- Armed Forces (607)
Best Sellers
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India's Wars
- A Military History (1947-1971)
- Written by: Arjun Subramaniam
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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India's armed forces play a key role in protecting the country and occupy a special place in the Indian people's hearts, yet standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension. In India's Wars, serving Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam seeks to rectify that oversight....
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bass heavy
- By Manik Sejwal on 20-09-19
Written by: Arjun Subramaniam
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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Almost an Anthropological Account of an Aeon!
- By Girish B Hukkeri on 07-03-20
Written by: William L. Shirer
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1962: The War That Wasn't
- The Definitive Account of the Clash Between India and China
- Written by: Shiv Kunal Verma
- Narrated by: Manish Dongardive
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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On 20 October 1962, high in the Himalayas, over 400 Indian soldiers were massacred, and the valley was overrun by soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army....
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Eye opening account of the Sino Indian war
- By dipanjanb on 05-03-19
Written by: Shiv Kunal Verma
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The Art of War
- Written by: Lionel Giles translator, Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Although the historicity of Sun Tzu is today in dispute, his short treatise on the art of war has remained a pre-eminent classic of military philosophy and practice....
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pathetic narration
- By Khorram on 03-05-24
Written by: Lionel Giles translator,
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Jeevan Ke Arth Ki Talaash Me Manushya [Man's Search for Meaning]
- Written by: Viktor E Frankl
- Narrated by: Rajesh Bathija
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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मैंस सर्च फ़ॉर मीनिंग, होलोकास्ट से निकली एक अद्भुत व उल्लेखनीय क्लासिक पुस्तक है।....
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Inspirational
- By Amol Anandrao Kate on 20-05-24
Written by: Viktor E Frankl
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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India's Wars
- A Military History (1947-1971)
- Written by: Arjun Subramaniam
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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India's armed forces play a key role in protecting the country and occupy a special place in the Indian people's hearts, yet standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension. In India's Wars, serving Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam seeks to rectify that oversight....
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bass heavy
- By Manik Sejwal on 20-09-19
Written by: Arjun Subramaniam
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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Almost an Anthropological Account of an Aeon!
- By Girish B Hukkeri on 07-03-20
Written by: William L. Shirer
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1962: The War That Wasn't
- The Definitive Account of the Clash Between India and China
- Written by: Shiv Kunal Verma
- Narrated by: Manish Dongardive
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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On 20 October 1962, high in the Himalayas, over 400 Indian soldiers were massacred, and the valley was overrun by soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army....
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Eye opening account of the Sino Indian war
- By dipanjanb on 05-03-19
Written by: Shiv Kunal Verma
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The Art of War
- Written by: Lionel Giles translator, Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Although the historicity of Sun Tzu is today in dispute, his short treatise on the art of war has remained a pre-eminent classic of military philosophy and practice....
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pathetic narration
- By Khorram on 03-05-24
Written by: Lionel Giles translator,
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Jeevan Ke Arth Ki Talaash Me Manushya [Man's Search for Meaning]
- Written by: Viktor E Frankl
- Narrated by: Rajesh Bathija
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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मैंस सर्च फ़ॉर मीनिंग, होलोकास्ट से निकली एक अद्भुत व उल्लेखनीय क्लासिक पुस्तक है।....
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Inspirational
- By Amol Anandrao Kate on 20-05-24
Written by: Viktor E Frankl
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Mossad
- The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
- Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....
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Very engrossing and thrilling!
- By shashwat hota on 18-12-21
Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar,
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Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye
- My Life Story
- Written by: K.J.S. Dhillon
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Lieutenant General K.J.S. ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, an Infantry veteran from the Rajputana Rifles with about four decades of military service, has served multiple tenures in Kashmir. In this book, ‘Tiny’ Dhillon opens a hitherto-closed window, not only to his life but also to Kashmir....
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Amazing experience of a decorated Indian army officer
- By Amazon Customer on 30-04-24
Written by: K.J.S. Dhillon
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Revolutionaries
- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom
- Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important....
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Extremely informative content
- By Tungadri Bose on 15-05-24
Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
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Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Using a range of forgotten Afghan and Indian sources, William Dalrymple's masterful retelling of Britain's greatest imperial disaster is a powerful parable of colonial ambition and cultural collision, folly and hubris. Return of a King is history at its most urgent and important....
