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Spearhead

An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II

by Adam Makos ...

Narrated by Johnathan McClain ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of A Higher Call and Devotion presents the “engrossing” (CNN) true story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich during World War II, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.“A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of A Higher Call and Devotion presents the “engrossing” (CNN) true story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich during World War II, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.“A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing
... Read more
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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

by Martin W. Bowman ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty ... Read more

$24.99 USD

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty
... Read more
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Drone Wars

Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future

by Seth J. Frantzman ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance—leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the ... Read more

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Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance—leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the
... Read more
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Hunting the Nazi Bomb

The Special Forces Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Deadliest Weapon

by Damien Lewis ...

Narrated by Chris MacDonnell ...

Unabridged

13 hours

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The
... Read more
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The Weapon Wizards

How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower

by Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in ... Read more

$17.99 USD

From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in
... Read more
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Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943-1945

Red Steamroller

by Robert A. Forczyk ...

Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 42 min

The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its
... Read more
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Desert Armour

Tank Warfare in North Africa: Beda Fomm to Operation Crusader, 1940-41

by Robert Forczyk ...

Narrated by Chris Monteiro ...

Unabridged

13 hours 15 min

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 ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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
... Read more
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Kill Chain

The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins

by Andrew Cockburn ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and
... Read more
Audiobook

Putinin maailmansota

by Jessikka Aro, Maria Mitrunen ...

Narrated by Satu Paavola ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Venäjä
Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

Hengästyttävä matka Putinin hybridisodankäynnin ytimeen.Jessikka Aron uusi tietokirja Kremlin sodasta länsimaita vastaan esittelee Putinin tiedustelupalvelujen salaiset operaatiot yksityiskohtaisesti.Venäjä uhkaa Länttä kolmannella maailmansodalla, vaikka se on käynyt sitä jo vuosia. Aseinaan Kreml käyttää kaaosagentteja, peiteoperaatioita, vihapuhetta levittäviä valepappeja, vankilasta värvättyjä ... Read more

$17.49 USD

Hengästyttävä matka Putinin hybridisodankäynnin ytimeen.Jessikka Aron uusi tietokirja Kremlin sodasta länsimaita vastaan esittelee Putinin tiedustelupalvelujen salaiset operaatiot yksityiskohtaisesti.Venäjä uhkaa Länttä kolmannella maailmansodalla, vaikka se on käynyt sitä jo vuosia. Aseinaan Kreml käyttää kaaosagentteja, peiteoperaatioita, vihapuhetta levittäviä valepappeja, vankilasta värvättyjä
... Read more
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The Demon in the Freezer

A True Story

by Richard Preston ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book ... Read more

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**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book
... Read more
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Countdown to Zero Day

Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

by Kim Zetter ...

Narrated by Joe Ochman ...

Unabridged

13 hours

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.“Immensely enjoyable . . . Zetter turns a complicated and technical cyber story into an engrossing whodunit.”—The Washington PostThe virus now ... Read more

$22.50 USD

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.“Immensely enjoyable . . . Zetter turns a complicated and technical cyber story into an engrossing whodunit.”—The Washington PostThe virus now
... Read more
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Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år

by Allt om Historia ...

Narrated by Mikael Roupé ...

Series series Militärhistoria
Unabridged

4 hours 9 min

På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och ... Read more

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På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och
... Read more
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Brief History of Firearms, A: How Gunpowder Changed the World

by Andrew Falkner ...

Narrated by Andrew Falkner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 49 min

Trace the explosive evolution of military history, where ancient alchemy forged weapons that reshaped global warfare. Perfect for a captivating daily commute or an evening of deep focus, this gripping narrative travels from obscure Chinese laboratories to the mechanized trenches of the World Wars.Uncover the dramatic human story behind a technological arms race that altered the balance of power ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Trace the explosive evolution of military history, where ancient alchemy forged weapons that reshaped global warfare. Perfect for a captivating daily commute or an evening of deep focus, this gripping narrative travels from obscure Chinese laboratories to the mechanized trenches of the World Wars.Uncover the dramatic human story behind a technological arms race that altered the balance of power
... Read more
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Brief History of the Catapult, A: The Machines That Smashed Ancient Walls

by Jonathan Mercer ...

Narrated by Jonathan Mercer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Dive into the gripping military history of how ancient siege engines shattered fortresses and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for an immersive commute, this epic narrative thrusts you onto the blood-soaked ramparts of antiquity. Witness the desperate arms race between towering walled cities and the brilliant engineers determined to bring them down.Feel the ground-shaking tension of combat as ... Read more

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Dive into the gripping military history of how ancient siege engines shattered fortresses and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for an immersive commute, this epic narrative thrusts you onto the blood-soaked ramparts of antiquity. Witness the desperate arms race between towering walled cities and the brilliant engineers determined to bring them down.Feel the ground-shaking tension of combat as
... Read more
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Spear, The: From the Hunter's Tool to the Bristling Wall of Pikes

by Lukas Moretti ...

