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Rifleman Leslie Walkington On Christmas Eve 1914, a group of German soldiers laid down their arms, lit lanterns, and started to sing Christmas carols. The British troops in nearby trenches responded by singing songs of their own. The next day, men from both sides met in No Man's Land. They shook hands, took photos and exchanged food and souvenirs. Some even played improvised football games, kicking around empty bully-beef cans and using helmets for goalposts. Both sides also saw the lull in fighting as a chance to bury the bodies of their comrades. In some parts of the front, the truce lasted a few hours. In others, it continued to the New Year. But everywhere, sooner or later, the fighting resumed. Today, the Christmas Truce is seen as a poignant symbol of hope in a war that many people regard as unnecessary and futile. But what was the real story of those remarkable few days? Anthony Richards Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555658 thebookvoice.com 6:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555658]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The True Story of the Christmas Truce: British and German Eyewitness Accounts from World War I Author: Anthony Richards Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'One of them shouted 'A Merry Christmas English. We're not shooting tonight.' . . . [then] they stuck up a light. Not to be outdone, so did we. Then up went another. So, we shoved up another. Soon the lines looked like an illuminated fete.' Rifleman Leslie Walkington On Christmas Eve 1914, a group of German soldiers laid down their arms, lit lanterns, and started to sing Christmas carols. The British troops in nearby trenches responded by singing songs of their own. The next day, men from both sides met in No Man's Land. They shook hands, took photos and exchanged food and souvenirs. Some even played improvised football games, kicking around empty bully-beef cans and using helmets for goalposts. Both sides also saw the lull in fighting as a chance to bury the bodies of their comrades. In some parts of the front, the truce lasted a few hours. In others, it continued to the New Year. But everywhere, sooner or later, the fighting resumed. Today, the Christmas Truce is seen as a poignant symbol of hope in a war that many people regard as unnecessary and futile. But what was the real story of those remarkable few days? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555658]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The True Story of the Christmas Truce: British and German Eyewitness Accounts from World War I Author: Anthony Richards Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'One of them shouted 'A Merry Christmas English. We're not shooting tonight.' . . . [then] they stuck up a light. Not to be outdone, so did we. Then up went another. So, we shoved up another. Soon the lines looked like an illuminated fete.' Rifleman Leslie Walkington On Christmas Eve 1914, a group of German soldiers laid down their arms, lit lanterns, and started to sing Christmas carols. The British troops in nearby trenches responded by singing songs of their own. The next day, men from both sides met in No Man's Land. They shook hands, took photos and exchanged food and souvenirs. Some even played improvised football games, kicking around empty bully-beef cans and using helmets for goalposts. Both sides also saw the lull in fighting as a chance to bury the bodies of their comrades. In some parts of the front, the truce lasted a few hours. In others, it continued to the New Year. But everywhere, sooner or later, the fighting resumed. Today, the Christmas Truce is seen as a poignant symbol of hope in a war that many people regard as unnecessary and futile. But what was the real story of those remarkable few days? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555118 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555118]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent Author: Christopher De Bellaigue Narrator: Barnaby Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: March 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its throat. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of central Europe and the scorched coasts of north Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous: Suleyman's rise to become the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century. It is a journey built on brutal choices and intimate relationships - with the Greek slave who becomes his closest friend, the Venetian plutocrat who sells him gems and wins him allies, the Russian consort who steals his heart. Within a decade, Suleyman has mastery over millions of souls, from Baghdad to the walls of Vienna, while his pirate admiral Barbarossa dominates the Mediterranean. And yet the real drama takes place in small rooms and whispered conversations: as the Sultan exchanges love letters with his own vizier; as he awakes in terror after dreaming of his own assassination. The Lion House is not just the story of two civilisations in an existential duel and of one of the most consequential lives in world history. It is a tale of the timeless pull of power, dangerous to live with, deadly to live without. © Christopher de Bellaigue 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Christopher De Bellaigue Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555118 thebookvoice.com 9:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555118]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent Author: Christopher De Bellaigue Narrator: Barnaby Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: March 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its throat. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of central Europe and the scorched coasts of north Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous: Suleyman's rise to become the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century. It is a journey built on brutal choices and intimate relationships - with the Greek slave who becomes his closest friend, the Venetian plutocrat who sells him gems and wins him allies, the Russian consort who steals his heart. Within a decade, Suleyman has mastery over millions of souls, from Baghdad to the walls of Vienna, while his pirate admiral Barbarossa dominates the Mediterranean. And yet the real drama takes place in small rooms and whispered conversations: as the Sultan exchanges love letters with his own vizier; as he awakes in terror after dreaming of his own assassination. The Lion House is not just the story of two civilisations in an existential duel and of one of the most consequential lives in world history. It is a tale of the timeless pull of power, dangerous to live with, deadly to live without. © Christopher de Bellaigue 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555118]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent Author: Christopher De Bellaigue Narrator: Barnaby Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: March 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its throat. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of central Europe and the scorched coasts of north Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous: Suleyman's rise to become the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century. It is a journey built on brutal choices and intimate relationships - with the Greek slave who becomes his closest friend, the Venetian plutocrat who sells him gems and wins him allies, the Russian consort who steals his heart. Within a decade, Suleyman has mastery over millions of souls, from Baghdad to the walls of Vienna, while his pirate admiral Barbarossa dominates the Mediterranean. And yet the real drama takes place in small rooms and whispered conversations: as the Sultan exchanges love letters with his own vizier; as he awakes in terror after dreaming of his own assassination. The Lion House is not just the story of two civilisations in an existential duel and of one of the most consequential lives in world history. It is a tale of the timeless pull of power, dangerous to live with, deadly to live without. © Christopher de Bellaigue 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555103 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555103]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How the Irish Shaped Britain: And 5 other BBC documentaries on Ireland Author: Fergal Keane Narrator: Fergal Keane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 13, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio collection about Ireland and the Irish, hosted by Fergal Keane - plus bonus material Award-winning BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane grew up in Dublin and County Cork, and has always felt a deep attachment to his ancestral homeland. In these six absorbing programmes, he takes a wide-ranging look at Ireland's history, culture and people, in topics ranging from the political to the personal . Also included are two moving autobiographical pieces about fatherhood and his own childhood. How the Irish Shaped Britain explores the profound influence the Irish have had on the United Kingdom over many centuries. Beginning in the ancient Celtic world, Fergal travels through the time of the Vikings to the 19th and 20th Century and on to the present day, examining how Irish migrants and their descendants have shaped literature, business, sport and the physical landscape. Troubles Shared sees Fergal and fellow journalist Peter Taylor discussing their experiences of reporting on the Northern Ireland conflict. Over two episodes, they revisit the province to talk about what they saw, and ask what it all means now. Meanwhile, No Man is an Island takes Fergal from the Republic to Northern Ireland, as he charts the seismic changes that have taken place in both regions and reflects on the sectarian feuding which has dominated the history of Ulster. Keane on Keane... finds him presenting a profile of his uncle, celebrated playwright John B Keane. Visiting Dublin and the dramatist's home town of Listowel, Fergal hears how a country publican became an internationally-acclaimed writer. Another iconic figure is recalled in United Irishman, in which Keane recounts the colourful life of Wolfe Tone, the Protestant founding father of Irish republicanism. There Will Be Sunlight Later gives Fergal's impressions of life in Northern Ireland, as he talks to the country's citizens and listens to their poetry and music. And in two bonus essays, Letter to Daniel and My Grandmother's House, we receive insights into Fergal's own family life, through his poignant message to his newborn son and his recollections of his early days and his grandparents' home in Cork. How the Irish Shaped Britain Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by John Murphy & Adele Armstrong Mixed by Eloise Whitmore First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-25 January 2021 Troubles Shared Presented by Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor Produced by Conor Garrett First broadcast BBC Radio Ulster, 31 October-7 November 2020 No Man is an Island Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 November and 9 December 1996 Keane on Keane... With Fergal Keane and John B Keane Produced by Chris Spurr First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 January 2005 United Irishman Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Chris Bowlby First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 November 1998 There Will Be Sunlight Later Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Cathy Packe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 October 1990 From Our Own Correspondent: Letter to Daniel Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast as BBC Radio 4, 15th February 1996 My Grandmother's House Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 January 1999 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Fergal Keane Thu, 13 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555103 thebookvoice.com 4:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555103]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How the Irish Shaped Britain: And 5 other BBC documentaries on Ireland Author: Fergal Keane Narrator: Fergal Keane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 13, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio collection about Ireland and the Irish, hosted by Fergal Keane - plus bonus material Award-winning BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane grew up in Dublin and County Cork, and has always felt a deep attachment to his ancestral homeland. In these six absorbing programmes, he takes a wide-ranging look at Ireland's history, culture and people, in topics ranging from the political to the personal . Also included are two moving autobiographical pieces about fatherhood and his own childhood. How the Irish Shaped Britain explores the profound influence the Irish have had on the United Kingdom over many centuries. Beginning in the ancient Celtic world, Fergal travels through the time of the Vikings to the 19th and 20th Century and on to the present day, examining how Irish migrants and their descendants have shaped literature, business, sport and the physical landscape. Troubles Shared sees Fergal and fellow journalist Peter Taylor discussing their experiences of reporting on the Northern Ireland conflict. Over two episodes, they revisit the province to talk about what they saw, and ask what it all means now. Meanwhile, No Man is an Island takes Fergal from the Republic to Northern Ireland, as he charts the seismic changes that have taken place in both regions and reflects on the sectarian feuding which has dominated the history of Ulster. Keane on Keane... finds him presenting a profile of his uncle, celebrated playwright John B Keane. Visiting Dublin and the dramatist's home town of Listowel, Fergal hears how a country publican became an internationally-acclaimed writer. Another iconic figure is recalled in United Irishman, in which Keane recounts the colourful life of Wolfe Tone, the Protestant founding father of Irish republicanism. There Will Be Sunlight Later gives Fergal's impressions of life in Northern Ireland, as he talks to the country's citizens and listens to their poetry and music. And in two bonus essays, Letter to Daniel and My Grandmother's House, we receive insights into Fergal's own family life, through his poignant message to his newborn son and his recollections of his early days and his grandparents' home in Cork. How the Irish Shaped Britain Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by John Murphy & Adele Armstrong Mixed by Eloise Whitmore First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-25 January 2021 Troubles Shared Presented by Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor Produced by Conor Garrett First broadcast BBC Radio Ulster, 31 October-7 November 2020 No Man is an Island Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 November and 9 December 1996 Keane on Keane... With Fergal Keane and John B Keane Produced by Chris Spurr First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 January 2005 United Irishman Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Chris Bowlby First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 November 1998 There Will Be Sunlight Later Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Cathy Packe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 October 1990 From Our Own Correspondent: Letter to Daniel Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast as BBC Radio 4, 15th February 1996 My Grandmother's House Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 January 1999 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555103]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How the Irish Shaped Britain: And 5 other BBC documentaries on Ireland Author: Fergal Keane Narrator: Fergal Keane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 13, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio collection about Ireland and the Irish, hosted by Fergal Keane - plus bonus material Award-winning BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane grew up in Dublin and County Cork, and has always felt a deep attachment to his ancestral homeland. In these six absorbing programmes, he takes a wide-ranging look at Ireland's history, culture and people, in topics ranging from the political to the personal . Also included are two moving autobiographical pieces about fatherhood and his own childhood. How the Irish Shaped Britain explores the profound influence the Irish have had on the United Kingdom over many centuries. Beginning in the ancient Celtic world, Fergal travels through the time of the Vikings to the 19th and 20th Century and on to the present day, examining how Irish migrants and their descendants have shaped literature, business, sport and the physical landscape. Troubles Shared sees Fergal and fellow journalist Peter Taylor discussing their experiences of reporting on the Northern Ireland conflict. Over two episodes, they revisit the province to talk about what they saw, and ask what it all means now. Meanwhile, No Man is an Island takes Fergal from the Republic to Northern Ireland, as he charts the seismic changes that have taken place in both regions and reflects on the sectarian feuding which has dominated the history of Ulster. Keane on Keane... finds him presenting a profile of his uncle, celebrated playwright John B Keane. Visiting Dublin and the dramatist's home town of Listowel, Fergal hears how a country publican became an internationally-acclaimed writer. Another iconic figure is recalled in United Irishman, in which Keane recounts the colourful life of Wolfe Tone, the Protestant founding father of Irish republicanism. There Will Be Sunlight Later gives Fergal's impressions of life in Northern Ireland, as he talks to the country's citizens and listens to their poetry and music. And in two bonus essays, Letter to Daniel and My Grandmother's House, we receive insights into Fergal's own family life, through his poignant message to his newborn son and his recollections of his early days and his grandparents' home in Cork. How the Irish Shaped Britain Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by John Murphy & Adele Armstrong Mixed by Eloise Whitmore First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-25 January 2021 Troubles Shared Presented by Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor Produced by Conor Garrett First broadcast BBC Radio Ulster, 31 October-7 November 2020 No Man is an Island Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 November and 9 December 1996 Keane on Keane... With Fergal Keane and John B Keane Produced by Chris Spurr First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 January 2005 United Irishman Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Chris Bowlby First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 November 1998 There Will Be Sunlight Later Presented by Fergal Keane Produced by Cathy Packe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 October 1990 From Our Own Correspondent: Letter to Daniel Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast as BBC Radio 4, 15th February 1996 My Grandmother's House Read by Fergal Keane Produced by Tony Grant First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 January 1999 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555102 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Witch Hunt: A BBC Radio Scotland history Author: Susan Morrison Narrator: Louise Yeoman, Susan Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan Morrison About 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit. Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes? © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Susan Morrison Thu, 16 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555102 thebookvoice.com 3:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Witch Hunt: A BBC Radio Scotland history Author: Susan Morrison Narrator: Louise Yeoman, Susan Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan Morrison About 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit. Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes? © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Witch Hunt: A BBC Radio Scotland history Author: Susan Morrison Narrator: Louise Yeoman, Susan Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan Morrison About 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit. Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes? © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554767 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Campaign: Britain's Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939–1945 Author: Brian E. Walter Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For four centuries the British realm depended on sea power to defend itself against a myriad of threats. The Royal Navy established itself as the 'Sovereign of the Seas,' helping transform a small island nation into the center of a global empire. But Britain's maritime services faced an unprecedented challenge during World War II, and the survival of the nation was at stake. The Longest Campaign tells the epic story of British sea power in the Second World War. It is a comprehensive and detailed account of the activities, results, and relevance of Britain's maritime effort in the Atlantic and off northwest Europe. Military historian Brian Walter looks at the entire breadth of the maritime conflict, exploring the contribution of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and British merchant marines, as well as their Commonwealth equivalents. Walter puts the maritime conflict in the context of the overall war effort and shows how the various operations and campaigns were intertwined. Finally, he provides unique analysis of the effectiveness of the British maritime effort and role it played in Allied victory. Brian E. Walter Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554767 thebookvoice.com 15:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Campaign: Britain's Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939–1945 Author: Brian E. Walter Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For four centuries the British realm depended on sea power to defend itself against a myriad of threats. The Royal Navy established itself as the 'Sovereign of the Seas,' helping transform a small island nation into the center of a global empire. But Britain's maritime services faced an unprecedented challenge during World War II, and the survival of the nation was at stake. The Longest Campaign tells the epic story of British sea power in the Second World War. It is a comprehensive and detailed account of the activities, results, and relevance of Britain's maritime effort in the Atlantic and off northwest Europe. Military historian Brian Walter looks at the entire breadth of the maritime conflict, exploring the contribution of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and British merchant marines, as well as their Commonwealth equivalents. Walter puts the maritime conflict in the context of the overall war effort and shows how the various operations and campaigns were intertwined. Finally, he provides unique analysis of the effectiveness of the British maritime effort and role it played in Allied victory. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Campaign: Britain's Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939–1945 Author: Brian E. Walter Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For four centuries the British realm depended on sea power to defend itself against a myriad of threats. The Royal Navy established itself as the 'Sovereign of the Seas,' helping transform a small island nation into the center of a global empire. But Britain's maritime services faced an unprecedented challenge during World War II, and the survival of the nation was at stake. The Longest Campaign tells the epic story of British sea power in the Second World War. It is a comprehensive and detailed account of the activities, results, and relevance of Britain's maritime effort in the Atlantic and off northwest Europe. Military historian Brian Walter looks at the entire breadth of the maritime conflict, exploring the contribution of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and British merchant marines, as well as their Commonwealth equivalents. Walter puts the maritime conflict in the context of the overall war effort and shows how the various operations and campaigns were intertwined. Finally, he provides unique analysis of the effectiveness of the British maritime effort and role it played in Allied victory. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554764 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554764]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler Author: David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House Narrator: James Romick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated to reflect recent Russian and Western scholarship on the subject, this new edition maintains the 1995 original's distinction as a crucial volume in the history of World War II and of the Soviet Union and the most informed and compelling perspective on one of the greatest military confrontations of all time. In 1941, when Pearl Harbor shattered America's peacetime pretensions, the German blitzkrieg had already blasted the Red Army back to Moscow. Yet, less than four years later, the Soviet hammer-and-sickle flew above the ruins of Berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the Germany Army and put an end to Hitler's imperial designs. Drawing on the massive and unprecedented release of Soviet archival documents, David Glantz and noted military historian Jonathan House expand and elaborate our picture of the Soviet war effort. Rafts of newly available official directives, orders, and reports reveal the true nature and extraordinary scale of Soviet military operations as they swept across the one thousand miles from Moscow to Berlin, featuring stubborn defenses and monumental offensives and counteroffensives and ultimately costing the two sides combined a staggering twenty million casualties. David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House Tue, 15 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554764 thebookvoice.com 17:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554764]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler Author: David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House Narrator: James Romick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated to reflect recent Russian and Western scholarship on the subject, this new edition maintains the 1995 original's distinction as a crucial volume in the history of World War II and of the Soviet Union and the most informed and compelling perspective on one of the greatest military confrontations of all time. In 1941, when Pearl Harbor shattered America's peacetime pretensions, the German blitzkrieg had already blasted the Red Army back to Moscow. Yet, less than four years later, the Soviet hammer-and-sickle flew above the ruins of Berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the Germany Army and put an end to Hitler's imperial designs. Drawing on the massive and unprecedented release of Soviet archival documents, David Glantz and noted military historian Jonathan House expand and elaborate our picture of the Soviet war effort. Rafts of newly available official directives, orders, and reports reveal the true nature and extraordinary scale of Soviet military operations as they swept across the one thousand miles from Moscow to Berlin, featuring stubborn defenses and monumental offensives and counteroffensives and ultimately costing the two sides combined a staggering twenty million casualties. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554764]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler Author: David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House Narrator: James Romick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated to reflect recent Russian and Western scholarship on the subject, this new edition maintains the 1995 original's distinction as a crucial volume in the history of World War II and of the Soviet Union and the most informed and compelling perspective on one of the greatest military confrontations of all time. In 1941, when Pearl Harbor shattered America's peacetime pretensions, the German blitzkrieg had already blasted the Red Army back to Moscow. Yet, less than four years later, the Soviet hammer-and-sickle flew above the ruins of Berlin, stark symbol of a miraculous comeback that destroyed the Germany Army and put an end to Hitler's imperial designs. Drawing on the massive and unprecedented release of Soviet archival documents, David Glantz and noted military historian Jonathan House expand and elaborate our picture of the Soviet war effort. Rafts of newly available official directives, orders, and reports reveal the true nature and extraordinary scale of Soviet military operations as they swept across the one thousand miles from Moscow to Berlin, featuring stubborn defenses and monumental offensives and counteroffensives and ultimately costing the two sides combined a staggering twenty million casualties. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553090 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553090]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings Author: Tim Clarkson Narrator: David Vickery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals, or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings, the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book, the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told. Tim Clarkson Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553090 thebookvoice.com 8:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553090]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings Author: Tim Clarkson Narrator: David Vickery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals, or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings, the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book, the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553090]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings Author: Tim Clarkson Narrator: David Vickery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals, or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings, the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book, the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552436 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History Author: Lea Ypi Narrator: Rachel Babbage, Lea Ypi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Longlisted for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A reflection on 'freedom' in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were 'universities' from which few 'graduated,' she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. Then the statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote and worship freely, and invest in hopes of striking it rich. But factories shut, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy, only to be sent back. Pyramid schemes bankrupted the country, leading to violence. One generation's dreams became another's disillusionment. As her own family's secrets were revealed, Ypi found herself questioning what 'freedom' really means. With acute insight and wit, Ypi traces the perils of ideology, and what people need to flourish. Lea Ypi Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552436 thebookvoice.com 9:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History Author: Lea Ypi Narrator: Rachel Babbage, Lea Ypi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Longlisted for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A reflection on 'freedom' in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were 'universities' from which few 'graduated,' she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. Then the statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote and worship freely, and invest in hopes of striking it rich. But factories shut, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy, only to be sent back. Pyramid schemes bankrupted the country, leading to violence. One generation's dreams became another's disillusionment. As her own family's secrets were revealed, Ypi found herself questioning what 'freedom' really means. With acute insight and wit, Ypi traces the perils of ideology, and what people need to flourish. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History Author: Lea Ypi Narrator: Rachel Babbage, Lea Ypi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Longlisted for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A reflection on 'freedom' in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were 'universities' from which few 'graduated,' she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. Then the statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote and worship freely, and invest in hopes of striking it rich. But factories shut, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy, only to be sent back. Pyramid schemes bankrupted the country, leading to violence. One generation's dreams became another's disillusionment. As her own family's secrets were revealed, Ypi found herself questioning what 'freedom' really means. With acute insight and wit, Ypi traces the perils of ideology, and what people need to flourish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552384 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552384]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Author: Vladislav M. Zubok Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four-million strong, five-thousand nuclear-tipped missiles, and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century. Thirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev's misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances—and the fragility of authoritarian state power. Vladislav M. Zubok Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552384 thebookvoice.com 23:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552384]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Author: Vladislav M. Zubok Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four-million strong, five-thousand nuclear-tipped missiles, and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century. Thirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev's misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances—and the fragility of authoritarian state power. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552384]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Author: Vladislav M. Zubok Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four-million strong, five-thousand nuclear-tipped missiles, and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century. Thirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev's misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances—and the fragility of authoritarian state power. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552381 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552381]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dowding’s Despatch: The Leader of the Few’s 1941 Battle of Britain Narrative Examined Author: Andy Saunders Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In September 1946, the London Gazette published a dispatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 1941, this document became the very framework for the accepted Battle of Britain narrative which has been established across the following eighty years. Set out by the leader of the 'Few' himself, its authoritative tone could surely be considered a definitive outline of the battle, how it was fought and the eventual outcome. It even retrospectively set the dates for the commencement and conclusion of the campaign. In this work, Andy Saunders takes a critical look at Dowding's dispatch and analyzes the facts and details contained in that important document. He also puts 'flesh on the bones' of the matters that the former commander-in-chief of RAF Fighter Command outlines, adding intriguing historical detail and perspective to the 1946 publication. Additionally, Andy looks at the behind-the-scenes machinations at the highest levels of government and Air Ministry before the dispatch finally saw the light of day. As a historical document, Dowding's London Gazette dispatch is worthy of the critical analysis and factual expansion which the author provides in what is a uniquely different look at the Battle of Britain. Andy Saunders Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552381 thebookvoice.com 7:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552381]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dowding’s Despatch: The Leader of the Few’s 1941 Battle of Britain Narrative Examined Author: Andy Saunders Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In September 1946, the London Gazette published a dispatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 1941, this document became the very framework for the accepted Battle of Britain narrative which has been established across the following eighty years. Set out by the leader of the 'Few' himself, its authoritative tone could surely be considered a definitive outline of the battle, how it was fought and the eventual outcome. It even retrospectively set the dates for the commencement and conclusion of the campaign. In this work, Andy Saunders takes a critical look at Dowding's dispatch and analyzes the facts and details contained in that important document. He also puts 'flesh on the bones' of the matters that the former commander-in-chief of RAF Fighter Command outlines, adding intriguing historical detail and perspective to the 1946 publication. Additionally, Andy looks at the behind-the-scenes machinations at the highest levels of government and Air Ministry before the dispatch finally saw the light of day. As a historical document, Dowding's London Gazette dispatch is worthy of the critical analysis and factual expansion which the author provides in what is a uniquely different look at the Battle of Britain. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552381]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dowding’s Despatch: The Leader of the Few’s 1941 Battle of Britain Narrative Examined Author: Andy Saunders Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In September 1946, the London Gazette published a dispatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 1941, this document became the very framework for the accepted Battle of Britain narrative which has been established across the following eighty years. Set out by the leader of the 'Few' himself, its authoritative tone could surely be considered a definitive outline of the battle, how it was fought and the eventual outcome. It even retrospectively set the dates for the commencement and conclusion of the campaign. In this work, Andy Saunders takes a critical look at Dowding's dispatch and analyzes the facts and details contained in that important document. He also puts 'flesh on the bones' of the matters that the former commander-in-chief of RAF Fighter Command outlines, adding intriguing historical detail and perspective to the 1946 publication. Additionally, Andy looks at the behind-the-scenes machinations at the highest levels of government and Air Ministry before the dispatch finally saw the light of day. As a historical document, Dowding's London Gazette dispatch is worthy of the critical analysis and factual expansion which the author provides in what is a uniquely different look at the Battle of Britain. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552380 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic Author: Andrew Brookes Narrator: Stewart Crank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. In Canberra Boys, Andrew Brookes takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine. Contributors include Roly 'Bee' Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949. As part of the expansion of the RAF's Bomber Command in the 1950s, RAF Binbrook was the first station to house four Canberra squadrons, starting with 101 Squadron in May 1951. Since then and throughout the 20th century, the Canberra operated across the globe in Europe, South America, and South East Asia. It has served an array of air forces such as the USAF, Australian air force, and the Indian air force—the third largest operator of the Canberra after the RAF and USAF. This led to the Canberra playing a crucial role as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft in phenomenal operations like the Suez Campaign, the nuclear tests of Operation Grapple and the Indonesian Confrontation. Other tales in the book include participation in the Sassoon Trophy competition, long-distance flights in Exercise Round Trip, and Operation Quick Flight. Andrew Brookes Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552380 thebookvoice.com 9:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic Author: Andrew Brookes Narrator: Stewart Crank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. In Canberra Boys, Andrew Brookes takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine. Contributors include Roly 'Bee' Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949. As part of the expansion of the RAF's Bomber Command in the 1950s, RAF Binbrook was the first station to house four Canberra squadrons, starting with 101 Squadron in May 1951. Since then and throughout the 20th century, the Canberra operated across the globe in Europe, South America, and South East Asia. It has served an array of air forces such as the USAF, Australian air force, and the Indian air force—the third largest operator of the Canberra after the RAF and USAF. This led to the Canberra playing a crucial role as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft in phenomenal operations like the Suez Campaign, the nuclear tests of Operation Grapple and the Indonesian Confrontation. Other tales in the book include participation in the Sassoon Trophy competition, long-distance flights in Exercise Round Trip, and Operation Quick Flight. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic Author: Andrew Brookes Narrator: Stewart Crank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. In Canberra Boys, Andrew Brookes takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine. Contributors include Roly 'Bee' Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949. As part of the expansion of the RAF's Bomber Command in the 1950s, RAF Binbrook was the first station to house four Canberra squadrons, starting with 101 Squadron in May 1951. Since then and throughout the 20th century, the Canberra operated across the globe in Europe, South America, and South East Asia. It has served an array of air forces such as the USAF, Australian air force, and the Indian air force—the third largest operator of the Canberra after the RAF and USAF. This led to the Canberra playing a crucial role as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft in phenomenal operations like the Suez Campaign, the nuclear tests of Operation Grapple and the Indonesian Confrontation. Other tales in the book include participation in the Sassoon Trophy competition, long-distance flights in Exercise Round Trip, and Operation Quick Flight. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552372 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552372]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal Institution Author: John Meurig Thomas Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Royal Institution of Great Britain is renowned the world over, first, because it is a premier arena for the advancement of new scientific and technological knowledge; and second because it highlights the advance of knowledge of all kinds. It bridges the sciences and the humanities, and as much publicity is given to advances in the arts, archaeology, architecture, drama, and literature as to the pure and applied sciences. More famous scientists have lived and worked in the Royal Institution than in any other laboratory in the world. A roll-call includes Rumford, Davy, Faraday, Tyndall, Dewar, Rayleigh, W. H. Bragg, W. L. Bragg, and George Porter. Not only is it the home of continuous electricity, it is also the birthplace of many aspects of molecular biology and viruses and enzymology. Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal institution is a lively and compelling personal selection of the remarkable personalities and achievements of some of the extraordinary scientists and individuals who, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, worked or lectured at 21 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, central London. John Meurig Thomas offers a unique and valuable insight into the history of this prestigious address, having himself lived and worked at the Royal Institution for some twenty years. John Meurig Thomas Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552372 thebookvoice.com 7:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552372]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal Institution Author: John Meurig Thomas Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Royal Institution of Great Britain is renowned the world over, first, because it is a premier arena for the advancement of new scientific and technological knowledge; and second because it highlights the advance of knowledge of all kinds. It bridges the sciences and the humanities, and as much publicity is given to advances in the arts, archaeology, architecture, drama, and literature as to the pure and applied sciences. More famous scientists have lived and worked in the Royal Institution than in any other laboratory in the world. A roll-call includes Rumford, Davy, Faraday, Tyndall, Dewar, Rayleigh, W. H. Bragg, W. L. Bragg, and George Porter. Not only is it the home of continuous electricity, it is also the birthplace of many aspects of molecular biology and viruses and enzymology. Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal institution is a lively and compelling personal selection of the remarkable personalities and achievements of some of the extraordinary scientists and individuals who, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, worked or lectured at 21 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, central London. John Meurig Thomas offers a unique and valuable insight into the history of this prestigious address, having himself lived and worked at the Royal Institution for some twenty years. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552372]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal Institution Author: John Meurig Thomas Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Royal Institution of Great Britain is renowned the world over, first, because it is a premier arena for the advancement of new scientific and technological knowledge; and second because it highlights the advance of knowledge of all kinds. It bridges the sciences and the humanities, and as much publicity is given to advances in the arts, archaeology, architecture, drama, and literature as to the pure and applied sciences. More famous scientists have lived and worked in the Royal Institution than in any other laboratory in the world. A roll-call includes Rumford, Davy, Faraday, Tyndall, Dewar, Rayleigh, W. H. Bragg, W. L. Bragg, and George Porter. Not only is it the home of continuous electricity, it is also the birthplace of many aspects of molecular biology and viruses and enzymology. Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal institution is a lively and compelling personal selection of the remarkable personalities and achievements of some of the extraordinary scientists and individuals who, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, worked or lectured at 21 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, central London. John Meurig Thomas offers a unique and valuable insight into the history of this prestigious address, having himself lived and worked at the Royal Institution for some twenty years. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551881 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551881]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War Author: Tobias Kelly Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitments Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten. Tobias Kelly invites us to spend the war five of these individuals: Roy Ridgway, a factory clerk from Liverpool; Tom Burns, a teacher from east London; Stella St John, who trained as a vet and ended up in jail; Ronald Duncan, who set up a collective farm; and Fred Urquhart, a working-class Scottish socialist and writer. We meet many more objectors along the way -- people both determined and torn -- and travel from Finland to Syria, India to rural England, Edinburgh to Trinidad. Although conscientious objectors were often criticised and scorned, figures such as Winston Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury supported their right to object, at least in principle, suggesting that liberty of conscience was one of the freedoms the nation was fighting for. And their rich cultural and moral legacy -- of humanitarianism and human rights, from Amnesty International and Oxfam to the US civil rights movement -- can still be felt all around us. The personal and political struggles carefully and vividly collected in this book tell us a great deal about personal and collective freedom, conviction and faith, war and peace, and pose questions just as relevant today: Does conscience make us free? Where does it take us? And what are the costs of going there? © Tobias Kelly 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Tobias Kelly Thu, 05 May 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551881 thebookvoice.com 12:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551881]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War Author: Tobias Kelly Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitments Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten. Tobias Kelly invites us to spend the war five of these individuals: Roy Ridgway, a factory clerk from Liverpool; Tom Burns, a teacher from east London; Stella St John, who trained as a vet and ended up in jail; Ronald Duncan, who set up a collective farm; and Fred Urquhart, a working-class Scottish socialist and writer. We meet many more objectors along the way -- people both determined and torn -- and travel from Finland to Syria, India to rural England, Edinburgh to Trinidad. Although conscientious objectors were often criticised and scorned, figures such as Winston Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury supported their right to object, at least in principle, suggesting that liberty of conscience was one of the freedoms the nation was fighting for. And their rich cultural and moral legacy -- of humanitarianism and human rights, from Amnesty International and Oxfam to the US civil rights movement -- can still be felt all around us. The personal and political struggles carefully and vividly collected in this book tell us a great deal about personal and collective freedom, conviction and faith, war and peace, and pose questions just as relevant today: Does conscience make us free? Where does it take us? And what are the costs of going there? © Tobias Kelly 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551881]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War Author: Tobias Kelly Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitments Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten. Tobias Kelly invites us to spend the war five of these individuals: Roy Ridgway, a factory clerk from Liverpool; Tom Burns, a teacher from east London; Stella St John, who trained as a vet and ended up in jail; Ronald Duncan, who set up a collective farm; and Fred Urquhart, a working-class Scottish socialist and writer. We meet many more objectors along the way -- people both determined and torn -- and travel from Finland to Syria, India to rural England, Edinburgh to Trinidad. Although conscientious objectors were often criticised and scorned, figures such as Winston Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury supported their right to object, at least in principle, suggesting that liberty of conscience was one of the freedoms the nation was fighting for. And their rich cultural and moral legacy -- of humanitarianism and human rights, from Amnesty International and Oxfam to the US civil rights movement -- can still be felt all around us. The personal and political struggles carefully and vividly collected in this book tell us a great deal about personal and collective freedom, conviction and faith, war and peace, and pose questions just as relevant today: Does conscience make us free? Where does it take us? And what are the costs of going there? © Tobias Kelly 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551801 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551801]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Nurse’s War: A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front Author: Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson Narrator: Emma Pallant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone ‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military Hospital The second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone. This first-hand story of one extraordinary but unheralded member of Britain’s ‘Greatest Generation’ brings home with extraordinary lucidity and compassion the realities of wartime Lancashire. In 1943, Kathleen, then thirty, was a nurse-in-training at the Blackburn Royal Infirmary. For the next three years she kept a meticulous diary of her day-to-day existence, leaving behind a vivid record of the real-time concerns of a busy, thoughtful woman on the frontline of the war at home. Kathleen’s days were never the same. She writes in clear and lively prose about life in the hospital: of her fellow nurses, her patients, about death and dying, and the progress of the war as wounded soldiers returned from Normandy in the summer of 1944. She muses on being working class, wartime austerity, and her anxiety about examinations. Here too are dances, Americans and a POW boyfriend in Germany. Kathleen’s observations are witty, wry and astute – but above all relatable, even today. Poignant and engrossing, Kathleen Johnstone’s tale of trauma, romance and friendship will leave a lasting impression. Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson Thu, 21 Jul 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551801 thebookvoice.com 10:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551801]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Nurse’s War: A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front Author: Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson Narrator: Emma Pallant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone ‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military Hospital The second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone. This first-hand story of one extraordinary but unheralded member of Britain’s ‘Greatest Generation’ brings home with extraordinary lucidity and compassion the realities of wartime Lancashire. In 1943, Kathleen, then thirty, was a nurse-in-training at the Blackburn Royal Infirmary. For the next three years she kept a meticulous diary of her day-to-day existence, leaving behind a vivid record of the real-time concerns of a busy, thoughtful woman on the frontline of the war at home. Kathleen’s days were never the same. She writes in clear and lively prose about life in the hospital: of her fellow nurses, her patients, about death and dying, and the progress of the war as wounded soldiers returned from Normandy in the summer of 1944. She muses on being working class, wartime austerity, and her anxiety about examinations. Here too are dances, Americans and a POW boyfriend in Germany. Kathleen’s observations are witty, wry and astute – but above all relatable, even today. Poignant and engrossing, Kathleen Johnstone’s tale of trauma, romance and friendship will leave a lasting impression. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551801]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Nurse’s War: A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front Author: Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson Narrator: Emma Pallant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone ‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military Hospital The second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone. This first-hand story of one extraordinary but unheralded member of Britain’s ‘Greatest Generation’ brings home with extraordinary lucidity and compassion the realities of wartime Lancashire. In 1943, Kathleen, then thirty, was a nurse-in-training at the Blackburn Royal Infirmary. For the next three years she kept a meticulous diary of her day-to-day existence, leaving behind a vivid record of the real-time concerns of a busy, thoughtful woman on the frontline of the war at home. Kathleen’s days were never the same. She writes in clear and lively prose about life in the hospital: of her fellow nurses, her patients, about death and dying, and the progress of the war as wounded soldiers returned from Normandy in the summer of 1944. She muses on being working class, wartime austerity, and her anxiety about examinations. Here too are dances, Americans and a POW boyfriend in Germany. Kathleen’s observations are witty, wry and astute – but above all relatable, even today. Poignant and engrossing, Kathleen Johnstone’s tale of trauma, romance and friendship will leave a lasting impression. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551669 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and the Christmas Tree: A heartwarming story and beautiful festive gift for young and old alike Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Saul Reichlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'An unlikely hero has a master storyteller to tell his tale. The King and the Christmas Tree is a poignant Christmas treat.' Lucy Worsley, historian, broadcaster and author Every December, a huge Christmas tree arrives in Trafalgar Square. Bedecked in lights, it is a shimmering, festive beacon in the heart of London. But even more enchanting than the twinkling decorations and scented pine is the story behind the tree; a story of loyalty, friendship and resistance. On a cold evening in 1940, German warships made their way towards Oslo. It seemed inevitable that Norway, like so many other European nations, would soon submit to the Nazi regime. But the country's indomitable King Haakon VII refused to surrender. Making his escape through his country towards the safe haven of Britain, King Haakon became an icon of hope for his people. And so, over seventy years later, the tree in Trafalgar Square remains as an enduring gift of thanks from Norway to the people of Britain. In The King and the Christmas Tree historian A. N. Wilson artfully weaves together this tale of courage and friendship between nations. Richly illustrated and beautifully told, it is a delightful Christmas cracker for everyone, young and old alike. A.N. Wilson Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551669 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and the Christmas Tree: A heartwarming story and beautiful festive gift for young and old alike Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Saul Reichlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'An unlikely hero has a master storyteller to tell his tale. The King and the Christmas Tree is a poignant Christmas treat.' Lucy Worsley, historian, broadcaster and author Every December, a huge Christmas tree arrives in Trafalgar Square. Bedecked in lights, it is a shimmering, festive beacon in the heart of London. But even more enchanting than the twinkling decorations and scented pine is the story behind the tree; a story of loyalty, friendship and resistance. On a cold evening in 1940, German warships made their way towards Oslo. It seemed inevitable that Norway, like so many other European nations, would soon submit to the Nazi regime. But the country's indomitable King Haakon VII refused to surrender. Making his escape through his country towards the safe haven of Britain, King Haakon became an icon of hope for his people. And so, over seventy years later, the tree in Trafalgar Square remains as an enduring gift of thanks from Norway to the people of Britain. In The King and the Christmas Tree historian A. N. Wilson artfully weaves together this tale of courage and friendship between nations. Richly illustrated and beautifully told, it is a delightful Christmas cracker for everyone, young and old alike. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and the Christmas Tree: A heartwarming story and beautiful festive gift for young and old alike Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Saul Reichlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'An unlikely hero has a master storyteller to tell his tale. The King and the Christmas Tree is a poignant Christmas treat.' Lucy Worsley, historian, broadcaster and author Every December, a huge Christmas tree arrives in Trafalgar Square. Bedecked in lights, it is a shimmering, festive beacon in the heart of London. But even more enchanting than the twinkling decorations and scented pine is the story behind the tree; a story of loyalty, friendship and resistance. On a cold evening in 1940, German warships made their way towards Oslo. It seemed inevitable that Norway, like so many other European nations, would soon submit to the Nazi regime. But the country's indomitable King Haakon VII refused to surrender. Making his escape through his country towards the safe haven of Britain, King Haakon became an icon of hope for his people. And so, over seventy years later, the tree in Trafalgar Square remains as an enduring gift of thanks from Norway to the people of Britain. In The King and the Christmas Tree historian A. N. Wilson artfully weaves together this tale of courage and friendship between nations. Richly illustrated and beautifully told, it is a delightful Christmas cracker for everyone, young and old alike. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551531 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551531]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La agonia de Francia Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Oscar Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En noviembre de 1936, Manuel Chaves Nogales, descorazonado por el rumbo que está tomando la guerra civil, decide abandonar España e instalarse con su familia en París. Allí colaborará con la prensa francesa y latinoamericana e incluso pondrá en marcha una publicación semiartesanal sobre la actualidad española dirigida a los exiliados republicanos. Sabiéndose fichado por la Gestapo, en 1940, pocos días antes de que los nazis entren en París, Chaves abandona la ciudad para dirigirse a Burdeos y desde allí a Londres, donde permanecerá hasta su muerte.En La agonía de Francia Chaves Nogales se sirve de sus conocimientos y de los múltiples testimonios a los que tuvo acceso en París para tratar de explicar las razones que llevaron a Francia a sucumbir ante el fascismo y firmar un armisticio con Alemania en junio de 1940. Su amplia experiencia en temas internacionales y su extraordinaria capacidad para interpretar los acontecimientos de la actualidad le ayudaron a trazar un lúcido relato sobre cómo el país que había sido durante siglo y medio el faro de la democracia en el mundo se puso en manos del nazismo. Publicado en Montevideo en 1941 y no recuperado hasta casi setenta años después, La agonía de Francia es un libro llamado a figurar entre los ensayos clásicos sobre la segunda guerra mundial. Manuel Chaves Nogales Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551531 thebookvoice.com 4:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551531]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La agonia de Francia Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Oscar Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En noviembre de 1936, Manuel Chaves Nogales, descorazonado por el rumbo que está tomando la guerra civil, decide abandonar España e instalarse con su familia en París. Allí colaborará con la prensa francesa y latinoamericana e incluso pondrá en marcha una publicación semiartesanal sobre la actualidad española dirigida a los exiliados republicanos. Sabiéndose fichado por la Gestapo, en 1940, pocos días antes de que los nazis entren en París, Chaves abandona la ciudad para dirigirse a Burdeos y desde allí a Londres, donde permanecerá hasta su muerte.En La agonía de Francia Chaves Nogales se sirve de sus conocimientos y de los múltiples testimonios a los que tuvo acceso en París para tratar de explicar las razones que llevaron a Francia a sucumbir ante el fascismo y firmar un armisticio con Alemania en junio de 1940. Su amplia experiencia en temas internacionales y su extraordinaria capacidad para interpretar los acontecimientos de la actualidad le ayudaron a trazar un lúcido relato sobre cómo el país que había sido durante siglo y medio el faro de la democracia en el mundo se puso en manos del nazismo. Publicado en Montevideo en 1941 y no recuperado hasta casi setenta años después, La agonía de Francia es un libro llamado a figurar entre los ensayos clásicos sobre la segunda guerra mundial. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551531]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La agonia de Francia Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Oscar Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En noviembre de 1936, Manuel Chaves Nogales, descorazonado por el rumbo que está tomando la guerra civil, decide abandonar España e instalarse con su familia en París. Allí colaborará con la prensa francesa y latinoamericana e incluso pondrá en marcha una publicación semiartesanal sobre la actualidad española dirigida a los exiliados republicanos. Sabiéndose fichado por la Gestapo, en 1940, pocos días antes de que los nazis entren en París, Chaves abandona la ciudad para dirigirse a Burdeos y desde allí a Londres, donde permanecerá hasta su muerte.En La agonía de Francia Chaves Nogales se sirve de sus conocimientos y de los múltiples testimonios a los que tuvo acceso en París para tratar de explicar las razones que llevaron a Francia a sucumbir ante el fascismo y firmar un armisticio con Alemania en junio de 1940. Su amplia experiencia en temas internacionales y su extraordinaria capacidad para interpretar los acontecimientos de la actualidad le ayudaron a trazar un lúcido relato sobre cómo el país que había sido durante siglo y medio el faro de la democracia en el mundo se puso en manos del nazismo. Publicado en Montevideo en 1941 y no recuperado hasta casi setenta años después, La agonía de Francia es un libro llamado a figurar entre los ensayos clásicos sobre la segunda guerra mundial. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551338 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War on the West Author: Douglas Murray Narrator: Douglas Murray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 87 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 27 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane civilization in the world. In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia? It’s not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their own ongoing villainy. Dictators who slaughter their own people are happy to jump on the “America is a racist country” bandwagon and mimic the language of antiracism and “pro-justice” movements as PR while making authoritarian conquests. If the West is to survive, it must be defended. The War on the West is not only an incisive takedown of foolish anti-Western arguments but also a rigorous new apologetic for civilization itself. Douglas Murray Tue, 26 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551338 thebookvoice.com 12:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War on the West Author: Douglas Murray Narrator: Douglas Murray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 87 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 27 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane civilization in the world. In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia? It’s not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their own ongoing villainy. Dictators who slaughter their own people are happy to jump on the “America is a racist country” bandwagon and mimic the language of antiracism and “pro-justice” movements as PR while making authoritarian conquests. If the West is to survive, it must be defended. The War on the West is not only an incisive takedown of foolish anti-Western arguments but also a rigorous new apologetic for civilization itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War on the West Author: Douglas Murray Narrator: Douglas Murray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 87 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 27 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane civilization in the world. In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia? It’s not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their own ongoing villainy. Dictators who slaughter their own people are happy to jump on the “America is a racist country” bandwagon and mimic the language of antiracism and “pro-justice” movements as PR while making authoritarian conquests. If the West is to survive, it must be defended. The War on the West is not only an incisive takedown of foolish anti-Western arguments but also a rigorous new apologetic for civilization itself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550695 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici Author: Estelle Paranque Narrator: Anna Wilson-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to hold all the power, against all the odds. They were Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other a clandestine leader who used her children to shape the dynasties of Europe, much has been written about these iconic women. But nothing has been said of their complicated relationship: thirty years of friendship, competition and conflict that changed the face of Europe. This is a story of two remarkable visionaries: a story of blood, fire and gold. It is also a tale of ceaseless calculation, of love and rivalry, of war and wisdom - and of female power in a male world. Shining new light on their legendary kingdoms Blood, Fire and Gold provides a new way of looking at two of history's most powerful women, and how they shaped each other as profoundly as they shaped the course of history. Drawing on their letters and brand new research, Estelle Paranque writes an entirely new chapter in the well-worn story of the sixteenth century. 'A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history' Tracy Borman 'Exciting and compelling, packed full of tantalising details of diplomacy and court life, Paranque succeeds both in bringing history to life, but also in putting flesh on the bones of these two extraordinary women and rival queens' Kate Mosse 'Bursting with fresh perspectives, this is a vibrant retelling of a story you thought you knew' Dan Snow © Estelle Paranque 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Estelle Paranque Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550695 thebookvoice.com 10:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici Author: Estelle Paranque Narrator: Anna Wilson-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to hold all the power, against all the odds. They were Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other a clandestine leader who used her children to shape the dynasties of Europe, much has been written about these iconic women. But nothing has been said of their complicated relationship: thirty years of friendship, competition and conflict that changed the face of Europe. This is a story of two remarkable visionaries: a story of blood, fire and gold. It is also a tale of ceaseless calculation, of love and rivalry, of war and wisdom - and of female power in a male world. Shining new light on their legendary kingdoms Blood, Fire and Gold provides a new way of looking at two of history's most powerful women, and how they shaped each other as profoundly as they shaped the course of history. Drawing on their letters and brand new research, Estelle Paranque writes an entirely new chapter in the well-worn story of the sixteenth century. 'A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history' Tracy Borman 'Exciting and compelling, packed full of tantalising details of diplomacy and court life, Paranque succeeds both in bringing history to life, but also in putting flesh on the bones of these two extraordinary women and rival queens' Kate Mosse 'Bursting with fresh perspectives, this is a vibrant retelling of a story you thought you knew' Dan Snow © Estelle Paranque 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici Author: Estelle Paranque Narrator: Anna Wilson-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to hold all the power, against all the odds. They were Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other a clandestine leader who used her children to shape the dynasties of Europe, much has been written about these iconic women. But nothing has been said of their complicated relationship: thirty years of friendship, competition and conflict that changed the face of Europe. This is a story of two remarkable visionaries: a story of blood, fire and gold. It is also a tale of ceaseless calculation, of love and rivalry, of war and wisdom - and of female power in a male world. Shining new light on their legendary kingdoms Blood, Fire and Gold provides a new way of looking at two of history's most powerful women, and how they shaped each other as profoundly as they shaped the course of history. Drawing on their letters and brand new research, Estelle Paranque writes an entirely new chapter in the well-worn story of the sixteenth century. 'A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history' Tracy Borman 'Exciting and compelling, packed full of tantalising details of diplomacy and court life, Paranque succeeds both in bringing history to life, but also in putting flesh on the bones of these two extraordinary women and rival queens' Kate Mosse 'Bursting with fresh perspectives, this is a vibrant retelling of a story you thought you knew' Dan Snow © Estelle Paranque 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550475 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler Author: Deborah Cadbury Narrator: Julie Teal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of a courageous school principal, Anna Essinger, who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to save those in harm’s way By 1931, Anna Essinger had read Mein Kampf and knew that Hitler’s world view was violent, utterly destructive, and that many of her pupils in her small progressive school in Herrlingen, Germany were in terrible danger. She decided that in order to offer them a refuge, and a future, she must first move her school entirely out of the Nazis’ reach. So, she did just that, creating a safe haven in Kent, England.  Anna and the first seventy children escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, but in time she would accept waves of increasingly traumatized children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and then Poland as the crisis spread.  Some children had, by the time they reached Essinger, been violated by five years of escalating deprivations. For those who escaped the camps and ghettos, Essinger offered the only salvation that mattered, in the words of a student: “a great deal of love and determination to help us.” Acclaimed writer Deborah Cadbury retells the remarkable story of Essinger, drawing on moving first-person accounts of the children who escaped and their reflections on the lives they created from the ashes of WWII. The School That Escaped from the Nazis is not just a Holocaust survival story – many of the students were Jewish – but an inspiring narrative of one woman’s refusal to allow her beliefs in a better, more equitable world to be overtaken by violent force and political extremism. Essinger’s determination to move her school becomes a triumph of humanism in a time of increasing violence and intolerance. Deborah Cadbury Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550475 thebookvoice.com 12:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler Author: Deborah Cadbury Narrator: Julie Teal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of a courageous school principal, Anna Essinger, who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to save those in harm’s way By 1931, Anna Essinger had read Mein Kampf and knew that Hitler’s world view was violent, utterly destructive, and that many of her pupils in her small progressive school in Herrlingen, Germany were in terrible danger. She decided that in order to offer them a refuge, and a future, she must first move her school entirely out of the Nazis’ reach. So, she did just that, creating a safe haven in Kent, England.  Anna and the first seventy children escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, but in time she would accept waves of increasingly traumatized children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and then Poland as the crisis spread.  Some children had, by the time they reached Essinger, been violated by five years of escalating deprivations. For those who escaped the camps and ghettos, Essinger offered the only salvation that mattered, in the words of a student: “a great deal of love and determination to help us.” Acclaimed writer Deborah Cadbury retells the remarkable story of Essinger, drawing on moving first-person accounts of the children who escaped and their reflections on the lives they created from the ashes of WWII. The School That Escaped from the Nazis is not just a Holocaust survival story – many of the students were Jewish – but an inspiring narrative of one woman’s refusal to allow her beliefs in a better, more equitable world to be overtaken by violent force and political extremism. Essinger’s determination to move her school becomes a triumph of humanism in a time of increasing violence and intolerance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler Author: Deborah Cadbury Narrator: Julie Teal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of a courageous school principal, Anna Essinger, who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to save those in harm’s way By 1931, Anna Essinger had read Mein Kampf and knew that Hitler’s world view was violent, utterly destructive, and that many of her pupils in her small progressive school in Herrlingen, Germany were in terrible danger. She decided that in order to offer them a refuge, and a future, she must first move her school entirely out of the Nazis’ reach. So, she did just that, creating a safe haven in Kent, England.  Anna and the first seventy children escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, but in time she would accept waves of increasingly traumatized children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and then Poland as the crisis spread.  Some children had, by the time they reached Essinger, been violated by five years of escalating deprivations. For those who escaped the camps and ghettos, Essinger offered the only salvation that mattered, in the words of a student: “a great deal of love and determination to help us.” Acclaimed writer Deborah Cadbury retells the remarkable story of Essinger, drawing on moving first-person accounts of the children who escaped and their reflections on the lives they created from the ashes of WWII. The School That Escaped from the Nazis is not just a Holocaust survival story – many of the students were Jewish – but an inspiring narrative of one woman’s refusal to allow her beliefs in a better, more equitable world to be overtaken by violent force and political extremism. Essinger’s determination to move her school becomes a triumph of humanism in a time of increasing violence and intolerance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549809 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 4 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part two of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. Corrie Ten Boom Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549809 thebookvoice.com 0:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 4 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part two of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 4 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part two of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549808 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549808]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 3 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part one of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. Corrie Ten Boom Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549808 thebookvoice.com 0:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549808]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 3 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part one of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549808]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 3 Author: Corrie Ten Boom Narrator: Corrie Ten Boom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie. The following is part one of a speech ten Boom gave called, Authority Over Demons. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548984 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Momentos estelares de la historia de España Author: José Calvo Poyato Narrator: David Huertas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Un título clave en la bibliografía de José Calvo Poyato, en el que se recogen los grandes momentos de la historia de España: 16 acontecimientos clave para comprender la historia del país en su conjunto. Momentos estelares de la historia de España recoge los grandes momentos de nuestra historia: desde la caída de Granada, la expulsión de los judíos, el viaje de Colón y la gramática de Nebrija, hasta la promulgación de la vigente constitución (1978), pasando por las numerosas guerras y conflictos que ha vivido España. A lo largo de los siglos España ha vivido encrucijadas. En ellas el reloj de la Historia pudo haber marcado un tiempo diferente, si en ese cruce se hubiera transitado por un camino distinto. En ocasiones, esas encrucijadas se vivieron de forma intensa y hasta dramática. En otras, por lo contrario, el fluir de los acontecimientos fue más pausada. Pero, en cualquier caso, fueron momentos estelares que nos han conducido hasta el presente. Hoy estamos en el lugar donde nos ha llevado el camino que recorrieron nuestros antepasados y que el curso de la Historia impuso. A lo largo de las páginas de Momentos estelares de la Historia de España, el lector encontrará de esas encrucijadas. Podrían añadirse algunas más, pero, sin duda, en las que abordamos se forjó una parte importante de nuestro pasado. José Calvo Poyato Thu, 18 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548984 thebookvoice.com 8:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Momentos estelares de la historia de España Author: José Calvo Poyato Narrator: David Huertas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Un título clave en la bibliografía de José Calvo Poyato, en el que se recogen los grandes momentos de la historia de España: 16 acontecimientos clave para comprender la historia del país en su conjunto. Momentos estelares de la historia de España recoge los grandes momentos de nuestra historia: desde la caída de Granada, la expulsión de los judíos, el viaje de Colón y la gramática de Nebrija, hasta la promulgación de la vigente constitución (1978), pasando por las numerosas guerras y conflictos que ha vivido España. A lo largo de los siglos España ha vivido encrucijadas. En ellas el reloj de la Historia pudo haber marcado un tiempo diferente, si en ese cruce se hubiera transitado por un camino distinto. En ocasiones, esas encrucijadas se vivieron de forma intensa y hasta dramática. En otras, por lo contrario, el fluir de los acontecimientos fue más pausada. Pero, en cualquier caso, fueron momentos estelares que nos han conducido hasta el presente. Hoy estamos en el lugar donde nos ha llevado el camino que recorrieron nuestros antepasados y que el curso de la Historia impuso. A lo largo de las páginas de Momentos estelares de la Historia de España, el lector encontrará de esas encrucijadas. Podrían añadirse algunas más, pero, sin duda, en las que abordamos se forjó una parte importante de nuestro pasado. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Momentos estelares de la historia de España Author: José Calvo Poyato Narrator: David Huertas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Un título clave en la bibliografía de José Calvo Poyato, en el que se recogen los grandes momentos de la historia de España: 16 acontecimientos clave para comprender la historia del país en su conjunto. Momentos estelares de la historia de España recoge los grandes momentos de nuestra historia: desde la caída de Granada, la expulsión de los judíos, el viaje de Colón y la gramática de Nebrija, hasta la promulgación de la vigente constitución (1978), pasando por las numerosas guerras y conflictos que ha vivido España. A lo largo de los siglos España ha vivido encrucijadas. En ellas el reloj de la Historia pudo haber marcado un tiempo diferente, si en ese cruce se hubiera transitado por un camino distinto. En ocasiones, esas encrucijadas se vivieron de forma intensa y hasta dramática. En otras, por lo contrario, el fluir de los acontecimientos fue más pausada. Pero, en cualquier caso, fueron momentos estelares que nos han conducido hasta el presente. Hoy estamos en el lugar donde nos ha llevado el camino que recorrieron nuestros antepasados y que el curso de la Historia impuso. A lo largo de las páginas de Momentos estelares de la Historia de España, el lector encontrará de esas encrucijadas. Podrían añadirse algunas más, pero, sin duda, en las que abordamos se forjó una parte importante de nuestro pasado. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548495 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century Portugal. A History of Water follows the interconnected lives of two men across the Renaissance globe. One of them – an aficionado of mermen and Ethiopian culture, an art collector, historian and expert on water-music – returns home from witnessing the birth of the modern age to die in a mysterious incident, apparently the victim of a grisly and curious murder. The other – a ruffian, vagabond and braggart, chased across the globe from Mozambique to Japan – ends up as the national poet of Portugal. The stories of Damião de Góis and Luís de Camões capture the extraordinary wonders that awaited Europeans on their arrival in India and China, the challenges these marvels presented to longstanding beliefs, and the vast conspiracy to silence the questions these posed about the nature of history and of human life. Like all good mysteries, everyone has their own version of events. Edward Wilson-Lee Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548495 thebookvoice.com 9:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century Portugal. A History of Water follows the interconnected lives of two men across the Renaissance globe. One of them – an aficionado of mermen and Ethiopian culture, an art collector, historian and expert on water-music – returns home from witnessing the birth of the modern age to die in a mysterious incident, apparently the victim of a grisly and curious murder. The other – a ruffian, vagabond and braggart, chased across the globe from Mozambique to Japan – ends up as the national poet of Portugal. The stories of Damião de Góis and Luís de Camões capture the extraordinary wonders that awaited Europeans on their arrival in India and China, the challenges these marvels presented to longstanding beliefs, and the vast conspiracy to silence the questions these posed about the nature of history and of human life. Like all good mysteries, everyone has their own version of events. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century Portugal. A History of Water follows the interconnected lives of two men across the Renaissance globe. One of them – an aficionado of mermen and Ethiopian culture, an art collector, historian and expert on water-music – returns home from witnessing the birth of the modern age to die in a mysterious incident, apparently the victim of a grisly and curious murder. The other – a ruffian, vagabond and braggart, chased across the globe from Mozambique to Japan – ends up as the national poet of Portugal. The stories of Damião de Góis and Luís de Camões capture the extraordinary wonders that awaited Europeans on their arrival in India and China, the challenges these marvels presented to longstanding beliefs, and the vast conspiracy to silence the questions these posed about the nature of history and of human life. Like all good mysteries, everyone has their own version of events. