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The Devils' Alliance
- Hitler's Pact With Stalin, 1939-1941
- By: Roger Moorhouse
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
History remembers the Soviets and the Nazis as bitter enemies and ideological rivals - the two opposing totalitarian regimes of World War II whose conflict would be the defining and deciding clash of the war. Yet for nearly a third of the conflict's entire timespan, Hitler and Stalin stood side by side as partners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating look at much neglected peiod
- By Mike From Mesa on 07-11-15
- The Devils' Alliance
- Hitler's Pact With Stalin, 1939-1941
- By: Roger Moorhouse
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
More books like this needed
Reviewed: 04-12-18
Great book; any young person should read it to learn the true history of WW2. We need more books like this one
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The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 25 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive". Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt - all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Missing important facts and not well researched
- By Andrew on 02-24-18
- The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
Missing important facts and not well researched
Reviewed: 02-24-18
The book is not very well researched and it is missing many important historical facts.
For example, it repeats the old German propaganda and myth that the Polish Air Force was destroyed on the ground in the first two days of September 1939.This, of course, is simply untrue. Polish squadrons were deployed to reserve airfields following the mobilization on 30 and 31 August, and played an active role in the campaign till September 17th, when the Red Army invaded Poland from the east and the evacuation order was given.
This book does not even mention the Polish-Soviet War (February 1919 – March 1921). This War was an armed conflict between the Second Polish Republic, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine over the control of an area equivalent to today's Ukraine and parts of modern-day Belarus. In 1921 Poland won and stopped the Communist Revolution from spreading into Europe. Had Poland lost this war and let the Red Army advance into Europe, then Germany, Hungary, Romania, Italy might have gone Communist.
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The Battle of Britain
- Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 835
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 752
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 746
The Battle of Britain paints a stirring picture of an extraordinary summer when the fate of the world hung by a thread. Historian James Holland has now written the definitive account of those months based on extensive new research from around the world, including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the battle.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The battle up to The Battle of Britain
- By Chiefkent on 11-07-17
- The Battle of Britain
- Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
Missing facts about the Polish pilots
Reviewed: 11-06-17
What about the Polish Air Force squadrons and Polish RAF fighter pilots? Another book that
completely ignores these heroes. Missing facts about Polish pilots during Battle of Britain is like modifying history and creating fake history.
The 303 squadron was one of 16 Polish squadrons in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was not just the highest scoring squadron (126 kills) during the Battle of Britain, but it had the highest ratio of enemy aircraft destroyed to their own lost.
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Last Hope Island
- Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kimberly Farr
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 501
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 455
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 455
A groundbreaking account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler, from the New York Times best-selling author of Citizens of London and Those Angry Days.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not What I Expected--More What I Needed to Know
- By DanD on 06-25-17
- Last Hope Island
- Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kimberly Farr
Excellent book
Reviewed: 08-09-17
We need more books like this one. One of the few books that recognizes the Polish, Czech and other occupied nations contributions to fighting the Nazis during World War Two. Today, very few people know that the Polish forces have been the 4th largest Allied army in Europe.
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To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- By: Arthur Herman
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 998
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 993
To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy - of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb and easy to listen to.
- By Mrs. on 02-16-17
- To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- By: Arthur Herman
- Narrated by: John Curless
Great story and narration
Reviewed: 07-12-17
If you could sum up To Rule the Waves in three words, what would they be?
Many interesting historical facts and the narrator is excellent. I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the history of the British Royal Navy.
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Empire of Blue Water
- Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
- By: Stephan Talty
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 975
He challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought it to its knees. This is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean. Henry Morgan, a 20-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Morbid Terrorists?
- By Jack on 11-11-08
- Empire of Blue Water
- Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
- By: Stephan Talty
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
Very good book about Henry Morgan
Reviewed: 03-18-17
Loved this book, plenty of interesting facts about Henry Morgan and his corsairs. Recommend it.
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The Battle of Britain: From the BBC Archives
- By: Mark Jones
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
First-hand accounts featuring the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain - one of the chief turning points of World War Two. ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’ - Winston Churchill The ‘Few’ were the nearly 3,000 RAF pilots who fought against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, which raged in the skies over southern England and the English Channel in the summer of 1940.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent, all first-person account
- By D. Littman on 09-19-10
- The Battle of Britain: From the BBC Archives
- By: Mark Jones
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
What about Non-British Allied fighter squadrons?
Reviewed: 01-09-17
At least 500 Non-British Allied personnel fought Germans in the Battle of Britain. Why are these heroes forgotten and not even mentioned in this book?
Two Polish fighter squadrons No. 302 and No. 303 fought in the Battle. The highest scoring allied pilot of the Battle was Josef František a Czech pilot flying with No. 303 fighter squadron. No. 303 (Kościuszko) squadron was the highest scoring squadron of the Battle of Britain with 126 kills. No. 302 shot down 26 Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle.
Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain:
Poland 145
New Zealand 135
Canada 112
Czechoslovakia 88
Belgium 30
Australia 32
South Africa 25
France 14
Ireland 10
United States 11
Southern Rhodesia 4
Jamaica 1
Barbados 1
Newfoundland 1
Northern Rhodesia 1
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Steel Boat Iron Hearts
- A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
- By: Hans Goebeler, John Vanzo
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 445
Using his own experiences, log books, and correspondence with other U-boat crewmen, Hans Goebeler offers rich and personal details about what life was like in the German Navy under Hitler. Since his first and last posting was to U-505, Goebeler's perspective of the crew, commanders, and war patrols paints a vivid and complete portrait unlike any other to come out of the Kriegsmarine. He witnessed it all, from deadly sabotage efforts that almost sunk the boat to the tragic suicide of the only U-boat commander who took his life during World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not impressed with the narration
- By Andrew on 08-20-16
- Steel Boat Iron Hearts
- A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
- By: Hans Goebeler, John Vanzo
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
Not impressed with the narration
Reviewed: 08-20-16
Disliked the unnecessary fake German soldier enthusiasm. The voice was annoying and made it bad.
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