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The Cheka
- The History of the Soviet Agency That Eventually Became the KGB
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies. In fact, it is often used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the inception of the inception of the Cheka (Extraordinary Commission) in 1917 to the official elimination of the KGB in 1992.
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The Cheka
- The History of the Soviet Agency That Eventually Became the KGB
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 2024-04-30
- Language: English
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The Vikings in North America
- The History and Legacy of the Norse Settlements in Greenland and Vinland
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Norman Gilligan
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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The ubiquitous picture of the Vikings as horn-helmeted, brutish, hairy giants that mercilessly marauded among the settlements of Northern Europe is based on a smattering of facts combined with an abundance of prejudicial historical writing by those who were on the receiving end of Viking depredations. At the same time, much of the popular picture of the Vikings is a result of the romantic imagination of novelists and artists. However, the Vikings' reputation for ferocious seaborne attacks along the coasts of Northern Europe is no exaggeration.
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The Vikings in North America
- The History and Legacy of the Norse Settlements in Greenland and Vinland
- Narrated by: Norman Gilligan
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 2015-07-10
- Language: English
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The Yom Kippur War
- The History and Legacy of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and Its Impact on the Middle East Peace Process
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Welcome to the Middle East conflict, a conflict that is technically 63 years old and counting but has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much time and history, the peace process has become laden with unique, politically sensitive concepts, like the right of return, contiguous borders, secure borders, demilitarized zones, and security requirements, with players like the Quartet, Palestinian Authority, Fatah, Hamas, the Arab League, and Israel. Over time, it has become exceedingly difficult for even sophisticated political pundits and followers to keep track of it all.
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The Yom Kippur War
- The History and Legacy of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and Its Impact on the Middle East Peace Process
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 2017-08-10
- Language: English
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The Rus’
- The History and Legacy of the Group that Established a Russian State in the Middle Ages
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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For many, the Rus might be synonyms for Russia or Russians, perhaps an early form of the civilization that later became Russia. This is partly true. Modern-day Russia lays claim as a successor to the Rus, particularly the Kievan Rus empire that dominated, with oscillating borders, the area around today’s Kiev and Ukraine between the 8th and 11th centuries. Crucially, the Rus had roots in the Nordic region. Initially, they would travel into modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and beyond to trade. Only later would they start to settle in the region and then become known as the Rus.
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Project MK-Ultra
- The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Since the early days of human warfare, which may date back to the Stone Age, combatants have sought to gain an advantage through the acquisition of secret information. With the growth of technology, a parallel advantage was sought through the application of numerous types of torture. In the 19th century, the concept of manipulation was added to military tactics, an attempt to influence the minds of assassins, double agents, and world leaders alike to act against their natures.
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Project MK-Ultra
- The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2022-07-13
- Language: English
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The Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE
- The History and Legacy of Rome's Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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The Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE is arguably the most important event in Jewish history. First, it was the central battle in the First Jewish-Roman war. Second, the failure of the siege on the Jewish side resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, a disaster that would eventually prove both permanent and catastrophic, since it was never rebuilt. Third, it permanently altered the diaspora of Judaism in the ancient world.
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The Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE
- The History and Legacy of Rome's Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2016-10-06
- Language: English
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Sundaland
- The History of the Asian Landmass That Started Sinking after the Ice Age
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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The Pleistocene spans a period from around 2.5 million years ago to just over 12,000 years ago, and it was an epoch of enormous change on Earth, mainly characterized by climate changes involving fluctuations between periods of extreme heat and long periods of glaciation. This period is commonly known as the Ice Age, despite the fact there were actually a number of separate periods of cold.
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The Sandinistas
- The Controversial History and Legacy of the Socialist Party’s Revolution, Civil War, and Politics in Nicaragua
- Written 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: 2020-05-04
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire
- The History of the Turkish Empire’s Creation and Its Destruction Over 600 Years Later
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the fourth century, when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there, effectively establishing two almost equally powerful halves of antiquity’s greatest empire. Constantinople would continue to serve as the capital of the Byzantine Empire even after the Western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century.
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The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire
- The History of the Turkish Empire’s Creation and Its Destruction Over 600 Years Later
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2018-01-30
- Language: English
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Native American Tribes: The History of the Blackfeet and the Blackfoot Confederacy
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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They call themselves "Niitsitapi" ("Original People"), but in the United States, they are known as the Blackfeet. In Canada, they are known by their more particular band names, one of which is Blackfoot, but regardless of the name, they are a tribe of Native American peoples ("First Nations" in Canada) who, until the modern time period, lived in small, decentralized bands and hunted the bison on the northern Great Plains.
