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If Then
- How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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A brilliant, revelatory account of the Cold War origins of the data-mad, algorithmic 21st century, from the author of the acclaimed international best seller These Truths....
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- By Andrew Weymouth on 01-03-21
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If Then
- How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-15-20
- Language: English
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A brilliant, revelatory account of the Cold War origins of the data-mad, algorithmic 21st century, from the author of the acclaimed international best seller These Truths....
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: Michael Dobbs
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict....
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On the verge of annihilation.
- By MikeCG on 01-22-09
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 08-29-08
- Language: English
- In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict....
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The United States in the Cold War: 1945-1989
- The Drama of America History Series
- By: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
- Narrated by: Jim Manchester
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Beginning with the effects of World War II, the narrative follows the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the rise and fall of Communism....
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The United States in the Cold War: 1945-1989
- The Drama of America History Series
- Narrated by: Jim Manchester
- Series: The Drama of American History
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 09-06-13
- Language: English
- Beginning with the effects of World War II, the narrative follows the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the rise and fall of Communism....
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Beyond the Wall
- A History of East Germany
- By: Katja Hoyer
- Narrated by: Sam Peter Jackson
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer sets aside the usual Cold War caricatures of the GDR to offer the definitive new history of East Germany—from the ashes of the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall....
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Well written and accurate
- By Jane on 11-05-23
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Beyond the Wall
- A History of East Germany
- Narrated by: Sam Peter Jackson
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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Acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer sets aside the usual Cold War caricatures of the GDR to offer the definitive new history of East Germany—from the ashes of the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall....
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Storming the Gap: First Strike
- World at War 85 Series, Book 1
- By: Brad Smith
- Narrated by: Keith Tracton, Chelsea Kreines, Mark Singer
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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Storming the Gap: First Strike reveals the explosive origins of the Third World War and delves into the opening salvos of the conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in a world where the Cold War turns hot in 1985....
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Don't get suckered into buying this
- By Patrick Cargill on 08-20-20
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Storming the Gap: First Strike
- World at War 85 Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Keith Tracton, Chelsea Kreines, Mark Singer
- Series: World at War 85, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 12-03-19
- Language: English
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Storming the Gap: First Strike reveals the explosive origins of the Third World War and delves into the opening salvos of the conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in a world where the Cold War turns hot in 1985....
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Red Moon Rising
- Sputnik and the Hidden Rivals That Ignited the Space Age
- By: Matthew Brzezinski
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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On October 4, 1957, a time of Cold War paranoia, the Soviet Union secretly launched the Earth's first artificial moon....
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awesome
- By Thomas on 06-25-09
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Red Moon Rising
- Sputnik and the Hidden Rivals That Ignited the Space Age
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 09-05-07
- Language: English
- On October 4, 1957, a time of Cold War paranoia, the Soviet Union secretly launched the Earth's first artificial moon....
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Fallout
- Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking listeners on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction....
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Good background on events I was too young to understand at the time.
- By nightowl on 08-19-23
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Fallout
- Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-07-21
- Language: English
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New York Times best-selling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking listeners on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction....
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Khrushchev
- The Man and His Era
- By: William Taubman
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 34 hrs and 36 mins
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century....
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Remarkable story That very few people know of
- By Zaidan on 03-21-23
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Khrushchev
- The Man and His Era
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 34 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-27-22
- Language: English
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century....
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Brothers
- The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
- By: David Talbot
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 20 hrs and 40 mins
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David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath....
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Just another conspiracy book
- By Ray on 08-23-13
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Brothers
- The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 20 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-23-12
- Language: English
- David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath....
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The Global Age
- Europe 1950-2017
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 27 hrs
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After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the 20th century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to hell and back', the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe....
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Second half of book big disappointment!
- By Amazon Customer on 05-30-19
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The Global Age
- Europe 1950-2017
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 9
- Length: 27 hrs
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the 20th century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to hell and back', the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe....
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Chip War
- The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
- By: Chris Miller
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips....
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Great history, but could poor narration
- By Lily Wong on 10-26-22
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Chip War
- The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-04-22
- Language: English
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You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips....
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War
- How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match
- By: David Edmonds, John Eidinow
- Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men met in the most notorious chess match of all time....
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Engrossing
- By Gene on 02-09-05
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War
- How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match
- Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 02-03-05
- Language: English
- In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men met in the most notorious chess match of all time....
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Mercury Rising
- John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
- By: Jeff Shesol
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Mercury Rising recreates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon....
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Fascinating
- By Pianoman on 07-03-21
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Mercury Rising
- John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Mercury Rising recreates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon....
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The Taking of K-129
- How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
- By: Josh Dean
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
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In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished....
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One of the great stories in history
- By Ben Newman on 11-21-17
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The Taking of K-129
- How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-05-17
- Language: English
- In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished....
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When the Clock Broke
- Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
- By: John Ganz
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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Acclaimed political writer John Ganz looks back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era—and their dark legacy today....
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Amazing history of the early 90s
- By Aaron R. Isaacson on 06-25-24
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When the Clock Broke
- Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-18-24
- Language: English
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Acclaimed political writer John Ganz looks back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era—and their dark legacy today....
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All Hands Down
- The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion
- By: Kenneth Sewell, Jerome Preisler
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank in mysterious circumstances with a loss of 99 lives....
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All Hands Down
- By Stephen on 12-19-08
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All Hands Down
- The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-07-08
- Language: English
- Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank in mysterious circumstances with a loss of 99 lives....
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, an iconic figure of the 20th century, was a brilliant physicist who led efforts to build an atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress....
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An American Tragedy
- By Edith on 12-13-07
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
- J. Robert Oppenheimer, an iconic figure of the 20th century, was a brilliant physicist who led efforts to build an atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress....
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Special Forces Berlin
- Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990
- By: James Stejskal
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan....
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I was there...
- By rowca on 09-15-18
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Special Forces Berlin
- Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-04-17
- Language: English
- The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan....
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Forty Autumns
- A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
- By: Nina Willner
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family....
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Excellent look into the divided Germanys
- By Mary Aalgaard on 01-18-18
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Forty Autumns
- A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-04-16
- Language: English
- In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family....
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The History of the USSR Under Mikhail Gorbachev
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs
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The Cold War moved into one of its most dangerous phases after Brezhnev’s death as both sides deployed nuclear weapons within alarming proximity in Europe....
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Great Book
- By Taylor Hampton on 06-11-23
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The History of the USSR Under Mikhail Gorbachev
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
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The Cold War moved into one of its most dangerous phases after Brezhnev’s death as both sides deployed nuclear weapons within alarming proximity in Europe....
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