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Justinian the Great
- The Life and Legacy of the Byzantine Emperor
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Maurice R. Cravens II
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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The zenith of the Byzantine Empire was reached in the middle of the sixth century during the reign of the Emperor Justinian (527-565). The internal stabilization of the Byzantine state was completed, and Justinian then embarked on a wide range of external re-conquests. Justinian's prime directive was to restore the Roman Empire to its former glory in the west.
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Justinian the Great
- The Life and Legacy of the Byzantine Emperor
- Narrated by: Maurice R. Cravens II
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-04-15
- Language: English
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The Milgram Experiment
- The History and Legacy of the Controversial Social Psychology Experiment
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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The human psyche is one of the most complex, unpredictable, enigmatic, and therefore riveting phenomena in existence, one that psychologists have been working on deciphering since the dawn of modern science. To better understand the multifaceted intricacies of human behavior, and to unlock the secrets of the conscious mind and the subconscious, ambitious professionals in the field have conducted numerous groundbreaking - and at times, problematic - psychological experiments.
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The Milgram Experiment
- The History and Legacy of the Controversial Social Psychology Experiment
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-07-21
- Language: English
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The Battle of Aleppo
- The History of the Ongoing Siege at the Center of the Syrian Civil War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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In December 2010, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor's self-immolation triggered protests that spread from his hometown in Sidi Bouzid to cities across the country. The next month, on January 14, the country's autocratic president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country. This would be the start of what became known as the "Arab Spring", which ultimately saw anti-government protests responded to with violence, reform, or both in countries across the Middle East.
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The Battle of Aleppo
- The History of the Ongoing Siege at the Center of the Syrian Civil War
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 17-10-16
- Language: English
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The Soviet Union During the Brezhnev Era
- The History of the USSR Under Leonid Brezhnev
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Stalin had ruled with an iron fist for nearly 30 years before his death in 1953, just as Stalin was preparing to conduct another purge. With his death, Soviet strongman and long-time Stalinist Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), became the Soviet premier...Khrushchev made his most audacious and ultimately costly decision by attempting to place nuclear warheads at advanced, offensive bases located in Cuba...the Cuban Missile Crisis would show the Kennedy Administration’s resolve, force Khrushchev to back down, and ultimately sow the seeds of Khrushchev’s fall from power.
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The Soviet Union During the Brezhnev Era
- The History of the USSR Under Leonid Brezhnev
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-07-19
- Language: English
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The Irish Potato Famine
- The History and Legacy of the Mass Starvation in Ireland During the 19th Century
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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In their long history of suffering, nothing was ever so terrible as what the Irish endured during the Great Potato Famine that struck the country in the 1840s. It produced massive upheaval for several years. While countless numbers of Irish starved, the famine also compelled many to leave. And all the while, the British were exporting enough food from Ireland on a daily basis to prevent the starvation.
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The Irish Potato Famine
- The History and Legacy of the Mass Starvation in Ireland During the 19th Century
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-04-15
- Language: English
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Stokely Carmichael
- The Life and Legacy of the Civil Rights Activist Who Led the Black Power Movement
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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"Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.” (Stokely Carmichael). In the town of Greenwood, central Mississippi, on the evening of June 16, 1966, one of the most influential speeches in modern American history was delivered on the grounds of Stone Street Negro Elementary School. Earlier in the day, as a body of marchers tried to set up camp on the grounds of the school, they were approached by local officials and law enforcement with instructions to move on.
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Decent summary of Kwame Ture's life
- By Levi Johnson on 20-07-23
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Stokely Carmichael
- The Life and Legacy of the Civil Rights Activist Who Led the Black Power Movement
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 24-05-22
- Language: English
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The Cultural Revolution
- The Controversial History of Mao Zedong's Political Mass Movement After the Great Leap Forward
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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It's a sure sign of fame when a man is known simply by his first name, and Mao Zedong, often referred to simply as Mao or Chairman Mao, was one of the most influential men of the 20th century. He was also arguably the most controversial; as the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao rose from being a communist revolutionary to successfully overthrowing a regime and transforming China into a communist powerhouse in Asia.
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The Cultural Revolution
- The Controversial History of Mao Zedong's Political Mass Movement After the Great Leap Forward
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 27-01-17
- Language: English
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Benito Mussolini
- The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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Benito Mussolini: The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister profiles one of the 20th century’s most notorious leaders. You will learn about Mussolini like never before.
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Benito Mussolini
- The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Fascist Prime Minister
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 20-02-19
- Language: English
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Nazi Germany's Rocket Science
- The History of the Third Reich's Experimental Weapons Technology and Research during World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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After the last shots of World War II were fired and the process of rebuilding Germany and Europe began, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union each tried to obtain the services of the Third Reich's leading scientists, especially those involved in rocketry, missile technology, and aerospace research.
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Nazi Germany's Rocket Science
- The History of the Third Reich's Experimental Weapons Technology and Research during World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-11-16
- Language: English
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The History of the Democratic Party: A Political Primer
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Sabrina Z
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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As the oldest political party in the United States, the Democratic Party has been one of the nation's major political parties for over 150 years, and diverse men and ideas have fallen under its tent since the 19th century. Today the Democrats are generally viewed as proponents of a strong, centralized federal government, and yet the forerunner of the modern party was none other than Thomas Jefferson, the man most associated with states' rights and limited government.
