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- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 37 h y 53 m
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Beginning with May 29, 1919, when photographs of the solar eclipse confirmed the truth of Einstein's theory of relativity, Johnson goes on to describe Freudianism, the establishment of the first Marxist state, the chaos of "Old Europe", the Arcadian 20s, and the new forces in China and Japan. Also discussed are Karl Marx, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Roosevelt, Gandhi, Castro, Kennedy, Nixon, the '29 crash, the Great Depression, Roosevelt's New Deal, and the massive conflict of World War II.
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The Anti-Howard Zinn
- De Pork C. Fish en 05-22-12
De: Paul Johnson
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The Balkans [Modern Library Chronicles]
- De: Mark Mazower
- Narrado por: Robert O'Keefe
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
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In this fascinating work, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Mark Mazower uncovers the history of the Balkans with detail and clarity. He explores the reasons for current conflicts and examines the Balkans as a religious, cultural, and economic melting pot for Europe and Asia. Through Robert O'Keefe's articulate narration, listeners will be absorbed by this rich world.
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Thorough History...
- De David en 09-30-05
De: Mark Mazower
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Inglorious Empire
- What the British Did to India
- De: Shashi Tharoor
- Narrado por: Shashi Tharoor
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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In the 18th century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannons, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalized racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes on and demolishes this position, demonstrating how every supposed imperial "gift" was designed in Britain's interests alone.
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An entertaining and provocative history
- De James Moseley en 01-07-20
De: Shashi Tharoor
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Empire
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 15 h y 13 m
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The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's age of empire. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and the institutions of representative government - all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain's economy, population, and culture from the 17th century until the mid-20th. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, Empire shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity.
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Not Balanced till Conclusion
- De Hectoris en 08-13-20
De: Niall Ferguson
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Empire
- How Britain Made the Modern World
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 16 h y 11 m
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Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red, and Britannia ruled not just the waves but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. Just how did a small, rainy island in the North Atlantic achieve all this? And why did the empire on which the sun literally never set finally decline and fall? Niall Ferguson's acclaimed Empire brilliantly unfolds the imperial story in all its splendours and its miseries.
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Such a great listen - What a History Lesson
- De Dorothy en 11-04-17
De: Niall Ferguson
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The Third Reich in History and Memory
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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In the 70 years since the demise of the Third Reich, there has been a significant transformation in the ways in which the modern world understands Nazism. In this brilliant and eye-opening collection, Richard J. Evans offers a critical commentary on that transformation, exploring how major changes in perspective have informed research and writing on the Third Reich in recent years. Drawing on his most notable writings, Evans reveals the shifting perspectives on Nazism's rise to political power, its economic intricacies, and its subterranean extension into postwar Germany.
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Sweeping historiography
- De Kevin Bishop en 03-03-24
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Third Reich in Power
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 31 h y 58 m
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The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive English-language account... gripping and precise." It chronicles the incredible story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule.
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Great book, annoying narrator
- De Maria en 08-14-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Fate of Africa
- A History of the Continent Since Independence
- De: Martin Meredith
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper
- Duración: 29 h y 22 m
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Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe’s continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa’s resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan.
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Africa: Land of Hope and Horror
- De Jeff en 03-08-14
De: Martin Meredith
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A Concise History of Spain
- De: William Phillips Jr., Carla Rahn Phillips
- Narrado por: Luis Soto
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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This audiobook traces Spain's development from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics, and personalities. It introduces listeners to key themes that have shaped Spain's history and culture, including its varied landscapes and climates; the impact of waves of diverse human migrations; the importance of its location as a bridge between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Europe and Africa; and religion, particularly militant Catholic Christianity and its centuries of conflict with Islam and Protestantism.
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Underwhelmed
- De Anonymous User en 02-20-20
De: William Phillips Jr., y otros
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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire; 1871-1918
- De: Katja Hoyer
- Narrado por: Natasha Soudek
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
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Before 1871, Germany was not yet a nation but simply an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring 39 individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser? How would he convince proud Prussians, Bavarians, and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France - all without destroying itself in the process?
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Misleading title/subtitle
- De Ethan Brown en 12-15-21
De: Katja Hoyer
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- De: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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Excellent overview of the Classical World
- De David I. Williams en 01-12-14
De: Simon Price, y otros
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In Defense of History
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation to the critical application of social and economic theory, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who deny the possibility of achieving any kind of certain knowledge about the past.
