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The Demon in the Freezer

A True Story

de Richard Preston ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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8 hora 54 minutos

**“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 ... Leer más

$17.95 USD

**“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
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Spearhead

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

de Adam Makos ...

Narrado por Johnathan McClain ...

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13 hora 33 minutos

**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 ... Leer más

$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
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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

de Martin W. Bowman ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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12 hora 19 minutos

"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 ... Leer más

$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
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Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

de Amy Westervelt ...

Narrado por Amy Westervelt ...

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9 hora 28 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, written and read by Amy Westervelt.Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very ... ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, written and read by Amy Westervelt.Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very ...
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Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika

Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union; A Personal Journal

de Scott Ritter, Chelsea Depuey ...

Narrado por Stefan Rudnicki ...

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18 hora 44 minutos

Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika is the definitive history of the implementation of the INF Treaty signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in all its complexities, and the lengths both sides went to “trust, but verify” this successful and unique historic disarmament process. It demonstrates how two nations fundamentally at odds with one another could come together and rid the world of ... Leer más

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Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika is the definitive history of the implementation of the INF Treaty signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in all its complexities, and the lengths both sides went to “trust, but verify” this successful and unique historic disarmament process. It demonstrates how two nations fundamentally at odds with one another could come together and rid the world of
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Warrior of Mercia

The action-packed historical thriller from MJ Porter

de MJ Porter ...

Narrado por Sean Barrett ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles
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8 hora 45 minutos

The next epic, thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles seriesIcel is a lone wolf no more...Tamworth, AD830Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control ... Leer más

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The next epic, thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles seriesIcel is a lone wolf no more...Tamworth, AD830Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control
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The Official US Army Sniper Training and Operations Manual

The Most Authoritative & Comprehensive Long-Range Combat Shooting Book in the World (FM 3-22.10 / FM 23-10 / TC 3-22.10)

de US Army, Rick Carlile ...

Narrado por Robert Hunter ...

Completo

16 hora 25 minutos

Over 16 hours of unique information and training in the sniper's art: the most authoritative and comprehensive long-range shooting audiobook in the world.The indispensable manual for service personnel, civilian contractors, law enforcement, competition shooters, hunters, preppers, and more.Created and trusted by U.S. military forces.<str... ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Over 16 hours of unique information and training in the sniper's art: the most authoritative and comprehensive long-range shooting audiobook in the world.The indispensable manual for service personnel, civilian contractors, law enforcement, competition shooters, hunters, preppers, and more.Created and trusted by U.S. military forces.<str...
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Army of None

Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

de Paul Scharre ...

Narrado por Roger Wayne ...

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13 hora 21 minutos

Paul Scharre, a Pentagon defense expert and former U.S. Army Ranger, explores what it would mean to give machines authority over the ultimate decision of life or death.Scharre's far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. He spotlights artificial intelligence in military technology, ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Paul Scharre, a Pentagon defense expert and former U.S. Army Ranger, explores what it would mean to give machines authority over the ultimate decision of life or death.Scharre's far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. He spotlights artificial intelligence in military technology,
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American Gun

The True Story of the AR-15

de Cameron McWhirter, Zusha Elinson ...

Narrado por Roger Wayne ...

Completo

14 hora 46 minutos

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 presents the epic history of America’s most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 presents the epic history of America’s most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal
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The Way of the Gun

A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms

de Iain Overton ...

Narrado por Matthew Waterson ...

Completo

10 hora 39 minutos

We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In The Way of the Gun, Iain Overton embarks on a remarkable journey to understand how these weapons have become an integral part of twenty-first ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In The Way of the Gun, Iain Overton embarks on a remarkable journey to understand how these weapons have become an integral part of twenty-first
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Gambling with Armageddon

Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis

de Martin J. Sherwin ...

Narrado por Mark Bramhall ...

Completo

18 hora 50 minutos

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War—how such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen.In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting ... Leer más

$27.50 USD

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War—how such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen.In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting
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13 Cent Killers

The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam

de John Culbertson ...

Narrado por L.J. Ganser ...

Abreviado

2 hora 23 minutos

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting ... Leer más

$5.00 USD

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting
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Democratizing Violence: The Rise of Open-Source Warfare and the Decline of State Control

de Josh Luberisse ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Martin G ...

Completo

14 hora 45 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Democratizing Violence delivers a groundbreaking exploration of how technological innovation, open-source principles, and globalized knowledge sharing are empowering individuals and non-state actors to wield unprecedented destructive power. Drawing on historical case studies, cutting-edge examples of open-source weaponry, and the philosophical ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Democratizing Violence delivers a groundbreaking exploration of how technological innovation, open-source principles, and globalized knowledge sharing are empowering individuals and non-state actors to wield unprecedented destructive power. Drawing on historical case studies, cutting-edge examples of open-source weaponry, and the philosophical
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Crossbow, The: The Weapon So Deadly the Church Tried to Ban It

de Patrick Donnelly ...