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The History of the Democratic Party: A Political Primer
- Narrated by: Sabrina Z
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-07-15
- Language: English
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Legends of the West: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Zarbock
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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The Wild West has made legends out of many men through the embellishment of their stories, but one of the most colorful stories of them all is the fateful Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The West's most famous gunfight, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral involved two of the West's most legendary figures, and though the gunfight lasted less than a minute, it is still widely remembered as the climactic event of the period, representing lawlessness and justice, vendettas, and a uniquely Western moral code.
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Legends of the West: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- Narrated by: David Zarbock
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 29-05-15
- Language: English
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Angkor Wat: The History and Legacy of the World’s Largest Hindu Temple
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Hinduism is one of the world’s great religions, dominating the Indian subcontinent for most of the last millennium, and its largest temple is an unbelievably magnificent structure located in Angkor, Cambodia. Known in English as Angkor Wat ("City Temple"), the gigantic complex continues to fascinate the world, both due to its sheer grandeur and size, as well as its ornamental decorations both inside and out.
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Angkor Wat: The History and Legacy of the World’s Largest Hindu Temple
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 04-01-18
- Language: English
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Finding the Wreck of the Titanic: The Search Efforts and the Discovery of the World's Most Famous Ship
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. In the century since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subject of endless fascination, as evidenced by the efforts to find its final resting spot, the museums full of its objects, and the countless books, documentaries, and movies made about the doomed ocean liner.
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Finding the Wreck of the Titanic: The Search Efforts and the Discovery of the World's Most Famous Ship
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-06-15
- Language: English
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The Lost Books of the Old Testament: The History of Ancient Jewish Apocrypha Not Included in the Bible
- By: Charles River Editors, Gustavo Vázquez-Lozano
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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The study of the apocryphal gospels, documents about the life or sayings of Jesus that did not become part of the New Testament, is a popular discipline among scholars that now fills several shelves of any respectable library. However, few consider the question of whether the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible, is "complete" and whether in antiquity there were other books besides "Genesis", the "Exodus" or "Judges", with different histories and unknown characters, that were excluded from the canon and got lost in the sands of time.
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The Lost Books of the Old Testament: The History of Ancient Jewish Apocrypha Not Included in the Bible
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-09-18
- Language: English
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The Post-War Division of Germany and the Construction of the Berlin Wall
- The History of the Cold War Split Between East and West
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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The European continent was devastated in the wake of World War II, and the conflict left the Soviet Union and the United States as uncontested superpowers. This ushered in over 45 years of the Cold War, and a political alignment of Western democracies against the Communist Soviet bloc that produced conflicts pitting allies on each sides fighting, even as the American and Soviet militaries never engaged each other.
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Good book let down by narration
- By Louise on 07-12-19
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The Post-War Division of Germany and the Construction of the Berlin Wall
- The History of the Cold War Split Between East and West
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Release date: 06-05-15
- Language: English
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Homo Habilis
- The History of the Archaic Hominins and Their Use of Stone Tools
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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The evolutionary path from the original primates to modern man is a long one and has taken many twists and turns, but naturally, as the fossil record grows, scientists gain a more complete understanding of our own mental and physical history in terms of genetics and anatomy. However, the correct order and relationships of the various specimen types are difficult to pin down.
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Homo Habilis
- The History of the Archaic Hominins and Their Use of Stone Tools
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 23-06-21
- Language: English
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The Suez Crisis
- The History of the Suez Canal’s Nationalization by Egypt and the War that Followed
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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On January 25, 1952, British forces in the Suez Canal region took aggressive action when it ordered a police post in Ismailia to surrender for alleged support of anti-British activities. When the commander of the police post refused and mounted defenses, the British attacked, killing approximately 40 and injuring 70 Egyptian policemen. Outrage spilled out onto the streets in the form of protests and riots. This coup had begun with the limited objective of overthrowing King Farouk, but it became a far larger, anti-West, anti-imperialist and non-aligned nationalist movement.
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The Suez Crisis
- The History of the Suez Canal’s Nationalization by Egypt and the War that Followed
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 03-04-18
- Language: English
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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To most observers, it seemed clear that Japan and Russia were destined to come into conflict in Korea and Manchuria. However, Russia’s vastly larger population, army, and navy seemed to make it inevitable that Japan would lose if the conflict escalated into war. Few could have foreseen that when war came, it would reveal that Russian power was largely an illusion. That would be underscored by one of the war’s most famous events, a bizarre battle that involved a makeshift Russian fleet under the command of an irascible and unstable admiral sailing around the world to meet its fate.
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
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Some have called the Crimean War history’s most unnecessary war, and while it is misunderstood, often overlooked, and sometimes ignored, it also involved many of the 19th century’s major powers, namely Russia, Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria, as well as men from lands these powers would call their empires. It was a war bridging the old with the new, mixing Napoleonic fighting styles and modern weapons, old world diplomacy and modern communications, and the traditional rules of war and modern death tolls.
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The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 25-01-19
- Language: English
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Gujarat
- The History of the Indian State from the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Gujarat is one of the most storied sites in a storied area. Many groups and empires ruled India or tried to, and Gujarat was the power center for the region’s oldest of all, the Indus Valley Civilization. Gujarat also played an instrumental role in India’s greatest ancient empire. During the last centuries of the first millennium BCE, most of the Mediterranean basin and the Near East were either directly or indirectly under the influence of Hellenism.
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Gujarat
- The History of the Indian State from the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization to Today
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 30-01-19
- Language: English
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