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Eagle Days
- Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain
- By: Victoria Taylor
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Eagle Days transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s ‘Finest Hour’ from a cartoonish antagonist to a multidimensional, flawed-yet-formidable opponent. The narrative contains not just the voices of the air crews who conducted the fighting, but uniquely never-before-translated primary source material of other contemporary eyewitnesses, (Luftwaffe’s paratroopers, anti-aircraft gunners and air signalmen). Eagle Days will offer all fans of this period a refreshing, comprehensive and exciting account of the Luftwaffe’s real experiences during the Battle of Britain.
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good story
- By M J May on 13-06-25
By: Victoria Taylor
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Three Weeks in July
- 7/7, the aftermath and the deadly manhunt
- By: Adam Wishart, James Nally
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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The first of its kind, Three Weeks in July provides the definitive narrative on the harrowing events of 7th July 2005 and the aftermath, where chaos, confusion and terror reigned on the streets of London. A true-crime investigation woven together with high-politics and seminal history, the book will intricately explore the untold accounts of the Met’s and Government’s response to 7/7, and their desperate attempts to prevent a possible second wave.
By: Adam Wishart, and others
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Lockerbie
- A Father’s Search for Justice
- By: Jim Swire, Peter Biddulph
- Narrated by: Mike Grady, Nano Nagle
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack on Britain since World War Two. 259 passengers and 11 townsfolk of Lockerbie were murdered. Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2012.
By: Jim Swire, and others
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Mountain Commandos in the Falklands
- The Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre in Action during the 1982 Conflict
- By: Rod Boswell
- Narrated by: Rod Boswell
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry. Their daring mission was to hide out in hostile territory, reconnoiter the Argentine position and then report back. From their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come.
By: Rod Boswell
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Epic of the Earth
- Reading Homer's "Iliad" in the Fight for a Dying World
- By: Edith Hall
- Narrated by: Edith Hall
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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The roots of today's environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity's past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer's Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer's account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable.
By: Edith Hall
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The Cuckoo's Lea
- The Forgotten History of Birds and Place
- By: Michael J. Warren
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuring powerful identities for people in ancient landscapes. What are their stories and secrets? How did people encounter birds over a thousand years ago? In The Cuckoo’s Lea, Michael J. Warren sets out on the trail of these ghosts. Captivated and guided by the secrets of place names, he finds their stories entangled with his own explorations of places through birds all across England.
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Very enjoyable
- By Andrew on 19-06-25
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Eagle Days
- Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain
- By: Victoria Taylor
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Eagle Days transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s ‘Finest Hour’ from a cartoonish antagonist to a multidimensional, flawed-yet-formidable opponent. The narrative contains not just the voices of the air crews who conducted the fighting, but uniquely never-before-translated primary source material of other contemporary eyewitnesses, (Luftwaffe’s paratroopers, anti-aircraft gunners and air signalmen). Eagle Days will offer all fans of this period a refreshing, comprehensive and exciting account of the Luftwaffe’s real experiences during the Battle of Britain.
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good story
- By M J May on 13-06-25
By: Victoria Taylor
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Three Weeks in July
- 7/7, the aftermath and the deadly manhunt
- By: Adam Wishart, James Nally
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The first of its kind, Three Weeks in July provides the definitive narrative on the harrowing events of 7th July 2005 and the aftermath, where chaos, confusion and terror reigned on the streets of London. A true-crime investigation woven together with high-politics and seminal history, the book will intricately explore the untold accounts of the Met’s and Government’s response to 7/7, and their desperate attempts to prevent a possible second wave.
By: Adam Wishart, and others
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Lockerbie
- A Father’s Search for Justice
- By: Jim Swire, Peter Biddulph
- Narrated by: Mike Grady, Nano Nagle
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack on Britain since World War Two. 259 passengers and 11 townsfolk of Lockerbie were murdered. Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2012.
By: Jim Swire, and others
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Mountain Commandos in the Falklands
- The Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre in Action during the 1982 Conflict
- By: Rod Boswell
- Narrated by: Rod Boswell
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry. Their daring mission was to hide out in hostile territory, reconnoiter the Argentine position and then report back. From their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come.
By: Rod Boswell
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Epic of the Earth
- Reading Homer's "Iliad" in the Fight for a Dying World
- By: Edith Hall
- Narrated by: Edith Hall
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The roots of today's environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity's past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer's Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer's account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable.
By: Edith Hall
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The Cuckoo's Lea
- The Forgotten History of Birds and Place
- By: Michael J. Warren
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuring powerful identities for people in ancient landscapes. What are their stories and secrets? How did people encounter birds over a thousand years ago? In The Cuckoo’s Lea, Michael J. Warren sets out on the trail of these ghosts. Captivated and guided by the secrets of place names, he finds their stories entangled with his own explorations of places through birds all across England.
