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    The Making of the Atomic Bomb Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    • 25th Anniversary Edition
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Holter Graham
    • Length: 37 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,674
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,331
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,309

    Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wow... Grade A+ ... Exceptional.

    • By SPFJR on 03-15-16
    The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    By: Richard Rhodes

    Command and Control Audiobook By Eric Schlosser cover art
    • Command and Control

    • Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
    • By: Eric Schlosser
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,037
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,757
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,747

    Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • A miracle that we escaped the Cold War alive....

    • By A reader on 02-16-14
    Command and Control

    By: Eric Schlosser

    Robert Oppenheimer Audiobook By Ray Monk cover art
    • Robert Oppenheimer

    • A Life Inside the Center
    • By: Ray Monk
    • Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
    • Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 296
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 257
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 254

    Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A comprehensive biography

    • By Jean on 10-17-14
    Robert Oppenheimer

    By: Ray Monk

    Raven Rock Audiobook By Garrett M. Graff cover art
    • Raven Rock

    • The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of Us Die
    • By: Garrett M. Graff
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,189
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,067
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,057

    A fresh window on American history: the eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil, even if the rest of us die....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Awesome Read!!

    • By Brewer Richardson on 05-05-17
    Raven Rock

    By: Garrett M. Graff

    Chernobyl Audiobook By Serhii Plokhy cover art
    • Chernobyl

    • The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,874
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,669

    From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Companions to Each Other

    • By Tim on 06-04-19
    Chernobyl

    By: Serhii Plokhy

    Countdown 1945 Audiobook By Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss cover art
    • Countdown 1945

    • The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
    • By: Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss
    • Narrated by: Chris Wallace
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,116
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,813
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,799

    From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • It was ok

    • By Pablo Midence on 07-28-20
    Countdown 1945

    By: Chris Wallace, and others

    The Making of the Atomic Bomb Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    • 25th Anniversary Edition
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Holter Graham
    • Length: 37 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,674
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,331
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,309

    Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wow... Grade A+ ... Exceptional.

    • By SPFJR on 03-15-16
    The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    By: Richard Rhodes

    Command and Control Audiobook By Eric Schlosser cover art
    • Command and Control

    • Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
    • By: Eric Schlosser
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,037
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,757
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,747

    Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • A miracle that we escaped the Cold War alive....

    • By A reader on 02-16-14
    Command and Control

    By: Eric Schlosser

    Robert Oppenheimer Audiobook By Ray Monk cover art
    • Robert Oppenheimer

    • A Life Inside the Center
    • By: Ray Monk
    • Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
    • Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 296
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 257
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 254

    Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A comprehensive biography

    • By Jean on 10-17-14
    Robert Oppenheimer

    By: Ray Monk

    Raven Rock Audiobook By Garrett M. Graff cover art
    • Raven Rock

    • The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of Us Die
    • By: Garrett M. Graff
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,189
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,067
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,057

    A fresh window on American history: the eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil, even if the rest of us die....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Awesome Read!!

    • By Brewer Richardson on 05-05-17
    Raven Rock

    By: Garrett M. Graff

    Chernobyl Audiobook By Serhii Plokhy cover art
    • Chernobyl

    • The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,874
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,669

    From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Companions to Each Other

    • By Tim on 06-04-19
    Chernobyl

    By: Serhii Plokhy

    Countdown 1945 Audiobook By Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss cover art
    • Countdown 1945

    • The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
    • By: Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss
    • Narrated by: Chris Wallace
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,116
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,813
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,799

    From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • It was ok

    • By Pablo Midence on 07-28-20
    Countdown 1945

    By: Chris Wallace, and others

    The Abyss Audiobook By Max Hastings cover art
    • The Abyss

    • Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
    • By: Max Hastings
    • Narrated by: Max Hastings, John Hopkins
    • Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 89
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 86
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 85

    Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history—the Cuban Missile Crisis....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Many lessons for today

    • By Keith M. on 12-03-22
    The Abyss

    By: Max Hastings

    Three Days in Moscow Audiobook By Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney cover art
    • Three Days in Moscow

    • Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
    • By: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney
    • Narrated by: Bret Baier
    • Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 827
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 755
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 750

    In Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Amazing!

    • By Brian W. Barton on 05-20-18
    Three Days in Moscow

    By: Bret Baier, and others

    109 East Palace Audiobook By Jennet Conant cover art
    • 109 East Palace

    • Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
    • By: Jennet Conant
    • Narrated by: Anne Twomey
    • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 269
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 179
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 178

    They were told as little as possible....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Great Listen

    • By John H. Davis III on 10-22-05
    109 East Palace

    By: Jennet Conant

    Dark Sun Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • Dark Sun

    • The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Richard Rhodes
    • Length: 6 hrs
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 429
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 364
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 366

    The author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb lays bare the secret heart of the Cold War....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Abridged??

