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The Arms of Krupp

1587–1968

by William Manchester ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

48 hours 15 min

In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done.The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft ... Read more

$29.99 USD

In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done.The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft
... Read more
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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

by Martin W. Bowman ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty ... Read more

$24.99 USD

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty
... Read more
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The Most Awful Responsibility

Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age

by Alex Wellerstein ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

""I thought I knew the story but learned much that I didn’t know. Outstanding!""— Richard Rhodes“This is historical research at its best.” — Dan CarlinPresident Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual decision wasn’t what everyone thinks it was?The conventional narrative is that American leaders had a choice: Invade ... Read more

$28.99 USD

""I thought I knew the story but learned much that I didn’t know. Outstanding!""— Richard Rhodes“This is historical research at its best.” — Dan CarlinPresident Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual decision wasn’t what everyone thinks it was?The conventional narrative is that American leaders had a choice: Invade
... Read more
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Now It Can Be Told

The Story Of The Manhattan Project

by Leslie R. Groves ...

Narrated by Scott R. Pollak ...

Unabridged

16 hours 27 min

General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name "The Manhattan Project." As the ranking military officer in charge of marshalling men and material for what was to be the most ambitious, expensive engineering feat in history, it was General Groves who hired Oppenheimer (with knowledge of his left ... Read more

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General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name "The Manhattan Project." As the ranking military officer in charge of marshalling men and material for what was to be the most ambitious, expensive engineering feat in history, it was General Groves who hired Oppenheimer (with knowledge of his left
... Read more
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The Demon in the Freezer

A True Story

by Richard Preston ...

Narrated by James Naughton ...

Abridged

5 hours 48 min

**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book
... Read more
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Drone Warrior

An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies

by Brett Velicovich, Christopher S. Stewart ...

Narrated by Brett Velicovich, Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

A former Delta Force black ops member takes us inside America’s covert drone war in this headline-making, never-before-told account for fans of Zero Dark Thirty and Lone Survivor, told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal writer and filled with eye-opening and sure to be controversial details.For nearly a decade Brett Velicovich was at the center of America’s new warfare: using unmanned ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A former Delta Force black ops member takes us inside America’s covert drone war in this headline-making, never-before-told account for fans of Zero Dark Thirty and Lone Survivor, told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal writer and filled with eye-opening and sure to be controversial details.For nearly a decade Brett Velicovich was at the center of America’s new warfare: using unmanned
... Read more
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American Knights

The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion

by Victor Failmezger ...

Narrated by James R. Cheatham ...

Unabridged

13 hours 55 min

As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank ... Read more

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As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank
... Read more
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Spearhead

An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II

by Adam Makos ...

Narrated by Johnathan McClain ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of A Higher Call and Devotion presents the “engrossing” (CNN) true story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich during World War II, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.“A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of A Higher Call and Devotion presents the “engrossing” (CNN) true story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich during World War II, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.“A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing
... Read more
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Brotherhood of the Bomb

The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller

by Gregg Herken ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

Gregg Herken's Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fascinating story of the men who founded the nuclear age, fully told for the first timeThe story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Gregg Herken's Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fascinating story of the men who founded the nuclear age, fully told for the first timeThe story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the
... Read more
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Tanks in World War II

Designs, Uses, and Differences between Allied and Axis Tanks

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Morgan G ...

Unabridged

38 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.World War II marked the coming of age of armored warfare, transforming tanks from the experimental weapons of World War I into the dominant force on battlefields across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. The period from 1939 to 1945 witnessed an unprecedented evolution in tank design, tactics, and employment that fundamentally changed the nature of land ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.World War II marked the coming of age of armored warfare, transforming tanks from the experimental weapons of World War I into the dominant force on battlefields across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. The period from 1939 to 1945 witnessed an unprecedented evolution in tank design, tactics, and employment that fundamentally changed the nature of land
... Read more
Audiobook

The Shadow World

Inside the Global Arms Trade

by Andrew Feinstein ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

25 hours 2 min

Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinsteinreveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history—between the British and Saudi governments—to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the imminent $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinsteinreveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history—between the British and Saudi governments—to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the imminent $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal
... Read more
Audiobook

Fire and Fury

The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945

by Randall Hansen ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pilots dead. But the terrible truth is that much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership, leading to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pilots dead. But the terrible truth is that much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership, leading to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of
... Read more
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Totuudella ei voi taistella valheita vastaan

by Peter Pomerantsev, Justine Florio ...