Narrated by Lukas Moretti ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Trace the ultimate tactical evolution in military history as a primal survival tool transforms into an engine of empire. Whether commuting to work or seeking an immersive journey into the ancient world, step directly onto the battlefield to witness human cooperation at its most intense. Experience the visceral reality of combat where distance and reach dictated life or death.Stand shoulder-to ... Read more

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Trace the ultimate tactical evolution in military history as a primal survival tool transforms into an engine of empire. Whether commuting to work or seeking an immersive journey into the ancient world, step directly onto the battlefield to witness human cooperation at its most intense. Experience the visceral reality of combat where distance and reach dictated life or death.Stand shoulder-to
... Read more
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The Gunning of America

Business and the Making of American Gun Culture

by Pamela Haag ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she ... Read more

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Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she
... Read more
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Korsaren

Oregon Files

by Jack Du Brul, Clive Cussler ...

Narrated by Bjarne Mouridsen ...

Series series Oregon Files
Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

Den internationale bestseller-forfatter leverer spænding og nutidigt eventyr i højt tempo og med et plot, der kan være taget fra dagens globale nyhedsoverskrifter.Den amerikanske udenrigsministers fly er styrtet ned på vej til topmøde i Libyen. CIA stoler ikke på libyerne og hyrer derfor Juan Cabrillo og hans agenttrænede besætning til at finde flyet – og deres bange anelser viser sig at være ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Den internationale bestseller-forfatter leverer spænding og nutidigt eventyr i højt tempo og med et plot, der kan være taget fra dagens globale nyhedsoverskrifter.Den amerikanske udenrigsministers fly er styrtet ned på vej til topmøde i Libyen. CIA stoler ikke på libyerne og hyrer derfor Juan Cabrillo og hans agenttrænede besætning til at finde flyet – og deres bange anelser viser sig at være
... Read more
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The Assassination Complex

Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program

by Jeremy Scahill, The Staff of The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than ... Read more

$18.99 USD

“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than
... Read more
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Spitfire

Portrait of a Legend

by Leo McKinstry ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

19 hours 48 min

The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War.In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War.In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended
... Read more
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The Bomb

Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

by Fred Kaplan ...

Narrated by Edward Bauer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of ... Read more

$34.99 USD

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of
... Read more
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Hits Count

US Army Marksmanship Pamphlet 23-2

by U.S. Army ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Marksmanship for Instructors and CoachesIn 1955 the US Army decided to try something a bit different and created this very approachable and easy-to-read manual for shooting instructors. It was designed to improve their abilities to teach and instruct soldiers at all levels of skill, but as opposed to a dry and formulaic style of traditional field manuals, this book was written in plain language ... Read more

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Marksmanship for Instructors and CoachesIn 1955 the US Army decided to try something a bit different and created this very approachable and easy-to-read manual for shooting instructors. It was designed to improve their abilities to teach and instruct soldiers at all levels of skill, but as opposed to a dry and formulaic style of traditional field manuals, this book was written in plain language
... Read more
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Weapons of War: A History of Military Technology From Bronze Blades to Drones and Cyber Warfare

by Christopher Hale ...

Narrated by Christopher Hale ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Trace the tense military history of global conflict, where technological evolution constantly rewrites the rules of war. From the first crude stone clubs to silent lines of code crashing enemy networks, experience how human ingenuity remains inextricably bound to organized violence. Ideal for an educational daily commute, this thought-provoking journey anchors massive geopolitical shifts in vivid, ... Read more

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Trace the tense military history of global conflict, where technological evolution constantly rewrites the rules of war. From the first crude stone clubs to silent lines of code crashing enemy networks, experience how human ingenuity remains inextricably bound to organized violence. Ideal for an educational daily commute, this thought-provoking journey anchors massive geopolitical shifts in vivid,
... Read more
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Brief History of Chemical Weapons, A: The Poison That Haunts Warfare

by David Hartley ...

Narrated by David Hartley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Explore the darkest corners of military history, where breakthrough science morphs into mankind's deadliest weapons. Perfect for an immersive commute, this tense audio experience traces the relentless human impulse to weaponize poison. It transforms abstract combat into a sobering narrative of terror and ethical consequence.Seeking deep focused learning? This atmospheric journey grounds global ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the darkest corners of military history, where breakthrough science morphs into mankind's deadliest weapons. Perfect for an immersive commute, this tense audio experience traces the relentless human impulse to weaponize poison. It transforms abstract combat into a sobering narrative of terror and ethical consequence.Seeking deep focused learning? This atmospheric journey grounds global
... Read more
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Brief History of the Tank, A: The Machine That Reshaped Modern War

by Daniel Hartmann ...

Narrated by Daniel Hartmann ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

See how a desperate technological gamble in the mud of the First World War permanently transformed military history. This gripping audio experience pulls you right into the intense, claustrophobic reality of armored combat. Perfect for a focused commute, the narrative tracks the evolution of mechanized warfare from its lumbering origins to the lethal battlefields of tomorrow.Feel the raw ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

See how a desperate technological gamble in the mud of the First World War permanently transformed military history. This gripping audio experience pulls you right into the intense, claustrophobic reality of armored combat. Perfect for a focused commute, the narrative tracks the evolution of mechanized warfare from its lumbering origins to the lethal battlefields of tomorrow.Feel the raw
... Read more

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