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Must Listen
- By anup on 05-10-21
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- Written by: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan....
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How they created the monster
- By Tushar on 07-04-24
Written by: Steve Coll
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Bravehearts of Bharat
- Vignettes from Indian History
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom....
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Excellent glimpse of Indian history
- By DATTADA V. on 22-09-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Mastering Fear
- A Navy SEAL's Guide
- Written by: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Brandon Webb
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Brandon Webb has run life-threatening missions in the world's worst trouble spots, whether that meant jumping out of airplanes, taking down hostile ships on the open sea....
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An insightful read.
- By Prakash Swaminathan on 13-09-21
Written by: Brandon Webb,
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Written by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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Leadership principles in practice
- By Rishi on 10-02-24
Written by: Jocko Willink,
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The First World War
- A Complete History
- Written by: Martin Gilbert
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 33 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo. It would officially end nearly five years later. Unofficially, however, it has never ended...
Written by: Martin Gilbert
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 1)
- The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him....
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Mind numbingly dull
- By Alok on 06-03-23
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Written by: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Written between 1717 and 1790, and originally referred to by its author as simply Memoirs, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is considered the pioneering example of the genre....
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As always a lot to learn about leading a good life
- By Juzer Firoz Rangwala on 28-07-21
Written by: Benjamin Franklin
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A Book of Five Rings
- The Strategy of Musashi
- Written by: Miyamoto Musashi
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....
Written by: Miyamoto Musashi
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Bipin
- The Man Behind the Uniform
- Written by: Rachna Bisht Rawat
- Narrated by: Kulvin Suri
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by bestselling author Rachna Bisht Rawat and featuring in-depth interviews with Bipin Rawat's friends, family members and comrades, this book is a befitting tribute to one of India's greatest and most controversial Generals....
Written by: Rachna Bisht Rawat
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The Pentagon's Brain
- An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times best seller Area 51....
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Awesome..
- By ConsciousnesS on 01-05-23
Written by: Annie Jacobsen
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The Force Behind the Forces
- Stories of Brave Indian Army Wives
- Written by: Swapnil Pandey
- Narrated by: Angira Mukherjee
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Force behind the Forces is a collection of seven true stories of eternal love, courage and sacrifice. Written by an army wife, Swapnil Pandey, this book brings to light moving stories of unimaginable valour in the face of broken dreams, lost hopes and shattered families....
Written by: Swapnil Pandey
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The Hero of Tiger Hill
- Autobiography of a Param Vir
- Written by: Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav
- Narrated by: Tejas Menon
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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I was not afraid of death. All I prayed for now was to not die before winning back Tiger Hill for India....
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Amazing storytelling by a real hero
- By Purav G. on 14-02-24
Written by: Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav
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Krantikari
- Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Ek Alag Kahani
- Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrated by: Ashish Bhandari
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important....
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what a shame for me!
- By Souvik Bag on 27-04-24
Written by: Sanjeev Sanyal
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The Soldier and the State
- The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations
- Written by: Samuel P. Huntington
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In this classic work, Huntington challenges old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society....
Written by: Samuel P. Huntington
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Putin's Wars and NATO's Flaws
- Why Russia Invaded Ukraine
- Written by: Paul Moorcraft
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This book explores why there is a major war again in Europe. Putin's actions need to be understood if not forgiven. With the Ukraine conflict seen as a proxy war of NATO versus Russia, how likely is the fighting to spread?
Written by: Paul Moorcraft
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A Political History of the World
- Three Thousand Years of War and Peace (A Pelican Book)
- Written by: Jonathan Holslag
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Political History of the World by Jonathan Holslag, read by Roy McMillan. In 3,000 years of history, China has spent at least 11 centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 percent of its lifetime....
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A Must Have for Every Library
- By dipanjanb on 25-01-19
Written by: Jonathan Holslag
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The Collapse of Yugoslavia
- 1991-99
- Written by: Alastair Finlan
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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With updates from the author, this is a concise overview of the tragic conflict in former Yugoslavia and its significant consequences....
Written by: Alastair Finlan
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1971
- Stories of Grit and Glory From the Indo-Pak War
- Written by: Ian Cardozo
- Narrated by: Dev J Haldar
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this collection of true stories, decorated war veteran Major General Ian Cardozo recounts what really happened during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, piecing together every story in vivid detail through interviews with survivors and their families....
