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    The Bulldog Track

    A grandson's story of an ordinary man's war and survival on the other Kokoda trail

    by Peter Phelps ...
    Narrated by Peter Phelps ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 20 min

    This is the story of Tom Phelps and the 'other Kokoda Track'. Seventy-five years later, Tom's grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival.March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Rape of Nanking

    The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

    by Iris Chang ...
    Narrated by Anna Fields ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 4 min

    In December 1937, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred in the capital of China. The Japanese army swept into Nanking and not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered half of the city’s remaining population, some 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the account of this atrocity was denied by the ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Battle of Sekigahara, The: The History and Legacy of the Battle that Unified Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Bill Hare ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 27 min

    On October 21, 1600, two massive Japanese armies, totaling an estimated 200,000 soldiers armed to the teeth with swords, yari (spears), arrows, muskets and cannons, faced off on a battlefield near the town of Sekigahara. A bitter fight to the death ensued, and the results would determine the course of Japanese history for the next 250 years.On the battlefield was the warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa, a man ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A History of Japan

    Revised Edition

    by R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger ...
    Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 7 min

    A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Every Human Intention

    Japan in the New Century

    by Dreux Richard ...
    Narrated by Dreux Richard ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 21 min

    **A stunning blend of investigative journalism, authoritative science writing, and embedded ethnography. Every Human Intention captures the unsettling, lyrical beauty of the intimate moments and buried secrets that form Japan’s national drama.“An absolute marvel. Reveals the inner workings of modern-day Japan like no other work of literary nonfiction I have read, and does so with the smooth story ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Return to Victory

    MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines

    by James P. Duffy ...
    Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 6 min

    General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Philippines“I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur promised the Filipino people following the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines in spring 1942. The people there believed MacArthur’s vow—and even Americans were stirred by his dramatic pledge. Now, two and half years later, MacArthur ... Read more

    $55.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Tale of Genji

    by Murasaki Shikibu, Translated by Suematsu Kencho ...
    Narrated by Elaine J Sepani ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 57 min

    Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life within aristocratic society and eventually outside of it. Praised for its psychological insight into the characters’ motivations, the book greatly influenced Japanese culture and ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Miyamoto Musashi: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Most Legendary Samurai

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Jim Johnston ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 36 min

    “Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.” – Miyamoto MusashiSamurai Sasaki Kojiro was growing increasingly impatient as he waited on the beach at Funa Island in Kokura. An undefeated master swordsman, he was tense and his anger was getting the better of him. He was on the small ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Ninjas of Ancient Japan

    Japanese History about the Ninjas in the Shadows

    by Kelly Mass ...
    Narrated by Doug Greene ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 6 min

    The ancient Ninjas in Japan have fueled stories, movies, books and other media to go on and on about the sneaky assassins that terrorized their country. Today, you and I will go in-depth into this topic and find out more about the truth.Some of the stories sound accurate, others have more to it, or are completely false. In a nutshell, this brief book will cover the following topics and more:The ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Wife Who Didn't Eat

    by Thersa Matsuura ...
    Narrated by Thersa Matsuura ...

    Unabridged

    54 min

    A farmer in old Japan prays to the gods for a wife, someone who is kind, beautiful, and hardworking. What would be even better is if she didn’t eat at all, saving him both money and food. Imagine his surprise when just such a woman shows up at his house one night. But all is not perfect. The gods have quite the sense of humor, and the farmer soon learns what kind of monster he is living with. But ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    微物誌－－現代日本的15則物語

    by 蔡曉林 ...
    Narrated by 楊詩穎 ...
    Audiobook 82 - Do歷史

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    一年看N部日劇，飛奔N趟日本就算哈日族？提到JAPAN，只能想起櫻花、和服、沙西米與武士刀？現代日本的發展，其實還有更多不為人知的故事！牛奶糖、巧克力、零式戰機、扶桑花、燒肉、電車、門票、頭盔、汽車、模型、櫻花、履歷表、房間、生魚片、麥克風，本書透過15個物件介紹1945年後日本社會與文化的深層面向，帶你看見不一樣的現代日本！巧克力，一種由「前敵國」輸入的奢侈甜食，如何在戰後迅速收服日本這個戰敗國的民心？日本又如何面對戰爭這段複雜的歷史，並且成功「逆轉勝」，以明治巧克力等知名自製品牌擄獲美國人甚至全世界的味蕾？「轉角國際」專欄作家蔡曉林，藉由15個物件深入戰後的日本，以社會學的視角，搭上時光機重回1945年，帶領讀者看著日本一路從美軍接管時期走來，經歷五○、六○年代的萬國博覽會與東京奧運，重登世界舞台中心，卻也同時面對國內左翼份子的學運與全共鬥；七○年代攀上經濟起飛的高峰後 ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD

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    Haunted Japan

    Exploring the World of Japanese Yokai, Ghosts and the Paranormal

    by Catrien Ross ...
    Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 43 min

    Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends that have been passed down for generations and continue to terrify us today. To research this book on the country's ghosts, demons and paranormal phenomena, Ross collected accounts from across Japan including: ● Sacred Mount Osore, a Japanese gateway to the ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A World Destroyed

    Hiroshima and Its Legacies

    by Martin J. Sherwin ...
    Narrated by John Lescault ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 58 min

    Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1973, this is the classic history of Hiroshima and the origins of the arms race, from the development of the American atomic bomb to the decision to use it against Japan and the beginnings of US atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. In the introduction, the author describes and evaluates the lengthening trail of new ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Wild Mushrooms

    by David Kudler ...
    Narrated by David Kudler, Mandy Abrazarro ...

