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1984 And The Spanish Civil War
In 1937, George Orwell spent six months witnessing the rise and fall of a popular revolution on the streets of Barcelona and Catalonia. Alone amongst his contemporaries, Orwell understood what the success or failure of that Spanish Revolution would mean for the rest of the world. 1984 And The Spanish Civil War explores the background to the Civil War and the hidden anarchist revolution within a revolution. As Orwell arrives in Catalunya, he observes something bright and new in the world. But when Orwell returns from fighting on the front, he is confronted by the Communists conducting a misinformation campaign against this revolutionary spirit and he is forced to flee from their purges. He returns home to England, where he begins to write his account, but finds few are prepared to listen. In order to tell his story, he writes literally (Homage to Catalunya), then when that fails, he adopts the structure of allegory (Animal Farm) and finally that of a dystopian fictional Britain in 1984. Yet publication is a constant struggle for Orwell in a world that refuses to criticise the role of the USSR. Though he dies in despair, his words are not lost, for their message is picked up once more on the streets of the same country he fought for back in the 1930's. Praise for 1984 and The Spanish Civil War: 'Paul has achieved in a concise volume what others have failed in far more voluminous accounts.' 'An interesting read if you are new to Orwell or the Civil War in Spain...Highly recommended'. The Forgotten Stories from Spain Series brings you accounts of human bravery and spirit at a moment of unleashed cruelty during the Spanish Civil War. Stories of co-operation that have a universal message, as relevant to the world today, as it was in Spain during the 1930's.
Paul Read (Author), Paul Read (Narrator)
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Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023. The event was created by a group of Frenchmen in 1923 and remains uniquely compelling to spectators, to the major motor manufacturers who continue to see it as an opportunity for priceless publicity, as well as to drivers hoping to add their names to its distinguished roll of honour. Between the wars, those manufacturers included Bugatti, Bentley and Alfa Romeo. Subsequently, Ferrari, Jaguar, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ford, Porsche, Audi and Toyota have all been serial winners, guaranteeing the continuation of ferocious inter-marque rivalry. Over the decades the race acquired a rich folklore, including stories of leaking petrol tanks being sealed with chewing gum, one competitor making his last pit-stop for a fill-up and a glass of champagne, or the woman who drove her MG through the night wearing a fur coat. Competitors have included princes, debutantes, drug smugglers and a Nazi spy. Leading Hollywood film-makers lured to the romance of the race include Steve McQueen, who conceived and starred in Le Mans in 1971, and James Mangold, who made Le Mans '66 in 2019. But in 1955 it had also been the scene of the greatest tragedy ever to befall motor racing, when 82 people were killed by a competing car, an accident that for a while threatened the sport's entire future. From the Bentley Boys of the 1920s, through record-breaking multiple winners Jacky Ickx and Tom Kristensen to modern stars such as Allan McNish, 24 Hours celebrates the skill, courage and technical brilliance of the men and women who gave the race its worldwide renown.
Richard Williams (Author), Richard Attlee (Narrator)
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Travis I. Sivart draws on his passion of steampunk as an aesthetic and a hobby to offer his personal insights for helping others to begin to delving into this fascinating culture and genre. Each thought is a single page, keeping the ideas simple and to the point. This book offers twenty-seven thoughts on the basic questions and concepts that often crop up when someone is beginning to explore this incredible movement. Travis I. Sivart is a published steampunk author, as well as having hosted a weekly radio show on the subject, and is often a guest at conventions to speak on the topic of steampunk. He does not claim to be the ultimate or complete authority in this beloved genre, and wrote this book hoping to help new folks find their way into the hobby. Book 1 in the '27 Thoughts on Social DIY' series.
Travis I. Sivart (Author), Travis I. Sivart (Narrator)
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295TH ORDNANCE HEAVY MAINTENANCE COMPANY (FA)
The untold WWII story of another band of brothers who also trained at the infamous Camp Toccoa. Marv Allen's voice is a time machine that puts you right along side these forgotten heroes, as they travel from the United States to Europe doing their part in the battle against tyranny. A light and often humorous account by S/SGT Thomas E. Coon finally made known.