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Good insight for someone who is not known to military terms
- By Pramodh V. on 26-03-24
Written by: Ian Cardozo
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On War
- Written by: Carl von Clausewitz
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 29 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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On War was first published in 1832, at a time when muskets and cavalry were a dominating presence on the battlefield....
Written by: Carl von Clausewitz
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The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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American journalist and author William L. Shirer was a war correspondent for six years in Nazi Germany, having a front-row seat to Hitler’s rise in influence and power....
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An eye opener !
- By Sharat Vishwanatha on 23-08-21
Written by: William L. Shirer
New Releases
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Aufschrei eines Frontschweins. Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Erlebnisberichte eines Landsers der Wehrmacht vom Krieg an der Ostfront 1942 bis 1945 (Deutsche Soldaten-Biografien)
- Written by: Hans Keusgen
- Narrated by: Kevin Schneider
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicht weniger als die Hölle auf Erden erlebte Hans Keusgen zwischen 1942 und 1945 an der Ostfront ... Als Angehöriger der 129. Infanterie-Division wurde er unmittelbar in die entsetzlichen Schrecken des Krieges hineinkatapultiert. Er machte die großen Rückzugskämpfe im Mittelabschnitt der Front mit und schließlich den Endkampf in Ostpreußen. Seine autobiografischen Erlebnisberichte sind erschütternde Notizen eines Albtraums, der ihn sein Leben lang verfolgte.
Written by: Hans Keusgen
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L'incendio
- Reportage su una generazione tra Iran, Ucraina e Afghanistan
- Written by: Cecilia Sala
- Narrated by: Viola Graziosi
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Kateryna ha 28 anni, ha fatto la modella, ha amici sparsi per l'Europa e all'inizio del 2022 spera che in Ucraina scoppi la guerra: «Non sono così vile da augurarmi di vivere sotto il ricatto di Vladimir Putin per anni, contando sul fatto che il compito di affrontarlo spetti poi a un'altra generazione invece che alla mia». Oggi Kateryna è un soldato. Assim ha 23 anni, studia Ingegneria aerospaziale all'università di Teheran e dal giorno in cui Mahsa Amini è morta, il 16 settembre 2022, con il suo gruppo ha cominciato a scrivere il nome di Mahsa nei bagni delle università e nei vagoni dei treni.
Written by: Cecilia Sala
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Race, Rights, and Rifles
- The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture
- Written by: Alexandra Filindra
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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One-third of American adults—approximately 86 million people—own firearms. This is not just for protection or hunting. Although many associate gun-centric ideology with individualist and libertarian traditions in American political culture, Race, Rights, and Rifles shows that it rests on an equally old but different foundation.
Written by: Alexandra Filindra
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Brotherhood of the Bomb
- The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller
- Written by: Gregg Herken
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the advent of weapons of mass destruction. How did science—and its practitioners—enlisted in the service of the state during the Second World War, become a slave to its patron during the Cold War?
Written by: Gregg Herken
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Combee
- Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War
- Written by: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black
- Narrated by: Machelle Williams
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants: Edda L. Fields-Black shows how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. On June 2, 1863, Tubman and her crew piloted two regiments of Black US Army soldiers, the Second South Carolina Volunteers, and their white commanders up coastal South Carolina's Combahee River in three gunboats.
Written by: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black
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Little Avalanches
- A Memoir
- Written by: Becky Ellis
- Narrated by: Sara Van Beckum, Steve Menasche
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong, but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen medals and becomes a doctor, but is haunted by his past.
Written by: Becky Ellis
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Aufschrei eines Frontschweins. Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Erlebnisberichte eines Landsers der Wehrmacht vom Krieg an der Ostfront 1942 bis 1945 (Deutsche Soldaten-Biografien)
- Written by: Hans Keusgen
- Narrated by: Kevin Schneider
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicht weniger als die Hölle auf Erden erlebte Hans Keusgen zwischen 1942 und 1945 an der Ostfront ... Als Angehöriger der 129. Infanterie-Division wurde er unmittelbar in die entsetzlichen Schrecken des Krieges hineinkatapultiert. Er machte die großen Rückzugskämpfe im Mittelabschnitt der Front mit und schließlich den Endkampf in Ostpreußen. Seine autobiografischen Erlebnisberichte sind erschütternde Notizen eines Albtraums, der ihn sein Leben lang verfolgte.
