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    Forgotten Terrorist Bombings in America: The History of Some of the Earliest Attacks in the United States

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    Bombs have been around for centuries. The military units called “Grenadiers” in European armies used throwable black powder bombs, early versions of what today are called grenades. They were heavy, so Grenadiers were tall, strong soldiers able to throw grenades for a distance. Terrorism has been around for many centuries, most infamously the period called The Terror (1793-94) in the French ... Read more

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    Battle of Anzio, The: The History of the Allies’ Controversial Amphibious Landing during the Italian Campaign of World War II

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    The immense difficulties Sicily's rugged terrain caused to the Allied forces, and the successful delaying actions fought by small numbers of well-led German soldiers, inspired Hitler and his generals to garrison Italy as an obstacle to British and American advance. A relatively limited number of Wehrmacht troops used the endless series of mountain ridges and defensible hilltop towns to slow the ... Read more

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    Tunisian Campaign, The: The History of the Decisive Battles that Ended the Fighting in North Africa during World War II

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 47 min

    The fighting in North Africa during World War II is commonly overlooked, aside from the famous battle at El Alamein that pitted the British under General Bernard Montgomery against the legendary “Desert Fox,” Erwin Rommel. But while the Second Battle of El Alamein would be the pivotal action in North Africa, the conflict in North Africa began all the way back in the summer of 1940 when Italian ... Read more

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    Irish Americans in the Civil War: The History and Legacy of Irish Units Who Fought on Both Sides of the War

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 33 min

    Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would take four years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought. Since it did, however, historians and history buffs ... Read more

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    Suebi, The: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Germanic Groups

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 43 min

    The people that came to be known as Germans originally came from Scandinavia and were mainly shepherds and hunters, but they comprised a number of distinct groups. Within each group, there were separate tribes, and as their populations grew, the land they occupied in Scandinavia was unable to support them, so they began migrating south, settling outside the borders of the Roman Empire. The Germans ... Read more

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    Roman Diet, The: The History of Eating and Drinking in Ancient Rome

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 31 min

    Indulgence is at the heart of modern perceptions of eating and drinking for the ancient Romans. The majority of primary sources depicting food and drink that have survived show rich patricians reclining at a table loaded with exotic foods, and Roman diners are often depicted as gorging themselves over numerous courses served over many hours. Of course, the history of eating and drinking for the ... Read more

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    Bob Fosse: The Life and Legacy of America’s Most Decorated Choreographer

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 25 min

    “The time to sing is when your emotional level is just too high to speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just too strong to only sing about how you feel.” – Bob FosseBy the turn of the 20th century, American entertainment was still preoccupied with European-style operetta, as embodied in the works of cellist-composer Victor Herbert. Traditional dance forms moved from ... Read more

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    Mechanized Death: The History and Legacy of the First Machine Guns Used in War

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 38 min

    Soon after dawn on July 1, 1916, British and Commonwealth troops climbed out of damp, muddy trenches in the Somme valley and began to advance across no-man’s land towards German positions. This was the biggest Anglo-French attack of the First World War to date, and British commanders were confident that their troops would quickly push the Germans back out of France and perhaps even begin a drive ... Read more

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    Irish Confederate Wars, The: The History and Legacy of Ireland’s Deadliest Conflict

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 27 min

    During the 12th century, the people of Ireland came under the sway of the English, who had extended into their domain. With every subsequent century, English dominion in the land gradually expanded, leading to the exceedingly harsh treatment of native Irish populations at the hands of English settlers. The Tudor period was especially tumultuous, with Elizabeth I waging a notoriously expensive ... Read more

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    Animals in Ancient Rome: The History of the Roles that Different Animals Played across the Roman Empire

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 32 min

    Rome's complex relationship with animals goes right back to its foundation myth, and even today, the wolf remains a symbol of the Eternal City, forming part of the logo for the capital's football team, A. S. Roma. According to tradition, the city of Rome was founded by Romulus, who, with his brother Remus, was nursed and sheltered by a she-wolf. That tale, widely believed as a historical fact by ... Read more

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    American Invasions of Canada: The History of America’s Attempts to Conquer Canada and Other Border Disputes

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 10 min

    The United States and Canada today share the longest undefended border in the world, encompassing 5,525 after the U.S. purchased Alaska, and though they have long been allies, the border has not always been peaceful. During colonial times, generations of the British war with France meant generations of threats and of actual attacks by Canadian militia and allied Indians from New France. The ... Read more

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    Battle of Saipan, The: The History and Legacy of the Pacific D-Day

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    Just over one week after the landings in Normandy, American troops took part in a massive amphibious invasion of Saipan, but intense public interest in operations in Europe meant that this invasion received less media coverage at the time, and it has been the subject of far less interest from historians and writers since. Part of the reason seems to be the different perception of the war in the ... Read more

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