On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003, credited to James G. Antal; R. John Vanden Berghe, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003 by James G. Antal; R. John Vanden Berghe. Read in English by Aaron Bennett. This monograph tells the story of thousands of U.S. Marines who supported Operations Sharp Edge, Assured Response, Quick Response, Noble Obelisk, and Joint Task Force Liberia, the noncombatant evacuation operations in 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2003 from Liberia, in 1996 from the Central African Republic, and in 1997 from Sierra Leone. - Summary by John W. Ripley

Recording facts

• Recording title: On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003
• Author credits: James G. Antal; R. John Vanden Berghe
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 5:47:59

Catalogue topics

• africa
• Ha
• navy
• liberia
• seals
• marines
• usmc
• humanitarian assistance

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1 (Part I Operation Sharp Edge) - Liberian Unrest Turns Violent - The Geography of Liberia; Samuel Doe's Rise to Power; Civil War Begins — 14:39
2. 02 - Chapter 1 Part 2 - The Need for U.S. Involvement; First Look at Monrovia — 16:29
3. 03 - Chapter 2 - Preparing for Operation Sharp Edge; From Predeployment Training to the Mediterranean - Point Men in Monrovia — 17:44
4. 04 - Chapter 2 Part 2 - Circling at Mamba Station; Frantic Negotiations Fizzle — 16:06
5. 05 - Chapter 2 Part 3 - Marines Poised for Insertion; The Call to Evacuate — 18:07
6. 06 - Chapter 3 - Evacuation Operations - A Rainy D-Day; Into the Embassy; West African Peacekeepers Arrive — 24:58
7. 07 - Chapter 3 Part 2 - Evacuation from Buchanan; Rotation of Marine Forces; Turnover and Departure — 13:45
8. 08 - Chapter 4 - Operation Sharp Edge - Deployment of the 26th MEU; 26th MEU and the Formation of the CMAGTF in Liberia — 18:12
9. 09 - Chapter 4 Part 2 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF — 18:17
10. 10 - Chapter 4 Part 3 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF (cont) — 22:03
11. 11 - Chapter 4 Part 4 - Rotation and Reduction of CMAGTF Marines; Completion of Sharp Edge; The Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team and the Departure of the Marines — 14:47
12. 12 - Chapter 5 (Part II Continuing Operations 1996-2003) - 22d MEU in Operation Assured Response - Civil War Continues; Introduction of American Forces — 18:45
13. 13 - Chapter 5 Part 2 - Marines Take the Reins; Actions Ashore — 13:48
14. 14 - Chapter 5 Part 3 - Marines Return Fire; Reduction of Marine Forces — 24:13
15. 15 - Chapter 6 - Operation Quick Response - Violence to the East; Call in the Marines — 17:30
16. 16 - Chapter 6 Part 2 - Marine Operations in Bangui; Planning for Reinforcements; Reduction of Presence and Withdrawal — 16:51
17. 17 - Chapter 7 - Planning, Deployment, and Action - Special Purpose MAGTF Deploys; The Special Purpose MAGTF as the Assured Response Joint Task Force; Marines Draw Down and Depart — 21:22
18. 18 - Chapter 8 - Epilogue - A Stabilizing Presence — 18:43
19. 19 - Chapter 8 Part 2 - Epilogue (cont) — 21:40

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