Thomas E. Coon (Author), Marv Allen (Narrator)
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Afghanistan, Summer 2006. This is war. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. In April 2006, the elite 3 Para battlegroup was despatched to Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. They were tasked with providing security to reconstruction efforts, a deployment it was hoped would pass off without a shot being fired. In fact, over the six months they were there, the 3 Para battle group saw near continuous combat - one gruelling battle after another - in what would become one of the most extraordinary campaigns ever fought by British troops. Around parched, dusty outposts reliant on a limited number of helicopters for food and ammunition resupply, troops were subjected to relentless Taliban attacks, as well as energy-sapping 50 degree heat and spartan conditions. At the end of the tour, the Taliban offensive aimed at driving the British and Afghan Government troops out of Helmand had been tactically defeated. But 3 Para paid a high price: fourteen soldiers and one interpreter were killed, and 46 wounded. '3 Para' will tell the stories of the men and women who took part in this extraordinary and largely unreported saga. Best-selling author Patrick Bishop has been given exclusive access to the soldiers whose tales of courage and endurance provide an unforgettable portrait of one of the world's finest and most fascinating fighting regiments, and a remarkable band of warriors. Their bravery was reflected in the array of gallantry medals that were bestowed on their return, including the Victoria Cross awarded to Corporal Bryan Budd and the George Cross won by Corporal Mark Wright, both of whom were killed winning their awards. 3 Para's saga of comradeship, courage and fortitude is set to become a classic.
Patrick Bishop (Author), Christian Rodska (Narrator)
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37 histoires d'espionnage, l'intégrale: Les plus grandes affaires d'espionnage
Qu'il y-a-t-il de plus fascinant que les services secrets ? Avec notre collection espionnage, levez le voile sur les grandes affaires d'espionnage et découvrez la vraie histoire et les plus sombres secrets des plus célèbres espions... Voici les 37 sujets abordés : Les secrets de la CIA la centrale intelligence agency ; Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret ; Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG ; Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge ; Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD ; la NSA les grandes oreilles de l'Amérique ; Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double ; Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme ; Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar ; L'opération Moolah ou comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes ; Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie ; Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète ; Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis ; Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande ; La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende ; Duan Popov alias Tricycle agent double et vrai James Bond : Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi : Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français ; Le KGB l'impitoyable police secrete de l'URSS : L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi ; L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française ; Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable ; Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation ; Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix ; Opération Fortitude, objectif, désinformer les nazis ; Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman ; Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS ; Opération Chaton acoustique ; Opération Sans-Pitié ; Opération Copperhead ; L'opération corn flakes ; L'opération colère de Dieu ; L'opération Trust ; Opération Paperclip ; Larry Wu-tai Chin, un agent double au service de la Chine ; L'operation Diamond ; L'Affaire Farewell.
Frédéric Garnier (Author), Patrick Blandin (Narrator)
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40 Game Changers in World History (2 In 1): A Note on the Lives and Impact of these Great Minds & Hi
Unlock the Giants of History: Unveil Their Extraordinary StoriesAre you yearning to delve into the monumental lives of history's titans without drowning in information overload? Look no further. Meet the Masters of History in Series 1 (with Series 2 awaiting): - Thomas Edison (Nikola Tesla) - Sigmund Freud (Carl Jung) - Julius Caesar (Marcus Aurelius) - Jesus Christ (Prophet Muhammad) - Sir John Franklin (Roald Amundsen) - Sun Tzu (Miyamoto Musashi) - Genghis Khan (Napoleon) - Leif Erikson (Ragnar Lothbrok) - Mahatma Gandhi (Nelson Mandela) - Joan of Arc (Anne Frank) - Charles Ponzi (Frank Abagnale) - Fyodor Dostoevsky (Victor E. Frankl) - Isaac Newton (Charles Darwin) - Albert Einstein (Georges Lemaître) - Leonardo Da Vinci (Michelangelo) - Cleopatra (Marie Curie) - Socrates (Plato) - Mozart (Beethoven) - Emmeline Pankhurst (Rosa Parks) - Gautama Buddha (Lucifer) Click the “Buy Now” button and add this Unique Book Series to your collection
Patrick Marcus (Author), Charles Caputo Rottmann (Narrator)
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5 grands rois de France : Louis XIII, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI
Revivez les grandes heures de l'Histoire de France, dans une collection où pour chaque époque, l'illustration sonore est faite de musiques de la période concernée et où les grands moments sont reconstitués de façon vivante, à la manière d'une pièce de théâtre. Les dialogues sont imaginaires, mais les faits relatés rigoureusement exacts. Partez à la découverte des règnes de cinq grands rois de France : Louis XIII, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, ces grandes figures qui ont fait l'histoire de notre pays et façonné sa culture.