Written by: Hans Keusgen
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L'incendio
- Reportage su una generazione tra Iran, Ucraina e Afghanistan
- Written by: Cecilia Sala
- Narrated by: Viola Graziosi
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Kateryna ha 28 anni, ha fatto la modella, ha amici sparsi per l'Europa e all'inizio del 2022 spera che in Ucraina scoppi la guerra: «Non sono così vile da augurarmi di vivere sotto il ricatto di Vladimir Putin per anni, contando sul fatto che il compito di affrontarlo spetti poi a un'altra generazione invece che alla mia». Oggi Kateryna è un soldato. Assim ha 23 anni, studia Ingegneria aerospaziale all'università di Teheran e dal giorno in cui Mahsa Amini è morta, il 16 settembre 2022, con il suo gruppo ha cominciato a scrivere il nome di Mahsa nei bagni delle università e nei vagoni dei treni.
Written by: Cecilia Sala
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Race, Rights, and Rifles
- The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture
- Written by: Alexandra Filindra
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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One-third of American adults—approximately 86 million people—own firearms. This is not just for protection or hunting. Although many associate gun-centric ideology with individualist and libertarian traditions in American political culture, Race, Rights, and Rifles shows that it rests on an equally old but different foundation.
Written by: Alexandra Filindra
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Brotherhood of the Bomb
- The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller
- Written by: Gregg Herken
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the advent of weapons of mass destruction. How did science—and its practitioners—enlisted in the service of the state during the Second World War, become a slave to its patron during the Cold War?
Written by: Gregg Herken
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Combee
- Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War
- Written by: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black
- Narrated by: Machelle Williams
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants: Edda L. Fields-Black shows how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. On June 2, 1863, Tubman and her crew piloted two regiments of Black US Army soldiers, the Second South Carolina Volunteers, and their white commanders up coastal South Carolina's Combahee River in three gunboats.
Written by: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black
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Little Avalanches
- A Memoir
- Written by: Becky Ellis
- Narrated by: Sara Van Beckum, Steve Menasche
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong, but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen medals and becomes a doctor, but is haunted by his past.
Written by: Becky Ellis
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American Civil Wars
- A Continental History, 1850-1873
- Written by: Alan Taylor
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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The American Civil War stands at the center of the story, its military history and the drama of emancipation the highlights. Taylor relies on vivid characters to carry the story, from Joseph Hooker, whose timidity in crisis was exploited by Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in the Union defeat at Chancellorsville, to Martin Delany and Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Black abolitionists whose critical work in Canada and the United States advanced emancipation and the enrollment of Black soldiers in Union armies.
Written by: Alan Taylor
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Patton's Prayer
- A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
- Written by: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change, in the weather.
Written by: Alex Kershaw
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Somme, Flandern, Arras - Erinnerungen eines Maschinengewehrsoldaten aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg 1916 - 1917
- Written by: Ingo Möbius, Alfred Hermann
- Narrated by: Thomas Volle
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Im Ersten Weltkrieg waren von Herbst 1914 bis Sommer 1918 die Kämpfe an der Westfront von Materialschlachten und Grabenkämpfen bisher nicht gekannten Ausmaßes geprägt. Kein Angriff erfolgte, ohne vorher das gegnerische Stellungssystem mit größtem Artillerieeinsatz zu bearbeiten. Auf der Seite der Verteidiger genügten meist wenige Maschinengewehre, um auch stärkste Angriffe zum Stehen zu bringen. Über Jahre hinaus konnte keine der Kriegsparteien entscheidende Vorteile erringen. Ende Juni 1916 begannen die Briten an der Somme eine Offensive, nachdem auf den deutschen Stellungen ein siebentägiges Trommelfeuer gelegen hatte.
Written by: Ingo Möbius,
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House of Lilies
- The Dynasty That Made Medieval France
- Written by: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
- Narrated by: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
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One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the Capetian dynasty, dominates the Middle Ages. Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rhône to the Pyrenees. They founded practices and institutions that endured until the Revolution, transformed Paris from a muddy backwater to a splendid metropole, and popularized the fleur-de-lys, the lily, as the emblem of France.