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548313 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, ''he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater. However, though it lasted only a quarter-century, George’s reign was immensely consequential. He faced a constitutional crisis, the First World War, the fall of thirteen European monarchies and the rise of Bolshevism. The suffragette Emily Davison threw herself under his horse at the Derby, he refused asylum to his cousin the Tsar Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution, and he facilitated the first Labour government. And, as Jane Ridley shows, the modern British monarchy would not exist without George; he reinvented the institution, allowing it to survive and thrive when its very existence seemed doomed. The status of the British monarchy today, she argues, is due in large part to him. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt an essentially Victorian institution to the twentieth century is a great story in itself. But this book is also a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life. Queen Mary played a pivotal role in the reign as well as being an important figure in her own right. Under the couple's stewardship, the crown emerged stronger than ever. George V founded the modern monarchy, and yet his disastrous quarrel with his eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, culminated in the existential crisis of the Abdication only months after his death. Jane Ridley has had unprecedented access to the archives, and for the first time is able to reassess in full the many myths associated with this crucial and dramatic time. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. Jane Ridley Tue, 04 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548313 thebookvoice.com 22:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, ''he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater. However, though it lasted only a quarter-century, George’s reign was immensely consequential. He faced a constitutional crisis, the First World War, the fall of thirteen European monarchies and the rise of Bolshevism. The suffragette Emily Davison threw herself under his horse at the Derby, he refused asylum to his cousin the Tsar Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution, and he facilitated the first Labour government. And, as Jane Ridley shows, the modern British monarchy would not exist without George; he reinvented the institution, allowing it to survive and thrive when its very existence seemed doomed. The status of the British monarchy today, she argues, is due in large part to him. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt an essentially Victorian institution to the twentieth century is a great story in itself. But this book is also a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life. Queen Mary played a pivotal role in the reign as well as being an important figure in her own right. Under the couple's stewardship, the crown emerged stronger than ever. George V founded the modern monarchy, and yet his disastrous quarrel with his eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, culminated in the existential crisis of the Abdication only months after his death. Jane Ridley has had unprecedented access to the archives, and for the first time is able to reassess in full the many myths associated with this crucial and dramatic time. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 4, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, ''he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater. However, though it lasted only a quarter-century, George’s reign was immensely consequential. He faced a constitutional crisis, the First World War, the fall of thirteen European monarchies and the rise of Bolshevism. The suffragette Emily Davison threw herself under his horse at the Derby, he refused asylum to his cousin the Tsar Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution, and he facilitated the first Labour government. And, as Jane Ridley shows, the modern British monarchy would not exist without George; he reinvented the institution, allowing it to survive and thrive when its very existence seemed doomed. The status of the British monarchy today, she argues, is due in large part to him. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt an essentially Victorian institution to the twentieth century is a great story in itself. But this book is also a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life. Queen Mary played a pivotal role in the reign as well as being an important figure in her own right. Under the couple's stewardship, the crown emerged stronger than ever. George V founded the modern monarchy, and yet his disastrous quarrel with his eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, culminated in the existential crisis of the Abdication only months after his death. Jane Ridley has had unprecedented access to the archives, and for the first time is able to reassess in full the many myths associated with this crucial and dramatic time. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed. Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age. Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with. George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829 thebookvoice.com 3:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed. Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age. Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed. Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age. Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546817 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546817]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dowager Author: Anonymous Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Will this tale inspire Downton Abbey The New Era movie premiering on March 18th, 2022? This small novella, inspired by the series, Downton Abbey reflects the year 1926. The Dowager deals with poor failing heath, and preparing for a ball in Prague to be held by Prince Kurrigan , her younger admirer from years ago. On this festive New Year's Eve, Lady Grantham finds herself avoiding grand children, but reunites with Isobel Merton (Crawley) to attempt to once again take control of the Yorkshire County Hospital from Cora Crawley. The house staff of the Abbey find themselves holders of a new rumor, which if The Dowager does not contain, could undermine her attempts to re-gain sway and control over the village. Old habits of character return like a seven headed Hydra for our female Perseus (The Dowager) to attempt to slay. Anonymous Fri, 03 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546817 thebookvoice.com 0:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546817]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dowager Author: Anonymous Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Will this tale inspire Downton Abbey The New Era movie premiering on March 18th, 2022? This small novella, inspired by the series, Downton Abbey reflects the year 1926. The Dowager deals with poor failing heath, and preparing for a ball in Prague to be held by Prince Kurrigan , her younger admirer from years ago. On this festive New Year's Eve, Lady Grantham finds herself avoiding grand children, but reunites with Isobel Merton (Crawley) to attempt to once again take control of the Yorkshire County Hospital from Cora Crawley. The house staff of the Abbey find themselves holders of a new rumor, which if The Dowager does not contain, could undermine her attempts to re-gain sway and control over the village. Old habits of character return like a seven headed Hydra for our female Perseus (The Dowager) to attempt to slay. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546817]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dowager Author: Anonymous Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Will this tale inspire Downton Abbey The New Era movie premiering on March 18th, 2022? This small novella, inspired by the series, Downton Abbey reflects the year 1926. The Dowager deals with poor failing heath, and preparing for a ball in Prague to be held by Prince Kurrigan , her younger admirer from years ago. On this festive New Year's Eve, Lady Grantham finds herself avoiding grand children, but reunites with Isobel Merton (Crawley) to attempt to once again take control of the Yorkshire County Hospital from Cora Crawley. The house staff of the Abbey find themselves holders of a new rumor, which if The Dowager does not contain, could undermine her attempts to re-gain sway and control over the village. Old habits of character return like a seven headed Hydra for our female Perseus (The Dowager) to attempt to slay. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545862 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Metternich: Strategist and Visionary Author: Wolfram Siemann Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized. Clemens von Metternich emerged from the horrors of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Siemann shows, committed above all to the preservation of peace. That often required him, as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister and chancellor, to back authority. He was, as Henry Kissinger has observed, the father of realpolitik. But short of compromising on his overarching goal Metternich aimed to accommodate liberalism and nationalism as much as possible. Siemann draws on previously unexamined archives to bring this multilayered and dazzling man to life. Wolfram Siemann Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545862 thebookvoice.com 36:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Metternich: Strategist and Visionary Author: Wolfram Siemann Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized. Clemens von Metternich emerged from the horrors of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Siemann shows, committed above all to the preservation of peace. That often required him, as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister and chancellor, to back authority. He was, as Henry Kissinger has observed, the father of realpolitik. But short of compromising on his overarching goal Metternich aimed to accommodate liberalism and nationalism as much as possible. Siemann draws on previously unexamined archives to bring this multilayered and dazzling man to life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Metternich: Strategist and Visionary Author: Wolfram Siemann Narrator: Nigel Patterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized. Clemens von Metternich emerged from the horrors of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Siemann shows, committed above all to the preservation of peace. That often required him, as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister and chancellor, to back authority. He was, as Henry Kissinger has observed, the father of realpolitik. But short of compromising on his overarching goal Metternich aimed to accommodate liberalism and nationalism as much as possible. Siemann draws on previously unexamined archives to bring this multilayered and dazzling man to life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545841 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545841]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance Author: Michael S. Neiberg Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: According to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, the 'most shocking single event' of World War II was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but rather the fall of France in spring 1940. Michael Neiberg offers a dramatic history of the American response—a policy marked by panic and moral ineptitude, which placed the United States in league with fascism and nearly ruined the alliance with Britain. The successful Nazi invasion of France destabilized American planners' strategic assumptions. At home, the result was huge increases in defense spending, the advent of peacetime military conscription, and domestic spying to weed out potential fifth columnists. Abroad, the United States decided to work with Vichy France despite its pro-Nazi tendencies. The US–Vichy partnership, intended to buy time and temper the flames of war in Europe, severely strained Anglo–American relations. After the war, the choice to back Vichy tainted US–French relations for decades. Our collective memory of World War II as a period of American strength overlooks the desperation and faulty decision making that drove US policy from 1940 to 1943. Tracing the key diplomatic and strategic moves of these formative years, When France Fell gives us a more nuanced and complete understanding of the war and of the global position the United States would occupy afterward. Michael S. Neiberg Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545841 thebookvoice.com 10:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545841]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance Author: Michael S. Neiberg Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: According to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, the 'most shocking single event' of World War II was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but rather the fall of France in spring 1940. Michael Neiberg offers a dramatic history of the American response—a policy marked by panic and moral ineptitude, which placed the United States in league with fascism and nearly ruined the alliance with Britain. The successful Nazi invasion of France destabilized American planners' strategic assumptions. At home, the result was huge increases in defense spending, the advent of peacetime military conscription, and domestic spying to weed out potential fifth columnists. Abroad, the United States decided to work with Vichy France despite its pro-Nazi tendencies. The US–Vichy partnership, intended to buy time and temper the flames of war in Europe, severely strained Anglo–American relations. After the war, the choice to back Vichy tainted US–French relations for decades. Our collective memory of World War II as a period of American strength overlooks the desperation and faulty decision making that drove US policy from 1940 to 1943. Tracing the key diplomatic and strategic moves of these formative years, When France Fell gives us a more nuanced and complete understanding of the war and of the global position the United States would occupy afterward. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545841]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance Author: Michael S. Neiberg Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: According to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, the 'most shocking single event' of World War II was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but rather the fall of France in spring 1940. Michael Neiberg offers a dramatic history of the American response—a policy marked by panic and moral ineptitude, which placed the United States in league with fascism and nearly ruined the alliance with Britain. The successful Nazi invasion of France destabilized American planners' strategic assumptions. At home, the result was huge increases in defense spending, the advent of peacetime military conscription, and domestic spying to weed out potential fifth columnists. Abroad, the United States decided to work with Vichy France despite its pro-Nazi tendencies. The US–Vichy partnership, intended to buy time and temper the flames of war in Europe, severely strained Anglo–American relations. After the war, the choice to back Vichy tainted US–French relations for decades. Our collective memory of World War II as a period of American strength overlooks the desperation and faulty decision making that drove US policy from 1940 to 1943. Tracing the key diplomatic and strategic moves of these formative years, When France Fell gives us a more nuanced and complete understanding of the war and of the global position the United States would occupy afterward. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545789 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545789]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Author: Simon Cursey Narrator: Johnathan Rufus Welsh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Some thought it stood for 'Military Reconnaissance Force', others 'Mobile Reconnaissance Force'. Many people thought it didn't exist at all . . . For decades there has been argument in the media and amongst politicians about the possible existence and extent of a shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland. MRF Shadow Troop confirms there was such an agenda in the early, chaotic days of British military intervention across the Irish Sea. But amongst the mountain of speculation there is little of any accuracy or authority relating to this period. The speculation about the unit's name and mission only added to the uncertainty amongst their targets: members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the IRA, the provos. Simon Cursey was recruited into the Military Reaction Force—the unit's true name—in 1972. This book is his personal account of his time with the group and in it he reveals the truth about their operations—the briefings, missions, political wrangling, and government-sanctioned law-bending. MRF Shadow Troop is a fascinating, exciting but above all accurate historical text about the pioneers of counter-terrorism. Simon Cursey Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545789 thebookvoice.com 9:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545789]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Author: Simon Cursey Narrator: Johnathan Rufus Welsh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Some thought it stood for 'Military Reconnaissance Force', others 'Mobile Reconnaissance Force'. Many people thought it didn't exist at all . . . For decades there has been argument in the media and amongst politicians about the possible existence and extent of a shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland. MRF Shadow Troop confirms there was such an agenda in the early, chaotic days of British military intervention across the Irish Sea. But amongst the mountain of speculation there is little of any accuracy or authority relating to this period. The speculation about the unit's name and mission only added to the uncertainty amongst their targets: members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the IRA, the provos. Simon Cursey was recruited into the Military Reaction Force—the unit's true name—in 1972. This book is his personal account of his time with the group and in it he reveals the truth about their operations—the briefings, missions, political wrangling, and government-sanctioned law-bending. MRF Shadow Troop is a fascinating, exciting but above all accurate historical text about the pioneers of counter-terrorism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545789]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Author: Simon Cursey Narrator: Johnathan Rufus Welsh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Some thought it stood for 'Military Reconnaissance Force', others 'Mobile Reconnaissance Force'. Many people thought it didn't exist at all . . . For decades there has been argument in the media and amongst politicians about the possible existence and extent of a shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland. MRF Shadow Troop confirms there was such an agenda in the early, chaotic days of British military intervention across the Irish Sea. But amongst the mountain of speculation there is little of any accuracy or authority relating to this period. The speculation about the unit's name and mission only added to the uncertainty amongst their targets: members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the IRA, the provos. Simon Cursey was recruited into the Military Reaction Force—the unit's true name—in 1972. This book is his personal account of his time with the group and in it he reveals the truth about their operations—the briefings, missions, political wrangling, and government-sanctioned law-bending. MRF Shadow Troop is a fascinating, exciting but above all accurate historical text about the pioneers of counter-terrorism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545736 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe Author: Maureen Quilligan Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal, 'Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021' Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women rulers who sat on Europe's thrones, most notably Mary Tudor; Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Catherine de' Medici. Recasting the dramatic stories and complex political relationships among these four women rulers, Maureen Quilligan rewrites centuries of scholarship that sought to depict intense personal hatreds among them. Instead, showing how the queens engendered a culture of mutual respect, When Women Ruled the World focuses on the gift-giving by which they aimed to ensure female bonds of friendship and alliance. Detailing the artistic and political creativity that flourished in the pockets of peace created by these queens, this book offers a new perspective on the glory of the Renaissance and the women who helped to create it. Maureen Quilligan Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545736 thebookvoice.com 9:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe Author: Maureen Quilligan Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal, 'Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021' Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women rulers who sat on Europe's thrones, most notably Mary Tudor; Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Catherine de' Medici. Recasting the dramatic stories and complex political relationships among these four women rulers, Maureen Quilligan rewrites centuries of scholarship that sought to depict intense personal hatreds among them. Instead, showing how the queens engendered a culture of mutual respect, When Women Ruled the World focuses on the gift-giving by which they aimed to ensure female bonds of friendship and alliance. Detailing the artistic and political creativity that flourished in the pockets of peace created by these queens, this book offers a new perspective on the glory of the Renaissance and the women who helped to create it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe Author: Maureen Quilligan Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal, 'Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021' Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women rulers who sat on Europe's thrones, most notably Mary Tudor; Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Catherine de' Medici. Recasting the dramatic stories and complex political relationships among these four women rulers, Maureen Quilligan rewrites centuries of scholarship that sought to depict intense personal hatreds among them. Instead, showing how the queens engendered a culture of mutual respect, When Women Ruled the World focuses on the gift-giving by which they aimed to ensure female bonds of friendship and alliance. Detailing the artistic and political creativity that flourished in the pockets of peace created by these queens, this book offers a new perspective on the glory of the Renaissance and the women who helped to create it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545344 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Out: Black Hair and Black Pride in the Swinging 60s Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Barbara Blake Hannah Narrator: Bernardine Evaristo, Barbara Blake Hannah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV, and blossoms. Covering incredible celebrity stories, travelling around the world and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Germaine Greer and Michael Caine - her life sparkles. But with the responsibility of being the first black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job. In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica - one that allows her to embrace and celebrate her black identity, rather than feeling suffocated in her attempts to emulate whiteness and conform to the culture around her. Growing Out provides a dazzling, revelatory depiction of race and womanhood in the 1960s from an entirely unique perspective. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Barbara Blake Hannah 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Barbara Blake Hannah Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545344 thebookvoice.com 7:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Out: Black Hair and Black Pride in the Swinging 60s Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Barbara Blake Hannah Narrator: Bernardine Evaristo, Barbara Blake Hannah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV, and blossoms. Covering incredible celebrity stories, travelling around the world and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Germaine Greer and Michael Caine - her life sparkles. But with the responsibility of being the first black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job. In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica - one that allows her to embrace and celebrate her black identity, rather than feeling suffocated in her attempts to emulate whiteness and conform to the culture around her. Growing Out provides a dazzling, revelatory depiction of race and womanhood in the 1960s from an entirely unique perspective. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Barbara Blake Hannah 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Out: Black Hair and Black Pride in the Swinging 60s Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Barbara Blake Hannah Narrator: Bernardine Evaristo, Barbara Blake Hannah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV, and blossoms. Covering incredible celebrity stories, travelling around the world and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Germaine Greer and Michael Caine - her life sparkles. But with the responsibility of being the first black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job. In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica - one that allows her to embrace and celebrate her black identity, rather than feeling suffocated in her attempts to emulate whiteness and conform to the culture around her. Growing Out provides a dazzling, revelatory depiction of race and womanhood in the 1960s from an entirely unique perspective. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Barbara Blake Hannah 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545343 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545343]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Black Boy at Eton Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Dillibe Onyeama Narrator: Michael Obiora, Bernardine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Dillibe Onyeama 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Dillibe Onyeama Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545343 thebookvoice.com 8:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545343]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Black Boy at Eton Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Dillibe Onyeama Narrator: Michael Obiora, Bernardine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Dillibe Onyeama 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545343]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Black Boy at Eton Series: Part of Black Britain: Writing Back Author: Dillibe Onyeama Narrator: Michael Obiora, Bernardine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. 'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction © Dillibe Onyeama 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544559 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster Author: Helen Carr Narrator: Helen Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt. John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the Savoy Palace. Helen Carr paints a complex portrait of a man who held the levers of power on the English and European stage, passionately upheld chivalric values, pressed for the Bible to be translated into English, patronized the arts—and, if you follow Shakespeare, gave the most beautiful oration on England: “this sceptred isle…this blessed plot.” The Red Prince is an engrossing drama of political machinations, violence, romance, plague, revolt, and tragedy played out at the cusp of a new era. Helen Carr Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544559 thebookvoice.com 9:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster Author: Helen Carr Narrator: Helen Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt. John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the Savoy Palace. Helen Carr paints a complex portrait of a man who held the levers of power on the English and European stage, passionately upheld chivalric values, pressed for the Bible to be translated into English, patronized the arts—and, if you follow Shakespeare, gave the most beautiful oration on England: “this sceptred isle…this blessed plot.” The Red Prince is an engrossing drama of political machinations, violence, romance, plague, revolt, and tragedy played out at the cusp of a new era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster Author: Helen Carr Narrator: Helen Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt. John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the Savoy Palace. Helen Carr paints a complex portrait of a man who held the levers of power on the English and European stage, passionately upheld chivalric values, pressed for the Bible to be translated into English, patronized the arts—and, if you follow Shakespeare, gave the most beautiful oration on England: “this sceptred isle…this blessed plot.” The Red Prince is an engrossing drama of political machinations, violence, romance, plague, revolt, and tragedy played out at the cusp of a new era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544157 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544157]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle Author: David Edmonds Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university steps. Some Austrian newspapers defended the madman, while Nelböck himself argued in court that his onetime teacher had promoted a treacherous Jewish philosophy. David Edmonds traces the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle—an influential group of brilliant thinkers led by Schlick—and of a philosophical movement that sought to do away with metaphysics and pseudoscience in a city darkened by fascism, anti-Semitism, and unreason. The Vienna Circle's members included Otto Neurath, Rudolf Carnap, and the eccentric logician Kurt Gödel. On its fringes were two other philosophical titans of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper. The Circle championed the philosophy of logical empiricism, which held that only two types of propositions have cognitive meaning, those that can be verified through experience and those that are analytically true. For a time, it was the most fashionable movement in philosophy. Yet by the outbreak of World War II, Schlick's group had disbanded and almost all its members had fled. Edmonds reveals why the Austro-fascists and the Nazis saw their philosophy as such a threat. David Edmonds Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544157 thebookvoice.com 12:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544157]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle Author: David Edmonds Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university steps. Some Austrian newspapers defended the madman, while Nelböck himself argued in court that his onetime teacher had promoted a treacherous Jewish philosophy. David Edmonds traces the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle—an influential group of brilliant thinkers led by Schlick—and of a philosophical movement that sought to do away with metaphysics and pseudoscience in a city darkened by fascism, anti-Semitism, and unreason. The Vienna Circle's members included Otto Neurath, Rudolf Carnap, and the eccentric logician Kurt Gödel. On its fringes were two other philosophical titans of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper. The Circle championed the philosophy of logical empiricism, which held that only two types of propositions have cognitive meaning, those that can be verified through experience and those that are analytically true. For a time, it was the most fashionable movement in philosophy. Yet by the outbreak of World War II, Schlick's group had disbanded and almost all its members had fled. Edmonds reveals why the Austro-fascists and the Nazis saw their philosophy as such a threat. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544157]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle Author: David Edmonds Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university steps. Some Austrian newspapers defended the madman, while Nelböck himself argued in court that his onetime teacher had promoted a treacherous Jewish philosophy. David Edmonds traces the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle—an influential group of brilliant thinkers led by Schlick—and of a philosophical movement that sought to do away with metaphysics and pseudoscience in a city darkened by fascism, anti-Semitism, and unreason. The Vienna Circle's members included Otto Neurath, Rudolf Carnap, and the eccentric logician Kurt Gödel. On its fringes were two other philosophical titans of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper. The Circle championed the philosophy of logical empiricism, which held that only two types of propositions have cognitive meaning, those that can be verified through experience and those that are analytically true. For a time, it was the most fashionable movement in philosophy. Yet by the outbreak of World War II, Schlick's group had disbanded and almost all its members had fled. Edmonds reveals why the Austro-fascists and the Nazis saw their philosophy as such a threat. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543957 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matter of the North: How the north of England shaped modern Britain Author: Melvyn Bragg Narrator: Joan Bakewell, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage, Full Cast, Judi Dench, Melvyn Bragg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in defining modern Britain, and its enduring effect on every part of the globe 'It's impossible not to admire the thrust and sweep of this series' The Telegraph In this captivating 10-part series, Melvyn Bragg brings all his enthusiasm, experience and expertise to a subject that has enthralled him his entire life: the importance of the North in shaping the United Kingdom. Joined by special guests including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Michael Parkinson, Joan Bakewell, David Hockney, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage and Sir Geoffrey Boycott, he charts the ebb and flow of Northern power and influence, examining how one smallish geographical region came to have such an enormous effect on our culture worldwide: from science and philosophy to music and sport. Beginning his story from the top of Hadrian's Wall, Bragg looks at the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria, and considers the glorious Northumbrian Renaissance - and the mark left on the North by invading Vikings and Normans. He looks at the turbulent years of rebellion that swept the area and the idea of 'northern speech', and tells of his love for the Northern landscape that inspired Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Brontës and Turner. Bragg also celebrates the North as the heartland of the Industrial Revolution, and sings the praises of Manchester, the first city of that revolution. He explains how many radical movements had their genesis in the North: from Chartism and the suffragettes to the birth of the Labour Party. Bringing us right up to date, he looks at some great 20th Century cultural icons, such as the Beatles and Coronation Street. Finally, he reflects on 'Northern power', asking what being and sounding Northern means and questioning what the future holds for the North in the wake of the EU referendum. Also included In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this famous archaeological monument, and the two-part series North and South: Across the Great Divide, which finds Ian Marchant travelling along England's North/South divide to ask what it really means - and see if it is shifting. Production credits Presented by Melvyn Bragg. Produced by Faith Lawrence With guests including: Simon Armitage, Syima Aslam, Prof Simon Bainbridge, Dame Joan Bakewell, Maria Balshaw, Prof Hannah Barker, Dr Sarah Bastow, Chris Bonington, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Claire Breay, Prof Michelle Brown, Revd Canon Rosalind Brown, Prof Sally Bushell, Prof Robert Colls, Julian Cooper, Ed Cox, Prof Katy Cubitt, Judith Cummins MP, Dame Judi Dench, Prof Richard Gameson, Toby Gordon, Lee Hall, Prof Ian Haynes, Susan Harrison, Prof Nick Higham, David Hockney, Prof Richard Horrocks, Howard Hull, Prof Judith Jesch, Dr Chris Jones, Dr Katy Layton-Jones, Dr Jill Liddington, Bill Lloyd, Natalie McCaul, Jimmy McGovern, Ian McMillan, Dr Katrina Navickas, Sir Michael Parkinson, Maxine Peake, Dr Robert Poole, Irna Qureshi, Canon Apiarist Adrian Rhodes, Lee Rigg, Jonnie Robinson, Prof Dave Russell, Jonathan Schofield, Rommi Smith, Prof Keith Stringer, Dr James Sumner, Dr Matthew Townend, Jenny Uglow, Matthew Watson, Prof Andy Wood First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 29 August-9 September 2016 In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall Presented by Melvyn Bragg Produced by Victoria Brignell With Greg Woolf, David Breeze and Lindsay Allason-Jones. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 July 2012 North and South: Across the Great Divide Presented by Ian Marchant Produced by Mary Ward-Lowery With Sir Michael Darrington, Prof Danny Dorling, Rachel North, Dominic Watt, Prof David Morley, John Langton. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21-28 March 2012 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Melvyn Bragg Thu, 07 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543957 thebookvoice.com 5:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matter of the North: How the north of England shaped modern Britain Author: Melvyn Bragg Narrator: Joan Bakewell, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage, Full Cast, Judi Dench, Melvyn Bragg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in defining modern Britain, and its enduring effect on every part of the globe 'It's impossible not to admire the thrust and sweep of this series' The Telegraph In this captivating 10-part series, Melvyn Bragg brings all his enthusiasm, experience and expertise to a subject that has enthralled him his entire life: the importance of the North in shaping the United Kingdom. Joined by special guests including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Michael Parkinson, Joan Bakewell, David Hockney, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage and Sir Geoffrey Boycott, he charts the ebb and flow of Northern power and influence, examining how one smallish geographical region came to have such an enormous effect on our culture worldwide: from science and philosophy to music and sport. Beginning his story from the top of Hadrian's Wall, Bragg looks at the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria, and considers the glorious Northumbrian Renaissance - and the mark left on the North by invading Vikings and Normans. He looks at the turbulent years of rebellion that swept the area and the idea of 'northern speech', and tells of his love for the Northern landscape that inspired Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Brontës and Turner. Bragg also celebrates the North as the heartland of the Industrial Revolution, and sings the praises of Manchester, the first city of that revolution. He explains how many radical movements had their genesis in the North: from Chartism and the suffragettes to the birth of the Labour Party. Bringing us right up to date, he looks at some great 20th Century cultural icons, such as the Beatles and Coronation Street. Finally, he reflects on 'Northern power', asking what being and sounding Northern means and questioning what the future holds for the North in the wake of the EU referendum. Also included In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this famous archaeological monument, and the two-part series North and South: Across the Great Divide, which finds Ian Marchant travelling along England's North/South divide to ask what it really means - and see if it is shifting. Production credits Presented by Melvyn Bragg. Produced by Faith Lawrence With guests including: Simon Armitage, Syima Aslam, Prof Simon Bainbridge, Dame Joan Bakewell, Maria Balshaw, Prof Hannah Barker, Dr Sarah Bastow, Chris Bonington, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Claire Breay, Prof Michelle Brown, Revd Canon Rosalind Brown, Prof Sally Bushell, Prof Robert Colls, Julian Cooper, Ed Cox, Prof Katy Cubitt, Judith Cummins MP, Dame Judi Dench, Prof Richard Gameson, Toby Gordon, Lee Hall, Prof Ian Haynes, Susan Harrison, Prof Nick Higham, David Hockney, Prof Richard Horrocks, Howard Hull, Prof Judith Jesch, Dr Chris Jones, Dr Katy Layton-Jones, Dr Jill Liddington, Bill Lloyd, Natalie McCaul, Jimmy McGovern, Ian McMillan, Dr Katrina Navickas, Sir Michael Parkinson, Maxine Peake, Dr Robert Poole, Irna Qureshi, Canon Apiarist Adrian Rhodes, Lee Rigg, Jonnie Robinson, Prof Dave Russell, Jonathan Schofield, Rommi Smith, Prof Keith Stringer, Dr James Sumner, Dr Matthew Townend, Jenny Uglow, Matthew Watson, Prof Andy Wood First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 29 August-9 September 2016 In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall Presented by Melvyn Bragg Produced by Victoria Brignell With Greg Woolf, David Breeze and Lindsay Allason-Jones. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 July 2012 North and South: Across the Great Divide Presented by Ian Marchant Produced by Mary Ward-Lowery With Sir Michael Darrington, Prof Danny Dorling, Rachel North, Dominic Watt, Prof David Morley, John Langton. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21-28 March 2012 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matter of the North: How the north of England shaped modern Britain Author: Melvyn Bragg Narrator: Joan Bakewell, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage, Full Cast, Judi Dench, Melvyn Bragg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in defining modern Britain, and its enduring effect on every part of the globe 'It's impossible not to admire the thrust and sweep of this series' The Telegraph In this captivating 10-part series, Melvyn Bragg brings all his enthusiasm, experience and expertise to a subject that has enthralled him his entire life: the importance of the North in shaping the United Kingdom. Joined by special guests including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Michael Parkinson, Joan Bakewell, David Hockney, Maxine Peake, Simon Armitage and Sir Geoffrey Boycott, he charts the ebb and flow of Northern power and influence, examining how one smallish geographical region came to have such an enormous effect on our culture worldwide: from science and philosophy to music and sport. Beginning his story from the top of Hadrian's Wall, Bragg looks at the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria, and considers the glorious Northumbrian Renaissance - and the mark left on the North by invading Vikings and Normans. He looks at the turbulent years of rebellion that swept the area and the idea of 'northern speech', and tells of his love for the Northern landscape that inspired Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Brontës and Turner. Bragg also celebrates the North as the heartland of the Industrial Revolution, and sings the praises of Manchester, the first city of that revolution. He explains how many radical movements had their genesis in the North: from Chartism and the suffragettes to the birth of the Labour Party. Bringing us right up to date, he looks at some great 20th Century cultural icons, such as the Beatles and Coronation Street. Finally, he reflects on 'Northern power', asking what being and sounding Northern means and questioning what the future holds for the North in the wake of the EU referendum. Also included In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this famous archaeological monument, and the two-part series North and South: Across the Great Divide, which finds Ian Marchant travelling along England's North/South divide to ask what it really means - and see if it is shifting. Production credits Presented by Melvyn Bragg. Produced by Faith Lawrence With guests including: Simon Armitage, Syima Aslam, Prof Simon Bainbridge, Dame Joan Bakewell, Maria Balshaw, Prof Hannah Barker, Dr Sarah Bastow, Chris Bonington, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Claire Breay, Prof Michelle Brown, Revd Canon Rosalind Brown, Prof Sally Bushell, Prof Robert Colls, Julian Cooper, Ed Cox, Prof Katy Cubitt, Judith Cummins MP, Dame Judi Dench, Prof Richard Gameson, Toby Gordon, Lee Hall, Prof Ian Haynes, Susan Harrison, Prof Nick Higham, David Hockney, Prof Richard Horrocks, Howard Hull, Prof Judith Jesch, Dr Chris Jones, Dr Katy Layton-Jones, Dr Jill Liddington, Bill Lloyd, Natalie McCaul, Jimmy McGovern, Ian McMillan, Dr Katrina Navickas, Sir Michael Parkinson, Maxine Peake, Dr Robert Poole, Irna Qureshi, Canon Apiarist Adrian Rhodes, Lee Rigg, Jonnie Robinson, Prof Dave Russell, Jonathan Schofield, Rommi Smith, Prof Keith Stringer, Dr James Sumner, Dr Matthew Townend, Jenny Uglow, Matthew Watson, Prof Andy Wood First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 29 August-9 September 2016 In Our Time: Hadrian's Wall Presented by Melvyn Bragg Produced by Victoria Brignell With Greg Woolf, David Breeze and Lindsay Allason-Jones. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 July 2012 North and South: Across the Great Divide Presented by Ian Marchant Produced by Mary Ward-Lowery With Sir Michael Darrington, Prof Danny Dorling, Rachel North, Dominic Watt, Prof David Morley, John Langton. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21-28 March 2012 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543767 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Berlin - eine musikalische Entdeckungsreise Author: Wolfgang Feyerabend Narrator: Kerstin Hoffmann, Wolfgang Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Berlin ist eine der lebendigsten Städte Europas. Die 'Berliner Luft' hat seit jeher Künstler und Literaten in ihren Bann gezogen. Der Berlinkenner und 'Insider' Wolfgang Feyerabend folgt auf seiner literarischen Entdeckungsreise den Spuren zahlreicher Autoren, von Lessing und Voltaire über Heine und Fontane bis zu Günter Grass und Christa Wolf. Er beschreibt berühmte Sehenswürdigkeiten und stille Winkel, literarische Schauplätze, Künstlertreffs und Literatencafés, Freundschaften und Animositäten. Acht spannende Spaziergänge führen u.a. von der Friedrichstraße zum Reichstag, ins Tiergartenviertel und zum Potsdamer Platz, vom Schloss Charlottenburg zum Ku'damm und rund um den Nollendorfplatz. Wolfgang Feyerabend Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543767 thebookvoice.com 1:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Berlin - eine musikalische Entdeckungsreise Author: Wolfgang Feyerabend Narrator: Kerstin Hoffmann, Wolfgang Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Berlin ist eine der lebendigsten Städte Europas. Die 'Berliner Luft' hat seit jeher Künstler und Literaten in ihren Bann gezogen. Der Berlinkenner und 'Insider' Wolfgang Feyerabend folgt auf seiner literarischen Entdeckungsreise den Spuren zahlreicher Autoren, von Lessing und Voltaire über Heine und Fontane bis zu Günter Grass und Christa Wolf. Er beschreibt berühmte Sehenswürdigkeiten und stille Winkel, literarische Schauplätze, Künstlertreffs und Literatencafés, Freundschaften und Animositäten. Acht spannende Spaziergänge führen u.a. von der Friedrichstraße zum Reichstag, ins Tiergartenviertel und zum Potsdamer Platz, vom Schloss Charlottenburg zum Ku'damm und rund um den Nollendorfplatz. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543767]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Berlin - eine musikalische Entdeckungsreise Author: Wolfgang Feyerabend Narrator: Kerstin Hoffmann, Wolfgang Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Berlin ist eine der lebendigsten Städte Europas. Die 'Berliner Luft' hat seit jeher Künstler und Literaten in ihren Bann gezogen. Der Berlinkenner und 'Insider' Wolfgang Feyerabend folgt auf seiner literarischen Entdeckungsreise den Spuren zahlreicher Autoren, von Lessing und Voltaire über Heine und Fontane bis zu Günter Grass und Christa Wolf. Er beschreibt berühmte Sehenswürdigkeiten und stille Winkel, literarische Schauplätze, Künstlertreffs und Literatencafés, Freundschaften und Animositäten. Acht spannende Spaziergänge führen u.a. von der Friedrichstraße zum Reichstag, ins Tiergartenviertel und zum Potsdamer Platz, vom Schloss Charlottenburg zum Ku'damm und rund um den Nollendorfplatz. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543524 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 2 – Der Neubeginn Series: #2 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das zweite von drei Teilen. In dieser interessanten Fortsetzung startet der Zuhörer nach dem Zusammenbruch Deutschlands. Davon ausgehend wird die spannende Geschichte erzählt, wie Deutschland seinen Neubeginn schaffte und welche Anstrengungen dafür nötig waren. Denn die Katastrophen des Zweiten Weltkriegs hatten viele Fragen, die geklärt und viele Probleme, für die ein neuer Ansatz gefunden werden mussten. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Thilo Koch Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543524 thebookvoice.com 1:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 2 – Der Neubeginn Series: #2 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das zweite von drei Teilen. In dieser interessanten Fortsetzung startet der Zuhörer nach dem Zusammenbruch Deutschlands. Davon ausgehend wird die spannende Geschichte erzählt, wie Deutschland seinen Neubeginn schaffte und welche Anstrengungen dafür nötig waren. Denn die Katastrophen des Zweiten Weltkriegs hatten viele Fragen, die geklärt und viele Probleme, für die ein neuer Ansatz gefunden werden mussten. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 2 – Der Neubeginn Series: #2 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das zweite von drei Teilen. In dieser interessanten Fortsetzung startet der Zuhörer nach dem Zusammenbruch Deutschlands. Davon ausgehend wird die spannende Geschichte erzählt, wie Deutschland seinen Neubeginn schaffte und welche Anstrengungen dafür nötig waren. Denn die Katastrophen des Zweiten Weltkriegs hatten viele Fragen, die geklärt und viele Probleme, für die ein neuer Ansatz gefunden werden mussten. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543525 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 3 – Die Teilung Series: #3 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das dritte und letzte der Reihe. Es erzählt die interessante Geschichte Deutschlands weiter, nachdem es seinen Neubeginn geschafft hatte. Denn nun, wo der Neubeginn geschafft war, kam es zur Teilung Deutschlands. Als Zuhörer verfolgt man mit, wie es so weit kommen konnte und wie die Menschen dieser Zeit mit der neuen Situation umgingen. Zudem werden die Zusammenhänge des kalten Krieges berichtet. Das Hörbuch ist in der Lage den Zuhörer in die Geschichte zurück zu ziehen und ihm ein realistisches Bild jener Zeit zu liefern. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Thilo Koch Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543525 thebookvoice.com 1:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 3 – Die Teilung Series: #3 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das dritte und letzte der Reihe. Es erzählt die interessante Geschichte Deutschlands weiter, nachdem es seinen Neubeginn geschafft hatte. Denn nun, wo der Neubeginn geschafft war, kam es zur Teilung Deutschlands. Als Zuhörer verfolgt man mit, wie es so weit kommen konnte und wie die Menschen dieser Zeit mit der neuen Situation umgingen. Zudem werden die Zusammenhänge des kalten Krieges berichtet. Das Hörbuch ist in der Lage den Zuhörer in die Geschichte zurück zu ziehen und ihm ein realistisches Bild jener Zeit zu liefern. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Teil 3 – Die Teilung Series: #3 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: December 6, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das dritte und letzte der Reihe. Es erzählt die interessante Geschichte Deutschlands weiter, nachdem es seinen Neubeginn geschafft hatte. Denn nun, wo der Neubeginn geschafft war, kam es zur Teilung Deutschlands. Als Zuhörer verfolgt man mit, wie es so weit kommen konnte und wie die Menschen dieser Zeit mit der neuen Situation umgingen. Zudem werden die Zusammenhänge des kalten Krieges berichtet. Das Hörbuch ist in der Lage den Zuhörer in die Geschichte zurück zu ziehen und ihm ein realistisches Bild jener Zeit zu liefern. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543526 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null, Teil 1 - Der Zusammenbruch Series: #1 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 25, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das erste von drei Teilen. Es erzählt die spannende Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Dem Zuhörer wird in diesem ersten Teil von dem großen Zusammenbruch erzählt, den Deutschland nach dem Ende des Krieges erlitt, bevor es mit einem Neubeginn starten konnte. Diese Stunde Null ist ein bedeutender Punkt in der Geschichte Deutschland und wird in diesem Werk gebührend aufgearbeitet. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Thilo Koch Mon, 25 Nov 2019 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543526 thebookvoice.com 1:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null, Teil 1 - Der Zusammenbruch Series: #1 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 25, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das erste von drei Teilen. Es erzählt die spannende Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Dem Zuhörer wird in diesem ersten Teil von dem großen Zusammenbruch erzählt, den Deutschland nach dem Ende des Krieges erlitt, bevor es mit einem Neubeginn starten konnte. Diese Stunde Null ist ein bedeutender Punkt in der Geschichte Deutschland und wird in diesem Werk gebührend aufgearbeitet. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Deutschland nach der Stunde Null, Teil 1 - Der Zusammenbruch Series: #1 of Deutschland nach der Stunde Null Author: Thilo Koch Narrator: Thilo Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 25, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch ist das erste von drei Teilen. Es erzählt die spannende Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Dem Zuhörer wird in diesem ersten Teil von dem großen Zusammenbruch erzählt, den Deutschland nach dem Ende des Krieges erlitt, bevor es mit einem Neubeginn starten konnte. Diese Stunde Null ist ein bedeutender Punkt in der Geschichte Deutschland und wird in diesem Werk gebührend aufgearbeitet. Diese Hörbuchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte Deutschlands nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, beginnend bei dem Zusammenbruch, über den Neubeginn, bis hin zu seiner Teilung. Dabei bekommt der Zuhörer viele spannende Fakten und Details über die damalige Zeit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543236 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543236]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entscheidung im Mittelmeer: Europas Seekrieg gengen das Osmanische Reich Author: Roger Crowley Narrator: Michael Hametner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 10. September 1521: Sultan Suleiman der Prächtige, Herrscher über das mächtige Osmanische Reich, entsendet eine Invasionsflotte zur Insel Rhodos. Dies sollte die Eröffnungsschlacht einer 60 Jahre andauernden kriegerischen Auseinandersetzung zwischen den rivalisierenden Reichen der christlichen Mittelmeermächte und den Osmanen um die Vorherrschaft im Mittelmeerraum sein. 1565 belagerten die Osmanen die Insel Malta, doch erst in der legendären Schlacht von Lepanto 1571, mit insgesamt etwa 200.000 Soldaten eine der größten Seeschlachten aller Zeiten, wurden die Grenzen im Mittelmeerraum so festgelegt, wie wir sie heute kennen. Der osmanische Traum von einer Weltmacht zur See platzte. Roger Crowleys bewegende Chronik der verlustreichen Geschehnisse ist eine Geschichte von menschlichem Mut und Grausamkeit, von technischem Erfindungsgeist, Glück und Feigheit, von Kriegstaktiken, Machtstreben und religiösem Fanatismus. Roger Crowley Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543236 thebookvoice.com 2:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543236]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entscheidung im Mittelmeer: Europas Seekrieg gengen das Osmanische Reich Author: Roger Crowley Narrator: Michael Hametner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 10. September 1521: Sultan Suleiman der Prächtige, Herrscher über das mächtige Osmanische Reich, entsendet eine Invasionsflotte zur Insel Rhodos. Dies sollte die Eröffnungsschlacht einer 60 Jahre andauernden kriegerischen Auseinandersetzung zwischen den rivalisierenden Reichen der christlichen Mittelmeermächte und den Osmanen um die Vorherrschaft im Mittelmeerraum sein. 1565 belagerten die Osmanen die Insel Malta, doch erst in der legendären Schlacht von Lepanto 1571, mit insgesamt etwa 200.000 Soldaten eine der größten Seeschlachten aller Zeiten, wurden die Grenzen im Mittelmeerraum so festgelegt, wie wir sie heute kennen. Der osmanische Traum von einer Weltmacht zur See platzte. Roger Crowleys bewegende Chronik der verlustreichen Geschehnisse ist eine Geschichte von menschlichem Mut und Grausamkeit, von technischem Erfindungsgeist, Glück und Feigheit, von Kriegstaktiken, Machtstreben und religiösem Fanatismus. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543236]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entscheidung im Mittelmeer: Europas Seekrieg gengen das Osmanische Reich Author: Roger Crowley Narrator: Michael Hametner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 10. September 1521: Sultan Suleiman der Prächtige, Herrscher über das mächtige Osmanische Reich, entsendet eine Invasionsflotte zur Insel Rhodos. Dies sollte die Eröffnungsschlacht einer 60 Jahre andauernden kriegerischen Auseinandersetzung zwischen den rivalisierenden Reichen der christlichen Mittelmeermächte und den Osmanen um die Vorherrschaft im Mittelmeerraum sein. 1565 belagerten die Osmanen die Insel Malta, doch erst in der legendären Schlacht von Lepanto 1571, mit insgesamt etwa 200.000 Soldaten eine der größten Seeschlachten aller Zeiten, wurden die Grenzen im Mittelmeerraum so festgelegt, wie wir sie heute kennen. Der osmanische Traum von einer Weltmacht zur See platzte. Roger Crowleys bewegende Chronik der verlustreichen Geschehnisse ist eine Geschichte von menschlichem Mut und Grausamkeit, von technischem Erfindungsgeist, Glück und Feigheit, von Kriegstaktiken, Machtstreben und religiösem Fanatismus. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/542081 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/542081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Seilschaften - Die verdrängte Vergangenheit des Auswärtigen Amts Author: Hans-Jürgen Döscher Narrator: Ari Gosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eine historische Aufarbeitung der brisanten politischen Debatte um die Praxis des Gedenkens, die 2003 für Schlagzeilen sorgte: Der damalige Außenminister Joschka Fischer hatte den ehrenden Nachruf für einen Botschafter aufgrund dessen NSDAP- und SS-Vergangenheit abgelehnt, woraufhin über hundert ranghohe Diplomaten eine privat finanzierte Zeitungsanzeige für diesen schalteten. Döscher hatte als erster Historiker Einsicht in die geheimen Protokolle und beleuchtet die Missstände im Auswärtigen Amt von einer neuen Seite. Hans-Jürgen Döscher Tue, 14 Apr 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/542081 thebookvoice.com 11:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/542081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Seilschaften - Die verdrängte Vergangenheit des Auswärtigen Amts Author: Hans-Jürgen Döscher Narrator: Ari Gosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eine historische Aufarbeitung der brisanten politischen Debatte um die Praxis des Gedenkens, die 2003 für Schlagzeilen sorgte: Der damalige Außenminister Joschka Fischer hatte den ehrenden Nachruf für einen Botschafter aufgrund dessen NSDAP- und SS-Vergangenheit abgelehnt, woraufhin über hundert ranghohe Diplomaten eine privat finanzierte Zeitungsanzeige für diesen schalteten. Döscher hatte als erster Historiker Einsicht in die geheimen Protokolle und beleuchtet die Missstände im Auswärtigen Amt von einer neuen Seite. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/542081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Seilschaften - Die verdrängte Vergangenheit des Auswärtigen Amts Author: Hans-Jürgen Döscher Narrator: Ari Gosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eine historische Aufarbeitung der brisanten politischen Debatte um die Praxis des Gedenkens, die 2003 für Schlagzeilen sorgte: Der damalige Außenminister Joschka Fischer hatte den ehrenden Nachruf für einen Botschafter aufgrund dessen NSDAP- und SS-Vergangenheit abgelehnt, woraufhin über hundert ranghohe Diplomaten eine privat finanzierte Zeitungsanzeige für diesen schalteten. Döscher hatte als erster Historiker Einsicht in die geheimen Protokolle und beleuchtet die Missstände im Auswärtigen Amt von einer neuen Seite. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541889 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE - Karl der Große - Krieger, Kaiser, Mythos Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: G/GESCHICHTE widmet sich in dieser Ausgabe dem großen Karl: Ob mächtiger Herrscher und Kaiser, furchtloser Kriegsherr oder Diplomat, Karl der Große wird so schnell nicht in eine Schublade gesteckt. Wie immer bei G/GESCHICHTE wird sich dem Titelthema hier auf vielfältige Weise genähert – man erfährt nicht nur, warum Aachen die kaiserliche Lieblingsresidenz war oder was es mit dem Rolandslied auf sich hat, sondern es wird sich auch auf Spurensuche in Hinblick auf den Charakter Karls des Großen begeben.- G Geschichte Mon, 01 Mar 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541889 thebookvoice.com 2:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE - Karl der Große - Krieger, Kaiser, Mythos Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: G/GESCHICHTE widmet sich in dieser Ausgabe dem großen Karl: Ob mächtiger Herrscher und Kaiser, furchtloser Kriegsherr oder Diplomat, Karl der Große wird so schnell nicht in eine Schublade gesteckt. Wie immer bei G/GESCHICHTE wird sich dem Titelthema hier auf vielfältige Weise genähert – man erfährt nicht nur, warum Aachen die kaiserliche Lieblingsresidenz war oder was es mit dem Rolandslied auf sich hat, sondern es wird sich auch auf Spurensuche in Hinblick auf den Charakter Karls des Großen begeben.- Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE - Karl der Große - Krieger, Kaiser, Mythos Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: G/GESCHICHTE widmet sich in dieser Ausgabe dem großen Karl: Ob mächtiger Herrscher und Kaiser, furchtloser Kriegsherr oder Diplomat, Karl der Große wird so schnell nicht in eine Schublade gesteckt. Wie immer bei G/GESCHICHTE wird sich dem Titelthema hier auf vielfältige Weise genähert – man erfährt nicht nur, warum Aachen die kaiserliche Lieblingsresidenz war oder was es mit dem Rolandslied auf sich hat, sondern es wird sich auch auf Spurensuche in Hinblick auf den Charakter Karls des Großen begeben.- https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541890 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541890]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE Porträt - Bayern: Fürsten, Rebellen und ein Märchenkönig Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Auf fast 1500 Jahre Geschichte blickt Bayern zurück, die es hier zu erforschen gilt: Diese Ausgabe von G/Geschichte widmet sich dem Freistaat mit all seinen Besonderheiten. Tauchen Sie ein in die spannende Welt der bayerischen Könige und Schlösser, der Kriege, Architektur und dialektaler Schmankerl. Erstmals erscheint G/Geschichte nun auch als Hörbuch!- G Geschichte Mon, 14 Dec 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541890 thebookvoice.com 2:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541890]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE Porträt - Bayern: Fürsten, Rebellen und ein Märchenkönig Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Auf fast 1500 Jahre Geschichte blickt Bayern zurück, die es hier zu erforschen gilt: Diese Ausgabe von G/Geschichte widmet sich dem Freistaat mit all seinen Besonderheiten. Tauchen Sie ein in die spannende Welt der bayerischen Könige und Schlösser, der Kriege, Architektur und dialektaler Schmankerl. Erstmals erscheint G/Geschichte nun auch als Hörbuch!- Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541890]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE Porträt - Bayern: Fürsten, Rebellen und ein Märchenkönig Author: G Geschichte Narrator: Clemens Benke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 14, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Auf fast 1500 Jahre Geschichte blickt Bayern zurück, die es hier zu erforschen gilt: Diese Ausgabe von G/Geschichte widmet sich dem Freistaat mit all seinen Besonderheiten. Tauchen Sie ein in die spannende Welt der bayerischen Könige und Schlösser, der Kriege, Architektur und dialektaler Schmankerl. Erstmals erscheint G/Geschichte nun auch als Hörbuch!- https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541884 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541884]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Fünf Deutschland und ein Leben Author: Fritz Stern Narrator: Fritz Stern, Sylvester Groth Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 4, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Während seines langen Lebens erlebte Fritz Stern, wie sich Deutschland veränderte: Von der Weimarer Republik zum 'Dritte Reich', dann Bundesrepublik und DDR und schließlich das wiedervereinigte Deutschland nach 1989. Als einer der bedeutendsten Historiker des 20. Jahrhunderts verbindet er gekonnt die eigene Erinnerung als jüdischer Emigrant mit der Geschichtsschreibung, wobei immer die 'deutsche Frage' im Fokus bleibt. Das Hörbuch wird ergänzt durch Interviews mit und Reden von dem Autoren, die im NDR erschienen sind. Fritz Stern Mon, 04 May 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541884 thebookvoice.com 3:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541884]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Fünf Deutschland und ein Leben Author: Fritz Stern Narrator: Fritz Stern, Sylvester Groth Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 4, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Während seines langen Lebens erlebte Fritz Stern, wie sich Deutschland veränderte: Von der Weimarer Republik zum 'Dritte Reich', dann Bundesrepublik und DDR und schließlich das wiedervereinigte Deutschland nach 1989. Als einer der bedeutendsten Historiker des 20. Jahrhunderts verbindet er gekonnt die eigene Erinnerung als jüdischer Emigrant mit der Geschichtsschreibung, wobei immer die 'deutsche Frage' im Fokus bleibt. Das Hörbuch wird ergänzt durch Interviews mit und Reden von dem Autoren, die im NDR erschienen sind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541884]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Fünf Deutschland und ein Leben Author: Fritz Stern Narrator: Fritz Stern, Sylvester Groth Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 4, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Während seines langen Lebens erlebte Fritz Stern, wie sich Deutschland veränderte: Von der Weimarer Republik zum 'Dritte Reich', dann Bundesrepublik und DDR und schließlich das wiedervereinigte Deutschland nach 1989. Als einer der bedeutendsten Historiker des 20. Jahrhunderts verbindet er gekonnt die eigene Erinnerung als jüdischer Emigrant mit der Geschichtsschreibung, wobei immer die 'deutsche Frage' im Fokus bleibt. Das Hörbuch wird ergänzt durch Interviews mit und Reden von dem Autoren, die im NDR erschienen sind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541794 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wendemanöver - Die geheimen Wege zur Wiedervereinigung Author: Ferdinand Kroh Narrator: Kerstin Palzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 20, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der Fall des eisernen Vorhangs kam für eine Handvoll Menschen kaum überraschend: Hinter den Kulissen der Regierung der DDR wusste man bereits 1986, dass der Zusammenbruch des Staates in spätestens vier Jahren erfolgen würde - eine Lösung der deutschen Frage wurde immer dringlicher. 1988 wurde Kohl der erste Vorschlag zur Ost-West-Annährung durch atomare Abrüstung gemacht, doch dieser ignorierte den Vorstoß. Stattdessen begannen nun geheime Treffen zum Thema Maueröffnung direkt hinter dem Todesstreifen, und diese fanden bis zum Fall der Mauer statt. In diesem spannenden Sachbuch richtet Ferdinand Kroh den Scheinwerfer hinter die Kulissen der DDR und ihrer politischen Machenschaften. Ferdinand Kroh Wed, 20 Nov 2019 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541794 thebookvoice.com 11:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wendemanöver - Die geheimen Wege zur Wiedervereinigung Author: Ferdinand Kroh Narrator: Kerstin Palzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 20, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der Fall des eisernen Vorhangs kam für eine Handvoll Menschen kaum überraschend: Hinter den Kulissen der Regierung der DDR wusste man bereits 1986, dass der Zusammenbruch des Staates in spätestens vier Jahren erfolgen würde - eine Lösung der deutschen Frage wurde immer dringlicher. 1988 wurde Kohl der erste Vorschlag zur Ost-West-Annährung durch atomare Abrüstung gemacht, doch dieser ignorierte den Vorstoß. Stattdessen begannen nun geheime Treffen zum Thema Maueröffnung direkt hinter dem Todesstreifen, und diese fanden bis zum Fall der Mauer statt. In diesem spannenden Sachbuch richtet Ferdinand Kroh den Scheinwerfer hinter die Kulissen der DDR und ihrer politischen Machenschaften. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wendemanöver - Die geheimen Wege zur Wiedervereinigung Author: Ferdinand Kroh Narrator: Kerstin Palzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 20, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der Fall des eisernen Vorhangs kam für eine Handvoll Menschen kaum überraschend: Hinter den Kulissen der Regierung der DDR wusste man bereits 1986, dass der Zusammenbruch des Staates in spätestens vier Jahren erfolgen würde - eine Lösung der deutschen Frage wurde immer dringlicher. 1988 wurde Kohl der erste Vorschlag zur Ost-West-Annährung durch atomare Abrüstung gemacht, doch dieser ignorierte den Vorstoß. Stattdessen begannen nun geheime Treffen zum Thema Maueröffnung direkt hinter dem Todesstreifen, und diese fanden bis zum Fall der Mauer statt. In diesem spannenden Sachbuch richtet Ferdinand Kroh den Scheinwerfer hinter die Kulissen der DDR und ihrer politischen Machenschaften. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541762 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Germanen Author: Ernst Künzl Narrator: Axel Thielmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Alles, was Sie über die Germanen wissen müssen – spannend erzählt, kompakt aufbereitet, wissenschaftlich fundiert. Wie schafften es die Germanen, die scheinbar übermächtigen Legionen des Varus in der Schlacht vom Teutoburger Wald vernichtend zu schlagen? Und wie war es möglich, dass die Germanen mit ihrer archaischen Stammeskultur am Ende der Antike das Erbe des hoch entwickelten römischen Imperiums antreten konnten? Das Hörbuch Theiss WissenKompakt bietet einen guten Überblick zu Geschichte und Kultur, zu Religion und Alltagsleben dieses faszinierenden Volkes zwischen Antike und Mittelalter – und schafft damit Grundlagen zum Verständnis der frühen Geschichte Europas. Ernst Künzl Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541762 thebookvoice.com 2:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Germanen Author: Ernst Künzl Narrator: Axel Thielmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Alles, was Sie über die Germanen wissen müssen – spannend erzählt, kompakt aufbereitet, wissenschaftlich fundiert. Wie schafften es die Germanen, die scheinbar übermächtigen Legionen des Varus in der Schlacht vom Teutoburger Wald vernichtend zu schlagen? Und wie war es möglich, dass die Germanen mit ihrer archaischen Stammeskultur am Ende der Antike das Erbe des hoch entwickelten römischen Imperiums antreten konnten? Das Hörbuch Theiss WissenKompakt bietet einen guten Überblick zu Geschichte und Kultur, zu Religion und Alltagsleben dieses faszinierenden Volkes zwischen Antike und Mittelalter – und schafft damit Grundlagen zum Verständnis der frühen Geschichte Europas. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Germanen Author: Ernst Künzl Narrator: Axel Thielmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Alles, was Sie über die Germanen wissen müssen – spannend erzählt, kompakt aufbereitet, wissenschaftlich fundiert. Wie schafften es die Germanen, die scheinbar übermächtigen Legionen des Varus in der Schlacht vom Teutoburger Wald vernichtend zu schlagen? Und wie war es möglich, dass die Germanen mit ihrer archaischen Stammeskultur am Ende der Antike das Erbe des hoch entwickelten römischen Imperiums antreten konnten? Das Hörbuch Theiss WissenKompakt bietet einen guten Überblick zu Geschichte und Kultur, zu Religion und Alltagsleben dieses faszinierenden Volkes zwischen Antike und Mittelalter – und schafft damit Grundlagen zum Verständnis der frühen Geschichte Europas. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 16, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Die erste Biographie über Hjalmar Schacht, die auch wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen gerecht wird!Hjalmar Schacht war der mächtigste deutsche Bankier des 20. Jahrhunderts: Während der Weimarer Republik zwang er Finanzminister zum Rücktritt, im Dritten Reichen waren die Großbanken von ihm abhängig - und er finanzierte Hitler die Aufrüstung. Aber war er tatsächlich auch der Verteidiger jüdischer Unternehmen? Autor Christopher Kopper hat erstmals alle relevanten Quellen über das Leben Hjalmar Schachts in den Blick genommen, einschließlich sensationeller Funde in russischen Archiven. Christopher Kopper Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528 thebookvoice.com 15:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 16, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Die erste Biographie über Hjalmar Schacht, die auch wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen gerecht wird!Hjalmar Schacht war der mächtigste deutsche Bankier des 20. Jahrhunderts: Während der Weimarer Republik zwang er Finanzminister zum Rücktritt, im Dritten Reichen waren die Großbanken von ihm abhängig - und er finanzierte Hitler die Aufrüstung. Aber war er tatsächlich auch der Verteidiger jüdischer Unternehmen? Autor Christopher Kopper hat erstmals alle relevanten Quellen über das Leben Hjalmar Schachts in den Blick genommen, einschließlich sensationeller Funde in russischen Archiven. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hjalmar Schacht - Aufstieg und Fall von Hitlers mächtigstem Bankier Author: Christopher Kopper Narrator: Martin Molitor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 16, 2019 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Die erste Biographie über Hjalmar Schacht, die auch wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen gerecht wird!Hjalmar Schacht war der mächtigste deutsche Bankier des 20. Jahrhunderts: Während der Weimarer Republik zwang er Finanzminister zum Rücktritt, im Dritten Reichen waren die Großbanken von ihm abhängig - und er finanzierte Hitler die Aufrüstung. Aber war er tatsächlich auch der Verteidiger jüdischer Unternehmen? Autor Christopher Kopper hat erstmals alle relevanten Quellen über das Leben Hjalmar Schachts in den Blick genommen, einschließlich sensationeller Funde in russischen Archiven. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541064 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Frauen. Wahl. Recht.: Der 19. Januar 1919 Author: Tba Narrator: Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse, Matthias Winter, Doris Dubiel, Sofia Mindel, Bettina Schönenberg, Monika Manz, Heike Ternes, Angelika Wende, Eva Ambrosius, Christin Alexandrow, Martin Hofer, Gunna Wendt, Eva Sixt, Kira Bohn, Eva Demski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 8, 2018 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der 19. Januar 1919 stellt für die deutsche Geschichte und die Frauenbewegung ein zentrales Datum dar, das die Geschichtsschreibung indes beiläufig nennt, aber nicht weiter ausführt. Die Ereignisse im zeitlichen Umfeld dieses in jeder Hinsicht milden Wintertages waren weitaus dramatischer und erinnerungsträchtiger: Vier Tage zuvor waren Rosa Luxemburg und Karl Liebknecht ermordet worden, einen Monat später starb Kurt Eisner bei einem Attentat. Der Alltag in den Monaten nach dem ersten Weltkrieg war geprägt durch extreme wirtschaftliche Not, Streiks, Straßenschlachten, nächtliche Plünderungen, Schießereien und politische Morde. Der 19. Januar 1919 dagegen blieb erstaunlich ruhig. An diesem Tag wurde zur ersten Nationalversammlung der Weimarer Republik gewählt. Und erstmals waren auch Frauen wahlberechtigt. Angela Kreuz und Dieter Lohr spüren diesem Datum nach, das die ersehnte Erfüllung des Kampfes eines halben Jahrhunderts darstellte. Wie kam es zu dieser Wahl, wie sahen die zwei Monate zwischen dem Ende des ersten Weltkriegs und dieser Wahl aus, wie gestaltete sich der Wahlkampf, wie der Wahltag selbst, welche Hoffnungen und Ängste verbanden sich damit? Texte von Fanny Lewald, Hedwig Dohm, Helene Lange, Constanze Hallgarten, Ina Seidel, Marianne Weber, Minna Cauer, Lida Gustava Heymann, Harry Graf Kessler, Gertrud Bäumer, Thomas Mann, Victor Klemperer, Käthe Kollwitz, Oskar Münster-berg, Ludwig Langemann, Marie Bernays und Marie Juchacz. Gelesen von Gunna Wendt, Monika Manz, Eva Demski, Eva Sixt, Angelika Wende, Kira Bohn, Heike Ternes, Christin Alexandrow, Matthias Winter, Martin Hofer, Eva Ambrosius, Michael Haake, Bettina Schönenberg, Sofia Mindel, Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse und Doris Dubiel. Tba Thu, 08 Nov 2018 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541064 thebookvoice.com 1:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Frauen. Wahl. Recht.: Der 19. Januar 1919 Author: Tba Narrator: Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse, Matthias Winter, Doris Dubiel, Sofia Mindel, Bettina Schönenberg, Monika Manz, Heike Ternes, Angelika Wende, Eva Ambrosius, Christin Alexandrow, Martin Hofer, Gunna Wendt, Eva Sixt, Kira Bohn, Eva Demski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 8, 2018 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der 19. Januar 1919 stellt für die deutsche Geschichte und die Frauenbewegung ein zentrales Datum dar, das die Geschichtsschreibung indes beiläufig nennt, aber nicht weiter ausführt. Die Ereignisse im zeitlichen Umfeld dieses in jeder Hinsicht milden Wintertages waren weitaus dramatischer und erinnerungsträchtiger: Vier Tage zuvor waren Rosa Luxemburg und Karl Liebknecht ermordet worden, einen Monat später starb Kurt Eisner bei einem Attentat. Der Alltag in den Monaten nach dem ersten Weltkrieg war geprägt durch extreme wirtschaftliche Not, Streiks, Straßenschlachten, nächtliche Plünderungen, Schießereien und politische Morde. Der 19. Januar 1919 dagegen blieb erstaunlich ruhig. An diesem Tag wurde zur ersten Nationalversammlung der Weimarer Republik gewählt. Und erstmals waren auch Frauen wahlberechtigt. Angela Kreuz und Dieter Lohr spüren diesem Datum nach, das die ersehnte Erfüllung des Kampfes eines halben Jahrhunderts darstellte. Wie kam es zu dieser Wahl, wie sahen die zwei Monate zwischen dem Ende des ersten Weltkriegs und dieser Wahl aus, wie gestaltete sich der Wahlkampf, wie der Wahltag selbst, welche Hoffnungen und Ängste verbanden sich damit? Texte von Fanny Lewald, Hedwig Dohm, Helene Lange, Constanze Hallgarten, Ina Seidel, Marianne Weber, Minna Cauer, Lida Gustava Heymann, Harry Graf Kessler, Gertrud Bäumer, Thomas Mann, Victor Klemperer, Käthe Kollwitz, Oskar Münster-berg, Ludwig Langemann, Marie Bernays und Marie Juchacz. Gelesen von Gunna Wendt, Monika Manz, Eva Demski, Eva Sixt, Angelika Wende, Kira Bohn, Heike Ternes, Christin Alexandrow, Matthias Winter, Martin Hofer, Eva Ambrosius, Michael Haake, Bettina Schönenberg, Sofia Mindel, Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse und Doris Dubiel. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Frauen. Wahl. Recht.: Der 19. Januar 1919 Author: Tba Narrator: Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse, Matthias Winter, Doris Dubiel, Sofia Mindel, Bettina Schönenberg, Monika Manz, Heike Ternes, Angelika Wende, Eva Ambrosius, Christin Alexandrow, Martin Hofer, Gunna Wendt, Eva Sixt, Kira Bohn, Eva Demski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: November 8, 2018 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Der 19. Januar 1919 stellt für die deutsche Geschichte und die Frauenbewegung ein zentrales Datum dar, das die Geschichtsschreibung indes beiläufig nennt, aber nicht weiter ausführt. Die Ereignisse im zeitlichen Umfeld dieses in jeder Hinsicht milden Wintertages waren weitaus dramatischer und erinnerungsträchtiger: Vier Tage zuvor waren Rosa Luxemburg und Karl Liebknecht ermordet worden, einen Monat später starb Kurt Eisner bei einem Attentat. Der Alltag in den Monaten nach dem ersten Weltkrieg war geprägt durch extreme wirtschaftliche Not, Streiks, Straßenschlachten, nächtliche Plünderungen, Schießereien und politische Morde. Der 19. Januar 1919 dagegen blieb erstaunlich ruhig. An diesem Tag wurde zur ersten Nationalversammlung der Weimarer Republik gewählt. Und erstmals waren auch Frauen wahlberechtigt. Angela Kreuz und Dieter Lohr spüren diesem Datum nach, das die ersehnte Erfüllung des Kampfes eines halben Jahrhunderts darstellte. Wie kam es zu dieser Wahl, wie sahen die zwei Monate zwischen dem Ende des ersten Weltkriegs und dieser Wahl aus, wie gestaltete sich der Wahlkampf, wie der Wahltag selbst, welche Hoffnungen und Ängste verbanden sich damit? Texte von Fanny Lewald, Hedwig Dohm, Helene Lange, Constanze Hallgarten, Ina Seidel, Marianne Weber, Minna Cauer, Lida Gustava Heymann, Harry Graf Kessler, Gertrud Bäumer, Thomas Mann, Victor Klemperer, Käthe Kollwitz, Oskar Münster-berg, Ludwig Langemann, Marie Bernays und Marie Juchacz. Gelesen von Gunna Wendt, Monika Manz, Eva Demski, Eva Sixt, Angelika Wende, Kira Bohn, Heike Ternes, Christin Alexandrow, Matthias Winter, Martin Hofer, Eva Ambrosius, Michael Haake, Bettina Schönenberg, Sofia Mindel, Kai Raecke, Ole Bosse und Doris Dubiel. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540064 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold Author: Sam Knight Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “This is rich, florid, funny history, with undertones of human grief . . . Knight is shrewd and perceptive . . . [he] pushes his material into neurobiology, into the nature of placebos and expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies . . . Knight’s book is crisp.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times '[E]legant and eccentric . . . [Knight's] prose glides like mercury and he does not waste a word. With deft skill, he explores historical theories of perception, time, death, fear.' —New York Times Book Review '[A] thought-provoking and deeply researched book . . . Knight probes the space between coincidence and the ineffable mystery of supernatural possibilities.' —NPR Books   '[Knight's] prose delights.' —Wall Street Journal “Stunning… An enveloping, unsettling book, gorgeously written and profound.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain   From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, a psychiatrist who investigated the power of premonitions—and came to believe he himself was destined for an early death On the morning of October 21, 1966, Kathleen Middleton, a music teacher in suburban London, awoke choking and gasping, convinced disaster was about to strike. An hour later, a mountain of rubble containing waste from a coal mine collapsed above the village of Aberfan, swamping buildings and killing 144 people, many of them children. Among the doctors and emergency workers who arrived on the scene was John Barker, a psychiatrist from Shelton Hospital, in Shrewsbury. At Aberfan, Barker became convinced there had been supernatural warning signs of the disaster, and decided to establish a “premonitions bureau,” in conjunction with the Evening Standard newspaper, to collect dreams and forebodings from the public, in the hope of preventing future calamities. Middleton was one of hundreds of seemingly normal people, who would contribute their visions to Barker’s research in the years to come, some of them unnervingly accurate. As Barker’s work plunged him deeper into the occult, his reputation suffered. But in the face of professional humiliation, Barker only became more determined, ultimately realizing with terrible certainty that catastrophe had been prophesied in his own life. In Sam Knight’s crystalline telling, this astonishing true story comes to encompass the secrets of the world. We all know premonitions are impossible—and yet they come true all the time. Our lives are full of collisions and coincidence: the question is how we perceive these implausible events and therefore make meaning in our lives. The Premonitions Bureau is an enthralling account of madness and wonder, of science and the supernatural. With an unforgettable ending, it is a mysterious journey into the most unsettling reaches of the human mind. Sam Knight Tue, 03 May 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540064 thebookvoice.com 6:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold Author: Sam Knight Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “This is rich, florid, funny history, with undertones of human grief . . . Knight is shrewd and perceptive . . . [he] pushes his material into neurobiology, into the nature of placebos and expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies . . . Knight’s book is crisp.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times '[E]legant and eccentric . . . [Knight's] prose glides like mercury and he does not waste a word. With deft skill, he explores historical theories of perception, time, death, fear.' —New York Times Book Review '[A] thought-provoking and deeply researched book . . . Knight probes the space between coincidence and the ineffable mystery of supernatural possibilities.' —NPR Books   '[Knight's] prose delights.' —Wall Street Journal “Stunning… An enveloping, unsettling book, gorgeously written and profound.