Old Time RadioAudiobookseBooks
Newsletter
eMailPreservation LibraryBargain Basement



Receive our newsletter!



CallFree Old Time Radio download
(Your shopping cart is empty)

 

G-8 and His Battle Aces Audiobook # 43 Vultures of the White Death - 5 hours [Audio CDs] #RA1022
G-8 and His Battle Aces Audiobook #43 Vultures of the White Death
 

5 hours - Audio CD Set


Our Price: $19.98


Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
Product Code: RA1022
Qty:

Description
 
G-8 and His Battle Aces #43 Audiobook
Vultures of the White Death
by Robert J. Hogan
Read by Nick Santa Maria
 
 
They called G-8 the Flying Spy. History never recorded his exploits—and for good reason! No one would ever believe World War I was that wild!
 
Like the rain it came, but unlike the rain it was not a blessing. Death, fierce gruesome death, which clings to the flesh and claims it for its own — Death from which there is no escape rains down through the skies of War. What sick mind was behind this? Whose was the courage to meet this madman’s scourge? When G-8 walks among the living dead, there is a reason for his madness. There is a purpose to his sacrifice that is greater than any man’s life — a purpose that he hopes will solve the greatest mystery of the War!
 
Despite the Great Depression, Popular Publications was booming in 1933. Part of their Autumn expansion plans entailed launching The Spider, and a title to be aimed at the legions of readers who drank up fictionalized accounts of pilots gracing the skies and keeping the world safe below while fighting and dying above.
 
Robert J. Hogan was doubtless the first writer publisher Harry Steeger considered when casting about for a suitable scribe for this title, Hogan being one of Steeger’s favorites in the Popular stable. The designated author would have to know his rudders and ailerons—and be reliable. Hogan had been an air cadet during World War I, though he saw no combat.
 
Hogan’s idea was part Eddie Rickenbacker and part What Price Glory?— a play focused on the horrors of war as counterpoint to comradeship in the trenches. Only in this case, by horror, Popular Publications meant something far more horrific than mustard-gas trench warfare atrocities.
 
Nick Santa Maria brings G-8, Nippy and Bull to thrilling life in their desperate struggle to defeat a deadly nemesis unlike anything they have ever before encountered in ‘Vultures of the White Death’. Originally published in the April 1937 issue of G-8 and His Battle Aces magazine.
 
Nick DeGregorio composed the music for the G-8 and His Battle Aces series of audiobooks.
 
Chapter 1: Wings of Disaster
Chapter 2: March of the Mad
Chapter 3: Inferno of the Insane
Chapter 4: Tale of Terror
Chapter 5: Flying For Trouble
Chapter 6: The Devil’s Drome
Chapter 7: Battalion of Rotting Men
Chapter 8: The Face at the Window
Chapter 9: House of Death
Chapter 10: Headed for Hell
Chapter 11: Abandoned Eagle
Chapter 12: Satan’s Snare
Chapter 13: The Hour of Death
 

Nick Santa Maria Nick was born early in life in Brooklyn, NY. His theatrical background is based in Comedy Improv. He was a long standing member of the late lamented Miami based, Mental Floss, where he served as head writer/composer. From there he began his career in commercials, voice-overs, TV, Film, and theatre. He has performed in many roles on the stage including his award winning turn as Nick in Over The River And Through The WoodsI Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, in The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee as Mr. Panch (3-D Theatricals), Mr. Bromhead in No Sex Please, We’re British at The Norris, and as Pseudolus in, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Norris Theatre. Television: The Buffalo Bill ShowB.J. Stryker, and two Disney Christmas Specials. Off Broadway: Writer/Composer/Performer on Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Soundtrack on RCA Victor. Broadway: Vince Fontaine in Tommy Tune’s production of Grease. He also appeared in every domestic company of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, understudying everyone from Nathan Lane and Jason Alexander, to Tony Danza and David Hassellhoff. He was the original Genie in Disney’s Aladdin, a Musical Spectacular, soundtrack on Disney Records. Nick is a resident of Los Angeles and is currently writing a book about classic film comedians, Nick’s been a long time film historian, and has written several articles on the topic.
 
Nick DeGregorio is a composer and conductor with over 100 theatrical musical direction credits including a Helen Hayes Awards, Best Musical Direction nomination for his work on DeafWest’s Big River at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. Nick’s conducted and/or played for Randy Newman, Bernadette Peters, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorna Luft, Juliet Prowse, Morey Amsterdam, John Denver, Carol Channing and Glen Campbell and was MD for Hal Linden, Dorothy Lamour (5 years) and the LA Friar’s Club roast of Carl Reiner. He’s provided musical direction at many regional theatres around the country and was associate conductor for the Broadway tours of 42nd Street and Big River and the PCLO/Nederlander tour of Doctor Dolittle.
 
Nick’s conducted the Phoenix Symphony, the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and Les Brown’s Band of Renown and has played piano with the St. Louis, San Jose, Utah, Ottawa, Rochester, Baltimore, Winnipeg, Florida and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. On Broadway, Nick played piano for 42nd Street. Off-Broadway, Nick wrote the orchestrations for Fanny Hill and orchestrated for Lorna Luft’s show and Barry Manilow produced recording, Songs My Mother Taught Me. He’s done orchestrations for the Key West Pops and also for Mitzi Gaynor’s new show, Razzle Dazzle. As a composer, Nick has worked on projects for BBC-TV, Random House Entertainment, Mike Young Productions, Scholastic Entertainment, Coyne Communications and Paramount Pictures. He has also written seven musical comedies, the latest, High School Reunion, was recently listed in the Samuel French catalog.

Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review
RadioArchives.com

 About Us
 Privacy Policy
 Send Us Feedback