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  • 47 Ronin cover art

    • 47 Ronin

    • 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 72 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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    • A Brief History of the Samurai

    • Brief Histories
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 07-02-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 396 ratings
    • From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....

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    • Japan's Infamous Unit 731

    • 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 104 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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    • The Rape of Nanking

    • By: Iris Chang
    • Narrated by: Anna Fields
    • Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 05-02-01
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 624 ratings

    • In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred.

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    • Tears in the Darkness

    • The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
    • By: Michael Norman, Elizabeth Norman
    • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
    • Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 09-07-09
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan....

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    • The Railway Man

    • By: Eric Lomax
    • Narrated by: Bill Paterson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 18-05-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 277 ratings
    • A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942....

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    • Hiroshima

    • By: John Hersey
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 17-09-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

    • On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....

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    • Japanese History

    • Explore the Magnificent History, Culture, Mythology, Folklore, Wars, Legends, Great Achievements & More of Japan
    • By: History Brought Alive
    • Narrated by: R. E. Harter
    • Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 27-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

    • Japan has seen the rise and fall of emperors, samurai warriors, isolation, expansion, defeat, rebirth, and much more. In this book we explore the magnificent history of Japan from its early origins to its rise as a modern superpower....

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    • Kangaroo Squadron

    • American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
    • By: Bruce Gamble
    • Narrated by: Mark Boyett
    • Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 21-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • In early 1942, while the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single US Army squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy....

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    • The Book of Yokai

    • Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
    • By: Michael Dylan Foster
    • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 25-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 70 ratings

    • Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages....

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    • The Shortest History of Japan

    • By: Lesley Downer
    • Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
    • Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 24-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • Lesley Downer presents the dramatic sweep of Japanese history and the larger-than-life individuals—from emperors descended from the Sun Goddess to warlords, samurai, merchants, court ladies, women warriors, geisha, and businessmen—who shaped this extraordinary modern society.

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    • To Hell and Back

    • 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 21 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 Rise of Modern Japan

    • By: Mark J. Ravina, The Great Courses
    • Narrated by: Mark J. Ravina
    • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 05-11-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

    • Noted Japan expert Professor Mark J. Ravina of the University of Texas at Austin covers the politics, economics, and culture of the island nation since World War II - a conflict that saw the end of Japan’s dream of regional conquest, which Professor Ravina calls Empire 1.0....

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    • Hagakure

    • The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
    • By: Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Alexander Bennett - translator
    • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 16-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

    • The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the Bushido code....

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    • The Accidental President

    • Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
    • By: A. J. Baime
    • Narrated by: Tony Messano
    • Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 24-10-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman's first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb....

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    • Melting Sun

    • The History of Nuclear Power in Japan and the Disaster at Fukushima Daiichi
    • By: Andrew Leatherbarrow
    • Narrated by: Nick Gallagher
    • Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 14-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

    • Almost 24 hours to the minute since the tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi, Unit 1 exploded. The building wrenched apart, sending shards of irradiated concrete and metal knifing through the air in all directions....

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    • The Rising Sun

    • The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
    • By: John Toland
    • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
    • Length: 41 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 27-06-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 194 ratings
    • This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....

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