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Mussolini in Myth and Memory
- The First Totalitarian Dictator
- By: Paul Corner
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Mussolini has rarely been taken seriously as a totalitarian dictator; Hitler and Stalin have always cast too long a shadow. But what was a negative judgement on the Duce, considered innocuous and ineffective, has begun to work to his advantage....
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Mussolini in Myth and Memory
- The First Totalitarian Dictator
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Mussolini has rarely been taken seriously as a totalitarian dictator; Hitler and Stalin have always cast too long a shadow. But what was a negative judgement on the Duce, considered innocuous and ineffective, has begun to work to his advantage....
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1939: Countdown to War
- By: Richard Overy
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
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On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland....
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The vexed question of inevitability
- By Adeliese Baumann on 12-15-13
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1939: Countdown to War
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-23-10
- Language: English
- On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland....
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A History of the World
- From Prehistory to the 21st Century
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating history of civilisation.
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A History of the World
- From Prehistory to the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-27-24
- Language: English
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Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating history of civilisation.
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November 1918
- The German Revolution
- By: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure. Robert Gerwarth argues here that it brought into being the first ever German democracy in an amazingly bloodless way....
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Fresh Historical Perspective
- By Greg Fulkerson on 11-04-20
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November 1918
- The German Revolution
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-20-20
- Language: English
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The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure. Robert Gerwarth argues here that it brought into being the first ever German democracy in an amazingly bloodless way....
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A Concise Biography of Adolf Hitler
- By: Thomas Fuchs
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A unique biography, organized by subject areas to provide quick access to key facts and illuminating anecdotes about Hitler and his malevolent career....
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Good book ....
- By Alan on 12-20-14
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A Concise Biography of Adolf Hitler
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 02-22-13
- Language: English
- A unique biography, organized by subject areas to provide quick access to key facts and illuminating anecdotes about Hitler and his malevolent career....
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems that Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise examines how the multicultural nation broke apart in the 1980s and 1990s....
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Brief (Very Brief) Summary of Complex History
- By Kindle Customer on 02-24-23
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 12-31-18
- Language: English
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems that Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise examines how the multicultural nation broke apart in the 1980s and 1990s....
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Crucible
- The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924
- By: Charles Emmerson
- Narrated by: Charles Emmerson
- Length: 25 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The gripping story of the years that ended the Great War and launched Europe and America onto the roller coaster of the 20th century, Crucible is filled with all-too-human tales of exuberant dreams, dark fears, and the absurdities of chance....
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Splendid in all respects
- By Paul Custer on 02-11-20
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Crucible
- The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924
- Narrated by: Charles Emmerson
- Length: 25 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 12-02-19
- Language: English
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The gripping story of the years that ended the Great War and launched Europe and America onto the roller coaster of the 20th century, Crucible is filled with all-too-human tales of exuberant dreams, dark fears, and the absurdities of chance....
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The Pursuit of Dominance
- 2000 Years of Superpower Grand Strategy
- By: Christopher J. Fettweis
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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In The Pursuit of Dominance, Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status....
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The Pursuit of Dominance
- 2000 Years of Superpower Grand Strategy
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-27-22
- Language: English
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In The Pursuit of Dominance, Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status....
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The Project-State and Its Rivals
- A New History of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- By: Charles S. Maier
- Narrated by: Stephen Caffrey
- Length: 25 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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We thought we knew the story of the twentieth century. For many in the West, after the two world conflicts and the long cold war, the verdict was clear: democratic values had prevailed over dictatorship....
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The Project-State and Its Rivals
- A New History of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- Narrated by: Stephen Caffrey
- Length: 25 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-16-24
- Language: English
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We thought we knew the story of the twentieth century. For many in the West, after the two world conflicts and the long cold war, the verdict was clear: democratic values had prevailed over dictatorship....
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The Hawk and the Dove
- Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
- By: Nicholas Thompson
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies for winning---and surviving---that harrowing conflict....
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Two outstanding people in the US Government
- By Nina Donnard on 11-05-09
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The Hawk and the Dove
- Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-05-09
- Language: English
- Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies for winning---and surviving---that harrowing conflict....