    • By Delano on 04-17-13
    Dark Sun

    By: Richard Rhodes

    The Bastard Brigade Audiobook By Sam Kean cover art
    • The Bastard Brigade

    • The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
    • By: Sam Kean
    • Narrated by: Ben Sullivan
    • Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 801
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 714
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 712

    From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Awesome

    • By Solar red on 07-12-19
    The Bastard Brigade

    By: Sam Kean

    Arsenals of Folly Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • Arsenals of Folly

    • The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
    • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 228
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 181
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 179

    In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration's unprecedented arms buildup in the early 1980s....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • overall outstanding

    • By Thomas on 06-25-09
    Arsenals of Folly

    By: Richard Rhodes

    The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb Audiobook By Neal Bascomb cover art
    • The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

    • By: Neal Bascomb
    • Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
    • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 592
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 538
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 539

    It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Needs a different narrator!!!!

    • By Scott on 06-04-16
    The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

    By: Neal Bascomb

    The Dead Hand Audiobook By David E. Hoffman cover art
    • The Dead Hand

    • The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
    • By: David E. Hoffman
    • Narrated by: Bob Walter
    • Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,290
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,279

    This narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Eye opening

    • By Brian on 11-16-10
    The Dead Hand

    By: David E. Hoffman

    Thirteen Days Audiobook By Robert F. Kennedy cover art
    • Thirteen Days

    • A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
    • By: Robert F. Kennedy
    • Narrated by: Kurt Elftmann
    • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 264
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 218
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 217

    In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Horrible Narration Makes It Hard to Listen To

    • By J.D. on 05-07-20
    Thirteen Days

    By: Robert F. Kennedy

    The Bomb Audiobook By Fred Kaplan cover art
    • The Bomb

    • Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
    • By: Fred Kaplan
    • Narrated by: Edward Bauer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 306
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 271
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 271

    From the author the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war - and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises - from Truman to Trump....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent, important book, bad narration.

    • By Richard L. Hubbell on 02-06-20
    The Bomb

    By: Fred Kaplan

    The Doomsday Machine Audiobook By Daniel Ellsberg cover art
    • The Doomsday Machine

    • By: Daniel Ellsberg
    • Narrated by: Steven Cooper
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 980
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 868
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 866

    The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising insider's account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating Insider Story

    • By Terry Masters on 12-07-17
    The Doomsday Machine

    By: Daniel Ellsberg

    US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual Audiobook By Dick Couch cover art
    • US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual

    • By: Dick Couch
    • Narrated by: Brian Troxell
    • Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 23
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19

    Military experts teach you how to survive an attack on American soil, from North Korean missiles to weaponized smallpox....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • If you're looking for a story, this isn't it

    • By Bionic Madness on 02-11-20
    US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual

    By: Dick Couch

    Nuclear Folly Audiobook By Serhii Plokhy cover art
    • Nuclear Folly

    • A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
    • Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 70
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 60
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 60

    Nearly 30 years after the end of the Cold War, today's leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Must Read

    • By Robert from Brookline on 08-22-21
    Nuclear Folly

    By: Serhii Plokhy

    The Taking of K-129 Audiobook By Josh Dean cover art
    • The Taking of K-129

    • How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
    • By: Josh Dean
    • Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
    • Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 961
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 873
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 866

    In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the great stories in history

    • By Ben Newman on 11-21-17
    The Taking of K-129

    By: Josh Dean

    The General vs. the President Audiobook By H. W. Brands cover art
    • The General vs. the President

    • MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
    • By: H. W. Brands
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 680
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 603

    The riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Vivid Dramatic Accounting

    • By Jean on 11-11-16
    The General vs. the President

    By: H. W. Brands

    Chasing Heisenberg Audiobook By Michael Joseloff cover art
    • Chasing Heisenberg

    • The Race for the Atom Bomb
    • By: Michael Joseloff
    • Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
    • Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 71
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 59
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 58

    Allied troops are beginning to halt Hitler’s advance. But Allied scientists are struggling. Intelligence reports put them second in a competition that could determine the outcome of the war: the race to build the world’s first nuclear weapon....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Good Overview/Introduction to the Bomb Race

    • By Ashlyn on 08-05-20
    Chasing Heisenberg

    By: Michael Joseloff

    Three Days in January Audiobook By Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney cover art
    • Three Days in January

    • Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
    • By: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney
    • Narrated by: Bret Baier, Danny Campbell
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 914
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 817
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 810

    Brett Baier's Three Days in January illuminates how Eisenhower, an underappreciated giant of US history, still offers vital lessons for our own time....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Gently In Manner, Strongly In Deed...