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain   From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, a psychiatrist who investigated the power of premonitions—and came to believe he himself was destined for an early death On the morning of October 21, 1966, Kathleen Middleton, a music teacher in suburban London, awoke choking and gasping, convinced disaster was about to strike. An hour later, a mountain of rubble containing waste from a coal mine collapsed above the village of Aberfan, swamping buildings and killing 144 people, many of them children. Among the doctors and emergency workers who arrived on the scene was John Barker, a psychiatrist from Shelton Hospital, in Shrewsbury. At Aberfan, Barker became convinced there had been supernatural warning signs of the disaster, and decided to establish a “premonitions bureau,” in conjunction with the Evening Standard newspaper, to collect dreams and forebodings from the public, in the hope of preventing future calamities. Middleton was one of hundreds of seemingly normal people, who would contribute their visions to Barker’s research in the years to come, some of them unnervingly accurate. As Barker’s work plunged him deeper into the occult, his reputation suffered. But in the face of professional humiliation, Barker only became more determined, ultimately realizing with terrible certainty that catastrophe had been prophesied in his own life. In Sam Knight’s crystalline telling, this astonishing true story comes to encompass the secrets of the world. We all know premonitions are impossible—and yet they come true all the time. Our lives are full of collisions and coincidence: the question is how we perceive these implausible events and therefore make meaning in our lives. The Premonitions Bureau is an enthralling account of madness and wonder, of science and the supernatural. With an unforgettable ending, it is a mysterious journey into the most unsettling reaches of the human mind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540064]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold Author: Sam Knight Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “This is rich, florid, funny history, with undertones of human grief . . . Knight is shrewd and perceptive . . . [he] pushes his material into neurobiology, into the nature of placebos and expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies . . . Knight’s book is crisp.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times '[E]legant and eccentric . . . [Knight's] prose glides like mercury and he does not waste a word. With deft skill, he explores historical theories of perception, time, death, fear.' —New York Times Book Review '[A] thought-provoking and deeply researched book . . . Knight probes the space between coincidence and the ineffable mystery of supernatural possibilities.' —NPR Books   '[Knight's] prose delights.' —Wall Street Journal “Stunning… An enveloping, unsettling book, gorgeously written and profound.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain   From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, a psychiatrist who investigated the power of premonitions—and came to believe he himself was destined for an early death On the morning of October 21, 1966, Kathleen Middleton, a music teacher in suburban London, awoke choking and gasping, convinced disaster was about to strike. An hour later, a mountain of rubble containing waste from a coal mine collapsed above the village of Aberfan, swamping buildings and killing 144 people, many of them children. Among the doctors and emergency workers who arrived on the scene was John Barker, a psychiatrist from Shelton Hospital, in Shrewsbury. At Aberfan, Barker became convinced there had been supernatural warning signs of the disaster, and decided to establish a “premonitions bureau,” in conjunction with the Evening Standard newspaper, to collect dreams and forebodings from the public, in the hope of preventing future calamities. Middleton was one of hundreds of seemingly normal people, who would contribute their visions to Barker’s research in the years to come, some of them unnervingly accurate. As Barker’s work plunged him deeper into the occult, his reputation suffered. But in the face of professional humiliation, Barker only became more determined, ultimately realizing with terrible certainty that catastrophe had been prophesied in his own life. In Sam Knight’s crystalline telling, this astonishing true story comes to encompass the secrets of the world. We all know premonitions are impossible—and yet they come true all the time. Our lives are full of collisions and coincidence: the question is how we perceive these implausible events and therefore make meaning in our lives. The Premonitions Bureau is an enthralling account of madness and wonder, of science and the supernatural. With an unforgettable ending, it is a mysterious journey into the most unsettling reaches of the human mind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539836 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539836]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 Author: Jonathan F. Vance Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp. Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the Second World War. Seventy-nine Allied soldiers and airmen made it outside the wire—but only three made it outside Nazi Germany. Fifty were executed by the Gestapo. In this book Jonathan Vance tells the incredible story that was made famous by the 1963 film The Great Escape. It is a classic tale of prisoners and their wardens in a battle of wits and wills. The brilliantly conceived escape plan is overshadowed only by the colorful, daring (and sometimes very funny) crew who executed it—literally under the noses of German guards. From the men's first days in Stalag Luft III and the forming of bonds among them, to the tunnel building, amazing escape, and eventual capture, Vance's history is a vivid, compelling look at one of the greatest 'exfiltration' missions of all time. Jonathan F. Vance Fri, 31 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539836 thebookvoice.com 15:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539836]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 Author: Jonathan F. Vance Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp. Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the Second World War. Seventy-nine Allied soldiers and airmen made it outside the wire—but only three made it outside Nazi Germany. Fifty were executed by the Gestapo. In this book Jonathan Vance tells the incredible story that was made famous by the 1963 film The Great Escape. It is a classic tale of prisoners and their wardens in a battle of wits and wills. The brilliantly conceived escape plan is overshadowed only by the colorful, daring (and sometimes very funny) crew who executed it—literally under the noses of German guards. From the men's first days in Stalag Luft III and the forming of bonds among them, to the tunnel building, amazing escape, and eventual capture, Vance's history is a vivid, compelling look at one of the greatest 'exfiltration' missions of all time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539836]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 Author: Jonathan F. Vance Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp. Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the Second World War. Seventy-nine Allied soldiers and airmen made it outside the wire—but only three made it outside Nazi Germany. Fifty were executed by the Gestapo. In this book Jonathan Vance tells the incredible story that was made famous by the 1963 film The Great Escape. It is a classic tale of prisoners and their wardens in a battle of wits and wills. The brilliantly conceived escape plan is overshadowed only by the colorful, daring (and sometimes very funny) crew who executed it—literally under the noses of German guards. From the men's first days in Stalag Luft III and the forming of bonds among them, to the tunnel building, amazing escape, and eventual capture, Vance's history is a vivid, compelling look at one of the greatest 'exfiltration' missions of all time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539810 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539810]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scots: A Genetic Journey Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: This unique 'fusion of science and the physical history' traces the story of the Scots through their DNA (Sunday Herald). An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies, and this book traces the ancient story of Scotland from that scientific viewpoint. The mushrooming of genetic studies, of DNA analysis, is rewriting history in spectacular fashion. In Scotland: A Genetic Journey, Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes, and in a remarkable new approach, uncovers the detail of where Scots are from, where they have journeyed, and who they are—and in so doing, vividly colors in a DNA map of Scotland. Alistair Moffat Tue, 15 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539810 thebookvoice.com 9:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539810]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scots: A Genetic Journey Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: This unique 'fusion of science and the physical history' traces the story of the Scots through their DNA (Sunday Herald). An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies, and this book traces the ancient story of Scotland from that scientific viewpoint. The mushrooming of genetic studies, of DNA analysis, is rewriting history in spectacular fashion. In Scotland: A Genetic Journey, Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes, and in a remarkable new approach, uncovers the detail of where Scots are from, where they have journeyed, and who they are—and in so doing, vividly colors in a DNA map of Scotland. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539810]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scots: A Genetic Journey Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: This unique 'fusion of science and the physical history' traces the story of the Scots through their DNA (Sunday Herald). An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies, and this book traces the ancient story of Scotland from that scientific viewpoint. The mushrooming of genetic studies, of DNA analysis, is rewriting history in spectacular fashion. In Scotland: A Genetic Journey, Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes, and in a remarkable new approach, uncovers the detail of where Scots are from, where they have journeyed, and who they are—and in so doing, vividly colors in a DNA map of Scotland. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539806 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539806]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1945: The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder Author: Tom Pocock Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1945 Tom Pocock travelled widely and saw the final collapse of the German armies; the horror of concentration camps and destroyed cities; retribution reaching war criminals; and the unpredictable strangers from the east, the Red Army. In Berlin, he climbed through the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery. In Vienna, he roistered with the Russians only to be arrested by them on a trip to Budapest. By the end of the year, he had paid his first visit to the El Dorado of that now distant world, New York, the glittering, happy, prosperous, democratic center of hopes and affections of the Western World. Here indeed is the very form and pressure of the time: the awful stench of death and wholesale destruction; the casual murders and cruelties where over large tracts of territory law and order had collapsed; worst of all, the concentration camps still peopled by the ghosts of human beings, starved, tortured, terrified, and degraded. Tom Pocock's friends had served and died in the war from which he himself had been invalided, but when Hitler was defeated, he shared their feelings of exultation and relief. He was in London for VE Day and his account of it is not easily forgotten. Tom Pocock Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539806 thebookvoice.com 10:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539806]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1945: The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder Author: Tom Pocock Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1945 Tom Pocock travelled widely and saw the final collapse of the German armies; the horror of concentration camps and destroyed cities; retribution reaching war criminals; and the unpredictable strangers from the east, the Red Army. In Berlin, he climbed through the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery. In Vienna, he roistered with the Russians only to be arrested by them on a trip to Budapest. By the end of the year, he had paid his first visit to the El Dorado of that now distant world, New York, the glittering, happy, prosperous, democratic center of hopes and affections of the Western World. Here indeed is the very form and pressure of the time: the awful stench of death and wholesale destruction; the casual murders and cruelties where over large tracts of territory law and order had collapsed; worst of all, the concentration camps still peopled by the ghosts of human beings, starved, tortured, terrified, and degraded. Tom Pocock's friends had served and died in the war from which he himself had been invalided, but when Hitler was defeated, he shared their feelings of exultation and relief. He was in London for VE Day and his account of it is not easily forgotten. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539806]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1945: The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder Author: Tom Pocock Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1945 Tom Pocock travelled widely and saw the final collapse of the German armies; the horror of concentration camps and destroyed cities; retribution reaching war criminals; and the unpredictable strangers from the east, the Red Army. In Berlin, he climbed through the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery. In Vienna, he roistered with the Russians only to be arrested by them on a trip to Budapest. By the end of the year, he had paid his first visit to the El Dorado of that now distant world, New York, the glittering, happy, prosperous, democratic center of hopes and affections of the Western World. Here indeed is the very form and pressure of the time: the awful stench of death and wholesale destruction; the casual murders and cruelties where over large tracts of territory law and order had collapsed; worst of all, the concentration camps still peopled by the ghosts of human beings, starved, tortured, terrified, and degraded. Tom Pocock's friends had served and died in the war from which he himself had been invalided, but when Hitler was defeated, he shared their feelings of exultation and relief. He was in London for VE Day and his account of it is not easily forgotten. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539799 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539799]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prevail until the Bitter End: Germans in the Waning Years of World War II Author: Alexandra Lohse Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In Prevail until the Bitter End, Alexandra Lohse explores the gossip and innuendo, the dissonant reactions and perceptions of Germans to the violent dissolution of the Third Reich. Mobilized for total war, soldiers and citizens alike experienced an unprecedented convergence of military, economic, social, and political crises. Lohse uncovers how Germans experienced life and death, investigates how mounting emergency conditions affected their understanding of the nature and purpose of the conflagration, and shows how these factors influenced the people's relationship with the Nazi regime. She draws on Nazi morale and censorship reports, features citizens' private letters and diaries, and incorporates a large body of Allied intelligence, including several thousand transcripts of surreptitiously recorded conversations among German prisoners of war in Western Allied captivity. Lohse's historical reconstruction helps us understand how ordinary Germans interpreted their experiences as both the victims and perpetrators of extreme violence. We are immersively drawn into their desolate landscape. Prevail until the Bitter End is about the stories that Germans told themselves to make sense of this world in crisis. Alexandra Lohse Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539799 thebookvoice.com 7:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539799]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prevail until the Bitter End: Germans in the Waning Years of World War II Author: Alexandra Lohse Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In Prevail until the Bitter End, Alexandra Lohse explores the gossip and innuendo, the dissonant reactions and perceptions of Germans to the violent dissolution of the Third Reich. Mobilized for total war, soldiers and citizens alike experienced an unprecedented convergence of military, economic, social, and political crises. Lohse uncovers how Germans experienced life and death, investigates how mounting emergency conditions affected their understanding of the nature and purpose of the conflagration, and shows how these factors influenced the people's relationship with the Nazi regime. She draws on Nazi morale and censorship reports, features citizens' private letters and diaries, and incorporates a large body of Allied intelligence, including several thousand transcripts of surreptitiously recorded conversations among German prisoners of war in Western Allied captivity. Lohse's historical reconstruction helps us understand how ordinary Germans interpreted their experiences as both the victims and perpetrators of extreme violence. We are immersively drawn into their desolate landscape. Prevail until the Bitter End is about the stories that Germans told themselves to make sense of this world in crisis. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539799]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prevail until the Bitter End: Germans in the Waning Years of World War II Author: Alexandra Lohse Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In Prevail until the Bitter End, Alexandra Lohse explores the gossip and innuendo, the dissonant reactions and perceptions of Germans to the violent dissolution of the Third Reich. Mobilized for total war, soldiers and citizens alike experienced an unprecedented convergence of military, economic, social, and political crises. Lohse uncovers how Germans experienced life and death, investigates how mounting emergency conditions affected their understanding of the nature and purpose of the conflagration, and shows how these factors influenced the people's relationship with the Nazi regime. She draws on Nazi morale and censorship reports, features citizens' private letters and diaries, and incorporates a large body of Allied intelligence, including several thousand transcripts of surreptitiously recorded conversations among German prisoners of war in Western Allied captivity. Lohse's historical reconstruction helps us understand how ordinary Germans interpreted their experiences as both the victims and perpetrators of extreme violence. We are immersively drawn into their desolate landscape. Prevail until the Bitter End is about the stories that Germans told themselves to make sense of this world in crisis. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539679 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain Author: Hannah Rose Woods Narrator: Hannah Rose Woods Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Britain is an island ruled by nostalgia, but nostalgia today isn't what it used to be... For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities, and called for a revival of the 'good old days' - from Margaret Thatcher's desire for a return to 'Victorian values' in the 1980s, to William Blake's protest against the 'dark satanic mills' of the Industrial Revolution that were fast transforming England's green and pleasant land, to sixteenth-century observers looking back wistfully to a 'Merry England' before the upheavals of the Reformation. By the time we reach the 1500s, we find a country nostalgic for a vision of home that looks very different to our own. Beginning in the present, cultural historian Hannah Rose Woods travels backwards on an eye-opening tour through six centuries of Britain's perennial fixation with its own past, asking why nostalgia has been such an enduring and seductive emotion across hundreds of years of change. Woods separates the history from the fantasy, debunks dangerous and pervasive myths about Britain's past, and explores the ways in which nostalgia has historically been mobilised in Britain across the political spectrum, from the radical left to the nationalist right, for both good and for ill. Rule, Nostalgia is a timely and illuminating interrogation of national character, emotion, identity and myth making that will help us to understand Britain: past, present and future. © Hannah Rose Woods 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Hannah Rose Woods Thu, 26 May 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539679 thebookvoice.com 10:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain Author: Hannah Rose Woods Narrator: Hannah Rose Woods Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Britain is an island ruled by nostalgia, but nostalgia today isn't what it used to be... For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities, and called for a revival of the 'good old days' - from Margaret Thatcher's desire for a return to 'Victorian values' in the 1980s, to William Blake's protest against the 'dark satanic mills' of the Industrial Revolution that were fast transforming England's green and pleasant land, to sixteenth-century observers looking back wistfully to a 'Merry England' before the upheavals of the Reformation. By the time we reach the 1500s, we find a country nostalgic for a vision of home that looks very different to our own. Beginning in the present, cultural historian Hannah Rose Woods travels backwards on an eye-opening tour through six centuries of Britain's perennial fixation with its own past, asking why nostalgia has been such an enduring and seductive emotion across hundreds of years of change. Woods separates the history from the fantasy, debunks dangerous and pervasive myths about Britain's past, and explores the ways in which nostalgia has historically been mobilised in Britain across the political spectrum, from the radical left to the nationalist right, for both good and for ill. Rule, Nostalgia is a timely and illuminating interrogation of national character, emotion, identity and myth making that will help us to understand Britain: past, present and future. © Hannah Rose Woods 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain Author: Hannah Rose Woods Narrator: Hannah Rose Woods Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Britain is an island ruled by nostalgia, but nostalgia today isn't what it used to be... For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities, and called for a revival of the 'good old days' - from Margaret Thatcher's desire for a return to 'Victorian values' in the 1980s, to William Blake's protest against the 'dark satanic mills' of the Industrial Revolution that were fast transforming England's green and pleasant land, to sixteenth-century observers looking back wistfully to a 'Merry England' before the upheavals of the Reformation. By the time we reach the 1500s, we find a country nostalgic for a vision of home that looks very different to our own. Beginning in the present, cultural historian Hannah Rose Woods travels backwards on an eye-opening tour through six centuries of Britain's perennial fixation with its own past, asking why nostalgia has been such an enduring and seductive emotion across hundreds of years of change. Woods separates the history from the fantasy, debunks dangerous and pervasive myths about Britain's past, and explores the ways in which nostalgia has historically been mobilised in Britain across the political spectrum, from the radical left to the nationalist right, for both good and for ill. Rule, Nostalgia is a timely and illuminating interrogation of national character, emotion, identity and myth making that will help us to understand Britain: past, present and future. © Hannah Rose Woods 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539437 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539437]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain Author: Marc Morris Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own. In his astonishingly action-packed life, Edward defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled across Europe to the Holy Land on crusade; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers, and constructed - at Conwy, Harlech, Beaumaris and Caernarfon - the most magnificent chain of castles ever created. After the death of his first wife he erected the Eleanor Crosses - the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch. © Marc Morris 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Marc Morris Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539437 thebookvoice.com 18:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539437]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain Author: Marc Morris Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own. In his astonishingly action-packed life, Edward defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled across Europe to the Holy Land on crusade; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers, and constructed - at Conwy, Harlech, Beaumaris and Caernarfon - the most magnificent chain of castles ever created. After the death of his first wife he erected the Eleanor Crosses - the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch. © Marc Morris 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539437]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain Author: Marc Morris Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own. In his astonishingly action-packed life, Edward defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled across Europe to the Holy Land on crusade; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers, and constructed - at Conwy, Harlech, Beaumaris and Caernarfon - the most magnificent chain of castles ever created. After the death of his first wife he erected the Eleanor Crosses - the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch. © Marc Morris 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538654 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538654]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up: Sex in the Sixties Author: Peter Doggett Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution. No era in recent history has been both more celebrated and vilified than the 1960s. For some it was a time when music, fashion and drugs enabled young people to express their individuality and freedom, their hopes and dreams of a different, perhaps better, world. For others, the decade marked the advent of the permissive society, with its undermining of authority, family values and common decency. At the heart of this continuing controversy is sex. For this wide-ranging and eye-opening survey of the sexual landscape of the 1960s Peter Doggett has assembled a dozen little-known stories that reveal how the sexual revolution transformed people's lives. Growing Up provides an honest, often disturbing portrait of a constant battle between two forces: the urge to free the body from guilt and restraint; and the desire to control, cannibalise and exploit that liberation for profit or pleasure. It is a battle that divides opinion to this day. © Peter Doggett 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Peter Doggett Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538654 thebookvoice.com 15:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538654]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up: Sex in the Sixties Author: Peter Doggett Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution. No era in recent history has been both more celebrated and vilified than the 1960s. For some it was a time when music, fashion and drugs enabled young people to express their individuality and freedom, their hopes and dreams of a different, perhaps better, world. For others, the decade marked the advent of the permissive society, with its undermining of authority, family values and common decency. At the heart of this continuing controversy is sex. For this wide-ranging and eye-opening survey of the sexual landscape of the 1960s Peter Doggett has assembled a dozen little-known stories that reveal how the sexual revolution transformed people's lives. Growing Up provides an honest, often disturbing portrait of a constant battle between two forces: the urge to free the body from guilt and restraint; and the desire to control, cannibalise and exploit that liberation for profit or pleasure. It is a battle that divides opinion to this day. © Peter Doggett 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538654]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up: Sex in the Sixties Author: Peter Doggett Narrator: Roger Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution. No era in recent history has been both more celebrated and vilified than the 1960s. For some it was a time when music, fashion and drugs enabled young people to express their individuality and freedom, their hopes and dreams of a different, perhaps better, world. For others, the decade marked the advent of the permissive society, with its undermining of authority, family values and common decency. At the heart of this continuing controversy is sex. For this wide-ranging and eye-opening survey of the sexual landscape of the 1960s Peter Doggett has assembled a dozen little-known stories that reveal how the sexual revolution transformed people's lives. Growing Up provides an honest, often disturbing portrait of a constant battle between two forces: the urge to free the body from guilt and restraint; and the desire to control, cannibalise and exploit that liberation for profit or pleasure. It is a battle that divides opinion to this day. © Peter Doggett 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538496 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings Author: Thomas Williams Narrator: Matt Addis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past. As Tolkien knew, Britain in the ‘Dark Ages’ was a mosaic of little kingdoms. Many of them fell by the wayside. Some vanished without a trace. Others have stories that can be told. ELMET. HWICCE. LINDSEY. DUMNONIA. ESSEX. RHEGED. POWYS. SUSSEX. FORTRIU. In Lost Realms, Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain, uncovers the forgotten origins and untimely demise of nine kingdoms that hover in the twilight between history and fable, whose stories hum with saints and gods and miracles, with giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Why did some realms – like Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd – prosper while these nine fell? From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, Williams brings together new archaeological revelations with the few precious fragments of written sources to have survived to rebuild a lost world; a world where the halls of farmer-lords survive as ghost-marks in the soil, where the vestiges of hill-forts cling to rocky outcrops and grave-fields and barrow-mounds shelter the bodies of the ancient dead. This is the world of Arthur and Urien, Bede and Taliesin; of the Picts and Britons and Saxon migration; of magic and war, myth and miracle. In riveting detail, Williams uses Britain’s ancient landscape to resurrect a lost past where lives were lived with as much vigour and joy as in any other age, where people fought and loved and toiled and suffered grief and disappointment just as cutting as our own. In restoring some of these voices, he raises questions matching many we face today: how do nations form and why do some fail? How do communities adapt to catastrophe, and how do people insulate themselves from change? How do we construct the past, and why do we – like the people of early medieval Britain – revere it, often finding in the tales of those long-gone a curious sense of belonging? Thomas Williams Thu, 18 Aug 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538496 thebookvoice.com 13:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings Author: Thomas Williams Narrator: Matt Addis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past. As Tolkien knew, Britain in the ‘Dark Ages’ was a mosaic of little kingdoms. Many of them fell by the wayside. Some vanished without a trace. Others have stories that can be told. ELMET. HWICCE. LINDSEY. DUMNONIA. ESSEX. RHEGED. POWYS. SUSSEX. FORTRIU. In Lost Realms, Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain, uncovers the forgotten origins and untimely demise of nine kingdoms that hover in the twilight between history and fable, whose stories hum with saints and gods and miracles, with giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Why did some realms – like Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd – prosper while these nine fell? From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, Williams brings together new archaeological revelations with the few precious fragments of written sources to have survived to rebuild a lost world; a world where the halls of farmer-lords survive as ghost-marks in the soil, where the vestiges of hill-forts cling to rocky outcrops and grave-fields and barrow-mounds shelter the bodies of the ancient dead. This is the world of Arthur and Urien, Bede and Taliesin; of the Picts and Britons and Saxon migration; of magic and war, myth and miracle. In riveting detail, Williams uses Britain’s ancient landscape to resurrect a lost past where lives were lived with as much vigour and joy as in any other age, where people fought and loved and toiled and suffered grief and disappointment just as cutting as our own. In restoring some of these voices, he raises questions matching many we face today: how do nations form and why do some fail? How do communities adapt to catastrophe, and how do people insulate themselves from change? How do we construct the past, and why do we – like the people of early medieval Britain – revere it, often finding in the tales of those long-gone a curious sense of belonging? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings Author: Thomas Williams Narrator: Matt Addis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past. As Tolkien knew, Britain in the ‘Dark Ages’ was a mosaic of little kingdoms. Many of them fell by the wayside. Some vanished without a trace. Others have stories that can be told. ELMET. HWICCE. LINDSEY. DUMNONIA. ESSEX. RHEGED. POWYS. SUSSEX. FORTRIU. In Lost Realms, Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain, uncovers the forgotten origins and untimely demise of nine kingdoms that hover in the twilight between history and fable, whose stories hum with saints and gods and miracles, with giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Why did some realms – like Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd – prosper while these nine fell? From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, Williams brings together new archaeological revelations with the few precious fragments of written sources to have survived to rebuild a lost world; a world where the halls of farmer-lords survive as ghost-marks in the soil, where the vestiges of hill-forts cling to rocky outcrops and grave-fields and barrow-mounds shelter the bodies of the ancient dead. This is the world of Arthur and Urien, Bede and Taliesin; of the Picts and Britons and Saxon migration; of magic and war, myth and miracle. In riveting detail, Williams uses Britain’s ancient landscape to resurrect a lost past where lives were lived with as much vigour and joy as in any other age, where people fought and loved and toiled and suffered grief and disappointment just as cutting as our own. In restoring some of these voices, he raises questions matching many we face today: how do nations form and why do some fail? How do communities adapt to catastrophe, and how do people insulate themselves from change? How do we construct the past, and why do we – like the people of early medieval Britain – revere it, often finding in the tales of those long-gone a curious sense of belonging? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538396 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotel Portofino: NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA Author: J. P O’connell Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Romance, intrigue, and dangerous ambitions combine to create the perfect escape: welcome back to the beautiful Hotel Portofino on the magical Italian Riviera. HOTEL PORTOFINO: LOVERS AND LIARS IS OUT NOW! A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy.   To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events don’t go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family.   Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. J. P O’connell Thu, 23 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538396 thebookvoice.com 11:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotel Portofino: NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA Author: J. P O’connell Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Romance, intrigue, and dangerous ambitions combine to create the perfect escape: welcome back to the beautiful Hotel Portofino on the magical Italian Riviera. HOTEL PORTOFINO: LOVERS AND LIARS IS OUT NOW! A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy.   To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events don’t go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family.   Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotel Portofino: NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA Author: J. P O’connell Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Romance, intrigue, and dangerous ambitions combine to create the perfect escape: welcome back to the beautiful Hotel Portofino on the magical Italian Riviera. HOTEL PORTOFINO: LOVERS AND LIARS IS OUT NOW! A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy.   To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events don’t go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family.   Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538260 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conclave 1559 Author: Mary Hollingsworth Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the extraordinary story of the papal conclave in 1559 – the longest and bitterest of the sixteenth century. Tasked with choosing a pontiff to replace a previous incumbent (Paul IV) whose reign was marked by repression and brutality, and faced with the growing challenge of the Protestant Reformation, the conclave faced a critically important decision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church, and was faction-ridden even by the standards of such polarised gatherings. France and Spain, both looking to extend their power in Italy and beyond, had very different ideas of who the new pope should be, as did the Italian cardinals. Making meticulous use of the detailed accounts left by Ippolito d'Este, one of the participating cardinals (and the son of Lucrezia Borgia), Mary Hollingsworth relates the intrigue and double-dealing of the different parties trying to secure the required number of votes over the four months of this lengthiest of sixteenth-century papal elections. Mary Hollingsworth Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538260 thebookvoice.com 9:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conclave 1559 Author: Mary Hollingsworth Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the extraordinary story of the papal conclave in 1559 – the longest and bitterest of the sixteenth century. Tasked with choosing a pontiff to replace a previous incumbent (Paul IV) whose reign was marked by repression and brutality, and faced with the growing challenge of the Protestant Reformation, the conclave faced a critically important decision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church, and was faction-ridden even by the standards of such polarised gatherings. France and Spain, both looking to extend their power in Italy and beyond, had very different ideas of who the new pope should be, as did the Italian cardinals. Making meticulous use of the detailed accounts left by Ippolito d'Este, one of the participating cardinals (and the son of Lucrezia Borgia), Mary Hollingsworth relates the intrigue and double-dealing of the different parties trying to secure the required number of votes over the four months of this lengthiest of sixteenth-century papal elections. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conclave 1559 Author: Mary Hollingsworth Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the extraordinary story of the papal conclave in 1559 – the longest and bitterest of the sixteenth century. Tasked with choosing a pontiff to replace a previous incumbent (Paul IV) whose reign was marked by repression and brutality, and faced with the growing challenge of the Protestant Reformation, the conclave faced a critically important decision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church, and was faction-ridden even by the standards of such polarised gatherings. France and Spain, both looking to extend their power in Italy and beyond, had very different ideas of who the new pope should be, as did the Italian cardinals. Making meticulous use of the detailed accounts left by Ippolito d'Este, one of the participating cardinals (and the son of Lucrezia Borgia), Mary Hollingsworth relates the intrigue and double-dealing of the different parties trying to secure the required number of votes over the four months of this lengthiest of sixteenth-century papal elections. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538177 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England Author: Julie Kavanagh Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between British Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland—with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role. The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government, and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century. From the adulterous affair that caused Parnell's downfall; to Queen Victoria's prurient obsession with the assassinations; and the investigation spearheaded by Superintendent John Mallon, also known as the 'Irish Sherlock Holmes,' culminating in the eventual betrayal and clandestine escape of leading Invincible James Carey and his murder on the high seas, The Irish Assassins brings us intimately into this fascinating story that shaped Irish politics and engulfed an Empire. Julie Kavanagh Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538177 thebookvoice.com 14:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England Author: Julie Kavanagh Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between British Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland—with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role. The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government, and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century. From the adulterous affair that caused Parnell's downfall; to Queen Victoria's prurient obsession with the assassinations; and the investigation spearheaded by Superintendent John Mallon, also known as the 'Irish Sherlock Holmes,' culminating in the eventual betrayal and clandestine escape of leading Invincible James Carey and his murder on the high seas, The Irish Assassins brings us intimately into this fascinating story that shaped Irish politics and engulfed an Empire. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England Author: Julie Kavanagh Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between British Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland—with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role. The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government, and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century. From the adulterous affair that caused Parnell's downfall; to Queen Victoria's prurient obsession with the assassinations; and the investigation spearheaded by Superintendent John Mallon, also known as the 'Irish Sherlock Holmes,' culminating in the eventual betrayal and clandestine escape of leading Invincible James Carey and his murder on the high seas, The Irish Assassins brings us intimately into this fascinating story that shaped Irish politics and engulfed an Empire. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538156 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538156]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess Author: Elisabeth Basford Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and determination in the face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary's full and fascinating life. Elisabeth Basford Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538156 thebookvoice.com 8:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538156]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess Author: Elisabeth Basford Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and determination in the face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary's full and fascinating life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538156]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess Author: Elisabeth Basford Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and determination in the face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary's full and fascinating life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537535 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, the fatwa, and the consequences for us all Author: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou Narrator: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou, Christopher Bigsby, Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and Khomeini had just ordered Rushdie's death. The book was banned in several countries and led to attacks against those involved in its publication. Hanif Kureishi called the fatwa 'one of the most significant events in postwar literary history'. In Fatwa, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Mobeen Azhar tell the hidden story of the fatwa - the forces which led to the death sentence and the consequences for all of us. Covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999, they speak to extraordinary voices from often overlooked British communities to explore race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad. Also included is an interview with Salman Rushdie three years after the fatwa, Life after The Satanic Verses, in which the author talks about his life and work with Christopher Bigsby. Finally in The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, Mike Wooldridge hears from Muslims who protested against The Satanic Verses twenty years after the fatwa - what do they think it achieved? ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537535 thebookvoice.com 3:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, the fatwa, and the consequences for us all Author: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou Narrator: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou, Christopher Bigsby, Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and Khomeini had just ordered Rushdie's death. The book was banned in several countries and led to attacks against those involved in its publication. Hanif Kureishi called the fatwa 'one of the most significant events in postwar literary history'. In Fatwa, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Mobeen Azhar tell the hidden story of the fatwa - the forces which led to the death sentence and the consequences for all of us. Covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999, they speak to extraordinary voices from often overlooked British communities to explore race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad. Also included is an interview with Salman Rushdie three years after the fatwa, Life after The Satanic Verses, in which the author talks about his life and work with Christopher Bigsby. Finally in The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, Mike Wooldridge hears from Muslims who protested against The Satanic Verses twenty years after the fatwa - what do they think it achieved? ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, the fatwa, and the consequences for us all Author: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou Narrator: Mobeen Azhar, Chloe Hadjimatheou, Christopher Bigsby, Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and Khomeini had just ordered Rushdie's death. The book was banned in several countries and led to attacks against those involved in its publication. Hanif Kureishi called the fatwa 'one of the most significant events in postwar literary history'. In Fatwa, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Mobeen Azhar tell the hidden story of the fatwa - the forces which led to the death sentence and the consequences for all of us. Covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999, they speak to extraordinary voices from often overlooked British communities to explore race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad. Also included is an interview with Salman Rushdie three years after the fatwa, Life after The Satanic Verses, in which the author talks about his life and work with Christopher Bigsby. Finally in The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, Mike Wooldridge hears from Muslims who protested against The Satanic Verses twenty years after the fatwa - what do they think it achieved? ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536739 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters: Peaky Blinders, Book 3 Author: Carl Chinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl Chinn As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centres of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . . And so, in the third instalment of his best-selling series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus. And up and down the length of the country, from the dog tracks to the pubs of the East End, it delves into the murky world of the country's most villainous criminals. Don't forget to check out the whole Peaky Blinder series 'Peaky Blinders: The Real Story' and 'Peaky Blinders: The Legacy' also now available in audiobook! Carl Chinn Thu, 14 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536739 thebookvoice.com 9:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters: Peaky Blinders, Book 3 Author: Carl Chinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl Chinn As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centres of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . . And so, in the third instalment of his best-selling series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus. And up and down the length of the country, from the dog tracks to the pubs of the East End, it delves into the murky world of the country's most villainous criminals. Don't forget to check out the whole Peaky Blinder series 'Peaky Blinders: The Real Story' and 'Peaky Blinders: The Legacy' also now available in audiobook! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters: Peaky Blinders, Book 3 Author: Carl Chinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl Chinn As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centres of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . . And so, in the third instalment of his best-selling series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus. And up and down the length of the country, from the dog tracks to the pubs of the East End, it delves into the murky world of the country's most villainous criminals. Don't forget to check out the whole Peaky Blinder series 'Peaky Blinders: The Real Story' and 'Peaky Blinders: The Legacy' also now available in audiobook! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536684 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536684]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World Author: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A major new biography of Charles Dickens, tracing the year that would transform his life and times *BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BECOMING DICKENS AND THE STORY OF ALICE* The year is 1851. It's a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It's also a turbulent time in the private life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this formative year will become perhaps the greatest turning point in Dickens's career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives, and develops a new form of writing that will reveal just how interconnected the world is becoming. The Turning Point transports us into the foggy streets of Dickens's London, closely following the twists and turns of a year that would come to define him, and forever alter Britain's relationship with the world. Fully illustrated, and brimming with fascinating details about the larger-than-life man who wrote Bleak House, this is the closest look yet at one of the greatest literary personalities ever to have lived. 'It is hard to imagine a better book on Dickens' NEW STATESMAN 'A startling and exciting writer' A. S. BYATT, SPECTATOR © Robert Douglas-Fairhurst 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536684 thebookvoice.com 11:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536684]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World Author: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A major new biography of Charles Dickens, tracing the year that would transform his life and times *BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BECOMING DICKENS AND THE STORY OF ALICE* The year is 1851. It's a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It's also a turbulent time in the private life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this formative year will become perhaps the greatest turning point in Dickens's career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives, and develops a new form of writing that will reveal just how interconnected the world is becoming. The Turning Point transports us into the foggy streets of Dickens's London, closely following the twists and turns of a year that would come to define him, and forever alter Britain's relationship with the world. Fully illustrated, and brimming with fascinating details about the larger-than-life man who wrote Bleak House, this is the closest look yet at one of the greatest literary personalities ever to have lived. 'It is hard to imagine a better book on Dickens' NEW STATESMAN 'A startling and exciting writer' A. S. BYATT, SPECTATOR © Robert Douglas-Fairhurst 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536684]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World Author: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A major new biography of Charles Dickens, tracing the year that would transform his life and times *BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BECOMING DICKENS AND THE STORY OF ALICE* The year is 1851. It's a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It's also a turbulent time in the private life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this formative year will become perhaps the greatest turning point in Dickens's career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives, and develops a new form of writing that will reveal just how interconnected the world is becoming. The Turning Point transports us into the foggy streets of Dickens's London, closely following the twists and turns of a year that would come to define him, and forever alter Britain's relationship with the world. Fully illustrated, and brimming with fascinating details about the larger-than-life man who wrote Bleak House, this is the closest look yet at one of the greatest literary personalities ever to have lived. 'It is hard to imagine a better book on Dickens' NEW STATESMAN 'A startling and exciting writer' A. S. BYATT, SPECTATOR © Robert Douglas-Fairhurst 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536555 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536555]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dublin Railway Murder: The sensational true story of a Victorian murder mystery Author: Thomas Morris Narrator: Brendan Dempsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer... © Thomas Morris 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Thomas Morris Thu, 11 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536555 thebookvoice.com 11:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536555]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dublin Railway Murder: The sensational true story of a Victorian murder mystery Author: Thomas Morris Narrator: Brendan Dempsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer... © Thomas Morris 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536555]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dublin Railway Murder: The sensational true story of a Victorian murder mystery Author: Thomas Morris Narrator: Brendan Dempsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer... © Thomas Morris 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536542 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536542]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eight Days in May: How Germany's War Ended Author: Volker Ullrich Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral Dönitz, based improbably in the small Baltic town of Flensburg. With Hitler dead, Berlin in ruins and the war undoubtedly lost, the process by which the fighting would end remained horrifyingly unclear. Many major Nazis were still on the loose, wild rumours continued to circulate about a last stand in the Alps and the Western allies falling out with the Soviet Union. All over Europe, millions of soldiers, prisoners, slave labourers and countless exhausted, grief-stricken and often homeless families watched and waited for the war's end. Eight Days in May is the story of people, in Erich Kästner's striking phrase, stuck in 'the gap between no longer and not yet'. 'The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrich's rich narrative ... an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly await' Richard Overy, author of The Bombing War 'A fast-paced, brilliant recounting of the turbulent last days of the Third Reich, with all the energy and chaos of a Jackson Pollock canvas' Helmut Walser Smith, author of Germany: A Nation in its Time © Volker Ullrich 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Volker Ullrich Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536542 thebookvoice.com 9:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536542]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eight Days in May: How Germany's War Ended Author: Volker Ullrich Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral Dönitz, based improbably in the small Baltic town of Flensburg. With Hitler dead, Berlin in ruins and the war undoubtedly lost, the process by which the fighting would end remained horrifyingly unclear. Many major Nazis were still on the loose, wild rumours continued to circulate about a last stand in the Alps and the Western allies falling out with the Soviet Union. All over Europe, millions of soldiers, prisoners, slave labourers and countless exhausted, grief-stricken and often homeless families watched and waited for the war's end. Eight Days in May is the story of people, in Erich Kästner's striking phrase, stuck in 'the gap between no longer and not yet'. 'The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrich's rich narrative ... an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly await' Richard Overy, author of The Bombing War 'A fast-paced, brilliant recounting of the turbulent last days of the Third Reich, with all the energy and chaos of a Jackson Pollock canvas' Helmut Walser Smith, author of Germany: A Nation in its Time © Volker Ullrich 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536542]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eight Days in May: How Germany's War Ended Author: Volker Ullrich Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral Dönitz, based improbably in the small Baltic town of Flensburg. With Hitler dead, Berlin in ruins and the war undoubtedly lost, the process by which the fighting would end remained horrifyingly unclear. Many major Nazis were still on the loose, wild rumours continued to circulate about a last stand in the Alps and the Western allies falling out with the Soviet Union. All over Europe, millions of soldiers, prisoners, slave labourers and countless exhausted, grief-stricken and often homeless families watched and waited for the war's end. Eight Days in May is the story of people, in Erich Kästner's striking phrase, stuck in 'the gap between no longer and not yet'. 'The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrich's rich narrative ... an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly await' Richard Overy, author of The Bombing War 'A fast-paced, brilliant recounting of the turbulent last days of the Third Reich, with all the energy and chaos of a Jackson Pollock canvas' Helmut Walser Smith, author of Germany: A Nation in its Time © Volker Ullrich 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535273 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535273]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping That Brought Down an Empire Author: Tom Sancton Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A riveting, on-the-edge-of-your-seat tale about the notorious 1978 kidnapping of Baron Édouard-Jean “Wado” Empain, intertwined with the story of his famous grandfather, the first baron and builder of the Paris Métro. A multigenerational saga told against the backdrops of both Belle Époque and 1970s high-fashion Paris. What does it take to create a dynasty? What does it take to keep one going? And what does it take to save the life of the dazzling but flawed man who inherited it all? Launched in the 1880s by the first baron, the Empain industrial empire spread from Belgium and France to span more than a dozen countries. When Wado took over, he further expanded the company, became a key player in France’s nuclear sector, and, by the mid-1970s, was one of the country’s most powerful business leaders—a self-described “master of the universe.” But these were also the “years of lead,” marked by a rash of high-profile kidnappings around the globe, including the headline-grabbing seizure of American heiress Patty Hearst. Wado’s vertiginous rise caught the eye of Alain Cailloll, a small-time gangster who had grown up in a wealthy family before embracing a life of crime. On January 23, 1978, Caillol and his confederates snatched the baron off the Paris streets, sure that they’d get the 80 million francs they demanded in ransom. To show they meant business, they chopped off Wado’s little finger and warned that more body parts would follow.   But nothing unfolded as the kidnappers, or Wado himself, expected. Would Empain’s company pay? Could his family afford this astronomical sum? How much was the life of a leader, a father, and a husband worth? Most important, could a determined police chief and his crack investigators outsmart the kidnappers? The answers to those questions unspooled over two months in a tangle of events leading to a bloody showdown whose consequences would prove fatal to the Empain dynasty. Tom Sancton Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535273 thebookvoice.com 9:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535273]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping That Brought Down an Empire Author: Tom Sancton Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A riveting, on-the-edge-of-your-seat tale about the notorious 1978 kidnapping of Baron Édouard-Jean “Wado” Empain, intertwined with the story of his famous grandfather, the first baron and builder of the Paris Métro. A multigenerational saga told against the backdrops of both Belle Époque and 1970s high-fashion Paris. What does it take to create a dynasty? What does it take to keep one going? And what does it take to save the life of the dazzling but flawed man who inherited it all? Launched in the 1880s by the first baron, the Empain industrial empire spread from Belgium and France to span more than a dozen countries. When Wado took over, he further expanded the company, became a key player in France’s nuclear sector, and, by the mid-1970s, was one of the country’s most powerful business leaders—a self-described “master of the universe.” But these were also the “years of lead,” marked by a rash of high-profile kidnappings around the globe, including the headline-grabbing seizure of American heiress Patty Hearst. Wado’s vertiginous rise caught the eye of Alain Cailloll, a small-time gangster who had grown up in a wealthy family before embracing a life of crime. On January 23, 1978, Caillol and his confederates snatched the baron off the Paris streets, sure that they’d get the 80 million francs they demanded in ransom. To show they meant business, they chopped off Wado’s little finger and warned that more body parts would follow.   But nothing unfolded as the kidnappers, or Wado himself, expected. Would Empain’s company pay? Could his family afford this astronomical sum? How much was the life of a leader, a father, and a husband worth? Most important, could a determined police chief and his crack investigators outsmart the kidnappers? The answers to those questions unspooled over two months in a tangle of events leading to a bloody showdown whose consequences would prove fatal to the Empain dynasty. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535273]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping That Brought Down an Empire Author: Tom Sancton Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A riveting, on-the-edge-of-your-seat tale about the notorious 1978 kidnapping of Baron Édouard-Jean “Wado” Empain, intertwined with the story of his famous grandfather, the first baron and builder of the Paris Métro. A multigenerational saga told against the backdrops of both Belle Époque and 1970s high-fashion Paris. What does it take to create a dynasty? What does it take to keep one going? And what does it take to save the life of the dazzling but flawed man who inherited it all? Launched in the 1880s by the first baron, the Empain industrial empire spread from Belgium and France to span more than a dozen countries. When Wado took over, he further expanded the company, became a key player in France’s nuclear sector, and, by the mid-1970s, was one of the country’s most powerful business leaders—a self-described “master of the universe.” But these were also the “years of lead,” marked by a rash of high-profile kidnappings around the globe, including the headline-grabbing seizure of American heiress Patty Hearst. Wado’s vertiginous rise caught the eye of Alain Cailloll, a small-time gangster who had grown up in a wealthy family before embracing a life of crime. On January 23, 1978, Caillol and his confederates snatched the baron off the Paris streets, sure that they’d get the 80 million francs they demanded in ransom. To show they meant business, they chopped off Wado’s little finger and warned that more body parts would follow.   But nothing unfolded as the kidnappers, or Wado himself, expected. Would Empain’s company pay? Could his family afford this astronomical sum? How much was the life of a leader, a father, and a husband worth? Most important, could a determined police chief and his crack investigators outsmart the kidnappers? The answers to those questions unspooled over two months in a tangle of events leading to a bloody showdown whose consequences would prove fatal to the Empain dynasty. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535242 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535242]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe Author: David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination.'' —Mike Duncan, author of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality—a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The word “medieval” conjures images of the “Dark Ages”—centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1,000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, bringing to light both its beauty and its horrors.  The Bright Ages takes us through ten centuries and crisscrosses Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. We look with fresh eyes on the Fall of Rome, Charlemagne, the Vikings, the Crusades, and the Black Death, but also to the multi-religious experience of Iberia, the rise of Byzantium, and the genius of Hildegard and the power of queens. We begin under a blanket of golden stars constructed by an empress with Germanic, Roman, Spanish, Byzantine, and Christian bloodlines and end nearly 1,000 years later with the poet Dante—inspired by that same twinkling celestial canopy—writing an epic saga of heaven and hell that endures as a masterpiece of literature today.   The Bright Ages reminds us just how permeable our manmade borders have always been and of what possible worlds the past has always made available to us. The Middle Ages may have been a world “lit only by fire” but it was one whose torches illuminated the magnificent rose windows of cathedrals, even as they stoked the pyres of accused heretics.   Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele Tue, 07 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535242 thebookvoice.com 9:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535242]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe Author: David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination.'' —Mike Duncan, author of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality—a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The word “medieval” conjures images of the “Dark Ages”—centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1,000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, bringing to light both its beauty and its horrors.  The Bright Ages takes us through ten centuries and crisscrosses Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. We look with fresh eyes on the Fall of Rome, Charlemagne, the Vikings, the Crusades, and the Black Death, but also to the multi-religious experience of Iberia, the rise of Byzantium, and the genius of Hildegard and the power of queens. We begin under a blanket of golden stars constructed by an empress with Germanic, Roman, Spanish, Byzantine, and Christian bloodlines and end nearly 1,000 years later with the poet Dante—inspired by that same twinkling celestial canopy—writing an epic saga of heaven and hell that endures as a masterpiece of literature today.   The Bright Ages reminds us just how permeable our manmade borders have always been and of what possible worlds the past has always made available to us. The Middle Ages may have been a world “lit only by fire” but it was one whose torches illuminated the magnificent rose windows of cathedrals, even as they stoked the pyres of accused heretics.   Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535242]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe Author: David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination.'' —Mike Duncan, author of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality—a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The word “medieval” conjures images of the “Dark Ages”—centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1,000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, bringing to light both its beauty and its horrors.  The Bright Ages takes us through ten centuries and crisscrosses Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. We look with fresh eyes on the Fall of Rome, Charlemagne, the Vikings, the Crusades, and the Black Death, but also to the multi-religious experience of Iberia, the rise of Byzantium, and the genius of Hildegard and the power of queens. We begin under a blanket of golden stars constructed by an empress with Germanic, Roman, Spanish, Byzantine, and Christian bloodlines and end nearly 1,000 years later with the poet Dante—inspired by that same twinkling celestial canopy—writing an epic saga of heaven and hell that endures as a masterpiece of literature today.   The Bright Ages reminds us just how permeable our manmade borders have always been and of what possible worlds the past has always made available to us. The Middle Ages may have been a world “lit only by fire” but it was one whose torches illuminated the magnificent rose windows of cathedrals, even as they stoked the pyres of accused heretics.   Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535149 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535149]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal Author: Peter Watson Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity, sophistication and self-assurance, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart? Journalist and historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in The French Mind, a dazzling history of France that takes us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the nation’s most influential thinkers. He opens the doors to the Renaissance salons that were a breeding ground for poets, philosophers and scientists, and tells the forgotten stories of the extraordinary succession of women who ran these institutions, fostering a culture of stylish intellectualism unmatched anywhere else in the world. It’s a story that takes us into Bohemian cafes and cabarets, into chic Parisian high culture via French philosophies of food, fashion and sex, while growing unrest hastens the bloody birth of a republic. From the 1789 revolution to the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany, Watson argues that a unique series of devastating military defeats helped shape the resilient, proud, innovative character of the French. This is a history of breathtaking ambition, propelled by the characters Watson brings to vivid life: the writers, revolutionaries and painters who loved, inspired and rivalled one another over four hundred years. It documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art, culture and politics, cannot be overstated. ‘An encyclopaedic celebration of French intellectuals refusing to give up on universal principles, rooted in the Enlightenment and French Revolution, while remaining slim, bringing up well-behaved children and falling in love at every opportunity’ The Times 'An engaging movement through time towards France’s recent reckonings with extremism, exceptionalism and empire’ TLS Peter Watson Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535149 thebookvoice.com 29:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535149]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal Author: Peter Watson Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity, sophistication and self-assurance, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart? Journalist and historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in The French Mind, a dazzling history of France that takes us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the nation’s most influential thinkers. He opens the doors to the Renaissance salons that were a breeding ground for poets, philosophers and scientists, and tells the forgotten stories of the extraordinary succession of women who ran these institutions, fostering a culture of stylish intellectualism unmatched anywhere else in the world. It’s a story that takes us into Bohemian cafes and cabarets, into chic Parisian high culture via French philosophies of food, fashion and sex, while growing unrest hastens the bloody birth of a republic. From the 1789 revolution to the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany, Watson argues that a unique series of devastating military defeats helped shape the resilient, proud, innovative character of the French. This is a history of breathtaking ambition, propelled by the characters Watson brings to vivid life: the writers, revolutionaries and painters who loved, inspired and rivalled one another over four hundred years. It documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art, culture and politics, cannot be overstated. ‘An encyclopaedic celebration of French intellectuals refusing to give up on universal principles, rooted in the Enlightenment and French Revolution, while remaining slim, bringing up well-behaved children and falling in love at every opportunity’ The Times 'An engaging movement through time towards France’s recent reckonings with extremism, exceptionalism and empire’ TLS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535149]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal Author: Peter Watson Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity, sophistication and self-assurance, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart? Journalist and historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in The French Mind, a dazzling history of France that takes us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the nation’s most influential thinkers. He opens the doors to the Renaissance salons that were a breeding ground for poets, philosophers and scientists, and tells the forgotten stories of the extraordinary succession of women who ran these institutions, fostering a culture of stylish intellectualism unmatched anywhere else in the world. It’s a story that takes us into Bohemian cafes and cabarets, into chic Parisian high culture via French philosophies of food, fashion and sex, while growing unrest hastens the bloody birth of a republic. From the 1789 revolution to the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany, Watson argues that a unique series of devastating military defeats helped shape the resilient, proud, innovative character of the French. This is a history of breathtaking ambition, propelled by the characters Watson brings to vivid life: the writers, revolutionaries and painters who loved, inspired and rivalled one another over four hundred years. It documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art, culture and politics, cannot be overstated. ‘An encyclopaedic celebration of French intellectuals refusing to give up on universal principles, rooted in the Enlightenment and French Revolution, while remaining slim, bringing up well-behaved children and falling in love at every opportunity’ The Times 'An engaging movement through time towards France’s recent reckonings with extremism, exceptionalism and empire’ TLS https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534843 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534843]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hundred Years War: A People's History Author: David Green Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples' perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters—Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others—as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. David Green Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534843 thebookvoice.com 12:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534843]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hundred Years War: A People's History Author: David Green Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples' perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters—Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others—as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534843]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hundred Years War: A People's History Author: David Green Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples' perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters—Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others—as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534730 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534730]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hidden History of The Tower Of London: England’s Most Notorious Prisoners Author: John Paul Davis Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilization and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous buildings on the planet. Beginning with the early tales surrounding its creation, this book investigates the private life of an English icon. Concentrating on the Tower's developing role throughout the centuries, not in terms of its physical expansion into a site of unique architectural majesty or many purposes but through the eyes of those who experienced its darker side, it pieces together the, often seldom-told, human story and how the fates of many of those who stayed within its walls contributed to its lasting effect on England's—and later the UK's—destiny. From ruthless traitors to unjustly killed Jesuits, vanished treasures to disappeared princes, and jaded wives to star-crossed lovers, this book provides a raw and at times unsettling insight into its unsolved mysteries and the lot of its unfortunate victims, thus explaining how this once typical castle came to be the place we will always remember as THE TOWER. John Paul Davis Tue, 14 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534730 thebookvoice.com 10:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534730]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hidden History of The Tower Of London: England’s Most Notorious Prisoners Author: John Paul Davis Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilization and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous buildings on the planet. Beginning with the early tales surrounding its creation, this book investigates the private life of an English icon. Concentrating on the Tower's developing role throughout the centuries, not in terms of its physical expansion into a site of unique architectural majesty or many purposes but through the eyes of those who experienced its darker side, it pieces together the, often seldom-told, human story and how the fates of many of those who stayed within its walls contributed to its lasting effect on England's—and later the UK's—destiny. From ruthless traitors to unjustly killed Jesuits, vanished treasures to disappeared princes, and jaded wives to star-crossed lovers, this book provides a raw and at times unsettling insight into its unsolved mysteries and the lot of its unfortunate victims, thus explaining how this once typical castle came to be the place we will always remember as THE TOWER. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/534730]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hidden History of The Tower Of London: England’s Most Notorious Prisoners Author: John Paul Davis Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilization and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous buildings on the planet. Beginning with the early tales surrounding its creation, this book investigates the private life of an English icon. Concentrating on the Tower's developing role throughout the centuries, not in terms of its physical expansion into a site of unique architectural majesty or many purposes but through the eyes of those who experienced its darker side, it pieces together the, often seldom-told, human story and how the fates of many of those who stayed within its walls contributed to its lasting effect on England's—and later the UK's—destiny. From ruthless traitors to unjustly killed Jesuits, vanished treasures to disappeared princes, and jaded wives to star-crossed lovers, this book provides a raw and at times unsettling insight into its unsolved mysteries and the lot of its unfortunate victims, thus explaining how this once typical castle came to be the place we will always remember as THE TOWER. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533874 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Aufstand der Matrosen: November 1918: Zwei Wochen, die Deutschland für immer verändert haben. Author: Norbert Lammert, Dirk Liesemer Narrator: Heinz Bergner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Es braut sich etwas zusammen in diesem Herbst 1918. Nach mehr als vier Jahren Krieg haben die Menschen es satt: das Kämpfen, das Hungern, das Sterben. Die alte Ordnung ist längst in Unordnung geraten. Der militärische Zusammenbruch steht unmittelbar bevor. Und doch flüstert man auf den großen Kriegsschiffen vor der deutschen Küste von einem letzten großen Plan, die deutsche Flotte in eine alles entscheidende Schlacht mit England zu schicken. Aber unter den Matrosen, die nun fürchten müssen, in einem sinnlosen Kampf verheizt zu werden, regt sich Widerstand. Dirk Liesemer führt dem Leser auf eindringliche Weise vor Augen, wie sich gehorsame Soldaten in Sturmvögel der Revolution verwandelten, wie aus einem Matrosenaufstand eine landesweite Revolution wurde, die Deutschland für immer veränderte. Mit einem Vorwort von Norbert Lammert. Norbert Lammert, Dirk Liesemer Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533874 thebookvoice.com 7:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Aufstand der Matrosen: November 1918: Zwei Wochen, die Deutschland für immer verändert haben. Author: Norbert Lammert, Dirk Liesemer Narrator: Heinz Bergner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Es braut sich etwas zusammen in diesem Herbst 1918. Nach mehr als vier Jahren Krieg haben die Menschen es satt: das Kämpfen, das Hungern, das Sterben. Die alte Ordnung ist längst in Unordnung geraten. Der militärische Zusammenbruch steht unmittelbar bevor. Und doch flüstert man auf den großen Kriegsschiffen vor der deutschen Küste von einem letzten großen Plan, die deutsche Flotte in eine alles entscheidende Schlacht mit England zu schicken. Aber unter den Matrosen, die nun fürchten müssen, in einem sinnlosen Kampf verheizt zu werden, regt sich Widerstand. Dirk Liesemer führt dem Leser auf eindringliche Weise vor Augen, wie sich gehorsame Soldaten in Sturmvögel der Revolution verwandelten, wie aus einem Matrosenaufstand eine landesweite Revolution wurde, die Deutschland für immer veränderte. Mit einem Vorwort von Norbert Lammert. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Aufstand der Matrosen: November 1918: Zwei Wochen, die Deutschland für immer verändert haben. Author: Norbert Lammert, Dirk Liesemer Narrator: Heinz Bergner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Es braut sich etwas zusammen in diesem Herbst 1918. Nach mehr als vier Jahren Krieg haben die Menschen es satt: das Kämpfen, das Hungern, das Sterben. Die alte Ordnung ist längst in Unordnung geraten. Der militärische Zusammenbruch steht unmittelbar bevor. Und doch flüstert man auf den großen Kriegsschiffen vor der deutschen Küste von einem letzten großen Plan, die deutsche Flotte in eine alles entscheidende Schlacht mit England zu schicken. Aber unter den Matrosen, die nun fürchten müssen, in einem sinnlosen Kampf verheizt zu werden, regt sich Widerstand. Dirk Liesemer führt dem Leser auf eindringliche Weise vor Augen, wie sich gehorsame Soldaten in Sturmvögel der Revolution verwandelten, wie aus einem Matrosenaufstand eine landesweite Revolution wurde, die Deutschland für immer veränderte. Mit einem Vorwort von Norbert Lammert. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532687 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532687]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - GuíaBurros: Episodios que cambiaron la Historia de España: 30 acontecimientos clave de nuestra historia Author: Eduardo Montagut Narrator: María José Bosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En este libro se presentan 30 hechos que marcaron la Historia de España en las épocas moderna y contemporánea, desde la Batalla de Lepanto pasando por las Cortes de Cádiz y la Constitución de 1812 hasta la muerte de Franco. Eduardo Montagut Fri, 09 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532687 thebookvoice.com 3:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532687]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - GuíaBurros: Episodios que cambiaron la Historia de España: 30 acontecimientos clave de nuestra historia Author: Eduardo Montagut Narrator: María José Bosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En este libro se presentan 30 hechos que marcaron la Historia de España en las épocas moderna y contemporánea, desde la Batalla de Lepanto pasando por las Cortes de Cádiz y la Constitución de 1812 hasta la muerte de Franco. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532687]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - GuíaBurros: Episodios que cambiaron la Historia de España: 30 acontecimientos clave de nuestra historia Author: Eduardo Montagut Narrator: María José Bosch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: En este libro se presentan 30 hechos que marcaron la Historia de España en las épocas moderna y contemporánea, desde la Batalla de Lepanto pasando por las Cortes de Cádiz y la Constitución de 1812 hasta la muerte de Franco. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532332 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532332]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen Author: Adrian Weale Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Who were the Brits that tried to help the Nazis? At the end of the Second World War, nearly 200 British nationals were under investigation for assisting Hitler's Germany. Many have remained infamous such as William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw, and John Amery, who were both executed for High Treason. But in this study Adrian Weale unearths others who plotted to undermine the Allies. Weale begins with Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, through the war years and the following trials from investigations by MI5. This is a complex history of betrayal, double-crossing and treachery, with the revelation that a British Fascist turned double agent was working at the heart of the Third Reich to undermine the Nazi propaganda effort in Britain. Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen is a revealing history of allies and enemies. Adrian Weale Tue, 21 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532332 thebookvoice.com 8:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532332]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen Author: Adrian Weale Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Who were the Brits that tried to help the Nazis? At the end of the Second World War, nearly 200 British nationals were under investigation for assisting Hitler's Germany. Many have remained infamous such as William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw, and John Amery, who were both executed for High Treason. But in this study Adrian Weale unearths others who plotted to undermine the Allies. Weale begins with Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, through the war years and the following trials from investigations by MI5. This is a complex history of betrayal, double-crossing and treachery, with the revelation that a British Fascist turned double agent was working at the heart of the Third Reich to undermine the Nazi propaganda effort in Britain. Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen is a revealing history of allies and enemies. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532332]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen Author: Adrian Weale Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Who were the Brits that tried to help the Nazis? At the end of the Second World War, nearly 200 British nationals were under investigation for assisting Hitler's Germany. Many have remained infamous such as William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw, and John Amery, who were both executed for High Treason. But in this study Adrian Weale unearths others who plotted to undermine the Allies. Weale begins with Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, through the war years and the following trials from investigations by MI5. This is a complex history of betrayal, double-crossing and treachery, with the revelation that a British Fascist turned double agent was working at the heart of the Third Reich to undermine the Nazi propaganda effort in Britain. Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen is a revealing history of allies and enemies. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532331 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532331]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Regeneration: The Rescue of a Wild Land Author: Andrew Painting Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring burns and frozen lochs could be a place where environmental conservation and Highland field sports would exist in harmony. The only problem was that due to centuries of abuse by human hands, the ancient Caledonian pinewoods were dying, and it would take radical measures to save them. After twenty-five years of extremely hard work, the pinewoods, bogs, moors and mountains are returning to their former glory. Regeneration is the story of this success, featuring not only the people who are protecting the land and quietly working to undo the wrongs of the past, but also the myriad creatures which inspire them to do so. In addition, it also tackles current controversies such as raptor persecution, deer management and rewilding and asks bigger questions about the nature of conservation itself: what do we see when we look at our wild places? What should we see? Andrew Painting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532331 thebookvoice.com 11:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532331]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Regeneration: The Rescue of a Wild Land Author: Andrew Painting Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring burns and frozen lochs could be a place where environmental conservation and Highland field sports would exist in harmony. The only problem was that due to centuries of abuse by human hands, the ancient Caledonian pinewoods were dying, and it would take radical measures to save them. After twenty-five years of extremely hard work, the pinewoods, bogs, moors and mountains are returning to their former glory. Regeneration is the story of this success, featuring not only the people who are protecting the land and quietly working to undo the wrongs of the past, but also the myriad creatures which inspire them to do so. In addition, it also tackles current controversies such as raptor persecution, deer management and rewilding and asks bigger questions about the nature of conservation itself: what do we see when we look at our wild places? What should we see? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532331]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Regeneration: The Rescue of a Wild Land Author: Andrew Painting Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring burns and frozen lochs could be a place where environmental conservation and Highland field sports would exist in harmony. The only problem was that due to centuries of abuse by human hands, the ancient Caledonian pinewoods were dying, and it would take radical measures to save them. After twenty-five years of extremely hard work, the pinewoods, bogs, moors and mountains are returning to their former glory. Regeneration is the story of this success, featuring not only the people who are protecting the land and quietly working to undo the wrongs of the past, but also the myriad creatures which inspire them to do so. In addition, it also tackles current controversies such as raptor persecution, deer management and rewilding and asks bigger questions about the nature of conservation itself: what do we see when we look at our wild places? What should we see? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531523 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - A sangre y fuego: Heroes, bestias y martires de España (Heroes, Beasts and Martyrs of Spain) Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Carlos Alsina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Los relatos que componen este libro están considerados por muchos como lo mejor que se ha escrito en España sobre nuestra guerra civil. Redactados entre 1936 y 1937 y publicados inicialmente en varias revistas internacionales, retratan distintos sucesos de la guerra que Chaves Nogales conoció directamente: «Cada uno de sus episodios ha sido extraído fielmente de un hecho verídico; cada uno de sus héroes tiene una existencia real y una personalidad auténtica», dirá en el prólogo. «Pequeño burgués liberal, ciudadano de una república democrática y parlamentaria», Chaves fue uno de los más importantes escritores y periodistas españoles de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Como director del periódico Ahora permaneció en Madrid desde el inicio de la guerra hasta finales de 1936, cuando el gobierno de la República se traslada a Valencia y él decide exilarse. La solidaridad y compasión por quienes sufren en carne propia los horrores de la guerra permiten a Chaves observar los acontecimientos de la contienda con una equidistancia y una lucidez asombrosas. A sangre y fuego es sin duda una de las narraciones más inteligentes y llenas de vida de cuantas se han escrito sobre el tema; un verdadero clásico de la literatura española. Edición ampliada con dos cuentos inéditos. Manuel Chaves Nogales Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531523 thebookvoice.com 8:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - A sangre y fuego: Heroes, bestias y martires de España (Heroes, Beasts and Martyrs of Spain) Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Carlos Alsina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Los relatos que componen este libro están considerados por muchos como lo mejor que se ha escrito en España sobre nuestra guerra civil. Redactados entre 1936 y 1937 y publicados inicialmente en varias revistas internacionales, retratan distintos sucesos de la guerra que Chaves Nogales conoció directamente: «Cada uno de sus episodios ha sido extraído fielmente de un hecho verídico; cada uno de sus héroes tiene una existencia real y una personalidad auténtica», dirá en el prólogo. «Pequeño burgués liberal, ciudadano de una república democrática y parlamentaria», Chaves fue uno de los más importantes escritores y periodistas españoles de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Como director del periódico Ahora permaneció en Madrid desde el inicio de la guerra hasta finales de 1936, cuando el gobierno de la República se traslada a Valencia y él decide exilarse. La solidaridad y compasión por quienes sufren en carne propia los horrores de la guerra permiten a Chaves observar los acontecimientos de la contienda con una equidistancia y una lucidez asombrosas. A sangre y fuego es sin duda una de las narraciones más inteligentes y llenas de vida de cuantas se han escrito sobre el tema; un verdadero clásico de la literatura española. Edición ampliada con dos cuentos inéditos. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - A sangre y fuego: Heroes, bestias y martires de España (Heroes, Beasts and Martyrs of Spain) Author: Manuel Chaves Nogales Narrator: Carlos Alsina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Los relatos que componen este libro están considerados por muchos como lo mejor que se ha escrito en España sobre nuestra guerra civil. Redactados entre 1936 y 1937 y publicados inicialmente en varias revistas internacionales, retratan distintos sucesos de la guerra que Chaves Nogales conoció directamente: «Cada uno de sus episodios ha sido extraído fielmente de un hecho verídico; cada uno de sus héroes tiene una existencia real y una personalidad auténtica», dirá en el prólogo. «Pequeño burgués liberal, ciudadano de una república democrática y parlamentaria», Chaves fue uno de los más importantes escritores y periodistas españoles de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Como director del periódico Ahora permaneció en Madrid desde el inicio de la guerra hasta finales de 1936, cuando el gobierno de la República se traslada a Valencia y él decide exilarse. La solidaridad y compasión por quienes sufren en carne propia los horrores de la guerra permiten a Chaves observar los acontecimientos de la contienda con una equidistancia y una lucidez asombrosas. A sangre y fuego es sin duda una de las narraciones más inteligentes y llenas de vida de cuantas se han escrito sobre el tema; un verdadero clásico de la literatura española. Edición ampliada con dos cuentos inéditos. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531249 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531249]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War Author: Ian Ona Johnson Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its military might was literally overwhelming. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country; fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades earlier, at the end of World War One, Germany had been an utterly and abjectly defeated military power. Foreign troops occupied its industrial heartland and the Treaty of Versailles had reduced its vaunted army to a fraction of its size, banning it from developing new military technologies. When Hitler came to power in 1933, these strictures were still in effect. By 1939, however, he had at his disposal a fighting force of 4.2 million men, armed with the most advanced weapons in the world.How could this seemingly miraculous turnaround have happened?As Ian Ona Johnson establishes beyond question in Faustian Bargain, the answer lies in Soviet Russia. Beginning in the years immediately after the First World War and continuing for more than a decade, the German military and the Soviet Union, despite having been bitter enemies, entered into a partnership designed to overturn the order in Europe. Centering on economic and military cooperation, the arrangement led to the establishment of a network of military bases and industrial facilities on Soviet soil, away from the oversight established by Versailles. Through their alliance, which continued for over a decade, Germany gained the space to rebuild its army. In return, the Soviet Union received vital military, technological, and economic assistance. Both became military powers capable of mass destruction—one that was eventually directed against the other.Drawing from archives in five countries, including new collections of declassified Russian documents, Faustian Bargain offers the most authoritative exploration to date of this secret pact and its cataclysmic results. Ian Ona Johnson Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531249 thebookvoice.com 15:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531249]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War Author: Ian Ona Johnson Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its military might was literally overwhelming. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country; fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades earlier, at the end of World War One, Germany had been an utterly and abjectly defeated military power. Foreign troops occupied its industrial heartland and the Treaty of Versailles had reduced its vaunted army to a fraction of its size, banning it from developing new military technologies. When Hitler came to power in 1933, these strictures were still in effect. By 1939, however, he had at his disposal a fighting force of 4.2 million men, armed with the most advanced weapons in the world.How could this seemingly miraculous turnaround have happened?As Ian Ona Johnson establishes beyond question in Faustian Bargain, the answer lies in Soviet Russia. Beginning in the years immediately after the First World War and continuing for more than a decade, the German military and the Soviet Union, despite having been bitter enemies, entered into a partnership designed to overturn the order in Europe. Centering on economic and military cooperation, the arrangement led to the establishment of a network of military bases and industrial facilities on Soviet soil, away from the oversight established by Versailles. Through their alliance, which continued for over a decade, Germany gained the space to rebuild its army. In return, the Soviet Union received vital military, technological, and economic assistance. Both became military powers capable of mass destruction—one that was eventually directed against the other.Drawing from archives in five countries, including new collections of declassified Russian documents, Faustian Bargain offers the most authoritative exploration to date of this secret pact and its cataclysmic results. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531249]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War Author: Ian Ona Johnson Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its military might was literally overwhelming. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country; fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades earlier, at the end of World War One, Germany had been an utterly and abjectly defeated military power. Foreign troops occupied its industrial heartland and the Treaty of Versailles had reduced its vaunted army to a fraction of its size, banning it from developing new military technologies. When Hitler came to power in 1933, these strictures were still in effect. By 1939, however, he had at his disposal a fighting force of 4.2 million men, armed with the most advanced weapons in the world.How could this seemingly miraculous turnaround have happened?As Ian Ona Johnson establishes beyond question in Faustian Bargain, the answer lies in Soviet Russia. Beginning in the years immediately after the First World War and continuing for more than a decade, the German military and the Soviet Union, despite having been bitter enemies, entered into a partnership designed to overturn the order in Europe. Centering on economic and military cooperation, the arrangement led to the establishment of a network of military bases and industrial facilities on Soviet soil, away from the oversight established by Versailles. Through their alliance, which continued for over a decade, Germany gained the space to rebuild its army. In return, the Soviet Union received vital military, technological, and economic assistance. Both became military powers capable of mass destruction—one that was eventually directed against the other.Drawing from archives in five countries, including new collections of declassified Russian documents, Faustian Bargain offers the most authoritative exploration to date of this secret pact and its cataclysmic results. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530740 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It Author: Janina Ramirez Narrator: Janina Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Extraordinary women have held positions of power throughout history. But, aside from the select few, why do we not hear about them? The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, Saints and Kings: a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But by digging a little deeper into the truth, drawing on evidence from all disciplines, we can see that the 'dark' ages were anything but. BBC historian Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women's names struck out of historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated beside them. Male gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt, artworks to be destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and historical documents to be produced, which has manipulated our view of history. By weaving a vivid and evocative picture of the lives of the women who influenced their society, we discover not just why these remarkable individuals were removed from our collective memories, but also how many other misconceptions underpin our historical narratives, altering the course of history, upholding the oppressive masculine structures of their present, and affecting our contemporary view of the past. © Janina Ramirez 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Janina Ramirez Thu, 21 Jul 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530740 thebookvoice.com 11:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It Author: Janina Ramirez Narrator: Janina Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Extraordinary women have held positions of power throughout history. But, aside from the select few, why do we not hear about them? The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, Saints and Kings: a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But by digging a little deeper into the truth, drawing on evidence from all disciplines, we can see that the 'dark' ages were anything but. BBC historian Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women's names struck out of historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated beside them. Male gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt, artworks to be destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and historical documents to be produced, which has manipulated our view of history. By weaving a vivid and evocative picture of the lives of the women who influenced their society, we discover not just why these remarkable individuals were removed from our collective memories, but also how many other misconceptions underpin our historical narratives, altering the course of history, upholding the oppressive masculine structures of their present, and affecting our contemporary view of the past. © Janina Ramirez 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It Author: Janina Ramirez Narrator: Janina Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Extraordinary women have held positions of power throughout history. But, aside from the select few, why do we not hear about them? The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, Saints and Kings: a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But by digging a little deeper into the truth, drawing on evidence from all disciplines, we can see that the 'dark' ages were anything but. BBC historian Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women's names struck out of historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated beside them. Male gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt, artworks to be destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and historical documents to be produced, which has manipulated our view of history. By weaving a vivid and evocative picture of the lives of the women who influenced their society, we discover not just why these remarkable individuals were removed from our collective memories, but also how many other misconceptions underpin our historical narratives, altering the course of history, upholding the oppressive masculine structures of their present, and affecting our contemporary view of the past. © Janina Ramirez 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530314 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530314]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire and Jihad: The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920 Author: Neil Faulkner Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 The Ottoman Sultan called for a 'Great Jihad' against the Entente powers at the start of the First World War. He was building on half a century of conflict between British colonialism and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Resistance to Western violence increasingly took the form of radical Islamic insurgency. Ranging from the forests of Central Africa to the deserts of Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland, Neil Faulkner explores a fatal collision between two forms of oppression, one rooted in the ancient slave trade, the other in modern 'coolie' capitalism. He reveals the complex interactions between anti-slavery humanitarianism, British hostility to embryonic Arab nationalism, 'war on terror' moral panics, and Islamist revolt. Far from being an enduring remnant of the medieval past, or an essential expression of Muslim identity, Faulkner argues that 'Holy War' was a reactionary response to the violence of modern imperialism. Neil Faulkner Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530314 thebookvoice.com 18:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530314]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire and Jihad: The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920 Author: Neil Faulkner Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 The Ottoman Sultan called for a 'Great Jihad' against the Entente powers at the start of the First World War. He was building on half a century of conflict between British colonialism and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Resistance to Western violence increasingly took the form of radical Islamic insurgency. Ranging from the forests of Central Africa to the deserts of Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland, Neil Faulkner explores a fatal collision between two forms of oppression, one rooted in the ancient slave trade, the other in modern 'coolie' capitalism. He reveals the complex interactions between anti-slavery humanitarianism, British hostility to embryonic Arab nationalism, 'war on terror' moral panics, and Islamist revolt. Far from being an enduring remnant of the medieval past, or an essential expression of Muslim identity, Faulkner argues that 'Holy War' was a reactionary response to the violence of modern imperialism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530314]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire and Jihad: The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920 Author: Neil Faulkner Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 The Ottoman Sultan called for a 'Great Jihad' against the Entente powers at the start of the First World War. He was building on half a century of conflict between British colonialism and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Resistance to Western violence increasingly took the form of radical Islamic insurgency. Ranging from the forests of Central Africa to the deserts of Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland, Neil Faulkner explores a fatal collision between two forms of oppression, one rooted in the ancient slave trade, the other in modern 'coolie' capitalism. He reveals the complex interactions between anti-slavery humanitarianism, British hostility to embryonic Arab nationalism, 'war on terror' moral panics, and Islamist revolt. Far from being an enduring remnant of the medieval past, or an essential expression of Muslim identity, Faulkner argues that 'Holy War' was a reactionary response to the violence of modern imperialism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529813 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Popes Against the Protestants: The Vatican and Evangelical Christianity in Fascist Italy Author: Kevin Madigan Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An account of the alliance between the Catholic Church and the Italian Fascist regime in their campaign against Protestants Based on previously undisclosed archival materials, this book tells the fascinating, untold, and troubling story of an anti-Protestant campaign in Italy that lasted longer, consumed more clerical energy and cultural space, and generated far more literature than the war against Italy's Jewish population. Because clerical leaders in Rome were seeking to build a new Catholic world in the aftermath of the Great War, Protestants embodied a special menace, and were seen as carriers of dangers like heresy, secularism, modernity, and Americanism—as potent threats to the Catholic precepts that were the true foundations of Italian civilization, values, and culture. The pope and cardinals framed the threat of evangelical Christianity as a peril not only to the Catholic Church but to the fascist government as well, recruiting some very powerful fascist officials to their cause. This important book is the first full account of this dangerous alliance. Kevin Madigan Tue, 17 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529813 thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Popes Against the Protestants: The Vatican and Evangelical Christianity in Fascist Italy Author: Kevin Madigan Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An account of the alliance between the Catholic Church and the Italian Fascist regime in their campaign against Protestants Based on previously undisclosed archival materials, this book tells the fascinating, untold, and troubling story of an anti-Protestant campaign in Italy that lasted longer, consumed more clerical energy and cultural space, and generated far more literature than the war against Italy's Jewish population. Because clerical leaders in Rome were seeking to build a new Catholic world in the aftermath of the Great War, Protestants embodied a special menace, and were seen as carriers of dangers like heresy, secularism, modernity, and Americanism—as potent threats to the Catholic precepts that were the true foundations of Italian civilization, values, and culture. The pope and cardinals framed the threat of evangelical Christianity as a peril not only to the Catholic Church but to the fascist government as well, recruiting some very powerful fascist officials to their cause. This important book is the first full account of this dangerous alliance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Popes Against the Protestants: The Vatican and Evangelical Christianity in Fascist Italy Author: Kevin Madigan Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An account of the alliance between the Catholic Church and the Italian Fascist regime in their campaign against Protestants Based on previously undisclosed archival materials, this book tells the fascinating, untold, and troubling story of an anti-Protestant campaign in Italy that lasted longer, consumed more clerical energy and cultural space, and generated far more literature than the war against Italy's Jewish population. Because clerical leaders in Rome were seeking to build a new Catholic world in the aftermath of the Great War, Protestants embodied a special menace, and were seen as carriers of dangers like heresy, secularism, modernity, and Americanism—as potent threats to the Catholic precepts that were the true foundations of Italian civilization, values, and culture. The pope and cardinals framed the threat of evangelical Christianity as a peril not only to the Catholic Church but to the fascist government as well, recruiting some very powerful fascist officials to their cause. This important book is the first full account of this dangerous alliance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528579 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528579]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and the German March to Global War Author: Charlie Laderman, Brendan Simms Narrator: Damian Lynch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This gripping book dramatizes the extraordinarily compressed and terrifying period between the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Hitler's declaration of war on the United States. These five days transformed much of the world and have shaped our own experience ever since. Simms and Laderman's aim in the book is to show how this agonizing period had no inevitability about it and that innumerable outcomes were possible. Key leaders around the world were taking decisions with often poor and confused information, under overwhelming pressure and knowing that they could be facing personal and national disaster. And yet, there were also long-standing assumptions that shaped these decisions, both consciously and unconsciously. Hitler's American Gamble is a superb work of history, both as an explanation for the course taken by the Second World War and as a study in statecraft and political choices. © Brendan Simms, Charlie Laderman 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Charlie Laderman, Brendan Simms Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528579 thebookvoice.com 16:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528579]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and the German March to Global War Author: Charlie Laderman, Brendan Simms Narrator: Damian Lynch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This gripping book dramatizes the extraordinarily compressed and terrifying period between the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Hitler's declaration of war on the United States. These five days transformed much of the world and have shaped our own experience ever since. Simms and Laderman's aim in the book is to show how this agonizing period had no inevitability about it and that innumerable outcomes were possible. Key leaders around the world were taking decisions with often poor and confused information, under overwhelming pressure and knowing that they could be facing personal and national disaster. And yet, there were also long-standing assumptions that shaped these decisions, both consciously and unconsciously. Hitler's American Gamble is a superb work of history, both as an explanation for the course taken by the Second World War and as a study in statecraft and political choices. © Brendan Simms, Charlie Laderman 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528579]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and the German March to Global War Author: Charlie Laderman, Brendan Simms Narrator: Damian Lynch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This gripping book dramatizes the extraordinarily compressed and terrifying period between the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Hitler's declaration of war on the United States. These five days transformed much of the world and have shaped our own experience ever since. Simms and Laderman's aim in the book is to show how this agonizing period had no inevitability about it and that innumerable outcomes were possible. Key leaders around the world were taking decisions with often poor and confused information, under overwhelming pressure and knowing that they could be facing personal and national disaster. And yet, there were also long-standing assumptions that shaped these decisions, both consciously and unconsciously. Hitler's American Gamble is a superb work of history, both as an explanation for the course taken by the Second World War and as a study in statecraft and political choices. © Brendan Simms, Charlie Laderman 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527849 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527849]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Raid: St Nazaire, 1942: The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot Author: Giles Whittell Narrator: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE AUTHOR OF BRIDGE OF SPIES: A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War Two In the darkest months of the Second World War, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook 'the greatest raid of all', turning an old destroyer into a live bomb and using it to ram the gates of a Nazi stronghold. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded -- more than in any similar operation. Drawing on official documents, interviews, unknown accounts and the astonished reactions of French civilians and German forces, The Greatest Raid recreates in cinematic detail the hours in which the 'Charioteers' fought and died, from Lt Gerard Brett, the curator at the V & A, to 'Bertie' Burtinshaw, who went into battle humming There'll Always be an England, and from Lt Stuart Chant, who set the fuses with 90 seconds to escape, to the epic solo reconnaissance of the legendary Times journalist Capt Micky Burn. Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Bridge of Spies author Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery. © Giles Whittell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Giles Whittell Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527849 thebookvoice.com 8:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527849]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Raid: St Nazaire, 1942: The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot Author: Giles Whittell Narrator: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE AUTHOR OF BRIDGE OF SPIES: A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War Two In the darkest months of the Second World War, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook 'the greatest raid of all', turning an old destroyer into a live bomb and using it to ram the gates of a Nazi stronghold. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded -- more than in any similar operation. Drawing on official documents, interviews, unknown accounts and the astonished reactions of French civilians and German forces, The Greatest Raid recreates in cinematic detail the hours in which the 'Charioteers' fought and died, from Lt Gerard Brett, the curator at the V & A, to 'Bertie' Burtinshaw, who went into battle humming There'll Always be an England, and from Lt Stuart Chant, who set the fuses with 90 seconds to escape, to the epic solo reconnaissance of the legendary Times journalist Capt Micky Burn. Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Bridge of Spies author Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery. © Giles Whittell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527849]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Raid: St Nazaire, 1942: The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot Author: Giles Whittell Narrator: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE AUTHOR OF BRIDGE OF SPIES: A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War Two In the darkest months of the Second World War, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook 'the greatest raid of all', turning an old destroyer into a live bomb and using it to ram the gates of a Nazi stronghold. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded -- more than in any similar operation. Drawing on official documents, interviews, unknown accounts and the astonished reactions of French civilians and German forces, The Greatest Raid recreates in cinematic detail the hours in which the 'Charioteers' fought and died, from Lt Gerard Brett, the curator at the V & A, to 'Bertie' Burtinshaw, who went into battle humming There'll Always be an England, and from Lt Stuart Chant, who set the fuses with 90 seconds to escape, to the epic solo reconnaissance of the legendary Times journalist Capt Micky Burn. Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Bridge of Spies author Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery. © Giles Whittell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526898 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Boleyn Author: Marie Louise Bruce Narrator: Gemma Dawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Few queens of England are as famous as Anne Boleyn. Yet, who was this woman? What was her life like before Henry VIII became infatuated with her? And just how influential was she in reshaping English religious and political life during the early years of the Reformation? Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London. By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen. Marie Louise Bruce Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526898 thebookvoice.com 12:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Boleyn Author: Marie Louise Bruce Narrator: Gemma Dawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Few queens of England are as famous as Anne Boleyn. Yet, who was this woman? What was her life like before Henry VIII became infatuated with her? And just how influential was she in reshaping English religious and political life during the early years of the Reformation? Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London. By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Boleyn Author: Marie Louise Bruce Narrator: Gemma Dawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Few queens of England are as famous as Anne Boleyn. Yet, who was this woman? What was her life like before Henry VIII became infatuated with her? And just how influential was she in reshaping English religious and political life during the early years of the Reformation? Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London. By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526870 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans Author: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Narrator: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than forty million people consider themselves Irish-American, and yet most of them do not truly understand the rich cultural history of their ancestors. From prehistoric times to the emigration of the Irish to Amerikay, this broad, yet comprehensive, history gives a general overview of the deep history of Irish-Americans. The book includes such interesting topics as the four cycles of Irish storytelling, ancient Celtic legends of shapeshifting and Fair Folk, the six Gaelic languages and their relation to one another, the Gallic Wars with Julius Caesar, the Anglo-Norman invasion, the sacred ceremonies and religious beliefs of the Druids, the real story of St. Patrick, the Great Famine brought on by British involvement, the mass exodus of Irish to America, and the struggle for Irish-Americans to rebuild their lives upon new soil, in an unwelcome land. Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Tue, 14 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526870 thebookvoice.com 8:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans Author: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Narrator: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than forty million people consider themselves Irish-American, and yet most of them do not truly understand the rich cultural history of their ancestors. From prehistoric times to the emigration of the Irish to Amerikay, this broad, yet comprehensive, history gives a general overview of the deep history of Irish-Americans. The book includes such interesting topics as the four cycles of Irish storytelling, ancient Celtic legends of shapeshifting and Fair Folk, the six Gaelic languages and their relation to one another, the Gallic Wars with Julius Caesar, the Anglo-Norman invasion, the sacred ceremonies and religious beliefs of the Druids, the real story of St. Patrick, the Great Famine brought on by British involvement, the mass exodus of Irish to America, and the struggle for Irish-Americans to rebuild their lives upon new soil, in an unwelcome land. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans Author: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Narrator: Juilene Osborne-Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than forty million people consider themselves Irish-American, and yet most of them do not truly understand the rich cultural history of their ancestors. From prehistoric times to the emigration of the Irish to Amerikay, this broad, yet comprehensive, history gives a general overview of the deep history of Irish-Americans. The book includes such interesting topics as the four cycles of Irish storytelling, ancient Celtic legends of shapeshifting and Fair Folk, the six Gaelic languages and their relation to one another, the Gallic Wars with Julius Caesar, the Anglo-Norman invasion, the sacred ceremonies and religious beliefs of the Druids, the real story of St. Patrick, the Great Famine brought on by British involvement, the mass exodus of Irish to America, and the struggle for Irish-Americans to rebuild their lives upon new soil, in an unwelcome land. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526720 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526720]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Train: A Family History of the Final Solution Author: Peter Bradley Narrator: John Sackville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Haunting.’ Jonathan Freedland ‘Powerful.’ Daniel Finkelstein The profoundly moving and deeply intimate story of one Jewish family’s fate in the Holocaust, following the thread from Germany to Latvia and to Britain. In November 1941, Peter Bradley's grandparents, Sally and Bertha Brandes, were deported from their home in Bamberg to their deaths in Latvia. The Last Train is a profound and moving homage to Peter’s lost family and to his father who rarely spoke of the traumas through which he lived. It is also his attempt to understand, through the prism of his family’s story, how the Nazis came to conceive and implement the Final Solution. Why did Sally and Bertha’s fellow citizens put them on the train that carried them to the killing fields? Why did the democracies which so loudly condemned Hitler’s persecution of the Jews deny them sanctuary? And why, when Peter's father finally reached Britain after five terrible months in a Nazi concentration camp, was he arrested as an 'enemy alien'? The quest for answers led Peter to explore the origins and evolution of an ancient hatred and the struggles against it of each generation of his family, from the Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Age of Reform, to the catastrophe of the Holocaust. This is the powerful, poignant story of Peter’s journey through family papers and archives, through works of scholarship and the testimony of survivors, and from Bavaria and Buchenwald to the mass graves of the Baltic. And, reflecting on what he learned, he asks: in the events of our own times, we are all perpetrators or bystanders or resisters; which of those roles do we choose for ourselves? Peter Bradley Thu, 12 May 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526720 thebookvoice.com 11:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526720]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Train: A Family History of the Final Solution Author: Peter Bradley Narrator: John Sackville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Haunting.’ Jonathan Freedland ‘Powerful.’ Daniel Finkelstein The profoundly moving and deeply intimate story of one Jewish family’s fate in the Holocaust, following the thread from Germany to Latvia and to Britain. In November 1941, Peter Bradley's grandparents, Sally and Bertha Brandes, were deported from their home in Bamberg to their deaths in Latvia. The Last Train is a profound and moving homage to Peter’s lost family and to his father who rarely spoke of the traumas through which he lived. It is also his attempt to understand, through the prism of his family’s story, how the Nazis came to conceive and implement the Final Solution. Why did Sally and Bertha’s fellow citizens put them on the train that carried them to the killing fields? Why did the democracies which so loudly condemned Hitler’s persecution of the Jews deny them sanctuary? And why, when Peter's father finally reached Britain after five terrible months in a Nazi concentration camp, was he arrested as an 'enemy alien'? The quest for answers led Peter to explore the origins and evolution of an ancient hatred and the struggles against it of each generation of his family, from the Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Age of Reform, to the catastrophe of the Holocaust. This is the powerful, poignant story of Peter’s journey through family papers and archives, through works of scholarship and the testimony of survivors, and from Bavaria and Buchenwald to the mass graves of the Baltic. And, reflecting on what he learned, he asks: in the events of our own times, we are all perpetrators or bystanders or resisters; which of those roles do we choose for ourselves? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526720]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Train: A Family History of the Final Solution Author: Peter Bradley Narrator: John Sackville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Haunting.’ Jonathan Freedland ‘Powerful.’ Daniel Finkelstein The profoundly moving and deeply intimate story of one Jewish family’s fate in the Holocaust, following the thread from Germany to Latvia and to Britain. In November 1941, Peter Bradley's grandparents, Sally and Bertha Brandes, were deported from their home in Bamberg to their deaths in Latvia. The Last Train is a profound and moving homage to Peter’s lost family and to his father who rarely spoke of the traumas through which he lived. It is also his attempt to understand, through the prism of his family’s story, how the Nazis came to conceive and implement the Final Solution. Why did Sally and Bertha’s fellow citizens put them on the train that carried them to the killing fields? Why did the democracies which so loudly condemned Hitler’s persecution of the Jews deny them sanctuary? And why, when Peter's father finally reached Britain after five terrible months in a Nazi concentration camp, was he arrested as an 'enemy alien'? The quest for answers led Peter to explore the origins and evolution of an ancient hatred and the struggles against it of each generation of his family, from the Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Age of Reform, to the catastrophe of the Holocaust. This is the powerful, poignant story of Peter’s journey through family papers and archives, through works of scholarship and the testimony of survivors, and from Bavaria and Buchenwald to the mass graves of the Baltic. And, reflecting on what he learned, he asks: in the events of our own times, we are all perpetrators or bystanders or resisters; which of those roles do we choose for ourselves? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526705 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: A BBC Collection Author: Sir Winston Churchill Narrator: Sir Winston Churchill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: December 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'The most persuasive and patriotic exhortations to arms since the Agincourt address from Henry V.' - The Guardian. Sir Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War II. He was one of the 20th century's greatest orators and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill's output was prolific - his complete speeches alone contain more than 5 million words. On this special recording, the best and most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume. Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most significant events the world has ever seen and he was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age. These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator and demonstrate why, in a national poll, Churchill was voted 'Greatest Briton of All Time'. Many of his speeches were recorded after their original delivery because the Houses of Parliament did not have the facility to record live speeches at the time; fortunately, most were committed to tape later and we can today still hear the power of Churchill's oratory. Bringing together digitally remastered archive recordings of Winston Churchill with readings by his grandson in the few cases where we can't hear from the great man himself, this collection of speeches includes: 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' 'Give us the tools' 'We can take it!' 'A total and unmitigated defeat' 'The Few' 'This was their finest hour' 'An Iron Curtain has descended' 'Never give in!' 'Sinking of the Graf Spee' 'Fall of Singapore' 'Review of the war' 'Battle of the Atlantic' 'Victory in North Africa' 'Tribute to George VI' Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Sir Winston Churchill Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526705 thebookvoice.com 5:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: A BBC Collection Author: Sir Winston Churchill Narrator: Sir Winston Churchill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: December 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'The most persuasive and patriotic exhortations to arms since the Agincourt address from Henry V.' - The Guardian. Sir Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War II. He was one of the 20th century's greatest orators and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill's output was prolific - his complete speeches alone contain more than 5 million words. On this special recording, the best and most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume. Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most significant events the world has ever seen and he was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age. These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator and demonstrate why, in a national poll, Churchill was voted 'Greatest Briton of All Time'. Many of his speeches were recorded after their original delivery because the Houses of Parliament did not have the facility to record live speeches at the time; fortunately, most were committed to tape later and we can today still hear the power of Churchill's oratory. Bringing together digitally remastered archive recordings of Winston Churchill with readings by his grandson in the few cases where we can't hear from the great man himself, this collection of speeches includes: 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' 'Give us the tools' 'We can take it!' 'A total and unmitigated defeat' 'The Few' 'This was their finest hour' 'An Iron Curtain has descended' 'Never give in!' 'Sinking of the Graf Spee' 'Fall of Singapore' 'Review of the war' 'Battle of the Atlantic' 'Victory in North Africa' 'Tribute to George VI' Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: A BBC Collection Author: Sir Winston Churchill Narrator: Sir Winston Churchill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: December 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'The most persuasive and patriotic exhortations to arms since the Agincourt address from Henry V.' - The Guardian. Sir Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War II. He was one of the 20th century's greatest orators and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill's output was prolific - his complete speeches alone contain more than 5 million words. On this special recording, the best and most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume. Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most significant events the world has ever seen and he was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age. These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator and demonstrate why, in a national poll, Churchill was voted 'Greatest Briton of All Time'. Many of his speeches were recorded after their original delivery because the Houses of Parliament did not have the facility to record live speeches at the time; fortunately, most were committed to tape later and we can today still hear the power of Churchill's oratory. Bringing together digitally remastered archive recordings of Winston Churchill with readings by his grandson in the few cases where we can't hear from the great man himself, this collection of speeches includes: 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' 'Give us the tools' 'We can take it!' 'A total and unmitigated defeat' 'The Few' 'This was their finest hour' 'An Iron Curtain has descended' 'Never give in!' 'Sinking of the Graf Spee' 'Fall of Singapore' 'Review of the war' 'Battle of the Atlantic' 'Victory in North Africa' 'Tribute to George VI' Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526701 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Documents That Changed The World: A BBC Radio 4 History Author: Mike Thompson Narrator: Mike Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The BBC Radio 4 historical series that uses documentary evidence to shed new light on the past In this Sony Award-winning investigative history series, BBC international correspondent Mike Thomson and guest presenters pore over private papers, public records and primary sources, uncovering the hidden truth about historical events. As they follow the documentary trail, they talk to key participants, contemporary commentators and academic experts, and explore shocking stories of cover-ups, covert operations and collusion. Here are the extraordinary tales of the 1956 French offer to merge the UK and France; the Wall Street plot to overthrow Franklin D Roosevelt; and the journalist's notebook that came perilously close to revealing one of Britain's greatest Cold War secrets. Plus, Gordon Corera travels to Stockholm to investigate the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, David Loyn investigates how a lost document is helping Afghanistan come to terms with its painful past, Heather Jones asks why an intelligence warning given seven weeks before Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland was ignored, and Sanchia Berg traces the career of an MI5 agent left out in the cold... From the clandestine Nazi radio station in Scotland to an MI6 chief's secret slush fund, the diaries of a Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union and the CIA's attempts to subvert Albania, Documents That Changed The World will challenge your assumptions and make you question everything you thought you knew about history. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Mike Thomson, Jeremy Duns, Nick Rankin, Sarah Richardson, Gordon Corera, David Loyn, Heather Jones, Sanchia Berg, Dominic Streatfeild, Anne McElvoy, Dr Yee Wah Foo, Robert Bickers, Arne Westad, Jonny Foo, Andy Cheung, Jo Fox Produced by Tom Alban, Kate Borde, Mark Burman, Marya Burgess, James Cook, Isobel Eaton, Neil George, Patrick Gregory, Laurence Grissell, Roger Hermiston, Julia Johnson, Robert Ketteridge, Hannah Loy, Neil McCarthy, Paula McGinley, John Murphy, Sarah Shebbeare, Phil Tinline Executive producer: Philip Sellars First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 5 September 2005-4 December 2017 Mike Thompson Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526701 thebookvoice.com 29:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Documents That Changed The World: A BBC Radio 4 History Author: Mike Thompson Narrator: Mike Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The BBC Radio 4 historical series that uses documentary evidence to shed new light on the past In this Sony Award-winning investigative history series, BBC international correspondent Mike Thomson and guest presenters pore over private papers, public records and primary sources, uncovering the hidden truth about historical events. As they follow the documentary trail, they talk to key participants, contemporary commentators and academic experts, and explore shocking stories of cover-ups, covert operations and collusion. Here are the extraordinary tales of the 1956 French offer to merge the UK and France; the Wall Street plot to overthrow Franklin D Roosevelt; and the journalist's notebook that came perilously close to revealing one of Britain's greatest Cold War secrets. Plus, Gordon Corera travels to Stockholm to investigate the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, David Loyn investigates how a lost document is helping Afghanistan come to terms with its painful past, Heather Jones asks why an intelligence warning given seven weeks before Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland was ignored, and Sanchia Berg traces the career of an MI5 agent left out in the cold... From the clandestine Nazi radio station in Scotland to an MI6 chief's secret slush fund, the diaries of a Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union and the CIA's attempts to subvert Albania, Documents That Changed The World will challenge your assumptions and make you question everything you thought you knew about history. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Mike Thomson, Jeremy Duns, Nick Rankin, Sarah Richardson, Gordon Corera, David Loyn, Heather Jones, Sanchia Berg, Dominic Streatfeild, Anne McElvoy, Dr Yee Wah Foo, Robert Bickers, Arne Westad, Jonny Foo, Andy Cheung, Jo Fox Produced by Tom Alban, Kate Borde, Mark Burman, Marya Burgess, James Cook, Isobel Eaton, Neil George, Patrick Gregory, Laurence Grissell, Roger Hermiston, Julia Johnson, Robert Ketteridge, Hannah Loy, Neil McCarthy, Paula McGinley, John Murphy, Sarah Shebbeare, Phil Tinline Executive producer: Philip Sellars First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 5 September 2005-4 December 2017 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Documents That Changed The World: A BBC Radio 4 History Author: Mike Thompson Narrator: Mike Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The BBC Radio 4 historical series that uses documentary evidence to shed new light on the past In this Sony Award-winning investigative history series, BBC international correspondent Mike Thomson and guest presenters pore over private papers, public records and primary sources, uncovering the hidden truth about historical events. As they follow the documentary trail, they talk to key participants, contemporary commentators and academic experts, and explore shocking stories of cover-ups, covert operations and collusion. Here are the extraordinary tales of the 1956 French offer to merge the UK and France; the Wall Street plot to overthrow Franklin D Roosevelt; and the journalist's notebook that came perilously close to revealing one of Britain's greatest Cold War secrets. Plus, Gordon Corera travels to Stockholm to investigate the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, David Loyn investigates how a lost document is helping Afghanistan come to terms with its painful past, Heather Jones asks why an intelligence warning given seven weeks before Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland was ignored, and Sanchia Berg traces the career of an MI5 agent left out in the cold... From the clandestine Nazi radio station in Scotland to an MI6 chief's secret slush fund, the diaries of a Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union and the CIA's attempts to subvert Albania, Documents That Changed The World will challenge your assumptions and make you question everything you thought you knew about history. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Mike Thomson, Jeremy Duns, Nick Rankin, Sarah Richardson, Gordon Corera, David Loyn, Heather Jones, Sanchia Berg, Dominic Streatfeild, Anne McElvoy, Dr Yee Wah Foo, Robert Bickers, Arne Westad, Jonny Foo, Andy Cheung, Jo Fox Produced by Tom Alban, Kate Borde, Mark Burman, Marya Burgess, James Cook, Isobel Eaton, Neil George, Patrick Gregory, Laurence Grissell, Roger Hermiston, Julia Johnson, Robert Ketteridge, Hannah Loy, Neil McCarthy, Paula McGinley, John Murphy, Sarah Shebbeare, Phil Tinline Executive producer: Philip Sellars First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 5 September 2005-4 December 2017 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526304 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526304]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: William Doyle Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolors. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as far reaching consequences still with us today, such as the enduring ideology of human rights, and decimalization. In this Very Short Introduction, William Doyle introduces the French old regime and considers how and why it collapsed. Retelling the unfolding events of the revolution, he analyzes why the revolutionaries quarreled with the king, the church, and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. Doyle also discusses how and why the revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional, and social structures in France and beyond. In this new edition, Doyle includes new sections highlighting the main developments in the field since the first edition, before exploring the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government. William Doyle Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526304 thebookvoice.com 4:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526304]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: William Doyle Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolors. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as far reaching consequences still with us today, such as the enduring ideology of human rights, and decimalization. In this Very Short Introduction, William Doyle introduces the French old regime and considers how and why it collapsed. Retelling the unfolding events of the revolution, he analyzes why the revolutionaries quarreled with the king, the church, and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. Doyle also discusses how and why the revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional, and social structures in France and beyond. In this new edition, Doyle includes new sections highlighting the main developments in the field since the first edition, before exploring the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526304]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: William Doyle Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolors. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as far reaching consequences still with us today, such as the enduring ideology of human rights, and decimalization. In this Very Short Introduction, William Doyle introduces the French old regime and considers how and why it collapsed. Retelling the unfolding events of the revolution, he analyzes why the revolutionaries quarreled with the king, the church, and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. Doyle also discusses how and why the revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional, and social structures in France and beyond. In this new edition, Doyle includes new sections highlighting the main developments in the field since the first edition, before exploring the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526197 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Templarios, griales, vírgenes negras y otros enigmas de la Historia Author: Juan Eslava Galán Narrator: Leopoldo Ballesteros Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Juan Eslava Galán nos ayuda a resolver diversos enigmas de la Historia aportando veracidad en algunos casos o desmitificando, en otros. En este audiolibro encontrarás una buena herramienta para satisfacer tu curiosidad sobre algunos de los más populares episodios relacionados con vírgenes negras, Santos Griales, Tablas Redondas... Juan Eslava Galán Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526197 thebookvoice.com 11:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Templarios, griales, vírgenes negras y otros enigmas de la Historia Author: Juan Eslava Galán Narrator: Leopoldo Ballesteros Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Juan Eslava Galán nos ayuda a resolver diversos enigmas de la Historia aportando veracidad en algunos casos o desmitificando, en otros. En este audiolibro encontrarás una buena herramienta para satisfacer tu curiosidad sobre algunos de los más populares episodios relacionados con vírgenes negras, Santos Griales, Tablas Redondas... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Templarios, griales, vírgenes negras y otros enigmas de la Historia Author: Juan Eslava Galán Narrator: Leopoldo Ballesteros Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 14, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Juan Eslava Galán nos ayuda a resolver diversos enigmas de la Historia aportando veracidad en algunos casos o desmitificando, en otros. En este audiolibro encontrarás una buena herramienta para satisfacer tu curiosidad sobre algunos de los más populares episodios relacionados con vírgenes negras, Santos Griales, Tablas Redondas... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525020 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designed to Deceive Author: John Hallam Lott Narrator: John Hallam Lott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 1077, Dover Castle. More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and serial plotter against his King. Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the Conquest and the great battle itself. Cruel, rapacious and ambitious, Odo intends this unique wall hanging to glorify not only his splendid new cathedral in Bayeux but also his own place in history. An undertaking of this magnitude will require a designer of extraordinary talent and expertise and Odo believes that he has found such an artist - one capable of creating a work that will outlive time itself. His choice is, however, unexpected and unusual. This is the story of that designer, the challenges faced, both artistic and authoritarian and of all the other players, both exulted and humble, who go to make up this tapestry of intrigue, murder, politics and art. John Hallam Lott Mon, 17 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525020 thebookvoice.com 15:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designed to Deceive Author: John Hallam Lott Narrator: John Hallam Lott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 1077, Dover Castle. More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and serial plotter against his King. Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the Conquest and the great battle itself. Cruel, rapacious and ambitious, Odo intends this unique wall hanging to glorify not only his splendid new cathedral in Bayeux but also his own place in history. An undertaking of this magnitude will require a designer of extraordinary talent and expertise and Odo believes that he has found such an artist - one capable of creating a work that will outlive time itself. His choice is, however, unexpected and unusual. This is the story of that designer, the challenges faced, both artistic and authoritarian and of all the other players, both exulted and humble, who go to make up this tapestry of intrigue, murder, politics and art. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designed to Deceive Author: John Hallam Lott Narrator: John Hallam Lott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 1077, Dover Castle. More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and serial plotter against his King. Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the Conquest and the great battle itself. Cruel, rapacious and ambitious, Odo intends this unique wall hanging to glorify not only his splendid new cathedral in Bayeux but also his own place in history. An undertaking of this magnitude will require a designer of extraordinary talent and expertise and Odo believes that he has found such an artist - one capable of creating a work that will outlive time itself. His choice is, however, unexpected and unusual. This is the story of that designer, the challenges faced, both artistic and authoritarian and of all the other players, both exulted and humble, who go to make up this tapestry of intrigue, murder, politics and art. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524294 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Il Regno Unito E La Sua Storia Author: History Nerds Narrator: Andrealoco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Uno sguardo breve, divertente e conciso sulla storia del Regno Unito.Che tu voglia fare una revisione per un esame di storia o se desideri semplicemente un'introduzione vertiginosa sul Regno Unito, questo è il libro che fa per te. Ti portiamo in un breve tour della storia dalla Gran Bretagna preistorica, fino alle guerre dei giorni nostri con una velocità ed efficienza che ti lasceranno informato su tutti i dettagli che devi sapere sulla storia del Regno Unito. Prendi la tua copia oggi e scopri i re, le regine, i governanti moderni e tutto il resto, comprese le ribellioni irlandesi e scozzesi. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME History Nerds Tue, 01 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524294 thebookvoice.com 4:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Il Regno Unito E La Sua Storia Author: History Nerds Narrator: Andrealoco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Uno sguardo breve, divertente e conciso sulla storia del Regno Unito.Che tu voglia fare una revisione per un esame di storia o se desideri semplicemente un'introduzione vertiginosa sul Regno Unito, questo è il libro che fa per te. Ti portiamo in un breve tour della storia dalla Gran Bretagna preistorica, fino alle guerre dei giorni nostri con una velocità ed efficienza che ti lasceranno informato su tutti i dettagli che devi sapere sulla storia del Regno Unito. Prendi la tua copia oggi e scopri i re, le regine, i governanti moderni e tutto il resto, comprese le ribellioni irlandesi e scozzesi. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Il Regno Unito E La Sua Storia Author: History Nerds Narrator: Andrealoco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Uno sguardo breve, divertente e conciso sulla storia del Regno Unito.Che tu voglia fare una revisione per un esame di storia o se desideri semplicemente un'introduzione vertiginosa sul Regno Unito, questo è il libro che fa per te. Ti portiamo in un breve tour della storia dalla Gran Bretagna preistorica, fino alle guerre dei giorni nostri con una velocità ed efficienza che ti lasceranno informato su tutti i dettagli che devi sapere sulla storia del Regno Unito. Prendi la tua copia oggi e scopri i re, le regine, i governanti moderni e tutto il resto, comprese le ribellioni irlandesi e scozzesi. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523731 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523731]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hangman’s Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617 Author: Franz Schmidt Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Now an esoteric of legal and criminal history, A Hangman's Diary gives a year-by-year breakdown on all of Master Franz Schmidt's executions, which included hangings, beheadings, and other methods, as well as details of each capital crime and the reason for the punishment. From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career. A Hangman's Diary is not only a collection of detailed writings by Schmidt about his work, but also an account of criminal procedure in Germany during the Middle Ages. With analysis and explanation, editor Albrecht Keller and translators C. Calvert and A. W. Gruner have put together a masterful tome that sets the scene of execution day and puts you in Master Franz Schmidt's shoes as he does his duty for his country. An unusual and fascinating classic of crime and punishment, A Hangman's Diary is more than a history lesson; it shows the true anarchy that inhabited our world only a few hundred years ago. Franz Schmidt Tue, 17 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523731 thebookvoice.com 4:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523731]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hangman’s Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617 Author: Franz Schmidt Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Now an esoteric of legal and criminal history, A Hangman's Diary gives a year-by-year breakdown on all of Master Franz Schmidt's executions, which included hangings, beheadings, and other methods, as well as details of each capital crime and the reason for the punishment. From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career. A Hangman's Diary is not only a collection of detailed writings by Schmidt about his work, but also an account of criminal procedure in Germany during the Middle Ages. With analysis and explanation, editor Albrecht Keller and translators C. Calvert and A. W. Gruner have put together a masterful tome that sets the scene of execution day and puts you in Master Franz Schmidt's shoes as he does his duty for his country. An unusual and fascinating classic of crime and punishment, A Hangman's Diary is more than a history lesson; it shows the true anarchy that inhabited our world only a few hundred years ago. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523731]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hangman’s Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617 Author: Franz Schmidt Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Now an esoteric of legal and criminal history, A Hangman's Diary gives a year-by-year breakdown on all of Master Franz Schmidt's executions, which included hangings, beheadings, and other methods, as well as details of each capital crime and the reason for the punishment. From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career. A Hangman's Diary is not only a collection of detailed writings by Schmidt about his work, but also an account of criminal procedure in Germany during the Middle Ages. With analysis and explanation, editor Albrecht Keller and translators C. Calvert and A. W. Gruner have put together a masterful tome that sets the scene of execution day and puts you in Master Franz Schmidt's shoes as he does his duty for his country. An unusual and fascinating classic of crime and punishment, A Hangman's Diary is more than a history lesson; it shows the true anarchy that inhabited our world only a few hundred years ago. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523669 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man Author: Thomas Mann Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, now back in print. When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately picked up his pen to compose a paean to the German cause. Soon after, his elder brother and lifelong rival, the novelist Heinrich Mann, responded with a no less determined denunciation. Thomas took it as an unforgivable stab in the back. The bitter dispute between the brothers would swell into the strange, tortured, brilliant, sometimes perverse literary performance that is Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man, a book that Mann worked on and added to throughout the war and that bears an intimate relation to his postwar masterpiece The Magic Mountain. Wild and ungainly though Mann's reflections can be, they nonetheless constitute, as Mark Lilla demonstrates in a new introduction, a key meditation on the freedom of the artist and the distance between literature and politics. Thomas Mann Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523669 thebookvoice.com 25:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man Author: Thomas Mann Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, now back in print. When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately picked up his pen to compose a paean to the German cause. Soon after, his elder brother and lifelong rival, the novelist Heinrich Mann, responded with a no less determined denunciation. Thomas took it as an unforgivable stab in the back. The bitter dispute between the brothers would swell into the strange, tortured, brilliant, sometimes perverse literary performance that is Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man, a book that Mann worked on and added to throughout the war and that bears an intimate relation to his postwar masterpiece The Magic Mountain. Wild and ungainly though Mann's reflections can be, they nonetheless constitute, as Mark Lilla demonstrates in a new introduction, a key meditation on the freedom of the artist and the distance between literature and politics. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523669]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man Author: Thomas Mann Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, now back in print. When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately picked up his pen to compose a paean to the German cause. Soon after, his elder brother and lifelong rival, the novelist Heinrich Mann, responded with a no less determined denunciation. Thomas took it as an unforgivable stab in the back. The bitter dispute between the brothers would swell into the strange, tortured, brilliant, sometimes perverse literary performance that is Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man, a book that Mann worked on and added to throughout the war and that bears an intimate relation to his postwar masterpiece The Magic Mountain. Wild and ungainly though Mann's reflections can be, they nonetheless constitute, as Mark Lilla demonstrates in a new introduction, a key meditation on the freedom of the artist and the distance between literature and politics. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523320 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523320]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary -- the Queen's grandparents and the creators of the modern monarchy The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. He was a crack shot, and an outstanding stamp collector, but that's about it. The flamboyance and hedonism of his father, Edward VII, defined an era whose influence and magnetism is still felt today. The contrast between the two could hardly be greater. But is that really all there was to King George, a monarch who faced a series of crises thought to be the most testing faced by any twentieth-century British sovereign? As Tommy Lascelles, one of George's most senior advisors, put it: 'He was dull, beyond dispute -- but my God, his reign never had a dull moment.' Jane Ridley is one of very finest royal biographers, celebrated for her immaculate research, highly entertaining style and piercing insights. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt a Victorian institution to the modern world is a great story in itself. But with it comes a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life that challenges myths and lets us see George, Mary and their children more fully and clearly than ever before. George V was the Queen's grandfather, and Jane Ridley takes right into the drawing rooms Elizabeth was born into. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. © Jane Ridley 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Jane Ridley Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523320 thebookvoice.com 22:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523320]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary -- the Queen's grandparents and the creators of the modern monarchy The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. He was a crack shot, and an outstanding stamp collector, but that's about it. The flamboyance and hedonism of his father, Edward VII, defined an era whose influence and magnetism is still felt today. The contrast between the two could hardly be greater. But is that really all there was to King George, a monarch who faced a series of crises thought to be the most testing faced by any twentieth-century British sovereign? As Tommy Lascelles, one of George's most senior advisors, put it: 'He was dull, beyond dispute -- but my God, his reign never had a dull moment.' Jane Ridley is one of very finest royal biographers, celebrated for her immaculate research, highly entertaining style and piercing insights. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt a Victorian institution to the modern world is a great story in itself. But with it comes a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life that challenges myths and lets us see George, Mary and their children more fully and clearly than ever before. George V was the Queen's grandfather, and Jane Ridley takes right into the drawing rooms Elizabeth was born into. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. © Jane Ridley 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523320]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George V: Never a Dull Moment Author: Jane Ridley Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary -- the Queen's grandparents and the creators of the modern monarchy The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. He was a crack shot, and an outstanding stamp collector, but that's about it. The flamboyance and hedonism of his father, Edward VII, defined an era whose influence and magnetism is still felt today. The contrast between the two could hardly be greater. But is that really all there was to King George, a monarch who faced a series of crises thought to be the most testing faced by any twentieth-century British sovereign? As Tommy Lascelles, one of George's most senior advisors, put it: 'He was dull, beyond dispute -- but my God, his reign never had a dull moment.' Jane Ridley is one of very finest royal biographers, celebrated for her immaculate research, highly entertaining style and piercing insights. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt a Victorian institution to the modern world is a great story in itself. But with it comes a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life that challenges myths and lets us see George, Mary and their children more fully and clearly than ever before. George V was the Queen's grandfather, and Jane Ridley takes right into the drawing rooms Elizabeth was born into. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own. © Jane Ridley 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523315 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523315]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House Author: Adrian Tinniswood Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in twentieth-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers. From the Rolling Stones rocking Longleat to Christine Keeler rocking Cliveden, Noble Ambitions takes us on a lively tour of these crumbling halls of power, as a rakish, raffish, aristocratic Swinging London collided with traditional rural values. Capturing the spirit of the age, Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change. © Adrian Tinniswood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Adrian Tinniswood Thu, 07 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523315 thebookvoice.com 13:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523315]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House Author: Adrian Tinniswood Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in twentieth-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers. From the Rolling Stones rocking Longleat to Christine Keeler rocking Cliveden, Noble Ambitions takes us on a lively tour of these crumbling halls of power, as a rakish, raffish, aristocratic Swinging London collided with traditional rural values. Capturing the spirit of the age, Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change. © Adrian Tinniswood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523315]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House Author: Adrian Tinniswood Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in twentieth-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers. From the Rolling Stones rocking Longleat to Christine Keeler rocking Cliveden, Noble Ambitions takes us on a lively tour of these crumbling halls of power, as a rakish, raffish, aristocratic Swinging London collided with traditional rural values. Capturing the spirit of the age, Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change. © Adrian Tinniswood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523289 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 Author: Fintan O'toole Narrator: Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Fintan O'Toole Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure tells a history of Ireland in his own time a brilliant interweaving of memoir and historical narrative. Fintan O'Toole was born in 1958, and so his life covers Ireland's journey out of underdevelopment and domination by the Church and the country's transformation into the relatively prosperous and tolerant society that it is today. But along the way there was a sectarian civil war in the North, which cast a dark shadow over the whole island, and bitter struggles for intellectual, civil and sexual freedoms. The Church fought a long rearguard action to defend its entrenched positions in education, healthcare and childcare. The truth about child abuse and institutional cruelty emerged only slowly, and women still had to die to make possible the liberalisation of Irish laws on contraception and divorce. This is a very personal history by a writer who is considered by many to be the country's leading public intellectual. He was a participant in many of the controversies and and arguments of the past 35 years, and knew the leading literary, musical and political figures of those decades. 2021 Head of Zeus Fintan O'toole Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523289 thebookvoice.com 22:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 Author: Fintan O'toole Narrator: Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Fintan O'Toole Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure tells a history of Ireland in his own time a brilliant interweaving of memoir and historical narrative. Fintan O'Toole was born in 1958, and so his life covers Ireland's journey out of underdevelopment and domination by the Church and the country's transformation into the relatively prosperous and tolerant society that it is today. But along the way there was a sectarian civil war in the North, which cast a dark shadow over the whole island, and bitter struggles for intellectual, civil and sexual freedoms. The Church fought a long rearguard action to defend its entrenched positions in education, healthcare and childcare. The truth about child abuse and institutional cruelty emerged only slowly, and women still had to die to make possible the liberalisation of Irish laws on contraception and divorce. This is a very personal history by a writer who is considered by many to be the country's leading public intellectual. He was a participant in many of the controversies and and arguments of the past 35 years, and knew the leading literary, musical and political figures of those decades. 2021 Head of Zeus Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 Author: Fintan O'toole Narrator: Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Fintan O'Toole Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure tells a history of Ireland in his own time a brilliant interweaving of memoir and historical narrative. Fintan O'Toole was born in 1958, and so his life covers Ireland's journey out of underdevelopment and domination by the Church and the country's transformation into the relatively prosperous and tolerant society that it is today. But along the way there was a sectarian civil war in the North, which cast a dark shadow over the whole island, and bitter struggles for intellectual, civil and sexual freedoms. The Church fought a long rearguard action to defend its entrenched positions in education, healthcare and childcare. The truth about child abuse and institutional cruelty emerged only slowly, and women still had to die to make possible the liberalisation of Irish laws on contraception and divorce. This is a very personal history by a writer who is considered by many to be the country's leading public intellectual. He was a participant in many of the controversies and and arguments of the past 35 years, and knew the leading literary, musical and political figures of those decades. 