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The Hiroshima Men

The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It

by Iain MacGregor ...

An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb ... Read more

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An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb
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Checkpoint Charlie

The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth

by Iain MacGregor ...

Series series Compelling Cold War History
A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War.In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine ... Read more

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A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War.In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine
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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad

The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II

by Iain MacGregor ...

A thrilling, vivid, and “compelling” (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie.To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II were sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets’ hard-won victory was laid ... Read more

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A thrilling, vivid, and “compelling” (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie.To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II were sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets’ hard-won victory was laid
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Battle

The Moments That Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine

by Iain MacGregor ...

A sweeping, vividly told journey through the clashes that reshaped warfare and the course of history, from renowned military historian Iain MacGregorAcross three millennia, the ways we’ve waged war have changed beyond recognition. The bow stretched killing range and reshaped battle formations; gunpowder enabled armies to turn chemical energy into firepower; steel and oil increased mobility and ... Read more

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A sweeping, vividly told journey through the clashes that reshaped warfare and the course of history, from renowned military historian Iain MacGregorAcross three millennia, the ways we’ve waged war have changed beyond recognition. The bow stretched killing range and reshaped battle formations; gunpowder enabled armies to turn chemical energy into firepower; steel and oil increased mobility and
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U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle

by Iain MacGregor ...

'Just the thing for US Civil War buffs: snappily written, informative and entertaining. A cracking read.' - Saul David, bestselling author and historianThis attractively packaged gift book offers a highly illustrated introduction to some of the U.S. Civil War's most famous and important battles, from the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 to the Battle of Appomatox Court House in 1865.The U.S. Civil ... Read more

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'Just the thing for US Civil War buffs: snappily written, informative and entertaining. A cracking read.' - Saul David, bestselling author and historianThis attractively packaged gift book offers a highly illustrated introduction to some of the U.S. Civil War's most famous and important battles, from the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 to the Battle of Appomatox Court House in 1865.The U.S. Civil
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The Hiroshima Men

The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It

by Iain MacGregor ...

Narrated by Stephen McGann ...

Unabridged

15 hours 36 min

An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb
... Read more

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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad

The Epic Siege at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II

by Iain MacGregor ...

Narrated by Kris Dyer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 16 min

A thrilling, vivid, and “compelling” (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie.To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II were sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets’ hard-won victory was laid ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A thrilling, vivid, and “compelling” (Wall Street Journal) account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie.To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II were sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets’ hard-won victory was laid
... Read more
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Checkpoint Charlie

The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth

by Iain MacGregor ...

Narrated by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart ...

Series series Compelling Cold War History
Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War.In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War.In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine
... Read more

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The Canal Builders

Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal

by Julie Greene ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

17 hours 3 min

The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and technology. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis obscures a far more remarkable element of the canal's construction—the tens of thousands of workingmen and -women who traveled from around the world to build it. Drawing on research from around the globe, Greene explores the human dimensions ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and technology. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis obscures a far more remarkable element of the canal's construction—the tens of thousands of workingmen and -women who traveled from around the world to build it. Drawing on research from around the globe, Greene explores the human dimensions
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When It All Burns

Fighting Fire in a Transformed World

by Jordan Thomas ...

Narrated by Jordan Thomas ...

Unabridged

10 hours 40 min

A hotshot firefighter’s gripping firsthand account of a record-setting fire seasonEighteen of California’s largest wildfires on record have burned in the past two decades. Scientists recently invented the term “megafire” to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been nearly impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes ... Read more

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A hotshot firefighter’s gripping firsthand account of a record-setting fire seasonEighteen of California’s largest wildfires on record have burned in the past two decades. Scientists recently invented the term “megafire” to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been nearly impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes
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The Apocalypse Factory

Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

by Steve Olson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize ... Read more

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It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize
... Read more

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American Revolutions

A Continental History, 1750-1804

by Alan Taylor ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

18 hours 54 min

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this
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