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Dragon Harvest
- The Lanny Budd Novels, Book 6
- By: Upton Sinclair
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 30 hrs and 14 mins
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Lanny Budd infiltrates the Nazi high command in the riveting sixth chapter of Upton Sinclair’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series of historical novels....
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This series remains as captivating as ever!
- By Floodlights on 03-25-24
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Dragon Harvest
- The Lanny Budd Novels, Book 6
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Series: The Lanny Budd, Book 6
- Length: 30 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-25-23
- Language: English
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Lanny Budd infiltrates the Nazi high command in the riveting sixth chapter of Upton Sinclair’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series of historical novels....
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Revolution and Dictatorship
- The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism
- By: Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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This book explores why dictatorships born of social revolution—such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam—are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure....
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Revolution and Dictatorship
- The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 12-13-22
- Language: English
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This book explores why dictatorships born of social revolution—such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam—are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure....
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Everything Is Possible
- Antifascism and the Left in the Age of Fascism
- By: Joseph Fronczak
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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The fascinating history of how the antifascist movement of the 1930s created "the left" as we know it today....
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Thorough history of a movement
- By Buretto on 03-30-23
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Everything Is Possible
- Antifascism and the Left in the Age of Fascism
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-24-23
- Language: English
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The fascinating history of how the antifascist movement of the 1930s created "the left" as we know it today....
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The General
- Charles De Gaulle and the France He Saved
- By: Jonathan Fenby
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 28 hrs and 51 mins
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No leader of modern times was more uniquely patriotic than Charles de Gaulle. As founder and first president of the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle saw himself as "carrying France on [his] shoulders"....
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Book Great Read. Narrator Horrible-slow dead voice
- By marigoyle on 10-23-13
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The General
- Charles De Gaulle and the France He Saved
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 28 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 01-15-13
- Language: English
- No leader of modern times was more uniquely patriotic than Charles de Gaulle. As founder and first president of the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle saw himself as "carrying France on [his] shoulders"....
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Friendly Fascism
- The New Face of Power in America
- By: Bertram Gross, Mark Crispin Miller - editor, Chris Hedges - introduction
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
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In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask," a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism....
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Left wing pablum
- By Vinny on 09-15-21
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Friendly Fascism
- The New Face of Power in America
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-18-17
- Language: English
- In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask," a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism....
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The Sum of the People
- How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age
- By: Andrew Whitby
- Narrated by: David Piggott
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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In The Sum of the People, data scientist Andrew Whitby traces the remarkable history of the census, from ancient China and the Roman Empire, through revolutionary America and Nazi-occupied Europe, to the steps of the Supreme Court....
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The Sum of the People
- How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age
- Narrated by: David Piggott
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-10-20
- Language: English
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In The Sum of the People, data scientist Andrew Whitby traces the remarkable history of the census, from ancient China and the Roman Empire, through revolutionary America and Nazi-occupied Europe, to the steps of the Supreme Court....
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A Less Boring History of the World
- By: Dave Rear
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach....
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A Less Boring Audiobook
- By Mauro on 11-13-12
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A Less Boring History of the World
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 10-04-12
- Language: English
- Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach....
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich
- By: Lucas Delattre
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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A work of remarkable scholarship that moves with the swift pace of a John le Carre thriller, A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich is a chilling addition to the literature of espionage....
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100% very good
- By Coco on 06-11-07
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 05-20-05
- Language: English
- A work of remarkable scholarship that moves with the swift pace of a John le Carre thriller, A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich is a chilling addition to the literature of espionage....
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A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born....
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Long Winded and Drawn Out
- By Georgette Topakas on 02-10-20
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A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: The Resistance Quartet
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born....
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A Brief History of the Cold War
- Brief Histories
- By: John Hughes-Wilson
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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The Cold War was an undeclared war, fought silently and carefully between ideological opponents armed with the most fearsome weapons....
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A woefully unbalanced and haughty view
- By Christian Jorgensen on 04-12-17
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A Brief History of the Cold War
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 02-14-14
- Language: English
- The Cold War was an undeclared war, fought silently and carefully between ideological opponents armed with the most fearsome weapons....
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