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The role of social media in the events of the Arab Spring and its aftermath in the Muslim world has stimulated much debate, yet little in the way of useful insight. Now Haroon Ullah, a scholar and diplomat with deep knowledge of politics and societies in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, draws the first clear picture of the unprecedented impact of Twitter, Facebook, and other means of online communication on the recent revolutions that blazed across Muslim nations.

World War II was not merely a war; it was a global cataclysm that redrew borders, toppled empires, and unleashed technologies that still define our world. From the first shots at Westerplatte to the atomic fire over Hiroshima, Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the conflict that reshaped civilization. They examine the ideological struggle between fascism and democracy, the harrowing Eastern Front where Operation Barbarossa cost millions of lives, and the Pacific theater's island-hopping campaign. The show delves into the war's origins in the Treaty of Versailles, the appeasement at Munich,...

History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.

Bloomsbury presents The World in 2050 by Hamish McRae, read by Gordon Griffin. A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' – Tim Harford _______________ A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe’s foremost speakers on global trends...

The USS O'Bannon was a warship used by the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. The destroyer's armament was impressive by any measure – depth charges for submarines, 17 anti-aircraft guns, torpedo tubes for ships and subs alike, and five 5"/38 caliber guns for surface targets.

A selection of poems written during or immediately after the First World War (1914-1918). Most are by men (American, British, Canadian or Australian) who served in combat but some are by non-combatants who describe the ways in which the war impacted on their lives, their families and their communities. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East. Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called "Separation Barrier".

Narrated by award-winning actor Martin Sheen, The Home Front: Life in America During World War II takes listeners into the lives of Americans at home who supported the war effort and sustained the country during wartime. The war brought immediate, life-changing shifts; from the rationing of butter, to an explosion of war-related jobs, to mixed-signals about the role of women in society. Feel what living in the United States was like for everyday people during this disruptive and uncertain period of American history in this Audible Original series. Executive producer was Martha Little. Series producer was Dan Gediman.

'An extraordinary book' DAILY EXPRESS 'Revelatory ... Ms Jacobsen has put together a set of strong allegations about Area 51's covert history ... Her research is compellingly hard-hitting' NEW YORK TIMES It is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever...

World War I: The Complete History is the definitive podcast series tracing every dimension of the Great War — from the tangled alliances and imperial rivalries that ignited Europe in 1914 to the armistice that reshaped the modern world. Beginning with the long fuse of the powder keg — the nationalist tensions, colonial competition, and political miscalculations simmering since 1870 — this show leaves nothing unexplored. Each episode delivers meticulously researched narrative history, bringing to life the statesmen, soldiers, diplomats, and ordinary people swept up in the twentieth ...

Wartime radio at its most provocative - that's "Words at War"! The Office of War Information, in cooperation with The Council on Books in Wartime, brought listeners journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and novels inspired by actual events. Each story was adapted for radio…and for maximum emotional impact.

You might already know that World War I was the Great War, and be familiar with its images; muddy trenches, poison gas, and a no-man's land of craters and barbed wire. But when it comes to understanding its causes, why it dragged on for four years, and how it set the stage for World War II, you...

You might already know that World War I was the Great War, and be familiar with its images, muddy trenches, poison gas and a no-man's land of craters and barbed wire. But when it comes to understanding its causes, why it dragged on for four years and how it set the stage for World War II, you might be lost behind enemy lines. Don't wave the white flag just yet! 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.

Human beings have been battling one another since time immemorial. But why war and terrorism? Why are men almost always the killers, and why are war and sex so inextricably linked? Why do we kill members of our own species intentionally, when few other animals do so?

Life has never been easier thanks to the advancement of technology. However, with all new technological advancements also come new risks. The most drastically increasing issue in the world today is not biological warfare, but cyber warfare. Data has become the single most valuable commodity in today’s world, and, of course, there are always people lurking around the corner, trying to get their hands on it.

The ghost stories that haunt the battlefields, bunkers and ruins of the Second World War.

World War I was not merely a conflict; it was the cataclysm that dismantled centuries-old empires and reshaped the global order. Join Lucas and Luna as they traverse the war's vast geography—from the trenches of the Somme and Verdun to the Eastern Front's vastness, the Ottoman campaigns at Gallipoli, and the colonial battles in Africa and the Middle East. They examine the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the intricate alliance systems that escalated a local crisis into world war, and the brutal reality of industrial warfare: machine guns, poison gas, tanks, and the staggering human...

World War I did not merely redraw borders—it extinguished the Ottoman Empire after six centuries of rule. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, traces the empire's final decades from the Tanzimat reforms and the Young Turk Revolution to the disastrous alliances with Germany, the Armenian Genocide, the Arab Revolt led by T.E. Lawrence, and the decisive battles at Gallipoli and Megiddo. We explore how wartime famine, British intelligence, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement carved up Ottoman lands into mandates, setting the stage for modern Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine. Through the ...

Dive into a captivating narrative that chronicles the world’s most significant conflict—the Great War. Written from the perspective of the United States and its Allies, this work offers an unvarnished look at the bloodiest and most destructive war in history, tracing its origins to its triumphant conclusion and the lasting impact it had on the globe. Our aim has been to combine clarity with depth; a compelling account of such monumental events should engage rather than confuse. With a foundation built on official documents from the battlegrounds and government archives, this work ...

Under martial law during World War II, Hawai'i was located at the intersection of home front and war front. In Settler Militarism, Juliet Nebolon shows how settler colonialism and militarization simultaneously perpetuated, legitimated, and concealed one another in wartime Hawai'i for the...