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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
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The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would last four years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought. Since it was, however, historians and history buffs alike have been studying and analyzing the biggest battles ever since. Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers.
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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 29-05-15
- Language: English
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Haile Selassie: The Life and Legacy of the Ethiopian Emperor Revered as the Messiah by Rastafarians
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 49 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 Bismarck, 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. This event - known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 - galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa.
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Haile Selassie: The Life and Legacy of the Ethiopian Emperor Revered as the Messiah by Rastafarians
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 19-06-19
- Language: English
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John Dee
- The Life and Legacy of the English Occultist, Alchemist, and Philosopher Who Became Queen Elizabeth I's Spiritual Advisor
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Delaine Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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John Dee was one of the greatest scientific minds of his time, but also one of the most controversial. He was a learned man in fields as varied as mathematics and astronomy, centuries before they became formalized fields of study, but he is better remembered for performing magic and alchemy. Instead of astronomy, he became renowned across England for astrology, and he was one of the country’s most notorious occult writers during his life.
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Dreadful narration of a good story
- By Christine on 02-11-23
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John Dee
- The Life and Legacy of the English Occultist, Alchemist, and Philosopher Who Became Queen Elizabeth I's Spiritual Advisor
- Narrated by: Delaine Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 18-12-19
- Language: English
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The Mud Flood Hypothesis
- The History of the Conspiracy Theory About the Global Empire of Tartaria
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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The phenomenon of “conspiracy” or “fringe” theories has always been with people, which makes sense since captivating and entertaining hypotheses arouse the public interest with seemingly sound conclusions that are often based on incomplete, unrelated, or erroneous suppositions. However, with the correct tweaking, they often appear to propound airtight arguments. Conspiracy theories make good use of real or imagined individuals or organizations operating behind a curtain of secrecy manipulating the action.
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The Mud Flood Hypothesis
- The History of the Conspiracy Theory About the Global Empire of Tartaria
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 28-12-22
- Language: English
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Dragons
- The History of Dragon Legends and Folk Tales Around the World
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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For millennia, people considered dragons to be real, and the vivid lore of dragons has touched societies from Central America to Europe, and from Egypt to China. The popularity of dragons can easily be assessed by the number of motion pictures that include them as an integral part of their narrative, from the friendly dragons of children’s cartoons to the monsters being bred underground to unleash their horrors on humanity.
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Dragons
- The History of Dragon Legends and Folk Tales Around the World
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 26-12-23
- Language: English
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Mikhail Gorbachev
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Last Leader
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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After going through three elderly leaders in three years, Mikhail Gorbachev was chosen as the new General Secretary of the Soviet Union at the relatively youg age of 54 in March 1985. Gorbachev hoped to build the Soviet economy to relieve the persistent shortages of consumer goods it faced, which were caused by enormous military spending of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev tried to introduce some economic reforms, but they were blocked by communist hardliners. Gorbachev then came to the belief that the Soviet economy could not improved without political reform as well.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Last Leader
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 21-12-23
- Language: English
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The Philadelphia Experiment
- The History of World War II’s Most Unshakable Urban Legend
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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The borderlands of the paranormal include some bizarre stories. However, none are more strange or unsettling than the tale of what became known as the Philadelphia Experiment, an alleged effort during World War II to make a US Navy ship invisible by using electrical power.
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total waste of time
- By Amazon Customer on 17-04-24
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The Philadelphia Experiment
- The History of World War II’s Most Unshakable Urban Legend
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-07-23
- Language: English
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Yuri Bezmenov
- The Life and Legacy of the Influential KGB Informant Who Defected to the West
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Yuri Bezmenov was among the first Soviet whistleblowers to attract attention on a global scale, and interest in his story has recently been revived thanks to his surprising cameo in the teaser trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War in August 2020. This came despite the fact he was far from the first ex-KGB agent or Russian to pull back the curtains on the Russian government and reveal the harrowing “truths” they were once sworn to harbor.
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Yuri Bezmenov
- The Life and Legacy of the Influential KGB Informant Who Defected to the West
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 29-01-21
- Language: English
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Saladin
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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More than eight centuries after his death, Saladin's life and reign represent the pinnacle of the Arab world's glory. Saladin is widely considered one of the greatest generals in history and one of the most famous leaders of the Middle Ages, but he remains a paradox, both in personal and in historical terms. A military genius, he first served other generals and was overshadowed later in life by his greatest rival, Richard I of England. He was far more admired by his Christian enemies, who extolled his chivalry, than some of his Muslim rivals.
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- By B. S. Cunliffe on 31-07-19
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Saladin
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 26-05-15
- Language: English
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Lawrence of Arabia
- The Life and Legacy of T.E. Lawrence
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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T.E. Lawrence, more popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia, was a seminal figure in the shaping and reshaping of the politics of Arabia in the early 20th century, serving as an expert in Arab affairs in the British military and playing a key role in the Great Arab Revolt of 1916-1918.
