Bestsellers
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The War on the West
- Written by: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 619
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 548
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Story5 out of 5 stars 543
In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best audiobooks I've ever purchased
- By Mark on 2022-05-13
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Iron Kingdom
- The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
- Written by: Christopher Clark
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 28 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 49
In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia - a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development - ceased to exist....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Infuriating narrator can't say German names
- By Chris Shannon on 2018-12-12
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The Anatomy of Fascism
- Written by: Robert O. Paxton
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clarifying a misused term
- By Daniel Jo on 2019-04-19
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Oathbreakers
- The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
- Written by: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine the future of Europe.
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The Revolutionary Self
- Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual 1770-1800
- Written by: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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The Revolutionary Self is a fascinating exploration of the conflict between individualism and the group ties that continues to shape our lives today.
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
- Written by: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 28 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The 14th century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry; and on the other, a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but missed the mark
- By Alexandre Lariviere on 2021-07-14
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The War on the West
- Written by: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 619
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 548
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Story5 out of 5 stars 543
In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best audiobooks I've ever purchased
- By Mark on 2022-05-13
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Iron Kingdom
- The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
- Written by: Christopher Clark
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 28 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 49
In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia - a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development - ceased to exist....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Infuriating narrator can't say German names
- By Chris Shannon on 2018-12-12
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The Anatomy of Fascism
- Written by: Robert O. Paxton
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clarifying a misused term
- By Daniel Jo on 2019-04-19
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Oathbreakers
- The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
- Written by: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine the future of Europe.
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The Revolutionary Self
- Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual 1770-1800
- Written by: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
The Revolutionary Self is a fascinating exploration of the conflict between individualism and the group ties that continues to shape our lives today.
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
- Written by: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 28 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The 14th century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry; and on the other, a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but missed the mark
- By Alexandre Lariviere on 2021-07-14
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Où en sommes-nous ?
- Une esquisse de l'histoire humaine
- Written by: Emmanuel Todd
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2
De l'émergence d'homo sapiens à nos jours, cette brève histoire de l'humanité est délibérément tournée vers l'intelligence du monde...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Décevant
- By Anonymous User on 2022-11-16
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Seducing and Killing Nazis
- Hannie, Truus and Freddie: Dutch Resistance Heroines of WWII
- Written by: Sophie Poldermans
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
This is the astonishing true story of three teenage Dutch girls, Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, that has inspired many throughout the world....
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The Shortest History of Europe
- Written by: John Hirst
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilization....
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Napoleon
- A Life
- Written by: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was seeking to achieve....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narration. Historically biased writing.
- By Quadratic on 2019-06-10
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The Burgundians
- A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day
- Written by: Bart van Loo, Nancy Forest-Flier - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness....
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The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943
- The War in the West, Book 2
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: David Baker
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
By June 1941, Germany's war machine looked to be unstoppable. The Nazi blitzkrieg had taken Poland, France, and Holland with shocking speed....
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5 out of 5 stars
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WW2 WITH A SURPRISE ENDING!
- By ToadyTheFree1 on 2021-08-18
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The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- Written by: Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrated by: Caroline Cole
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fabrics are everywhere!
- By Roberta W on 2023-10-01
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- Written by: Douglas Brunt
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I now know
- By Charlie on 2024-05-12
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The Embarrassment of Riches
- An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness.
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The Pity of War
- Explaining World War I
- Written by: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 21 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
The Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England's fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims....
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Antifa
- The Anti-Fascist Handbook
- Written by: Mark Bray
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
As long as there has been fascism, there has been anti-fascism - also known as "antifa." Born out of resistance to Mussolini and Hitler in Europe during the 1920s and '30s....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Absolute Garbage
- By Anonymous User on 2021-11-06
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume 3
- Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
- Written by: William Manchester, Paul Reid
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer, Paul Reid
- Length: 53 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Spanning 1940 to 1965, this volume picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister - when Britain stood alone against the might of Nazi Germany....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, but the Narration is poor.
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-08-18
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The Anglo-Saxon World
- Written by: Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, paleobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history, and numismatics....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An in depth survey of Anglo-Saxon England
- By Curt Carbonell on 2023-06-01
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The Liberator
- One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
- Written by: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20
The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly Splendid
- By Trevor on 2022-03-04
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The Age of Genius
- The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind
- Written by: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe....
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On to Victory
- The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23 - May 5, 1945
- Written by: Mark Zuehlke
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
It is remembered in the Netherlands as "the sweetest of springs," the one that saw the country's liberation from German occupation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story every Canadian should know.
- By jvoftweed on 2020-06-13
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Aftermath
- Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955
- Written by: Harald Jähner, Shaun Whiteside - translator
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
How does a nation recover from fascism and turn toward a free society once more? This internationally acclaimed revelatory history of the transformational decade that followed World War II illustrates how Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat....
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Big Week
- The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
In Big Week, acclaimed World War II historian James Holland chronicles the massive air battle through the experiences of those who lived and died during it. Prior to Big Week, the air forces on both sides were in crisis....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Grover Gardner Steals the Show
- By John Devlin on 2020-12-28
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
- Written by: W. Y. Evans-Wentz
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
The mysticism and fairy folklore of Celtic England, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Brittany, and Wales is explored in this production, which focuses on interviews conducted with everyday citizens about their beliefs, sightings, and encounters in the early 20th century....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but bad narration
- By Patti on 2023-02-22
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Spain
- The Centre of the World 1519-1682
- Written by: Robert Goodwin
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Robert Goodwin delves into previously unrecorded sources to bring a tumultuous and exciting period to life. Spain is a revealing portrait of an empire at the height of its power and a world at the dawn of a new age....
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A Northern Wind
- Britain 1962-65
- Written by: David Kynaston
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 27 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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A Northern Wind, the keenly anticipated next instalment of David Kynaston’s acclaimed Tales of a New Jerusalem series, brings to vivid life the period between October 1962 and February 1965....
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A Bridge Too Far
- Written by: Cornelius Ryan
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
A masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshaled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth a second read!
- By Mikespoon on 2024-11-01
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940
- Written by: William Manchester
- Narrated by: Richard Brown
- Length: 36 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
This second volume in William Manchester's three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Book (mostly), Bad Audio
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-10-17
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The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- Written by: Patrick Wyman
- Narrated by: Patrick Wyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story5 out of 5 stars 59
The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book
- By Justin Currie on 2021-07-28