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Decisive Moments in History: The Manhattan Project
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 53 mins
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Decisive Moments in History: The Manhattan Project covers the beginning of atomic research prior to the Manhattan Project, the exodus of talented scientists fleeing Nazi Germany throughout Europe, and the history and results of the grand project that ushered in the Atomic Age.
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excellent short story.
- By GC00003 on 13-09-22
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Decisive Moments in History: The Manhattan Project
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 53 mins
- Release date: 20-10-17
- Language: English
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: The History and Legacy of NASA's Most Notorious Tragedy
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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In the decades after the Apollo program, American space shuttles flew over 130 missions and successfully completed over 98 percent of them, but unfortunately, the two most famous missions were the ones that ended tragically aboard the Challenger and Columbia. The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: The History and Legacy of NASA’s Most Notorious Tragedy chronicles the disaster from the origins of the Challenger mission to what went so terribly wrong.
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Not bad
- By Ruth on 12-06-18
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: The History and Legacy of NASA's Most Notorious Tragedy
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-05-17
- Language: English
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The Fall of Saigon
- The History of the Battle for South Vietnam's Capital and the End of the Vietnam War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Bernard
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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As 1975 dawned, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) prepared for a final series of campaigns to conquer the territory of South Vietnam, leading to a chain of events that culminated with the fall of Saigon and some of the most infamous footage in 20th century America’s history. The Fall of Saigon: The History of the Battle for South Vietnam’s Capital and the End of the Vietnam War examines how the war ended.
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The Fall of Saigon
- The History of the Battle for South Vietnam's Capital and the End of the Vietnam War
- Narrated by: David Bernard
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-11-19
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Herod the Great
- The History of the Herodian Dynasty in Ancient Israel During the Life of Jesus
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Zarbock
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Herod is one of the more well-known characters of the Bible, as even those with a limited knowledge of the Bible will recognize the name and maybe have some idea of who Herod was. One of the most popular stories, known even to non-Christians, is Herod's slaying of the Innocents, a gruesome part of the Christmas story.
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The Kingdom of Herod the Great
- The History of the Herodian Dynasty in Ancient Israel During the Life of Jesus
- Narrated by: David Zarbock
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 14-03-17
- Language: English
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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To most observers, it seemed clear that Japan and Russia were destined to come into conflict in Korea and Manchuria. However, Russia’s vastly larger population, army, and navy seemed to make it inevitable that Japan would lose if the conflict escalated into war. Few could have foreseen that when war came, it would reveal that Russian power was largely an illusion. That would be underscored by one of the war’s most famous events, a bizarre battle that involved a makeshift Russian fleet under the command of an irascible and unstable admiral sailing around the world to meet its fate.
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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The Cathars and Carcassonne
- The History and Legacy of the Medieval Christian Group and Its Last Stronghold
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today it would have to be the other way around for the sheep to be so mad as to bite, pursue, and kill the wolves, and for the wolves to be so patient as to let the sheep devour them!” – Excerpt from the alleged writings of the Cathars. Carcassonne today is the capital of the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, about 58 miles from Toulouse. It lies by the “eastward bend” of the glittering cobalt waters of the River Aude, which serves as a barrier between the two towns of the city: the Cité and the Ville Basse. It is the old Cité that attracts most of Carcassonne's visitors (3 million of them each year), for it houses the historic fortress that looks like it came straight out of a fairy tale and supposedly became the muse behind the captivating castles featured in Walt Disney's acclaimed 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. But this breathtaking town is so much more than just the perfect spot for wedding shoots and social media narcissism, for it is a place that oozes medieval history.
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Awful narration
- By Nicola on 26-01-19
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The Cathars and Carcassonne
- The History and Legacy of the Medieval Christian Group and Its Last Stronghold
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-03-18
- Language: English
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The Beer Hall Putsch
- The History and Legacy of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party's Failed Coup Attempt in 1923
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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It is often claimed that Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany through democratic means, and while that is a stretch, it is true that he managed to become an absolute dictator as Chancellor of Germany in the 1930s through a mixture of politics and intimidation. Ironically, he had set such a course only because of the failure of an outright coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch about a decade earlier.
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The Beer Hall Putsch
- The History and Legacy of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party's Failed Coup Attempt in 1923
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-04-15
- Language: English
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Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power
- The Lives and Careers of Hollywood’s Favorite Swashbucklers
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mary Rossman
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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In 1940, the 4th most popular star in the US was a foreign actor from Australia, and unlike other movie stars, he was more notorious for his pursuits off the screen than on it. In an era long before social media, Errol Flynn represented the epitome of a swashbuckling playboy, with enough mystery and intrigue surrounding him and his background to fascinate even those who didn’t see his movies.
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Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power
- The Lives and Careers of Hollywood’s Favorite Swashbucklers
- Narrated by: Mary Rossman
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 27-04-23
- Language: English
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Emily Dickinson
- The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Like many writers of her day, Emily Dickinson was a virtual unknown during her lifetime. After her death, however, when people discovered the incredible amount of poetry that she had written, Dickinson became celebrated as one of America’s greatest poets. Emily Dickinson looks at the reclusive life and remarkable work of the poet.
