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Bestsellers
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Hitler's Last Days
- The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator
- By: Bill O'Reilly
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly - introduction, Robert Petkoff
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Hitler's Last Days is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century - a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today....
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2/3 end of WW2 1/3 Demise of Hitler~4 STAR
- By Molly on 09-02-15
By: Bill O'Reilly
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The Day the World Went Nuclear
- Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific
- By: Bill O'Reilly
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender....
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Recycled Text
- By Andrew on 08-28-17
By: Bill O'Reilly
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World War 1 & 2 History for Kids
- Courageous Tales, Stories & Fascinating Facts to Inspire & Educate Children about WW1 & WW2: (2 Books in 1)
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover what caused World War 1 & 2, from Europe's arms race to a shocking assassination in Sarajevo, and the rise of Dictatorship in Germany, all showing how small events can change history in big ways....
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Great context for kids
- By Deborah Levin on 06-27-24
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Going Solo
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident....
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Live of a master, read beautifully
- By Bel on 06-04-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Fallout
- Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking listeners on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction....
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Good background on events I was too young to understand at the time.
- By nightowl on 08-19-23
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- By Chrissie on 10-18-13
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Hitler's Last Days
- The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator
- By: Bill O'Reilly
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly - introduction, Robert Petkoff
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Hitler's Last Days is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century - a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today....
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2/3 end of WW2 1/3 Demise of Hitler~4 STAR
- By Molly on 09-02-15
By: Bill O'Reilly
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The Day the World Went Nuclear
- Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific
- By: Bill O'Reilly
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender....
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Recycled Text
- By Andrew on 08-28-17
By: Bill O'Reilly
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World War 1 & 2 History for Kids
- Courageous Tales, Stories & Fascinating Facts to Inspire & Educate Children about WW1 & WW2: (2 Books in 1)
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover what caused World War 1 & 2, from Europe's arms race to a shocking assassination in Sarajevo, and the rise of Dictatorship in Germany, all showing how small events can change history in big ways....
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Great context for kids
- By Deborah Levin on 06-27-24
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Going Solo
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident....
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Live of a master, read beautifully
- By Bel on 06-04-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Fallout
- Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking listeners on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction....
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Good background on events I was too young to understand at the time.
- By nightowl on 08-19-23
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- By Chrissie on 10-18-13
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Bunker Hill to WWI
- Great Battles for Boys Series, Book 1
- By: Joe Giorello, Sibella Giorello
- Narrated by: Daniel Giorello
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won - or lost - these famous American fights. And none of it's boring....
By: Joe Giorello, and others
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Agent Most Wanted
- The Never-Before-Told Story of the Most Dangerous Spy of World War II
- By: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her"....
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My Favorite Spy!
- By Dawn T. on 10-28-22
By: Sonia Purnell
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Attacked at Sea
- A True World War II Story of a Family’s Fight for Survival (The True Rescue Series, Book 4)
- By: Michael J. Tougias, Alison O’Leary
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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On May 19, 1942, during World War II, a German submarine, a U-boat, in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey 50 miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs family....
By: Michael J. Tougias, and others
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World War II Chronicles, Air War!
- By: Julie Klam
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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World War II was the greatest conflict of the 20th century. Fought on every continent except Antarctica and across every ocean, it was truly a “...
By: Julie Klam
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D-Day
- The World War II Invasion that Changed History (Scholastic Focus)
- By: Deborah Hopkinson
- Narrated by: Michael Yurchak
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings her signature action-packed narrative style to one of the most crucial battles of WWII. Hopkinson weaves together the contributions of not only D-Day's famous players but African Americans, women, journalists, and service members....
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Guts & Glory: The American Revolution
- By: Ben Thompson
- Narrated by: Will Collyer, John Glouchevitch, Dan Woren
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This fourth book in the action-packed Guts & Glory series takes listeners through the exciting and fascinating history of the American Revolution....
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Disappointing! Rude language and euphemisms
- By Ashley on 01-12-22
By: Ben Thompson
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History Smashers: The American Revolution
- History Smashers
- By: Kate Messner
- Narrated by: Donna Allen
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution....
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All the History of The American Revolution
- By Adam B. West on 01-21-24
By: Kate Messner
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Torpedoed
- The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"
- By: Deborah Heiligman
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII....
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great story, perfect length,
- By ANDREA WEAVER on 05-05-21
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Guts & Glory: The Vikings
- Guts & Glory, Book 2
- By: Ben Thompson
- Narrated by: Will Collyer, Matt Wolf
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Ferocious raids, heroic battles, larger-than-life leaders, and courageous explorers that changed the course of human history....
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Ben Thompson going fishing
- By SAMA on 11-26-17
By: Ben Thompson
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Napoleon and the French Revolution
- By: Jim Weiss
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Jim Weiss guides listeners on a journey to encounter the fascinating people, high ideals, and bloody battles of the French Revolution and Napoleon's empire....
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Excellent clarity on a complex topic
- By Katie Calicchia on 01-20-24
By: Jim Weiss
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World War I
- Great Battles for Boys, Book 6
- By: Joe Giorello, Sibella Giorello
- Narrated by: Daniel Giorello
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Great Battles for Boys takes kids to the front lines of iconic battles. In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won - or lost - these famous American fights. And none of it's boring....
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it was a cool book and topeck but
- By Melissa C. Curtin on 06-26-24
By: Joe Giorello, and others
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King George: What Was His Problem?
- Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Steve Sheinkin
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author and Newbery Honor-recipient Steve Sheinkin gives young listeners an American history lesson they'll never forget....
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A wonderful book!
- By Anonymous User on 11-03-24
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Guts & Glory: World War II
- By: Ben Thompson
- Narrated by: Aaron Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Devastating surprise attacks, epic victories, unstoppable armies, and tough-as-nails men and women from the greatest war in human history....
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Awsome
- By memc on 04-18-18
By: Ben Thompson
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Great Battles for Boys: The Korean War
- By: Joe Giorello
- Narrated by: Craig Andrew
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In this seventh book in the series, boys learn about The Korean War (1950-53), also known as the “The Forgotten War"....
By: Joe Giorello
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The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
- A True Story Retold for Young Readers
- By: Jeremy Dronfield
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Fritz Kleinmann was fourteen when the Nazis took over Vienna. Kurt, his little brother, was eight. Under Hitler’s brutal regime, their Austrian-Jewish family of six was cruelly torn apart....
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Great young adult story to help understand the impact of the holocaust and the horror of the concentration camps.
- By Jill Steinberg on 09-01-24
By: Jeremy Dronfield
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World War I and II for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the First and Second World War
- Making the Past Come Alive
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to World War I and II for Kids and learn about the captivating stories of the two world wars....
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Three Summers
- A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War
- By: Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Selma Ducanovic, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia....
By: Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, and others
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Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak
- The Outbreak of the Boston Tea Party Told from Multiple Points-of-View!
- By: Kay Winters
- Narrated by: A. C. Fellner
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow an errand boy through colonial Boston as he spreads word of rebellion....
By: Kay Winters
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What Was Pearl Harbor?
- What Was?
- By: Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Eric Sharp
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: Four battleships sunk, more than 2,000 servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World War II....
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Listen to it!
- By Shannon M Fitzgerald on 01-27-22
By: Patricia Brennan Demuth, and others
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D-Day
- The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson adapts his #1 New York Times bestselling The Guns At Last Light into an audiobook program capturing the events and spirit of the day....
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A story we all need to remember every day to keep our country free from tyranny
- By MKMcLean on 06-13-23
By: Rick Atkinson
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Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink (Lost #1)
- By: Tod Olson
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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World War II, October 1942: A plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean....
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Amazing
- By Allison Curley on 10-30-17
By: Tod Olson
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Survivors Club
- The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz
- By: Michael Bornstein, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Michael Bornstein - preface and afterword, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat - preface
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother's arms....
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Must read!
- By Cynthia C on 06-05-17
By: Michael Bornstein, and others
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
- By: Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time....
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Eerily similar?
- By Robert Weinhold on 11-05-18
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The Battle of the Bulge
- The Young Readers Adaptation
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, making one last attempt to turn the tide of World War II....
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Excellent clear narrative
- By Edward C. on 09-19-22
By: Rick Atkinson