    Unabridged

    27 min

    When eternity comes to visitA Hojo commander is delighted when two pretty young shrine maidens enter his camp on the evening before a battle. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been.Risuko prequel story showing Mieko and Kuniko on a mission — at their sweetest and at their most deadly. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Ancient Japan

    Shinto, Ninjas, Samurai, and History

    by Kelly Mass ...
    Narrated by Doug Greene ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 23 min

    This is a combo of 3 topics:Topic 1: The ancient Ninjas in Japan have fueled stories, movies, books and other media to go on and on about the sneaky assassins that terrorized their country. Today, you and I will go in-depth into this topic and find out more about the truth.Some of the stories sound accurate, others have more to it, or are completely false. In a nutshell, this brief book will cover ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of the Second World War

    by Saul David ...
    Narrated by William Roberts, Saul David - introduction ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 45 min

    ‘Excellent’ Antony Beevor‘Saul David is a brilliant historian … In shocking and jaw-dropping detail, he brings a battle that deserves far greater prominence and understanding vividly back to life’ James HollandFrom award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa – the last great clash of the Second World War, and one that had profound ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Incredible Victory

    The Battle of Midway

    by Walter Lord ...
    Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 33 min

    New York Times Bestseller: Outgunned and outmanned on the Pacific Ocean, a small American fleet defied the odds and turned the tide of World War II. On the morning of June 4, 1942, doom sailed on Midway. Hoping to put itself within striking distance of Hawaii and California, the Japanese navy planned an ambush that would obliterate the remnants of the American Pacific fleet. On paper, the ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Unconditional

    The Japanese Surrender in World War II

    by Marc Gallicchio ...
    Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 53 min

    Signed on September 2, 1945 by Japanese and Allied leaders, the instrument of surrender that formally ended the war in the Pacific brought to a close one of the most cataclysmic engagements in history. The surrender fulfilled the commitment that Franklin Roosevelt had made in 1943 at the Casablanca conference that it be "unconditional." Though readily accepted as policy at the time, after ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Japanese

    A History in Twenty Lives

    by Christopher Harding ...
    Narrated by Christopher Harding ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 44 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Night in the American Village

    Women in the Shadow of the US Military Bases in Okinawa

    by Akemi Johnson ...
    Narrated by Nancy Wu ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 49 min

    A beautifully written examination of the complex relationship between the women living near the US bases in Okinawa and the servicemen who are stationed thereAt the southern end of the Japanese archipelago lies Okinawa, host to a vast complex of US military bases. A legacy of World War II, these bases have been a fraught issue in Japan for decades—with tensions exacerbated by the often volatile ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Bill Hare ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 13 min

    The man known to most of the world as Emperor Hirohito ruled during some of the most tumultuous years in Japanese history. When he came to the throne in 1926, he inherited control of a country which had only recently emerged as a major industrial and world power, and through the aggressive expansion and wars of the 1930s, Hirohito was at the head of one of the world’s foremost powers. Throughout ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Modern Japan: A Captivating Guide to Modern Japanese History, Starting from the Period of the Tokugawa Shogunate through the Meiji Era and Imperial Japan to the Present

    by Captivating History ...
    Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 3 min

    Mention Japanese history to a non-Japanese, and the first thing that will likely come to mind is the samurai, the legendary warrior elite who ruled the country for over one thousand years. But how did they meet their end?With their two swords, top-knot haircut, and legendary code of honor, the samurai were the absolute, unquestioned rulers of the country. That all began to change rapidly when the ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Marching Orders

    The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi

    by Bruce Lee ...
    Narrated by Jeff Harding ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 1 min

    A stunning account of how the American military's breaking of the Japanese diplomatic Purple codes led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Bruce Lee, having had access to more than one million pages of US Army documents and thousands of pages of daily top-secret messages dispatched to Tokyo from the Japanese embassy in Berlin, assembles fascinating revelations about pivotal moments in the war, ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II

    by Jeffrey Cox ...
    Narrated by Theodore O'Brien ...

    Unabridged

    22 hours 49 min

    Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. After the devastating attack, Japanese forces continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore, and taking resource-rich islands in the Pacific - Borneo, Sumatra, and Java - in their own blitzkrieg offensive. Allied losses in these early months ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial