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Twelve Days on the Somme
- A Memoir of the Trenches, 1916
- By: Sidney Rogerson
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A joint operation between Britain and France, the 1916 Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, the Allied Forces had made just twelve kilometres. For this slight gain, more than a million lives were lost. In this classic military memoir, Staff Sergeant Sidney Rogerson vividly captures the last spell of frontline duty performed by the 2nd Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment.
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Jolly Hockey Sticks and a nice bit of bacon and tea… just the ticket.. oh and half a million casualties
- By Gareth Jones - Unfortunately not - on 10-01-26
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Twelve Days on the Somme
- A Memoir of the Trenches, 1916
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 01-12-24
- Language: English
- Military · World War I
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Sagittarius Rising
- By: Cecil Lewis
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war. We then follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme to his pioneering defence of London against deadly nighttime raids.
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Matter of fact….
- By Clive James on 01-08-25
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Sagittarius Rising
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
- Air Forces · Military · World War I
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Christmas at War
- Heartwarming True Stories of How Britain Came Together on the Home Front
- By: Caroline Taggart
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home; your husband, father and brothers off fighting. How in the world does one celebrate Christmas? That was the situation facing the people of Britain for six years during the Second World War. From the family whose dog ate the Christmas roast, leaving them to enjoy “Spam with all the trimmings”, to the exhibition of handmade toys for children in a Singapore prison camp, these firsthand stories are by turns tragic, poignant and funny.
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Christmas at war.....
- By Sakazoke on 09-11-19
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Christmas at War
- Heartwarming True Stories of How Britain Came Together on the Home Front
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-11-19
- Language: English
- Great Britain · Europe · War
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The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker
- A History of the High Street
- By: Annie Gray
- Narrated by: Annie Gray
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts of the 20th century. Peeping through the windows of tailors, tearooms and grocers, we explore everything from the toyshops of yesteryear - where curiosities were sold for adults, not children - to the birth of brands we shop at today.
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OK but spoilt by reader
- By MRS P J SMITH on 05-03-25
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The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker
- A History of the High Street
- Narrated by: Annie Gray
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-02-25
- Language: English
- Architecture
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The Templar's Penance
- By: Michael Jecks
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage. Together they travel across Europe to Portugal, but danger seems to follow them, as they are among the first on the scene when a beautiful young girl is found brutally raped and murdered on the hillside of Santiago de Compostela. Baldwin and Simon lend their investigative skills to the ensuing enquiry headed by the local pesquisidore, Munio.
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The Templar's Penance
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Series: Knights Templar, Book 15
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-10-19
- Language: English
- Fiction · Europe · Historical
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Wartime Summer
- True Stories of Love, Life and Loss on the British Home Front
- By: Caroline Taggart
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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But the summer days seemed to go on forever – and British families were determined to make the best of their paralysed country. For evacuated children, this meant freedom that is unimaginable today: discovering wildlife, foraging from orchards and hedgerows and swimming in the streams. Elsewhere, country estates were requisitioned for the war efforts. Caroline Taggart shows us how Britons succeeded in keeping spirits up with this entertaining collection of first-hand reminiscences from people who lived through those six long years.
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Fantastic!
- By Sakazoke on 11-05-20
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Wartime Summer
- True Stories of Love, Life and Loss on the British Home Front
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-05-20
- Language: English
- War · Military
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Spymaster
- By: Martin Pearce
- Narrated by: Martin Pearce
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer's son from a provincial grammar school, Sir Maurice was the first Chief of MI6 who didn't come to the role via the traditional route. Oldfield was the voice of British Intelligence in Washington at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and was largely responsible for keeping the UK out of the Vietnam War. Working his way to the top, he took on the job of rebuilding confidence in the British Secret Service in the wake of the Cambridge spies scandal.
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An interesting story
- By Scorched Grey on 28-05-25
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Spymaster
- Narrated by: Martin Pearce
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-02-18
- Language: English
- Great Britain · Espionage · England
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Gravement Endommagé
- By: Elizabeth Taylor
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A story from Night in the Front Line, a collection of Second World War short stories. The war may have ended, but Richard and Louise discover there’s more to repair than just buildings and infrastructure. As they take a much-needed holiday in Paris, the couple must try to heal their relationship and get to know each other again after years of wartime separation.
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Gravement Endommagé
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 15-02-19
- Language: English
- Anthologies · World
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Armistice
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 01-07-18
- Language: English
- World
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The Mad Monk of Gidleigh
- By: Michael Jecks
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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As the winter of 1323 descends upon a windswept chapel on the edge of Dartmoor, who could blame the young priest, Father Mark, for seeking affection from Mary, the miller's daughter? But when Mary, and her unborn child, are found dead, Mark is the obvious suspect. Called to investigate, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock soon begin to have their doubts. Could one of Mary's many admirers have murdered her in a fit of jealousy? Or might it be someone even closer to home?
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reader
- By iris on 10-08-19
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The Mad Monk of Gidleigh
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Series: Knights Templar, Book 14
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 01-07-19
- Language: English
- Fiction · Europe · Historical
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The Rich Earth
- By: Pamela Oldfield
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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As the Houses of York and Lancaster clash, young Elizabeth Sheldyke is married off to the ageing master of the Heron estate. As the years progress, a seed of fear is planted in the young woman’s mind. Could she possibly be barren? When widowhood hits her earlier than most, Elizabeth is taken with the notion of restoring Heron to its former grandeur. But a passionate love threatens her newfound independence when John Kendal sweeps her away in a whirlwind of desire.
