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Into the Deep

A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic

by Robert D. Ballard, Christopher Drew ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery--plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life. Best known for finding the doomed ship Titanic, celebrated adventurer Robert Ballard has a lifetime of stories about exploring the ocean depths. Now he gets personal, telling the stories behind his most exciting ... Read more

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The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery--plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life. Best known for finding the doomed ship Titanic, celebrated adventurer Robert Ballard has a lifetime of stories about exploring the ocean depths. Now he gets personal, telling the stories behind his most exciting
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Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

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Developed specifically for the Vietnam War (and made famous by the 2004 presidential campaign), Swift Boats were versatile craft "big enough to outrun anything they couldn't outfight" but too small to handle even a moderate ocean chop, too loud to sneak up on anyone, and too flimsy to withstand the mildest of rocket attacks. This made more difficult an already tough mission: navigating coastal ... Read more

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Developed specifically for the Vietnam War (and made famous by the 2004 presidential campaign), Swift Boats were versatile craft "big enough to outrun anything they couldn't outfight" but too small to handle even a moderate ocean chop, too loud to sneak up on anyone, and too flimsy to withstand the mildest of rocket attacks. This made more difficult an already tough mission: navigating coastal
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The Black Joke

One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade

by A.E. Rooks ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

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A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy’s anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.The most feared ship in Britain’s West Africa Squadron, His Majesty’s brig Black Joke was one of a handful of ships tasked with patrolling the western coast of Africa in an effort to end hundreds of years of global slave ... Read more

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A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy’s anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.The most feared ship in Britain’s West Africa Squadron, His Majesty’s brig Black Joke was one of a handful of ships tasked with patrolling the western coast of Africa in an effort to end hundreds of years of global slave
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Joe Rochefort's War

The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway

by Elliot Carlson ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

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22 hours 48 min

Elliot Carlson's biography of Captain Joe Rochefort is the first to be written of the officer who headed the U.S. Navy's decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy's code before the Battle of Midway. Listeners will share his frustrations as he searches in vain for Yamamoto's fleet prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and share his joy when he succeeds in tracking the fleet in ... Read more

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Elliot Carlson's biography of Captain Joe Rochefort is the first to be written of the officer who headed the U.S. Navy's decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy's code before the Battle of Midway. Listeners will share his frustrations as he searches in vain for Yamamoto's fleet prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and share his joy when he succeeds in tracking the fleet in
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The Forgotten Slave Trade

The White European Slaves of Islam

by Simon Webb ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

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6 hours 19 min

Everybody knows about the transatlantic slave trade. A century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and other European countries were being depopulated by slavers, who transported the men, women, and children to Africa where they were sold. This is the forgotten slave trade; one which saw over a million Christians ... Read more

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Everybody knows about the transatlantic slave trade. A century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and other European countries were being depopulated by slavers, who transported the men, women, and children to Africa where they were sold. This is the forgotten slave trade; one which saw over a million Christians
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Maiden Voyages

Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them

by Siân Evans ...

Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

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10 hours 45 min

In an engaging and anecdotal social history, Siân Evans's Maiden Voyages explores how women’s lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America.During the early twentieth century, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women, whose lives were changed forever by their journeys ... Read more

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In an engaging and anecdotal social history, Siân Evans's Maiden Voyages explores how women’s lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America.During the early twentieth century, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women, whose lives were changed forever by their journeys
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Smack at the Boche, A

WW2 Military History Diary of Life in the Royal Navy

by Johnny Parker ...

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Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

"I'm not a coward, but when 11 inch shells come screaming at you, well I know why the Navy supply two pairs of pants."If you like Max Hastings and World War Two naval history then you will love this autobiography which gives an easy to read insider view of life in the Royal Navy during the war.Ronnie Turner had set his sights on a career with the Royal Navy and like Ant Middleton, he wouldn't stop ... Read more

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"I'm not a coward, but when 11 inch shells come screaming at you, well I know why the Navy supply two pairs of pants."If you like Max Hastings and World War Two naval history then you will love this autobiography which gives an easy to read insider view of life in the Royal Navy during the war.Ronnie Turner had set his sights on a career with the Royal Navy and like Ant Middleton, he wouldn't stop
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Tyynenmeren sota

by Maailman historia ...

Narrated by Panu Vauhkonen ...

