The Father of Religious Liberty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsD-Day: The Normandy Invasion: Operation Overlord - The Defining Battle of World War 2 - June 6, 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsValley Forge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Spring Harvest: The beautiful poems of JRR Tolkien's best fried who sadly died in WW1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLast Of The Mohicans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Holy Bible: Historical Books-Part 3 Volume 8 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Red Badge of Courage: The World of Henry Fleming Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Adventures Of A Revolutionary Soldier Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All For the Union: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Revolution Stories: Forgotten Tales of Bravery, Betrayal, and Triumph during the Revolutionary War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe County Regiment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Firebrand Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5WWI: The War to End all War, Part III Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeft for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shays’ Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion: The History and Legacy of Early America’s Domestic Insurrections Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Icon: The Rise & Fall Of General George Custer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Civil War Reminiscences by Those Who Were There Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Wars & Military For You
You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/577 Days of February: Living and Dying in Ukraine, Told by the Nation’s Own Journalists Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Five Rings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On Palestine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Founding Mothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Korean War: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Diary of Anne Frank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kill Anything That Moves Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin - Book Summary: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead And Win Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Forgotten Heroes
0 ratings0 reviews