    • By Gillian on 01-20-17
    Three Days in January

    By: Bret Baier, and others

    Fallout Audiobook By Lesley M.M. Blume cover art
    • Fallout

    • The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World
    • By: Lesley M.M. Blume
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 256
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 217
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 219

    New York Times best-selling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century - the true effects of the atom bomb - potentially saving millions of lives....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Required reading (listening, too)!

    • By Michael Griffin on 08-13-20
    Fallout

    By: Lesley M.M. Blume

    The Manhattan Project Audiobook By Al Cimino cover art
    • The Manhattan Project

    • The Making of the Atomic Bomb
    • By: Al Cimino
    • Narrated by: Eric Meyers
    • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 6
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5

    This traces the history of the Manhattan Project, from the first glimmerings of such a catastrophic weapon, to the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It profiles the architects of the bomb, and looks at the role of the politicians, including first-hand accounts.....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Chapter 1 missing

    • By Claire O on 04-26-22
    The Manhattan Project

    By: Al Cimino

    Full Body Burden Audiobook By Kristen Iversen cover art
    • Full Body Burden

    • Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
    • By: Kristen Iversen
    • Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Kristen Iversen
    • Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 212
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 189
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 191

    Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A story that no one else wanted to tell.

    • By Carol on 01-28-13
    Full Body Burden

    By: Kristen Iversen

    Hegemony or Survival Audiobook By Noam Chomsky cover art
    • Hegemony or Survival

    • America's Quest for Global Dominance
    • By: Noam Chomsky
    • Narrated by: Brian Jones, Noam Chomsky
    • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 714
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 177
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 178

    For more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe...

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Read and open your mind

    • By Rupert on 01-15-04
    Hegemony or Survival

    By: Noam Chomsky

    The Twilight of the Bombs Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • The Twilight of the Bombs

    • Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
    • Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 158
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 135
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 132

    The culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’s monumental and prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, offering the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post-Cold War age. The past 20 years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons drastically....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Definitive Series ends with warnings but also Hope

    • By Richard on 10-21-10
    The Twilight of the Bombs

    By: Richard Rhodes

    Shadow Strike Audiobook By Yaakov Katz cover art
    • Shadow Strike

    • Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power
    • By: Yaakov Katz
    • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
    • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 209
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 189
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 189

    The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare - and its far-reaching implications....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Important Book!

    • By Gerald J. Vogt on 05-10-19
    Shadow Strike

    By: Yaakov Katz

    A Fiery Peace in a Cold War Audiobook By Neil Sheehan cover art
    • A Fiery Peace in a Cold War

    • Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon
    • By: Neil Sheehan
    • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
    • Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 112
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 80
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 81

    From Neil Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic A Bright Shining Lie, comes this long-awaited, magnificent epic. Here is the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history - and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Schriever rhymes with beaver.

    • By John Gardner on 11-13-09
    A Fiery Peace in a Cold War

    By: Neil Sheehan

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    • Narrated by: Steve Higgins
    • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
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    There are as many as 60 miles of underground tunnels beneath Wiltshire, England alone. While some of these abandoned and decaying subterranean spaces are playgrounds for urban explorers, others have been shrouded in secrecy for decades. This bunker-busting journey to some of Britain's dark and forgotten places will give you the chance to peek behind the heavy blast-proof doors of some of the country's best-kept underground secrets.

    Hidden, Forbidden & Off-Limits

    By: Steve Higgins

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    • Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End

    • World War 2 Biographies
    • By: Hourly History
    • Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
    • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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    Robert Oppenheimer had a lot resting on his shoulders. During the Second World War, he was tasked with directing the development of the world’s first nuclear arsenal. Known as the Manhattan Project, this super-secretive wartime project had the stoic visage of Oppenheimer overseeing the greatest experiment ever conducted by humankind. Much had happened in Oppenheimer’s life to lead him to this point, and much would subsequently take place after, but this moment was indeed the pinnacle of his career and his life.

    Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End

    By: Hourly History

    Nuclear Russia Audiobook By Paul R. Josephson cover art
    • Nuclear Russia

    • The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture
    • By: Paul R. Josephson
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Nuclear Russia probes the juncture of history of science and technology, political and cultural history, and environmental history. It considers the atom in Russian society as a reflection of Leninist technological utopianism, Cold War imperatives, scientific hubris, public acceptance, and a state desire to conquer nature. Furthermore the audiobook examines the vital – and perhaps unexpected – significance of ethnicity and gender in nuclear history by looking at how Kazakhs and Nenets lost their homelands and their health in Russia in the wake of nuclear testing.

