The Rising Tide - Abridged
A Novel of World War II
World War II: Book #1
- By: Jeff Shaara
- Narrated by: Larry Pine
- Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
Description
A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II.
Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North Africa, into the “soft underbelly” of Hitler’s Fortress Europa, and as battles rage along the coasts of the Mediterranean, The Rising Tide is a vivid gallery of characters both immortal and unknown. From tank driver to paratrooper to the men who gave the commands, Shaara’s stirring portrayals bring the heroic and the tragic to life in brilliant detail.
A new level of accomplishment from this already acclaimed author, The Rising Tide will leave listeners eager for the next volume of this superb saga of the war that saved and changed the world.
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World War II Series

The Rising Tide - Abridged
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Larry Pine
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II.
Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North... Read more »

Pacific Glory
By: P. T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Dick Hill
Length: 15 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl... Read more »
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Unrelenting
By: Marion Kummerow
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
Length: 4 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Wilhem "Q" Quedlin, chemical engineer and inventor, lives for his science. A woman is not in his plans—nor is it to be accused of industrial espionage.
But things get worse from there.
Watching Hitler's rise to power spurns his desire to avoid yet another war that will completely destroy his beloved country. Q makes the conscious decision... Read more »

The Rising Tide
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 22 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II.
Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North... Read more »

The Steel Wave
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 20 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War.
General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard... Read more »

Unyielding
By: Marion Kummerow
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
A pledge of love and hope paves the way for a tale of courage and resilience . . . After Wilhelm Quedlin takes Hilde Dremmer as his bride, his heart is content and filled with love but his life becomes much more complicated. As he's pulled deeper and deeper into his intelligence work, Q feels as if what he is doing, how he is contributing to the... Read more »
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The Steel Wave - Abridged
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War.
General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard... Read more »

Ghosts of Bungo Suido
By: P. T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Dick Hill
Length: 13 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
A thrilling World War II adventure that moves from a daring submarine to a notorious Japanese prison camp and ends in a dramatic military court, by the Boyd Award–winning author of Pacific Glory In late 1944, America’s recapture of the Philippines is jeopardized by what seems an insurmountable threat from Japan: immense Yamato-class... Read more »
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Unwavering
By: Marion Kummerow
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
From inspiration to heartache, hope is fleeting as freedom becomes a distant memory . . . Wilhelm Quedlin's plan to change the tide of the war is thwarted when he is arrested. And, making matters worse, with the arrest of his wife, Hilde, the fate of their children is thrown into chaos. The situation is desperate and the circumstances become... Read more »
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Sentinels of Fire
By: P. T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Dick Hill
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A dramatic World War II adventure set on a US destroyer under ferocious kamikaze attack, by the Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific Glory
By the spring of 1945, the once mighty Japanese fleet has been virtually destroyed, leaving Japan open to invasion. The Japanese react by dispatching hundreds of suicide bombers against the Allied fleet... Read more »
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No Less Than Victory
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 19 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
No Less Than Victory is the crowning achievement in master storyteller Jeff Shaara’s soaring World War II trilogy, revealing the European war’s unforgettable and harrowing final act.
After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and... Read more »

The Final Storm
By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 20 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The Final Storm opens a new front in Jeff Shaara’s gripping chronicle of World War II as soldiers, sailors, and marines sacrifice all for one final push toward decisive victory in the fierce maelstrom of the Pacific theater.
As the war in Europe winds down in the wake of the Normandy invasion, the United States has turned its vast military... Read more »

A Mortal Terror
By: James R. Benn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Two officers from the American troops stationed in Caserta, Italy, not far from Naples, have been found murdered. The MOs are completely different, and it seems like the officers had no connection to each other, but one frightening fact links the murders: each body was discovered with a single playing card: the lieutenant, the ten of hearts; the... Read more »
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Death's Door
By: James R. Benn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Lieutenant Billy Boyle could have used a rest after his last case, but when his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, a British spy, goes missing in the Vatican where she was working undercover, he insists on being assigned to a murder investigation there so he can try to help her. An American monsignor is found murdered at the foot of Death's Door, one of... Read more »
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Trial by Fire
By: P.T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length:
Abridged: No
March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan—and victory. At the heart of the fleet are fourteen Essex-class aircraft carriers, including the... Read more »
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A Blind Goddess
By: James R. Benn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
March, 1944. US Army lieutenant Billy Boyle, back in Englandafter a dangerous mission in Italy, is due for a little R&R—and apromotion. But the now-Captain Boyle doesn’t get to kick back and enjoy hisleisure time because two upsetting cases fall into his lap at once.
The first is a personal request from an estranged friend:Sergeant Eugene... Read more »
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The Rest Is Silence
By: James R. Benn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
When an unidentified corpse washes ashore at Slapton Sandson England’s southern coast, US Army captain Billy Boyle and his partner,Lieutenant Piotr “Kaz” Kazimierz, are assigned to investigate. The Devonshirebeach is the home to Operation Tiger, the top secret rehearsal for theapproaching D-day invasion of Normandy, and the area is restricted;... Read more »
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