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The British Empire
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Categories: History, Military
Publisher's Summary
Here is the story of how the English acquired their vast domain; how they ruled, maintained, and exploited it; and how, within decades, they presided over its dissolution. Here are Britain's triumphs and also her stinging defeats, her heroes and her scoundrels. It is a full and fascinating chronicle of the growth of the British Empire and its people and of the impact that empire had on the rest of the world.
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- MiamiMe
- 27-03-18
Great presentation of a broad historical narrative
I think it's a credit to narrator Corrie James, that she was able to bring a consistent voice to what is a collection of essays from different authors edited by Stephen W. Sears. That's no small feat. I learned a lot about Britain and how the empire got its start and was maintained throughout WWII. I think the book falls apart a little in its explanations of how the empire itself disintegrated. But overall it's a good read. And I appreciate James' narration enough to seek out other audio books she narrates.
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- Ian
- 31-12-17
British Empire
extremely well researched & insightful; one learns much about the course & impact of the British Empire; the narrator was pleasant
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- Jeremy Martineau
- 16-10-20
Interesting but anti western civilization
There is no doubt that the British empire was a massive force for good and improved the subject people's lives immensely. They brought science, progress, industrialization, law and order, longer lives, and a higher standard of living everywhere they went. This is book is biased against the British empire. The subject people's would still be doing rain dances, killing each other, and dying of disease and childbirth without the British.
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- Cowboy Up!!
- 29-01-18
Magnificent
My first audible book! Definitely worth it! Long book yet this is really interesting to read! Lots of interesting History to learn from this wonderful Book! The author and Narrator did amazing job!! Thanks for a great book! I would definitely recommend this book!
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- Manish
- 14-04-19
Pro-British Empire
This is an overview of the British Empire spanning over 500 years with different authors for each chapter. However the narration makes this seamless. However it is very pro-British with very little analysis. Entire books have been written on each chapter. Overall it is a good entry level story but for greater depth and analysis Jan Morris' trilogy is better
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- Iain
- 28-01-21
A Balanced History
This book provides a fair and balanced history of the British Empire, it points out moment of glory without being ignorant of the negatives such as the developed racism of the 19th century.
well read in audiobook form it is a gental listen that does the empire justice
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- Kyle
- 13-11-20
Exactly what it says on the tin
This book is very well delivered, and it covers absolutely everything you can think of. I could not have hoped for a more comprehensive book on the matter. The introduction is a little bit slow but once worked through it is certainly worth while.
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- aidan
- 16-03-19
Truly comprehensive
The British empire will likely go down as the definitive account of imperial British society