Narrado por Patrick Donnelly ...

Completo

1 horas 47 minutos

Uncover the gripping military history of a disruptive technology that shattered social orders and terrified elite knights. Perfect for a deep commute, this exploration reveals how a simple mechanical device empowered common soldiers to pierce expensive armor and kill from afar. This medieval equalizer forced Europe to rethink who held the right to wield lethal force.Whether unwinding after a long ... Leer más

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Uncover the gripping military history of a disruptive technology that shattered social orders and terrified elite knights. Perfect for a deep commute, this exploration reveals how a simple mechanical device empowered common soldiers to pierce expensive armor and kill from afar. This medieval equalizer forced Europe to rethink who held the right to wield lethal force.Whether unwinding after a long
... Leer más
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Brief History of Siege Warfare, A: How Armies Brought Down Walls

de Thomas Beecham ...

Narrado por Thomas Beecham ...

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1 horas 53 minutos

Master the gritty realities of military history and siege warfare in this intense exploration of survival and strategy. Perfect for your morning commute or deep-focus studying, this gripping narrative dives into the relentless arms race between impenetrable fortresses and the engineers determined to shatter them.From ancient mudbrick blockades to modern urban encirclements, you will discover how ... Leer más

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Master the gritty realities of military history and siege warfare in this intense exploration of survival and strategy. Perfect for your morning commute or deep-focus studying, this gripping narrative dives into the relentless arms race between impenetrable fortresses and the engineers determined to shatter them.From ancient mudbrick blockades to modern urban encirclements, you will discover how
... Leer más
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Artillery: The God of War That Decided History's Greatest Battles

de Nicholas Carrow ...

Narrado por Nicholas Carrow ...

Completo

2 hora

Experience the gripping military history of how long-range firepower shattered empires and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for your daily commute, this intense, immersive narrative transports you straight to the blood-soaked front lines of civilization’s most pivotal conflicts. Stand beside the desperate gunners whose tactical decisions dictated the rise and fall of nations before infantry ever ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Experience the gripping military history of how long-range firepower shattered empires and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for your daily commute, this intense, immersive narrative transports you straight to the blood-soaked front lines of civilization’s most pivotal conflicts. Stand beside the desperate gunners whose tactical decisions dictated the rise and fall of nations before infantry ever
... Leer más
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Tuntematon tulevaisuus

de Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Markko Taina ...

Narrado por Pertti Huuskonen ...

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13 hora 57 minutos

Euroopan turvallisuuden yhdestoista hetki.Tutkija Charly Salonius-Pasternak kartoittaa kansainvälistä turvallisuustilannetta huippuasiantuntijoiden kanssa. Kuinka suurvallat tekevät turvallisuuspoliittisia päätöksiä, mikä on Suomen asema muuttuvassa maailmassa, mitä Trumpin Yhdysvallat tahtoo ja miten se vaikuttaa Suomeen ja Eurooppaan?Mitä voi oppia ihmisiltä, jotka ovat olleet päättämässä ... Leer más

$17.29 USD

Euroopan turvallisuuden yhdestoista hetki.Tutkija Charly Salonius-Pasternak kartoittaa kansainvälistä turvallisuustilannetta huippuasiantuntijoiden kanssa. Kuinka suurvallat tekevät turvallisuuspoliittisia päätöksiä, mikä on Suomen asema muuttuvassa maailmassa, mitä Trumpin Yhdysvallat tahtoo ja miten se vaikuttaa Suomeen ja Eurooppaan?Mitä voi oppia ihmisiltä, jotka ovat olleet päättämässä
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Репетиция апокалипсиса: Тайная история атомных учений в СССР. Тоцкое-1954

de Вячеслав Моисеев ...

Narrado por Андрей Троммельман ...

Completo

4 hora 19 minutos

14 сентября 1954 года на Тоцком полигоне под Оренбургом была взорвана атомная бомба мощностью около 40 килотонн. В рамках эксперимента по изучению последствий ядерного взрыва уже спустя несколько часов через его эпицентр прошли военные в костюмах химической защиты. Секретная операция под кодовым названием «Снежок» обернулась катастрофой: более 45 000 военных и 10 000 мирных жителей подверглись ... Leer más

$17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

14 сентября 1954 года на Тоцком полигоне под Оренбургом была взорвана атомная бомба мощностью около 40 килотонн. В рамках эксперимента по изучению последствий ядерного взрыва уже спустя несколько часов через его эпицентр прошли военные в костюмах химической защиты. Секретная операция под кодовым названием «Снежок» обернулась катастрофой: более 45 000 военных и 10 000 мирных жителей подверглись
... Leer más
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Burning the Sky

Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space

de Mark Wolverton ...