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Very enjoyable
- By Andrew on 19-06-25
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The Formation of the United Nations
- The History of the Negotiations That Brought About the World’s Biggest International Organization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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On November 29, 1943, as the Allies’ primary leaders met in Tehran, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin his idea for the organization that would become the United Nations. The American president suggested that the active arm of the organization be “the Four Policemen”: the U.S., USSR, UK, and China. Stalin agreed with much of the framework in principle, but asserted that China likely would not possess the strength after the war to assist.
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Opening the Gates of Hell
- Operation Barbarossa, June–July 1941
- By: Richard Hargreaves
- Narrated by: Philip Pope
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
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Opening the Gates of Hell is based on over a decade’s research in archives and sites across Europe. It is a ground-breaking examination of the start of the Nazi–Soviet conflict, a narrative history not just of the fighting, but also the impact on civilians, the atrocities committed by both sides and ethnic cleansing carried out by the inhabitants of the regions invaded. This fascinating history tells the stories of bravery, cowardice, misery and horror through the eyes of those who were there including ordinary soldiers, generals, leaders, politicians and civilians on both sides.
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The Guelphs and Ghibellines
- The History of the Rival Political Factions in Medieval Italy
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, but it was also not an empire in the sense people expect when hearing the term, but it is clear that church clergy occupied a privileged place in medieval society. Europe had inherited Christianity from the Roman Empire, and the concept of a united Christendom and empire were practically synonymous. Indeed, there was no real consciousness of the Roman Empire ever having ended.
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Fleet Air Arm Boys: Air Defence Fighter Aircraft Since 1945
- True Tales from Royal Navy Aircrew, Maintainers and Handlers
- By: Steve Bond
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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A history of the Royal Navy’s FAA since 1945, featuring a survey of the aircraft flown, the conflicts fought, and the daily life of those in service. The RAF’s continuing role in the projection of air power in the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas interests since the end of the Second World War is well known. However, the same cannot always be said about the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
By: Steve Bond
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What Matters in Jane Austen?
- Twenty Essential Questions Answered
- By: John Mullan
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, What Matters in Jane Austen? solves the mysteries of Austen’s fictional world. Jane Austen’s novels have been a staple of the English canon since the nineteenth century. Yet critics of the time did not appreciate the true complexity of her work. Nothing, John Mullan argues, is accidental or coincidental in Austen. As Austen herself said, she wrote for readers who have "a great deal of ingenuity themselves."
By: John Mullan
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The Intermediaries
- A Weimar Story
- By: Brandy Schillace
- Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Through its unforgettable characters and immersive storytelling, The Intermediaries charts the relationships between nascent sexual science, queer civil rights, and the fight against fascism. It tells riveting stories of LGBTQ pioneers and offers a cautionary tale in the face of today's oppressive anti-trans legislation.
By: Brandy Schillace
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Bloody Aachen: The First German City Ever Besieged by the U.S. Army
- The Siegfried Line Campaign, Book 1
- By: Charles Whiting
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Aachen saw some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. Through the determined defense of their city the citizens of Aachen held off the oncoming American forces for six weeks, giving the Nazis time to mobilize their troops for what would become the Battle of the Bulge. Had it not been for dogged resistance of these men and women the last great German offensive in the West might have never occurred, potentially ending the war in Europe six months earlier and saving the lives of thousands.
By: Charles Whiting
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Secrets of a Suitcase
- The Countess, the Nazis, and Middle Europe's Lost Nobility
- By: Pauline Terreehorst, Brent Annable -translated by
- Narrated by: Rachel Perry
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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When Pauline Terreehorst bid for a vintage Gucci suitcase at Sotheby's Amsterdam, she had no idea what was inside. The case turned out to be full of fine dresses, furs, and lace, with boxes of postcard albums showing grand castles and churches in Austria, France, England, and Scotland. The curious correspondence revolved around Austrian philanthropist Countess Margarethe Szapary, and her daughter.
By: Pauline Terreehorst, and others
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Islamesque
- The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments
- By: Diana Darke
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
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Who really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Clergymen presiding over holy sites are credited throughout history, while highly skilled creators remain anonymous. But the buildings speak for themselves.
By: Diana Darke
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Accidental Shepherd
- How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Mountain Farm in Norway
- By: Liese Greensfelder
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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In May 1972, Liese Greensfelder arrived in the small Norwegian town of Øystese to startling news: Johannes, the farmer who hired her for the summer, had just been hospitalized after a stroke. Could she please watch over his place for a month or so, until he got back on his feet? Twenty years old and with no farming experience, Liese was dropped off the next day at a centuries-old mountain farm at the end of a dirt road high above the magnificent Hardanger Fjord—with 115 sheep, two cows, one calf, a draft horse, and a Norwegian herding dog to care for.