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Medieval family dramas.
- By Osman Burunsuzoglu on 05-02-25
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The Rich Earth
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Series: Heron Saga, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-02-16
- Language: English
- Fiction · Contemporary · Romance
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One Woman's War
- By: Eileen Younghusband
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Second World War is dominated by heroic tales of men defending their country against a formidable enemy, but what about the women who also played their parts in fighting for freedom? Eileen Younghusband was just 18 when she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). She quickly demonstrated her keen intellect and mathematical skills, playing a crucial role in Fighter Command's underground Filter Room.
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Brilliant
- By Samantha on 12-07-25
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One Woman's War
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-11-15
- Language: English
- Military · World War II
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Across the Narrow Seas
- By: James Pattinson
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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When Sergeant Fred Mason of the Maritime Royal Artillery eventually locates his new ship SS Radgate, he finds the little coaster quite a contrast to his previous posting. Despite the difficulties of working during the London bombing raids, the crew must get themselves ready for the invasion of France. Through the confusion, agony and bloodshed of D-Day, against the ever-present threat of mines, bombs and shells, the story switches from London to the Normandy beaches and Mulberry harbour as the crew weathers storms and tragedies.
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Across the Narrow Seas
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 25-01-17
- Language: English
- World
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The Cooler King
- By: Patrick Bishop
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cooler King tells the astonishing story of William Ash, an American flier, who after being shot down in his Spitfire over France in early 1942 spent the rest of the war striving to escape from every prisoner of war camp in which he was incarcerated. It is a saga full of high drama, climaxing in a break out via a tunnel dug in the latrines of the Oflag XXIB prison camp in Poland.
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Great Listen
- By Terri on 23-11-21
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The Cooler King
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 21-03-16
- Language: English
- Americas · Historical · Military
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Ripper Hunter
- By: M. J. Trow
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Who was Inspector Frederick Abberline, the lead detective in the Jack the Ripper case? Why did he and his fellow policemen fail to catch the most notorious serial killer of Victorian England? What was he like as a man, as a professional policeman, one of the best detectives of his generation? And how did he investigate the sequence of squalid, bloody murders that repelled - and fascinated - contemporaries and has been the subject of keen controversy ever since? Here at last in M. J. Trow’s compelling biography of this preeminent Victorian policeman are the answers to these intriguing questions.
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Enlightening.
- By Anonymous on 10-07-23
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Ripper Hunter
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 13-06-13
- Language: English
- 19th Century · Freedom & Security · Modern
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Sword of State: The Forging
- By: Richard Woodman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter 1644, the Tower of London. Colonel George Monck has been charged with high treason. A brilliant soldier, admiral and military governor, Monck joined the King's men in besieging Nantwich. But the Parliamentary side's more disciplined army successfully routed them, and Monck was thrown in jail. Brooding and despondent, Monck's troubles look to intensify when he starts an affair with Anne Ratsford, a married woman who is caring for him in The Tower.
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Neither fish nor fowl
- By The Curator on 31-08-18
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Sword of State: The Forging
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Series: Sword of the State, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-03-17
- Language: English
- Fiction · Military
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Sword of State: The Wielding
- By: Richard Woodman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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1659. Lord General George Monck has set up camp on the Scottish border with his loyal army. He has plans to retire, to spend the rest of his years on his estates with his wife, Anne, and son, Kit. But the changing political climate forces him to march his army south to the capital. In the Rump of the Long Parliament, the case is being made for an end to the Commonwealth and for the Restoration of the Monarchy. When the Monarchy is restored, there is never a quiet moment for Monck.
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Brilliant
- By J. T. on 03-11-17
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Sword of State: The Wielding
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Series: Sword of the State, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-08-17
- Language: English
- 17th Century · Historical · Modern
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Stalin's Had It Now!
- By: James Stevenson
- Narrated by: James Stevenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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'So you lot want to be pilots? Bloody hell, Stalin’s had it now!' were the withering words of the corporal as he eyed his young National Service recruits for the first time. This autobiographical account, written 60 years later, tells of 'the most exciting years' of James Stevenson’s life when, aged 18, he learnt to be a jet fighter pilot with the RAF in Canada. The book is based on carefully preserved letters James wrote home in the 1950s - but also includes some youthful exploits not suitable to reveal to his parents.
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Stalin's Had It Now!
- Narrated by: James Stevenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 01-10-15
- Language: English
- Military & War
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Sword of State: The Tempering
- By: Richard Woodman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1652. General George Monck has been through an awful lot since he sat as a prisoner in the Tower of London eight years before. He had led his men admirably through campaigns in Ireland and Scotland, but still storm clouds surround his future. He had been away from his beloved Anne for many months and had come to London to find whether Ratsford was alive, and still proving to be an obstacle to their proposed marriage, or dead.
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Sword of State: The Tempering
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Series: Sword of the State, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
- England · Armed Forces · Historical
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The Wild One
- By: James Pattinson
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Hector Langdon volunteered for service in the army in World War I when he was no more than 17 years old, though he gave his age as 20. It was the kind of reckless action he was to take all his life, much to the regret of his solicitor father who wished him to follow in the same profession. So he drifted from one occupation to another after the war, never really settling down. It seemed he had to be forever on the move. Until he met Eva Gray, and even that meeting was to lead in the end to tragedy.
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The Wild One
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 25-01-17
- Language: English
- Suspense · World
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