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Enlightening
- De David A en 07-03-18
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The Third Reich in History and Memory
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
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In the 70 years since the demise of the Third Reich, there has been a significant transformation in the ways in which the modern world understands Nazism. In this brilliant and eye-opening collection, Richard J. Evans offers a critical commentary on that transformation, exploring how major changes in perspective have informed research and writing on the Third Reich in recent years. Drawing on his most notable writings, Evans reveals the shifting perspectives on Nazism's rise to political power, its economic intricacies, and its subterranean extension into postwar Germany.
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Sweeping historiography
- De Kevin Bishop en 03-03-24
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Third Reich in Power
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 31 h y 58 m
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The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive English-language account... gripping and precise." It chronicles the incredible story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule.
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Great book, annoying narrator
- De Maria en 08-14-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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Hitler's People
- The Faces of the Third Reich
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Duración: 18 h
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Richard Evans, author of the acclaimed The Third Reich Trilogy and over two dozen other volumes on modern Europe, is our preeminent scholar of Nazi Germany. Having spent half a century searching for the truths behind one of the most horrifying episodes in human history, in Hitler’s People, he brings us back to the original site of the Nazi movement: namely, the lives of its most important members. Working in concentric circles out from Hitler and his closest allies, Evans forms a typological framework of Germany society under Nazi rule from the top down.
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The Third Reich at War
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 35 h y 10 m
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Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war’s progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of people - from generals to front-line soldiers, from Hitler Youth activists to middle-class housewives. The Third Reich at War lays bare the dynamics of a nation more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflict’s great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler’s suicide in the bunker.
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Masterful
- De Karen en 09-03-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- De: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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Excellent overview of the Classical World
- De David I. Williams en 01-12-14
De: Simon Price, y otros
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In Defense of History
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation to the critical application of social and economic theory, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who deny the possibility of achieving any kind of certain knowledge about the past.
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Enlightening
- De David A en 07-03-18
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Third Reich in History and Memory
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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In the 70 years since the demise of the Third Reich, there has been a significant transformation in the ways in which the modern world understands Nazism. In this brilliant and eye-opening collection, Richard J. Evans offers a critical commentary on that transformation, exploring how major changes in perspective have informed research and writing on the Third Reich in recent years. Drawing on his most notable writings, Evans reveals the shifting perspectives on Nazism's rise to political power, its economic intricacies, and its subterranean extension into postwar Germany.
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Sweeping historiography
- De Kevin Bishop en 03-03-24
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Third Reich in Power
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 31 h y 58 m
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The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive English-language account... gripping and precise." It chronicles the incredible story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule.
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Great book, annoying narrator
- De Maria en 08-14-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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Hitler's People
- The Faces of the Third Reich
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Duración: 18 h
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Richard Evans, author of the acclaimed The Third Reich Trilogy and over two dozen other volumes on modern Europe, is our preeminent scholar of Nazi Germany. Having spent half a century searching for the truths behind one of the most horrifying episodes in human history, in Hitler’s People, he brings us back to the original site of the Nazi movement: namely, the lives of its most important members. Working in concentric circles out from Hitler and his closest allies, Evans forms a typological framework of Germany society under Nazi rule from the top down.
De: Richard J. Evans
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The Third Reich at War
- De: Richard J. Evans
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Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war’s progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of people - from generals to front-line soldiers, from Hitler Youth activists to middle-class housewives. The Third Reich at War lays bare the dynamics of a nation more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflict’s great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler’s suicide in the bunker.
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Masterful
- De Karen en 09-03-10
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Iron Kingdom
- The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
- De: Christopher Clark
- Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
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In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia - a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development - ceased to exist. In their eagerness to erase all traces of the Third Reich from the earth, the Allies believed that Prussia, the very embodiment of German militarism, had to be abolished. But as Christopher Clark reveals in this pioneering history, Prussia's legacy is far more complex.
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Let me make it easier for you.
- De alexyakkavoo en 06-03-20
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The Coming of the Third Reich
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 21 h y 11 m
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There is no story in 20th-century history more important to understand than Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. With The Coming of the Third Reich, Richard Evans, one of the world’s most distinguished historians, has written the definitive account for our time.