2021 Head of Zeus https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522928 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522928]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summer of Blood: England's First Revolution Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters.   In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysteri­ous Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life and captures both the idealism and brutality of that fate­ful summer, when a brave group of men and women dared to challenge their overlords, demand that they be treated equally, and fight for freedom. Dan Jones Tue, 21 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522928 thebookvoice.com 7:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522928]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summer of Blood: England's First Revolution Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters.   In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysteri­ous Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life and captures both the idealism and brutality of that fate­ful summer, when a brave group of men and women dared to challenge their overlords, demand that they be treated equally, and fight for freedom. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522928]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summer of Blood: England's First Revolution Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters.   In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysteri­ous Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life and captures both the idealism and brutality of that fate­ful summer, when a brave group of men and women dared to challenge their overlords, demand that they be treated equally, and fight for freedom. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522339 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE Author: Kate Vigurs Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The full story of the thirty-nine female SOE agents who went undercover in France Formed in 1940, Special Operations Executive was to coordinate Resistance work overseas. The organization's F section sent more than four hundred agents into France, thirty-nine of whom were women. But while some are widely known—Violette Szabo, Odette Sansom, Noor Inayat Khan—others have had their stories largely overlooked. Kate Vigurs interweaves for the first time the stories of all thirty-nine female agents. Tracing their journeys from early recruitment to work undertaken in the field, to evasion from, or capture by, the Gestapo, Vigurs shows just how greatly missions varied. Some agents were more adept at parachuting. Some agents' missions lasted for years, others' less than a few hours. Some survived, others were murdered. By placing the women in the context of their work with the SOE and the wider war, this history reveals the true extent of the differences in their abilities and attitudes while underlining how they nonetheless shared a common mission and, ultimately, deserve recognition. Kate Vigurs Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522339 thebookvoice.com 10:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE Author: Kate Vigurs Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The full story of the thirty-nine female SOE agents who went undercover in France Formed in 1940, Special Operations Executive was to coordinate Resistance work overseas. The organization's F section sent more than four hundred agents into France, thirty-nine of whom were women. But while some are widely known—Violette Szabo, Odette Sansom, Noor Inayat Khan—others have had their stories largely overlooked. Kate Vigurs interweaves for the first time the stories of all thirty-nine female agents. Tracing their journeys from early recruitment to work undertaken in the field, to evasion from, or capture by, the Gestapo, Vigurs shows just how greatly missions varied. Some agents were more adept at parachuting. Some agents' missions lasted for years, others' less than a few hours. Some survived, others were murdered. By placing the women in the context of their work with the SOE and the wider war, this history reveals the true extent of the differences in their abilities and attitudes while underlining how they nonetheless shared a common mission and, ultimately, deserve recognition. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE Author: Kate Vigurs Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The full story of the thirty-nine female SOE agents who went undercover in France Formed in 1940, Special Operations Executive was to coordinate Resistance work overseas. The organization's F section sent more than four hundred agents into France, thirty-nine of whom were women. But while some are widely known—Violette Szabo, Odette Sansom, Noor Inayat Khan—others have had their stories largely overlooked. Kate Vigurs interweaves for the first time the stories of all thirty-nine female agents. Tracing their journeys from early recruitment to work undertaken in the field, to evasion from, or capture by, the Gestapo, Vigurs shows just how greatly missions varied. Some agents were more adept at parachuting. Some agents' missions lasted for years, others' less than a few hours. Some survived, others were murdered. By placing the women in the context of their work with the SOE and the wider war, this history reveals the true extent of the differences in their abilities and attitudes while underlining how they nonetheless shared a common mission and, ultimately, deserve recognition. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522292 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scotland: A History from Earliest Times Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: 'Deserves a prominent place in the history canon' (Scots Magazine). Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation. Alistair Moffat Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522292 thebookvoice.com 23:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scotland: A History from Earliest Times Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: 'Deserves a prominent place in the history canon' (Scots Magazine). Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scotland: A History from Earliest Times Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: 'Deserves a prominent place in the history canon' (Scots Magazine). Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522233 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522233]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna Author: Tim Parks Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary, was finally forced to abandon his defense of Rome. He and his men had held the besieged city for four long months, but now it was clear that only surrender would prevent slaughter and destruction at the hands of a huge French army. Against all odds, Garibaldi was determined to turn defeat into moral victory. On the evening of July 2, riding alongside his pregnant wife, Anita, he led 4,000 hastily assembled men to continue the struggle for national independence elsewhere. Hounded by both French and Austrian armies, the garibaldini marched hundreds of miles across the Appenines, Italy's mountainous spine, and after two months of skirmishes and adventures arrived in Ravenna with just 250 survivors. Bestselling author Tim Parks, together with his partner Eleonora, set out in the blazing summer of 2019 to follow Garibaldi and Anita's arduous journey through the heart of Italy. In The Hero's Way he delivers a superb travelogue that captures Garibaldi's determination, creativity, reckless courage, and profound belief. And he provides a fascinating portrait of Italy then and now, filled with unforgettable observations of Italian life and landscape, politics, and people. Tim Parks Tue, 06 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522233 thebookvoice.com 16:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522233]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna Author: Tim Parks Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary, was finally forced to abandon his defense of Rome. He and his men had held the besieged city for four long months, but now it was clear that only surrender would prevent slaughter and destruction at the hands of a huge French army. Against all odds, Garibaldi was determined to turn defeat into moral victory. On the evening of July 2, riding alongside his pregnant wife, Anita, he led 4,000 hastily assembled men to continue the struggle for national independence elsewhere. Hounded by both French and Austrian armies, the garibaldini marched hundreds of miles across the Appenines, Italy's mountainous spine, and after two months of skirmishes and adventures arrived in Ravenna with just 250 survivors. Bestselling author Tim Parks, together with his partner Eleonora, set out in the blazing summer of 2019 to follow Garibaldi and Anita's arduous journey through the heart of Italy. In The Hero's Way he delivers a superb travelogue that captures Garibaldi's determination, creativity, reckless courage, and profound belief. And he provides a fascinating portrait of Italy then and now, filled with unforgettable observations of Italian life and landscape, politics, and people. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522233]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna Author: Tim Parks Narrator: Roger May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary, was finally forced to abandon his defense of Rome. He and his men had held the besieged city for four long months, but now it was clear that only surrender would prevent slaughter and destruction at the hands of a huge French army. Against all odds, Garibaldi was determined to turn defeat into moral victory. On the evening of July 2, riding alongside his pregnant wife, Anita, he led 4,000 hastily assembled men to continue the struggle for national independence elsewhere. Hounded by both French and Austrian armies, the garibaldini marched hundreds of miles across the Appenines, Italy's mountainous spine, and after two months of skirmishes and adventures arrived in Ravenna with just 250 survivors. Bestselling author Tim Parks, together with his partner Eleonora, set out in the blazing summer of 2019 to follow Garibaldi and Anita's arduous journey through the heart of Italy. In The Hero's Way he delivers a superb travelogue that captures Garibaldi's determination, creativity, reckless courage, and profound belief. And he provides a fascinating portrait of Italy then and now, filled with unforgettable observations of Italian life and landscape, politics, and people. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521840 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521840]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flawless, My Dear: How to Be More Bridgerton (An Unofficial Advisory) Author: Duchess Wibberfluffle Narrator: Anna Mrowiec Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix sensation comes the self-help book no aspiring viscountess should be without. Grosvenor Square, sometime after 1813 Dearest reader, The social season is upon us! And whether you marriage-minded misses shall be considered a diamond or a doorstop shall soon be determined. But panic not, dear ladies, for you shall find all the advice you so desperately need within these pages. Receive instruction on how to perfect the feigned swoon; the optimal height your breasts can be squashed to; just how many feathers in your headdress is too many; and why you should never enter a maze at night unaccompanied (unless you’re sure to be compromised by a sexy Duke and forced into marrying him). In short, you shall learn how to be more Bridgerton. Yours truly, Duchess Wibberfluffle Duchess Wibberfluffle Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521840 thebookvoice.com 2:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521840]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flawless, My Dear: How to Be More Bridgerton (An Unofficial Advisory) Author: Duchess Wibberfluffle Narrator: Anna Mrowiec Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix sensation comes the self-help book no aspiring viscountess should be without. Grosvenor Square, sometime after 1813 Dearest reader, The social season is upon us! And whether you marriage-minded misses shall be considered a diamond or a doorstop shall soon be determined. But panic not, dear ladies, for you shall find all the advice you so desperately need within these pages. Receive instruction on how to perfect the feigned swoon; the optimal height your breasts can be squashed to; just how many feathers in your headdress is too many; and why you should never enter a maze at night unaccompanied (unless you’re sure to be compromised by a sexy Duke and forced into marrying him). In short, you shall learn how to be more Bridgerton. Yours truly, Duchess Wibberfluffle Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521840]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flawless, My Dear: How to Be More Bridgerton (An Unofficial Advisory) Author: Duchess Wibberfluffle Narrator: Anna Mrowiec Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix sensation comes the self-help book no aspiring viscountess should be without. Grosvenor Square, sometime after 1813 Dearest reader, The social season is upon us! And whether you marriage-minded misses shall be considered a diamond or a doorstop shall soon be determined. But panic not, dear ladies, for you shall find all the advice you so desperately need within these pages. Receive instruction on how to perfect the feigned swoon; the optimal height your breasts can be squashed to; just how many feathers in your headdress is too many; and why you should never enter a maze at night unaccompanied (unless you’re sure to be compromised by a sexy Duke and forced into marrying him). In short, you shall learn how to be more Bridgerton. Yours truly, Duchess Wibberfluffle https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521455 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521455]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grey Men Author: Ralph Hope Narrator: B. J. Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By 1990 the Berlin Wall had fallen and the East German state security service folded. During forty years, they had amassed more than a billion pages in manila files detailing the lives of their citizens. Overnight, almost a hundred thousand Stasi employees, many of them experienced officers with access to highly personal information, found themselves unemployed. This is the story of what they did next. Former FBI Agent Ralph Hope uses critical insider knowledge and access to Stasi records to track and expose ex-officers working everywhere from the Russian energy sector to the police and even the government department tasked with prosecuting Stasi crimes. He examines why the key players have never been called to account and, in doing so, asks whether we have really learned from the past at all. He highlights a man who continued to fight the Stasi for thirty years after the Wall fell, and reveals a truth that many don’t want spoken. The Grey Men comes as an urgent warning from the past at a time when governments the world over are building an unprecedented network of surveillance over their citizens. Ralph Hope Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521455 thebookvoice.com 11:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521455]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grey Men Author: Ralph Hope Narrator: B. J. Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By 1990 the Berlin Wall had fallen and the East German state security service folded. During forty years, they had amassed more than a billion pages in manila files detailing the lives of their citizens. Overnight, almost a hundred thousand Stasi employees, many of them experienced officers with access to highly personal information, found themselves unemployed. This is the story of what they did next. Former FBI Agent Ralph Hope uses critical insider knowledge and access to Stasi records to track and expose ex-officers working everywhere from the Russian energy sector to the police and even the government department tasked with prosecuting Stasi crimes. He examines why the key players have never been called to account and, in doing so, asks whether we have really learned from the past at all. He highlights a man who continued to fight the Stasi for thirty years after the Wall fell, and reveals a truth that many don’t want spoken. The Grey Men comes as an urgent warning from the past at a time when governments the world over are building an unprecedented network of surveillance over their citizens. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521455]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grey Men Author: Ralph Hope Narrator: B. J. Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By 1990 the Berlin Wall had fallen and the East German state security service folded. During forty years, they had amassed more than a billion pages in manila files detailing the lives of their citizens. Overnight, almost a hundred thousand Stasi employees, many of them experienced officers with access to highly personal information, found themselves unemployed. This is the story of what they did next. Former FBI Agent Ralph Hope uses critical insider knowledge and access to Stasi records to track and expose ex-officers working everywhere from the Russian energy sector to the police and even the government department tasked with prosecuting Stasi crimes. He examines why the key players have never been called to account and, in doing so, asks whether we have really learned from the past at all. He highlights a man who continued to fight the Stasi for thirty years after the Wall fell, and reveals a truth that many don’t want spoken. The Grey Men comes as an urgent warning from the past at a time when governments the world over are building an unprecedented network of surveillance over their citizens. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521339 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Oliver Cromwell Author: Ronald Hutton Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell—providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)—the only English commoner to become the overall head of state—is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty—and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries. Ronald Hutton Tue, 14 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521339 thebookvoice.com 13:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Oliver Cromwell Author: Ronald Hutton Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell—providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)—the only English commoner to become the overall head of state—is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty—and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Oliver Cromwell Author: Ronald Hutton Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell—providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)—the only English commoner to become the overall head of state—is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty—and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521316 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521316]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: Quentin Skinner Narrator: Hannibal Hills Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has since become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings, the pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor; to the fall of the republic in 1512; to his death in 1527. It was after the fall of the Republic that Machiavelli composed his main political works: The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence. In the second edition of his Very Short Introduction Skinner includes new material on The Prince, showing how Machiavelli developed his neo-classical political theory, through engaging in continual dialogue with the ancient Roman moralists and historians, especially Cicero and Livy. The aim of political leaders, Machiavelli argues, should be to act virtuously so far as possible, but to stand ready 'to be not good' when this course of action is dictated by necessity. Exploring the pivotal concept of princely virtu to be found in classical and Renaissance humanist texts, Skinner brings new light to Machiavelli's philosophy of a willingness to do whatever may be necessary to maintain a position of power. Quentin Skinner Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521316 thebookvoice.com 4:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521316]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: Quentin Skinner Narrator: Hannibal Hills Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has since become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings, the pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor; to the fall of the republic in 1512; to his death in 1527. It was after the fall of the Republic that Machiavelli composed his main political works: The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence. In the second edition of his Very Short Introduction Skinner includes new material on The Prince, showing how Machiavelli developed his neo-classical political theory, through engaging in continual dialogue with the ancient Roman moralists and historians, especially Cicero and Livy. The aim of political leaders, Machiavelli argues, should be to act virtuously so far as possible, but to stand ready 'to be not good' when this course of action is dictated by necessity. Exploring the pivotal concept of princely virtu to be found in classical and Renaissance humanist texts, Skinner brings new light to Machiavelli's philosophy of a willingness to do whatever may be necessary to maintain a position of power. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521316]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Author: Quentin Skinner Narrator: Hannibal Hills Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has since become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings, the pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor; to the fall of the republic in 1512; to his death in 1527. It was after the fall of the Republic that Machiavelli composed his main political works: The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence. In the second edition of his Very Short Introduction Skinner includes new material on The Prince, showing how Machiavelli developed his neo-classical political theory, through engaging in continual dialogue with the ancient Roman moralists and historians, especially Cicero and Livy. The aim of political leaders, Machiavelli argues, should be to act virtuously so far as possible, but to stand ready 'to be not good' when this course of action is dictated by necessity. Exploring the pivotal concept of princely virtu to be found in classical and Renaissance humanist texts, Skinner brings new light to Machiavelli's philosophy of a willingness to do whatever may be necessary to maintain a position of power. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520862 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: Memories of a Nation Author: Neil Macgregor Narrator: Neil Macgregor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Thirty years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? Neil MacGregor argues that uniquely for any European country, no coherent, over-arching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable. Its frontiers have constantly floated. Königsberg, home to the greatest German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, is now Kaliningrad, Russia; Strasbourg, in whose cathedral Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's greatest writer, discovered the distinctiveness of his country's art and history, now lies within the borders of France. For most of the last five hundred years Germany has been composed of many separate political units, each with a distinct history. And any comfortable national story Germans might have told themselves before 1914 was destroyed by the events of the following thirty years. German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this book. Beginning with the fifteenth-century invention of modern printing by Gutenberg, MacGregor chooses objects and ideas, people and places which still resonate in the new Germany - porcelain from Dresden and rubble from its ruins, Bauhaus design and the German sausage, the crown of Charlemagne and the gates of Buchenwald - to show us something of its collective imagination. There has never been a book about Germany quite like it. © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Neil Macgregor Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520862 thebookvoice.com 6:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: Memories of a Nation Author: Neil Macgregor Narrator: Neil Macgregor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Thirty years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? Neil MacGregor argues that uniquely for any European country, no coherent, over-arching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable. Its frontiers have constantly floated. Königsberg, home to the greatest German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, is now Kaliningrad, Russia; Strasbourg, in whose cathedral Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's greatest writer, discovered the distinctiveness of his country's art and history, now lies within the borders of France. For most of the last five hundred years Germany has been composed of many separate political units, each with a distinct history. And any comfortable national story Germans might have told themselves before 1914 was destroyed by the events of the following thirty years. German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this book. Beginning with the fifteenth-century invention of modern printing by Gutenberg, MacGregor chooses objects and ideas, people and places which still resonate in the new Germany - porcelain from Dresden and rubble from its ruins, Bauhaus design and the German sausage, the crown of Charlemagne and the gates of Buchenwald - to show us something of its collective imagination. There has never been a book about Germany quite like it. © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520862]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: Memories of a Nation Author: Neil Macgregor Narrator: Neil Macgregor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Thirty years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? Neil MacGregor argues that uniquely for any European country, no coherent, over-arching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable. Its frontiers have constantly floated. Königsberg, home to the greatest German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, is now Kaliningrad, Russia; Strasbourg, in whose cathedral Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's greatest writer, discovered the distinctiveness of his country's art and history, now lies within the borders of France. For most of the last five hundred years Germany has been composed of many separate political units, each with a distinct history. And any comfortable national story Germans might have told themselves before 1914 was destroyed by the events of the following thirty years. German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this book. Beginning with the fifteenth-century invention of modern printing by Gutenberg, MacGregor chooses objects and ideas, people and places which still resonate in the new Germany - porcelain from Dresden and rubble from its ruins, Bauhaus design and the German sausage, the crown of Charlemagne and the gates of Buchenwald - to show us something of its collective imagination. There has never been a book about Germany quite like it. © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many of them continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brands whose products blanket the globe. The brutal legacy of the dynasties that dominated Daimler-Benz, cofounded Allianz and still control Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW has remained hidden in plain sight – until now. In this landmark work, investigative journalist David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Using a wealth of untapped sources, de Jong shows how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave labourers and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler’s army as Europe burnt around them. Most shocking of all, de Jong exposes how the wider world’s political expediency enabled these billionaires to get away with their crimes, covering up a bloodstain that defiles the German and global economy to this day. David De Jong Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834 thebookvoice.com 11:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many of them continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brands whose products blanket the globe. The brutal legacy of the dynasties that dominated Daimler-Benz, cofounded Allianz and still control Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW has remained hidden in plain sight – until now. In this landmark work, investigative journalist David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Using a wealth of untapped sources, de Jong shows how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave labourers and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler’s army as Europe burnt around them. Most shocking of all, de Jong exposes how the wider world’s political expediency enabled these billionaires to get away with their crimes, covering up a bloodstain that defiles the German and global economy to this day. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties Author: David De Jong Narrator: Michael David Axtell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Lucid and damning … an absorbing – and infuriating – tale of complicity, coverup and denial’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II – and how the world allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt – patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW – was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many of them continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brands whose products blanket the globe. The brutal legacy of the dynasties that dominated Daimler-Benz, cofounded Allianz and still control Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW has remained hidden in plain sight – until now. In this landmark work, investigative journalist David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Using a wealth of untapped sources, de Jong shows how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave labourers and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler’s army as Europe burnt around them. Most shocking of all, de Jong exposes how the wider world’s political expediency enabled these billionaires to get away with their crimes, covering up a bloodstain that defiles the German and global economy to this day. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520512 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia Author: Barry Cunliffe Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD. An unashamedly 'big history,' it charts the development of European, Near Eastern, and Chinese civilizations and the growing links between them by way of the Indian Ocean, the silk Roads, and the great steppe corridor (which crucially allowed horse riders to travel from Mongolia to the Great Hungarian Plain within a year). Along the way, it is also the story of the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbors. Above all, as this immense historical panorama unfolds, we begin to see in clearer focus those basic underlying factors—the acquisitive nature of humanity, the differing environments in which people live, and the dislocating effect of even slight climatic variation—which have driven change throughout the ages, and which help us better understand our world today. Barry Cunliffe Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520512 thebookvoice.com 18:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia Author: Barry Cunliffe Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD. An unashamedly 'big history,' it charts the development of European, Near Eastern, and Chinese civilizations and the growing links between them by way of the Indian Ocean, the silk Roads, and the great steppe corridor (which crucially allowed horse riders to travel from Mongolia to the Great Hungarian Plain within a year). Along the way, it is also the story of the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbors. Above all, as this immense historical panorama unfolds, we begin to see in clearer focus those basic underlying factors—the acquisitive nature of humanity, the differing environments in which people live, and the dislocating effect of even slight climatic variation—which have driven change throughout the ages, and which help us better understand our world today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia Author: Barry Cunliffe Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD. An unashamedly 'big history,' it charts the development of European, Near Eastern, and Chinese civilizations and the growing links between them by way of the Indian Ocean, the silk Roads, and the great steppe corridor (which crucially allowed horse riders to travel from Mongolia to the Great Hungarian Plain within a year). Along the way, it is also the story of the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbors. Above all, as this immense historical panorama unfolds, we begin to see in clearer focus those basic underlying factors—the acquisitive nature of humanity, the differing environments in which people live, and the dislocating effect of even slight climatic variation—which have driven change throughout the ages, and which help us better understand our world today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520500 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520500]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill's German Army: The Germans who fought for Britain Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Swearing allegiance to King George VI, they volunteered to serve in the British armed forces and joined the Pioneer Corps, the only unit then open to them. Known affectionately as 'the King's most loyal enemy aliens,' most were Jews, but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists.' Some 4,000 men enlisted direct from internment camps in Britain, Canada, and Australia after the autumn of 1940. Many soon became disillusioned with digging trenches and laying railway tracks and, when the British Government permitted them to join front-line units, they transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the infantry, the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, and the Commandos, as well as the Royal Navy and the RAF. At the end of the War, thousands returned to Germany and Austria to begin the process of de-Nazification, the reconstruction of Europe and the hunt for war criminals. In this revealing insight into a little-known aspect of British wartime history, Helen Fry documents the stories of those who fought for king and adopted country. Based on interviews with veterans and drawing on a rich vein of source material, the author sets their personal stories against the bigger picture of the experience of enemy aliens in Britain during the Second World War. Helen Fry Tue, 03 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520500 thebookvoice.com 9:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520500]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill's German Army: The Germans who fought for Britain Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Swearing allegiance to King George VI, they volunteered to serve in the British armed forces and joined the Pioneer Corps, the only unit then open to them. Known affectionately as 'the King's most loyal enemy aliens,' most were Jews, but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists.' Some 4,000 men enlisted direct from internment camps in Britain, Canada, and Australia after the autumn of 1940. Many soon became disillusioned with digging trenches and laying railway tracks and, when the British Government permitted them to join front-line units, they transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the infantry, the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, and the Commandos, as well as the Royal Navy and the RAF. At the end of the War, thousands returned to Germany and Austria to begin the process of de-Nazification, the reconstruction of Europe and the hunt for war criminals. In this revealing insight into a little-known aspect of British wartime history, Helen Fry documents the stories of those who fought for king and adopted country. Based on interviews with veterans and drawing on a rich vein of source material, the author sets their personal stories against the bigger picture of the experience of enemy aliens in Britain during the Second World War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520500]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill's German Army: The Germans who fought for Britain Author: Helen Fry Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Swearing allegiance to King George VI, they volunteered to serve in the British armed forces and joined the Pioneer Corps, the only unit then open to them. Known affectionately as 'the King's most loyal enemy aliens,' most were Jews, but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists.' Some 4,000 men enlisted direct from internment camps in Britain, Canada, and Australia after the autumn of 1940. Many soon became disillusioned with digging trenches and laying railway tracks and, when the British Government permitted them to join front-line units, they transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the infantry, the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, and the Commandos, as well as the Royal Navy and the RAF. At the end of the War, thousands returned to Germany and Austria to begin the process of de-Nazification, the reconstruction of Europe and the hunt for war criminals. In this revealing insight into a little-known aspect of British wartime history, Helen Fry documents the stories of those who fought for king and adopted country. Based on interviews with veterans and drawing on a rich vein of source material, the author sets their personal stories against the bigger picture of the experience of enemy aliens in Britain during the Second World War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520483 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520483]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction Author: Helen Graham Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general audience. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven, and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe. This shared context is key to the continued sense of the war's importance. The book also examines the myriad of political polemics to which the war has given rise, as well as all of the latest historical debates. It assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and on the country's contemporary political culture. Helen Graham Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520483 thebookvoice.com 5:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520483]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction Author: Helen Graham Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general audience. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven, and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe. This shared context is key to the continued sense of the war's importance. The book also examines the myriad of political polemics to which the war has given rise, as well as all of the latest historical debates. It assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and on the country's contemporary political culture. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520483]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction Author: Helen Graham Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general audience. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven, and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe. This shared context is key to the continued sense of the war's importance. The book also examines the myriad of political polemics to which the war has given rise, as well as all of the latest historical debates. It assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and on the country's contemporary political culture. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520469 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction Author: Jerry Brotton Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics, and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. In this wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, Jerry Brotton shows the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement, cultural experimentation, and interaction on a global scale, alongside a darker side of religion, intolerance, slavery, and massive inequality of wealth and status. Brotton skillfully guides us through the key issues that defined the Renaissance period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to advancements in the fields of science, trade, and travel. In its incisive account of the complexities of the political and religious upheavals of the period, the book argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era. This is the first clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon, an important new vision of the Renaissance for the twenty-first century written by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation. Jerry Brotton Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520469 thebookvoice.com 4:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction Author: Jerry Brotton Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics, and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. In this wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, Jerry Brotton shows the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement, cultural experimentation, and interaction on a global scale, alongside a darker side of religion, intolerance, slavery, and massive inequality of wealth and status. Brotton skillfully guides us through the key issues that defined the Renaissance period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to advancements in the fields of science, trade, and travel. In its incisive account of the complexities of the political and religious upheavals of the period, the book argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era. This is the first clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon, an important new vision of the Renaissance for the twenty-first century written by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction Author: Jerry Brotton Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics, and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. In this wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, Jerry Brotton shows the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement, cultural experimentation, and interaction on a global scale, alongside a darker side of religion, intolerance, slavery, and massive inequality of wealth and status. Brotton skillfully guides us through the key issues that defined the Renaissance period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to advancements in the fields of science, trade, and travel. In its incisive account of the complexities of the political and religious upheavals of the period, the book argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era. This is the first clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon, an important new vision of the Renaissance for the twenty-first century written by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519871 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West Author: Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others. Yet in The Invention of Power, BruceBueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not. The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history. Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519871 thebookvoice.com 12:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West Author: Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others. Yet in The Invention of Power, BruceBueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not. The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West Author: Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others. Yet in The Invention of Power, BruceBueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not. The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519232 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy Author: James Hankins Narrator: Paul Brion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was simple and radical. They would rebuild their city, and their civilization, by transforming the moral character of its citizens. Soulcraft, they believed, was a precondition of successful statecraft. A dazzlingly ambitious reappraisal of Renaissance political thought by one of our generation's foremost intellectual historians, Virtue Politics challenges the traditional narrative that looks to the Renaissance as the seedbed of modern republicanism and sees Machiavelli as its exemplary thinker. James Hankins reveals that what most concerned the humanists was not reforming laws or institutions so much as shaping citizens. If character mattered more than constitutions, it would have to be nurtured through a new program of education they called the studia humanitatis: the humanities. We owe liberal arts education and much else besides to the bold experiment of these passionate and principled thinkers. The questions they asked would have a profound impact on later debates about good government and seem as vital today as they did then. James Hankins Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519232 thebookvoice.com 23:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy Author: James Hankins Narrator: Paul Brion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was simple and radical. They would rebuild their city, and their civilization, by transforming the moral character of its citizens. Soulcraft, they believed, was a precondition of successful statecraft. A dazzlingly ambitious reappraisal of Renaissance political thought by one of our generation's foremost intellectual historians, Virtue Politics challenges the traditional narrative that looks to the Renaissance as the seedbed of modern republicanism and sees Machiavelli as its exemplary thinker. James Hankins reveals that what most concerned the humanists was not reforming laws or institutions so much as shaping citizens. If character mattered more than constitutions, it would have to be nurtured through a new program of education they called the studia humanitatis: the humanities. We owe liberal arts education and much else besides to the bold experiment of these passionate and principled thinkers. The questions they asked would have a profound impact on later debates about good government and seem as vital today as they did then. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy Author: James Hankins Narrator: Paul Brion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was simple and radical. They would rebuild their city, and their civilization, by transforming the moral character of its citizens. Soulcraft, they believed, was a precondition of successful statecraft. A dazzlingly ambitious reappraisal of Renaissance political thought by one of our generation's foremost intellectual historians, Virtue Politics challenges the traditional narrative that looks to the Renaissance as the seedbed of modern republicanism and sees Machiavelli as its exemplary thinker. James Hankins reveals that what most concerned the humanists was not reforming laws or institutions so much as shaping citizens. If character mattered more than constitutions, it would have to be nurtured through a new program of education they called the studia humanitatis: the humanities. We owe liberal arts education and much else besides to the bold experiment of these passionate and principled thinkers. The questions they asked would have a profound impact on later debates about good government and seem as vital today as they did then. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519225 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519225]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000 Author: Helmut Walser Smith Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For nearly a century, historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea of aggression. Not so, says Helmut Walser Smith, who, in this groundbreaking 500-year history challenges traditional perceptions of Germany's conflicted past, revealing a nation far more thematically complicated than twentieth-century historians have imagined. Contrary to widespread perception, the people who first described Germany were pacific in temperament, and the pernicious ideology of German nationalism would only enter into the nation's history centuries later. Tracing the significant tension between the idea of the nation and the ideology of its nationalism, Smith shows a nation constantly reinventing itself and explains how radical nationalism ultimately turned Germany into a genocidal nation. Smith's aim, then, is nothing less than to redefine our understanding of Germany: Is it essentially a bellicose nation that murdered over six million people? Or a pacific, twenty-first-century model of tolerant democracy? Smith recreates the national euphoria that accompanied the beginning of World War I, followed by the existential despair caused by Germany's shattering defeat. This psychic devastation would simultaneously produce both the modernist glories of the Bauhaus and the meteoric rise of the Nazi party. Helmut Walser Smith Tue, 03 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519225 thebookvoice.com 20:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519225]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000 Author: Helmut Walser Smith Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For nearly a century, historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea of aggression. Not so, says Helmut Walser Smith, who, in this groundbreaking 500-year history challenges traditional perceptions of Germany's conflicted past, revealing a nation far more thematically complicated than twentieth-century historians have imagined. Contrary to widespread perception, the people who first described Germany were pacific in temperament, and the pernicious ideology of German nationalism would only enter into the nation's history centuries later. Tracing the significant tension between the idea of the nation and the ideology of its nationalism, Smith shows a nation constantly reinventing itself and explains how radical nationalism ultimately turned Germany into a genocidal nation. Smith's aim, then, is nothing less than to redefine our understanding of Germany: Is it essentially a bellicose nation that murdered over six million people? Or a pacific, twenty-first-century model of tolerant democracy? Smith recreates the national euphoria that accompanied the beginning of World War I, followed by the existential despair caused by Germany's shattering defeat. This psychic devastation would simultaneously produce both the modernist glories of the Bauhaus and the meteoric rise of the Nazi party. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519225]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000 Author: Helmut Walser Smith Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: For nearly a century, historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea of aggression. Not so, says Helmut Walser Smith, who, in this groundbreaking 500-year history challenges traditional perceptions of Germany's conflicted past, revealing a nation far more thematically complicated than twentieth-century historians have imagined. Contrary to widespread perception, the people who first described Germany were pacific in temperament, and the pernicious ideology of German nationalism would only enter into the nation's history centuries later. Tracing the significant tension between the idea of the nation and the ideology of its nationalism, Smith shows a nation constantly reinventing itself and explains how radical nationalism ultimately turned Germany into a genocidal nation. Smith's aim, then, is nothing less than to redefine our understanding of Germany: Is it essentially a bellicose nation that murdered over six million people? Or a pacific, twenty-first-century model of tolerant democracy? Smith recreates the national euphoria that accompanied the beginning of World War I, followed by the existential despair caused by Germany's shattering defeat. This psychic devastation would simultaneously produce both the modernist glories of the Bauhaus and the meteoric rise of the Nazi party. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519106 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519106]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Ireland: How Europe's Most Conservative Country Became Its Most Liberal Author: Niall O'dowd Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In a May 2019 countrywide referendum, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to make abortion legal; three years earlier, it had done the same with same-sex marriage, becoming the only country in the world to pass such a law by universal suffrage. Pope Francis's visit to the country saw protests and a fraction of the emphatic welcome that Pope John Paul's had seen forty years earlier. There have been two female heads of state since 1990, the first two in Ireland's history. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, an openly gay man of Indian heritage, declared that 'a quiet revolution had taken place.' It had. For nearly all of its modern history, Ireland was Europe's most conservative country. The Catholic Church was its most powerful institution and held power over all facets of Irish life. But as scandal eroded the Church's hold on Irish life, a new Ireland has flourished. War in the North has ended. EU membership and an influx of American multinational corporations have helped Ireland weather economic depression and transform into Europe's headquarters for Apple, Facebook, and Google. With help from prominent Irish and Irish American voices like historian and bestselling author Tim Pat Coogan and the New York Times's Maureen Dowd, A New Ireland tells the story of a modern revolution against all odds. Niall O'dowd Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519106 thebookvoice.com 8:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519106]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Ireland: How Europe's Most Conservative Country Became Its Most Liberal Author: Niall O'dowd Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In a May 2019 countrywide referendum, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to make abortion legal; three years earlier, it had done the same with same-sex marriage, becoming the only country in the world to pass such a law by universal suffrage. Pope Francis's visit to the country saw protests and a fraction of the emphatic welcome that Pope John Paul's had seen forty years earlier. There have been two female heads of state since 1990, the first two in Ireland's history. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, an openly gay man of Indian heritage, declared that 'a quiet revolution had taken place.' It had. For nearly all of its modern history, Ireland was Europe's most conservative country. The Catholic Church was its most powerful institution and held power over all facets of Irish life. But as scandal eroded the Church's hold on Irish life, a new Ireland has flourished. War in the North has ended. EU membership and an influx of American multinational corporations have helped Ireland weather economic depression and transform into Europe's headquarters for Apple, Facebook, and Google. With help from prominent Irish and Irish American voices like historian and bestselling author Tim Pat Coogan and the New York Times's Maureen Dowd, A New Ireland tells the story of a modern revolution against all odds. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519106]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Ireland: How Europe's Most Conservative Country Became Its Most Liberal Author: Niall O'dowd Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In a May 2019 countrywide referendum, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to make abortion legal; three years earlier, it had done the same with same-sex marriage, becoming the only country in the world to pass such a law by universal suffrage. Pope Francis's visit to the country saw protests and a fraction of the emphatic welcome that Pope John Paul's had seen forty years earlier. There have been two female heads of state since 1990, the first two in Ireland's history. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, an openly gay man of Indian heritage, declared that 'a quiet revolution had taken place.' It had. For nearly all of its modern history, Ireland was Europe's most conservative country. The Catholic Church was its most powerful institution and held power over all facets of Irish life. But as scandal eroded the Church's hold on Irish life, a new Ireland has flourished. War in the North has ended. EU membership and an influx of American multinational corporations have helped Ireland weather economic depression and transform into Europe's headquarters for Apple, Facebook, and Google. With help from prominent Irish and Irish American voices like historian and bestselling author Tim Pat Coogan and the New York Times's Maureen Dowd, A New Ireland tells the story of a modern revolution against all odds. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519066 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519066]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction Author: John Guy Narrator: Mary Sarah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and the art, architecture, and social and material culture of the time. Introducing all of the key Tudor monarchs, Guy considers the impact the Tudor period had not only at the time, but also the historical legacy it left behind. John Guy Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519066 thebookvoice.com 4:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519066]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction Author: John Guy Narrator: Mary Sarah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and the art, architecture, and social and material culture of the time. Introducing all of the key Tudor monarchs, Guy considers the impact the Tudor period had not only at the time, but also the historical legacy it left behind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519066]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction Author: John Guy Narrator: Mary Sarah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and the art, architecture, and social and material culture of the time. Introducing all of the key Tudor monarchs, Guy considers the impact the Tudor period had not only at the time, but also the historical legacy it left behind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519036 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519036]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Florentines Author: Paul Strathern Narrator: Rupert Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what had taken place. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely new aspect. Sciences would be born, or emerge in an entirely new guise. The ideas which broke this mould largely began, and continued to flourish, in the city of Florence in the province of Tuscany in northern central Italy. These ideas, which placed an increasing emphasis on the development of our common humanity - rather than other-worldly spirituality - coalesced in what came to be known as humanism. This philosophy and its new ideas would eventually spread across Italy, yet wherever they took hold they would retain an element essential to their origin. And as they spread further across Europe this element would remain. Transformations of human culture throughout western history have remained indelibly stamped by their origins. The Reformation would always retain something of central and northern Germany. The Industrial Revolution soon outgrew its British origins, yet also retained something of its original template. Closer to the present, the IT revolution which began in Silicon Valley remains indelibly coloured by its Californian origins. Paul Strathern shows how Florence, and the Florentines, played a similar role in the Renaissance. Praise for the author: “Strathern strikes a successful balance between gorblimey Horrible Histories and the reverence due to Renaissance men. Don't be beside a pool or under a loggia in Italy this summer without a copy from which to read (luridly) aloud... This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read.” THE TIMES on THE BORGIAS “A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.” DAILY TELEGRAPH on THE BORGIAS Paul Strathern Thu, 17 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519036 thebookvoice.com 14:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519036]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Florentines Author: Paul Strathern Narrator: Rupert Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what had taken place. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely new aspect. Sciences would be born, or emerge in an entirely new guise. The ideas which broke this mould largely began, and continued to flourish, in the city of Florence in the province of Tuscany in northern central Italy. These ideas, which placed an increasing emphasis on the development of our common humanity - rather than other-worldly spirituality - coalesced in what came to be known as humanism. This philosophy and its new ideas would eventually spread across Italy, yet wherever they took hold they would retain an element essential to their origin. And as they spread further across Europe this element would remain. Transformations of human culture throughout western history have remained indelibly stamped by their origins. The Reformation would always retain something of central and northern Germany. The Industrial Revolution soon outgrew its British origins, yet also retained something of its original template. Closer to the present, the IT revolution which began in Silicon Valley remains indelibly coloured by its Californian origins. Paul Strathern shows how Florence, and the Florentines, played a similar role in the Renaissance. Praise for the author: “Strathern strikes a successful balance between gorblimey Horrible Histories and the reverence due to Renaissance men. Don't be beside a pool or under a loggia in Italy this summer without a copy from which to read (luridly) aloud... This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read.” THE TIMES on THE BORGIAS “A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.” DAILY TELEGRAPH on THE BORGIAS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519036]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Florentines Author: Paul Strathern Narrator: Rupert Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what had taken place. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely new aspect. Sciences would be born, or emerge in an entirely new guise. The ideas which broke this mould largely began, and continued to flourish, in the city of Florence in the province of Tuscany in northern central Italy. These ideas, which placed an increasing emphasis on the development of our common humanity - rather than other-worldly spirituality - coalesced in what came to be known as humanism. This philosophy and its new ideas would eventually spread across Italy, yet wherever they took hold they would retain an element essential to their origin. And as they spread further across Europe this element would remain. Transformations of human culture throughout western history have remained indelibly stamped by their origins. The Reformation would always retain something of central and northern Germany. The Industrial Revolution soon outgrew its British origins, yet also retained something of its original template. Closer to the present, the IT revolution which began in Silicon Valley remains indelibly coloured by its Californian origins. Paul Strathern shows how Florence, and the Florentines, played a similar role in the Renaissance. Praise for the author: “Strathern strikes a successful balance between gorblimey Horrible Histories and the reverence due to Renaissance men. Don't be beside a pool or under a loggia in Italy this summer without a copy from which to read (luridly) aloud... This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read.” THE TIMES on THE BORGIAS “A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.” DAILY TELEGRAPH on THE BORGIAS https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518717 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518717]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Sceptred Isle: Empire: The Classic BBC Radio History Author: Christopher Lee Narrator: Rob Brydon, Christopher Eccleston, Mark Heap, Martin Freeman, Denis Lawson, Anna Massey, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Powell, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed and award-winning BBC Radio 4 history of the British Empire. Britain had the biggest empire the world has ever known. At one time a quarter of the global land mass was British. Over a third of the world was insured at Lloyds. At his coronation, more than 400 million people saluted George V. Truly, the sun never set on this historical phenomenon. Whatever the day, whatever the hour, somewhere on the globe, the empire worked and played the British game, often absurdly so. BBC Radio 4's monumental history of Britain tells the story of the British Empire from its earliest beginnings through the years when British influence grew steadily around the globe, years when Britain took full advantage of the technical advances of its industrial revolution. Here are the origins of the modern nations of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and of the ways in which British influence has affected, for better or for worse, nations such as India, Sri Lanka, and China. Here are the stories, not always happy and glorious, of Captain James Cook, Mungo Park, Warren Hastings, Sir Stamford Raffles, and David Livingstone. The story of the British Empire is one of enormous personalities, adventure, scientific and maritime development, and the building of one of the most complex international administrations the world has ever seen. ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Christopher Lee Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518717 thebookvoice.com 22:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518717]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Sceptred Isle: Empire: The Classic BBC Radio History Author: Christopher Lee Narrator: Rob Brydon, Christopher Eccleston, Mark Heap, Martin Freeman, Denis Lawson, Anna Massey, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Powell, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed and award-winning BBC Radio 4 history of the British Empire. Britain had the biggest empire the world has ever known. At one time a quarter of the global land mass was British. Over a third of the world was insured at Lloyds. At his coronation, more than 400 million people saluted George V. Truly, the sun never set on this historical phenomenon. Whatever the day, whatever the hour, somewhere on the globe, the empire worked and played the British game, often absurdly so. BBC Radio 4's monumental history of Britain tells the story of the British Empire from its earliest beginnings through the years when British influence grew steadily around the globe, years when Britain took full advantage of the technical advances of its industrial revolution. Here are the origins of the modern nations of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and of the ways in which British influence has affected, for better or for worse, nations such as India, Sri Lanka, and China. Here are the stories, not always happy and glorious, of Captain James Cook, Mungo Park, Warren Hastings, Sir Stamford Raffles, and David Livingstone. The story of the British Empire is one of enormous personalities, adventure, scientific and maritime development, and the building of one of the most complex international administrations the world has ever seen. ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518717]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Sceptred Isle: Empire: The Classic BBC Radio History Author: Christopher Lee Narrator: Rob Brydon, Christopher Eccleston, Mark Heap, Martin Freeman, Denis Lawson, Anna Massey, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Powell, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 1, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed and award-winning BBC Radio 4 history of the British Empire. Britain had the biggest empire the world has ever known. At one time a quarter of the global land mass was British. Over a third of the world was insured at Lloyds. At his coronation, more than 400 million people saluted George V. Truly, the sun never set on this historical phenomenon. Whatever the day, whatever the hour, somewhere on the globe, the empire worked and played the British game, often absurdly so. BBC Radio 4's monumental history of Britain tells the story of the British Empire from its earliest beginnings through the years when British influence grew steadily around the globe, years when Britain took full advantage of the technical advances of its industrial revolution. Here are the origins of the modern nations of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and of the ways in which British influence has affected, for better or for worse, nations such as India, Sri Lanka, and China. Here are the stories, not always happy and glorious, of Captain James Cook, Mungo Park, Warren Hastings, Sir Stamford Raffles, and David Livingstone. The story of the British Empire is one of enormous personalities, adventure, scientific and maritime development, and the building of one of the most complex international administrations the world has ever seen. ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518099 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518099]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pastoral Song Author: James Rebanks Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family's traditional English farm NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named ''Nature Book of the Year'' by the Sunday Times * New York Times Editors' Choice * Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Sunday Times, Financial Times, New Statesman, Independent, Telegraph, Observer, and Daily Mail ''Superbly written and deeply insightful, the book captivates the reader until the journey’s end.” — Wall Street Journal The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life profiles his family’s farm across three generations, revealing through this intimate lens the profound global transformation of agriculture and of the human relationship to the land. As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in England's Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognizable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. Hailed as ''a brilliant, beautiful book'' by the Sunday Times (London), Pastoral Song (published in the United Kingdom under the title English Pastoral) is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all. [Published in the United Kingdom as English Pastoral.] James Rebanks Tue, 03 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518099 thebookvoice.com 8:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518099]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pastoral Song Author: James Rebanks Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family's traditional English farm NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named ''Nature Book of the Year'' by the Sunday Times * New York Times Editors' Choice * Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Sunday Times, Financial Times, New Statesman, Independent, Telegraph, Observer, and Daily Mail ''Superbly written and deeply insightful, the book captivates the reader until the journey’s end.” — Wall Street Journal The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life profiles his family’s farm across three generations, revealing through this intimate lens the profound global transformation of agriculture and of the human relationship to the land. As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in England's Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognizable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. Hailed as ''a brilliant, beautiful book'' by the Sunday Times (London), Pastoral Song (published in the United Kingdom under the title English Pastoral) is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all. [Published in the United Kingdom as English Pastoral.] Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518099]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pastoral Song Author: James Rebanks Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family's traditional English farm NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named ''Nature Book of the Year'' by the Sunday Times * New York Times Editors' Choice * Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Sunday Times, Financial Times, New Statesman, Independent, Telegraph, Observer, and Daily Mail ''Superbly written and deeply insightful, the book captivates the reader until the journey’s end.” — Wall Street Journal The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life profiles his family’s farm across three generations, revealing through this intimate lens the profound global transformation of agriculture and of the human relationship to the land. As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in England's Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognizable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. Hailed as ''a brilliant, beautiful book'' by the Sunday Times (London), Pastoral Song (published in the United Kingdom under the title English Pastoral) is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all. [Published in the United Kingdom as English Pastoral.] https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517829 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955 Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: How does a nation recover from fascism and turn toward a free society once more? This internationally acclaimed revelatory history of the transformational decade that followed World War II illustrates how Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat and reckoned with the corruption of its soul and the horrors of the Holocaust.   The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers and several million prisoners of war returned to an uncertain existence. Cities lay in ruins—no mail, no trains, no traffic—with bodies yet to be found beneath the towering rubble.   Aftermath received wide acclaim and spent forty-eight weeks on the best-seller list in Germany when it was published there in 2019. It is the first history of Germany's national mentality in the immediate postwar years. Using major global political developments as a backdrop, Harald Jähner weaves a series of life stories into a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. Poised between two eras, this decade is portrayed by Jähner as a period that proved decisive for Germany's future—and one starkly different from how most of us imagine it today. Harald Jähner Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517829 thebookvoice.com 12:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955 Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: How does a nation recover from fascism and turn toward a free society once more? This internationally acclaimed revelatory history of the transformational decade that followed World War II illustrates how Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat and reckoned with the corruption of its soul and the horrors of the Holocaust.   The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers and several million prisoners of war returned to an uncertain existence. Cities lay in ruins—no mail, no trains, no traffic—with bodies yet to be found beneath the towering rubble.   Aftermath received wide acclaim and spent forty-eight weeks on the best-seller list in Germany when it was published there in 2019. It is the first history of Germany's national mentality in the immediate postwar years. Using major global political developments as a backdrop, Harald Jähner weaves a series of life stories into a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. Poised between two eras, this decade is portrayed by Jähner as a period that proved decisive for Germany's future—and one starkly different from how most of us imagine it today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517829]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955 Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: How does a nation recover from fascism and turn toward a free society once more? This internationally acclaimed revelatory history of the transformational decade that followed World War II illustrates how Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat and reckoned with the corruption of its soul and the horrors of the Holocaust.   The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers and several million prisoners of war returned to an uncertain existence. Cities lay in ruins—no mail, no trains, no traffic—with bodies yet to be found beneath the towering rubble.   Aftermath received wide acclaim and spent forty-eight weeks on the best-seller list in Germany when it was published there in 2019. It is the first history of Germany's national mentality in the immediate postwar years. Using major global political developments as a backdrop, Harald Jähner weaves a series of life stories into a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. Poised between two eras, this decade is portrayed by Jähner as a period that proved decisive for Germany's future—and one starkly different from how most of us imagine it today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516551 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire Author: Caroline Elkins Narrator: Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe Sprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain's twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation's cultural superiority. But what legacy did the island nation deliver to the world? Covering more than two hundred years of history, Caroline Elkins reveals an evolutionary and racialized doctrine that espoused an unrelenting deployment of violence to secure and preserve the nation's imperial interests. She outlines how ideological foundations of violence were rooted in the Victorian era calls for punishing recalcitrant 'natives,' and how over time, its forms became increasingly systematized. And she makes clear that when Britain could no longer maintain control over the violence it provoked and enacted, it retreated from empire, destroying and hiding incriminating evidence of its policies and practices. Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Legacy of Violence implicates all sides of Britain's political divide in the creation, execution, and cover-up of imperial violence. By demonstrating how and why violence was the most salient factor underwriting Britain's empire and the nation's imperial identity at home, Elkins upends long-held myths and sheds new light on empire's role in shaping the world today. Caroline Elkins Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516551 thebookvoice.com 31:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire Author: Caroline Elkins Narrator: Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe Sprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain's twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation's cultural superiority. But what legacy did the island nation deliver to the world? Covering more than two hundred years of history, Caroline Elkins reveals an evolutionary and racialized doctrine that espoused an unrelenting deployment of violence to secure and preserve the nation's imperial interests. She outlines how ideological foundations of violence were rooted in the Victorian era calls for punishing recalcitrant 'natives,' and how over time, its forms became increasingly systematized. And she makes clear that when Britain could no longer maintain control over the violence it provoked and enacted, it retreated from empire, destroying and hiding incriminating evidence of its policies and practices. Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Legacy of Violence implicates all sides of Britain's political divide in the creation, execution, and cover-up of imperial violence. By demonstrating how and why violence was the most salient factor underwriting Britain's empire and the nation's imperial identity at home, Elkins upends long-held myths and sheds new light on empire's role in shaping the world today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire Author: Caroline Elkins Narrator: Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe Sprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain's twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation's cultural superiority. But what legacy did the island nation deliver to the world? Covering more than two hundred years of history, Caroline Elkins reveals an evolutionary and racialized doctrine that espoused an unrelenting deployment of violence to secure and preserve the nation's imperial interests. She outlines how ideological foundations of violence were rooted in the Victorian era calls for punishing recalcitrant 'natives,' and how over time, its forms became increasingly systematized. And she makes clear that when Britain could no longer maintain control over the violence it provoked and enacted, it retreated from empire, destroying and hiding incriminating evidence of its policies and practices. Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Legacy of Violence implicates all sides of Britain's political divide in the creation, execution, and cover-up of imperial violence. By demonstrating how and why violence was the most salient factor underwriting Britain's empire and the nation's imperial identity at home, Elkins upends long-held myths and sheds new light on empire's role in shaping the world today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516545 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe Author: Mark Mazower Narrator: Mark Mazower, John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the year From one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get. And they got it, as Europeans and Americans embraced the idea that the heirs to ancient Greece, the wellspring of Western civilization, were fighting for their freedom against the proverbial Eastern despot, the Turkish sultan. Mazower does full justice to the more complicated reality on the ground, as a revolutionary conspiracy triggered outright rebellion. By the time the dust settled, Greece was free, and Europe was changed forever. It was a victory fora completely new kind of politics—international in its range and affiliations, popular in its origins, romantic in its sentiments, and radical in its goals. The Greek War of Independence was the first war in which a people claimed liberty for themselves and overthrew an entire empire to attain it, inaugurating a new world of nation-states, the world in which we still live. Mark Mazower Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516545 thebookvoice.com 20:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe Author: Mark Mazower Narrator: Mark Mazower, John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the year From one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get. And they got it, as Europeans and Americans embraced the idea that the heirs to ancient Greece, the wellspring of Western civilization, were fighting for their freedom against the proverbial Eastern despot, the Turkish sultan. Mazower does full justice to the more complicated reality on the ground, as a revolutionary conspiracy triggered outright rebellion. By the time the dust settled, Greece was free, and Europe was changed forever. It was a victory fora completely new kind of politics—international in its range and affiliations, popular in its origins, romantic in its sentiments, and radical in its goals. The Greek War of Independence was the first war in which a people claimed liberty for themselves and overthrew an entire empire to attain it, inaugurating a new world of nation-states, the world in which we still live. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe Author: Mark Mazower Narrator: Mark Mazower, John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the year From one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get. And they got it, as Europeans and Americans embraced the idea that the heirs to ancient Greece, the wellspring of Western civilization, were fighting for their freedom against the proverbial Eastern despot, the Turkish sultan. Mazower does full justice to the more complicated reality on the ground, as a revolutionary conspiracy triggered outright rebellion. By the time the dust settled, Greece was free, and Europe was changed forever. It was a victory fora completely new kind of politics—international in its range and affiliations, popular in its origins, romantic in its sentiments, and radical in its goals. The Greek War of Independence was the first war in which a people claimed liberty for themselves and overthrew an entire empire to attain it, inaugurating a new world of nation-states, the world in which we still live. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. “Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh’s story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it’s all true” (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress—it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. “A superb, gripping, decadent, colorful biography that brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author), The Duchess Countess is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Women of Means, and The Crown. Catherine Ostler Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528 thebookvoice.com 12:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. “Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh’s story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it’s all true” (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress—it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. “A superb, gripping, decadent, colorful biography that brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author), The Duchess Countess is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Women of Means, and The Crown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. “Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh’s story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it’s all true” (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress—it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. “A superb, gripping, decadent, colorful biography that brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author), The Duchess Countess is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Women of Means, and The Crown. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516045 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516045]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England’s greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, “Brideshead Revisited”. Evelyn Waugh was already famous when “Brideshead Revisited” was published in 1945. Written at the height of the war, the novel was, he admitted, of no ‘immediate propaganda value’. Instead, it was the story of a household, a family and a journey of religious faith – an elegy for a vanishing world and a testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous, eccentric and compelling as their counterparts, the Marchmains, in “Brideshead Revisited”. William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp, was a warm-hearted, generous and unconventional father whose seven children adored him. When he was forced to flee the country by his scheming brother-in-law, his traumatised children stood firmly by him, defying not only the mores of the day, but also their deeply religious mother. In this engrossing biography, bestselling author Paula Byrne takes an innovative approach to her subject, setting out to capture Waugh through the friendships and loves that mattered most to him. She uncovers a man who, far from the snobbish misanthropist of popular caricature, was as loving and complex as the family that inspired him. This brilliantly original biography unlocks for the first time the extent to which Waugh’s great novel encoded and transformed his own experiences. In so doing, it illuminates the loves and obsessions that shaped his life, and brings us inevitably to a secret that dared not speak its name. Paula Byrne Thu, 19 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516045 thebookvoice.com 15:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516045]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England’s greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, “Brideshead Revisited”. Evelyn Waugh was already famous when “Brideshead Revisited” was published in 1945. Written at the height of the war, the novel was, he admitted, of no ‘immediate propaganda value’. Instead, it was the story of a household, a family and a journey of religious faith – an elegy for a vanishing world and a testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous, eccentric and compelling as their counterparts, the Marchmains, in “Brideshead Revisited”. William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp, was a warm-hearted, generous and unconventional father whose seven children adored him. When he was forced to flee the country by his scheming brother-in-law, his traumatised children stood firmly by him, defying not only the mores of the day, but also their deeply religious mother. In this engrossing biography, bestselling author Paula Byrne takes an innovative approach to her subject, setting out to capture Waugh through the friendships and loves that mattered most to him. She uncovers a man who, far from the snobbish misanthropist of popular caricature, was as loving and complex as the family that inspired him. This brilliantly original biography unlocks for the first time the extent to which Waugh’s great novel encoded and transformed his own experiences. In so doing, it illuminates the loves and obsessions that shaped his life, and brings us inevitably to a secret that dared not speak its name. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516045]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England’s greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, “Brideshead Revisited”. Evelyn Waugh was already famous when “Brideshead Revisited” was published in 1945. Written at the height of the war, the novel was, he admitted, of no ‘immediate propaganda value’. Instead, it was the story of a household, a family and a journey of religious faith – an elegy for a vanishing world and a testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous, eccentric and compelling as their counterparts, the Marchmains, in “Brideshead Revisited”. William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp, was a warm-hearted, generous and unconventional father whose seven children adored him. When he was forced to flee the country by his scheming brother-in-law, his traumatised children stood firmly by him, defying not only the mores of the day, but also their deeply religious mother. In this engrossing biography, bestselling author Paula Byrne takes an innovative approach to her subject, setting out to capture Waugh through the friendships and loves that mattered most to him. She uncovers a man who, far from the snobbish misanthropist of popular caricature, was as loving and complex as the family that inspired him. This brilliantly original biography unlocks for the first time the extent to which Waugh’s great novel encoded and transformed his own experiences. In so doing, it illuminates the loves and obsessions that shaped his life, and brings us inevitably to a secret that dared not speak its name. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516029 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel Author: Kati Marton Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, only entering politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed author Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of this unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that is the secret to Merkel’s success. No other modern leader has so ably confronted authoritarian aggression, enacted daring social policies and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming only more divided. Again and again, she’s cleverly outmanoeuvred strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron. Famously private, the woman who emerges from these pages is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one’s moral convictions. At once a riveting political biography, an intimate human portrait and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth from the shadows one of the most extraordinary women of our time. Kati Marton Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516029 thebookvoice.com 10:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel Author: Kati Marton Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, only entering politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed author Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of this unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that is the secret to Merkel’s success. No other modern leader has so ably confronted authoritarian aggression, enacted daring social policies and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming only more divided. Again and again, she’s cleverly outmanoeuvred strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron. Famously private, the woman who emerges from these pages is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one’s moral convictions. At once a riveting political biography, an intimate human portrait and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth from the shadows one of the most extraordinary women of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel Author: Kati Marton Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, only entering politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed author Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of this unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that is the secret to Merkel’s success. No other modern leader has so ably confronted authoritarian aggression, enacted daring social policies and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming only more divided. Again and again, she’s cleverly outmanoeuvred strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron. Famously private, the woman who emerges from these pages is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one’s moral convictions. At once a riveting political biography, an intimate human portrait and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth from the shadows one of the most extraordinary women of our time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515723 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: AS FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4 TV DOCUMENTARY Author: Andrew Lownie Narrator: Andrew Lownie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021 'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week' 'Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N. Wilson, TLS 'Meticulously researched' - Spectator 'Entertaining... convincing... timely. Urgent reading for royals' - Evening Standard December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his Crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after. But do they? In Traitor King, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie draws on hitherto unexplored archives to uncover the dramatic world of the Windsors post-abdication. Lownie reveals a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position and manipulating the media. Filled with treachery and betrayal, this is a story of an exiled Royal and the Nazi attempts to recruit him to their cause. And of why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty. Andrew Lownie Thu, 19 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515723 thebookvoice.com 8:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: AS FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4 TV DOCUMENTARY Author: Andrew Lownie Narrator: Andrew Lownie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021 'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week' 'Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N. Wilson, TLS 'Meticulously researched' - Spectator 'Entertaining... convincing... timely. Urgent reading for royals' - Evening Standard December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his Crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after. But do they? In Traitor King, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie draws on hitherto unexplored archives to uncover the dramatic world of the Windsors post-abdication. Lownie reveals a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position and manipulating the media. Filled with treachery and betrayal, this is a story of an exiled Royal and the Nazi attempts to recruit him to their cause. And of why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: AS FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4 TV DOCUMENTARY Author: Andrew Lownie Narrator: Andrew Lownie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021 'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week' 'Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N. Wilson, TLS 'Meticulously researched' - Spectator 'Entertaining... convincing... timely. Urgent reading for royals' - Evening Standard December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his Crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after. But do they? In Traitor King, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie draws on hitherto unexplored archives to uncover the dramatic world of the Windsors post-abdication. Lownie reveals a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position and manipulating the media. Filled with treachery and betrayal, this is a story of an exiled Royal and the Nazi attempts to recruit him to their cause. And of why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514537 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514537]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Diana Bishop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late-eighteenth-century England. One of the most flamboyant women of the late-eighteenth century, Mary Robinson's life was marked by reversals of fortune. After being raised by a middle-class father, Mary was married, at age fourteen, to Thomas Robinson. His dissipated lifestyle landed the couple and their baby in debtors' prison, where Mary wrote her first book of poetry and met lifelong friend Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. On her release, Mary quickly became one of the most popular actresses of the day, famously playing Perdita in The Winter’s Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales, who fell madly in love with her. She later used his copious love letters for blackmail. This authoritative and engaging book presents a fascinating portrait of a woman who was variously darling of the London stage, a poet whose work was admired by Coleridge and a mistress to the most powerful men in England, and yet whose fortunes were nevertheless precarious, always on the brink of being squandered through recklessness, excess and passion. Paula Byrne Thu, 19 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514537 thebookvoice.com 16:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514537]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Diana Bishop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late-eighteenth-century England. One of the most flamboyant women of the late-eighteenth century, Mary Robinson's life was marked by reversals of fortune. After being raised by a middle-class father, Mary was married, at age fourteen, to Thomas Robinson. His dissipated lifestyle landed the couple and their baby in debtors' prison, where Mary wrote her first book of poetry and met lifelong friend Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. On her release, Mary quickly became one of the most popular actresses of the day, famously playing Perdita in The Winter’s Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales, who fell madly in love with her. She later used his copious love letters for blackmail. This authoritative and engaging book presents a fascinating portrait of a woman who was variously darling of the London stage, a poet whose work was admired by Coleridge and a mistress to the most powerful men in England, and yet whose fortunes were nevertheless precarious, always on the brink of being squandered through recklessness, excess and passion. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514537]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson Author: Paula Byrne Narrator: Diana Bishop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late-eighteenth-century England. One of the most flamboyant women of the late-eighteenth century, Mary Robinson's life was marked by reversals of fortune. After being raised by a middle-class father, Mary was married, at age fourteen, to Thomas Robinson. His dissipated lifestyle landed the couple and their baby in debtors' prison, where Mary wrote her first book of poetry and met lifelong friend Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. On her release, Mary quickly became one of the most popular actresses of the day, famously playing Perdita in The Winter’s Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales, who fell madly in love with her. She later used his copious love letters for blackmail. This authoritative and engaging book presents a fascinating portrait of a woman who was variously darling of the London stage, a poet whose work was admired by Coleridge and a mistress to the most powerful men in England, and yet whose fortunes were nevertheless precarious, always on the brink of being squandered through recklessness, excess and passion. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514509 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Sam Peter Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021*** Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the population are where they do not belong or do not want to be. How can a functioning society ever emerge from this chaos? In bombed-out Berlin, Ruth Andreas-Friedrich, journalist and member of the Nazi resistance, warms herself by a makeshift stove and records in her diary how a frenzy of expectation and industriousness grips the city. The Americans send Hans Habe, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and US army soldier, to the frontline of psychological warfare - tasked with establishing a newspaper empire capable of remoulding the minds of the Germans. The philosopher Hannah Arendt returns to the country she fled to find a population gripped by a manic loquaciousness, but faces a deafening wall of silence at the mention of the Holocaust. Aftermath is a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. 1945 to 1955 was a raw, wild decade poised between two eras that proved decisive for Germany's future - and one starkly different to how most of us imagine it today. Featuring black and white photographs and posters from post-war Germany - some beautiful, some revelatory, some shocking - Aftermath evokes an immersive portrait of a society corrupted, demoralised and freed - all at the same time. 'Magisterial, fascinating, humane - a brilliant book of the greatest importance and achievement' PHILIPPE SANDS 'Absolutely extraordinary. Every page stops you dead with insight and revelation' JAMES HAWES 'For those who want to understand the Germans, Aftermath is essential reading. Anyone with even the slightest interest in history and the human condition should read this book' JULIA BOYD © Harald Jähner 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Harald Jähner Thu, 17 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514509 thebookvoice.com 11:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Sam Peter Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021*** Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the population are where they do not belong or do not want to be. How can a functioning society ever emerge from this chaos? In bombed-out Berlin, Ruth Andreas-Friedrich, journalist and member of the Nazi resistance, warms herself by a makeshift stove and records in her diary how a frenzy of expectation and industriousness grips the city. The Americans send Hans Habe, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and US army soldier, to the frontline of psychological warfare - tasked with establishing a newspaper empire capable of remoulding the minds of the Germans. The philosopher Hannah Arendt returns to the country she fled to find a population gripped by a manic loquaciousness, but faces a deafening wall of silence at the mention of the Holocaust. Aftermath is a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. 1945 to 1955 was a raw, wild decade poised between two eras that proved decisive for Germany's future - and one starkly different to how most of us imagine it today. Featuring black and white photographs and posters from post-war Germany - some beautiful, some revelatory, some shocking - Aftermath evokes an immersive portrait of a society corrupted, demoralised and freed - all at the same time. 'Magisterial, fascinating, humane - a brilliant book of the greatest importance and achievement' PHILIPPE SANDS 'Absolutely extraordinary. Every page stops you dead with insight and revelation' JAMES HAWES 'For those who want to understand the Germans, Aftermath is essential reading. Anyone with even the slightest interest in history and the human condition should read this book' JULIA BOYD © Harald Jähner 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich Author: Harald Jähner Narrator: Sam Peter Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 17, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021*** Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the population are where they do not belong or do not want to be. How can a functioning society ever emerge from this chaos? In bombed-out Berlin, Ruth Andreas-Friedrich, journalist and member of the Nazi resistance, warms herself by a makeshift stove and records in her diary how a frenzy of expectation and industriousness grips the city. The Americans send Hans Habe, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and US army soldier, to the frontline of psychological warfare - tasked with establishing a newspaper empire capable of remoulding the minds of the Germans. The philosopher Hannah Arendt returns to the country she fled to find a population gripped by a manic loquaciousness, but faces a deafening wall of silence at the mention of the Holocaust. Aftermath is a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. 1945 to 1955 was a raw, wild decade poised between two eras that proved decisive for Germany's future - and one starkly different to how most of us imagine it today. Featuring black and white photographs and posters from post-war Germany - some beautiful, some revelatory, some shocking - Aftermath evokes an immersive portrait of a society corrupted, demoralised and freed - all at the same time. 'Magisterial, fascinating, humane - a brilliant book of the greatest importance and achievement' PHILIPPE SANDS 'Absolutely extraordinary. Every page stops you dead with insight and revelation' JAMES HAWES 'For those who want to understand the Germans, Aftermath is essential reading. Anyone with even the slightest interest in history and the human condition should read this book' JULIA BOYD © Harald Jähner 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514270 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514270]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (WEH Lecky, nineteenth century), 'one of England's most disastrous kings' (JH Plumb, twentieth century) and as the pompous, camp and sinister monarch of the musical 'Hamilton' (twenty-first century). Andrew Roberts's magnificent new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It convincingly portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty. He was a devoted husband and family man, a great patron of the arts and sciences, keen ('Farmer George') to advance Britain's agricultural capacity and determined that her horizons should be global. The book gives a detailed, revisionist account of the American War of Independence, amongst other things persuasively taking apart a significant proportion of the Declaration of Independence. In a later war, it shows how George's support for William Pitt was crucial to the battle against Napoleon. And it makes a credible, modern diagnosis of George's terrible malady which robbed him of his mind for the last 10 years of his life - his other main claim to the popular imagination. Roberts argues that, far from being a tyrant or incompetent, George III was one of our most admirable monarchs. George III shows one of Britain's premier historians at his sparkling best. © Andrew Roberts 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Andrew Roberts Thu, 07 Oct 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514270 thebookvoice.com 36:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514270]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (WEH Lecky, nineteenth century), 'one of England's most disastrous kings' (JH Plumb, twentieth century) and as the pompous, camp and sinister monarch of the musical 'Hamilton' (twenty-first century). Andrew Roberts's magnificent new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It convincingly portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty. He was a devoted husband and family man, a great patron of the arts and sciences, keen ('Farmer George') to advance Britain's agricultural capacity and determined that her horizons should be global. The book gives a detailed, revisionist account of the American War of Independence, amongst other things persuasively taking apart a significant proportion of the Declaration of Independence. In a later war, it shows how George's support for William Pitt was crucial to the battle against Napoleon. And it makes a credible, modern diagnosis of George's terrible malady which robbed him of his mind for the last 10 years of his life - his other main claim to the popular imagination. Roberts argues that, far from being a tyrant or incompetent, George III was one of our most admirable monarchs. George III shows one of Britain's premier historians at his sparkling best. © Andrew Roberts 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514270]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch Author: Andrew Roberts Narrator: Philip Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 7, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (WEH Lecky, nineteenth century), 'one of England's most disastrous kings' (JH Plumb, twentieth century) and as the pompous, camp and sinister monarch of the musical 'Hamilton' (twenty-first century). Andrew Roberts's magnificent new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It convincingly portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty. He was a devoted husband and family man, a great patron of the arts and sciences, keen ('Farmer George') to advance Britain's agricultural capacity and determined that her horizons should be global. The book gives a detailed, revisionist account of the American War of Independence, amongst other things persuasively taking apart a significant proportion of the Declaration of Independence. In a later war, it shows how George's support for William Pitt was crucial to the battle against Napoleon. And it makes a credible, modern diagnosis of George's terrible malady which robbed him of his mind for the last 10 years of his life - his other main claim to the popular imagination. Roberts argues that, far from being a tyrant or incompetent, George III was one of our most admirable monarchs. George III shows one of Britain's premier historians at his sparkling best. © Andrew Roberts 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514115 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514115]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Kidnap a Pope: Napoleon and Pius VII Author: Ambrogio A. Caiani Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state. In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated. In 1809, Napoleon ordered the Pope's arrest. Ambrogio Caiani provides a pioneering account of the tempestuous relationship between the emperor and his most unyielding opponent. Drawing on original findings in the Vatican and other European archives, Caiani uncovers the nature of Catholic resistance against Napoleon's empire; charts Napoleon's approach to Papal power; and reveals how the Emperor attempted to subjugate the church to his vision of modernity. Gripping and vivid, this book shows the struggle for supremacy between two great individuals—and sheds new light on the conflict that would shape relations between the Catholic church and the modern state for centuries to come. Ambrogio A. Caiani Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514115 thebookvoice.com 15:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514115]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Kidnap a Pope: Napoleon and Pius VII Author: Ambrogio A. Caiani Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state. In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated. In 1809, Napoleon ordered the Pope's arrest. Ambrogio Caiani provides a pioneering account of the tempestuous relationship between the emperor and his most unyielding opponent. Drawing on original findings in the Vatican and other European archives, Caiani uncovers the nature of Catholic resistance against Napoleon's empire; charts Napoleon's approach to Papal power; and reveals how the Emperor attempted to subjugate the church to his vision of modernity. Gripping and vivid, this book shows the struggle for supremacy between two great individuals—and sheds new light on the conflict that would shape relations between the Catholic church and the modern state for centuries to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514115]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Kidnap a Pope: Napoleon and Pius VII Author: Ambrogio A. Caiani Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state. In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated. In 1809, Napoleon ordered the Pope's arrest. Ambrogio Caiani provides a pioneering account of the tempestuous relationship between the emperor and his most unyielding opponent. Drawing on original findings in the Vatican and other European archives, Caiani uncovers the nature of Catholic resistance against Napoleon's empire; charts Napoleon's approach to Papal power; and reveals how the Emperor attempted to subjugate the church to his vision of modernity. Gripping and vivid, this book shows the struggle for supremacy between two great individuals—and sheds new light on the conflict that would shape relations between the Catholic church and the modern state for centuries to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514049 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900 Author: T.M. Devine Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the 'rational' exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed the Lowland countryside forever, as it also did, more infamously, the old society of the Highlands. This pioneering book is the first to chart this tumultuous saga in one volume, with due attention to evictions and loss of land in both north and south of the Highland line. In the process, old myths are exploded and familiar assumptions undermined. With many fascinating details and the sense of an epic human story, The Scottish Clearances is an evocative memorial to all whose lives were irreparably changed in the interests of economic efficiency. This is a story of forced clearance, of the destruction of entire communities and of large-scale emigration. Some winners were able to adapt and exploit the new opportunities, but there were also others who lost everything. The clearances created the landscape of Scotland today, but it came at a huge price. T.M. Devine Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514049 thebookvoice.com 13:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900 Author: T.M. Devine Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the 'rational' exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed the Lowland countryside forever, as it also did, more infamously, the old society of the Highlands. This pioneering book is the first to chart this tumultuous saga in one volume, with due attention to evictions and loss of land in both north and south of the Highland line. In the process, old myths are exploded and familiar assumptions undermined. With many fascinating details and the sense of an epic human story, The Scottish Clearances is an evocative memorial to all whose lives were irreparably changed in the interests of economic efficiency. This is a story of forced clearance, of the destruction of entire communities and of large-scale emigration. Some winners were able to adapt and exploit the new opportunities, but there were also others who lost everything. The clearances created the landscape of Scotland today, but it came at a huge price. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900 Author: T.M. Devine Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the 'rational' exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed the Lowland countryside forever, as it also did, more infamously, the old society of the Highlands. This pioneering book is the first to chart this tumultuous saga in one volume, with due attention to evictions and loss of land in both north and south of the Highland line. In the process, old myths are exploded and familiar assumptions undermined. With many fascinating details and the sense of an epic human story, The Scottish Clearances is an evocative memorial to all whose lives were irreparably changed in the interests of economic efficiency. This is a story of forced clearance, of the destruction of entire communities and of large-scale emigration. Some winners were able to adapt and exploit the new opportunities, but there were also others who lost everything. The clearances created the landscape of Scotland today, but it came at a huge price. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514001 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Medical Downfall of the Tudors: Sex, Reproduction & Succession Author: Sylvia Barbara Soberton Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were not for physical frailty and the lack of reproductive health among the Tudors, the course of history might have been different. This book concentrates on the medical downfall of the Tudors, examining their gynecological history and medical records. ● Did you know that an archival source suggests that Henry VIII may have suffered from venereal disease or a urinary tract infection? ● It is generally assumed that Katharine of Aragon went through menopause by 1524, but primary sources tell a different tale. ● Did you know that Jane Seymour's coronation in 1537 was postponed and later cancelled because of the plague? She was originally to be crowned on 29 September 1536. Sylvia Barbara Soberton Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514001 thebookvoice.com 10:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Medical Downfall of the Tudors: Sex, Reproduction & Succession Author: Sylvia Barbara Soberton Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were not for physical frailty and the lack of reproductive health among the Tudors, the course of history might have been different. This book concentrates on the medical downfall of the Tudors, examining their gynecological history and medical records. ● Did you know that an archival source suggests that Henry VIII may have suffered from venereal disease or a urinary tract infection? ● It is generally assumed that Katharine of Aragon went through menopause by 1524, but primary sources tell a different tale. ● Did you know that Jane Seymour's coronation in 1537 was postponed and later cancelled because of the plague? She was originally to be crowned on 29 September 1536. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Medical Downfall of the Tudors: Sex, Reproduction & Succession Author: Sylvia Barbara Soberton Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were not for physical frailty and the lack of reproductive health among the Tudors, the course of history might have been different. This book concentrates on the medical downfall of the Tudors, examining their gynecological history and medical records. ● Did you know that an archival source suggests that Henry VIII may have suffered from venereal disease or a urinary tract infection? ● It is generally assumed that Katharine of Aragon went through menopause by 1524, but primary sources tell a different tale. ● Did you know that Jane Seymour's coronation in 1537 was postponed and later cancelled because of the plague? She was originally to be crowned on 29 September 1536. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513848 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513848]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History Author: Rebecca Fraser Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A reference book that will see every history student through school and university' (Lucy Moore, New Statesman) Despite suffering at the hands of invading Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans, and tyrannical kings and queens, Britons have been renowned since Queen Boudicca for their fierce commitment to the liberty of the individual. Britain's seven-hundred-year-old parliamentary democracy has developed from a passion for fairness and the rule of law. In an atmospheric and vivid narrative Rebecca Fraser takes listeners through key events in the nation's history, from Alfred and the Danes to the Norman Conquest, from Magna Carta to the founding of English America, from the Industrial Revolution and the Empire to the Commonwealth today. The listener is introduced to the lives of the far-sighted statesmen and women, heroes and villains, scientists, soldiers, and great explorers, whose ideas have informed the colorful tapestry which is the story of Britain. Rebecca Fraser Tue, 06 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513848 thebookvoice.com 34:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513848]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History Author: Rebecca Fraser Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A reference book that will see every history student through school and university' (Lucy Moore, New Statesman) Despite suffering at the hands of invading Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans, and tyrannical kings and queens, Britons have been renowned since Queen Boudicca for their fierce commitment to the liberty of the individual. Britain's seven-hundred-year-old parliamentary democracy has developed from a passion for fairness and the rule of law. In an atmospheric and vivid narrative Rebecca Fraser takes listeners through key events in the nation's history, from Alfred and the Danes to the Norman Conquest, from Magna Carta to the founding of English America, from the Industrial Revolution and the Empire to the Commonwealth today. The listener is introduced to the lives of the far-sighted statesmen and women, heroes and villains, scientists, soldiers, and great explorers, whose ideas have informed the colorful tapestry which is the story of Britain. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513848]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History Author: Rebecca Fraser Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'A reference book that will see every history student through school and university' (Lucy Moore, New Statesman) Despite suffering at the hands of invading Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans, and tyrannical kings and queens, Britons have been renowned since Queen Boudicca for their fierce commitment to the liberty of the individual. Britain's seven-hundred-year-old parliamentary democracy has developed from a passion for fairness and the rule of law. In an atmospheric and vivid narrative Rebecca Fraser takes listeners through key events in the nation's history, from Alfred and the Danes to the Norman Conquest, from Magna Carta to the founding of English America, from the Industrial Revolution and the Empire to the Commonwealth today. The listener is introduced to the lives of the far-sighted statesmen and women, heroes and villains, scientists, soldiers, and great explorers, whose ideas have informed the colorful tapestry which is the story of Britain. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512844 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512844]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Broken House: Growing up Under Hitler – The Lost Masterpiece Author: Horst Krüger Narrator: John Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 1965 the German journalist Horst Krüger attended the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, where 22 former camp guards were put on trial for the systematic murder of over 1 million men, women and children. Twenty years after the end of the war, this was the first time that the German people were confronted with the horrific details of the Holocaust executed by 'ordinary men' still living in their midst. The trial sent Krüger back to his childhood in the 1930s, in an attempt to understand 'how it really was, that incomprehensible time'. He had grown up in a Berlin suburb, among a community of decent, lower-middle-class homeowners. This was not the world of torch-lit processions and endless ranks of marching SA men. Here, people lived ordinary, non-political lives, believed in God and obeyed the law, but were gradually seduced and intoxicated by the promises of Nazism. He had been, Krüger realised, 'the typical child of innocuous Germans who were never Nazis, and without whom the Nazis would never have been able to do their work'. This world of respectability, order and duty began to crumble when tragedy struck. Krüger's older sister decided to take her own life, leaving the parents struggling to come to terms with the inexplicable. The author's teenage rebellion, his desire to escape the stifling conformity of family life, made him join an anti-Nazi resistance group. He narrowly escaped imprisonment only to be sent to war as Hitler embarked on the conquest of Europe. Step by step, a family that had fallen under the spell of Nazism was being destroyed by it. Written in accomplished prose of lingering beauty, The Broken House is a moving coming-of-age story that provides an unforgettable portrait of life under the Nazis. Yet the book's themes also chime with our own times - how the promise of an 'era of greatness' by a populist leader intoxicates an entire nation, how thin is the veneer of civilisation, and what makes one person a collaborator and another a resister. 'A masterpiece. An astonishing piece of literature' - Thomas Harding © Horst Krüger 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Horst Krüger Thu, 17 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512844 thebookvoice.com 6:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512844]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Broken House: Growing up Under Hitler – The Lost Masterpiece Author: Horst Krüger Narrator: John Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 1965 the German journalist Horst Krüger attended the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, where 22 former camp guards were put on trial for the systematic murder of over 1 million men, women and children. Twenty years after the end of the war, this was the first time that the German people were confronted with the horrific details of the Holocaust executed by 'ordinary men' still living in their midst. The trial sent Krüger back to his childhood in the 1930s, in an attempt to understand 'how it really was, that incomprehensible time'. He had grown up in a Berlin suburb, among a community of decent, lower-middle-class homeowners. This was not the world of torch-lit processions and endless ranks of marching SA men. Here, people lived ordinary, non-political lives, believed in God and obeyed the law, but were gradually seduced and intoxicated by the promises of Nazism. He had been, Krüger realised, 'the typical child of innocuous Germans who were never Nazis, and without whom the Nazis would never have been able to do their work'. This world of respectability, order and duty began to crumble when tragedy struck. Krüger's older sister decided to take her own life, leaving the parents struggling to come to terms with the inexplicable. The author's teenage rebellion, his desire to escape the stifling conformity of family life, made him join an anti-Nazi resistance group. He narrowly escaped imprisonment only to be sent to war as Hitler embarked on the conquest of Europe. Step by step, a family that had fallen under the spell of Nazism was being destroyed by it. Written in accomplished prose of lingering beauty, The Broken House is a moving coming-of-age story that provides an unforgettable portrait of life under the Nazis. Yet the book's themes also chime with our own times - how the promise of an 'era of greatness' by a populist leader intoxicates an entire nation, how thin is the veneer of civilisation, and what makes one person a collaborator and another a resister. 'A masterpiece. An astonishing piece of literature' - Thomas Harding © Horst Krüger 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512844]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Broken House: Growing up Under Hitler – The Lost Masterpiece Author: Horst Krüger Narrator: John Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 1965 the German journalist Horst Krüger attended the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, where 22 former camp guards were put on trial for the systematic murder of over 1 million men, women and children. Twenty years after the end of the war, this was the first time that the German people were confronted with the horrific details of the Holocaust executed by 'ordinary men' still living in their midst. The trial sent Krüger back to his childhood in the 1930s, in an attempt to understand 'how it really was, that incomprehensible time'. He had grown up in a Berlin suburb, among a community of decent, lower-middle-class homeowners. This was not the world of torch-lit processions and endless ranks of marching SA men. Here, people lived ordinary, non-political lives, believed in God and obeyed the law, but were gradually seduced and intoxicated by the promises of Nazism. He had been, Krüger realised, 'the typical child of innocuous Germans who were never Nazis, and without whom the Nazis would never have been able to do their work'. This world of respectability, order and duty began to crumble when tragedy struck. Krüger's older sister decided to take her own life, leaving the parents struggling to come to terms with the inexplicable. The author's teenage rebellion, his desire to escape the stifling conformity of family life, made him join an anti-Nazi resistance group. He narrowly escaped imprisonment only to be sent to war as Hitler embarked on the conquest of Europe. Step by step, a family that had fallen under the spell of Nazism was being destroyed by it. Written in accomplished prose of lingering beauty, The Broken House is a moving coming-of-age story that provides an unforgettable portrait of life under the Nazis. Yet the book's themes also chime with our own times - how the promise of an 'era of greatness' by a populist leader intoxicates an entire nation, how thin is the veneer of civilisation, and what makes one person a collaborator and another a resister. 'A masterpiece. An astonishing piece of literature' - Thomas Harding © Horst Krüger 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512092 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512092]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy Author: Richard Hone, Tim Saunders Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Raised in 1943 with seventeen-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and 'Tunisgrad', the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West. The core of the division was a cadre of offices and NCOs provided by Hitler's bodyguard division, the elite Leibstandarte, with the aim of producing a division of 'equal value' to fight alongside them in I SS Panzer Corps. During the fighting in Normandy, the Hitlerjugend proved to be implacable foes to both the British and the Canadians, repeatedly blunting Montgomery's offensives, fighting with skill and a degree of determination well beyond the norm. This they did from D+1 through to the final battle to escape from the Falaise Pocket, despite huge disadvantages, namely constant Allied air attack, highly destructive naval gunfire, and a chronic lack of combat supplies and replacements of men and equipment. Written with the advantage of new materials from archives in the former Eastern Bloc, this book is no whitewash of a Waffen SS division and it does not shy away from confronting unpalatable facts or controversies. Richard Hone, Tim Saunders Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512092 thebookvoice.com 9:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512092]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy Author: Richard Hone, Tim Saunders Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Raised in 1943 with seventeen-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and 'Tunisgrad', the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West. The core of the division was a cadre of offices and NCOs provided by Hitler's bodyguard division, the elite Leibstandarte, with the aim of producing a division of 'equal value' to fight alongside them in I SS Panzer Corps. During the fighting in Normandy, the Hitlerjugend proved to be implacable foes to both the British and the Canadians, repeatedly blunting Montgomery's offensives, fighting with skill and a degree of determination well beyond the norm. This they did from D+1 through to the final battle to escape from the Falaise Pocket, despite huge disadvantages, namely constant Allied air attack, highly destructive naval gunfire, and a chronic lack of combat supplies and replacements of men and equipment. Written with the advantage of new materials from archives in the former Eastern Bloc, this book is no whitewash of a Waffen SS division and it does not shy away from confronting unpalatable facts or controversies. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512092]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy Author: Richard Hone, Tim Saunders Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Raised in 1943 with seventeen-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and 'Tunisgrad', the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West. The core of the division was a cadre of offices and NCOs provided by Hitler's bodyguard division, the elite Leibstandarte, with the aim of producing a division of 'equal value' to fight alongside them in I SS Panzer Corps. During the fighting in Normandy, the Hitlerjugend proved to be implacable foes to both the British and the Canadians, repeatedly blunting Montgomery's offensives, fighting with skill and a degree of determination well beyond the norm. This they did from D+1 through to the final battle to escape from the Falaise Pocket, despite huge disadvantages, namely constant Allied air attack, highly destructive naval gunfire, and a chronic lack of combat supplies and replacements of men and equipment. Written with the advantage of new materials from archives in the former Eastern Bloc, this book is no whitewash of a Waffen SS division and it does not shy away from confronting unpalatable facts or controversies. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510247 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510247]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Lebet wohl, ihr engen staub'gen Gassen: Aus dem Leben einer Rheinschiffer Familie Author: Gertrud Winter Narrator: Ursula Berlinghof Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 1 minute Release date: March 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Als im Hungerwinter 1947 Gertrud und ihre Zwillingsschwester Else geboren werden, stehen die Eltern, das Schifferehepaar Anna und Philipp Vowinkel, am Wendepunkt ihres Lebens: Hinter ihnen liegen Schicksalsschläge, Armut, zwei Weltkriege. Die Ära des Wirtschaftswunders bricht an - ihre Kinder, mit denen sie an Bord eines Rheinschiffs leben, sollten es einmal besser haben. Stets begleitet von Philipps skurrilem Humor ist die Familie jedoch unerwarteten Strömungen und überraschenden Untiefen ausgesetzt. Als 'Backfisch' bricht Gertrud, wie einst Anna, zu neuen Ufern auf, doch der Fluss des Lebens führt sie an ganz andere Gestade als ihre Mutter. Diese Reise durch das 20. Jahrhundert nimmt den Leser mit an die unterschiedlichsten Schauplätze: das Rheinschiff in Kriegs- und Friedenszeiten, die Dorf-'Idylle' der 50er-Jahre, ein bigottes katholisches Mädchenwohnheim, ein glamouröser Couture-Salon in den 60ern, eine großstädtische Studenten-WG um 1970… Ein facettenreiches und sehr persönliches Panorama deutscher Zeitgeschichte. Gertrud Winter Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510247 thebookvoice.com 13:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510247]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Lebet wohl, ihr engen staub'gen Gassen: Aus dem Leben einer Rheinschiffer Familie Author: Gertrud Winter Narrator: Ursula Berlinghof Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 1 minute Release date: March 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Als im Hungerwinter 1947 Gertrud und ihre Zwillingsschwester Else geboren werden, stehen die Eltern, das Schifferehepaar Anna und Philipp Vowinkel, am Wendepunkt ihres Lebens: Hinter ihnen liegen Schicksalsschläge, Armut, zwei Weltkriege. Die Ära des Wirtschaftswunders bricht an - ihre Kinder, mit denen sie an Bord eines Rheinschiffs leben, sollten es einmal besser haben. Stets begleitet von Philipps skurrilem Humor ist die Familie jedoch unerwarteten Strömungen und überraschenden Untiefen ausgesetzt. Als 'Backfisch' bricht Gertrud, wie einst Anna, zu neuen Ufern auf, doch der Fluss des Lebens führt sie an ganz andere Gestade als ihre Mutter. Diese Reise durch das 20. Jahrhundert nimmt den Leser mit an die unterschiedlichsten Schauplätze: das Rheinschiff in Kriegs- und Friedenszeiten, die Dorf-'Idylle' der 50er-Jahre, ein bigottes katholisches Mädchenwohnheim, ein glamouröser Couture-Salon in den 60ern, eine großstädtische Studenten-WG um 1970… Ein facettenreiches und sehr persönliches Panorama deutscher Zeitgeschichte. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510247]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Lebet wohl, ihr engen staub'gen Gassen: Aus dem Leben einer Rheinschiffer Familie Author: Gertrud Winter Narrator: Ursula Berlinghof Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 1 minute Release date: March 31, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Als im Hungerwinter 1947 Gertrud und ihre Zwillingsschwester Else geboren werden, stehen die Eltern, das Schifferehepaar Anna und Philipp Vowinkel, am Wendepunkt ihres Lebens: Hinter ihnen liegen Schicksalsschläge, Armut, zwei Weltkriege. Die Ära des Wirtschaftswunders bricht an - ihre Kinder, mit denen sie an Bord eines Rheinschiffs leben, sollten es einmal besser haben. Stets begleitet von Philipps skurrilem Humor ist die Familie jedoch unerwarteten Strömungen und überraschenden Untiefen ausgesetzt. Als 'Backfisch' bricht Gertrud, wie einst Anna, zu neuen Ufern auf, doch der Fluss des Lebens führt sie an ganz andere Gestade als ihre Mutter. Diese Reise durch das 20. Jahrhundert nimmt den Leser mit an die unterschiedlichsten Schauplätze: das Rheinschiff in Kriegs- und Friedenszeiten, die Dorf-'Idylle' der 50er-Jahre, ein bigottes katholisches Mädchenwohnheim, ein glamouröser Couture-Salon in den 60ern, eine großstädtische Studenten-WG um 1970… Ein facettenreiches und sehr persönliches Panorama deutscher Zeitgeschichte. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510098 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Case of the Married Woman Author: Antonia Fraser Narrator: Penelope Wilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian 'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday Times CAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice for women. Poet, pamphleteer and artist's muse, Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity and intelligence. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, which included the young Disraeli. Most prominent among her admirers was the widowed Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. Racked with jealousy, George Norton took the Prime Minister to court, suing him for damages on account of his 'Criminal Conversation' (adultery) with Caroline. A dramatic trial followed. Despite the unexpected and sensational result - acquittal - Norton legally denied Caroline access to her three children under seven. He also claimed her income as an author for himself, since the copyrights of a married woman belonged to her husband. Yet Caroline refused to despair. Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, she chose to fight, not surrender. She channelled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. Over the next few years she campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted, such as the right of a mother to have access to her own children, owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed. Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a woman, at once courageous and compassionate, who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time. Antonia Fraser Thu, 06 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510098 thebookvoice.com 9:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Case of the Married Woman Author: Antonia Fraser Narrator: Penelope Wilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian 'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday Times CAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice for women. Poet, pamphleteer and artist's muse, Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity and intelligence. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, which included the young Disraeli. Most prominent among her admirers was the widowed Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. Racked with jealousy, George Norton took the Prime Minister to court, suing him for damages on account of his 'Criminal Conversation' (adultery) with Caroline. A dramatic trial followed. Despite the unexpected and sensational result - acquittal - Norton legally denied Caroline access to her three children under seven. He also claimed her income as an author for himself, since the copyrights of a married woman belonged to her husband. Yet Caroline refused to despair. Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, she chose to fight, not surrender. She channelled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. Over the next few years she campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted, such as the right of a mother to have access to her own children, owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed. Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a woman, at once courageous and compassionate, who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Case of the Married Woman Author: Antonia Fraser Narrator: Penelope Wilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian 'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday Times CAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice for women. Poet, pamphleteer and artist's muse, Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity and intelligence. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, which included the young Disraeli. Most prominent among her admirers was the widowed Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. Racked with jealousy, George Norton took the Prime Minister to court, suing him for damages on account of his 'Criminal Conversation' (adultery) with Caroline. A dramatic trial followed. Despite the unexpected and sensational result - acquittal - Norton legally denied Caroline access to her three children under seven. He also claimed her income as an author for himself, since the copyrights of a married woman belonged to her husband. Yet Caroline refused to despair. Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, she chose to fight, not surrender. She channelled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. Over the next few years she campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted, such as the right of a mother to have access to her own children, owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed. Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a woman, at once courageous and compassionate, who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509797 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient Author: Fatima Manji Narrator: Fatima Manji Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima Manji Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly, why is it no longer there? How did one of the great symbols of an Indian king's power, a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon, end up in rural Wales? And who is the Moroccan man that stole British hearts depicted in a long forgotten portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout Britain's galleries and museums, civic buildings and stately homes, relics can be found that beg these questions and more. They point to a more complex national history than is commonly remembered. These objects, lost, concealed or simply overlooked, expose the diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and the misconceptions around modern immigration narratives. Hidden Heritage powerfully recontextualises the relationship between Britain and the people and societies of the Orient. In her journey across Britain exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire. 'A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex, intriguing and wonderful past' Daljit Nagra 'A timely, brilliant and very brave book' Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World © Fatima Manji 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Fatima Manji Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509797 thebookvoice.com 7:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient Author: Fatima Manji Narrator: Fatima Manji Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima Manji Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly, why is it no longer there? How did one of the great symbols of an Indian king's power, a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon, end up in rural Wales? And who is the Moroccan man that stole British hearts depicted in a long forgotten portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout Britain's galleries and museums, civic buildings and stately homes, relics can be found that beg these questions and more. They point to a more complex national history than is commonly remembered. These objects, lost, concealed or simply overlooked, expose the diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and the misconceptions around modern immigration narratives. Hidden Heritage powerfully recontextualises the relationship between Britain and the people and societies of the Orient. In her journey across Britain exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire. 'A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex, intriguing and wonderful past' Daljit Nagra 'A timely, brilliant and very brave book' Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World © Fatima Manji 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient Author: Fatima Manji Narrator: Fatima Manji Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima Manji Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly, why is it no longer there? How did one of the great symbols of an Indian king's power, a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon, end up in rural Wales? And who is the Moroccan man that stole British hearts depicted in a long forgotten portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout Britain's galleries and museums, civic buildings and stately homes, relics can be found that beg these questions and more. They point to a more complex national history than is commonly remembered. These objects, lost, concealed or simply overlooked, expose the diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and the misconceptions around modern immigration narratives. Hidden Heritage powerfully recontextualises the relationship between Britain and the people and societies of the Orient. In her journey across Britain exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire. 'A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex, intriguing and wonderful past' Daljit Nagra 'A timely, brilliant and very brave book' Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World © Fatima Manji 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509150 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509150]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia Author: Mark Piesing Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted.'' —Wall Street Journal The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928. Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . . During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. But the novel mode of transport offered something else, too: a new frontier of exploration. Whereas previous Arctic and Antarctic explorers had subjected themselves to horrific—often deadly—conditions in their attempts to reach uncharted lands, airships held out the possibility of speedily soaring over the hazards. In 1926, the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen—the first man to reach the South Pole—partnered with the Italian airship designer General Umberto Nobile to pioneer flight over the North Pole. As Mark Piesing uncovers in this masterful account, while that mission was thought of as a great success, it was in fact riddled with near disasters and political pitfalls. In May 1928, his relationship with Amundsen corroded beyond the point of collaboration, Nobile, his dog, and a crew of fourteen Italians, one Swede, and one Czech, set off on their own in the airship Italia to discover new lands in the Arctic Circle and to become the first airship to land men on the pole. But near the North Pole they hit a terrible storm and crashed onto the ice. Six crew members were never seen again; the injured (including Nobile) took refuge on ice flows,unprepared for the wretched conditions and with little hope for survival. Coincidentally, in Oslo a gathering of famous Arctic explorers had assembled for a celebration of the first successful flight from Alaska to Norway. Hearing of the accident, Amundsen set off on his own desperate attempt to find Nobile and his men. As the weeks passed and the largest international polar rescue expedition mobilized, the survivors engaged in a last-ditch struggle against weather, polar bears, and despair. When they were spotted at last, the search plane landed—but the pilot announced that there was room for only one passenger. . . . Braiding together the gripping accounts of the survivors and their heroic rescuers, N-4 Down tells the unforgettable true story of what happened when the glamour and restless daring of the zeppelin age collided with the harsh reality of earth’s extremes. Mark Piesing Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509150 thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509150]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia Author: Mark Piesing Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted.'' —Wall Street Journal The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928. Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . . During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. But the novel mode of transport offered something else, too: a new frontier of exploration. Whereas previous Arctic and Antarctic explorers had subjected themselves to horrific—often deadly—conditions in their attempts to reach uncharted lands, airships held out the possibility of speedily soaring over the hazards. In 1926, the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen—the first man to reach the South Pole—partnered with the Italian airship designer General Umberto Nobile to pioneer flight over the North Pole. As Mark Piesing uncovers in this masterful account, while that mission was thought of as a great success, it was in fact riddled with near disasters and political pitfalls. In May 1928, his relationship with Amundsen corroded beyond the point of collaboration, Nobile, his dog, and a crew of fourteen Italians, one Swede, and one Czech, set off on their own in the airship Italia to discover new lands in the Arctic Circle and to become the first airship to land men on the pole. But near the North Pole they hit a terrible storm and crashed onto the ice. Six crew members were never seen again; the injured (including Nobile) took refuge on ice flows,unprepared for the wretched conditions and with little hope for survival. Coincidentally, in Oslo a gathering of famous Arctic explorers had assembled for a celebration of the first successful flight from Alaska to Norway. Hearing of the accident, Amundsen set off on his own desperate attempt to find Nobile and his men. As the weeks passed and the largest international polar rescue expedition mobilized, the survivors engaged in a last-ditch struggle against weather, polar bears, and despair. When they were spotted at last, the search plane landed—but the pilot announced that there was room for only one passenger. . . . Braiding together the gripping accounts of the survivors and their heroic rescuers, N-4 Down tells the unforgettable true story of what happened when the glamour and restless daring of the zeppelin age collided with the harsh reality of earth’s extremes. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509150]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia Author: Mark Piesing Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted.'' —Wall Street Journal The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928. Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . . During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. But the novel mode of transport offered something else, too: a new frontier of exploration. Whereas previous Arctic and Antarctic explorers had subjected themselves to horrific—often deadly—conditions in their attempts to reach uncharted lands, airships held out the possibility of speedily soaring over the hazards. In 1926, the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen—the first man to reach the South Pole—partnered with the Italian airship designer General Umberto Nobile to pioneer flight over the North Pole. As Mark Piesing uncovers in this masterful account, while that mission was thought of as a great success, it was in fact riddled with near disasters and political pitfalls. In May 1928, his relationship with Amundsen corroded beyond the point of collaboration, Nobile, his dog, and a crew of fourteen Italians, one Swede, and one Czech, set off on their own in the airship Italia to discover new lands in the Arctic Circle and to become the first airship to land men on the pole. But near the North Pole they hit a terrible storm and crashed onto the ice. Six crew members were never seen again; the injured (including Nobile) took refuge on ice flows,unprepared for the wretched conditions and with little hope for survival. Coincidentally, in Oslo a gathering of famous Arctic explorers had assembled for a celebration of the first successful flight from Alaska to Norway. Hearing of the accident, Amundsen set off on his own desperate attempt to find Nobile and his men. As the weeks passed and the largest international polar rescue expedition mobilized, the survivors engaged in a last-ditch struggle against weather, polar bears, and despair. When they were spotted at last, the search plane landed—but the pilot announced that there was room for only one passenger. . . . Braiding together the gripping accounts of the survivors and their heroic rescuers, N-4 Down tells the unforgettable true story of what happened when the glamour and restless daring of the zeppelin age collided with the harsh reality of earth’s extremes. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509081 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights Author: Martin Dugard Narrator: Samuel Roukin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O’Reilly, comes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II “Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London.”—James Patterson  •  “Heroes and villains abound. You’ll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely.”—Bill O’Reilly  • “Succeeds triumphantly.”—The Washington Post May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control—perhaps forever.  As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rise up to fight back. But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120,000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city's Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the city, the greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in history, the spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free.  The players holding the fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, and the exiled French general Charles de Gaulle, headquartered in London's Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this riveting, page-turning drama unfolds through their decisions—for better and worse. Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire, and personal sacrifice for all that is right. Martin Dugard Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509081 thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights Author: Martin Dugard Narrator: Samuel Roukin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O’Reilly, comes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II “Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London.”—James Patterson  •  “Heroes and villains abound. You’ll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely.”—Bill O’Reilly  • “Succeeds triumphantly.”—The Washington Post May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control—perhaps forever.  As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rise up to fight back. But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120,000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city's Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the city, the greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in history, the spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free.  The players holding the fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, and the exiled French general Charles de Gaulle, headquartered in London's Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this riveting, page-turning drama unfolds through their decisions—for better and worse. Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire, and personal sacrifice for all that is right. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509081]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights Author: Martin Dugard Narrator: Samuel Roukin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O’Reilly, comes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II “Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London.”—James Patterson  •  “Heroes and villains abound. You’ll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely.”—Bill O’Reilly  • “Succeeds triumphantly.”—The Washington Post May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control—perhaps forever.  As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rise up to fight back. But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120,000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city's Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the city, the greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in history, the spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free.  The players holding the fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, and the exiled French general Charles de Gaulle, headquartered in London's Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this riveting, page-turning drama unfolds through their decisions—for better and worse. Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire, and personal sacrifice for all that is right. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508463 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508463]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen Author: Matthew Dennison Narrator: Eleanor Bron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An elegant and magisterial new biography of Her Majesty The Queen, tracing the events of a reign that now spans seven decades, and evaluating her achievement as a practitioner of monarchy across the entirety of her reign. For millions of people, both in Britain and across the world, Elizabeth II is the embodiment of monarchy. Her long life spans nearly a century of national and global history, from a time before the Great Depression to the era of Covid-19. Her reign embraces all but seven years of Britain's postwar history; she has been served by fifteen UK prime ministers from Churchill to Johnson, and witnessed the administrations of thirteen US presidents from Truman to Trump. The vast majority of Britons cannot remember a world without Elizabeth II as head of state and the Commonwealth. In this brand-new new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, The Queen charts the joys and triumphs as well as the disappointments and vicissitudes of a remarkable royal life; it also assesses the achievement of a woman regarded as the champion of a handful of 'British' values endorsed – if no longer practised – by the bulk of the nation: service, duty, steadfastness, charity and stoicism. 2021 Head of Zeus Matthew Dennison Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508463 thebookvoice.com 19:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508463]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen Author: Matthew Dennison Narrator: Eleanor Bron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An elegant and magisterial new biography of Her Majesty The Queen, tracing the events of a reign that now spans seven decades, and evaluating her achievement as a practitioner of monarchy across the entirety of her reign. For millions of people, both in Britain and across the world, Elizabeth II is the embodiment of monarchy. Her long life spans nearly a century of national and global history, from a time before the Great Depression to the era of Covid-19. Her reign embraces all but seven years of Britain's postwar history; she has been served by fifteen UK prime ministers from Churchill to Johnson, and witnessed the administrations of thirteen US presidents from Truman to Trump. The vast majority of Britons cannot remember a world without Elizabeth II as head of state and the Commonwealth. In this brand-new new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, The Queen charts the joys and triumphs as well as the disappointments and vicissitudes of a remarkable royal life; it also assesses the achievement of a woman regarded as the champion of a handful of 'British' values endorsed – if no longer practised – by the bulk of the nation: service, duty, steadfastness, charity and stoicism. 2021 Head of Zeus Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508463]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen Author: Matthew Dennison Narrator: Eleanor Bron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An elegant and magisterial new biography of Her Majesty The Queen, tracing the events of a reign that now spans seven decades, and evaluating her achievement as a practitioner of monarchy across the entirety of her reign. For millions of people, both in Britain and across the world, Elizabeth II is the embodiment of monarchy. Her long life spans nearly a century of national and global history, from a time before the Great Depression to the era of Covid-19. Her reign embraces all but seven years of Britain's postwar history; she has been served by fifteen UK prime ministers from Churchill to Johnson, and witnessed the administrations of thirteen US presidents from Truman to Trump. The vast majority of Britons cannot remember a world without Elizabeth II as head of state and the Commonwealth. In this brand-new new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, The Queen charts the joys and triumphs as well as the disappointments and vicissitudes of a remarkable royal life; it also assesses the achievement of a woman regarded as the champion of a handful of 'British' values endorsed – if no longer practised – by the bulk of the nation: service, duty, steadfastness, charity and stoicism. 2021 Head of Zeus https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507876 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis Author: Jeffrey H. Jackson Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground "Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot  A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Paper Bullets is the first book to tell the history of an audacious anti-Nazi campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women, Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute “paper bullets”—wicked insults against Hitler, calls to rebel, and subversive fictional dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home on the British Channel Island of Jersey. Devising their own PSYOPS campaign, they slipped their notes into soldier’s pockets or tucked them inside newsstand magazines. Hunted by the secret field police, Lucy and Suzanne were finally betrayed in 1944, when the Germans imprisoned them, and tried them in a court martial, sentencing them to death for their actions. Ultimately they survived, but even in jail, they continued to fight the Nazis by reaching out to other prisoners and spreading a message of hope. Better remembered today by their artist names, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, the couple’s actions were even more courageous because of who they were: lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call “degenerate art.” In addition, Lucy was half Jewish, and they had communist affiliations in Paris, where they attended political rallies with Surrealists and socialized with artists like Gertrude Stein. Paper Bullets is a compelling World War II story that has not been told before, about the galvanizing power of art, and of resistance. Jeffrey H. Jackson Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507876 thebookvoice.com 10:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis Author: Jeffrey H. Jackson Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground "Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot  A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Paper Bullets is the first book to tell the history of an audacious anti-Nazi campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women, Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute “paper bullets”—wicked insults against Hitler, calls to rebel, and subversive fictional dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home on the British Channel Island of Jersey. Devising their own PSYOPS campaign, they slipped their notes into soldier’s pockets or tucked them inside newsstand magazines. Hunted by the secret field police, Lucy and Suzanne were finally betrayed in 1944, when the Germans imprisoned them, and tried them in a court martial, sentencing them to death for their actions. Ultimately they survived, but even in jail, they continued to fight the Nazis by reaching out to other prisoners and spreading a message of hope. Better remembered today by their artist names, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, the couple’s actions were even more courageous because of who they were: lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call “degenerate art.” In addition, Lucy was half Jewish, and they had communist affiliations in Paris, where they attended political rallies with Surrealists and socialized with artists like Gertrude Stein. Paper Bullets is a compelling World War II story that has not been told before, about the galvanizing power of art, and of resistance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis Author: Jeffrey H. Jackson Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: “A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground "Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot  A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Paper Bullets is the first book to tell the history of an audacious anti-Nazi campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women, Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute “paper bullets”—wicked insults against Hitler, calls to rebel, and subversive fictional dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home on the British Channel Island of Jersey. Devising their own PSYOPS campaign, they slipped their notes into soldier’s pockets or tucked them inside newsstand magazines. Hunted by the secret field police, Lucy and Suzanne were finally betrayed in 1944, when the Germans imprisoned them, and tried them in a court martial, sentencing them to death for their actions. Ultimately they survived, but even in jail, they continued to fight the Nazis by reaching out to other prisoners and spreading a message of hope. Better remembered today by their artist names, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, the couple’s actions were even more courageous because of who they were: lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call “degenerate art.” In addition, Lucy was half Jewish, and they had communist affiliations in Paris, where they attended political rallies with Surrealists and socialized with artists like Gertrude Stein. Paper Bullets is a compelling World War II story that has not been told before, about the galvanizing power of art, and of resistance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507580 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Julius Evola: The Philosopher and Magician in War: 1943-1945 Author: Gianfranco De Turris Narrator: Luke Bob Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of Evola and his wartime activities that rebuts many of the Fascist pseudo-myths about him • Traces the Baron’s activities in Italy, Germany, and Austria during World War II • Clarifies Evola’s relations with Nazism and Fascism and reveals how he passionately rejected both ideologies because they were totalitarian • Draws on personal conversations with those who knew Evola, new documentation never before made public, and letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola, known to the English-speaking world as Julius Evola (1898–1974), was an Italian philosopher, magician, painter, occultist, Orientalist, linguist, and champion mountain climber. Often considered a pillar of Neo-Fascist thought, Evola opposed Fascism and called himself a “radical traditionalist.” In this exploration of Evola’s inner and outer life from World War II into the early 1950s, Gianfranco de Turris, who knew Evola when he was alive and is the executor of his estate, offers a new portrait of Julius Evola and debunks many of the pseudo-myths about his activities during the war. Drawing on personal conversations with those who knew him and new documentation never before made public, including letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives, the author traces Evola’s activities--including his time on the run and living under assumed names--in Italy, Germany, and Austria from 1943 into the mid-1950s. He shares a thorough account of the Baron’s sojourn at Hitler’s headquarters in Rastenburg, his work for the German secret military services, and his passionate rejection of the racial theories that were the core of Nazi ideology. The author outlines Evola’s critiques of Fascism and Nazism and also explores Evola’s disapproval of the Italian Social Republic because it was destroying traditional values in favor of modernity. Detailing the Baron’s occult and magical work during the war, de Turris shows that the only thing Evola took with him when he escaped Italy was the UR Group papers, material that would later become the three-volume work Introduction to Magic. Sharing details from Evola’s long hospital stays during and after the war, the author proves that the injury that led to Evola’s paralysis was caused by an Allied bombing raid in Vienna and not, as rumor has it, by a sex magic act gone horribly wrong. The author shares photographs from the time period and the Baron’s correspondence with René Guenon on the possibility of restoring the spiritual and magical power of an authentic Freemasonry. Offering conclusive evidence that Evola was not part of the Nazi regime, de Turris sheds light on the inner workings of this legendary occult figure and what Evola believed was the best approach for the magus to take in the modern world. Gianfranco De Turris Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507580 thebookvoice.com 7:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Julius Evola: The Philosopher and Magician in War: 1943-1945 Author: Gianfranco De Turris Narrator: Luke Bob Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of Evola and his wartime activities that rebuts many of the Fascist pseudo-myths about him • Traces the Baron’s activities in Italy, Germany, and Austria during World War II • Clarifies Evola’s relations with Nazism and Fascism and reveals how he passionately rejected both ideologies because they were totalitarian • Draws on personal conversations with those who knew Evola, new documentation never before made public, and letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola, known to the English-speaking world as Julius Evola (1898–1974), was an Italian philosopher, magician, painter, occultist, Orientalist, linguist, and champion mountain climber. Often considered a pillar of Neo-Fascist thought, Evola opposed Fascism and called himself a “radical traditionalist.” In this exploration of Evola’s inner and outer life from World War II into the early 1950s, Gianfranco de Turris, who knew Evola when he was alive and is the executor of his estate, offers a new portrait of Julius Evola and debunks many of the pseudo-myths about his activities during the war. Drawing on personal conversations with those who knew him and new documentation never before made public, including letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives, the author traces Evola’s activities--including his time on the run and living under assumed names--in Italy, Germany, and Austria from 1943 into the mid-1950s. He shares a thorough account of the Baron’s sojourn at Hitler’s headquarters in Rastenburg, his work for the German secret military services, and his passionate rejection of the racial theories that were the core of Nazi ideology. The author outlines Evola’s critiques of Fascism and Nazism and also explores Evola’s disapproval of the Italian Social Republic because it was destroying traditional values in favor of modernity. Detailing the Baron’s occult and magical work during the war, de Turris shows that the only thing Evola took with him when he escaped Italy was the UR Group papers, material that would later become the three-volume work Introduction to Magic. Sharing details from Evola’s long hospital stays during and after the war, the author proves that the injury that led to Evola’s paralysis was caused by an Allied bombing raid in Vienna and not, as rumor has it, by a sex magic act gone horribly wrong. The author shares photographs from the time period and the Baron’s correspondence with René Guenon on the possibility of restoring the spiritual and magical power of an authentic Freemasonry. Offering conclusive evidence that Evola was not part of the Nazi regime, de Turris sheds light on the inner workings of this legendary occult figure and what Evola believed was the best approach for the magus to take in the modern world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Julius Evola: The Philosopher and Magician in War: 1943-1945 Author: Gianfranco De Turris Narrator: Luke Bob Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of Evola and his wartime activities that rebuts many of the Fascist pseudo-myths about him • Traces the Baron’s activities in Italy, Germany, and Austria during World War II • Clarifies Evola’s relations with Nazism and Fascism and reveals how he passionately rejected both ideologies because they were totalitarian • Draws on personal conversations with those who knew Evola, new documentation never before made public, and letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola, known to the English-speaking world as Julius Evola (1898–1974), was an Italian philosopher, magician, painter, occultist, Orientalist, linguist, and champion mountain climber. Often considered a pillar of Neo-Fascist thought, Evola opposed Fascism and called himself a “radical traditionalist.” In this exploration of Evola’s inner and outer life from World War II into the early 1950s, Gianfranco de Turris, who knew Evola when he was alive and is the executor of his estate, offers a new portrait of Julius Evola and debunks many of the pseudo-myths about his activities during the war. Drawing on personal conversations with those who knew him and new documentation never before made public, including letters from the Hakl and Scaligero archives, the author traces Evola’s activities--including his time on the run and living under assumed names--in Italy, Germany, and Austria from 1943 into the mid-1950s. He shares a thorough account of the Baron’s sojourn at Hitler’s headquarters in Rastenburg, his work for the German secret military services, and his passionate rejection of the racial theories that were the core of Nazi ideology. The author outlines Evola’s critiques of Fascism and Nazism and also explores Evola’s disapproval of the Italian Social Republic because it was destroying traditional values in favor of modernity. Detailing the Baron’s occult and magical work during the war, de Turris shows that the only thing Evola took with him when he escaped Italy was the UR Group papers, material that would later become the three-volume work Introduction to Magic. Sharing details from Evola’s long hospital stays during and after the war, the author proves that the injury that led to Evola’s paralysis was caused by an Allied bombing raid in Vienna and not, as rumor has it, by a sex magic act gone horribly wrong. The author shares photographs from the time period and the Baron’s correspondence with René Guenon on the possibility of restoring the spiritual and magical power of an authentic Freemasonry. Offering conclusive evidence that Evola was not part of the Nazi regime, de Turris sheds light on the inner workings of this legendary occult figure and what Evola believed was the best approach for the magus to take in the modern world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506604 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506604]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Women in the War Author: Lucy Fisher Narrator: Helen Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An important contribution to our recent history’ ANDREW MARR ‘Absorbing and important’ JOAN BAKEWELL ‘One of my favourite reads of 2021’ GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'. Whether flying Spitfires to the frontline, aiding code breaking at Bletchley Park, plotting the Battle of the Atlantic or working with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms, each of these women made a crucial contribution to the conflict overseas and helped to buttress the home front. Here they recount their remarkable experiences during the Second World War, recalling how their formative years were shaped by danger and trauma, and how friendship and romance fortified their spirits. Drawing on the insight that comes with age, they contemplate how the conflict helped women prove their worth, transforming society and sparking the later battles for equal rights. With a reporter’s eye for detail, Lucy Fisher artfully weaves together moving contemporary interviews with gripping wartime diaries and letters. This is a vivid oral history that will stay with you long after you've put it down. Lucy Fisher Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506604 thebookvoice.com 8:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506604]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Women in the War Author: Lucy Fisher Narrator: Helen Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An important contribution to our recent history’ ANDREW MARR ‘Absorbing and important’ JOAN BAKEWELL ‘One of my favourite reads of 2021’ GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'. Whether flying Spitfires to the frontline, aiding code breaking at Bletchley Park, plotting the Battle of the Atlantic or working with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms, each of these women made a crucial contribution to the conflict overseas and helped to buttress the home front. Here they recount their remarkable experiences during the Second World War, recalling how their formative years were shaped by danger and trauma, and how friendship and romance fortified their spirits. Drawing on the insight that comes with age, they contemplate how the conflict helped women prove their worth, transforming society and sparking the later battles for equal rights. With a reporter’s eye for detail, Lucy Fisher artfully weaves together moving contemporary interviews with gripping wartime diaries and letters. This is a vivid oral history that will stay with you long after you've put it down. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506604]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Women in the War Author: Lucy Fisher Narrator: Helen Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 2, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An important contribution to our recent history’ ANDREW MARR ‘Absorbing and important’ JOAN BAKEWELL ‘One of my favourite reads of 2021’ GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'. Whether flying Spitfires to the frontline, aiding code breaking at Bletchley Park, plotting the Battle of the Atlantic or working with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms, each of these women made a crucial contribution to the conflict overseas and helped to buttress the home front. Here they recount their remarkable experiences during the Second World War, recalling how their formative years were shaped by danger and trauma, and how friendship and romance fortified their spirits. Drawing on the insight that comes with age, they contemplate how the conflict helped women prove their worth, transforming society and sparking the later battles for equal rights. With a reporter’s eye for detail, Lucy Fisher artfully weaves together moving contemporary interviews with gripping wartime diaries and letters. This is a vivid oral history that will stay with you long after you've put it down. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506084 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Dan Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated.'—Wall Street Journal 'A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . Powers and Thrones provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style.'—The New York Times The New York Times bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world—a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era—and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever. Dan Jones Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506084 thebookvoice.com 24:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Dan Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated.'—Wall Street Journal 'A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . Powers and Thrones provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style.'—The New York Times The New York Times bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world—a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era—and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages Author: Dan Jones Narrator: Dan Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: 'Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated.'—Wall Street Journal 'A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . Powers and Thrones provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style.'—The New York Times The New York Times bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world—a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era—and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505374 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 37 histoires d'espionnage, l'intégrale: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Qu'il y-a-t-il de plus fascinant que les services secrets ? Avec notre collection espionnage, levez le voile sur les grandes affaires d'espionnage et découvrez la vraie histoire et les plus sombres secrets des plus célèbres espions... Voici les 37 sujets abordés : Les secrets de la CIA la centrale intelligence agency ; Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret ; Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG ; Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge ; Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD ; la NSA les grandes oreilles de l'Amérique ; Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double ; Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme ; Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar ; L'opération Moolah ou comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes ; Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie ; Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète ; Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis ; Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande ; La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende ; Dušan Popov alias Tricycle agent double et vrai James Bond : Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi : Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français ; Le KGB l'impitoyable police secrete de l'URSS : L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi ; L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française ; Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable ; Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation ; Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix ; Opération Fortitude, objectif, désinformer les nazis ; Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman ; Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS ; Opération Chaton acoustique ; Opération Sans-Pitié ; Opération Copperhead ; L'opération corn flakes ; L'opération colère de Dieu ; L'opération Trust ; Opération Paperclip ; Larry Wu-tai Chin, un agent double au service de la Chine ; L'operation Diamond ; L'Affaire Farewell. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505374 thebookvoice.com 11:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 37 histoires d'espionnage, l'intégrale: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Qu'il y-a-t-il de plus fascinant que les services secrets ? Avec notre collection espionnage, levez le voile sur les grandes affaires d'espionnage et découvrez la vraie histoire et les plus sombres secrets des plus célèbres espions... Voici les 37 sujets abordés : Les secrets de la CIA la centrale intelligence agency ; Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret ; Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG ; Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge ; Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD ; la NSA les grandes oreilles de l'Amérique ; Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double ; Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme ; Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar ; L'opération Moolah ou comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes ; Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie ; Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète ; Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis ; Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande ; La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende ; Dušan Popov alias Tricycle agent double et vrai James Bond : Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi : Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français ; Le KGB l'impitoyable police secrete de l'URSS : L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi ; L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française ; Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable ; Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation ; Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix ; Opération Fortitude, objectif, désinformer les nazis ; Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman ; Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS ; Opération Chaton acoustique ; Opération Sans-Pitié ; Opération Copperhead ; L'opération corn flakes ; L'opération colère de Dieu ; L'opération Trust ; Opération Paperclip ; Larry Wu-tai Chin, un agent double au service de la Chine ; L'operation Diamond ; L'Affaire Farewell. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 37 histoires d'espionnage, l'intégrale: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Qu'il y-a-t-il de plus fascinant que les services secrets ? Avec notre collection espionnage, levez le voile sur les grandes affaires d'espionnage et découvrez la vraie histoire et les plus sombres secrets des plus célèbres espions... Voici les 37 sujets abordés : Les secrets de la CIA la centrale intelligence agency ; Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret ; Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG ; Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge ; Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD ; la NSA les grandes oreilles de l'Amérique ; Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double ; Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme ; Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar ; L'opération Moolah ou comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes ; Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie ; Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète ; Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis ; Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande ; La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende ; Dušan Popov alias Tricycle agent double et vrai James Bond : Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi : Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français ; Le KGB l'impitoyable police secrete de l'URSS : L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi ; L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française ; Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable ; Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation ; Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix ; Opération Fortitude, objectif, désinformer les nazis ; Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman ; Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS ; Opération Chaton acoustique ; Opération Sans-Pitié ; Opération Copperhead ; L'opération corn flakes ; L'opération colère de Dieu ; L'opération Trust ; Opération Paperclip ; Larry Wu-tai Chin, un agent double au service de la Chine ; L'operation Diamond ; L'Affaire Farewell. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505335 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505335]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les Croisades Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Historique dans tous les sens du terme, ensuite : ses dix-sept tomes publiés entre 1833 et 1867 constituent la première histoire exhaustive consacrée à la France, qui avant lui n'était décrite que par une 'suite d'annales' sans qu'un sens global en ait jamais été dégagé. Enfin, c'est l'exploit d'une vie : Michelet consacra plus de vingt ans à des recherches érudites, dans lesquelles il s'engagea corps et âme, oubliant la vie concrète pour faire revivre le passé auquel nous devons une nation. Découvrez cette oeuvre légendaire à travers les moments les plus cruciaux de l'histoire de France, sélectionnés pour leur importance et leur force évocatoire. - - Jules Michelet Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505335 thebookvoice.com 2:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505335]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les Croisades Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Historique dans tous les sens du terme, ensuite : ses dix-sept tomes publiés entre 1833 et 1867 constituent la première histoire exhaustive consacrée à la France, qui avant lui n'était décrite que par une 'suite d'annales' sans qu'un sens global en ait jamais été dégagé. Enfin, c'est l'exploit d'une vie : Michelet consacra plus de vingt ans à des recherches érudites, dans lesquelles il s'engagea corps et âme, oubliant la vie concrète pour faire revivre le passé auquel nous devons une nation. Découvrez cette oeuvre légendaire à travers les moments les plus cruciaux de l'histoire de France, sélectionnés pour leur importance et leur force évocatoire. - - Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505335]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les Croisades Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Historique dans tous les sens du terme, ensuite : ses dix-sept tomes publiés entre 1833 et 1867 constituent la première histoire exhaustive consacrée à la France, qui avant lui n'était décrite que par une 'suite d'annales' sans qu'un sens global en ait jamais été dégagé. Enfin, c'est l'exploit d'une vie : Michelet consacra plus de vingt ans à des recherches érudites, dans lesquelles il s'engagea corps et âme, oubliant la vie concrète pour faire revivre le passé auquel nous devons une nation. Découvrez cette oeuvre légendaire à travers les moments les plus cruciaux de l'histoire de France, sélectionnés pour leur importance et leur force évocatoire. - - https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505334 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France par Jules Michelet Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Parmi les incontournables de notre histoire, la Révolution Française: de la prise de la Bastille jusqu'à l'apogée de Robespierre, en passant par le Club de Jacobins, le Club des Cordeliers, la bataille de Valmy et la fête de l'Etre Suprême, revivez les pages immortelles de l'histoire française comme si vous y étiez. Voilà de quoi transformer la perception de l'Histoire chez les élèves et les étudiants, en la leur montrant pleine de vie et de passion. - - Jules Michelet Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505334 thebookvoice.com 2:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France par Jules Michelet Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Parmi les incontournables de notre histoire, la Révolution Française: de la prise de la Bastille jusqu'à l'apogée de Robespierre, en passant par le Club de Jacobins, le Club des Cordeliers, la bataille de Valmy et la fête de l'Etre Suprême, revivez les pages immortelles de l'histoire française comme si vous y étiez. Voilà de quoi transformer la perception de l'Histoire chez les élèves et les étudiants, en la leur montrant pleine de vie et de passion. - - Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France par Jules Michelet Author: Jules Michelet Narrator: Philippe Colin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Histoire de France de Jules Michelet est un monument. Littéraire, d'abord, par le style envolé de ce digne héritier de Dumas et par sa puissance d'évocation : Michelet s'était donné pour mission de ressuciter le passé, de faire revivre personnages et coups d'éclat qui ont construit l'identité de la France pour mettre en évidence ce qui fait l'âme d'une nation. Parmi les incontournables de notre histoire, la Révolution Française: de la prise de la Bastille jusqu'à l'apogée de Robespierre, en passant par le Club de Jacobins, le Club des Cordeliers, la bataille de Valmy et la fête de l'Etre Suprême, revivez les pages immortelles de l'histoire française comme si vous y étiez. Voilà de quoi transformer la perception de l'Histoire chez les élèves et les étudiants, en la leur montrant pleine de vie et de passion. - - https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505292 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Special Operations Executive (SOE, ' Direction des opérations spéciales ') est un service secret britannique qui opère pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le SOE a pour mission de soutenir les divers mouvements de résistance des pays d'Europe occupés par l'Allemagne et l'Italie, et, progressivement, de tous les pays en guerre. Présent dans les pays de l'Axe Rome-Berlin-Tokyo, le SOE déploie également des sections dans les pays neutres. La place du SOE dans l'histoire de la Résistance est complexe et donne lieu à certaines confusions : rattaché au Ministère de la Guerre économique, le SOE ne dépend pas du Ministère de la guerre (War Office), pas davantage que des autres services secrets britanniques, tels que le fameux Intelligence Service. Voici l'histoire méconnue de ce service secret qui avait pour mission, selon les mots de Winston Churchill, de mettre le feu à l'Europe (en soutenant tous les mouvements de résistance aux nazis). Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505292 thebookvoice.com 0:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Special Operations Executive (SOE, ' Direction des opérations spéciales ') est un service secret britannique qui opère pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le SOE a pour mission de soutenir les divers mouvements de résistance des pays d'Europe occupés par l'Allemagne et l'Italie, et, progressivement, de tous les pays en guerre. Présent dans les pays de l'Axe Rome-Berlin-Tokyo, le SOE déploie également des sections dans les pays neutres. La place du SOE dans l'histoire de la Résistance est complexe et donne lieu à certaines confusions : rattaché au Ministère de la Guerre économique, le SOE ne dépend pas du Ministère de la guerre (War Office), pas davantage que des autres services secrets britanniques, tels que le fameux Intelligence Service. Voici l'histoire méconnue de ce service secret qui avait pour mission, selon les mots de Winston Churchill, de mettre le feu à l'Europe (en soutenant tous les mouvements de résistance aux nazis). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505292]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Special Operations Executive (SOE, ' Direction des opérations spéciales ') est un service secret britannique qui opère pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le SOE a pour mission de soutenir les divers mouvements de résistance des pays d'Europe occupés par l'Allemagne et l'Italie, et, progressivement, de tous les pays en guerre. Présent dans les pays de l'Axe Rome-Berlin-Tokyo, le SOE déploie également des sections dans les pays neutres. La place du SOE dans l'histoire de la Résistance est complexe et donne lieu à certaines confusions : rattaché au Ministère de la Guerre économique, le SOE ne dépend pas du Ministère de la guerre (War Office), pas davantage que des autres services secrets britanniques, tels que le fameux Intelligence Service. Voici l'histoire méconnue de ce service secret qui avait pour mission, selon les mots de Winston Churchill, de mettre le feu à l'Europe (en soutenant tous les mouvements de résistance aux nazis). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505293 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505293]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les secrets de la CIA, la Centrale Intelligence Agency: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, ' agence centrale de renseignement '), fondée en 1947 est l'une des agences de renseignement les plus connues des États-Unis. Elle est chargée de l'acquisition du renseignement (notamment par l'espionnage) et de la plupart des opérations clandestines effectuées hors du sol américain. Son quartier général depuis 1961 sur le site de Langley, en Virginie, aux États-Unis. Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques : nombre d'employés, budget. D'après un document secret, le budget alloué à la CIA pour l'année 2012 s'élève à 15,3 milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus connue des Etats-Unis... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505293 thebookvoice.com 0:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505293]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les secrets de la CIA, la Centrale Intelligence Agency: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, ' agence centrale de renseignement '), fondée en 1947 est l'une des agences de renseignement les plus connues des États-Unis. Elle est chargée de l'acquisition du renseignement (notamment par l'espionnage) et de la plupart des opérations clandestines effectuées hors du sol américain. Son quartier général depuis 1961 sur le site de Langley, en Virginie, aux États-Unis. Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques : nombre d'employés, budget. D'après un document secret, le budget alloué à la CIA pour l'année 2012 s'élève à 15,3 milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus connue des Etats-Unis... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505293]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les secrets de la CIA, la Centrale Intelligence Agency: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, ' agence centrale de renseignement '), fondée en 1947 est l'une des agences de renseignement les plus connues des États-Unis. Elle est chargée de l'acquisition du renseignement (notamment par l'espionnage) et de la plupart des opérations clandestines effectuées hors du sol américain. Son quartier général depuis 1961 sur le site de Langley, en Virginie, aux États-Unis. Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques : nombre d'employés, budget. D'après un document secret, le budget alloué à la CIA pour l'année 2012 s'élève à 15,3 milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus connue des Etats-Unis... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505286 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Guy Burgess était un membre du Secret Intelligence Service recruté comme agent par les services soviétiques. Il appartenait au groupe d'espions connu sous le nom des Cinq de Cambridge qui trahirent leur pays pendant la guerre froide. Burgess transmit notamment des documents secrets britanniques et aida un autre agent soviétique, Kim Philby, à rejoindre à son tour le SIS. Il devient après la guerre secrétaire du ministre d'État aux Affaires étrangères, Hector McNeil, et transmet des documents secrets du Foreign Office au KGB. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505286 thebookvoice.com 0:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Guy Burgess était un membre du Secret Intelligence Service recruté comme agent par les services soviétiques. Il appartenait au groupe d'espions connu sous le nom des Cinq de Cambridge qui trahirent leur pays pendant la guerre froide. Burgess transmit notamment des documents secrets britanniques et aida un autre agent soviétique, Kim Philby, à rejoindre à son tour le SIS. Il devient après la guerre secrétaire du ministre d'État aux Affaires étrangères, Hector McNeil, et transmet des documents secrets du Foreign Office au KGB. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Guy Burgess était un membre du Secret Intelligence Service recruté comme agent par les services soviétiques. Il appartenait au groupe d'espions connu sous le nom des Cinq de Cambridge qui trahirent leur pays pendant la guerre froide. Burgess transmit notamment des documents secrets britanniques et aida un autre agent soviétique, Kim Philby, à rejoindre à son tour le SIS. Il devient après la guerre secrétaire du ministre d'État aux Affaires étrangères, Hector McNeil, et transmet des documents secrets du Foreign Office au KGB. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505284 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Kim Philby est un important officier du Secret Intelligence Service (SIS ou MI6) britannique. Il devient célèbre lorsqu'est révélé qu'il a été un agent des services de renseignement soviétiques, tout le long de sa carrière. Philby est affecté au poste de Premier Secrétaire à Washington en 1949. Les Américains le soupçonne d'avoir transmis aux Soviétiques des informations confidentielles sur le programme nucléaire militaire et de leur avoir dénoncé différentes opérations de déstabilisation de l'URSS. Depuis Washington, Philby a accès à des informations de premier plan sur la guerre de Corée. Il informe la Chine que les États-Unis ne procéderont ni à un bombardement nucléaire ni à des bombardements massifs en cas d'intervention chinoise dans le conflit. Forte de ces renseignements, la Chine intervient en masse et arrête la progression américaine en Corée.Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505284 thebookvoice.com 0:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Kim Philby est un important officier du Secret Intelligence Service (SIS ou MI6) britannique. Il devient célèbre lorsqu'est révélé qu'il a été un agent des services de renseignement soviétiques, tout le long de sa carrière. Philby est affecté au poste de Premier Secrétaire à Washington en 1949. Les Américains le soupçonne d'avoir transmis aux Soviétiques des informations confidentielles sur le programme nucléaire militaire et de leur avoir dénoncé différentes opérations de déstabilisation de l'URSS. Depuis Washington, Philby a accès à des informations de premier plan sur la guerre de Corée. Il informe la Chine que les États-Unis ne procéderont ni à un bombardement nucléaire ni à des bombardements massifs en cas d'intervention chinoise dans le conflit. Forte de ces renseignements, la Chine intervient en masse et arrête la progression américaine en Corée.Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Kim Philby est un important officier du Secret Intelligence Service (SIS ou MI6) britannique. Il devient célèbre lorsqu'est révélé qu'il a été un agent des services de renseignement soviétiques, tout le long de sa carrière. Philby est affecté au poste de Premier Secrétaire à Washington en 1949. Les Américains le soupçonne d'avoir transmis aux Soviétiques des informations confidentielles sur le programme nucléaire militaire et de leur avoir dénoncé différentes opérations de déstabilisation de l'URSS. Depuis Washington, Philby a accès à des informations de premier plan sur la guerre de Corée. Il informe la Chine que les États-Unis ne procéderont ni à un bombardement nucléaire ni à des bombardements massifs en cas d'intervention chinoise dans le conflit. Forte de ces renseignements, la Chine intervient en masse et arrête la progression américaine en Corée.Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret anglais qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505278 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505278]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Richard Sorge est un journaliste allemand et soviétique. En poste en Allemagne et au Japon, il est surtout connu pour son travail d'espion au Japon au service de l'URSS, avant et au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Son nom de code au NKVD était ' Ramsay '.De 1933 à 1934, Sorge édifie au Japon un réseau pour collecter des informations au profit du NKVD. Sorge rejoignit officiellement le parti nazi, le parti national socialiste (NSDAP), et travailla comme agent de l'Abwehr à l'ambassade allemande locale. Sorge livra aux Soviétiques des informations sur le pacte anti-Komintern, entre l'Allemagne nazie et l'Empire du Japon, et plus tard sur l'attaque de Pearl Harbor. En 1941, Sorge leur apprit la date exacte du lancement de l'opération Barbarossa, en développant son réseau d'espions au Japon. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret allemand qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505278 thebookvoice.com 0:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505278]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Richard Sorge est un journaliste allemand et soviétique. En poste en Allemagne et au Japon, il est surtout connu pour son travail d'espion au Japon au service de l'URSS, avant et au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Son nom de code au NKVD était ' Ramsay '.De 1933 à 1934, Sorge édifie au Japon un réseau pour collecter des informations au profit du NKVD. Sorge rejoignit officiellement le parti nazi, le parti national socialiste (NSDAP), et travailla comme agent de l'Abwehr à l'ambassade allemande locale. Sorge livra aux Soviétiques des informations sur le pacte anti-Komintern, entre l'Allemagne nazie et l'Empire du Japon, et plus tard sur l'attaque de Pearl Harbor. En 1941, Sorge leur apprit la date exacte du lancement de l'opération Barbarossa, en développant son réseau d'espions au Japon. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret allemand qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505278]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Richard Sorge est un journaliste allemand et soviétique. En poste en Allemagne et au Japon, il est surtout connu pour son travail d'espion au Japon au service de l'URSS, avant et au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Son nom de code au NKVD était ' Ramsay '.De 1933 à 1934, Sorge édifie au Japon un réseau pour collecter des informations au profit du NKVD. Sorge rejoignit officiellement le parti nazi, le parti national socialiste (NSDAP), et travailla comme agent de l'Abwehr à l'ambassade allemande locale. Sorge livra aux Soviétiques des informations sur le pacte anti-Komintern, entre l'Allemagne nazie et l'Empire du Japon, et plus tard sur l'attaque de Pearl Harbor. En 1941, Sorge leur apprit la date exacte du lancement de l'opération Barbarossa, en développant son réseau d'espions au Japon. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret allemand qui trahit son pays pour le compte de l'URSS. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505272 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505272]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La NSA les grandes oreilles de l Amerique: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La National Security Agency (NSA, ' Agence nationale de la sécurité ') est un organisme gouvernemental du département de la Défense des États-Unis, responsable du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des systèmes d'information du gouvernement américain. Contrairement à la CIA, fondée de manière très officielle, la NSA est restée très secrète, et son existence ne fut officiellement reconnue qu'en 1957. Cet épisode fit gagner à la NSA son premier surnom, ' No Such Agency ' (' Une telle agence n'existe pas ') par les journalistes. Elle aurait plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'employés et un budget de plusieurs milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus secrète des Etats-Unis... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505272 thebookvoice.com 0:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505272]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La NSA les grandes oreilles de l Amerique: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La National Security Agency (NSA, ' Agence nationale de la sécurité ') est un organisme gouvernemental du département de la Défense des États-Unis, responsable du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des systèmes d'information du gouvernement américain. Contrairement à la CIA, fondée de manière très officielle, la NSA est restée très secrète, et son existence ne fut officiellement reconnue qu'en 1957. Cet épisode fit gagner à la NSA son premier surnom, ' No Such Agency ' (' Une telle agence n'existe pas ') par les journalistes. Elle aurait plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'employés et un budget de plusieurs milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus secrète des Etats-Unis... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505272]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La NSA les grandes oreilles de l Amerique: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La National Security Agency (NSA, ' Agence nationale de la sécurité ') est un organisme gouvernemental du département de la Défense des États-Unis, responsable du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des systèmes d'information du gouvernement américain. Contrairement à la CIA, fondée de manière très officielle, la NSA est restée très secrète, et son existence ne fut officiellement reconnue qu'en 1957. Cet épisode fit gagner à la NSA son premier surnom, ' No Such Agency ' (' Une telle agence n'existe pas ') par les journalistes. Elle aurait plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'employés et un budget de plusieurs milliards de dollars. Voici l'histoire et les missions de l'agence de renseignement la plus secrète des Etats-Unis... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505251 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505251]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Federal Bureau of Investigation (' Bureau fédéral d'enquête '), ou très couramment nommé par son sigle FBI, est, aux États-Unis, le principal service fédéral de police judiciaire et un service de renseignement intérieur. En 2010, la juridiction du FBI recouvre plus de deux cents catégories de crimes fédéraux, faisant du FBI l'organisme d'enquête majeur du gouvernement américain. Ses attributions incluent l'antiterrorisme, le contre-espionnage, le crime informatique et la médecine légale. Son siège est situé à Washington, et ses bureaux sont disséminés dans plus de quatre cents villes américaines, et cinquante ambassades dans le monde. Voici son histoire et ses missions. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505251 thebookvoice.com 0:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505251]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Federal Bureau of Investigation (' Bureau fédéral d'enquête '), ou très couramment nommé par son sigle FBI, est, aux États-Unis, le principal service fédéral de police judiciaire et un service de renseignement intérieur. En 2010, la juridiction du FBI recouvre plus de deux cents catégories de crimes fédéraux, faisant du FBI l'organisme d'enquête majeur du gouvernement américain. Ses attributions incluent l'antiterrorisme, le contre-espionnage, le crime informatique et la médecine légale. Son siège est situé à Washington, et ses bureaux sont disséminés dans plus de quatre cents villes américaines, et cinquante ambassades dans le monde. Voici son histoire et ses missions. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505251]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Federal Bureau of Investigation (' Bureau fédéral d'enquête '), ou très couramment nommé par son sigle FBI, est, aux États-Unis, le principal service fédéral de police judiciaire et un service de renseignement intérieur. En 2010, la juridiction du FBI recouvre plus de deux cents catégories de crimes fédéraux, faisant du FBI l'organisme d'enquête majeur du gouvernement américain. Ses attributions incluent l'antiterrorisme, le contre-espionnage, le crime informatique et la médecine légale. Son siège est situé à Washington, et ses bureaux sont disséminés dans plus de quatre cents villes américaines, et cinquante ambassades dans le monde. Voici son histoire et ses missions. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505246 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Tracer était une opération d'espionnage militaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ultra secrète basée à Gibraltar, alors colonie britannique et base militaire. L'origine de cette opération venait du plan allemand pour envahir Gibraltar en 1940, connu sous le nom de code d'opération Félix. L'opération Tracer fut conçu par le contre-amiral John Henry Godfrey, le directeur de la Division du renseignement naval de l'Amirauté britannique. En 1941, il décida de créer un poste d'observation secret à Gibraltar qui resterait opérationnel même si Gibraltar tombait à l'ennemi. Depuis cette installation, les mouvements des navires ennemis seraient signalés au Royaume-Uni. Mais tout ne s'est pas passé comme prévu... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505246 thebookvoice.com 0:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Tracer était une opération d'espionnage militaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ultra secrète basée à Gibraltar, alors colonie britannique et base militaire. L'origine de cette opération venait du plan allemand pour envahir Gibraltar en 1940, connu sous le nom de code d'opération Félix. L'opération Tracer fut conçu par le contre-amiral John Henry Godfrey, le directeur de la Division du renseignement naval de l'Amirauté britannique. En 1941, il décida de créer un poste d'observation secret à Gibraltar qui resterait opérationnel même si Gibraltar tombait à l'ennemi. Depuis cette installation, les mouvements des navires ennemis seraient signalés au Royaume-Uni. Mais tout ne s'est pas passé comme prévu... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Tracer était une opération d'espionnage militaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ultra secrète basée à Gibraltar, alors colonie britannique et base militaire. L'origine de cette opération venait du plan allemand pour envahir Gibraltar en 1940, connu sous le nom de code d'opération Félix. L'opération Tracer fut conçu par le contre-amiral John Henry Godfrey, le directeur de la Division du renseignement naval de l'Amirauté britannique. En 1941, il décida de créer un poste d'observation secret à Gibraltar qui resterait opérationnel même si Gibraltar tombait à l'ennemi. Depuis cette installation, les mouvements des navires ennemis seraient signalés au Royaume-Uni. Mais tout ne s'est pas passé comme prévu... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505238 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505238]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération Moolah comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Moolah était une tentative de la United States Air Force, pendant la guerre de Corée, d'obtenir par le biais de la défection un chasseur MiG-15 complet et opérationnel. Les forces communistes introduisirent le MiG-15 en Corée le 1er novembre 19502. Les pilotes de l'US Air Force rapportèrent que les performances de l'avion soviétique étaient supérieures à celles de tous les avions que pouvaient lui opposer les Nations unies, y compris la dernière acquisition en date de l'armée de l'air américaine, le F-86 Sabre. L'opération avait comme objectif d'influencer les pilotes communistes pour les pousser à faire défection vers la Corée du Sud avec un MiG, en échange d'une substantielle récompense financière, l'équivalent de 1 million de dollars d'aujourd'hui et l'asile politique. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505238 thebookvoice.com 0:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505238]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération Moolah comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Moolah était une tentative de la United States Air Force, pendant la guerre de Corée, d'obtenir par le biais de la défection un chasseur MiG-15 complet et opérationnel. Les forces communistes introduisirent le MiG-15 en Corée le 1er novembre 19502. Les pilotes de l'US Air Force rapportèrent que les performances de l'avion soviétique étaient supérieures à celles de tous les avions que pouvaient lui opposer les Nations unies, y compris la dernière acquisition en date de l'armée de l'air américaine, le F-86 Sabre. L'opération avait comme objectif d'influencer les pilotes communistes pour les pousser à faire défection vers la Corée du Sud avec un MiG, en échange d'une substantielle récompense financière, l'équivalent de 1 million de dollars d'aujourd'hui et l'asile politique. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505238]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération Moolah comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Moolah était une tentative de la United States Air Force, pendant la guerre de Corée, d'obtenir par le biais de la défection un chasseur MiG-15 complet et opérationnel. Les forces communistes introduisirent le MiG-15 en Corée le 1er novembre 19502. Les pilotes de l'US Air Force rapportèrent que les performances de l'avion soviétique étaient supérieures à celles de tous les avions que pouvaient lui opposer les Nations unies, y compris la dernière acquisition en date de l'armée de l'air américaine, le F-86 Sabre. L'opération avait comme objectif d'influencer les pilotes communistes pour les pousser à faire défection vers la Corée du Sud avec un MiG, en échange d'une substantielle récompense financière, l'équivalent de 1 million de dollars d'aujourd'hui et l'asile politique. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505234 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505234]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La ' Bleuite ', appelée parfois le ' complot bleu ', est une opération d'infiltration et d'intoxication à grande échelle, montée par le SDECE (services secrets français) pendant la guerre d'Algérie, à partir de 1957. Cette opération, restée longtemps méconnue du grand public tant algérien que français, consistait à dresser des listes de prétendus collaborateurs algériens de l'armée française et à les faire parvenir jusqu'aux chefs de l'Armée de libération nationale (ALN), le bras armé du FLN, pour y susciter des purges internes. Cette opération a désorganisé la résistance algérienne, qui était persuadée de compter des milliers de traîtres dans ses rangs. On estime que l'ALN a éliminé physiquement plus de 4500 algériens en pensant qu'ils étaient au service des français, ce qui n'était pas le cas. Le capitaine Paul-Alain Léger, parachutiste, agent du SDECE (Service secret français) était à l'origine de cette opération ; il déclara plus tard : ' Certaines bonnes âmes, sans doute dans le regret des grandes chevauchées et des combats ardents sous le soleil, prétendront que c'est là une guerre souterraine indigne de guerriers. Je pense personnellement que si l'ennemi a des dispositions particulières pour se détruire lui-même, bien coupable serait celui qui n'en profiterait pas ! '. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète magistrale et tragique, peu connue du grand public... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505234 thebookvoice.com 0:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505234]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La ' Bleuite ', appelée parfois le ' complot bleu ', est une opération d'infiltration et d'intoxication à grande échelle, montée par le SDECE (services secrets français) pendant la guerre d'Algérie, à partir de 1957. Cette opération, restée longtemps méconnue du grand public tant algérien que français, consistait à dresser des listes de prétendus collaborateurs algériens de l'armée française et à les faire parvenir jusqu'aux chefs de l'Armée de libération nationale (ALN), le bras armé du FLN, pour y susciter des purges internes. Cette opération a désorganisé la résistance algérienne, qui était persuadée de compter des milliers de traîtres dans ses rangs. On estime que l'ALN a éliminé physiquement plus de 4500 algériens en pensant qu'ils étaient au service des français, ce qui n'était pas le cas. Le capitaine Paul-Alain Léger, parachutiste, agent du SDECE (Service secret français) était à l'origine de cette opération ; il déclara plus tard : ' Certaines bonnes âmes, sans doute dans le regret des grandes chevauchées et des combats ardents sous le soleil, prétendront que c'est là une guerre souterraine indigne de guerriers. Je pense personnellement que si l'ennemi a des dispositions particulières pour se détruire lui-même, bien coupable serait celui qui n'en profiterait pas ! '. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète magistrale et tragique, peu connue du grand public... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505234]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La ' Bleuite ', appelée parfois le ' complot bleu ', est une opération d'infiltration et d'intoxication à grande échelle, montée par le SDECE (services secrets français) pendant la guerre d'Algérie, à partir de 1957. Cette opération, restée longtemps méconnue du grand public tant algérien que français, consistait à dresser des listes de prétendus collaborateurs algériens de l'armée française et à les faire parvenir jusqu'aux chefs de l'Armée de libération nationale (ALN), le bras armé du FLN, pour y susciter des purges internes. Cette opération a désorganisé la résistance algérienne, qui était persuadée de compter des milliers de traîtres dans ses rangs. On estime que l'ALN a éliminé physiquement plus de 4500 algériens en pensant qu'ils étaient au service des français, ce qui n'était pas le cas. Le capitaine Paul-Alain Léger, parachutiste, agent du SDECE (Service secret français) était à l'origine de cette opération ; il déclara plus tard : ' Certaines bonnes âmes, sans doute dans le regret des grandes chevauchées et des combats ardents sous le soleil, prétendront que c'est là une guerre souterraine indigne de guerriers. Je pense personnellement que si l'ennemi a des dispositions particulières pour se détruire lui-même, bien coupable serait celui qui n'en profiterait pas ! '. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète magistrale et tragique, peu connue du grand public... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505228 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le projet MK-Ultra, dévoilé en 1975, est le nom de code d'un projet secret illégal de la CIA des années 1950 à 1970 visant à développer les techniques de manipulation mentale. Il semble que ce projet ait connu plusieurs évolutions et ait vu le développement de sous-projets et des projets parallèles. D'une manière générale, ce projet repose sur les mécanismes de dissociation psychologique des sujets, que celle-ci soit induite volontairement ou déjà présente. Il s'agit dans le projet MK-Ultra d'utiliser cette dissociation pour provoquer des comportements. ' Le directeur adjoint de la CIA a révélé que plus de trente universités et institutions avaient participé à un large projet de tests et d'expérimentations qui comportait des tests de médicaments cachés sur des sujets non-volontaires de toutes les catégories sociales, hautes et basses, américains et étrangers. Plusieurs de ces tests consistaient à administrer du LSD sur des sujets ignorants dans diverses situations sociales.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète et illégale, qui a eu des conséquences tragiques, peu connue du grand public... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505228 thebookvoice.com 0:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le projet MK-Ultra, dévoilé en 1975, est le nom de code d'un projet secret illégal de la CIA des années 1950 à 1970 visant à développer les techniques de manipulation mentale. Il semble que ce projet ait connu plusieurs évolutions et ait vu le développement de sous-projets et des projets parallèles. D'une manière générale, ce projet repose sur les mécanismes de dissociation psychologique des sujets, que celle-ci soit induite volontairement ou déjà présente. Il s'agit dans le projet MK-Ultra d'utiliser cette dissociation pour provoquer des comportements. ' Le directeur adjoint de la CIA a révélé que plus de trente universités et institutions avaient participé à un large projet de tests et d'expérimentations qui comportait des tests de médicaments cachés sur des sujets non-volontaires de toutes les catégories sociales, hautes et basses, américains et étrangers. Plusieurs de ces tests consistaient à administrer du LSD sur des sujets ignorants dans diverses situations sociales.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète et illégale, qui a eu des conséquences tragiques, peu connue du grand public... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le projet MK-Ultra, dévoilé en 1975, est le nom de code d'un projet secret illégal de la CIA des années 1950 à 1970 visant à développer les techniques de manipulation mentale. Il semble que ce projet ait connu plusieurs évolutions et ait vu le développement de sous-projets et des projets parallèles. D'une manière générale, ce projet repose sur les mécanismes de dissociation psychologique des sujets, que celle-ci soit induite volontairement ou déjà présente. Il s'agit dans le projet MK-Ultra d'utiliser cette dissociation pour provoquer des comportements. ' Le directeur adjoint de la CIA a révélé que plus de trente universités et institutions avaient participé à un large projet de tests et d'expérimentations qui comportait des tests de médicaments cachés sur des sujets non-volontaires de toutes les catégories sociales, hautes et basses, américains et étrangers. Plusieurs de ces tests consistaient à administrer du LSD sur des sujets ignorants dans diverses situations sociales.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète et illégale, qui a eu des conséquences tragiques, peu connue du grand public... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505212 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505212]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Enigma est une machine électromécanique portable servant au chiffrement et au déchiffrement de l'information. Elle fut inventée par l'Allemand Arthur Scherbius, reprenant un brevet du Néerlandais Hugo Koch, datant de 1919. Son utilisation la plus célèbre fut celle faite par l'Allemagne nazie et ses alliés, avant et pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la machine étant réputée inviolable selon ses concepteurs. Pendant le second conflit mondial, les cryptoanalystes britanniques, dont Alan Turing, purent déchiffrer les messages Enigma. Les informations obtenues grâce au déchiffrement des messages d'Enigma donnèrent au camp des Alliés un avantage certain dans la poursuite de la guerre. Il a été estimé que le conflit en Europe a été écourté d'au minimum deux ans grâce à la cryptanalyse des chiffres et des codes allemands.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète de décryptage, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505212 thebookvoice.com 0:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505212]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Enigma est une machine électromécanique portable servant au chiffrement et au déchiffrement de l'information. Elle fut inventée par l'Allemand Arthur Scherbius, reprenant un brevet du Néerlandais Hugo Koch, datant de 1919. Son utilisation la plus célèbre fut celle faite par l'Allemagne nazie et ses alliés, avant et pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la machine étant réputée inviolable selon ses concepteurs. Pendant le second conflit mondial, les cryptoanalystes britanniques, dont Alan Turing, purent déchiffrer les messages Enigma. Les informations obtenues grâce au déchiffrement des messages d'Enigma donnèrent au camp des Alliés un avantage certain dans la poursuite de la guerre. Il a été estimé que le conflit en Europe a été écourté d'au minimum deux ans grâce à la cryptanalyse des chiffres et des codes allemands.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète de décryptage, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505212]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Enigma est une machine électromécanique portable servant au chiffrement et au déchiffrement de l'information. Elle fut inventée par l'Allemand Arthur Scherbius, reprenant un brevet du Néerlandais Hugo Koch, datant de 1919. Son utilisation la plus célèbre fut celle faite par l'Allemagne nazie et ses alliés, avant et pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la machine étant réputée inviolable selon ses concepteurs. Pendant le second conflit mondial, les cryptoanalystes britanniques, dont Alan Turing, purent déchiffrer les messages Enigma. Les informations obtenues grâce au déchiffrement des messages d'Enigma donnèrent au camp des Alliés un avantage certain dans la poursuite de la guerre. Il a été estimé que le conflit en Europe a été écourté d'au minimum deux ans grâce à la cryptanalyse des chiffres et des codes allemands.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète de décryptage, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505205 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505205]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure (DGSE) est le service de renseignement extérieur de la France depuis 1982, succédant au service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE). Elle travaille en coopération avec la DGSI dans le but de protéger les intérêts vitaux de la nation, dans les domaines contre-terroristes et paramilitaires. Elle a une importante activité en intelligence économique. La DGSE est une entité dépendant du ministère des Armées. Sa devise serait ' Partout où nécessité fait loi ' qui exprime l'impératif de la raison d'État. Voici l'histoire de cette agence de renseignement très secrète, qui défend les intérêts vitaux de la France dans le monde... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505205 thebookvoice.com 0:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505205]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure (DGSE) est le service de renseignement extérieur de la France depuis 1982, succédant au service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE). Elle travaille en coopération avec la DGSI dans le but de protéger les intérêts vitaux de la nation, dans les domaines contre-terroristes et paramilitaires. Elle a une importante activité en intelligence économique. La DGSE est une entité dépendant du ministère des Armées. Sa devise serait ' Partout où nécessité fait loi ' qui exprime l'impératif de la raison d'État. Voici l'histoire de cette agence de renseignement très secrète, qui défend les intérêts vitaux de la France dans le monde... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505205]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure (DGSE) est le service de renseignement extérieur de la France depuis 1982, succédant au service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE). Elle travaille en coopération avec la DGSI dans le but de protéger les intérêts vitaux de la nation, dans les domaines contre-terroristes et paramilitaires. Elle a une importante activité en intelligence économique. La DGSE est une entité dépendant du ministère des Armées. Sa devise serait ' Partout où nécessité fait loi ' qui exprime l'impératif de la raison d'État. Voici l'histoire de cette agence de renseignement très secrète, qui défend les intérêts vitaux de la France dans le monde... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505206 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Mincemeat (littéralement ' chair à pâté ') était un plan britannique organisé par le Système Double Cross durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'opération doit convaincre les Allemands de leur interception de documents hautement confidentiels qui détaillaient avec précision les futurs plans d'invasion des Balkans et de la Sardaigne, afin d'éloigner de la Sicile - véritable objectif des Alliés - les troupes allemandes. Cette opération fut un succès, car la Wehrmacht transféra ailleurs des divisions de l'île et permit aux Alliés de réussir en douceur leur débarquement.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète britannique, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505206 thebookvoice.com 0:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Mincemeat (littéralement ' chair à pâté ') était un plan britannique organisé par le Système Double Cross durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'opération doit convaincre les Allemands de leur interception de documents hautement confidentiels qui détaillaient avec précision les futurs plans d'invasion des Balkans et de la Sardaigne, afin d'éloigner de la Sicile - véritable objectif des Alliés - les troupes allemandes. Cette opération fut un succès, car la Wehrmacht transféra ailleurs des divisions de l'île et permit aux Alliés de réussir en douceur leur débarquement.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète britannique, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Mincemeat (littéralement ' chair à pâté ') était un plan britannique organisé par le Système Double Cross durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'opération doit convaincre les Allemands de leur interception de documents hautement confidentiels qui détaillaient avec précision les futurs plans d'invasion des Balkans et de la Sardaigne, afin d'éloigner de la Sicile - véritable objectif des Alliés - les troupes allemandes. Cette opération fut un succès, car la Wehrmacht transféra ailleurs des divisions de l'île et permit aux Alliés de réussir en douceur leur débarquement.Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète britannique, qui a eu des conséquences méconnues sur le déroulement de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505203 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505203]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Dulsan Popov alias Tricycle: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dušan Popov alias Tricycle (pour les Britanniques, car il travaillait pour eux, les Allemands et les Serbes) et Ivan (pour les nazis) est un agent double (anglais-allemand) serbe, qui a surtout travaillé en Europe. Pour créer le personnage de James Bond, Ian Fleming s'en est fortement inspiré, notamment lorsqu'il le rencontre à l'hôtel Palacio à Estoril pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale où le Serbe mise, sur une seule donne, les 38 000 dollars de ses frais de mission sur une table de baccara et remporte le coup au bluff. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double, qui a inspiré et fasciné le créateur de James Bond... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505203 thebookvoice.com 0:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505203]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Dulsan Popov alias Tricycle: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dušan Popov alias Tricycle (pour les Britanniques, car il travaillait pour eux, les Allemands et les Serbes) et Ivan (pour les nazis) est un agent double (anglais-allemand) serbe, qui a surtout travaillé en Europe. Pour créer le personnage de James Bond, Ian Fleming s'en est fortement inspiré, notamment lorsqu'il le rencontre à l'hôtel Palacio à Estoril pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale où le Serbe mise, sur une seule donne, les 38 000 dollars de ses frais de mission sur une table de baccara et remporte le coup au bluff. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double, qui a inspiré et fasciné le créateur de James Bond... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505203]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Dulsan Popov alias Tricycle: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Dušan Popov alias Tricycle (pour les Britanniques, car il travaillait pour eux, les Allemands et les Serbes) et Ivan (pour les nazis) est un agent double (anglais-allemand) serbe, qui a surtout travaillé en Europe. Pour créer le personnage de James Bond, Ian Fleming s'en est fortement inspiré, notamment lorsqu'il le rencontre à l'hôtel Palacio à Estoril pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale où le Serbe mise, sur une seule donne, les 38 000 dollars de ses frais de mission sur une table de baccara et remporte le coup au bluff. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double, qui a inspiré et fasciné le créateur de James Bond... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505196 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 100 citations de Napoléon Bonaparte Author: Napoléon Bonaparte Narrator: Elodie Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Napoléon Bonaparte : un des plus grands leaders ayant jamais existé. Un essor irrépressible le mena de l'école militaire au trône d'Empereur des Français, puis à la conquête de l'Europe, avant la défaite de 1815. Objet d'une légende dorée comme d'une légende noire, exemple d'une volonté de fer et stratège de génie, Napoléon a changé le cours de l'Histoire. On étudie ses campagnes dans toutes les écoles de stratégie, sa politique libérale a eu une influence mondiale, et il reste une des figures les plus controversées de l'Occident. Son style est clair, concis, parfois passionné, toujours glorieux. Ses pensées sont un outil majeur pour mieux comprendre le monde sur lequel il eut tant d'influence. Ces 100 citations vous rendront plus proche de ce leader incontesté et vous inspireront tout en vous familiarisant de l'intérieur avec cette période de l'histoire. - - Napoléon Bonaparte Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505196 thebookvoice.com 0:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 100 citations de Napoléon Bonaparte Author: Napoléon Bonaparte Narrator: Elodie Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Napoléon Bonaparte : un des plus grands leaders ayant jamais existé. Un essor irrépressible le mena de l'école militaire au trône d'Empereur des Français, puis à la conquête de l'Europe, avant la défaite de 1815. Objet d'une légende dorée comme d'une légende noire, exemple d'une volonté de fer et stratège de génie, Napoléon a changé le cours de l'Histoire. On étudie ses campagnes dans toutes les écoles de stratégie, sa politique libérale a eu une influence mondiale, et il reste une des figures les plus controversées de l'Occident. Son style est clair, concis, parfois passionné, toujours glorieux. Ses pensées sont un outil majeur pour mieux comprendre le monde sur lequel il eut tant d'influence. Ces 100 citations vous rendront plus proche de ce leader incontesté et vous inspireront tout en vous familiarisant de l'intérieur avec cette période de l'histoire. - - Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - 100 citations de Napoléon Bonaparte Author: Napoléon Bonaparte Narrator: Elodie Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Napoléon Bonaparte : un des plus grands leaders ayant jamais existé. Un essor irrépressible le mena de l'école militaire au trône d'Empereur des Français, puis à la conquête de l'Europe, avant la défaite de 1815. Objet d'une légende dorée comme d'une légende noire, exemple d'une volonté de fer et stratège de génie, Napoléon a changé le cours de l'Histoire. On étudie ses campagnes dans toutes les écoles de stratégie, sa politique libérale a eu une influence mondiale, et il reste une des figures les plus controversées de l'Occident. Son style est clair, concis, parfois passionné, toujours glorieux. Ses pensées sont un outil majeur pour mieux comprendre le monde sur lequel il eut tant d'influence. Ces 100 citations vous rendront plus proche de ce leader incontesté et vous inspireront tout en vous familiarisant de l'intérieur avec cette période de l'histoire. - - https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505197 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Henri Déricourt est un pilote français qui travailla comme agent secret pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il est considéré comme agent triple : recruté par le Special Operations Executive britannique, il fut désigné comme officier des opérations aériennes en France (zone nord), mais il travailla simultanément au profit des services secrets allemands ; il est probable que, dans ce double rôle, il était contrôlé par le MI6... Voici l'histoire peu connue de ce français qui espionnait pour 3 services secrets en même temps... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505197 thebookvoice.com 0:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Henri Déricourt est un pilote français qui travailla comme agent secret pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il est considéré comme agent triple : recruté par le Special Operations Executive britannique, il fut désigné comme officier des opérations aériennes en France (zone nord), mais il travailla simultanément au profit des services secrets allemands ; il est probable que, dans ce double rôle, il était contrôlé par le MI6... Voici l'histoire peu connue de ce français qui espionnait pour 3 services secrets en même temps... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Henri Déricourt est un pilote français qui travailla comme agent secret pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il est considéré comme agent triple : recruté par le Special Operations Executive britannique, il fut désigné comme officier des opérations aériennes en France (zone nord), mais il travailla simultanément au profit des services secrets allemands ; il est probable que, dans ce double rôle, il était contrôlé par le MI6... Voici l'histoire peu connue de ce français qui espionnait pour 3 services secrets en même temps... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505180 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le KGB l'impitoyable service secret de l'URSS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le KGB, en russe le Comité pour la Sécurité de l'État, est le principal service de renseignement de l'URSS post-stalinienne. À l'intérieur de cet État, il avait également la fonction de police politique. De 1954 à 1991, le KGB, dont le quartier-général est domicilié au 2, place Félix-Dzerjinski à Moscou, fut l'organisation chargée de la sécurité de l'URSS, de la police secrète et du renseignement. Dans les années 1980, le KGB emploie encore 700 000 personnes sur le territoire soviétique, auxquels s'ajoutent près de 5 millions d'' informateurs ' ou de ' correspondants ' dans le monde. Voici l'histoire de cet impitoyable service secret tout puissant dont le seul nom à fait frémir de peur pendant plusieurs décennies... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505180 thebookvoice.com 0:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le KGB l'impitoyable service secret de l'URSS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le KGB, en russe le Comité pour la Sécurité de l'État, est le principal service de renseignement de l'URSS post-stalinienne. À l'intérieur de cet État, il avait également la fonction de police politique. De 1954 à 1991, le KGB, dont le quartier-général est domicilié au 2, place Félix-Dzerjinski à Moscou, fut l'organisation chargée de la sécurité de l'URSS, de la police secrète et du renseignement. Dans les années 1980, le KGB emploie encore 700 000 personnes sur le territoire soviétique, auxquels s'ajoutent près de 5 millions d'' informateurs ' ou de ' correspondants ' dans le monde. Voici l'histoire de cet impitoyable service secret tout puissant dont le seul nom à fait frémir de peur pendant plusieurs décennies... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le KGB l'impitoyable service secret de l'URSS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le KGB, en russe le Comité pour la Sécurité de l'État, est le principal service de renseignement de l'URSS post-stalinienne. À l'intérieur de cet État, il avait également la fonction de police politique. De 1954 à 1991, le KGB, dont le quartier-général est domicilié au 2, place Félix-Dzerjinski à Moscou, fut l'organisation chargée de la sécurité de l'URSS, de la police secrète et du renseignement. Dans les années 1980, le KGB emploie encore 700 000 personnes sur le territoire soviétique, auxquels s'ajoutent près de 5 millions d'' informateurs ' ou de ' correspondants ' dans le monde. Voici l'histoire de cet impitoyable service secret tout puissant dont le seul nom à fait frémir de peur pendant plusieurs décennies... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505177 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France : vie du Chevalier Bayard Author: Marthe Le Prestre Narrator: Marthe Le Prestre Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 1960 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Bayard naquit vers 1475, au château de la Bussière dans la vallée de Grésivaudan. Envoyé très jeune à Grenoble, il se forma sous la direction de Mgr Alleman, évêque de cette ville. A l'âage de 13 ans, rappelé au château paternel, il ne rêve plus que de faits d'armes et de batailles. C'est alors que son oncle le présenta au Duc de Savoir Charles Ier, qui tenait à ce moment sa cour à Chambéry et qui le prit comme page. Bayard suivit ce prince quand il alla rendre visite à Lyon au roi Charles VIII. Bayard, invité à manoeuvrer son cheval devant le roi, le fit avec une telle maîtrise que celui-ci le demanda au Duc de Savoie. Le 6 juillet 1503, Bayard seul défendit le pont du Garigliano contre les Espagnols, commandés par Conzalve de Cordoue, en attendant le retour de son écuyer Le Basco qu'il avait envoyé chercher des renforts. En 1515, François Ier monta sur le trône. A la bataille de Marignan, Bayard combattit si vaillamment aux côtés du roi que François Ier voulut être armé chevalier par lui. Abandonné à Robecco par Bonnivet, Bayard se défendit avec courage; le 30 avril 1524, il fut frappé d'un coup d'arquebuse qui lui rompit l'épine dorsale. Ses derniers moments, et notamment son apostrophe au connétable de Bourbon à qui il reprocha sa trahison, furent profondément émouvants. La France consternée pleura son brave et vertueux chevalier. Il n'est pas dans le passé d'images plus nobles que celles de la vie de Bayard. Du petit 'Riquet' de la cour de Savoie, au grand soldat mourant au pied d'un châtaigner d'Italie, un idéal constant : l'Honneur. Collection 'Le Passé nous parle', 'Le Chevalier Bayard' : adaptation et présentation par Marthe Le Prestre. Marthe Le Prestre Fri, 01 Jan 1960 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505177 thebookvoice.com 0:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France : vie du Chevalier Bayard Author: Marthe Le Prestre Narrator: Marthe Le Prestre Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 1960 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Bayard naquit vers 1475, au château de la Bussière dans la vallée de Grésivaudan. Envoyé très jeune à Grenoble, il se forma sous la direction de Mgr Alleman, évêque de cette ville. A l'âage de 13 ans, rappelé au château paternel, il ne rêve plus que de faits d'armes et de batailles. C'est alors que son oncle le présenta au Duc de Savoir Charles Ier, qui tenait à ce moment sa cour à Chambéry et qui le prit comme page. Bayard suivit ce prince quand il alla rendre visite à Lyon au roi Charles VIII. Bayard, invité à manoeuvrer son cheval devant le roi, le fit avec une telle maîtrise que celui-ci le demanda au Duc de Savoie. Le 6 juillet 1503, Bayard seul défendit le pont du Garigliano contre les Espagnols, commandés par Conzalve de Cordoue, en attendant le retour de son écuyer Le Basco qu'il avait envoyé chercher des renforts. En 1515, François Ier monta sur le trône. A la bataille de Marignan, Bayard combattit si vaillamment aux côtés du roi que François Ier voulut être armé chevalier par lui. Abandonné à Robecco par Bonnivet, Bayard se défendit avec courage; le 30 avril 1524, il fut frappé d'un coup d'arquebuse qui lui rompit l'épine dorsale. Ses derniers moments, et notamment son apostrophe au connétable de Bourbon à qui il reprocha sa trahison, furent profondément émouvants. La France consternée pleura son brave et vertueux chevalier. Il n'est pas dans le passé d'images plus nobles que celles de la vie de Bayard. Du petit 'Riquet' de la cour de Savoie, au grand soldat mourant au pied d'un châtaigner d'Italie, un idéal constant : l'Honneur. Collection 'Le Passé nous parle', 'Le Chevalier Bayard' : adaptation et présentation par Marthe Le Prestre. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505177]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Histoire de France : vie du Chevalier Bayard Author: Marthe Le Prestre Narrator: Marthe Le Prestre Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 1960 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Bayard naquit vers 1475, au château de la Bussière dans la vallée de Grésivaudan. Envoyé très jeune à Grenoble, il se forma sous la direction de Mgr Alleman, évêque de cette ville. A l'âage de 13 ans, rappelé au château paternel, il ne rêve plus que de faits d'armes et de batailles. C'est alors que son oncle le présenta au Duc de Savoir Charles Ier, qui tenait à ce moment sa cour à Chambéry et qui le prit comme page. Bayard suivit ce prince quand il alla rendre visite à Lyon au roi Charles VIII. Bayard, invité à manoeuvrer son cheval devant le roi, le fit avec une telle maîtrise que celui-ci le demanda au Duc de Savoie. Le 6 juillet 1503, Bayard seul défendit le pont du Garigliano contre les Espagnols, commandés par Conzalve de Cordoue, en attendant le retour de son écuyer Le Basco qu'il avait envoyé chercher des renforts. En 1515, François Ier monta sur le trône. A la bataille de Marignan, Bayard combattit si vaillamment aux côtés du roi que François Ier voulut être armé chevalier par lui. Abandonné à Robecco par Bonnivet, Bayard se défendit avec courage; le 30 avril 1524, il fut frappé d'un coup d'arquebuse qui lui rompit l'épine dorsale. Ses derniers moments, et notamment son apostrophe au connétable de Bourbon à qui il reprocha sa trahison, furent profondément émouvants. La France consternée pleura son brave et vertueux chevalier. Il n'est pas dans le passé d'images plus nobles que celles de la vie de Bayard. Du petit 'Riquet' de la cour de Savoie, au grand soldat mourant au pied d'un châtaigner d'Italie, un idéal constant : l'Honneur. Collection 'Le Passé nous parle', 'Le Chevalier Bayard' : adaptation et présentation par Marthe Le Prestre. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505174 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Mossad, pour ' Institut pour les renseignements et les affaires spéciales ' en hébreu, est l'une des trois agences de renseignement d'Israël, avec le Shabak (plus connu sous le nom de ' Shin Beth ', qui est le service de sécurité intérieure) et l'Aman (chargé de la sécurité militaire). Contrairement au gouvernement, au parlement (Knesset), à l'Armée de défense d'Israël (Tsahal) et à l'agence de sécurité intérieure (Shin Bet), les objectifs, la structure et les pouvoirs du Mossad sont exemptés des lois constitutionnelles de l'État. Son activité est soumise à des procédures secrètes qui n'ont jamais été révélées. Son directeur relève directement et uniquement du premier ministre.. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret qui cultive le secret absolu... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505174 thebookvoice.com 0:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Mossad, pour ' Institut pour les renseignements et les affaires spéciales ' en hébreu, est l'une des trois agences de renseignement d'Israël, avec le Shabak (plus connu sous le nom de ' Shin Beth ', qui est le service de sécurité intérieure) et l'Aman (chargé de la sécurité militaire). Contrairement au gouvernement, au parlement (Knesset), à l'Armée de défense d'Israël (Tsahal) et à l'agence de sécurité intérieure (Shin Bet), les objectifs, la structure et les pouvoirs du Mossad sont exemptés des lois constitutionnelles de l'État. Son activité est soumise à des procédures secrètes qui n'ont jamais été révélées. Son directeur relève directement et uniquement du premier ministre.. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret qui cultive le secret absolu... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Mossad, pour ' Institut pour les renseignements et les affaires spéciales ' en hébreu, est l'une des trois agences de renseignement d'Israël, avec le Shabak (plus connu sous le nom de ' Shin Beth ', qui est le service de sécurité intérieure) et l'Aman (chargé de la sécurité militaire). Contrairement au gouvernement, au parlement (Knesset), à l'Armée de défense d'Israël (Tsahal) et à l'agence de sécurité intérieure (Shin Bet), les objectifs, la structure et les pouvoirs du Mossad sont exemptés des lois constitutionnelles de l'État. Son activité est soumise à des procédures secrètes qui n'ont jamais été révélées. Son directeur relève directement et uniquement du premier ministre.. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret qui cultive le secret absolu... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505175 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505175]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Opération Oiseau bleu ou la ' Force K ' fut mise en œuvre par le SDECE (services secrets français) en 1956, deuxième année de la guerre d'indépendance de l'Algérie. Le projet, élaboré semble-t-il à la fin 1955 au niveau du Gouvernement Général de l'Algérie, envisage de détacher de la rébellion du FLN plusieurs centaines de Kabyles puis de les transformer en commandos clandestins, opérant avec des tenues et des armes analogues à celles de l'ALN, le bras armé du FLN, et chargés de mettre en œuvre un véritable ' contre-maquis ' en Kabylie baptisé ' Oiseau bleu ' ou ' Force K ' comme ' Kabyle '. Soldée par un cuisant échec, mieux, par un total retournement puisqu'elle approvisionna le FLN en armes, hommes et fonds, cette opération longtemps tenue au secret est encore largement ignorée des historiens et des opinions française et algérienne.. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète française peu connue du grand public... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505175 thebookvoice.com 0:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505175]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Opération Oiseau bleu ou la ' Force K ' fut mise en œuvre par le SDECE (services secrets français) en 1956, deuxième année de la guerre d'indépendance de l'Algérie. Le projet, élaboré semble-t-il à la fin 1955 au niveau du Gouvernement Général de l'Algérie, envisage de détacher de la rébellion du FLN plusieurs centaines de Kabyles puis de les transformer en commandos clandestins, opérant avec des tenues et des armes analogues à celles de l'ALN, le bras armé du FLN, et chargés de mettre en œuvre un véritable ' contre-maquis ' en Kabylie baptisé ' Oiseau bleu ' ou ' Force K ' comme ' Kabyle '. Soldée par un cuisant échec, mieux, par un total retournement puisqu'elle approvisionna le FLN en armes, hommes et fonds, cette opération longtemps tenue au secret est encore largement ignorée des historiens et des opinions française et algérienne.. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète française peu connue du grand public... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505175]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'Opération Oiseau bleu ou la ' Force K ' fut mise en œuvre par le SDECE (services secrets français) en 1956, deuxième année de la guerre d'indépendance de l'Algérie. Le projet, élaboré semble-t-il à la fin 1955 au niveau du Gouvernement Général de l'Algérie, envisage de détacher de la rébellion du FLN plusieurs centaines de Kabyles puis de les transformer en commandos clandestins, opérant avec des tenues et des armes analogues à celles de l'ALN, le bras armé du FLN, et chargés de mettre en œuvre un véritable ' contre-maquis ' en Kabylie baptisé ' Oiseau bleu ' ou ' Force K ' comme ' Kabyle '. Soldée par un cuisant échec, mieux, par un total retournement puisqu'elle approvisionna le FLN en armes, hommes et fonds, cette opération longtemps tenue au secret est encore largement ignorée des historiens et des opinions française et algérienne.. Voici l'histoire de cette opération secrète française peu connue du grand public... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505172 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505172]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le système Double Cross (en anglais Double Cross System ou XX System, double cross signifiant tromper) était un dispositif de contre-espionnage organisé par le MI5, le service de renseignements britannique actif sur le territoire du Royaume-Uni, qui eut pour finalité la désinformation des services secrets allemands. Des agents nazis ont été capturés et retournés puis utilisés par les Britanniques principalement pour diffuser de fausses informations à leurs officiers-traitants allemands. Les différentes opérations étaient supervisées par l'ultra secret Comité XX sous la présidence de John Cecil Masterman. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète d'espionnage et de désinformation qui a eu un impact sur le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505172 thebookvoice.com 0:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505172]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le système Double Cross (en anglais Double Cross System ou XX System, double cross signifiant tromper) était un dispositif de contre-espionnage organisé par le MI5, le service de renseignements britannique actif sur le territoire du Royaume-Uni, qui eut pour finalité la désinformation des services secrets allemands. Des agents nazis ont été capturés et retournés puis utilisés par les Britanniques principalement pour diffuser de fausses informations à leurs officiers-traitants allemands. Les différentes opérations étaient supervisées par l'ultra secret Comité XX sous la présidence de John Cecil Masterman. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète d'espionnage et de désinformation qui a eu un impact sur le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505172]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le système Double Cross (en anglais Double Cross System ou XX System, double cross signifiant tromper) était un dispositif de contre-espionnage organisé par le MI5, le service de renseignements britannique actif sur le territoire du Royaume-Uni, qui eut pour finalité la désinformation des services secrets allemands. Des agents nazis ont été capturés et retournés puis utilisés par les Britanniques principalement pour diffuser de fausses informations à leurs officiers-traitants allemands. Les différentes opérations étaient supervisées par l'ultra secret Comité XX sous la présidence de John Cecil Masterman. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète d'espionnage et de désinformation qui a eu un impact sur le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505171 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505171]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Security Service (' Service de la sûreté '), communément dénommé MI5 (pour Military Intelligence, section 5) est le service de renseignement responsable de la sécurité intérieure du Royaume-Uni. Il est chargé principalement de produire des renseignements sur les actes de terrorisme, l'espionnage, la prolifération d'armes de destruction massive. Il fait partie des trois principaux services de renseignement et de sécurité britanniques, avec : le Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) ou MI6 (pour Military Intelligence, section 6), chargé du renseignement extérieur et des échanges de renseignements avec des services de renseignement et de sécurité étrangers ; le Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), chargé du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des communications et des systèmes d'information du gouvernement et des armées. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret britannique d'espionnage, peu connu du grand public... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505171 thebookvoice.com 0:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505171]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Security Service (' Service de la sûreté '), communément dénommé MI5 (pour Military Intelligence, section 5) est le service de renseignement responsable de la sécurité intérieure du Royaume-Uni. Il est chargé principalement de produire des renseignements sur les actes de terrorisme, l'espionnage, la prolifération d'armes de destruction massive. Il fait partie des trois principaux services de renseignement et de sécurité britanniques, avec : le Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) ou MI6 (pour Military Intelligence, section 6), chargé du renseignement extérieur et des échanges de renseignements avec des services de renseignement et de sécurité étrangers ; le Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), chargé du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des communications et des systèmes d'information du gouvernement et des armées. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret britannique d'espionnage, peu connu du grand public... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505171]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Le Security Service (' Service de la sûreté '), communément dénommé MI5 (pour Military Intelligence, section 5) est le service de renseignement responsable de la sécurité intérieure du Royaume-Uni. Il est chargé principalement de produire des renseignements sur les actes de terrorisme, l'espionnage, la prolifération d'armes de destruction massive. Il fait partie des trois principaux services de renseignement et de sécurité britanniques, avec : le Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) ou MI6 (pour Military Intelligence, section 6), chargé du renseignement extérieur et des échanges de renseignements avec des services de renseignement et de sécurité étrangers ; le Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), chargé du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique et de la sécurité des communications et des systèmes d'information du gouvernement et des armées. Voici l'histoire de ce service secret britannique d'espionnage, peu connu du grand public... