War Asia

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    • A History of the Asia-Pacific War, Vol. 1 (July 1937 - May 1942)
    • By: Richard B. Frank
    • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
    • Length: 26 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • Drawing on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank presents the first unified account of this titanic turmoil that gave birth to the world we live in now....

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    • US Special Forces in Vietnam
    • By: Nick Brokhausen
    • Narrated by: George Spelvin
    • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 30-10-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 252 ratings
    • A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War....

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    • By: John Allyn, Stephen Turnbull - foreword
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 22-11-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • This is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master....

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    • Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
    • By: Hal Gold, Yuma Totani - foreword
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 18-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
    • Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments....

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    • By: Brian Inglis
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • When Britain sent troops to compel the Chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Empire. How did the situation arise? How did opium exports become so crucial to the British economy? Find out....

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    • A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
    • By: Loung Ung
    • Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
    • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 29-06-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 227 ratings
    • One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five....

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    • By: Nick Brokhausen
    • Narrated by: George Spelvin
    • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 19-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 204 ratings
    • Whispers in the Tall Grass is the second volume of Nick's riveting memoir of his time with MACV-SOG....

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    • The Last Train from Hiroshima
    • By: Charles Pellegrino
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 21-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • To Hell and Back offers listeners a stunning "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written....

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    • The United States Marines Against Japan
    • By: Robert Leckie
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 09-09-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, Leckie fought in all its engagements until his wounding at Peleliu....

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    • Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia
    • By: Richard A. Ruth
    • Narrated by: Anne James
    • Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 29-03-22
    • Language: English
    • 2 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years. Learn the vibrant story of Thailand's emergence as a prosperous Buddhist state, its transformation from traditional kingdom to democratic constitutional monarchy, and its subsequent rise....

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    • Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
    • By: Michael J. Seth
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 12-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum....

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    • A History of the First War for Vietnam
    • By: Christopher Goscha
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 29-03-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a victory undreamed of....

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    • With the OSS in Burma
    • By: Richard Dunlop
    • Narrated by: David Baker
    • Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 14-02-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • The extraordinary firsthand account of an American special forces unit in the jungles of southeast Asia and their guerilla operations against the Japanese during World War II....

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    • The French Debacle in Indochina
    • By: Bernard B. Fall
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 13-05-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
    • Bernard B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asia from 1946 to 1954....

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    • The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942
    • By: Jeffrey R. Cox
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 20 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 22-02-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
    • Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high....

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    • World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
    • By: Gary J. Bass
    • Narrated by: Simon Vance
    • Length: 31 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia – and of the world – to this day.

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    • The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53
    • By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 19-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • In addition to the aerial combat over MiG Alley, this title covers the full range of US Air Force activities over Korea, including the failed strategic bombing campaign and the escalating nuclear threat. Incorporating first-hand accounts from those involved, both US and Soviet....

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    • The Classic Korean War History
    • By: T. R. Fehrenbach
    • Narrated by: Kevin Foley
    • Length: 24 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 26-07-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • A monumental study of the Korean conflict that began in June 1950. Successive generations of U.S. military officers have considered this book an indispensable part of their education....

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    • By: Mark E. Stille
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 29-05-18
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War details the Japanese ships which fought in the Pacific and examines the principles on which they were designed, how they were armed, when and where they were deployed, and how effective they were in battle....

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    • Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45
    • By: Robert Lyman
    • Narrated by: Roger May
    • Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 16-11-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 115 ratings
    • In 1941 and 1942, the British and Indian armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But change was coming....

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