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Countdown 1945
- The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
- By: Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss
- Narrated by: Chris Wallace
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday comes a behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima....
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Chris Wallace killed it!
- By Gaming Pancakes on 06-11-20
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21. Countdown 1945
- The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Chris Wallace
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-09-20
- Language: English
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Armor and Blood
- The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II
- By: Dennis E. Showalter
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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While the Battle of Kursk has long captivated World War II aficionados, it has been unjustly overlooked by historians....
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Big Ups to Prof. Showalter and Audible
- By Placeholder on 08-28-13
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22. Armor and Blood
- The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 08-27-13
- Language: English
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The Origins of Victory
- How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
- By: Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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This book by military strategist Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., is the definitive take on the race for military dominance in the twenty-first century....
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Interesting listen
- By Gerry on 11-11-23
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23. The Origins of Victory
- How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-23-23
- Language: English
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The General vs. the President
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II....
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A Vivid Dramatic Accounting
- By Jean on 11-11-16
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24. The General vs. the President
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 10-11-16
- Language: English
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Misfire
- The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam
- By: Bob Orkand, Lyman Duryea
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The M16 rifle is one of the world’s most famous firearms, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War and, indeed, as the US military’s standard service rifle until only a few years ago. But the story of the M16 in Vietnam is anything but a success story....
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I like the information provided.
- By Rhythmtech on 09-09-20
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25. Misfire
- The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-17-19
- Language: English
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Great Book Thoroughly Researched
- By Terry A. Gray on 10-21-11
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26. The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-12-10
- Language: English
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Bridge of Spies
- A True Story of the Cold War
- By: Giles Whittell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Who were the three men the American and Soviet superpowers exchanged at Berlin’s Glienicke Bridge and Checkpoint Charlie in the first prisoner exchange of the nuclear age? Bridge of Spies vividly traces their paths to that electrifying moment on February 10, 1962....
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Bridge of Spies
- By BookReader on 09-28-15
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27. Bridge of Spies
- A True Story of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
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Conversations with Major Dick Winters
- Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
- By: Cole C. Kingseed
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company from the confusion and chaos of the D-day invasion to the final capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest....
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This one grows on you
- By David on 09-28-15
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28. Conversations with Major Dick Winters
- Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-28-14
- Language: English
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Robert Oppenheimer
- A Life Inside the Center
- By: Ray Monk
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
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Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men....
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A comprehensive biography
- By Jean on 10-17-14
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29. Robert Oppenheimer
- A Life Inside the Center
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-14-13
- Language: English
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The Bomb
- Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
- By: Fred Kaplan
- Narrated by: Edward Bauer
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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From the author the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war - and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises - from Truman to Trump....
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Excellent, important book, bad narration.
- By Richard L. Hubbell on 02-06-20
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30. The Bomb
- Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
- Narrated by: Edward Bauer
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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A History of Warfare
- By: John Keegan
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
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Starting with the premise that all civilizations owe their origins to warmaking, Keegan probes the meanings, motivations, and methods underlying war in different societies....
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Not what I expected
- By Mark on 12-05-06
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31. A History of Warfare
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-12-05
- Language: English
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- By: David E. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
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The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today....
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Eye opening
- By Brian on 11-16-10
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32. The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 10-13-09
- Language: English
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Thirteen Days
- A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- By: Robert F. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Kurt Elftmann
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy....
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IF YOU LOVE HISTORY"""
- By Max & Lucy on 02-24-19
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33. Thirteen Days
- A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Narrated by: Kurt Elftmann
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-11-13
- Language: English
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The Other Side of the Mountain
- Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
- By: Ali Ahmad Jalali, Lester W Grau
- Narrated by: Luis Ayala
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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This audiobook is the story of combat from the guerrilla’s perspective and surviving against the overwhelming firepower and technology of a superpower....
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34. The Other Side of the Mountain
- Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
- Narrated by: Luis Ayala
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 08-20-21
- Language: English
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Wernher von Braun
- A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Wernher von Braun was a rare and complex figure. He went on to become one of the most prominent figures not just in one country but in two.
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35. Wernher von Braun
- A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 12-20-24
- Language: English
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The Twilight of the Bombs
- Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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The culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’s monumental and prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, offering the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post-Cold War age. The past 20 years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons drastically....
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Definitive Series ends with warnings but also Hope
- By Richard on 10-21-10
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36. The Twilight of the Bombs
- Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Series: Richard Rhodes' Nuclear Histories
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 08-24-10
- Language: English
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Now It Can Be Told
- The Story of the Manhattan Project
- By: Leslie R. Groves
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
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General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name The Manhattan Project. Edward Teller assesses General Groves' contributions—and Oppenheimer's—while reflecting on the awesome legacy of their work.
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37. Now It Can Be Told
- The Story of the Manhattan Project
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-14-24
- Language: English
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The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- By: Richard Preston
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons....
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Excellent and Timely!
- By Mark on 12-14-02
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38. The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-18-02
- Language: English
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American Gun
- The True Story of the AR-15 Rifle
- By: Cameron McWhirter, Zusha Elinson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
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In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II....
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Don't Look Away
- By Mike on 10-31-23
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39. American Gun
- The True Story of the AR-15 Rifle
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
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Atoms and Ashes
- A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents, Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power....
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This was a pretty sensational and biased book.
- By J. Seawright on 06-11-22
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40. Atoms and Ashes
- A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-17-22
- Language: English
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