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Beda Fomm to Operation Crusader, 1940-41
- Desert Armour: Tank Warfare in North Africa
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert Forczyk covers the development of armored warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusader in 1941. The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three years British and Commonwealth, and later United States, troops were in constant contact with Axis forces.
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a very detailed history
- By FAB on 11-04-24
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Beda Fomm to Operation Crusader, 1940-41
- Desert Armour: Tank Warfare in North Africa
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-01-24
- Language: English
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Red Star Rogue
- By: Kenneth Sewell, Clint Richmond
- Narrated by: Brian Emerson
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall173
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Performance130
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Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile.
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Quick Review
- By Amazon Customer on 30-07-07
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Red Star Rogue
- Narrated by: Brian Emerson
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 22-12-05
- Language: English
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Passchendaele
- The Story of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917
- By: Lyn Macdonald
- Narrated by: Alison Dowling
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance52
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Brought to you by Penguin. 'Four years of war turned Ypres into a ghost town. Not a leaf grew on a tree. Scarcely one stone stood upon another. From the battered ramparts the eye swept clean across a field of rubble to the swamp-lands beyond . . .' The Third Battle of Ypres, ending in a...
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A story that needed to be told
- By MR JAMES PARIS on 29-01-21
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Passchendaele
- The Story of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917
- Narrated by: Alison Dowling
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 03-12-20
- Language: English
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D-Day: The Unheard Tapes
- Powerful Eye-witness Accounts of The Battle for Normandy 1944
- By: Geraint Jones
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Geraint Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance27
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This audiobook includes archived recordings from interviews taken with Second World War soldiers, as well as an Introduction and Epilogue read by the author. A powerful, immersive account published for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and battle for Normandy, and tied into the...
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Fantastic, skilled narration.
- By MD Christie on 06-10-25
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D-Day: The Unheard Tapes
- Powerful Eye-witness Accounts of The Battle for Normandy 1944
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Geraint Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 23-05-24
- Language: English
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Rifleman
- A Front-Line Life from Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall
- By: Victor Gregg, Rick Stroud - editor
- Narrated by: David John, Victor Gregg
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182
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Performance163
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Bloomsbury presents Rifleman by Victor Gregg, read by David John and Victor Gregg. Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at...
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WOW! What an amazing life story
- By Anonymous on 15-11-19
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Rifleman
- A Front-Line Life from Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Narrated by: David John, Victor Gregg
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
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Trinity
- The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History
- By: Frank Close
- Narrated by: Anthony Howell
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance43
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Brought to you by Penguin. 'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of...
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Detailed spying history with some nuclear physics
- By Yasir Noori on 18-01-20
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Trinity
- The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History
- Narrated by: Anthony Howell
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 29-08-19
- Language: English
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Sword Beach
- The Untold Story of D-Day’s Forgotten Victory
- By: Stephen Fisher
- Narrated by: Rory Alexander
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance50
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Brought to you by Penguin. Filling a massive gap in D-Day literature, marine historian Stephen Fisher provides fresh insight and unrivalled coverage of one of the least well know of the D-Day landings. Although they are well known, coverage of the action on Sword, Juno and Gold beaches is...
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Difficult but well worthwhile
- By mike on 11-07-24
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Sword Beach
- The Untold Story of D-Day’s Forgotten Victory
- Narrated by: Rory Alexander
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 23-05-24
- Language: English
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Six Days of War
- June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- By: Michael B. Oren
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall200
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Performance155
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In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback". Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. The Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David accords, the controversy over Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the intifada, and the rise of Palestinian terror are all part of the outcome of those six days.
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Very biased, but worthwhile
- By Flopadoo on 24-07-13
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Six Days of War
- June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 12-12-05
- Language: English
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Broken Threads
- My Family From Empire to Independence
- By: Mishal Husain
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance57
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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can't help but be moved by this...
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A deeply realistic account of Partition
- By Docshab on 02-02-25
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Broken Threads
- My Family From Empire to Independence
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Guerilla Warfare
- By: Ernesto Che Guevara
- Narrated by: Jason Manuel Olazabal
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Guerrilla Warfare by the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, written in 1960, has become a how-to manual for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. Guevara intended it to be a guidebook on guerrilla warfare, as inspiration for the revolutionary movement. Fascinating to admirers and adversaries alike, he captured the minds of millions with his leadership and his belief in guerrilla warfare as the only effective agent to achieve political change.