Narrated by Jussi Puhakka ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Kaikki haluavat voittaa propagandasodan mutta onko se edes mahdollista?Poikkeuksellinen historiateos auttaa ymmärtämään myös nykypäivän informaatiosotaa.Kekseliäs elämäkerta toisen maailmansodan mystisestä propagandisti Sefton Delmeristä pohtii vaikeita kysymyksiä informaatiosodan ja propagandan luonteesta niin toisen maailmansodan aikana kuin nyt.Kesällä 1941 Iso-Britannia kamppaili Saksan ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Kaikki haluavat voittaa propagandasodan mutta onko se edes mahdollista?Poikkeuksellinen historiateos auttaa ymmärtämään myös nykypäivän informaatiosotaa.Kekseliäs elämäkerta toisen maailmansodan mystisestä propagandisti Sefton Delmeristä pohtii vaikeita kysymyksiä informaatiosodan ja propagandan luonteesta niin toisen maailmansodan aikana kuin nyt.Kesällä 1941 Iso-Britannia kamppaili Saksan
... Read more
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Anatomía de una mentira

Quiénes y por qué justifican la represión de los setenta

by Hernán Confino, Rodrigo González Tizón ...

Narrated by Synthetic Voice ...

Series series Tezontle
Abridged

6 hours 12 min

Anatomía de una mentira recorre las voces y los grupos que, en los últimos años, han planteado fuertes polémicas sobre lo sucedido en la Argentina de los años setenta. Estas ideas no son nuevas, existen desde la misma dictadura; sin embargo, en pleno siglo XXI han logrado poner en jaque los consensos construidos durante cuarenta años de democracia sobre la gravedad de las violaciones a los ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anatomía de una mentira recorre las voces y los grupos que, en los últimos años, han planteado fuertes polémicas sobre lo sucedido en la Argentina de los años setenta. Estas ideas no son nuevas, existen desde la misma dictadura; sin embargo, en pleno siglo XXI han logrado poner en jaque los consensos construidos durante cuarenta años de democracia sobre la gravedad de las violaciones a los
... Read more
Audiobook

Atomic Bill

A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb

by Vincent Kiernan ...

Narrated by Jim Frangione ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

William L. Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government's press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

William L. Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government's press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned,
... Read more
Audiobook

Hitler's Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Nazi Plan for Final Victory

by Michael FitzGerald ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

Under the Nazis, conventional science and a range of fringes sciences were legitimate areas for research and development. Unorthodox ideas and projects that were too outrageous for other governments received funding. During the last six months of the war, it seemed obvious the Germans had been crushingly defeated, but in spite of the military situation, Hitler continued to believe that victory ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Under the Nazis, conventional science and a range of fringes sciences were legitimate areas for research and development. Unorthodox ideas and projects that were too outrageous for other governments received funding. During the last six months of the war, it seemed obvious the Germans had been crushingly defeated, but in spite of the military situation, Hitler continued to believe that victory
... Read more
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Machinery of War: A Comprehensive Study of the Post-9/11 Global Arms Trade

by Josh Luberisse ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "Machinery of War: A Comprehensive Study of the Post-9/11 Global Arms Trade," Josh offers an exhaustive exploration into the intricate world of global armaments in the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This seminal work probes the depths of the modern arms trade, revealing its multi-faceted nature, its key players, and its ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "Machinery of War: A Comprehensive Study of the Post-9/11 Global Arms Trade," Josh offers an exhaustive exploration into the intricate world of global armaments in the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This seminal work probes the depths of the modern arms trade, revealing its multi-faceted nature, its key players, and its
... Read more
Audiobook