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A detailed but not definitive look
- By P on 2021-12-28
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Native American Tribes: The History of the Blackfeet and the Blackfoot Confederacy
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-15
- Language: English
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The Roman Army
- The History and Legacy of the Military That Revolutionized Ancient Warfare and Made Rome a Global Empire
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is far greater and more enduring, as Rome's influence continues to shape the political, legal, and cultural landscape of Europe to this very day.
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The Roman Army
- The History and Legacy of the Military That Revolutionized Ancient Warfare and Made Rome a Global Empire
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 2017-12-20
- Language: English
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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- The Loss of the Largest Ship on the Great Lakes
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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The Great Lakes have claimed countless thousands of vessels over the course of history, but its biggest and most famous victim was the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest ship of its day to sail the Great Lakes and still the largest to lie below Lake Superior's murky depths. The giant ore freighter was intentionally built "within a foot of the maximum length allowed for passage through the soon-to-be completed Saint Lawrence Seaway."
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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- The Loss of the Largest Ship on the Great Lakes
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Release date: 2015-04-07
- Language: English
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Hans-Ulrich Rudel
- The Life and Legacy of the Luftwaffe’s Deadliest Stuka Pilot
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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The Third Reich's Luftwaffe began World War II with significant advantages over other European air forces, playing a critical role in the German war machine's swift, powerful advance. By war's end, however, the Luftwaffe had been decimated by combat losses and crippled by poor decisions at the highest levels of military decision-making, and it proved unable to challenge Allied air superiority despite a last-minute upsurge in German aircraft production.
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Hans-Ulrich Rudel
- The Life and Legacy of the Luftwaffe’s Deadliest Stuka Pilot
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-25
- Language: English
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The Republic of Genoa
- The History of the Italian City that Became Influential Across the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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The Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian City that Became Influential across the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages examines the highs and lows of Genoa La Superba (“The Proud”), including its humble origins in the first century CE, its felicitous rise after the fall of the Roman Empire, its golden age as a mercantile power during the “Genoese Century,” and its demise at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797.
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The Republic of Genoa
- The History of the Italian City that Became Influential Across the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-30
- Language: English
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The Great Schism
- The History and Legacy of the Split Between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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For nearly a thousand years following its foundation, there was only one Christian church. Centered in the city of Rome, the church expanded and grew until it became the dominant religion in Europe and beyond. The early growth of the Church had been suppressed by the Romans until the Emperor Constantine became the first to convert the empire to Christianity. From that point forward, the growth of the Church was inextricably linked with the Roman Empire - the most powerful military, economic, and political force in the ancient world.
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The Great Schism
- The History and Legacy of the Split Between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 2020-06-12
- Language: English
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The Cossacks
- The History and Legacy of the Legendary Slavic Warriors
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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The modern myth of the Cossack presents striking images of a stern warrior mounted on horseback, with a long woolen coat, papakha (distinctive tall fur cap ) and fur-lined cloak, with bandoliers holding large-caliber bullets crisscrossing his chest.
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very interesting literature
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-12-07
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The Cossacks
- The History and Legacy of the Legendary Slavic Warriors
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 2016-03-02
- Language: English
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states, but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers almost unrivaled in Europe. The events of 1848-1849 began to pull the peninsula together, however. The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation chronicles the turbulent events and wars that unified Italy, and the struggle to maintain the new nation.
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-06
- Language: English
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Apartheid in South Africa: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Segregationist Policies in the 20th Century
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Although apartheid is typically dated from the late 1940s until its dismantling decades later, segregationist policies had been the norm in South Africa from nearly the moment European explorers sailed to the region and began settling there. Whether it was displacing and fighting indigenous groups like the Khoi and San, or fighting other whites like the Boer, separation between ethnicities was the norm in South Africa for centuries before the election of Malan signaled the true rise of the Afrikaner far right.
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Kind of like a short textbook...
- By Joshua Neumann on 2022-03-24
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Apartheid in South Africa: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Segregationist Policies in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-15
- Language: English
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Jim Bridger
- The Life and Legacy of America's Most Famous Mountain Man
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Exploration of the early American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark's transcontinental trek at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, was not accomplished by standing armies, the era's new steam train technology, or by way of land grabs. These came later, but not until pathways known only to a few of the land's indigenous people were discovered, carved out, and charted in an area stretching from the eastern Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and the present-day borders of Mexico and Canada.
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The monotony
- By Markus on 2024-01-02
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Jim Bridger
- The Life and Legacy of America's Most Famous Mountain Man
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-07
- Language: English
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The History of Hamas
- Written by: M. Clement Hall, Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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In 1988, a recently organized militant group issued its charter, which called upon Muslims to "raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine". The group, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, declared, "Allah is its goal, the Prophet is the model, the Qur'an its constitution, jihad its path, and death for the sake of Allah its most sublime belief."
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The History of Hamas
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2017-08-24
- Language: English
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