Frédéric Nort (Author), Arlette Bach, Daniel Bénédite, Gisèle Casadesus, Martine Fourcaud, Michel Bouquet, Yves Vincent (Narrator)
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This collection of audiobooks will help you understand a crucial part of the history of English monarchy. For each King, you will find a detailed description of the style of his reign and his political achievements, narrated in a lively way. Portraits of Henry V, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Richard III and Elisabeth Ist.
J. M. Gardner, J.M. Gardner (Author), Katie Haigh (Narrator)
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This collection of audiobooks will help you understand a crucial part of the history of French monarchy. For each King, you will find a detailed description of the style of his reign and his political achievements, narrated in a lively way. Portraits of Henri IV, Louis XI, Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVIII.
J. M. Gardner, J.M. Gardner (Author), Katie Haigh (Narrator)
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50 Things About Us: What We Really Need to Know About Britain
50 THINGS ABOUT US is a fast and furiously funny journey through our national memory. It's about money, history, songs, gongs, wigs, unicorns, guns, bungs, sods of soil and rich fuckers. 'Patriotism is often the point where history and advertising intersect, and it was that brand of nationalism that Rees-Mogg and Johnson attempted to sell. It is a brand that can only hark backwards; a nostalgic nationalism built on half histories and wishes … The kind of patriotism where the poetry of John Betjeman sits alongside blaming migrants for TB.'But that is not our story. In fact, it is far from the narrative so many of us are a part of.' From self-deceptions on size, stature and space (clue: there's more than enough for everyone if we lose the golf courses) to the living links between empire, slavery, money and power, this is Mark Thomas' quest to remind us of the true and shared greatness of modern Britain. Structured as a list of fifty crucial 'Things', and fresh from a lock-down spent interviewing hundreds of NHS workers for the Wellcome Collection permanent archive, this is Mark Thomas at his provocative, passionate best.
Mark Thomas (Author), Mark Thomas (Narrator)
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617 Squadron: The Dambusters at War
In May 1943, Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron on an audacious assault on the dams of the Ruhr valley using Barnes Wallis' ingenious 'bouncing bombs.' What happened to RAF 617 Squadron after the completion of Operation Chastise? The raid had been a success, but the bombing offensive against Nazi-occupied territories did not let up and 617 Squadron continued to be at the heart of these operations. Squadron Leader Tom Bennett, who flew as one of the lead navigators of 617's Mosquito marker force, recounts many of the precision attacks made by 617's Lancasters on vital targets in occupied Europe. A number of personalities who served with the Squadron leap from the pages, like Tom McLean, who managed to destroy three night-fighters while wounded from his position as rear gunner, as well as the unpredictable Australian Colin Keith 'Aspro' Astbury who after being retired from active duty snuck out of his dull job with the Air Ministry to continue flying with his crew. 617 Squadron: The Dambusters at War provides unique insight into the reminiscences of the men who flew in this crack Royal Air Force squadron during the last three years of World War Two.
Tom Bennett (Author), Dennis Kleinman (Narrator)
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