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Lawrence of Arabia
- The Life and Legacy of T.E. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 10-11-16
- Language: English
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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The long agony of the “sick man of Europe”, an expression used by the tsar of Russia to depict the falling Ottoman Empire, could almost blind people to its incredible power and history. Preserving its mixed heritage - coming from both its geographic position, rising above the ashes of the Byzantine Empire, and the tradition inherited from the Muslim conquests - the Ottoman Empire lasted more than six centuries.
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- By Alpay Tolga Kocak on 12-06-23
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-05-20
- Language: English
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Oliver Cromwell
- The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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For over 1,000 years England has had a monarchy, and though the line of succession did not always pass smoothly, it has almost always been continuous. England has more often been faced with the claims of competing kings and queens than with a period of no monarch at all.
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Oliver Cromwell
- The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 24-03-15
- Language: English
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Marshal Josip Broz Tito: The Life and Legacy of Yugoslavia's First President
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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The World War II era produced many leaders of titanic determination, men whose strengths and weaknesses left an extraordinary imprint on historical affairs. Josip Broz Tito, better known to history as Marshal Tito, was undoubtedly one of these figures. Originally a machinist, Tito leveraged his success in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) and a number of extraordinary strokes of luck into dictatorial rule over Yugoslavia for a span of 35 years. World War II proved the watershed that enabled him to secure control of the country.
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Marshal Josip Broz Tito: The Life and Legacy of Yugoslavia's First President
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 29-03-17
- Language: English
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Francisco Franco
- The Life and Legacy of the Controversial Spanish Dictator
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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After his victory in 1939, General Francisco Franco ruled Spain with an iron fist for 36 years. Franco’s rapid yet unlikely rise to power in Spain came to define a country for several generations. Franco was influenced by the wider trends and forces of the 20th century, yet he would indelibly make his mark on Spain in his own right, and in the process become one of the most widely derided figures in contemporary history.
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Francisco Franco
- The Life and Legacy of the Controversial Spanish Dictator
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-08-18
- Language: English
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The Rise of Nazi Germany: The History of the Events that Brought Adolf Hitler to Power
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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At the close of World War I, Hitler was an impoverished young artist who scrapped by through selling souvenir paintings, but within a few years, his powerful oratory brought him to the forefront of the Nazi party in Munich and helped make the party much more popular. A smattering of followers in the hundreds quickly became a party of thousands. At the head of it all was a man whose fiery orations denounced Jews, communists, and other "traitors" for bringing upon the German nation the Treaty of Versailles, which had led to hyperinflation and a wrecked economy.
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The Rise of Nazi Germany: The History of the Events that Brought Adolf Hitler to Power
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 02-06-15
- Language: English
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Nikita Khrushchev
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' Russian Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of Russia's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Nikita Khrushchev
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 15-05-17
- Language: English
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Benito Mussolini
- The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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Benito Mussolini: The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister profiles one of the 20th century’s most notorious leaders. You will learn about Mussolini like never before.
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Benito Mussolini
- The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 20-02-19
- Language: English
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President Kennedy Fights the Cold War
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Cynthia O'Brien
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Within a month of becoming president, the issue of Communist Cuba became central to John F. Kennedy. On February 3, 1961, President Kennedy called for a plan to support Cuban refugees. A month later, he created the Peace Corps, a program that trained young American volunteers to help with economic and community development in poor countries. Both programs were attempts to align disadvantaged groups against the Soviet Union and its communist satellites. Meanwhile, covert operations were laying the groundwork for overthrowing Fidel Castro.
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President Kennedy Fights the Cold War
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Narrated by: Cynthia O'Brien
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-06-15
- Language: English
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The New World Order
- The History of the World’s Most Notorious Global Conspiracy Theory
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Conspiracy theories, and particularly the belief that elements of the world are secretly controlled by individuals or groups, have been around for as long as people have lived in groups. Perhaps that’s inevitable—after all, those who are excluded from power are very likely to be inclined to see their position not as an outcome of their own choices or situation but because of the secret machinations of shadowy groups. One of the most widely discussed conspiracy theories concerns what has become known as the New World Order.
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The New World Order
- The History of the World’s Most Notorious Global Conspiracy Theory
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 23-08-23
- Language: English
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The Sandinistas
- The Controversial History and Legacy of the Socialist Party’s Revolution, Civil War, and Politics in Nicaragua
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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Whichever belief system was in play for the major industrial nations of Central and South America, a constant bombardment of foreign influence pushed the people of states such as Nicaragua, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and others toward overthrow. Few examples remain as memorable as the conflict in Nicaragua, where the Frente Sandinista de Liberation Nacional (FSLN), a left-wing revolutionary party, seized power in the small Central American nation of Nicaragua in July 1979, toppling four decades of dictatorial rule perpetrated by the Somoza dynasty.
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The Sandinistas
- The Controversial History and Legacy of the Socialist Party’s Revolution, Civil War, and Politics in Nicaragua
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-05-20
- Language: English
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