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    Doomsday Cults: The Devil's Hostages , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 355min
    Jim Jones convinced his 1000 followers they would all have to commit suicide since he was going to die. Shoko Asahara convinced his followers to release a weapon of mass destruction, the deadly sarin gas, on a Tokyo subway. The Order of the Solar Temple lured the rich and famous, including Princess Grace of Monaco, and convinced them to die a fiery death now on Earth to be reborn on a better planet called Sirius. Charles Manson convinced his followers to kill, in an attempt to incite an apocalyptic race war.These are a few of the doomsday cults examined in this audiobook by best-selling author Alan R. Warren. Its focus is on cults whose destructive behavior was due in large part to their apocalyptic beliefs or doomsday movements. It includes details surrounding the massacres and a look into how their members became so brainwashed they committed unimaginable crimes at the command of their leader.Usually, when we hear about these cults and their massacres, we ask ourselves how it possibly happened. We could also ask ourselves, what then is the difference between a cult and a religion? We once had a small group of people who unquestionably followed a person who believed he was the son of God. Two thousand years later, that following is one of the most recognized religions in the world.This audiobook in no way criticizes believing in God. Rather, it examines how a social movement grows into a full religion and when it does not. And what makes the conventional faiths such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism stand above groups such as the Branch Davidians or Children of God. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Goodrick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/221750/bk_acx0_221750_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Embassy Siege: SAS Operation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 289min
    Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS assault team rescue the hostages from the terrorist-held Iranian embassy? Thirtieth April 1980: six well-armed terrorists seize the Iranian embassy in London. Nineteen Iranian nationals and four British citizens are captured. Subsequent negotiations see some hostages released, but when, on the fifth day of the siege, one of the hostages is shot dead, his body dumped outside, the time for negotiation is over. It is time to end the siege, and the only men with enough skill and daring for this dangerous task are the legendary SAS! In fact, convinced they will eventually be called in, they have already practiced a high-risk rescue operation in their top secret Killing House. On the evening of 5 May - and in the full glare of the international media - 12 SAS soldiers, dressed in black and wielding a deadly arsenal, make their courageous assault on the embassy.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Lailey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002350/bk_hcuk_002350_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Skyjack
    Skyjack ab 12.49 € als Taschenbuch: Eighten hostages. Only one Person can save them. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Krimis,
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    Operation Nimrod: The Iranian Embassy Siege , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 199min
    On April 29, 1980, British police assured Iran that their embassy was secure. The very next day, terrorists stormed the embassy and took 26 hostages. With the Iranian government willing to let the hostages become martyrs, and the British government only willing to talk if the terrorists surrendered, 26 lives hung in the balance. What followed was six days of tension and terror. It was finally ended when the SAS launched a daring rescue mission, broadcast live on television. Millions held their breath, waiting to see the outcome of Operation Nimrod. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Phillip J Mather. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/043418/bk_acx0_043418_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    North Korea Frees US Hostages as Summit Nears, Hörbuch, Digital, 3min
    Nikkei Asian Review is an Asia-focused English-language business journal from Nikkei - Asia’s largest independent business media group and Japan’s leading publisher of business and financial news. Nikkei Asian Review offers insights on business, finance, economic and political news, with in-depth analysis and commentary on influential companies around Asia. Designed for leaders around the world who are shaping the future of Asia, and anyone with an interest in knowing the real Asia, Nikkei Asian Review has been created to change the way Asia is reported in the global marketplace. Language: English. Narrator: Al Kessel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/jp/nkar/030637/jp_nkar_030637_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Operation Thunderbolt: The Entebbe Raid - the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 889min
    This is the true story of the greatest special forces operation of the 20th century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their parts. On 3 July 1976, Israeli Special Forces carried out a daring raid to free more than 100 Israeli, French and US hostages held by German and Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. The legacy of this mission is still felt today in the way Western governments respond to terrorist blackmail. Codenamed Thunderbolt, the operation carried huge risks. The flight was a challenge: 2,000 miles with total radio silence over hostile territory to land in darkness at Entebbe Airport in Idi Amin's Uganda. On the ground, the Israeli commandos had just three minutes to carry out their mission. They had to evade a cordon of élite Ugandan paratroopers, storm the terminal and free more than 100 hostages. So much could have gone wrong: the death of the hostages if the terrorists got wind of the assault or the capture of Israel's finest soldiers if their Hercules planes could not take off. Both would have been a human and a PR catastrophe. Now, with the mission largely forgotten or even unknown to many, Saul David gives the first comprehensive account of Operation Thunderbolt using classified documents from archives in four countries and interviews with key participants, including Israeli soldiers and politicians, hostages, a member of the Kenyan government and a former terrorist. Both a thrilling listen and a major piece of historical detective work, Operation Thunderbolt shows how the outcome of Israel's most famous military operation depended on secret diplomacy, courage and luck - and was in the balance right up to the very last moment. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Ganim. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001395/bk_hodd_001395_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Heads or Tails: A True Hostage Story of Terror, Torture and Ultimate Survival , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 355min
    Heads or Tails: A true account of the nation’s worst hostage crisisLisa Joseph is one of the lucky survivors. On April 4, 1991, she and two other family members stopped by the Good Guys Electronics Store in Sacramento, California. As they left the store, she was grabbed by the hair and shoved against the wall. Shots rang out and four Asian gunmen seized the store to protest their frustrations and unhappiness with their lives in the United States. Thirty-eight people were held at gunpoint and before the day was out the suspects deliberately shot, stabbed or wounded 11 of the hostages, and killed three others.  Lisa Joseph can recount the harrowing experiences inside the store from beginning to end. She can describe: How the hostages get tied up with speaker wire in groups and were then ordered to play death games. (heads or tails and eeenie meanie miney moe)  What the hostages felt like during the discussions between the hostage negotiation team and the extremely violent gunmen.  What it was like when the SWAT team finally stormed the store and ended the crisis. After, all the hostages had already been tortured for nine hours.How she suffered a miscarriage with a twelve gauge to her head in the store. Then was made to watch people being shot, including her uncle.She can provide an insider’s view of the excruciating details of the most brutal and tense terrorist standoff in the history of California.During the siege, the Asian gunmen made a variety of demands wanting everything from millions of dollars to more guns, bulletproof vests, and a 50-passenger helicopter to take them to Thailand, and 1,000-year-old Ginseng roots. The hostage crisis ended when the Special Enforcement Details forcibly stormed in, killing three of the gunmen and wounded the fourth. Joseph and her cousin survived. Her uncle was shot multiple times and killed by one of the gunmen. Lisa ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Skye Vikström. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/229293/bk_acx0_229293_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dragon Rouge
    Dragon Rouge ab 38.49 € als Taschenbuch: The Rescue of Hostages in the Congo. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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    Cathedral , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1196min
    St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for a shock. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act: the seizure of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies: an Irish-American police lieutenant fighting against a traitor inside his own ranks and a shadowy British intelligence officer pursuing his own cynical, bloody plan. The cops face a booby-trapped, perfectly laid out killing zone inside the church. The hostages face death. Flynn faces his own demons, in an electrifying duel of nerves, honor, and betrayal. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/000369/bk_hach_000369_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lives at Risk
    Lives at Risk ab 60.49 € als Taschenbuch: Hostages and Victims in American Foreign Policy. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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