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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold Story of English
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Absolute Americanised nonsense
- By Suzibm on 19-11-23
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81. Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold Story of English
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-11-09
- Language: English
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Agents of Influence
- Britain's Secret Intelligence War Against the IRA
- By: Aaron Edwards
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Recruited by British Intelligence to infiltrate the IRA and Sinn Féin during the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles, they were ‘agents of influence'. With codenames like INFLICTION, STAKEKNIFE, 3007 and CAROL, these spies played a pivotal role in the fight against Irish republicanism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent piece of work.
- By Mr T Kearney on 22-09-24
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82. Agents of Influence
- Britain's Secret Intelligence War Against the IRA
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 07-03-24
- Language: English
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The Way I Heard It
- By: Mike Rowe
- Narrated by: Mike Rowe
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America’s number one short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, and insights....
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83. The Way I Heard It
- Narrated by: Mike Rowe
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 15-10-19
- Language: English
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Mythology of the British Isles
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories
- By: Geoffrey Ashe
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
From the dark centuries of British prehistory to the ninth century AD, comes tales of giants and fairy-folk of druids and saints. From King Lear and King Arthur, to Fingal, Beowulf, Gwendolen, and Guinevere legendary characters have shaped the making of the nation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I feel failed by my schooling
- By Martin Hatch on 20-11-21
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84. Mythology of the British Isles
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 23-06-21
- Language: English
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 933
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 638
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 634
This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....
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5 out of 5 stars
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All the voices
- By Francis on 13-09-06
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85. The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 25-08-05
- Language: English
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Mary Boleyn
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
Mary Boleyn was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Scholarly biography
- By Kirstine on 18-02-12
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86. Mary Boleyn
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 14-11-11
- Language: English
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The Full English
- A Journey in Search of a Country and Its People
- By: Stuart Maconie
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
An insightful and far-reaching expedition into Englishness....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well researched and presented
- By peter smith on 29-04-23
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87. The Full English
- A Journey in Search of a Country and Its People
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 13-04-23
- Language: English
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The Norman Conquest
- The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 456
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 415
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 411
A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story, poor reading
- By Matthew on 21-11-14
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88. The Norman Conquest
- The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 24-09-13
- Language: English
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Great Britain?
- How We Get Our Future Back
- By: Torsten Bell
- Narrated by: Torsten Bell
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Great Britain? is a much-needed antidote to the pervading sense that Britain is going backwards rather than forwards. It is both a clear-eyed and rigorous diagnosis of the problems facing our country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- By Matthew D. on 20-06-24
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89. Great Britain?
- How We Get Our Future Back
- Narrated by: Torsten Bell
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 13-06-24
- Language: English
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- By: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,222
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,902
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,894
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic....
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1 out of 5 stars
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The Year Of Writing Heinously more like!
- By D. Payne on 22-03-18
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90. The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-06-15
- Language: English
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A Book of Five Rings
- The Strategy of Musashi
- By: Miyamoto Musashi
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....
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2 out of 5 stars
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horrible
- By Anonymous User on 20-07-20
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91. A Book of Five Rings
- The Strategy of Musashi
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-01-11
- Language: English
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Colonialism
- A Moral Reckoning
- By: Nigel Biggar
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’—that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever.....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A robust rebuttal of anti-colonialism
- By J. D. Fitzpatrick on 14-02-23
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92. Colonialism
- A Moral Reckoning
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-02-23
- Language: English
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 438
By the end of the series, you'll have a new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking and a richer appreciation of this remarkable race....
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5 out of 5 stars
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More knowledge gained .
- By Meb on 02-05-15
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93. The Vikings
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Series: The Great Courses: Medieval History
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- By: Martin Clunes
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Guide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He’d always been a soft touch when it came to animals. One more couldn’t hurt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such a heart felt and a beautifully submitted work.
- By David Stewart Wilson on 16-12-24
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94. Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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Eye of the Storm
- Twenty-Five Years in Action with the SAS
- By: Peter Ratcliffe, Noel Botham, Brian Hitchen
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 799
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 715
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Story5 out of 5 stars 714
Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for 25 years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration is dreadful
- By Timothy Davies on 17-05-19
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95. Eye of the Storm
- Twenty-Five Years in Action with the SAS
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-05-19
- Language: English
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The Operators
- On the Streets with Britain's Most Secret Service
- By: James Rennie
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 287
Few outside the security services have heard of 14 Company. As deadly as the SAS yet more secret, the operators of 14 Company are Britain's most effective weapon against international terrorism....
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3 out of 5 stars
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A good listen but...
- By podge elliott on 23-01-21
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96. The Operators
- On the Streets with Britain's Most Secret Service
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-01-21
- Language: English
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The Thirty Years War
- Europe's Tragedy
- By: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 33 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
The Thirty Years War devastated seventeenth-century Europe, killing nearly a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Peter Wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world....
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3 out of 5 stars
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A fine work ruined by the narrator
- By Roadwater on 24-10-23
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97. The Thirty Years War
- Europe's Tragedy
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 33 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-05-23
- Language: English
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Debt - Updated and Expanded
- The First 5,000 Years
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 611
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 503
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 498
Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt....
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Gigantic, Frustrating, Maddening Disappointment.
- By Longshot356 on 13-02-16
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98. Debt - Updated and Expanded
- The First 5,000 Years
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 15-09-15
- Language: English
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A War of Empires
- Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45
- By: Robert Lyman
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
In 1941 and 1942, the British and Indian armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But change was coming....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent military history
- By Amazon Customer on 30-01-22
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99. A War of Empires
- Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 16-11-21
- Language: English
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- By: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 222
The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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As a Child of Ash and Elm
- By Stuart Bailey on 02-10-20
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100. Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-08-20
- Language: English
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