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The Little War
- By Adrian Chan-Wyles Ph.D on 02-02-26
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Guerilla Warfare
- Narrated by: Jason Manuel Olazabal
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 20-07-21
- Language: English
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Nazi Germany: History in an Hour
- By: Rupert Colley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance98
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Listen to this bite size audiobook about Hitler's experience as a soldier during World War One, the Nazi Party's climb to power, the elimination of their political opponents and the Weimar constitution. Learn about life in Nazi Germany, for...
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enjoyed it!
- By Grant M on 14-01-20
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Nazi Germany: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-02-12
- Language: English
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Vietnam Combat
- Firefights and Writing History
- By: Robin Bartlett
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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1st Lieutenant Robin Bartlett suddenly found himself at the "repo-depo" in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The unit had more helicopter support than any other unit in Vietnam. Immediate support from artillery, helicopter gunships, and ARA was only minutes away to support a firefight. Wounded troops could be medevaced even in dense jungle using "jungle penetrators." It also meant that Bartlett's platoon could deploy through helicopter combat assaults into hot LZs (landing zones) at a moment's notice if an enemy force had been spotted. And they did.
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Vietnam Combat
- Firefights and Writing History
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 21-03-23
- Language: English
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance31
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Brought to you by Penguin. The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power and geopolitics that led to America's disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America's fundamental miscalculations during its ruinous, decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein...
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Detailed and easy to follow
- By Armen Avetisyan on 10-10-25
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 27-02-24
- Language: English
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Selling Hitler
- The Story of the Hitler Diaries: From the bestselling author of Conclave
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall377
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Performance339
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Selling Hitler by Robert Harris, read by David Rintoul. Spring 1983: it seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light - the private...
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The Hitler Diaries
- By D. R. Croft on 24-06-18
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Selling Hitler
- The Story of the Hitler Diaries: From the bestselling author of Conclave
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 14-06-18
- Language: English
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Eyewitness: 1950-1999
- Voices from the BBC Archives
- By: Joanna Bourke
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 24 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance16
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The events of 1950-1999 are described by the people who saw them happen, from the Festival of Britain in 1951 through to the dawn of a new millennium at the end of 1999. In between are the eras of the Angry Young Men, the Teddy Boys and the Punk Rockers; the arrival of rock and roll and the permissive society; the advent of industrial strife in England and sectarian unrest in Northern Ireland; the rise to power of Margaret Thatcher; the miners' strike, three-day week and Winter of Discontent; the Queen's Silver Jubilee....
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Never ending
- By Russty62 on 15-04-18
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Eyewitness: 1950-1999
- Voices from the BBC Archives
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 24 hrs
- Release date: 06-04-17
- Language: English
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance72
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From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, and greeted with critical acclaim as "the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date" (The Boston Globe), Kaplan's prescient, enthralling, and often chilling political travelogue is already a modern classic.
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An enduring masterpiece
- By Aucher on 11-09-23
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-01-20
- Language: English
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
- The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
- By: James D. Hornfischer
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall103
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Performance86
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The exhilarating true story of the U.S. Navy’s improbable victory at the Battle of Samar—“a dire survival-at-sea saga” (Denver Post) from the acclaimed author of Neptune’s Inferno “A critically acclaimed, blow-by-blow look at a small American force...
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Excellent book slightly let down by the reader.
- By Andrew on 05-02-10
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
- The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 12-02-04
- Language: English
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Yes to Life in Spite of Everything
- By: Viktor Frankl, Joelle Young, Daniel Goleman
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall173
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Performance139
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Eleven months after his liberation from Auschwitz, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychologist, who was to become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity. Published for the very first time, Frankl’s words resonate as strongly today as they did in 1946. He offers an insightful exploration of the maxim ‘live as if you were living for the second time’ and unfolds his basic conviction that every crisis also includes an opportunity.
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Much needed perspective on our petty sorrows and frustrations.
- By Ros F on 14-06-20
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Yes to Life in Spite of Everything
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-04-20
- Language: English
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Renegades
- Hitler's Englishmen
- By: Adrian Weale
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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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.
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Renegades
- Hitler's Englishmen
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 21-09-21
- Language: English
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- By: Helen Zia
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance34
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The dramatic real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution. Benny must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the intricacies of a newly Communist China. Annuo, forced to flee with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation from the US in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at home. Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new life among strangers in America.
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Engaging and informative
- By A.S. on 27-07-25
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 23-04-19
- Language: English
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