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The Russian Revolution of 1917
- The History of the Russian Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of the Soviet Union
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The 17th century was marked by multiple pro-democratic revolutions exploding in both hemispheres. In Europe and its neighbors to the east, border-changing wars were fought incessantly. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the underlying premises of political, governmental and social structures within several European and Asian states were shaken to the core....
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The Russian Revolution of 1917
- The History of the Russian Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of the Soviet Union
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-01-18
- Language: English
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Cryptozoology
- The History of Attempts to Discover and Study Legendary and Mythological Creatures
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Mankind has always been fascinated with the hidden, the mysterious, and the unexplained....
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5 out of 5 stars
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enjoyable
- By Zoe on 22-07-19
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Cryptozoology
- The History of Attempts to Discover and Study Legendary and Mythological Creatures
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 13-12-16
- Language: English
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The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies....
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The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 16-03-18
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of the British Isles: A Collection of Ghost Stories and Other Supernatural Tales from Britain and Ireland
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
The United Kingdom is an ancient land steeped in history and tradition, filled with prehistoric ruins, majestic castles, and a countryside sculpted from millennia of human habitation. Thus, it is not surprising that many believe the area is filled with ghosts....
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3 out of 5 stars
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was this done by a real reader or not?
- By Rose on 23-12-18
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The Ghosts of the British Isles: A Collection of Ghost Stories and Other Supernatural Tales from Britain and Ireland
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-07-18
- Language: English
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Rhodes
- The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but there are perhaps few areas as consistently undervalued as the island of Rhodes....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rhodes Rave
- By Duncan Delaporte on 30-07-21
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Rhodes
- The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 21-06-18
- Language: English
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The Yom Kippur War
- The History and Legacy of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and Its Impact on the Middle East Peace Process
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Welcome to the Middle East conflict, a conflict that is technically 63 years old and counting but has its roots in over 2,000 years of history....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very brief
- By Amazon Customer on 17-09-24
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The Yom Kippur War
- The History and Legacy of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and Its Impact on the Middle East Peace Process
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 10-08-17
- Language: English
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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, lasting four years and inflicting over a million casualties. Historians have studied the biggest battles ever since....
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1 out of 5 stars
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heavy
- By james on 20-10-18
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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 29-05-15
- Language: English
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems that Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise examines how the multicultural nation broke apart in the 1980s and 1990s....
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 31-12-18
- Language: English
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The Long Range Desert Group
- The History of the Elite British Army Unit During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Since its founding in 1940, an eclectic unit, the Long Range Desert Group, had pioneered and refined the concept and tactics of deep penetration and covert reconnaissance in the North African desert....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Take note on the length of this ‘book’
- By P. R. S on 30-05-23
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The Long Range Desert Group
- The History of the Elite British Army Unit During World War II
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 13-02-18
- Language: English
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Most anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how "in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."....
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-04-17
- Language: English
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The Cambrian Period
- The History and Legacy of the Start of Complex Life on Earth
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
The early history of Earth covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead, paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras....
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3 out of 5 stars
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However it is worth reading
- By renato on 23-01-21
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The Cambrian Period
- The History and Legacy of the Start of Complex Life on Earth
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 23-12-20
- Language: English
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The Nag Hammadi Library
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Gnostic Texts Rediscovered in the 20th Century
- By: Charles River Editors, Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
The library of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is as significant in the study of early Christianity as the writings of the Essenes to the understanding of Judaism during the time of the Roman occupation....
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The Nag Hammadi Library
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Gnostic Texts Rediscovered in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-01-18
- Language: English
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
The reign of the Khmer Rouge, a Cambodian communist regime, began on April 7, 1975 as Khmer Rouge militants entered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, ultimately gaining control and forcing out its residents....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historical account of the Kymer Rouge
- By natalie hughes on 14-02-23
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-11-18
- Language: English
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3 out of 5 stars 4
The long agony of the “sick man of Europe”, an expression used by the tsar of Russia to depict the falling Ottoman Empire, could almost blind people to its incredible power and history....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Correction needed
- By Alpay Tolga Kocak on 12-06-23
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-05-20
- Language: English
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The Denisovans
- The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia During the Paleolithic Era
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
As soon as man discovered writing, he began engaging in historiography (historical writing and philosophy), but paleoanthropology only really began in the late 1800s....
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The Denisovans
- The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia During the Paleolithic Era
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-09-20
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Turkey
- The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure about this….. opinionated?
- By Nigel Ratcliffe on 07-12-23
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A Concise History of Turkey
- The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 13-04-20
- Language: English
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The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires looks at the origins of the cities, their rise to power across the Mediterranean, and their inevitable demises....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent summary of Venetian and Genoese history
- By Peter Robertson on 27-04-22
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The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 30-05-19
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of James Cagney
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: James Romick
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Ultimately it was portraying tough guys and gangsters in the 1930s that turned Cagney into a massive star, the kinds of roles he was born to play after growing up rough in Manhattan....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story of a legend.
- By JDL on 27-02-21
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American Legends: The Life of James Cagney
- Narrated by: James Romick
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 07-05-15
- Language: English
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Anubis: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God of the Afterlife
- By: Charles River Editors, Markus Carabas
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Anubis: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God of the Afterlife looks at the god that had such a decisive impact on the Egyptians’ concepts of death and afterlife. You will learn about Anubis like never before....
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Anubis: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God of the Afterlife
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 23-10-18
- Language: English
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The Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War: The History of the Military Conflicts that Established Israel as a Superpower in the Middle East
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Despite losing the 1948 War, Arab nations throughout the Middle East had still refused to recognize Israel’s right to exist. After the Suez Crisis, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser envisioned creating a unified Arab world, commonly referred to as pan-Arabism....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good!
- By Sarita Carlos on 01-06-18
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The Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War: The History of the Military Conflicts that Established Israel as a Superpower in the Middle East
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-04-18
- Language: English
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