Series Audiobook 20 - Historian käännekohtia
Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

Midwayn taistelu 4. kesäkuuta 1942 oli Tyynenmeren sodan käännekohta. Yhdysvallat ja Japani kohtasivat meritaistelussa, jota käytiin lentotukialuksilta lähetetyillä lentokoneilla. Laivat olivat yli 1 000 kilometrin päässä toisistaan, eivätkä amiraalit nähneet toistensa aluksia tai lähettämiensä hävittäjien ja pommikoneiden saavutuksia.Viestintä tapahtui radioteitse, ja mykkä radio tarkoitti alas ... Read more

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Midwayn taistelu 4. kesäkuuta 1942 oli Tyynenmeren sodan käännekohta. Yhdysvallat ja Japani kohtasivat meritaistelussa, jota käytiin lentotukialuksilta lähetetyillä lentokoneilla. Laivat olivat yli 1 000 kilometrin päässä toisistaan, eivätkä amiraalit nähneet toistensa aluksia tai lähettämiensä hävittäjien ja pommikoneiden saavutuksia.Viestintä tapahtui radioteitse, ja mykkä radio tarkoitti alas
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Steel Shield

The U.S. Navy's Unwavering Guard

by Conrad Riker ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Series Audiobook box set - redpilled rational (satire)
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5 hours 5 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Who Holds the Power to Decide a Nation’s Fate?Why do global rivals exploit hesitation in naval strategy?Can a military survive when politics replaces decisive action?What happens when tradition is sacrificed for “progress”?✔️ Shatter myths about “equal” combat effectiveness.✔️ Reveal how historic compromises emboldened enemies.✔️ Expose the lethal cost ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Who Holds the Power to Decide a Nation’s Fate?Why do global rivals exploit hesitation in naval strategy?Can a military survive when politics replaces decisive action?What happens when tradition is sacrificed for “progress”?✔️ Shatter myths about “equal” combat effectiveness.✔️ Reveal how historic compromises emboldened enemies.✔️ Expose the lethal cost
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Sustaining the Carrier War

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by Stan Fisher ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

The ability of the US Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the US victory over Japan in WWII. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast ... Read more

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The ability of the US Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the US victory over Japan in WWII. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast
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South Pacific Cauldron

World War II's Great Forgotten Battlegrounds

by Alan Rems ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

Authoritative, yet written in a highly readable narrative style, South Pacific Cauldron is the first complete history embracing all land, sea, and air operations in the Pacific War. Unlike most other World War II accounts, this work covers the South Pacific operations in detail. The book includes many now-forgotten operations that deserve to be well remembered. Significantly, the official ... Read more

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Authoritative, yet written in a highly readable narrative style, South Pacific Cauldron is the first complete history embracing all land, sea, and air operations in the Pacific War. Unlike most other World War II accounts, this work covers the South Pacific operations in detail. The book includes many now-forgotten operations that deserve to be well remembered. Significantly, the official
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The Sinking of the Blücher

The Battle of Drøbak Narrows, April 1940

by Geirr Haarr, Tor Jørgen Melien ...

Narrated by Ulf Bjorklund ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was ... Read more

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A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was
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The Ballycotton Job

An Incredible True Story of IRA Pirates

by Tom Mahon ...

Narrated by Bob Kelly ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

Step into the tumultuous world of 1922 Ireland, a nation on the brink of civil war. In this thrilling tale of daring and cunning, a band of IRA pirates set their sights on what could be the greatest heist of all time.As the IRA splits into two opposing factions, an audacious plan takes place in Cork. The target? A Royal Navy ship laden with 120 tonnes of arms and ammunition. The stakes? The very ... Read more

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Step into the tumultuous world of 1922 Ireland, a nation on the brink of civil war. In this thrilling tale of daring and cunning, a band of IRA pirates set their sights on what could be the greatest heist of all time.As the IRA splits into two opposing factions, an audacious plan takes place in Cork. The target? A Royal Navy ship laden with 120 tonnes of arms and ammunition. The stakes? The very
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Uncommon Courage

The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II

by Julia Jones ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A
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Dead Wake

The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

13 hours 4 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English
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Sagoskeppet: Titanics myter och människor

by Claes-Göran Wetterholm ...