Narrado por John Lescault ...

Completo

8 hora 6 minutos

“Last September the United States drew a thin curtain of radiation around the earth…The feat was regarded by some of its leading participants as the greatest scientific experiment of all time.” ―Walter Sullivan, the New York Times, March 19, 1959After the Soviet Union proved to the United States that it possessed an operational intercontinental ballistic missile with the launch of Sputnik in ... Leer más

$19.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

“Last September the United States drew a thin curtain of radiation around the earth…The feat was regarded by some of its leading participants as the greatest scientific experiment of all time.” ―Walter Sullivan, the New York Times, March 19, 1959After the Soviet Union proved to the United States that it possessed an operational intercontinental ballistic missile with the launch of Sputnik in
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GHOSTFIELD: Stealth, Hypersonic Warfare, and the Global Race to Erase Detection

Inside the New Science of Invisibility: Metasurfaces, Artificial Intelligence Skins, and the 1,800 degree Fahrenheit Materials Rewriting Global Air Power

de Damon Zwicker ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Andrew E ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Black Horizon - Military Operational Technological Options
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1 horas 31 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE AGE OF THE UNSEEN HAS BEGUN.Stealth once meant dark paint and sharp edges. It meant hiding a jet long enough to strike and escape. But the future has already rewritten the rules. Detection is now guided by artificial intelligence. Sensors fuse truth faster than pilots can react. The battlefield sees through every angle — and still, the next ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE AGE OF THE UNSEEN HAS BEGUN.Stealth once meant dark paint and sharp edges. It meant hiding a jet long enough to strike and escape. But the future has already rewritten the rules. Detection is now guided by artificial intelligence. Sensors fuse truth faster than pilots can react. The battlefield sees through every angle — and still, the next
... Leer más
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American Gun

A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

de Chris Kyle, William Doyle ...

Narrado por John Pruden ...

Completo

6 hora 56 minutos

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPERJoin Chris Kyle on a fascinating journey to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review)Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPERJoin Chris Kyle on a fascinating journey to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review)Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the
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Une brève histoire de la chute de Constantinople : Comment les canons ont fait tomber un empire vieux de 1 000 ans

de Edgar Poirier ...

Narrado por Edgar Poirier ...

Completo

2 hora 8 minutos

En 1453, l'innovation impitoyable de l'artillerie de siège brise les murailles millénaires d'un empire à l'agonie. Cette chronique historique immersive retrace l'effondrement dramatique de la puissance byzantine face à la poudre à canon ottomane. Plongez au cœur d'un affrontement géopolitique où la technologie bouleverse à jamais l'ordre du monde.Idéal pour enrichir votre culture générale lors de ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

En 1453, l'innovation impitoyable de l'artillerie de siège brise les murailles millénaires d'un empire à l'agonie. Cette chronique historique immersive retrace l'effondrement dramatique de la puissance byzantine face à la poudre à canon ottomane. Plongez au cœur d'un affrontement géopolitique où la technologie bouleverse à jamais l'ordre du monde.Idéal pour enrichir votre culture générale lors de
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Armor and Blood

The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II

de Dennis E. Showalter ...

Narrado por Robertson Dean ...

Completo

10 hora 1 minutos

While the Battle of Kursk has long captivated World War II aficionados, it has been unjustly overlooked by historians. Drawing on the masses of new information made available by the opening of the Russian military archives, Dennis E. Showalter at last corrects that error. This battle was the critical turning point on World War II's Eastern Front. In the aftermath of the Red Army's brutal repulse ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

While the Battle of Kursk has long captivated World War II aficionados, it has been unjustly overlooked by historians. Drawing on the masses of new information made available by the opening of the Russian military archives, Dennis E. Showalter at last corrects that error. This battle was the critical turning point on World War II's Eastern Front. In the aftermath of the Red Army's brutal repulse
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Revolver

Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter that Changed America

de Jim Rasenberger ...

Narrado por Jacques Roy ...

Completo

16 hora 49 minutos

A “gripping,” (Booklist) “clear-eyed, and honest” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of Samuel Colt—the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)—which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West.Patented in 1836, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

A “gripping,” (Booklist) “clear-eyed, and honest” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of Samuel Colt—the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)—which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West.Patented in 1836, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than
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