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Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires
- Why the Most Powerful Armies of Their Time Found Only Defeat or Shame in This Land of Endless Wars
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 3 h y 17 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's territory and its existence as a sovereign nation. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraine's past in order to understand its present and future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An extraordinarily good book
- De Specs2789 en 03-01-23
De: Serhii Plokhy
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The Ghost of Freedom
- A History of the Caucasus
- De: Charles King
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
The Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of astonishing natural beauty and a dizzying array of ancient cultures, the Caucasus for most of the 20th century lay inside the Soviet Union, before movements of national liberation created newly independent countries and sparked the devastating war in Chechnya.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fascinating story of a messy region
- De A. T. Howarth en 07-30-20
De: Charles King
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Korean War
- A Captivating Guide to Korean War History
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 2 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the United States, tells the tale of a conflict between two global superpowers and competing ideologies in a far-flung corner of the globe. The reality is that the wheels of motion that drove the country to war in 1950 began turning long before American boots set foot on Korean soil. The heart of the conflict was a civil war between a population arbitrarily divided by colonization and the global geopolitics at the end of the Second World War.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful
- De Kyle en 05-14-18
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A Brief History of Ukraine
- A Singular People Within the Crucible of Empires
- De: Dominic Haynes
- Narrado por: Jordan Vogt
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 52
Ukraine is a geographically diverse country with the unfortunate fate of being sandwiched between empires. Though this is frequently explored no further than the global conflicts of the 20th century, in reality, Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination has far deeper roots than most people realize. See the splendor of the Kyivan Rus, gallop with the Golden Horde across the Ukrainian steppe, encounter the legendary Cossacks, and witness the terror of the tsars. From the Romans to the Mongols to the Russians, Ukraine has seen it all and remained uniquely Ukrainian through it all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent quick listen
- De Thomas J Anderson en 12-14-23
De: Dominic Haynes
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Russian History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Russia, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasion, the Napoleonic Invasion, Reforms of Peter the Great, the Fall of the Soviet Union, and More
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Desmond Manny
- Duración: 5 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 81
This new Captivating History audiobook serves as an overview of Russian history over the span of more than a millennium, from the foundation of the Russian state by the Viking Prince Rurik in AD 862 until the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991.
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5 out of 5 stars
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greater depth
- De Paul en 11-19-18
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They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else
- A History of the Armenian Genocide
- De: Ronald Grigor Suny
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 15 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the 20th century. By the end of the First World War, the number of Armenians in what would become Turkey had been reduced by 90 percent - more than 1,000,000 people. A century later, the Armenian genocide remains controversial but relatively unknown, overshadowed by later slaughters and the chasm separating Turkish and Armenian versions of events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, unbiased view finally
- De Raffy Afarian en 10-30-15
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World History
- Ancient History, United States History, European, Native American, Russian, Chinese, Asian, Indian and Australian History, Wars Including World War 1 and 2
- De: Adam Brown
- Narrado por: Sarah Moore
- Duración: 5 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet. You will be astonished to learn about some of the events that have occurred! Subjects include: Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, The Roman Empire, Constantine and Christianity, India, Ancient Korea, Chinese Dynasties, Napoleonic Europe, Foundation of USA, The 1812 War, Australia and Wars, World War I, World War II, The Ottoman Empire, Greece and North Africa, The Diem Regime, Pearl Harbor, and much more!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly a fine book
- De Zlady Neri en 09-08-19
De: Adam Brown
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The Vanquished
- Why the First World War Failed to End
- De: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 209
In The Vanquished, a highly original and gripping work of history, Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front that proved so ruinous to Europe's future but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were savaged by revolutions, pogroms, mass expulsions, and further major military clashes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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little-known period following WWI is illuminated
- De John en 02-16-17
De: Robert Gerwarth
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The Afghan Wars: History in an Hour
- De: Rupert Colley
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 1 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Britain has invaded Afghanistan twice before in the nineteenth century. Both times tenacious Afghan fighters defended their country to humiliating British defeats. The Soviet Union also discovered what a tough enemy the Afghans are after nearly a decade of conflict from 1979 to 1989. When not fighting foreign invaders, Afghanistan was torn apart by Civil War from 1990 to 1996, resulting in victory for the Taliban.
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5 out of 5 stars
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informative
- De mosadiq en 11-20-15
De: Rupert Colley
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Forgotten Ally
- China's World War II, 1937 - 1945
- De: Rana Mitter
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 307
For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. The war began in China two full years before Hitler invaded Poland, and China eventually became the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain. Yet its drama of invasion, resistance, slaughter, and political intrigue remains little known in the West.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bland
- De Rodney en 01-23-14
De: Rana Mitter
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A Short History of the World
- De: Christopher Lascelles
- Narrado por: Guy Bethell
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
While this book explores world history from the big bang to the present day, it principally covers key people, events, and empires since the dawn of the first civilizations in and around 3500 BC. Epic in scope but refreshingly concise, A Short History of the World is an excellent place to start to bring your historical knowledge up to scratch.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Apt introduction to World's History
- De rpluss en 12-22-16
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Reclaiming Israel’s History
- Roots, Rights, and the Struggle for Peace
- De: David Brog
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 249
There was a time when Israel could do no wrong in America's eyes. That time is long past, and justly so - no nation is absolutely perfect, particularly not one that is engaged in a conflict as long as the Arab-Israeli conflict. But the myth of the perfect Israel has been supplanted by a far more deleterious myth: the myth of the evil Israel. This new myth has so pervaded contemporary culture that the history of Israel - as well documented as it is - has been recast and retold to fit a false narrative of Israel as violent occupier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent summary of Israeli point if view
- De Mendy en 08-12-18
De: David Brog
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Hitler's Europe Ablaze
- Occupation, Resistance, and Rebellion during World War II
- De: Ben H. Shepherd - editor, Phillip Cooke - editor
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 14 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 76
Local resistance to German-led Axis occupation occurred throughout the European continent during World War II, taking a wide range of forms - noncooperation and disinformation, sabotage and espionage, and armed opposition and full-scale partisan warfare. It is a key element in the experience and the national memory of those who found themselves under Axis government and control.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Historically questionable.
- De Nestor Perez en 04-22-21
De: Ben H. Shepherd - editor, y otros
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Hatred's Kingdom
- How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism
- De: Dore Gold
- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
Using previously unpublished documents, Gold, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, exposes how the deeply ingrained hatred that has provoked the new terrorism has its roots in Saudi Arabia's dominant religious creed, a radical Islamic offshoot known as Wahhabism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clear and Concise
- De abelisar en 12-03-03
De: Dore Gold
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Syria Burning
- ISIS and the Death of the Arab Spring
- De: Charles Glass
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 2 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Glass has reported extensively from the Middle East and travelled frequently in Syria over several decades. Here he melds together reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict, situating it clearly in the overall crisis of the region. His voice, elegant and concise, humane and richly informed, is a vital antidote to the sloganizing that shapes so much commentary and policy concerning the civil war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The authors bias is insufferable.
- De Dan en 01-02-16
De: Charles Glass
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Bruh
- 02-21-22
Fantastic read
Love this book and narration. A quick interesting read packed with a depth of historical perspective. I highly recommend!
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