    Nuclear Russia

    By: Paul R. Josephson

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    • Atomic Bill

    • A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb
    • By: Vincent Kiernan
    • Narrated by: Jim Frangione
    • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
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    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. 

    Atomic Bill

    By: Vincent Kiernan

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    • The End of Victory

    • Prevailing in the Thermonuclear Age
    • By: Edward Kaplan
    • Narrated by: Scott Carrico
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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    The End of Victory recounts the costs of failure in nuclear war through the work of the most secret deliberative body of the National Security Council, the Net Evaluation Subcommittee (NESC). From 1953 onward, US leaders wanted to know as precisely as possible what would happen if they failed in a nuclear war—how many Americans would die and how much of the country would remain. The NESC told Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy what would be the result of the worst failure of American strategy.

    The End of Victory

    By: Edward Kaplan

    Euromissiles Audiobook By Susan Colbourn cover art
    • Euromissiles

    • The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO
    • By: Susan Colbourn
    • Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
    • Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington and Moscow had troops on the ground and missiles in the fields of their respective allies, the NATO nations and the states of the Warsaw Pact. Euromissiles—intermediate-range nuclear weapons to be used exclusively in the regional theater of war—highlighted how the peoples of Europe were dangerously placed between hammer and anvil.

    Euromissiles

    By: Susan Colbourn

    Hidden, Forbidden & Off-Limits Audiobook By Steve Higgins cover art
    • Hidden, Forbidden & Off-Limits

    • A Subterranean Journey to Britain's Dark and Forgotten Places
    • By: Steve Higgins
    • Narrated by: Steve Higgins
    • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
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    There are as many as 60 miles of underground tunnels beneath Wiltshire, England alone. While some of these abandoned and decaying subterranean spaces are playgrounds for urban explorers, others have been shrouded in secrecy for decades. This bunker-busting journey to some of Britain's dark and forgotten places will give you the chance to peek behind the heavy blast-proof doors of some of the country's best-kept underground secrets.

    Hidden, Forbidden & Off-Limits

    By: Steve Higgins

    Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End Audiobook By Hourly History cover art
    • Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End

    • World War 2 Biographies
    • By: Hourly History
    • Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
    • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    Robert Oppenheimer had a lot resting on his shoulders. During the Second World War, he was tasked with directing the development of the world’s first nuclear arsenal. Known as the Manhattan Project, this super-secretive wartime project had the stoic visage of Oppenheimer overseeing the greatest experiment ever conducted by humankind. Much had happened in Oppenheimer’s life to lead him to this point, and much would subsequently take place after, but this moment was indeed the pinnacle of his career and his life.

    Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End

    By: Hourly History

    Nuclear Russia Audiobook By Paul R. Josephson cover art
    • Nuclear Russia

    • The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture
    • By: Paul R. Josephson
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    Nuclear Russia probes the juncture of history of science and technology, political and cultural history, and environmental history. It considers the atom in Russian society as a reflection of Leninist technological utopianism, Cold War imperatives, scientific hubris, public acceptance, and a state desire to conquer nature. Furthermore the audiobook examines the vital – and perhaps unexpected – significance of ethnicity and gender in nuclear history by looking at how Kazakhs and Nenets lost their homelands and their health in Russia in the wake of nuclear testing.

    Nuclear Russia

    By: Paul R. Josephson

    Atomic Bill Audiobook By Vincent Kiernan cover art
    • Atomic Bill

    • A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb
    • By: Vincent Kiernan
    • Narrated by: Jim Frangione
    • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    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. 

    Atomic Bill

    By: Vincent Kiernan

    The End of Victory Audiobook By Edward Kaplan cover art
    • The End of Victory

    • Prevailing in the Thermonuclear Age
    • By: Edward Kaplan
    • Narrated by: Scott Carrico
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    The End of Victory recounts the costs of failure in nuclear war through the work of the most secret deliberative body of the National Security Council, the Net Evaluation Subcommittee (NESC). From 1953 onward, US leaders wanted to know as precisely as possible what would happen if they failed in a nuclear war—how many Americans would die and how much of the country would remain. The NESC told Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy what would be the result of the worst failure of American strategy.

    The End of Victory

    By: Edward Kaplan

    Euromissiles Audiobook By Susan Colbourn cover art
    • Euromissiles

    • The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO
    • By: Susan Colbourn
    • Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
    • Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington and Moscow had troops on the ground and missiles in the fields of their respective allies, the NATO nations and the states of the Warsaw Pact. Euromissiles—intermediate-range nuclear weapons to be used exclusively in the regional theater of war—highlighted how the peoples of Europe were dangerously placed between hammer and anvil.

    Euromissiles

    By: Susan Colbourn

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