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It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted. A group of NGO workers have been kidnapped by local insurgents and are now hidden in a winding mountain region. After attempts to negotiate a deal with the bandits fail, and with the lives of the hostages hanging in the balance, there is only one option... SAS and Navy SEALs are sent in to find and free them. The Rescue is the action-packed story of their attempts to save the hostages from almost certain death.

The world’s most astonishing rescue stories; told by the people who were there. Join host Donny Dust, Marine Corps veteran and world-renowned survival expert, as we marvel at the magnitude of the human spirit and those who refuse to surrender in the face of impossible odds. From seasoned search and rescuers to everyday heroes, we go on their journey as they brave treacherous arctic waters, tsunamis, mountains, collapsed mines and even space, to preserve the most sacred of all – life. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment production at...

"Damron's subtle pacing manages the tension perfectly." —AudioFile on Empire of Ice and Stone "Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating—and at times disturbing—true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron...

December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf...

Each year, thousands of people need to be rescued in New Zealand’s unforgiving outdoors. Some searches are successful, some not. But behind each is an incredible story of courage.

In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter...

Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution–and the American experiment ""To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States."" —Jay Winik...

AI to the Rescue is a podcast about people—people who see possibility where others see limits, and who use artificial intelligence not to replace humanity, but to empower it. Hosted by Nathan Chung, AI to the Rescue tells real stories from innovators, nonprofit leaders, technologists, and everyday changemakers using AI to address the world’s hardest problems: poverty, hunger, climate change, accessibility, and social inequality. These are not tales of futuristic machines—they’re human stories about compassion amplified through intelligent design. Each episode dives into a challenge ...

From the bestselling author of Hero Found comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippines—a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and...

At the eve of the Second World War, an estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe. While 10,000 of them escaped to Britain in the Kindertransport, only some 500 found a new home in France. Here they attempted to begin again—but their refuge would all too soon become a trap. For the first time, Laura Hobson Faure brings to life the experiences of these children, and the Jewish and non-Jewish organizations who helped them. Drawing on survivors' testimonies as well as children's diaries, letters, drawings, songs, and poems, Who Will Rescue Us? recreates their journeys.

Jerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot ever to serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.

The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history. New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners from the most remote...

#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant ""To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book."" —Douglas Brinkley An epic history spanning the...

Published in commemoration of the centennial of America’s entry into World War I, the story of the USS Leviathan, the legendary liner turned warship that ferried U.S. soldiers to Europe—a unique war history that offers a fresh, compelling look at this epic time. When war broke out in Europe...

The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the...

On the 8th June 1940, the Nazi battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau opened their guns on the aircraft-carrier HMS Glorious. Within minutes, the Glorious was taking on water, and the order was given to abandon ship. Only 40 men survived this ordeal, one of which was Royal Marine Ronald "Tubby" Healiss, who served as a member of a 4.7 gun crew on the Glorious. His award-winning account is a true and terrible record of suffering, which uncovers one of the greatest undocumented naval stories of the Second World War.

Ian is 28 years old, from St Helens in England. His wife and son are currently in Ukraine. On Sunday 27th February he set off east on a flight to Poland, heading straight into the Russian invasion to be with them. This is his story.

In collaboration with the newly non profit organisation, Archaeological Rescue Foundation.inc, this podcast offers news, interviews and up to date information on important excavations around the globe.Specifically, our podcast will be taking a look at 'rescue archaeology' where sites are at risk of imminently threat by construction, development, or other land modifications such as erosion. It is a time-sensitive and often urgent field that aims to save historical and cultural information from being lost forever due to human activity or natural agencies.

Beyond the Call is our way of sharing the incredible, often untold stories from across Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. We’re proud to show you not just the emergencies we face, but also the dedication, compassion, and community spirit that define our work. From frontline firefighters to behind-the-scenes support staff, each episode takes you into the heart of our service — highlighting the people, the challenges, and the moments that show what it really means to go beyond the call.

Series Summary:In the most treacherous corners of the earth—deep beneath the ocean, high atop deadly peaks, and buried alive underground—heroes emerge. Deep Below & High Above explores some of the most daring and high-stakes rescues in history, where human ingenuity, courage, and perseverance were the only things standing between life and death. From the Chilean Miners trapped 2,300 feet below the earth, to the 2008 K2 disaster where climbers fought against nature’s wrath, to the USS Squalus submarine crew struggling for survival at the ocean’s depths, these stories prove that no ...