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Hitler's Deserters
- Breaking Ranks with the Wehrmacht
- By: Douglas Carl Peifer
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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After the WWII, Germans began a generation-long debate about the status that should be accorded Wehrmacht deserters. The topic would be debated between the two Germanies and engaged survivors and perpetrators, playwrights, and judges, those who had stayed in the ranks and those who had not. Was the Wehrmacht a coward, a victim, or a role model? The book's discussion of this postwar debate explains how and why Germany finally decided to overturn military court-martial verdicts from the Second World War fifty years after its conclusion.
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Van mythen tot Socrates
- Een hoorcollege geschiedenis van de westerse wijsbegeerte, van 3.000 tot 400 v.C.
- By: Johan Braeckman
- Narrated by: Johan Braeckman
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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Dit is deel 1 van de serie Een geschiedenis van de westerse wijsbegeerte en gaat over de periode van 3000 tot 400 v.C. Filosoof Johan Braeckman bespreekt de ontwikkelingen van de wijsbegeerte vanaf de oudst bekende mythen en verhalen, de presocratici en sofisten tot en met Socrates, die de gifbeker dronk in 399 v.C. Over de collegeserie Een geschiedenis van de westerwijsbegeerte : Al minstens 5000 jaar worstelt de mensheid met fundamentele vragen over het leven. Cruciale vragen over ons bestaan en ons wezen worden sinds het begin van de beschaving door bedachtzame mannen en vrouwen overwogen.
By: Johan Braeckman
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In the Shadow of the Beak
- The Untold Story of Europe’s Plague Doctors (Voices of History)
- By: Oliver Greyson
- Narrated by: Nick Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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In this vivid narrative, discover the real stories of courage, tragedy, and resilience behind Europe's plague doctors. From the desperate streets of medieval Italy to the silent alleyways of plague-ridden London and Paris, explore the lives and legacies of men like Nostradamus, Nathaniel Hodges, and Guy de Chauliac.
By: Oliver Greyson
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No One Knows Their Destiny
- The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story
- By: Tonia Eckfeld
- Narrated by: Tonia Eckfeld, James Saunders
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys–but who were the real men who sailed on the infamous ship, and how did the voyage transform their lives? Art historian Tonia Eckfeld draws on a deeply personal history to tell the story of her father and her uncle, Jewish refugees whose lives were shaped indelibly by their wartime experiences and internment–each to very different outcomes.
By: Tonia Eckfeld
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We Shall Never Speak of This Again
- The Plight of the Irish in the 19th Century
- By: James Dan Casey
- Narrated by: James Dan Casey
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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One million Irish starved or died of disease while another million fled to North America, enduring a harrowing voyage fraught with danger and mortal disease. The Famine devastated Ireland and her people, while intensifying their hatred of England. This book will identify those responsible and determine their culpability.
By: James Dan Casey
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Il ventre di Napoli
- By: Matilde Serao
- Narrated by: Letizia Lucchini
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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Al principio del ventesimo secolo, a seguito di una crisi di colera che devastò Napoli, la giornalista Matilde Serao volle raccontare al mondo il "ventre" della città, quei quartieri popolari abitati da schiere di poveri costretti all'antica e ingegnosa arte del tirare a campare. Città bella ma dimenticata dallo stato sabaudo, la Napoli di inizio '900 era preda di degrado urbano, crimine organizzato e malattie cui il popolo abbandonato faceva fronte attraverso uno sconfinato repertorio di credenze e superstizioni.
By: Matilde Serao
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De onda åren
- Sverige 1940-1945
- By: Björn Fontander
- Narrated by: Mitcho Batalov
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Mellan 1940 och 1945 genomled världen några av de värsta åren mänskligheten någonsin har skådat. Medan kriget härjade runtom i Europa lyckades Sverige alltjämt hålla sig utanför det. Det berättas bland annat om episoder då Sverige var en hårsmån från att hamna i stridsbehandlingar med Storbritannien och om jakten på den norske kungen. Trots att Sverige lyckades hålla sig på behörigt avstånd från kriget, är det viktigt att komma ihåg att landet trots detta varken var passivt eller neutralt.
By: Björn Fontander
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L'armée du silence - Histoire des réseaux de Résistance en France 1940-1945
- By: Guillaume Pollack
- Narrated by: Laurent Moreau
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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La Seconde Guerre mondiale a été menée derrière les lignes ennemies par une armée du silence. Cette armée, c'est celle des réseaux de Résistance pilotés par les services secrets de la France libre et des Alliés. Leurs missions : recueil et transmission de renseignements, émissions radio clandestines, opérations secrètes et sabotages. Ces réseaux (Comète, Alliance, Saint-Jacques…) sont des acteurs majeurs de la victoire finale contre l'oppression nazie et fasciste. Leurs secrets ont été conservés dans des archives, ouvertes récemment.