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horrid narration
- By Claire on 10-02-19
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Emily Dickinson
- The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-08-18
- Language: English
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Mesoamerican Warfare: The History of War in the Region from the Olmec to the Aztec
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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Throughout history, warfare has played an important role in the development of many cultures around the world, and Mesoamerica is no exception. As J.M. Francis and T.M. Leonard noted, “The history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica was one of violence, though no more so than that of any other region of the ancient world. It was a universe of shifting alliances and mutual antagonisms, in which increasingly strong political entities forged themselves and then broke apart". In fact, warfare played an essential role in the formation of Mesoamerica as a cultural area.
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Mesoamerican Warfare: The History of War in the Region from the Olmec to the Aztec
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 01-03-22
- Language: English
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Modern Ukraine
- The History of the Country Since the 20th Century
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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The history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. The region was relatively sparsely populated for much of ancient history, a wilderness of rivers, forests, and steppes, but that does not detract from the rich historical development of the region. Modern Ukraine examines the turbulent history of the country in the last 120 years, from being absorbed by the Russians to the ongoing conflicts. You will learn about modern Ukraine like never before.
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Modern Ukraine
- The History of the Country Since the 20th Century
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 04-05-20
- Language: English
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Argentina and Peronism
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Until the 1930s, nationalism had always tended to be a phenomenon of the right-wing or the immigrant anarchists and Bolsheviks. Now, however, the emphasis shifted to the middle ground, and ironically, one of the issues driving Argentine nationalism was the outsized British presence in Argentine affairs, stoked recently by the preferential trade agreement. Perhaps most importantly, the seizure by the British in 1833 of the Islas Malvinas (or as the British termed them, the Falkland Islands) remained a sore point.
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Argentina and Peronism
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 10-10-20
- Language: English
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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The Renaissance spawned the use of the label "Renaissance man" to describe a person who is extremely talented in multiple fields, and no discussion of the Renaissance is complete without the original Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci. Indeed, if 100 people are asked to describe Leonardo in one word, they might give 100 answers.
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 15-05-15
- Language: English
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The Maginot Line
- The History of the Fortifications that Failed to Protect France from Nazi Germany During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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As the power of Nazi Germany grew alarmingly during the 1930s, the French sought means to defend their territory against the rising menace of the Thousand-Year Reich. As architects of the most punitive measures in the Treaty of Versailles following World War I, the French government made natural targets for Teutonic retribution, so the Maginot Line, a series of interconnected strongpoints and fortifications running along much of France's eastern border, helped allay French fears of invasion.
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The Maginot Line
- The History of the Fortifications that Failed to Protect France from Nazi Germany During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 30-06-15
- Language: English
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The British Army During the Second World War
- The History and Legacy of the Army Across All Theaters of World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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Europe’s attempts to appease Hitler failed, as Nazi Germany swallowed up Austria and Czechoslovakia by 1939. The straw that broke the camel's back, however, was Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1 of that year. Two days later, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany, and World War II had begun in earnest. Of course, as most people now know, the invasion of Poland was merely the preface to the Nazi blitzkrieg of most of Western Europe.The narrative is that the British stood alone in 1940 against the Nazi onslaught....
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The British Army During the Second World War
- The History and Legacy of the Army Across All Theaters of World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-10-18
- Language: English
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Modern Zimbabwe
- The History of Zimbabwe from the Colonial Era to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the White man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismark, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war.
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Modern Zimbabwe
- The History of Zimbabwe from the Colonial Era to Today
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-12-20
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Montgomery Clift
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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In Edward Montgomery Clift, the public not only discovered an unusually gifted actor, but a persistent and stoical anti-authoritarian, an extreme non-conformist in a conformist age and a personal enigma who has remained the target of prying Hollywood reporting since his death. Described as the first "method" actor in Hollywood, he was to co-create and develop this lonely, unwilling, and uncertain American hero, filled with deep personal ambiguities, a conflicting will, vulnerable and sensitive.
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American Legends: The Life of Montgomery Clift
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 26-04-17
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of Wales
- A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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With such a storied and violent past, it is no surprise Wales has many tales of ghosts. The Ghosts of Wales: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation is a collection of such tales, just a few among the thousands of local legends and modern sightings that make people think Wales is one of the most haunted countries in the world.
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- By tanya dower on 07-08-22
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The Ghosts of Wales
- A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 06-07-18
- Language: English
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New Amsterdam
- The History of the Dutch Settlement Before It Became New York City
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Manhattan has long been part of a bustling community, even before it formed the backbone of New York City. Centuries before New York City became a shining city of steel that enthralled millions of immigrants, Lenni-Lenape Indians, an Algonquin-speaking tribe whose name means "the People", lived in what would become New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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New Amsterdam
- The History of the Dutch Settlement Before It Became New York City
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 22-04-15
- Language: English
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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It's possible that Michelangelo is the most famous artist in history, but it's also possible that he's an underrated artist. The vast influence of his career is reflected by the fact that he is not only known for his own art but has also come to embody an entire epoch of Western art. Along with Leonardo da Vinci, there are no other artists who so fully capture the spirit of scientific and artistic discovery that characterized art during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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- By s. vandemeulebroucke on 07-11-17
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-07-15
- Language: English
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