GHOSTFIELD: Stealth, Hypersonic Warfare, and the Global Race to Erase Detection

Inside the New Science of Invisibility: Metasurfaces, Artificial Intelligence Skins, and the 1,800 degree Fahrenheit Materials Rewriting Global Air Power

by Damon Zwicker ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Andrew E ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Black Horizon - Military Operational Technological Options
Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE AGE OF THE UNSEEN HAS BEGUN.Stealth once meant dark paint and sharp edges. It meant hiding a jet long enough to strike and escape. But the future has already rewritten the rules. Detection is now guided by artificial intelligence. Sensors fuse truth faster than pilots can react. The battlefield sees through every angle — and still, the next ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE AGE OF THE UNSEEN HAS BEGUN.Stealth once meant dark paint and sharp edges. It meant hiding a jet long enough to strike and escape. But the future has already rewritten the rules. Detection is now guided by artificial intelligence. Sensors fuse truth faster than pilots can react. The battlefield sees through every angle — and still, the next
... Read more
Audiobook

The Use of Medieval Weaponry

by Eric Lowe ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

9 hours

This is a book about how medieval weapons were used, according to medieval people who used them. It discusses the use of eight weapons or weapon combinations from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, selected with an eye toward their iconic status in popular culture, as well as five different combative contexts. The aim of this book is to familiarize the listener with the use of medieval ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This is a book about how medieval weapons were used, according to medieval people who used them. It discusses the use of eight weapons or weapon combinations from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, selected with an eye toward their iconic status in popular culture, as well as five different combative contexts. The aim of this book is to familiarize the listener with the use of medieval
... Read more
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How Carriers Fought

Carrier Operations in WWII

by Lars Celander ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

11 hours 23 min

In November 1921 the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battle cruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight deck and the techniques of attacking enemy ships, and the evolution of carrier operations was ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In November 1921 the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battle cruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight deck and the techniques of attacking enemy ships, and the evolution of carrier operations was
... Read more
Audiobook

The Gunning of America

Business and the Making of American Gun Culture

by Pamela Haag ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she
... Read more
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Down to the Sea

An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II

by Bruce Henderson ...

Narrated by Jon Waters ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four US Navy ships and their crews in the Pacific until their day of reckoning three years later with a far different enemy: a deadly typhoon. In December 1944, while supporting General MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey neglected the Law of Storms, placing the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four US Navy ships and their crews in the Pacific until their day of reckoning three years later with a far different enemy: a deadly typhoon. In December 1944, while supporting General MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey neglected the Law of Storms, placing the
... Read more
Audiobook

Brief History of Duels, A: How Honor Was Settled With Blood

by Jonathan Ellwood ...

Narrated by Jonathan Ellwood ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Discover why humans risked death for reputation in this gripping history of trial by combat and gentlemanly codes. Perfect for your morning commute or an intense weekend listening session, this captivating narrative explores violence as a calculated social tool. When courts and kings failed, injured pride demanded a brutal, highly formalized justice.Trace the fascinating evolution of public ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover why humans risked death for reputation in this gripping history of trial by combat and gentlemanly codes. Perfect for your morning commute or an intense weekend listening session, this captivating narrative explores violence as a calculated social tool. When courts and kings failed, injured pride demanded a brutal, highly formalized justice.Trace the fascinating evolution of public
... Read more
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Weapons: The Long, Deadly History of How Humanity Armed Itself

by Patrick Duval ...

Narrated by Patrick Duval ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Plunge into a gripping military history that traces our relentless arms race from sharpened stones to autonomous drones. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking narrative reveals how technological leaps in warfare continually reshape global power dynamics.Whether you are settling in for deep-focus learning or seeking a sobering historical reflection, this evocative journey exposes ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Plunge into a gripping military history that traces our relentless arms race from sharpened stones to autonomous drones. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking narrative reveals how technological leaps in warfare continually reshape global power dynamics.Whether you are settling in for deep-focus learning or seeking a sobering historical reflection, this evocative journey exposes
... Read more

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