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The Pity of War
- Explaining World War I
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 21 hrs and 38 mins
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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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Ferguson wouldn’t know history if it hit him in the head
- By Schen on 10-07-20
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The Pity of War
- Explaining World War I
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 21 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-01-20
- Language: English
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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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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
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The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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An Absolutely SUPERB Book for Lovers of History
- By Dipam on 06-27-21
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-20-21
- Language: English
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The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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The Vanquished
- Why the First World War Failed to End
- By: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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As absorbing in its drama as it is unsettling in its analysis, The Vanquished is destined to transform our understanding of not just the First World War but the 20th century as a whole....
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little-known period following WWI is illuminated
- By John on 02-16-17
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The Vanquished
- Why the First World War Failed to End
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-15-16
- Language: English
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As absorbing in its drama as it is unsettling in its analysis, The Vanquished is destined to transform our understanding of not just the First World War but the 20th century as a whole....
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Potsdam
- The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe
- By: Michael Neiberg
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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After Germany's defeat in World War II, Europe lay in tatters. Millions of refugees were dispersed across the continent. Food and fuel were scarce....
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Richly told and entertaining.
- By John Kaiser on 06-20-15
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Potsdam
- The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-05-15
- Language: English
- After Germany's defeat in World War II, Europe lay in tatters. Millions of refugees were dispersed across the continent. Food and fuel were scarce....
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- By: Benn Steil
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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Is this a mystery, a history or an economics book?
- By Neil on 04-23-13
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
- When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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The Winds of War
- By: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 45 hrs and 48 mins
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Herman Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family....
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A Masterpiece
- By Robert on 05-24-13
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The Winds of War
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Series: Winds of War, Book 1
- Length: 45 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-18-11
- Language: English
- Herman Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family....
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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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The Pope at War
- The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
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When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II....
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Intellectually dishonest
- By ReviewAmazon384 on 04-08-23
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The Pope at War
- The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II....
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War of Attrition
- Fighting the First World War
- By: William Philpott
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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The Great War of 1914-1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another....
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Confusing and disorganized
- By BMC on 08-05-14
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War of Attrition
- Fighting the First World War
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-30-14
- Language: English
- The Great War of 1914-1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another....
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The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
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The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire he had created....
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No description of battles
- By John Gaston on 01-15-21
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The Napoleonic Wars
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-17-20
- Language: English
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The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire he had created....
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Personality and Power
- Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
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From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age’s uniquely devastating despots....
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Great book, but needs work on human groups
- By Thomas F. Winterbottom on 12-07-22
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Personality and Power
- Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age’s uniquely devastating despots....
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First World War for Dummies
- By: Dr. Sean Lang
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
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From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War for Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the motivations of the participants....
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Richard's review
- By Anonymous User on 05-28-24
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First World War for Dummies
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 11-12-19
- Language: English
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From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War for Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the motivations of the participants....
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Warlords
- An Extraordinary Re-Creation of World War II Through the Eyes and Minds of Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
- By: Joanna Potts, Simon Berthon
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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Warlords recreates in forensic and gripping detail the extraordinary mind games between Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, and Roosevelt as World War Two unfolded day by day....
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As if you are right at their elbows
- By Philo on 11-15-22
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Warlords
- An Extraordinary Re-Creation of World War II Through the Eyes and Minds of Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-12-22
- Language: English
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Warlords recreates in forensic and gripping detail the extraordinary mind games between Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, and Roosevelt as World War Two unfolded day by day....
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Goering
- The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader
- By: Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In Goering, Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel use firsthand testimonies and a variety of historical documents to tell the story of a monster lurking in Hitler's shadows....
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From Fighter Pilot Ace to Cartoon Villain
- By aaron on 03-27-21
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Goering
- The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-19-20
- Language: English
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In Goering, Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel use firsthand testimonies and a variety of historical documents to tell the story of a monster lurking in Hitler's shadows....
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1924
- The Year That Made Hitler
- By: Peter Ross Range
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 9 hrs
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The dark story of Adolf Hitler's life in 1924 - the year that made a monster....
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Excellent book to compare current events
- By Elin on 12-05-16
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1924
- The Year That Made Hitler
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 01-26-16
- Language: English
- The dark story of Adolf Hitler's life in 1924 - the year that made a monster....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I
- By: Alan Axelrod Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I audiobook gives you a comprehensive overview of the first global war, from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles....
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I Finally Understand World War I
- By Ann on 09-16-22
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-20-20
- Language: English
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I audiobook gives you a comprehensive overview of the first global war, from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles....
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Stalin and the Fate of Europe
- The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty
- By: Norman M. Naimark
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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In this powerful reassessment of the postwar order in Europe, Norman Naimark suggests that Joseph Stalin was far more open to a settlement on the continent than we have thought....
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Stalin and the Fate of Europe
- The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
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In this powerful reassessment of the postwar order in Europe, Norman Naimark suggests that Joseph Stalin was far more open to a settlement on the continent than we have thought....
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The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 25 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive". Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt - all resonate in the literature of war....
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Missing important facts and not well researched
- By Andrew on 02-24-18
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The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 25 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-30-18
- Language: English
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History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive". Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt - all resonate in the literature of war....
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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
- By: Charles Emerson
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
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Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence....
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Good book ruined by bad read
- By GANESHi on 08-02-13
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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 05-09-13
- Language: English
- Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence....
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1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
- By: Andrew Nagorski
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Best-selling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s miscalculations and policy of terror propelled Churchill, FDR, and Stalin into a powerful new alliance that defeated Nazi Germany....
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Interesting but problematic
- By Thor Olson on 06-14-19
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1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-04-19
- Language: English
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Best-selling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s miscalculations and policy of terror propelled Churchill, FDR, and Stalin into a powerful new alliance that defeated Nazi Germany....
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