Interwar Period
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
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As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia....
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So much information
- By Daniel L Carmony on 05-14-19
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia....
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Operation Mincemeat
- How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Ben Macintyre’s Agent Zigzag was hailed as “rollicking, spellbinding” (New York Times), “wildly improbable but entirely true” (Entertainment Weekly), and, quite simply, “the best book ever written” (Boston Globe)....
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Better than the movie
- By Jack M on 06-23-10
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Operation Mincemeat
- How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 05-04-10
- Language: English
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Ben Macintyre’s Agent Zigzag was hailed as “rollicking, spellbinding” (New York Times), “wildly improbable but entirely true” (Entertainment Weekly), and, quite simply, “the best book ever written” (Boston Globe)....
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume 3
- Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
- By: William Manchester, Paul Reid
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer, Paul Reid
- Length: 53 hrs and 23 mins
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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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A worthy final volume in a great biography
- By Mike From Mesa on 11-27-12
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume 3
- Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer, Paul Reid
- Series: Last Lion, Book 3
- Length: 53 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-06-12
- Language: English
- 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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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- By: Benjamin Carter Hett
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, with disturbing resonances for our own time....
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I can't trust the author's account of these events
- By Example: Mark Twain on 11-10-19
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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-03-18
- Language: English
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Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, with disturbing resonances for our own time....
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War and Remembrance
- By: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 56 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers....
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What can I say that hasn't already been said??
- By aaron on 01-31-12
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War and Remembrance
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Series: Winds of War, Book 2
- Length: 56 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 12-06-11
- Language: English
- Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers....
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The Cold War's Killing Fields
- Rethinking the Long Peace
- By: Paul Thomas Chamberlin
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
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A vital, comprehensive international military history of the Cold War which views the decades-long superpower struggles as one of the three great conflicts of the 20th century alongside the two World Wars, and reveals how bloody the "Long Peace" actually was....
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Interesting but Biased
- By Jonathan W Schneider on 08-13-18
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The Cold War's Killing Fields
- Rethinking the Long Peace
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 07-03-18
- Language: English
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A vital, comprehensive international military history of the Cold War which views the decades-long superpower struggles as one of the three great conflicts of the 20th century alongside the two World Wars, and reveals how bloody the "Long Peace" actually was....
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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940
- Twentieth Century Journey Series, Book 2
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The famous journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich documents his front row seat at the pivotal events leading up to World War II....
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None better
- By Ira S. Saposnik on 02-07-20
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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940
- Twentieth Century Journey Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Twentieth Century Journey, Book 2
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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The famous journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich documents his front row seat at the pivotal events leading up to World War II....
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940
- By: William Manchester
- Narrated by: Richard Brown
- Length: 36 hrs and 21 mins
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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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Senseless change of narrators
- By sph on 12-12-11
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940
- Narrated by: Richard Brown
- Series: Last Lion, Book 2
- Length: 36 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-12-07
- Language: English
- 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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Double Cross
- The True Story of the D-Day Spies
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military achievement, it was also a masterpiece of trickery....
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Are You Sure Ben Macintyre Wrote This?
- By Sheila Quaid on 08-01-12
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Double Cross
- The True Story of the D-Day Spies
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-31-12
- Language: English
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On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military achievement, it was also a masterpiece of trickery....
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Hitler
- Downfall: 1939-1945
- By: Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 29 hrs and 26 mins
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From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 comes a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself....
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Had to return because of narration
- By Thomas C on 03-26-21
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Hitler
- Downfall: 1939-1945
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 29 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 comes a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself....
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To Hell and Back
- Europe 1914-1949
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins
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The Penguin History of Europe series reaches the 20th century with acclaimed scholar Ian Kershaw's long-anticipated analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II....
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History in detail is an antidote for arrogance
- By Philo on 01-31-16
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To Hell and Back
- Europe 1914-1949
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 8
- Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 11-17-15
- Language: English
- The Penguin History of Europe series reaches the 20th century with acclaimed scholar Ian Kershaw's long-anticipated analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II....
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HITLER: 1936-1945 Nemesis
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 38 hrs and 29 mins
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The climax and conclusion of one of the best-selling biographies of our time.....
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Well worn ground
- By Mike From Mesa on 04-06-14
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HITLER: 1936-1945 Nemesis
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 38 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-24-13
- Language: English
- The climax and conclusion of one of the best-selling biographies of our time.....
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Black Earth
- The Holocaust as History and Warning
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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In this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great atrocity of the twentieth century, and reveals the risks that we face in the twenty-first....
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Tough book but worth it!
- By Amazon customer on 11-20-15
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Black Earth
- The Holocaust as History and Warning
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-08-15
- Language: English
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In this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great atrocity of the twentieth century, and reveals the risks that we face in the twenty-first....
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Adolf Hitler
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 44 hrs and 42 mins
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Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates....
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Strange Person
- By Mark on 11-25-14
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Adolf Hitler
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 44 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-21-14
- Language: English
- Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates....
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The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939
- By: Frank McDonough
- Narrated by: Paul McGann
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
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The first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand, ending on Germany's comprehensive military defeat of Poland in 1939....
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The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939
- Narrated by: Paul McGann
- Series: The Hitler Years, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-22-21
- Language: English
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The first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand, ending on Germany's comprehensive military defeat of Poland in 1939....
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De Gaulle
- By: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 41 hrs and 35 mins
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In a definitive biography of the mythic general who refused to accept Nazi domination of France, Julian Jackson captures this titanic figure as never before....
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Extremely British approach to de Gaulle
- By Keith on 05-31-19
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De Gaulle
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 41 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-25-18
- Language: English
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In a definitive biography of the mythic general who refused to accept Nazi domination of France, Julian Jackson captures this titanic figure as never before....
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The Pursuit of Italy
- A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
- By: David Gilmour
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake....
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Good history: Tough Narration
- By C.S. on 11-12-18
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The Pursuit of Italy
- A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-12-17
- Language: English
- Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake....
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The Second World War: A Complete History
- By: Martin Gilbert
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 43 hrs and 2 mins
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It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939....
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A Catalog of Atrocities, Ignores the Japanese
- By Doc G on 02-28-19
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The Second World War: A Complete History
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 43 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-17-12
- Language: English
- It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939....
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How to Be a Dictator
- The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
- By: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Jack Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term....
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Worth a listen
- By Amazon Customer on 12-06-19
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How to Be a Dictator
- The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
- Narrated by: Jack Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-16-19
- Language: English
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No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term....
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World Order
- By: Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the 21st century....
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More retrospective than future oriented
- By Scott on 10-23-14
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World Order
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 09-09-14
- Language: English
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Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the 21st century....
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