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Compelling and depressing
- De Tad Davis en 06-30-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- De: Wolfram Siemann, Daniel Steuer - translator
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 36 h y 57 m
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Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized.
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Very intensely researched
- De PDH en 04-11-23
De: Wolfram Siemann, y otros
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The End
- The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945
- De: Ian Kershaw
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
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From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II. Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did.
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Engrossing yet horrifying
- De Liz en 10-14-11
De: Ian Kershaw
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Bismarck
- The Man and the Statesman
- De: A.J.P. Taylor
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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In this compelling biography, historian A. J. P. Taylor reevaluates Bismarck's motives and methods, focusing on the chancellor's rise to power in the 1860s and his removal from office in 1890.
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Good, but read a primer first
- De Paolo Menuez en 06-12-18
De: A.J.P. Taylor
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Hitler
- Downfall: 1939-1945
- De: Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase - translator
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 29 h y 26 m
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From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 comes a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself. Volker Ullrich offers fascinating new insight into Hitler's character and personality, vividly portraying the insecurity, obsession with minutiae, and narcissistic penchant for gambling that led Hitler to overrule his subordinates and then blame them for his failures.
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Had to return because of narration
- De Thomas C en 03-26-21
De: Volker Ullrich, y otros
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December 1941
- 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World
- De: Craig Shirley, P.X. Kelley - contributor
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 24 h y 6 m
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In December 1941, bestselling author Craig Shirley celebrates the American spirit while reconstructing the events that called it to shine with rare and piercing light. Shirley puts listeners on the ground and the thick of the action. Relying on daily news reports from around the country and recently declassified government papers, Shirley sheds light on the crucial diplomatic exchanges leading up to the attack, the policies on the internment of Japanese people living in the U.S. after the assault, and the near-total overhaul of the U.S. economy to prepare for war.
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They literally read newspapers to you!
- De Daniel Mccarty en 08-02-22
De: Craig Shirley, y otros
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The Sleepwalkers
- How Europe Went to War in 1914
- De: Christopher Clark
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 24 h y 54 m
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The Sleepwalkers is historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.
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Very interesting take on a complex problem
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- De: William H. McNeill
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Duración: 15 h y 2 m
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In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the frightening dilemmas that now confront us. McNeill moves with equal mastery from the crossbow - banned by the Church in 1139 as too lethal for Christians to use against one another - to the nuclear missile, from the sociological consequences of drill in the 17th century to the emergence of the military-industrial complex in the 20th.
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Brilliant, lucid history
- De Ariel en 07-04-22
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Stalin, Volume I
- Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
- De: Stephen Kotkin
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 38 h y 47 m
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Volume One of Stalin begins and ends in January 1928 as Stalin boards a train bound for Siberia, about to embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He is now the ruler of the largest country in the world, but a poor and backward one, far behind the great capitalist countries in industrial and military power, encircled on all sides. In Siberia, Stalin conceives of the largest program of social reengineering ever attempted.
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Excellent Book But First Time Listener Beware
- De Nostromo en 03-23-15
De: Stephen Kotkin
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The Enlightenment
- The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790
- De: Ritchie Robertson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 40 h y 9 m
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This magisterial history - sure to become the definitive work on the subject - recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness.
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The quickest 40 hour audio book I’ve listen to
- De Joey Caster en 04-02-21
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Vanished Kingdoms
- The Rise and Fall of States and Nations
- De: Norman Davies
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 30 h y 21 m
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There is something profoundly romantic about lost civilizations. Davies peers through the cracks in the mainstream accounts of modern-day states to dazzle us with extraordinary stories of barely remembered pasts, and of the traces they left behind. This is Norman Davies at his best: sweeping narrative history packed with unexpected insights. Vanished Kingdoms will appeal to all fans of unconventional and thought-provoking history, from listeners of Niall Ferguson to Jared Diamond.
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needs a good editor.
- De Ryan Anderson en 09-25-21
De: Norman Davies
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- Awake Tex
- 02-02-17
Terrific comprehensive history
Evans's history of 19th century Europe should be required reading for anyone interested in how we came to the situation facing us in the 21st. The beginning of the book,with its focus on geopolitics, is slow going but worth the effort. Evans seems to cover everything: A rich social history that spans the continent from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the onset of WW1. Highly recommended.