Narrated by Peter Melin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

Berättelser om sagoskeppet Titanic slutar aldrig att fascinera. Titanic är en av de främsta mytiska berättelserna i modern tid och har kommit att bli en av västerlandets starkaste symboler, för såväl triumf och kärlek som för tragedi och sorg.Claes-Göran Wetterholm, en av världens främsta experter inom ämnet, berättar i denna bok om människorna som var ombord på fartyget eller som på andra sätt ... Read more

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Berättelser om sagoskeppet Titanic slutar aldrig att fascinera. Titanic är en av de främsta mytiska berättelserna i modern tid och har kommit att bli en av västerlandets starkaste symboler, för såväl triumf och kärlek som för tragedi och sorg.Claes-Göran Wetterholm, en av världens främsta experter inom ämnet, berättar i denna bok om människorna som var ombord på fartyget eller som på andra sätt
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The Pirates of Somalia

Inside Their Hidden World

by Jay Bahadur ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

Somalia, on the tip of the Horn of Africa, has been inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC. Its history is as rich as the country is old. Caught up in a decades-long civil war, Somalia, along with Iraq and Afghanistan, has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Getting there from North America is a forty-five-hour, five-flight voyage through Frankfurt, Dubai, Djibouti, Bossaso (on the ... Read more

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Somalia, on the tip of the Horn of Africa, has been inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC. Its history is as rich as the country is old. Caught up in a decades-long civil war, Somalia, along with Iraq and Afghanistan, has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Getting there from North America is a forty-five-hour, five-flight voyage through Frankfurt, Dubai, Djibouti, Bossaso (on the
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The Far Land

200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific

by Brandon Presser ...

Narrated by Steve Quinn ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

For fans of The Wager and Mutiny on the Bounty comes a thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world.In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted island in the South Pacific and unwittingly solved the biggest nautical mystery of the era: the whereabouts of a band of fugitives who, after seizing their vessel, had disappeared into the night with ... Read more

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For fans of The Wager and Mutiny on the Bounty comes a thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world.In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted island in the South Pacific and unwittingly solved the biggest nautical mystery of the era: the whereabouts of a band of fugitives who, after seizing their vessel, had disappeared into the night with
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Waterfront Manhattan

From Henry Hudson to the High Line

by Kurt C. Schlichting ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world's busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place ... Read more

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For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world's busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place
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Pirata: The dramatic novel of the pirates who hunt the seas of the Roman Empire

by Simon Scarrow, T. J. Andrews ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Series Audiobook 20 - Pirata
Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

PIRATA - the action-packed novel of pirates in the Roman Empire in AD 25. Across the seas of the Adriaticum, pirates face mortal danger from wild storms, fight to hold their own against merciless rival pirates, and wrangle amongst themselves over hard-won treasure. While the Roman navy hunts them down ...(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd ... Read more

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PIRATA - the action-packed novel of pirates in the Roman Empire in AD 25. Across the seas of the Adriaticum, pirates face mortal danger from wild storms, fight to hold their own against merciless rival pirates, and wrangle amongst themselves over hard-won treasure. While the Roman navy hunts them down ...(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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When the Shooting Stopped

August 1945

by Barrett Tillman ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

In the forty-four months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority.But from Oahu to Tokyo was a long, sanguinary slog, averaging an advance of just three miles per day. The ... Read more

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In the forty-four months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority.But from Oahu to Tokyo was a long, sanguinary slog, averaging an advance of just three miles per day. The
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Maritime Dominion and the Triumph of the Free World

Naval campaigns that shaped the modern world 1852-2001

by Peter Padfield ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Series series Maritime Trilogy
Unabridged

17 hours 33 min

In this outstanding book, naval historian Peter Padfield explores the ways in which maritime strength has influenced political power from the mid-nineteenth century to the modern age.Freedom of expression and individual enterprise have distinguished the societies of powers dominant at sea; and since supreme maritime nations have prevailed over their territorial rivals in the great wars of the ... Read more

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In this outstanding book, naval historian Peter Padfield explores the ways in which maritime strength has influenced political power from the mid-nineteenth century to the modern age.Freedom of expression and individual enterprise have distinguished the societies of powers dominant at sea; and since supreme maritime nations have prevailed over their territorial rivals in the great wars of the
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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy

by James R. Holmes ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and decision-makers. It introduces listeners to the main theoretical ideas that shape how statesmen and commanders make and execute maritime strategy in times of peace and war. Following in the spirit of ... Read more

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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and decision-makers. It introduces listeners to the main theoretical ideas that shape how statesmen and commanders make and execute maritime strategy in times of peace and war. Following in the spirit of
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Pirate King, The

The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy

by Sean Kingsley, Rex Cowan ...

Narrated by Rob Vlock ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air—and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery’s adventures than any other pirate. His ... Read more

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The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air—and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery’s adventures than any other pirate. His
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Into the Deep

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Steel Shield

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