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505167 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505167]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen Author: Anonyme Narrator: Patrick Martinez Bournat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen : un des fondements majeurs de l'histoire de la démocratie. C'est un pur produit de la philosophie des Lumières : l'affirmation que les droits de l'homme sont universels, sans distinction de race ou de religion, vient de l'idée qu'ils font partie de la nature humaine elle-même, par opposition à une convention sociale ou légale relative. La déclaration des droits de l'Homme est un résumé parfait des valeurs de la Révolution Française ; en tant que tel, elle a eu un impact immense sur le développement de la démocratie et des libertés à travers le monde jusqu'à nos jours. Anonyme Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505167 thebookvoice.com 0:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505167]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen Author: Anonyme Narrator: Patrick Martinez Bournat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen : un des fondements majeurs de l'histoire de la démocratie. C'est un pur produit de la philosophie des Lumières : l'affirmation que les droits de l'homme sont universels, sans distinction de race ou de religion, vient de l'idée qu'ils font partie de la nature humaine elle-même, par opposition à une convention sociale ou légale relative. La déclaration des droits de l'Homme est un résumé parfait des valeurs de la Révolution Française ; en tant que tel, elle a eu un impact immense sur le développement de la démocratie et des libertés à travers le monde jusqu'à nos jours. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505167]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen Author: Anonyme Narrator: Patrick Martinez Bournat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen : un des fondements majeurs de l'histoire de la démocratie. C'est un pur produit de la philosophie des Lumières : l'affirmation que les droits de l'homme sont universels, sans distinction de race ou de religion, vient de l'idée qu'ils font partie de la nature humaine elle-même, par opposition à une convention sociale ou légale relative. La déclaration des droits de l'Homme est un résumé parfait des valeurs de la Révolution Française ; en tant que tel, elle a eu un impact immense sur le développement de la démocratie et des libertés à travers le monde jusqu'à nos jours. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505164 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505164]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Fortitude, désinformer les nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'opération Fortitude (' Courage ' en français) est le nom de code collectif pour des opérations de désinformation et de diversion menées par les Alliés dans le but de cacher aux Allemands que le lieu du débarquement serait la Normandie, en leur faisant croire qu'il serait effectué ailleurs (Norvège ou Pas de Calais) ; une fois celui-ci lancé, de leur faire croire que ce n'est qu'un débarquement de diversion, afin de retarder l'arrivée de leurs renforts. Fortitude est la pièce maîtresse d'un ensemble plus large d'opérations de dissimulation appelé opération Bodyguard qui visent à cacher aux Allemands l'ensemble des projets de débarquement alliés en Europe, dont ceux de Méditerranée. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète des alliés qui a changé le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505164 thebookvoice.com 0:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505164]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Fortitude, désinformer les nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'opération Fortitude (' Courage ' en français) est le nom de code collectif pour des opérations de désinformation et de diversion menées par les Alliés dans le but de cacher aux Allemands que le lieu du débarquement serait la Normandie, en leur faisant croire qu'il serait effectué ailleurs (Norvège ou Pas de Calais) ; une fois celui-ci lancé, de leur faire croire que ce n'est qu'un débarquement de diversion, afin de retarder l'arrivée de leurs renforts. Fortitude est la pièce maîtresse d'un ensemble plus large d'opérations de dissimulation appelé opération Bodyguard qui visent à cacher aux Allemands l'ensemble des projets de débarquement alliés en Europe, dont ceux de Méditerranée. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète des alliés qui a changé le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505164]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Fortitude, désinformer les nazis: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'opération Fortitude (' Courage ' en français) est le nom de code collectif pour des opérations de désinformation et de diversion menées par les Alliés dans le but de cacher aux Allemands que le lieu du débarquement serait la Normandie, en leur faisant croire qu'il serait effectué ailleurs (Norvège ou Pas de Calais) ; une fois celui-ci lancé, de leur faire croire que ce n'est qu'un débarquement de diversion, afin de retarder l'arrivée de leurs renforts. Fortitude est la pièce maîtresse d'un ensemble plus large d'opérations de dissimulation appelé opération Bodyguard qui visent à cacher aux Allemands l'ensemble des projets de débarquement alliés en Europe, dont ceux de Méditerranée. Voici l'histoire de cette opération ultra secrète des alliés qui a changé le cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505165 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sidney Reilly est un espion travaillant pour le SIS britannique au début du xxe siècle. Considéré comme leur meilleur agent à cette époque, il est exécuté par la police politique soviétique de l'époque, la Guépéou. Parlant plusieurs langues, il était charismatique et brillant, tout en étant d'humeur changeante. Conscient de son image, il en aurait profité pour faire mousser ses exploits. Pour plusieurs collègues du SIS, il était un playboy qui menait une vie luxueuse, tout en exploitant les femmes à ses propres fins. Surnommé l'' espion gentleman ', il était aussi passé maître dans l'art du déguisement et de la supercherie. Son désir de mettre fin aux régimes bolchévique, puis communiste en Russie l'a incité à les combattre, ce qui lui a finalement coûté la vie. Sa vie a fait l'objet de plusieurs livres et feuilletons télévisés. Plusieurs estiment qu'il a servi de modèle pour la création de James Bond. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret à la vie romanesque qui a inspiré des romanciers... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505165 thebookvoice.com 0:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sidney Reilly est un espion travaillant pour le SIS britannique au début du xxe siècle. Considéré comme leur meilleur agent à cette époque, il est exécuté par la police politique soviétique de l'époque, la Guépéou. Parlant plusieurs langues, il était charismatique et brillant, tout en étant d'humeur changeante. Conscient de son image, il en aurait profité pour faire mousser ses exploits. Pour plusieurs collègues du SIS, il était un playboy qui menait une vie luxueuse, tout en exploitant les femmes à ses propres fins. Surnommé l'' espion gentleman ', il était aussi passé maître dans l'art du déguisement et de la supercherie. Son désir de mettre fin aux régimes bolchévique, puis communiste en Russie l'a incité à les combattre, ce qui lui a finalement coûté la vie. Sa vie a fait l'objet de plusieurs livres et feuilletons télévisés. Plusieurs estiment qu'il a servi de modèle pour la création de James Bond. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret à la vie romanesque qui a inspiré des romanciers... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Sidney Reilly est un espion travaillant pour le SIS britannique au début du xxe siècle. Considéré comme leur meilleur agent à cette époque, il est exécuté par la police politique soviétique de l'époque, la Guépéou. Parlant plusieurs langues, il était charismatique et brillant, tout en étant d'humeur changeante. Conscient de son image, il en aurait profité pour faire mousser ses exploits. Pour plusieurs collègues du SIS, il était un playboy qui menait une vie luxueuse, tout en exploitant les femmes à ses propres fins. Surnommé l'' espion gentleman ', il était aussi passé maître dans l'art du déguisement et de la supercherie. Son désir de mettre fin aux régimes bolchévique, puis communiste en Russie l'a incité à les combattre, ce qui lui a finalement coûté la vie. Sa vie a fait l'objet de plusieurs livres et feuilletons télévisés. Plusieurs estiment qu'il a servi de modèle pour la création de James Bond. Voici l'histoire de cet agent secret à la vie romanesque qui a inspiré des romanciers... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505166 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505166]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Oleg Penkovsky était un colonel du GRU soviétique arrêté et condamné pour avoir transmis à l'Ouest une multitude de secrets sur les armes nucléaires soviétiques et sur son service d'espionnage. Son arrestation donna lieu à un procès à grand spectacle. Lors de la crise des missiles de Cuba, il donna au MI6 l'information que l'URSS ne disposait en réalité que de très peu de missiles nucléaires stratégiques et que leur fiabilité était douteuse. Les États-Unis possédant un millier de missiles, Kennedy tint tête à Khrouchtchev. Bien qu'il transmit aux Britanniques pas moins de 5 000 pages de documents, une partie de la CIA se méfiait toujours de Penkovsky et n'avait pas totalement confiance dans ses informations. Arrêté le 22 octobre 1962 par le KGB qui le surveillait depuis plusieurs mois, il est condamné à mort et exécuté le 16 mai 1963, à 44 ans. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double qui a eu un impact sur le cours de l'histoire par ses informations... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505166 thebookvoice.com 0:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505166]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Oleg Penkovsky était un colonel du GRU soviétique arrêté et condamné pour avoir transmis à l'Ouest une multitude de secrets sur les armes nucléaires soviétiques et sur son service d'espionnage. Son arrestation donna lieu à un procès à grand spectacle. Lors de la crise des missiles de Cuba, il donna au MI6 l'information que l'URSS ne disposait en réalité que de très peu de missiles nucléaires stratégiques et que leur fiabilité était douteuse. Les États-Unis possédant un millier de missiles, Kennedy tint tête à Khrouchtchev. Bien qu'il transmit aux Britanniques pas moins de 5 000 pages de documents, une partie de la CIA se méfiait toujours de Penkovsky et n'avait pas totalement confiance dans ses informations. Arrêté le 22 octobre 1962 par le KGB qui le surveillait depuis plusieurs mois, il est condamné à mort et exécuté le 16 mai 1963, à 44 ans. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double qui a eu un impact sur le cours de l'histoire par ses informations... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505166]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Oleg Penkovsky était un colonel du GRU soviétique arrêté et condamné pour avoir transmis à l'Ouest une multitude de secrets sur les armes nucléaires soviétiques et sur son service d'espionnage. Son arrestation donna lieu à un procès à grand spectacle. Lors de la crise des missiles de Cuba, il donna au MI6 l'information que l'URSS ne disposait en réalité que de très peu de missiles nucléaires stratégiques et que leur fiabilité était douteuse. Les États-Unis possédant un millier de missiles, Kennedy tint tête à Khrouchtchev. Bien qu'il transmit aux Britanniques pas moins de 5 000 pages de documents, une partie de la CIA se méfiait toujours de Penkovsky et n'avait pas totalement confiance dans ses informations. Arrêté le 22 octobre 1962 par le KGB qui le surveillait depuis plusieurs mois, il est condamné à mort et exécuté le 16 mai 1963, à 44 ans. Voici l'histoire de cet agent double qui a eu un impact sur le cours de l'histoire par ses informations... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505129 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Histories Author: Tacitus Narrator: David Timson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Roman historian Tacitus was a successful politician who eventually became Governor of the province of Asia. He is thought to have died around AD 120 and benefitted from the patronage of the Flavian Emperors. The Histories, of which only just over four out of 14 books survive, covers the years following the assassination of the Emperor Nero: Rome was plunged into further civil war with the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) and culminated in the accession of Vespasian, the first of the Flavians. Notwithstanding his proximity to the ruling family, Tacitus regretted Rome's development from republic to empire - which is especially evident in his Annals. The Histories is a fascinating close-up account of a critical period in Roman history. Tacitus Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505129 thebookvoice.com 10:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Histories Author: Tacitus Narrator: David Timson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Roman historian Tacitus was a successful politician who eventually became Governor of the province of Asia. He is thought to have died around AD 120 and benefitted from the patronage of the Flavian Emperors. The Histories, of which only just over four out of 14 books survive, covers the years following the assassination of the Emperor Nero: Rome was plunged into further civil war with the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) and culminated in the accession of Vespasian, the first of the Flavians. Notwithstanding his proximity to the ruling family, Tacitus regretted Rome's development from republic to empire - which is especially evident in his Annals. The Histories is a fascinating close-up account of a critical period in Roman history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Histories Author: Tacitus Narrator: David Timson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Roman historian Tacitus was a successful politician who eventually became Governor of the province of Asia. He is thought to have died around AD 120 and benefitted from the patronage of the Flavian Emperors. The Histories, of which only just over four out of 14 books survive, covers the years following the assassination of the Emperor Nero: Rome was plunged into further civil war with the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) and culminated in the accession of Vespasian, the first of the Flavians. Notwithstanding his proximity to the ruling family, Tacitus regretted Rome's development from republic to empire - which is especially evident in his Annals. The Histories is a fascinating close-up account of a critical period in Roman history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505074 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505074]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Marie Antoinette Reine de France Author: Patrick M. Bournat Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Notre histoire commence à Paris le 13 juillet 1793, à la prison du Temple. Marie-Antoinette, prisonnière dans sa cellule, n'est plus reine de France. La reine déchue sait qu'elle va bientôt être séparée de son enfant pour toujours. Dans quelques mois, elle sera exécutée place de la Révolution. Elle profite de ses derniers instants avec son fils Louis-Charles, devenu Louis XVII à la mort de son père Louis XVI, pour lui raconter l'histoire de sa vie. Voici ces confidences imaginaires, où Marie-Antoinette nous fait revivre sa vie, de son Autriche natale au palais de Versailles, de l'affaire du collier de la reine à la Révolution Française. Ce n'est pas un manuel d'histoire ni une étude politique, c'est l'histoire d'une femme emportée dans la tourmente de l'Histoire. Les dialogues sont imaginaires, tous les faits historiquement exacts. Patrick M. Bournat Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505074 thebookvoice.com 1:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505074]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Marie Antoinette Reine de France Author: Patrick M. Bournat Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Notre histoire commence à Paris le 13 juillet 1793, à la prison du Temple. Marie-Antoinette, prisonnière dans sa cellule, n'est plus reine de France. La reine déchue sait qu'elle va bientôt être séparée de son enfant pour toujours. Dans quelques mois, elle sera exécutée place de la Révolution. Elle profite de ses derniers instants avec son fils Louis-Charles, devenu Louis XVII à la mort de son père Louis XVI, pour lui raconter l'histoire de sa vie. Voici ces confidences imaginaires, où Marie-Antoinette nous fait revivre sa vie, de son Autriche natale au palais de Versailles, de l'affaire du collier de la reine à la Révolution Française. Ce n'est pas un manuel d'histoire ni une étude politique, c'est l'histoire d'une femme emportée dans la tourmente de l'Histoire. Les dialogues sont imaginaires, tous les faits historiquement exacts. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505074]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Marie Antoinette Reine de France Author: Patrick M. Bournat Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Notre histoire commence à Paris le 13 juillet 1793, à la prison du Temple. Marie-Antoinette, prisonnière dans sa cellule, n'est plus reine de France. La reine déchue sait qu'elle va bientôt être séparée de son enfant pour toujours. Dans quelques mois, elle sera exécutée place de la Révolution. Elle profite de ses derniers instants avec son fils Louis-Charles, devenu Louis XVII à la mort de son père Louis XVI, pour lui raconter l'histoire de sa vie. Voici ces confidences imaginaires, où Marie-Antoinette nous fait revivre sa vie, de son Autriche natale au palais de Versailles, de l'affaire du collier de la reine à la Révolution Française. Ce n'est pas un manuel d'histoire ni une étude politique, c'est l'histoire d'une femme emportée dans la tourmente de l'Histoire. Les dialogues sont imaginaires, tous les faits historiquement exacts. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505049 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Wilhelm Canaris est un amiral allemand, responsable de l'Abwehr, le service de renseignement de l'armée allemande, de janvier 1935 à février 1944. Il s'est clandestinement opposé aux menées nazies alors qu'il était en poste. Pendant les premières années de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en tant que chef de l'Abwehr, il mène différentes opérations de renseignements essentielles à la victoire de l'Allemagne nazie. Dans les pays occupés, ses services participent activement à la répression des mouvements clandestins de la Résistance, notamment en France. En revanche, tout en étant loyal à l'Allemagne, il rejette le nazisme et aurait réprouvé toutes les persécutions menées contre les différentes populations, sauvant notamment des Juifs. Il soutien différentes tentatives de tuer Adolf Hitler, qui toutes échouent. Soupçonné d'avoir pris part au complot du 20 juillet 1944, il est interné à Flossenburg avant d'être condamné à mort par un tribunal spécial et exécuté. Voici l'histoire de cet homme qui fut à la fois un important dignitaire de l'Allemagne Nazie et un résistant tardif et ambigü. Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505049 thebookvoice.com 0:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Wilhelm Canaris est un amiral allemand, responsable de l'Abwehr, le service de renseignement de l'armée allemande, de janvier 1935 à février 1944. Il s'est clandestinement opposé aux menées nazies alors qu'il était en poste. Pendant les premières années de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en tant que chef de l'Abwehr, il mène différentes opérations de renseignements essentielles à la victoire de l'Allemagne nazie. Dans les pays occupés, ses services participent activement à la répression des mouvements clandestins de la Résistance, notamment en France. En revanche, tout en étant loyal à l'Allemagne, il rejette le nazisme et aurait réprouvé toutes les persécutions menées contre les différentes populations, sauvant notamment des Juifs. Il soutien différentes tentatives de tuer Adolf Hitler, qui toutes échouent. Soupçonné d'avoir pris part au complot du 20 juillet 1944, il est interné à Flossenburg avant d'être condamné à mort par un tribunal spécial et exécuté. Voici l'histoire de cet homme qui fut à la fois un important dignitaire de l'Allemagne Nazie et un résistant tardif et ambigü. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505049]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Wilhelm Canaris est un amiral allemand, responsable de l'Abwehr, le service de renseignement de l'armée allemande, de janvier 1935 à février 1944. Il s'est clandestinement opposé aux menées nazies alors qu'il était en poste. Pendant les premières années de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en tant que chef de l'Abwehr, il mène différentes opérations de renseignements essentielles à la victoire de l'Allemagne nazie. Dans les pays occupés, ses services participent activement à la répression des mouvements clandestins de la Résistance, notamment en France. En revanche, tout en étant loyal à l'Allemagne, il rejette le nazisme et aurait réprouvé toutes les persécutions menées contre les différentes populations, sauvant notamment des Juifs. Il soutien différentes tentatives de tuer Adolf Hitler, qui toutes échouent. Soupçonné d'avoir pris part au complot du 20 juillet 1944, il est interné à Flossenburg avant d'être condamné à mort par un tribunal spécial et exécuté. Voici l'histoire de cet homme qui fut à la fois un important dignitaire de l'Allemagne Nazie et un résistant tardif et ambigü. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505031 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505031]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'art de gouverner : lettres de Fénélon à Louis XIV Author: François Fénelon Narrator: Anne-Sophie Robin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A la fin de l'an 1693, toute la France est en crise, dévastée par la famine et la corruption d'un absolutisme à la dérive. François de Salignac de la Mothe, dit Fénelon, est alors précepteur du petit-fils du Roi Soleil. Saisi de rage et d'effroi devant la situation catastrophique, il prend la plume pour interpeller le tout-puissant souverain dans un réquisitoire féroce. Sa violence étonnante et ses attaques frontales sont renforcées par un style irréprochable, qui fait de ce texte historique un chef-d'oeuvre de l'histoire du pamphlet, et un manuel de gouvernance d'une clarté incomparable. 'On a rendu votre nom odieux [...] vous avez passé votre vie entière hors du chemin de la vérité et de la justice...' dénonce-t-il avec fougue. Et il sait de quoi il parle : à Versailles, il a découvert l'envers du décor, les rouages d'un Etat perverti par la flatterie et l'asservissement des nobles. Fénelon le théologien se montre ici plus que visionnaire : non seulement ses prédictions se réalisent à la Révolution, mais les accents de son texte restent d'une actualité terrible. A prendre en considération pour éclairer les mouvements sociaux d'hier comme d'aujourd'hui. - - François Fénelon Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505031 thebookvoice.com 0:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505031]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'art de gouverner : lettres de Fénélon à Louis XIV Author: François Fénelon Narrator: Anne-Sophie Robin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A la fin de l'an 1693, toute la France est en crise, dévastée par la famine et la corruption d'un absolutisme à la dérive. François de Salignac de la Mothe, dit Fénelon, est alors précepteur du petit-fils du Roi Soleil. Saisi de rage et d'effroi devant la situation catastrophique, il prend la plume pour interpeller le tout-puissant souverain dans un réquisitoire féroce. Sa violence étonnante et ses attaques frontales sont renforcées par un style irréprochable, qui fait de ce texte historique un chef-d'oeuvre de l'histoire du pamphlet, et un manuel de gouvernance d'une clarté incomparable. 'On a rendu votre nom odieux [...] vous avez passé votre vie entière hors du chemin de la vérité et de la justice...' dénonce-t-il avec fougue. Et il sait de quoi il parle : à Versailles, il a découvert l'envers du décor, les rouages d'un Etat perverti par la flatterie et l'asservissement des nobles. Fénelon le théologien se montre ici plus que visionnaire : non seulement ses prédictions se réalisent à la Révolution, mais les accents de son texte restent d'une actualité terrible. A prendre en considération pour éclairer les mouvements sociaux d'hier comme d'aujourd'hui. - - Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505031]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'art de gouverner : lettres de Fénélon à Louis XIV Author: François Fénelon Narrator: Anne-Sophie Robin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A la fin de l'an 1693, toute la France est en crise, dévastée par la famine et la corruption d'un absolutisme à la dérive. François de Salignac de la Mothe, dit Fénelon, est alors précepteur du petit-fils du Roi Soleil. Saisi de rage et d'effroi devant la situation catastrophique, il prend la plume pour interpeller le tout-puissant souverain dans un réquisitoire féroce. Sa violence étonnante et ses attaques frontales sont renforcées par un style irréprochable, qui fait de ce texte historique un chef-d'oeuvre de l'histoire du pamphlet, et un manuel de gouvernance d'une clarté incomparable. 'On a rendu votre nom odieux [...] vous avez passé votre vie entière hors du chemin de la vérité et de la justice...' dénonce-t-il avec fougue. Et il sait de quoi il parle : à Versailles, il a découvert l'envers du décor, les rouages d'un Etat perverti par la flatterie et l'asservissement des nobles. Fénelon le théologien se montre ici plus que visionnaire : non seulement ses prédictions se réalisent à la Révolution, mais les accents de son texte restent d'une actualité terrible. A prendre en considération pour éclairer les mouvements sociaux d'hier comme d'aujourd'hui. - - https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505011 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Anthropoid est l'opération montée en vue d'assassiner le dignitaire nazi Reinhard Heydrich. L'attentat se déroule à Prague le 27 mai 1942 et Heydrich meurt huit jours après des suites de ses blessures. Planifiée par le Special Operations Executive, le service secret britannique qui soutenait les Résistances européennes lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, cette opération est exécutée par deux soldats tchécoslovaques, entraînés en Grande-Bretagne et parachutés sur le territoire du protectorat de Bohême-Moravie. Reinhard Heydrich est à la fois le chef de l'Office central de la sécurité du Reich, le ' vice-gouverneur de Bohême-Moravie ' et le commandant des unités mobiles de tuerie de masse en Europe de l'Est. Il a également reçu pour mission d'organiser la solution finale de la question juive, programme d'extermination des Juifs d'Europe. À la suite de l'assassinat, le Reich mène des représailles violentes contre les populations civiles de la région, détruisant notamment le village de Lidice en massacrant les hommes et déportant les femmes et les enfants, ce qui provoque une forte émotion chez les Alliés. Voici l'histoire de cette opération d'assassinat d'un très haut dignitaire nazi et de la vengeance des nazis sur les populations civiles... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505011 thebookvoice.com 0:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Anthropoid est l'opération montée en vue d'assassiner le dignitaire nazi Reinhard Heydrich. L'attentat se déroule à Prague le 27 mai 1942 et Heydrich meurt huit jours après des suites de ses blessures. Planifiée par le Special Operations Executive, le service secret britannique qui soutenait les Résistances européennes lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, cette opération est exécutée par deux soldats tchécoslovaques, entraînés en Grande-Bretagne et parachutés sur le territoire du protectorat de Bohême-Moravie. Reinhard Heydrich est à la fois le chef de l'Office central de la sécurité du Reich, le ' vice-gouverneur de Bohême-Moravie ' et le commandant des unités mobiles de tuerie de masse en Europe de l'Est. Il a également reçu pour mission d'organiser la solution finale de la question juive, programme d'extermination des Juifs d'Europe. À la suite de l'assassinat, le Reich mène des représailles violentes contre les populations civiles de la région, détruisant notamment le village de Lidice en massacrant les hommes et déportant les femmes et les enfants, ce qui provoque une forte émotion chez les Alliés. Voici l'histoire de cette opération d'assassinat d'un très haut dignitaire nazi et de la vengeance des nazis sur les populations civiles... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: L'opération Anthropoid est l'opération montée en vue d'assassiner le dignitaire nazi Reinhard Heydrich. L'attentat se déroule à Prague le 27 mai 1942 et Heydrich meurt huit jours après des suites de ses blessures. Planifiée par le Special Operations Executive, le service secret britannique qui soutenait les Résistances européennes lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, cette opération est exécutée par deux soldats tchécoslovaques, entraînés en Grande-Bretagne et parachutés sur le territoire du protectorat de Bohême-Moravie. Reinhard Heydrich est à la fois le chef de l'Office central de la sécurité du Reich, le ' vice-gouverneur de Bohême-Moravie ' et le commandant des unités mobiles de tuerie de masse en Europe de l'Est. Il a également reçu pour mission d'organiser la solution finale de la question juive, programme d'extermination des Juifs d'Europe. À la suite de l'assassinat, le Reich mène des représailles violentes contre les populations civiles de la région, détruisant notamment le village de Lidice en massacrant les hommes et déportant les femmes et les enfants, ce qui provoque une forte émotion chez les Alliés. Voici l'histoire de cette opération d'assassinat d'un très haut dignitaire nazi et de la vengeance des nazis sur les populations civiles... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505005 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505005]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La dénomination d'Orchestre rouge a été donnée par la Gestapo à un ensemble de groupes en contact avec l'Union soviétique qui ont résisté au nazisme durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À ces groupes appartenaient les cercles allemands anti nazis à Berlin et, indépendamment de cela, les groupes de renseignement organisés par Léopold Trepper à Paris et à Bruxelles. Le réseau d'espions est mis en place dans l'ouest de l'Europe dans l'Entre-deux-guerres pour fournir des informations à l'Union soviétique. Le réseau fut créé par Léopold Trepper à l'instigation du service de renseignements de l'Armée rouge, le GRU. Il sera réorienté contre le nazisme à partir du déclenchement de l'opération Barbarossa en juin 1941. Ses agents sont recrutés parmi les communistes de stricte obédience. Voici l'histoire de réseau d'espionnage peu connu du grand public... Frédéric Garnier Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505005 thebookvoice.com 0:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505005]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La dénomination d'Orchestre rouge a été donnée par la Gestapo à un ensemble de groupes en contact avec l'Union soviétique qui ont résisté au nazisme durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À ces groupes appartenaient les cercles allemands anti nazis à Berlin et, indépendamment de cela, les groupes de renseignement organisés par Léopold Trepper à Paris et à Bruxelles. Le réseau d'espions est mis en place dans l'ouest de l'Europe dans l'Entre-deux-guerres pour fournir des informations à l'Union soviétique. Le réseau fut créé par Léopold Trepper à l'instigation du service de renseignements de l'Armée rouge, le GRU. Il sera réorienté contre le nazisme à partir du déclenchement de l'opération Barbarossa en juin 1941. Ses agents sont recrutés parmi les communistes de stricte obédience. Voici l'histoire de réseau d'espionnage peu connu du grand public... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505005]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage Author: Frédéric Garnier Narrator: Patrick Blandin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2020 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: La dénomination d'Orchestre rouge a été donnée par la Gestapo à un ensemble de groupes en contact avec l'Union soviétique qui ont résisté au nazisme durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À ces groupes appartenaient les cercles allemands anti nazis à Berlin et, indépendamment de cela, les groupes de renseignement organisés par Léopold Trepper à Paris et à Bruxelles. Le réseau d'espions est mis en place dans l'ouest de l'Europe dans l'Entre-deux-guerres pour fournir des informations à l'Union soviétique. Le réseau fut créé par Léopold Trepper à l'instigation du service de renseignements de l'Armée rouge, le GRU. Il sera réorienté contre le nazisme à partir du déclenchement de l'opération Barbarossa en juin 1941. Ses agents sont recrutés parmi les communistes de stricte obédience. Voici l'histoire de réseau d'espionnage peu connu du grand public... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504479 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504479]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America Author: Julie Flavell Narrator: Polly Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Finalist • George Washington Book Prize New York Times Book Review • Editors’ Choice Finally revealing the family’s indefatigable women among its legendary military figures, The Howe Dynasty recasts the British side of the American Revolution. In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British General Sir William Howe and Richard Admiral Lord Howe, in a London drawing room for “half a dozen Games of Chess.” But as historian Julie Flavell reveals, these meetings were about much more than board games: they were cover for a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of the American War of Independence. Aware that the distinguished Howe family, both the men and the women, have been known solely for the military exploits of the brothers, Flavell investigated the letters of Caroline Howe, which have been blatantly overlooked since the nineteenth century. Using revelatory documents and this correspondence, The Howe Dynasty provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of one of England’s most famous military families across four wars. Contemporaries considered the Howes impenetrable and intensely private—or, as Horace Walpole called them, “brave and silent.” Flavell traces their roots to modest beginnings at Langar Hall in rural Nottinghamshire and highlights the Georgian phenomenon of the politically involved aristocratic woman. In fact, the early careers of the brothers—George, Richard, and William—can be credited not to the maneuverings of their father, Scrope Lord Howe, but to those of their aunt, the savvy Mary Herbert Countess Pembroke. When eldest sister Caroline came of age during the reign of King George III, she too used her intimacy with the royal inner circle to promote her brothers, moving smoothly between a straitlaced court and an increasingly scandalous London high life. With genuine suspense, Flavell skillfully recounts the most notable episodes of the brothers’ military campaigns: how Richard, commanding the HMS Dunkirk in 1755, fired the first shot signaling the beginning of the Seven Years’ War at sea; how George won the devotion of the American fighters he commanded at Fort Ticonderoga just three years later; and how youngest brother General William Howe, his sympathies torn, nonetheless commanded his troops to a bitter Pyrrhic victory in the Battle of Bunker Hill, only to be vilified for his failure as British commander-in-chief to subdue Washington’s Continental Army. Britain’s desperate battles to guard its most vaunted colonial possession are here told in tandem with London parlor-room intrigues, where Caroline bravely fought to protect the Howe reputation in a gossipy aristocratic milieu. A riveting narrative and long overdue reassessment of the entire family, The Howe Dynasty forces us to reimagine the Revolutionary War in ways that would have been previously inconceivable. Julie Flavell Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504479 thebookvoice.com 17:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504479]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America Author: Julie Flavell Narrator: Polly Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Finalist • George Washington Book Prize New York Times Book Review • Editors’ Choice Finally revealing the family’s indefatigable women among its legendary military figures, The Howe Dynasty recasts the British side of the American Revolution. In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British General Sir William Howe and Richard Admiral Lord Howe, in a London drawing room for “half a dozen Games of Chess.” But as historian Julie Flavell reveals, these meetings were about much more than board games: they were cover for a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of the American War of Independence. Aware that the distinguished Howe family, both the men and the women, have been known solely for the military exploits of the brothers, Flavell investigated the letters of Caroline Howe, which have been blatantly overlooked since the nineteenth century. Using revelatory documents and this correspondence, The Howe Dynasty provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of one of England’s most famous military families across four wars. Contemporaries considered the Howes impenetrable and intensely private—or, as Horace Walpole called them, “brave and silent.” Flavell traces their roots to modest beginnings at Langar Hall in rural Nottinghamshire and highlights the Georgian phenomenon of the politically involved aristocratic woman. In fact, the early careers of the brothers—George, Richard, and William—can be credited not to the maneuverings of their father, Scrope Lord Howe, but to those of their aunt, the savvy Mary Herbert Countess Pembroke. When eldest sister Caroline came of age during the reign of King George III, she too used her intimacy with the royal inner circle to promote her brothers, moving smoothly between a straitlaced court and an increasingly scandalous London high life. With genuine suspense, Flavell skillfully recounts the most notable episodes of the brothers’ military campaigns: how Richard, commanding the HMS Dunkirk in 1755, fired the first shot signaling the beginning of the Seven Years’ War at sea; how George won the devotion of the American fighters he commanded at Fort Ticonderoga just three years later; and how youngest brother General William Howe, his sympathies torn, nonetheless commanded his troops to a bitter Pyrrhic victory in the Battle of Bunker Hill, only to be vilified for his failure as British commander-in-chief to subdue Washington’s Continental Army. Britain’s desperate battles to guard its most vaunted colonial possession are here told in tandem with London parlor-room intrigues, where Caroline bravely fought to protect the Howe reputation in a gossipy aristocratic milieu. A riveting narrative and long overdue reassessment of the entire family, The Howe Dynasty forces us to reimagine the Revolutionary War in ways that would have been previously inconceivable. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504479]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America Author: Julie Flavell Narrator: Polly Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Finalist • George Washington Book Prize New York Times Book Review • Editors’ Choice Finally revealing the family’s indefatigable women among its legendary military figures, The Howe Dynasty recasts the British side of the American Revolution. In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British General Sir William Howe and Richard Admiral Lord Howe, in a London drawing room for “half a dozen Games of Chess.” But as historian Julie Flavell reveals, these meetings were about much more than board games: they were cover for a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of the American War of Independence. Aware that the distinguished Howe family, both the men and the women, have been known solely for the military exploits of the brothers, Flavell investigated the letters of Caroline Howe, which have been blatantly overlooked since the nineteenth century. Using revelatory documents and this correspondence, The Howe Dynasty provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of one of England’s most famous military families across four wars. Contemporaries considered the Howes impenetrable and intensely private—or, as Horace Walpole called them, “brave and silent.” Flavell traces their roots to modest beginnings at Langar Hall in rural Nottinghamshire and highlights the Georgian phenomenon of the politically involved aristocratic woman. In fact, the early careers of the brothers—George, Richard, and William—can be credited not to the maneuverings of their father, Scrope Lord Howe, but to those of their aunt, the savvy Mary Herbert Countess Pembroke. When eldest sister Caroline came of age during the reign of King George III, she too used her intimacy with the royal inner circle to promote her brothers, moving smoothly between a straitlaced court and an increasingly scandalous London high life. With genuine suspense, Flavell skillfully recounts the most notable episodes of the brothers’ military campaigns: how Richard, commanding the HMS Dunkirk in 1755, fired the first shot signaling the beginning of the Seven Years’ War at sea; how George won the devotion of the American fighters he commanded at Fort Ticonderoga just three years later; and how youngest brother General William Howe, his sympathies torn, nonetheless commanded his troops to a bitter Pyrrhic victory in the Battle of Bunker Hill, only to be vilified for his failure as British commander-in-chief to subdue Washington’s Continental Army. Britain’s desperate battles to guard its most vaunted colonial possession are here told in tandem with London parlor-room intrigues, where Caroline bravely fought to protect the Howe reputation in a gossipy aristocratic milieu. A riveting narrative and long overdue reassessment of the entire family, The Howe Dynasty forces us to reimagine the Revolutionary War in ways that would have been previously inconceivable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504477 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection Author: Sam Apple Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of the Nazi-era scientific genius who discovered how cancer cells eat—and what it means for how we should. The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg—a cousin of the famous finance Warburgs—was widely regarded in his day as one of the most important biochemists of the twentieth century, a man whose research was integral to humanity’s understanding of cancer. He was also among the most despised figures in Nazi Germany. As a Jewish homosexual living openly with his male partner, Warburg represented all that the Third Reich abhorred. Yet Hitler and his top advisors dreaded cancer, and protected Warburg in the hope that he could cure it. In Ravenous, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a forgotten, morally compromised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegrated around him. While the vast majority of Jewish scientists fled Germany in the anxious years leading up to World War II, Warburg remained in Berlin, working under the watchful eye of the dictatorship. With the Nazis goose-stepping their way across Europe, systematically rounding up and murdering millions of Jews, Warburg awoke each morning in an elegant, antiques-filled home and rode horses with his partner, Jacob Heiss, before delving into his research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Hitler and other Nazi leaders, Apple shows, were deeply troubled by skyrocketing cancer rates across the Western world, viewing cancer as an existential threat akin to Judaism or homosexuality. Ironically, they viewed Warburg as Germany’s best chance of survival. Setting Warburg’s work against an absorbing history of cancer science, Apple follows him as he arrives at his central belief that cancer is a problem of metabolism. Though Warburg’s metabolic approach to cancer was considered groundbreaking, his work was soon eclipsed in the early postwar era, after the discovery of the structure of DNA set off a search for the genetic origins of cancer. Remarkably, Warburg’s theory has undergone a resurgence in our own time, as scientists have begun to investigate the dangers of sugar and the link between obesity and cancer, finding that the way we eat can influence how cancer cells take up nutrients and grow. Rooting his revelations in extensive archival research as well as dozens of interviews with today’s leading cancer authorities, Apple demonstrates how Warburg’s midcentury work may well hold the secret to why cancer became so common in the modern world and how we can reverse the trend. A tale of scientific discovery, personal peril, and the race to end a disastrous disease, Ravenous would be the stuff of the most inventive fiction were it not, in fact, true. Sam Apple Tue, 25 May 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504477 thebookvoice.com 12:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection Author: Sam Apple Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of the Nazi-era scientific genius who discovered how cancer cells eat—and what it means for how we should. The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg—a cousin of the famous finance Warburgs—was widely regarded in his day as one of the most important biochemists of the twentieth century, a man whose research was integral to humanity’s understanding of cancer. He was also among the most despised figures in Nazi Germany. As a Jewish homosexual living openly with his male partner, Warburg represented all that the Third Reich abhorred. Yet Hitler and his top advisors dreaded cancer, and protected Warburg in the hope that he could cure it. In Ravenous, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a forgotten, morally compromised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegrated around him. While the vast majority of Jewish scientists fled Germany in the anxious years leading up to World War II, Warburg remained in Berlin, working under the watchful eye of the dictatorship. With the Nazis goose-stepping their way across Europe, systematically rounding up and murdering millions of Jews, Warburg awoke each morning in an elegant, antiques-filled home and rode horses with his partner, Jacob Heiss, before delving into his research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Hitler and other Nazi leaders, Apple shows, were deeply troubled by skyrocketing cancer rates across the Western world, viewing cancer as an existential threat akin to Judaism or homosexuality. Ironically, they viewed Warburg as Germany’s best chance of survival. Setting Warburg’s work against an absorbing history of cancer science, Apple follows him as he arrives at his central belief that cancer is a problem of metabolism. Though Warburg’s metabolic approach to cancer was considered groundbreaking, his work was soon eclipsed in the early postwar era, after the discovery of the structure of DNA set off a search for the genetic origins of cancer. Remarkably, Warburg’s theory has undergone a resurgence in our own time, as scientists have begun to investigate the dangers of sugar and the link between obesity and cancer, finding that the way we eat can influence how cancer cells take up nutrients and grow. Rooting his revelations in extensive archival research as well as dozens of interviews with today’s leading cancer authorities, Apple demonstrates how Warburg’s midcentury work may well hold the secret to why cancer became so common in the modern world and how we can reverse the trend. A tale of scientific discovery, personal peril, and the race to end a disastrous disease, Ravenous would be the stuff of the most inventive fiction were it not, in fact, true. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection Author: Sam Apple Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of the Nazi-era scientific genius who discovered how cancer cells eat—and what it means for how we should. The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg—a cousin of the famous finance Warburgs—was widely regarded in his day as one of the most important biochemists of the twentieth century, a man whose research was integral to humanity’s understanding of cancer. He was also among the most despised figures in Nazi Germany. As a Jewish homosexual living openly with his male partner, Warburg represented all that the Third Reich abhorred. Yet Hitler and his top advisors dreaded cancer, and protected Warburg in the hope that he could cure it. In Ravenous, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a forgotten, morally compromised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegrated around him. While the vast majority of Jewish scientists fled Germany in the anxious years leading up to World War II, Warburg remained in Berlin, working under the watchful eye of the dictatorship. With the Nazis goose-stepping their way across Europe, systematically rounding up and murdering millions of Jews, Warburg awoke each morning in an elegant, antiques-filled home and rode horses with his partner, Jacob Heiss, before delving into his research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Hitler and other Nazi leaders, Apple shows, were deeply troubled by skyrocketing cancer rates across the Western world, viewing cancer as an existential threat akin to Judaism or homosexuality. Ironically, they viewed Warburg as Germany’s best chance of survival. Setting Warburg’s work against an absorbing history of cancer science, Apple follows him as he arrives at his central belief that cancer is a problem of metabolism. Though Warburg’s metabolic approach to cancer was considered groundbreaking, his work was soon eclipsed in the early postwar era, after the discovery of the structure of DNA set off a search for the genetic origins of cancer. Remarkably, Warburg’s theory has undergone a resurgence in our own time, as scientists have begun to investigate the dangers of sugar and the link between obesity and cancer, finding that the way we eat can influence how cancer cells take up nutrients and grow. Rooting his revelations in extensive archival research as well as dozens of interviews with today’s leading cancer authorities, Apple demonstrates how Warburg’s midcentury work may well hold the secret to why cancer became so common in the modern world and how we can reverse the trend. A tale of scientific discovery, personal peril, and the race to end a disastrous disease, Ravenous would be the stuff of the most inventive fiction were it not, in fact, true. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503931 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown Author: Anna Keay Narrator: Lucy Tregear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king. In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution. On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart king, Charles I, was executed for treason. Within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the ‘useless and dangerous’ House of Lords discarded. The people, it was announced, were now the sovereign force in the land. What this meant, and where it would lead, no one knew. The Restless Republic is the story of the extraordinary decade that followed. It takes as its guides the people who lived through those years. Among them is Anna Trapnel, the daughter of a Deptford shipwright whose visions transfixed the nation. John Bradshaw, the Cheshire lawyer who found himself trying the King. Marchamont Nedham, the irrepressible newspaper man and puppet master of propaganda. Gerrard Winstanley, who strove for a Utopia of common ownership where no one went hungry. William Petty, the precocious scientist whose mapping of Ireland prefaced the dispossession of tens of thousands. And the indomitable Countess of Derby who defended to the last the final Royalist stronghold on the Isle of Man. The Restless Republic ranges from London to Leith, Cornwall to Connacht, from the corridors of power to the common fields and hillsides. Gathering her cast of trembling visionaries and banished royalists, dextrous mandarins and bewildered bystanders, Anna Keay brings to vivid life the most extraordinary and experimental decade in Britain’s history. It is the story of how these tempestuous years set the British Isles on a new course, and of what happened when a conservative people tried revolution. Anna Keay Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503931 thebookvoice.com 14:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown Author: Anna Keay Narrator: Lucy Tregear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king. In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution. On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart king, Charles I, was executed for treason. Within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the ‘useless and dangerous’ House of Lords discarded. The people, it was announced, were now the sovereign force in the land. What this meant, and where it would lead, no one knew. The Restless Republic is the story of the extraordinary decade that followed. It takes as its guides the people who lived through those years. Among them is Anna Trapnel, the daughter of a Deptford shipwright whose visions transfixed the nation. John Bradshaw, the Cheshire lawyer who found himself trying the King. Marchamont Nedham, the irrepressible newspaper man and puppet master of propaganda. Gerrard Winstanley, who strove for a Utopia of common ownership where no one went hungry. William Petty, the precocious scientist whose mapping of Ireland prefaced the dispossession of tens of thousands. And the indomitable Countess of Derby who defended to the last the final Royalist stronghold on the Isle of Man. The Restless Republic ranges from London to Leith, Cornwall to Connacht, from the corridors of power to the common fields and hillsides. Gathering her cast of trembling visionaries and banished royalists, dextrous mandarins and bewildered bystanders, Anna Keay brings to vivid life the most extraordinary and experimental decade in Britain’s history. It is the story of how these tempestuous years set the British Isles on a new course, and of what happened when a conservative people tried revolution. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown Author: Anna Keay Narrator: Lucy Tregear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king. In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution. On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart king, Charles I, was executed for treason. Within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the ‘useless and dangerous’ House of Lords discarded. The people, it was announced, were now the sovereign force in the land. What this meant, and where it would lead, no one knew. The Restless Republic is the story of the extraordinary decade that followed. It takes as its guides the people who lived through those years. Among them is Anna Trapnel, the daughter of a Deptford shipwright whose visions transfixed the nation. John Bradshaw, the Cheshire lawyer who found himself trying the King. Marchamont Nedham, the irrepressible newspaper man and puppet master of propaganda. Gerrard Winstanley, who strove for a Utopia of common ownership where no one went hungry. William Petty, the precocious scientist whose mapping of Ireland prefaced the dispossession of tens of thousands. And the indomitable Countess of Derby who defended to the last the final Royalist stronghold on the Isle of Man. The Restless Republic ranges from London to Leith, Cornwall to Connacht, from the corridors of power to the common fields and hillsides. Gathering her cast of trembling visionaries and banished royalists, dextrous mandarins and bewildered bystanders, Anna Keay brings to vivid life the most extraordinary and experimental decade in Britain’s history. It is the story of how these tempestuous years set the British Isles on a new course, and of what happened when a conservative people tried revolution. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503917 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503917]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen’s Lady Series: #2 of Queens of the Tower Author: Joanna Hickson Narrator: Sophie Bentinck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Fascinating’ Choice ‘This well-researched novel draws you straight into the heart of this engaging story’ My Weekly ’A stunning evocative novel… I was completely captivated’ Clare Marchant, author of The Queen’s Spy Can she tread a dangerous line between love and duty? Raven-haired and fiercely independent, Joan Guildford has always remained true to herself. As lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, Joan understands royal patronage is vital if she and her husband, Sir Richard, are to thrive in the volatile atmosphere of court life. But Tudor England is in mourning following the death of the Prince of Wales, and within a year, the queen herself. With Prince Henry now heir to the throne, the court murmurs with the sound of conspiracy. Is the entire Tudor project now at stake or can young Henry secure the dynasty? Drawn into the heart of the crisis, Joan’s own life is in turmoil, and her future far from secure. She faces a stark choice – be true to her heart and risk everything, or play the dutiful servant and watch her dreams wither and die. For Joan, and for Henry’s Kingdom, everything is at stake… Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘Intriguing… told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A great tale’ Conn Iggulden ‘Thoroughly engrossing’The Lady Joanna Hickson Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503917 thebookvoice.com 14:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503917]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen’s Lady Series: #2 of Queens of the Tower Author: Joanna Hickson Narrator: Sophie Bentinck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Fascinating’ Choice ‘This well-researched novel draws you straight into the heart of this engaging story’ My Weekly ’A stunning evocative novel… I was completely captivated’ Clare Marchant, author of The Queen’s Spy Can she tread a dangerous line between love and duty? Raven-haired and fiercely independent, Joan Guildford has always remained true to herself. As lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, Joan understands royal patronage is vital if she and her husband, Sir Richard, are to thrive in the volatile atmosphere of court life. But Tudor England is in mourning following the death of the Prince of Wales, and within a year, the queen herself. With Prince Henry now heir to the throne, the court murmurs with the sound of conspiracy. Is the entire Tudor project now at stake or can young Henry secure the dynasty? Drawn into the heart of the crisis, Joan’s own life is in turmoil, and her future far from secure. She faces a stark choice – be true to her heart and risk everything, or play the dutiful servant and watch her dreams wither and die. For Joan, and for Henry’s Kingdom, everything is at stake… Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘Intriguing… told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A great tale’ Conn Iggulden ‘Thoroughly engrossing’The Lady Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503917]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen’s Lady Series: #2 of Queens of the Tower Author: Joanna Hickson Narrator: Sophie Bentinck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘Fascinating’ Choice ‘This well-researched novel draws you straight into the heart of this engaging story’ My Weekly ’A stunning evocative novel… I was completely captivated’ Clare Marchant, author of The Queen’s Spy Can she tread a dangerous line between love and duty? Raven-haired and fiercely independent, Joan Guildford has always remained true to herself. As lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, Joan understands royal patronage is vital if she and her husband, Sir Richard, are to thrive in the volatile atmosphere of court life. But Tudor England is in mourning following the death of the Prince of Wales, and within a year, the queen herself. With Prince Henry now heir to the throne, the court murmurs with the sound of conspiracy. Is the entire Tudor project now at stake or can young Henry secure the dynasty? Drawn into the heart of the crisis, Joan’s own life is in turmoil, and her future far from secure. She faces a stark choice – be true to her heart and risk everything, or play the dutiful servant and watch her dreams wither and die. For Joan, and for Henry’s Kingdom, everything is at stake… Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘Intriguing… told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A great tale’ Conn Iggulden ‘Thoroughly engrossing’The Lady https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503787 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503787]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows Author: Ruth Scurr Narrator: Tanya Cubric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, Napoleon is an unprecedented portrait of the emperor told through his engagement with the natural world. “How should one envisage this subject? With a great pomp of words, or with simplicity?” —Charlotte Brontë, “The Death of Napoleon”The most celebrated general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) has for centuries attracted eminent male writers. Since Thomas Carlyle first christened him “our last Great Man,” regiments of biographers have marched across the same territory, weighing campaigns and conflicts, military tactics and power politics. Yet in all this time, no definitive portrait of Napoleon has endured, and a mere handful of women have written his biography—a fact that surely would have pleased him. With Napoleon, Ruth Scurr, one of our most eloquent and original historians, emphatically rejects the shibboleth of the “Great Man” theory of history, instead following the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon’s life through gardens, parks, and forests. As Scurr reveals, gardening was the first and last love of Napoleon, offering him a retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics. Gardens were, at the same time, a mirror image to the battlefields on which he fought, discrete settings in which terrain and weather were as important as they were in combat, but for creative rather than destructive purposes. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary and historical scholarship, and taking us from his early days at the military school in Brienne-le-Château through his canny seizure of power and eventual exile, Napoleon frames the general’s story through the green spaces he cultivated. Amid Corsican olive groves, ornate menageries in Paris, and lone garden plots on the island of Saint Helena, Scurr introduces a diverse cast of scientists, architects, family members, and gardeners, all of whom stood in the shadows of Napoleon’s meteoric rise and fall. Building a cumulative panorama, she offers indelible portraits of Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre, the younger brother of Maximilien Robespierre, who used his position to advance Napoleon’s career; Marianne Peusol, the fourteen-year-old girl manipulated into a Christmas-Eve assassination attempt on Napoleon that resulted in her death; and Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, the atlas maker to whom Napoleon dictated his memoirs. As Scurr contends, Napoleon’s dealings with these people offer unusual and unguarded opportunities to see how he grafted a new empire onto the remnants of the ancien régime and the French Revolution. Epic in scale and novelistic in its detail, Napoleon is a work of revelatory range and depth, revealing the contours of the general’s personality and power as no conventional biography can. Ruth Scurr Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503787 thebookvoice.com 11:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503787]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows Author: Ruth Scurr Narrator: Tanya Cubric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, Napoleon is an unprecedented portrait of the emperor told through his engagement with the natural world. “How should one envisage this subject? With a great pomp of words, or with simplicity?” —Charlotte Brontë, “The Death of Napoleon”The most celebrated general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) has for centuries attracted eminent male writers. Since Thomas Carlyle first christened him “our last Great Man,” regiments of biographers have marched across the same territory, weighing campaigns and conflicts, military tactics and power politics. Yet in all this time, no definitive portrait of Napoleon has endured, and a mere handful of women have written his biography—a fact that surely would have pleased him. With Napoleon, Ruth Scurr, one of our most eloquent and original historians, emphatically rejects the shibboleth of the “Great Man” theory of history, instead following the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon’s life through gardens, parks, and forests. As Scurr reveals, gardening was the first and last love of Napoleon, offering him a retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics. Gardens were, at the same time, a mirror image to the battlefields on which he fought, discrete settings in which terrain and weather were as important as they were in combat, but for creative rather than destructive purposes. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary and historical scholarship, and taking us from his early days at the military school in Brienne-le-Château through his canny seizure of power and eventual exile, Napoleon frames the general’s story through the green spaces he cultivated. Amid Corsican olive groves, ornate menageries in Paris, and lone garden plots on the island of Saint Helena, Scurr introduces a diverse cast of scientists, architects, family members, and gardeners, all of whom stood in the shadows of Napoleon’s meteoric rise and fall. Building a cumulative panorama, she offers indelible portraits of Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre, the younger brother of Maximilien Robespierre, who used his position to advance Napoleon’s career; Marianne Peusol, the fourteen-year-old girl manipulated into a Christmas-Eve assassination attempt on Napoleon that resulted in her death; and Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, the atlas maker to whom Napoleon dictated his memoirs. As Scurr contends, Napoleon’s dealings with these people offer unusual and unguarded opportunities to see how he grafted a new empire onto the remnants of the ancien régime and the French Revolution. Epic in scale and novelistic in its detail, Napoleon is a work of revelatory range and depth, revealing the contours of the general’s personality and power as no conventional biography can. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503787]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows Author: Ruth Scurr Narrator: Tanya Cubric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, Napoleon is an unprecedented portrait of the emperor told through his engagement with the natural world. “How should one envisage this subject? With a great pomp of words, or with simplicity?” —Charlotte Brontë, “The Death of Napoleon”The most celebrated general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) has for centuries attracted eminent male writers. Since Thomas Carlyle first christened him “our last Great Man,” regiments of biographers have marched across the same territory, weighing campaigns and conflicts, military tactics and power politics. Yet in all this time, no definitive portrait of Napoleon has endured, and a mere handful of women have written his biography—a fact that surely would have pleased him. With Napoleon, Ruth Scurr, one of our most eloquent and original historians, emphatically rejects the shibboleth of the “Great Man” theory of history, instead following the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon’s life through gardens, parks, and forests. As Scurr reveals, gardening was the first and last love of Napoleon, offering him a retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics. Gardens were, at the same time, a mirror image to the battlefields on which he fought, discrete settings in which terrain and weather were as important as they were in combat, but for creative rather than destructive purposes. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary and historical scholarship, and taking us from his early days at the military school in Brienne-le-Château through his canny seizure of power and eventual exile, Napoleon frames the general’s story through the green spaces he cultivated. Amid Corsican olive groves, ornate menageries in Paris, and lone garden plots on the island of Saint Helena, Scurr introduces a diverse cast of scientists, architects, family members, and gardeners, all of whom stood in the shadows of Napoleon’s meteoric rise and fall. Building a cumulative panorama, she offers indelible portraits of Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre, the younger brother of Maximilien Robespierre, who used his position to advance Napoleon’s career; Marianne Peusol, the fourteen-year-old girl manipulated into a Christmas-Eve assassination attempt on Napoleon that resulted in her death; and Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, the atlas maker to whom Napoleon dictated his memoirs. As Scurr contends, Napoleon’s dealings with these people offer unusual and unguarded opportunities to see how he grafted a new empire onto the remnants of the ancien régime and the French Revolution. Epic in scale and novelistic in its detail, Napoleon is a work of revelatory range and depth, revealing the contours of the general’s personality and power as no conventional biography can. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503663 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503663]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic Author: Christina Lamb Narrator: Harriet Dunlop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 9, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A story of worlds colliding and a snapshot of modern Britain When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4* hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives. Unexpected and profound, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a tale that encapsulates Britain. Captured by Christina Lamb, the acclaimed author and Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent, it gives a panoramic insight into this country, its people and how they are often failed. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT. Christina Lamb Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503663 thebookvoice.com 8:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503663]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic Author: Christina Lamb Narrator: Harriet Dunlop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 9, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A story of worlds colliding and a snapshot of modern Britain When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4* hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives. Unexpected and profound, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a tale that encapsulates Britain. Captured by Christina Lamb, the acclaimed author and Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent, it gives a panoramic insight into this country, its people and how they are often failed. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503663]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic Author: Christina Lamb Narrator: Harriet Dunlop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 9, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A story of worlds colliding and a snapshot of modern Britain When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4* hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives. Unexpected and profound, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a tale that encapsulates Britain. Captured by Christina Lamb, the acclaimed author and Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent, it gives a panoramic insight into this country, its people and how they are often failed. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503631 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII Author: Will Iredale Narrator: Richard Burnip Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner 'Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving' -- Saul David, Telegraph The incredible story of the crack team of men and women who transformed RAF Bomber Command and helped the Allies deliver decisive victory over Nazi Germany. The Pathfinders were ordinary men and women from a range of nations who revolutionised the efficiency of the Allies' air campaign over mainland Europe. They elevated Bomber Command - initially the only part of the Allied war effort capable of attacking the heart of Nazi Germany - from an impotent force on the cusp of disintegration in 1942 to one capable of razing whole German cities to the ground in a single night, striking with devastating accuracy, inspiring fear and loathing in Hitler's senior command. With exclusive interviews with remaining survivors, personal diaries and previously classified records, The Pathfinders brings to life the characters of the airmen and women - many barely out of their teens - who took to the skies in legendary British aircraft such as the Lancaster and the Mosquito, facing almost unimaginable levels of violence from enemy fighter planes to strike at the heart of the Nazi war machine. © Will Iredale 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Will Iredale Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503631 thebookvoice.com 16:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII Author: Will Iredale Narrator: Richard Burnip Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner 'Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving' -- Saul David, Telegraph The incredible story of the crack team of men and women who transformed RAF Bomber Command and helped the Allies deliver decisive victory over Nazi Germany. The Pathfinders were ordinary men and women from a range of nations who revolutionised the efficiency of the Allies' air campaign over mainland Europe. They elevated Bomber Command - initially the only part of the Allied war effort capable of attacking the heart of Nazi Germany - from an impotent force on the cusp of disintegration in 1942 to one capable of razing whole German cities to the ground in a single night, striking with devastating accuracy, inspiring fear and loathing in Hitler's senior command. With exclusive interviews with remaining survivors, personal diaries and previously classified records, The Pathfinders brings to life the characters of the airmen and women - many barely out of their teens - who took to the skies in legendary British aircraft such as the Lancaster and the Mosquito, facing almost unimaginable levels of violence from enemy fighter planes to strike at the heart of the Nazi war machine. © Will Iredale 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII Author: Will Iredale Narrator: Richard Burnip Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 15, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner 'Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving' -- Saul David, Telegraph The incredible story of the crack team of men and women who transformed RAF Bomber Command and helped the Allies deliver decisive victory over Nazi Germany. The Pathfinders were ordinary men and women from a range of nations who revolutionised the efficiency of the Allies' air campaign over mainland Europe. They elevated Bomber Command - initially the only part of the Allied war effort capable of attacking the heart of Nazi Germany - from an impotent force on the cusp of disintegration in 1942 to one capable of razing whole German cities to the ground in a single night, striking with devastating accuracy, inspiring fear and loathing in Hitler's senior command. With exclusive interviews with remaining survivors, personal diaries and previously classified records, The Pathfinders brings to life the characters of the airmen and women - many barely out of their teens - who took to the skies in legendary British aircraft such as the Lancaster and the Mosquito, facing almost unimaginable levels of violence from enemy fighter planes to strike at the heart of the Nazi war machine. © Will Iredale 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503219 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503219]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism Author: J. P. Daughton Narrator: William Demeritt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. African workers were forcibly conscripted and separated from their families, and subjected to hellish conditions as they hacked their way through dense tropical foliage—a “forest of no joy”; excavated by hand thousands of tons of earth in order to lay down track; blasted their way through rock to construct tunnels; or risked their lives building bridges over otherwise impassable rivers. In the process, they suffered disease, malnutrition, and rampant physical abuse, likely resulting in at least 20,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses—the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad, and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. J. P. Daughton Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503219 thebookvoice.com 10:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503219]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism Author: J. P. Daughton Narrator: William Demeritt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. African workers were forcibly conscripted and separated from their families, and subjected to hellish conditions as they hacked their way through dense tropical foliage—a “forest of no joy”; excavated by hand thousands of tons of earth in order to lay down track; blasted their way through rock to construct tunnels; or risked their lives building bridges over otherwise impassable rivers. In the process, they suffered disease, malnutrition, and rampant physical abuse, likely resulting in at least 20,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses—the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad, and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503219]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism Author: J. P. Daughton Narrator: William Demeritt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. African workers were forcibly conscripted and separated from their families, and subjected to hellish conditions as they hacked their way through dense tropical foliage—a “forest of no joy”; excavated by hand thousands of tons of earth in order to lay down track; blasted their way through rock to construct tunnels; or risked their lives building bridges over otherwise impassable rivers. In the process, they suffered disease, malnutrition, and rampant physical abuse, likely resulting in at least 20,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses—the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad, and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502618 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502618]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain’s Wildest Century Author: Robert Peal Narrator: Nicola Coughlan, Ash Hunter, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you’d be mad not to want to live there yourself’ GUARDIAN Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay Olaudah Equiano, the former slave whose story shocked the world Mary Wollstonecraft, the feminist who fought for women’s rights Ladies of Llangollen, the lovers who built paradise in a Welsh valley ‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’ is how Lord Byron, the poet who drank wine from a monk’s skull and slept with his half-sister, was described by one of his many lovers. But ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ serves as a good description for the entire Georgian period: often neglected, the hundred or so years between the coronation of George I in 1714 and the death of George IV in 1830 were years when the modern world was formed, and changes came thick and fast. Across this century, new foods – pineapples, coffee and pepper – suddenly became available in the shops. Fashion exploded into a riot of colour, frilly shirts and wigs. Gin was drunk like it was water. Demands for women’s rights were heard, and it became possible to question the existence of God without fear of prompt execution. These exciting new developments came, of course, from the expanding British Empire. Britain’s wealth and its sudden access to chocolate, chillies and spices, was entirely bound up with the conquest of overseas territories and the miserable suffering of enslaved workers. This is the backdrop to Robert Peal’s new book, which introduces the Georgian era through the diverse lives of twelve ‘magnificent – if not moral’ people who defined it. Robert Peal Thu, 08 Jul 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502618 thebookvoice.com 8:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502618]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain’s Wildest Century Author: Robert Peal Narrator: Nicola Coughlan, Ash Hunter, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you’d be mad not to want to live there yourself’ GUARDIAN Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay Olaudah Equiano, the former slave whose story shocked the world Mary Wollstonecraft, the feminist who fought for women’s rights Ladies of Llangollen, the lovers who built paradise in a Welsh valley ‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’ is how Lord Byron, the poet who drank wine from a monk’s skull and slept with his half-sister, was described by one of his many lovers. But ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ serves as a good description for the entire Georgian period: often neglected, the hundred or so years between the coronation of George I in 1714 and the death of George IV in 1830 were years when the modern world was formed, and changes came thick and fast. Across this century, new foods – pineapples, coffee and pepper – suddenly became available in the shops. Fashion exploded into a riot of colour, frilly shirts and wigs. Gin was drunk like it was water. Demands for women’s rights were heard, and it became possible to question the existence of God without fear of prompt execution. These exciting new developments came, of course, from the expanding British Empire. Britain’s wealth and its sudden access to chocolate, chillies and spices, was entirely bound up with the conquest of overseas territories and the miserable suffering of enslaved workers. This is the backdrop to Robert Peal’s new book, which introduces the Georgian era through the diverse lives of twelve ‘magnificent – if not moral’ people who defined it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502618]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain’s Wildest Century Author: Robert Peal Narrator: Nicola Coughlan, Ash Hunter, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2021 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you’d be mad not to want to live there yourself’ GUARDIAN Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay Olaudah Equiano, the former slave whose story shocked the world Mary Wollstonecraft, the feminist who fought for women’s rights Ladies of Llangollen, the lovers who built paradise in a Welsh valley ‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’ is how Lord Byron, the poet who drank wine from a monk’s skull and slept with his half-sister, was described by one of his many lovers. But ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ serves as a good description for the entire Georgian period: often neglected, the hundred or so years between the coronation of George I in 1714 and the death of George IV in 1830 were years when the modern world was formed, and changes came thick and fast. Across this century, new foods – pineapples, coffee and pepper – suddenly became available in the shops. Fashion exploded into a riot of colour, frilly shirts and wigs. Gin was drunk like it was water. Demands for women’s rights were heard, and it became possible to question the existence of God without fear of prompt execution. These exciting new developments came, of course, from the expanding British Empire. Britain’s wealth and its sudden access to chocolate, chillies and spices, was entirely bound up with the conquest of overseas territories and the miserable suffering of enslaved workers. This is the backdrop to Robert Peal’s new book, which introduces the Georgian era through the diverse lives of twelve ‘magnificent – if not moral’ people who defined it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton Author: Joe Moshenska Narrator: Joe Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor John Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution—intimidating rather than inspiring. In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound his monumental image. Immersing ourselves in the rhythms and textures of Milton’s world, we move from the music of his childhood home to his encounter with Galileo in Florence into his idiosyncratic belief system and his strange, electrifying imagination. Making Darkness Light  will change the way we think about Milton, the place of his writings in his life, and his life in history. It is also a book about Milton’s place in our times: about our relationship with the Western canon, about why and how we read, and about what happens when we let someone else’s ideas inflect our own. Joe Moshenska Tue, 07 Dec 2021 02:22:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502021 thebookvoice.com 15:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton Author: Joe Moshenska Narrator: Joe Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor John Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution—intimidating rather than inspiring. In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound his monumental image. Immersing ourselves in the rhythms and textures of Milton’s world, we move from the music of his childhood home to his encounter with Galileo in Florence into his idiosyncratic belief system and his strange, electrifying imagination. Making Darkness Light  will change the way we think about Milton, the place of his writings in his life, and his life in history. It is also a book about Milton’s place in our times: about our relationship with the Western canon, about why and how we read, and about what happens when we let someone else’s ideas inflect our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton Author: Joe Moshenska Narrator: Joe Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor John Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution—intimidating rather than inspiring. In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound his monumental image. Immersing ourselves in the rhythms and textures of Milton’s world, we move from the music of his childhood home to his encounter with Galileo in Florence into his idiosyncratic belief system and his strange, electrifying imagination. Making Darkness Light  will change the way we think about Milton, the place of his writings in his life, and his life in history. It is also a book about Milton’s place in our times: about our relationship with the Western canon, about why and how we read, and about what happens when we let someone else’s ideas inflect our own.