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    Most Important Capitals of Ancient Egypt, The: The History of Memphis, Thebes, and Alexandria

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Michelle Humphries ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 51 min

    Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of ... Read more

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    Battle of Borodino, The: The History and Legacy of Napoleon’s Pyrrhic Victory during the Invasion of Russia

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Bill Caufield ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 15 min

    On July 23, 1812, he launched his army across the border, despite the protestations of many of his Marshals. The Russian Campaign had begun, and it would turn out to be Napoleon’s biggest blunder. Russia’s great strategic depth already had a habit of swallowing armies, a fact many would-be conquerors learned the hard way. Napoleon, exceptional though he was in so many regards, proved that even ... Read more

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    Battle of Cape Matapan, The: The History of the Biggest Naval Battle in the Mediterranean during World War II

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Steve Knupp ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 42 min

    Naval combat underwent a significant metamorphosis during World War II. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan launched some of the most powerful battleships ever to sail the world's oceans, yet the conflict witnessed the emergence and triumph of the aircraft carrier as the 20th century's true monarch of the seas. Submarine warfare expanded and developed, while aircraft technology and doctrine ... Read more

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    Iron Brigade and Stonewall Brigade, The: The History of the Civil War’s Most Famous Brigades

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Jim Walsh ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 20 min

    The Eastern Theater of the Civil War saw the bloodiest and most famous battles, as well as the biggest losses, giving the Iron Brigade a chance to demonstrate its mettle during legendary confrontations with Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, particularly at the battles of Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Gettysburg. In fact, the brigade suffered the highest percentage of ... Read more

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    Velociraptor, The: The History of the Popular but Misunderstood Dinosaur Genus

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by KC Wayman ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 37 min

    The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent movie adaptations led to a huge resurgence in interest in dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. That interest continues to the present day, even though most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park weren’t actually from the Jurassic period. Triceratops, Velociraptor, TyrannosaurusRex and the huge sauropods such as ... Read more

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    Roman and Byzantine Armies, The: The History of the Militaries in the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Martin Taylor ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 2 min

    The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is far greater and more enduring, as Rome's influence ... Read more

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    End of World War II in the Pacific, The: The History of the Final Campaigns that Led to Imperial Japan’s Surrender

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Elias Anderson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 28 min

    By the spring of 1943, American military planners had begun to create a plan to dislodge Japan from east and southeast Asia. To do so, parts of the Philippines were considered main strategic points in the potential Allied attack in the Pacific. The end goal of the Allied plan was an invasion of the Japanese home islands, in which heavy aerial bombardment would precede a ground assault. In order ... Read more

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    World’s Most Notorious Secret Societies, The: The Histories and Mysteries of the Freemasons, the Illuminati, and the Rosicrucians

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Bill Caufield ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 2 min

    For decades, parodies featuring ominous, mysterious cults have been a favorite gag in pop culture. These fraternal brothers are often depicted in some type of underground lair, dressed in extravagant ceremonial robes with their faces hidden in their hoods, seated around a long table brimming with Gothic chalices, skulls, and glittering dark treasure. Flicks on the more morbid side might even show ... Read more

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    Mystics with the Queen’s Ear, The: The Mysterious Lives of Rasputin and John Dee

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Jim Walsh ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 4 min

    With the golden glow of the candlelight kissing his cheeks, he hovered over a spirit mirror, a flat, exquisitely lustrous “shew-stone” fashioned out of raven-black obsidian. Gazing intently upon his reflection in the dark volcanic glass, he chanted in hushed tones as he ran his fingers across the engravings on the oat-colored wax wheel next to him, the Sigilla iEmeth, which featured a septogram ... Read more

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    Rise of Classical Greece, The: The History of the People and Events that Brought Ancient Greece to the Peak of Its Power

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Tracy Wells ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 14 min

    When people think of ancient Greece, images of philosophers such as Plato or Socrates often come to mind, as do great warriors like Pericles and Alexander the Great, but hundreds of years before Athens became a city, a Greek culture flourished and spread its tentacles throughout the western Mediterranean region via trade and warfare. Scholars have termed this pre-Classical Greek culture the ... Read more

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    Animals in Antiquity: The Mythology and Roles of Different Animals in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Michelle Humphries ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 14 min

    To the ancient Egyptians, the gods and goddesses were all around them and could be seen daily in nature. Nearly every animal found in ancient Egypt, both domestic and wild, were associated with a god or goddess, which can be seen in Egyptian art where deities are often depicted with human bodies and animal heads. Or sometimes the deities are portrayed as complete animals. Since deities were ... Read more

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    Diadochi, The: The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars that Divided His Empire

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Arthur Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 45 min

    On his deathbed, some ancient historians claimed that when he was pressed to name a successor, Alexander the Great muttered that his empire should go “to the strongest”. Other sources claim that he passed his signet ring to his general Perdiccas, thereby naming him successor, but whatever his choices were or may have been, they were ignored. Alexander’s generals, all of them with the loyalty of ... Read more

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