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Emperor of the Seas
- Kublai Khan and the Making of China
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conquer China and master the sea? Based on ten years of research and a lifetime of immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings this little-known story vibrantly to life.
By: Jack Weatherford
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The Shortest History of Japan
- By: Lesley Downer
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world. Japan—an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland—is considerably farther from Asia than Britain is from Europe. The sea has provided an effective barrier against invasion and enabled the culture to develop in unique ways.
By: Lesley Downer
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The Great Reversal
- Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power
- By: Kerry Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy, and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time? From the early days of the East India Company through the violence of the Opium Wars to present-day disputes over Hong Kong, Kerry Brown charts this turbulent and intriguing relationship in full.
By: Kerry Brown
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Balidan
- Stories of India's Greatest Para Forces Operatives
- By: Swapnil Pandey
- Narrated by: Vasundhra Bose
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Few possess greater courage, yet remain in oblivion, than the Indian Para Special Forces. To these brave officers worthy owners of the Balidan badge is entrusted the safety of the most perilous heights and the annihilation of the darkest underbellies of terrorism. The legacy of these warriors is shrouded in mystery and legend. So secretive are their missions that little is known about them beyond code names like Dagger, Ghost, Viper or Desert Scorpio. In this remarkable collection of tales of valour beyond measure, Pandey lifts the curtain on some of the greatest Special Forces officers.
By: Swapnil Pandey
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Midway
- The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle
- By: Mark Stille
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Midway is the most famous naval battle of the Pacific War, and one of the most mythologized. The traditional view of the battle, popularized in its immediate aftermath and surviving through to the present day, is of a heavily outnumbered American force snatching victory in the face of overwhelming odds. This view is simplistic and, in many respects, wrong. Pacific War expert Mark Stille provides a detailed analysis of this pivotal battle, and argues that Midway was neither a miraculous American victory, nor a product of good fortune.
By: Mark Stille
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The Origins of the Modern World
- A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
- By: Robert B. Marks
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment.
By: Robert B. Marks
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Emperor of the Seas
- Kublai Khan and the Making of China
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conquer China and master the sea? Based on ten years of research and a lifetime of immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings this little-known story vibrantly to life.
By: Jack Weatherford
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The Shortest History of Japan
- By: Lesley Downer
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world. Japan—an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland—is considerably farther from Asia than Britain is from Europe. The sea has provided an effective barrier against invasion and enabled the culture to develop in unique ways.
By: Lesley Downer
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The Great Reversal
- Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power
- By: Kerry Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy, and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time? From the early days of the East India Company through the violence of the Opium Wars to present-day disputes over Hong Kong, Kerry Brown charts this turbulent and intriguing relationship in full.
By: Kerry Brown
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Balidan
- Stories of India's Greatest Para Forces Operatives
- By: Swapnil Pandey
- Narrated by: Vasundhra Bose
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Few possess greater courage, yet remain in oblivion, than the Indian Para Special Forces. To these brave officers worthy owners of the Balidan badge is entrusted the safety of the most perilous heights and the annihilation of the darkest underbellies of terrorism. The legacy of these warriors is shrouded in mystery and legend. So secretive are their missions that little is known about them beyond code names like Dagger, Ghost, Viper or Desert Scorpio. In this remarkable collection of tales of valour beyond measure, Pandey lifts the curtain on some of the greatest Special Forces officers.
By: Swapnil Pandey
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Midway
- The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle
- By: Mark Stille
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Midway is the most famous naval battle of the Pacific War, and one of the most mythologized. The traditional view of the battle, popularized in its immediate aftermath and surviving through to the present day, is of a heavily outnumbered American force snatching victory in the face of overwhelming odds. This view is simplistic and, in many respects, wrong. Pacific War expert Mark Stille provides a detailed analysis of this pivotal battle, and argues that Midway was neither a miraculous American victory, nor a product of good fortune.
By: Mark Stille
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The Origins of the Modern World
- A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
- By: Robert B. Marks
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment.
By: Robert B. Marks
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蔦屋重三郎と田沼時代の謎
- By: 安藤 優一郎
- Narrated by: デジタルボイス
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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2025年の大河ドラマの主人公は、蔦屋重三郎!蔦屋重三郎の実像とは?田沼時代と現代の共通点とは?東洲斎写楽を世に送り出し、権力にも屈しなかった「江戸のメディア王」の魅力と、彼の生きた時代を読み解く一冊。
By: 安藤 優一郎
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Pakistan's ISI
- A Concise History of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate
- By: Julian Richards
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Forged during the tumultuous aftermath of Partition in 1947, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) has grown to become the preeminent intelligence service in Pakistan. Its capabilities are comprehensive, its remit covers both foreign and domestic intelligence, and it is one of the most feared and respected agencies of the Global South. Pakistan's ISI provides an up-to-date and detailed introduction to the ISI and its historical evolution.
By: Julian Richards
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喧嘩の日本史
- By: 本郷 和人
- Narrated by: 小桧山 崇
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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弟・義経との小さな行き違いを大騒動に発展させて権力を手にし、鎌倉幕府を確立した源頼朝。抜擢されたことで激務に追われ、上司・信長への不満を溜めていった明智光秀。
By: 本郷 和人
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Das Ende des Chinesischen Traums
- Leben in Xi Jinpings neuem China
- By: Lea Sahay
- Narrated by: Sandra Voss
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Was passiert wirklich in China? – China-Korrespondentin Lea Sahay bietet in diesem Hörbuch exklusive Einblicke in Politik, Wirtschaft und den chinesischen Traum. Lange schien Pekings neo-kommunistische Politik aufzugehen. Die Verbindung von Wachstum, Nationalismus und sozialer Kontrolle sah aus wie eine erfolgreiche Alternative zu westlicher Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft. Doch heute zeigt die Fassade der zweitgrößten Wirtschaftsmacht der Welt Risse: Der Tech-Boom ist vorbei, die Immobilienblase geplatzt und das Gesundheitssystem kollabiert.
By: Lea Sahay
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The Golden Horde
- A Captivating Guide to the European Appanage of the Mongol Empire That Was Ruled by the Descendants of Genghis Khan (Asian Military History)
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Journey back to the times of Genghis Khan and discover how he divided his empire into four parts, shaping the course of history. For over two centuries, the Golden Horde ruled a vast region, influencing lands from the Urals to Poland, from the taiga to the Caspian Sea.
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Fall of Saigon
- A History from Beginning to End (Vietnam War)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Active US involvement in what became known as the Vietnam War (in Vietnam, this conflict is remembered as the American War) began in 1961 and spanned a period of twelve years until the Paris Peace Talks finally brought the deployment of American combat troops to an end in early 1973. Unfortunately, the peace talks didn’t also lead to the end of the civil war between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
By: Hourly History