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- Maan Younes
- 12-11-18
A great book
This is a very good and comprehensive history of the 19th century. It is very well written and also very well performed; I do Recommend it highly.
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- L.
- 01-19-18
An Excellent History of Pre Great War Europe
Delivered by the steady dulcet tones of Napoleon Ryan, The Pusuit of Power goes in depth with the history of 19th Century Europe and it's inevitable march to WWI.
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- Lord Hampton
- 01-31-17
Good History, Rough narration
This is a very academic history. Evans is to be commended for a thorough analysis of this time period, and how it brings us into the cataclysms of the 20th century. The narrator has a good voice, but then spoils it with weird voices to emphasize quotations. The writer uses years to indicate where an individual belongs in the "history" of the time, but listening to years from and to, over and over, does end up spoiling the flow of the narrative.
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- 04-11-17
Facts and Anecdotes
Is there anything you would change about this book?
This is full of facts. However the narrative is dry and jerky as the author goes from fact to fact without enough context or interpretation
What did you like best about this story?
The sweep of history it embraces. It filled in many gaps in my knowledge
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
The endless dates of personages needed to be edited out. They work in a book, not in an audio book. The reader's German needs some work. It is not Bismaaach!
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No
Any additional comments?
I struggled to finish this book because I felt I was learning something. However it was not entertaining in any way. Comprehensive but dry.
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- Lindsey D Boozer
- 05-23-17
Great History I Loved It Highly Recommend
What did you love best about The Pursuit of Power?
This book is so comprehensive and I think accurate, I can apply it to current events, the same human issues exist today, only desquised by modern conditions. The author's use of a single person to help you understand, say, the life of a serf, was perfect. As was taking a topic like health or the industrial revolution and separating it from the constant wars that were going on. Marvelous, overall.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Pursuit of Power?
The descriptions of individual persons, their misbehavior and their fumbling with leadership skills they lacked, and the understanding of the feelings of others -- perfectly described.
What about Napoleon Ryan’s performance did you like?
I actually got into it, and loved his performance. Others might disagree, but I liked his British accent, and his sometimes use of dialect to make a part of the story less boring and repetitive. This is a massive amount of material, 82 chapters, 50 hours I suspect, he had a mammoth job to do, and I think he did it well.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I did not listen in one sitting, it took 40 sittings .. it is 82 chapters. I listen in the car, this is a serious book, real learning about human nature, and government and "how we got to where we are' in history, as nations, and how these 100 years are still affecting European borders, conflicts and hatreds.
Any additional comments?
Anyone who likes history should love this -- different and in many ways better organized than most history books. Not quite at the level of Will Durant's work, but just as comprehensive and even more detailed. You live the book, not just read it.
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- ManInTheHighFlat
- 08-12-19
less about power- more about history
the title is misleading insofar as this isn't a study of the pursuit of power as much as a fascinating delve into the Europe of 1750-1915. excellent, from that PoV.
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- Dolly S.
- 10-31-23
Narration ruins the book
I don't want to be mean but the narration makes this completely unlistenable. It's just horrid. You'd be better off reading it.
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- alan
- 01-23-17
terrible reader, excellent book
What made the experience of listening to The Pursuit of Power the most enjoyable?
A great history of Europe after Napoleon, by a historian of Germany. Unfortunately the reader pauses after every fifth or sixth word for no discernable reason, making this a very rocky choppy ride. Evans' history is best when most detailed, in the period leading up to the revolutions of 1830 and then 1848, followed by more cursory potted treatments of social, artistic, scientific, literary, musical, i.e. "cultural" milestones, and then we're suddenly at the turn of the century, rush through the Balkan wars, and its time for world war I. Nice exposition of some modern historiography - imperial atrocities in the colonies got imported into Europe, women's suffrage, etc.
What didn’t you like about Napoleon Ryan’s performance?
Pauses after every fifth or sixth word; it's like listening to hiccups.
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- T. Anderson
- 12-20-16
Skipping stones across history.
I think the time period covered is way too long for a one volume history. It's supposed to be a "peoples history" but by necessity it is mainly political and military. There is an attempt to describe cultural changes but most of the social and demographic groups involved are mentioned by you do not get the sense that the story of the view of the individuals in those groups is anything but cursory.
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