Written by: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
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Prohibida en Normandía
- Written by: Rosario Raro
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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La reportera Martha Gellhorn colabora con The Ghost Army, un ejército fantasma creado en Hollywood para engañar a los nazis. Ella y su marido, el famoso Ernest Hemingway, inventan las vidas de soldados que no existen. Pero Martha aspira a más; quiere cruzar el Atlántico y relatar de primera mano la etapa definitiva de la guerra. Para conseguirlo tendrá que rebelarse contra el rol que pretenden asignarle como mera sombra en la vida de su marido y, además, desafiar una prohibición del alto mando militar que impide la presencia de mujeres en el desembarco de Normandía.
Written by: Rosario Raro
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Becoming Bulletproof (German edition)
- Mein Leben zwischen Survival-Touren, Bushcraft und Bundeswehr
- Written by: Otto Bulletproof
- Narrated by: Philipp Oehme
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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m Leben eines Soldaten ist der Tod jederzeit nah. Otto Bulletproof machte diese Erfahrung, als er als Teil einer Fallschirmjägereinheit der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan in Lebensgefahr geriet. Von Raketenbeschuss und heiklen Missionen bis zum Tod eines Kameraden erzählt er in Becoming Bulletproof Geschichten aus dieser Zeit und davon, was ihn das Militär über Pflichtbewusstsein, Sinn und Werte gelehrt hat. Und natürlich berichtet er von herausfordernden Survival-Touren wie »7 vs. Wild« oder der »Warrior«-Reihe, die sein Leben bereichern, seitdem er aus dem Militär ausgeschieden ist.
Written by: Otto Bulletproof
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Skies of Thunder
- The Deadly World War II Mission over the Roof of the World
- Written by: Caroline Alexander
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
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In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air—meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops faced the monumental challenge of operating from airfields hacked from the jungle, and took on “the Hump,” the fearsome mountain barrier that defined the air route.
Written by: Caroline Alexander
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Wide Awake
- The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War
- Written by: Jon Grinspan
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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In this gripping narrative, Smithsonian historian Jon Grinspan examines how exactly our nation crossed the threshold from a political campaign into a war. Perfect for listeners of Lincoln on the Verge and The Field of Blood, Wide Awake bears witness to the power of protest, the fight for majority rule, and the defense of free speech. At its core, Wide Awake illuminates a question American democracy keeps posing, about the precarious relationship between violent rhetoric and violent actions.
Written by: Jon Grinspan
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Sztuka wojenna kozaków zaporoskich
- Written by: Jacek Komuda
- Narrated by: Roch Siemianowski
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Dzieło życia Jacka Komudy, znanego popularyzatora historii i autora kilkudziesięciu bestsellerów książkowych. Tym razem pisarz wziął na warsztat wojska I Rzeczypospolitej. Na temat powstań kozackich napisano bardzo wiele prac naukowych, rozwikłano wiele problemów politycznych, gospodarczych i społecznych, nie mamy jednak pełnego obrazu jak wyglądała wojskowość kozacka. Niniejsza książka jest – o dziwo – pierwszą rozprawą omawiającą kozacką ars militaris. Piechota zaporoska, jej uzbrojenie i sposób walki.
Written by: Jacek Komuda
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- Written by: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
Written by: Karl Spindler
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The Gas and Flame Men
- Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I
- Written by: Jim Leeke
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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The Gas and Flame Men explores how these famous baseball men, along with an eclectic mix of polo players, collegiate baseball and football stars, professors, architects, and prominent social figures all came together in the Chemical Warfare Service. Jim Leeke examines their service and its long-term effects on their physical and mental health-and on Major League Baseball and the world of sports.
Written by: Jim Leeke
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Museum Worthy
- Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe
- Written by: Elizabeth Campbell
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Art looting is commonly recognized as a central feature of Nazi expropriation. After the war, the famed Monuments Men (and women) recovered several hundred thousand pieces from the Germans' makeshift repositories. Well-publicized restitution cases, such as that of Gustav Klimt's luminous painting featured in the film Woman in Gold, illustrate the legacy of Nazi looting in the art world today. But what happened to looted art that was never returned to its rightful owners?
Written by: Elizabeth Campbell