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Title: The Reagan Revolution IV

Subtitle: From Victory to the New World Order

Author: Richard C. Thornton

Narrator: Douglas Thornton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-14

Publisher: DJT Analytics LLC

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Here is the history of Reagan's victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War and his defeat at the hands of his domestic political opponents, who sought accommodation with Moscow over victory. This book traces the climax of a two-decade-long struggle within the American establishment over strategy, known as the Iran-Contra scandal. As detailed in this volume, the scandal masked both the president's political defeat and the fundamental change that occurred in American national security strategy.

Members Reviews:

Extremely important analysis of easily misunderstood events

Despite the clear sympathies of the author with President Ronald Reagan, this is an important work documenting the conflict within the Reagan presidency about the goals and implementation of those goals far greater than a few million dollars to "freedom fighters." Because of the deep emotional distrust of the Iranians after the US Embassy hostage crisis in 1979, it is easy to overlook our core persistent global geo-political interests, and this book explains the efforts of Reagan to reconstitute a US Iran strategic alliance and the internal opposition to these efforts and how both his own Department of State, the Soviet Union and Libya acting as USSR client obstructed the accomplishment of this goal.

Five Stars

Disspells mainstream views of the events of that era

Five Stars

My collection is complete!

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Title: Churchill and Empire

Author: Lawrence James

Narrator: Gareth Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-14

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

One of our finest narrative historians, and journalist for the Sunday Times and Literary Review, Lawrence James, has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, set within a fully detailed historical context, but solely focusing on his relationship with the British Empire.

As a young army officer in the late 19th century, Churchill's first experience of the Empire was serving in conflicts in India, South Africa and the Sudan. His attitude towards the Empire at the time was the stereotypical Victorian paternalistic approach - a combination of feeling responsible and feeling superior. Conscious even then of his political career ahead, Churchill's natural benevolence towards the Empire was occasionally overruled for political reasons, and he found himself reluctantly supporting - or at least not publicly condemning - British atrocities.

As a politician he consistently relied on the Empire for support during crises, but was angered by any demands for nationalisation. He held what many would regard today as racist views, in that he felt that some nationalities were superior to others, but he didn't regard those positions as fixed. His (some might say obsequious) relationship with America reflected that view. America was a former colony where the natives had become worthy to rule themselves, but - he felt - still had that tie to Britain. Thus he overlooked the frequently expressed American view that the Empire was a hangover from a bygone era of colonisation, and reflected poorly on Britain's ability to conduct herself as a political power in the current world order.

This outmoded attitude was one of the reasons the British voters rejected him after a Second World War, in which - it was universally felt - he had led the country brilliantly. His attitude remained Victorian in a world that was shaping up very differently. However, it would be a mistake to consider Churchill merely as an anachronistic soldier. He grasped the problems of the Cold War immediately, believing that immature nations prematurely given independence would be more likely to be sucked into the vortex of Communism. This view chimed with American foreign policy, and made the Americans rather more pragmatic about their demands for self-governance for Empire countries.

Lawrence James has written a fascinating portrait of an endlessly interesting statesman - and one that includes tantalising vignettes about his penchants for silk underwear and champagne.

Members Reviews:

A good listen

Well narrated, very informative. A good look at modern British history up to the mid 1950's

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Titolo: Breve storia del Terzo Reich vol. 3: Alla conquista dellEuropa

Sottotitolo: [Short History of Third Reich vol. 3: Conquering Europe]

Autore: Piero Di Domenico

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 3 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 03-03-14

Editore: Area51 Publishing

Categoria: History, 20th Century

Riepilogo Editore:

Blitzkrieg, Guerra Lampo: è lo strumento militare vincente che Adolf Hitler utilizzò come strumento di espansione e conquista del Terzo Reich. Con la Blitzkrieg il Fuhrer si impadronì letteralmente in un lampo di gran parte dellEuropa: dallAustria alla Cecoslovacchia, dalla Polonia alla Francia, nel 1940 lavanzata del Terzo Reich sembrava inarrestabile.

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Titolo: Breve storia del Terzo Reich vol. 2: L'Ordine Nero. Le SS

Sottotitolo: [Short History of Third Reich vol. 2: SS Black Order]

Autore: Piero Di Domenico

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 18 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-29-14

Editore: Area51 Publishing

Categoria: History, 20th Century

Riepilogo Editore:

Fin dalla loro fondazione, le Schutzstaffeln (SS), lunità paramilitare del Partito Nazista, create da Adolf Hitler nel 1925, assunsero risvolti inquietanti. Ben presto divennero, soprattutto grazie allazione di Heinrich Himmler e del suo braccio destro Reinhard Heydrich, sinonimo di terrore, violenza, efferatezza e morte. Durante la Seconda guerra mondiale le SS si trasformarono in una forza letale, macchiandosi di numerosi crimini di guerra e diventarono la macchina organizzatrice e sterminatrice della brutale Soluzione Finale dei campi di concentramento. Inoltre, ogni volume contiene le Appendici alla Breve Storia del Terzo Reich: documenti ufficiali del Terzo Reich o testi e testimonianze originali e autentiche dellepoca storica dominata da Adolf Hitler. Sono voci che ti fanno partecipe non solo dei fatti ma anche del modo di pensare di quellepoca. È unoccasione inedita per ascoltare in prima persona la vera voce della storia.

[Since their inception, the Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary unit of the Nazi Party, created by Adolf Hitler in 1925, assumed disturbing implications. They soon became, especially through the action of Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich, synonymous with terror, violence, brutality, and death. During the Second World War, the SS turned into a lethal force, blotting of numerous war crimes and became the machine organizers and brutal extermination of the Final Solution of the concentration camps. In addition, each volume contains the "Appendices to the Short History of the Third Reich": official documents of the Third Reich or the original and authentic texts and testimonies of the historical epoch dominated by Adolf Hitler. These are voices that make you participate not only in the facts but also the way of thinking of the time. It is an unprecedented opportunity to hear firsthand the true voice of the story.]

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Titolo: Breve storia del Terzo Reich vol.1: La Germania Nazista

Sottotitolo: [Short History of Third Reich vol. 1: Nazi Germany]

Autore: Piero Di Domenico

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 57 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-22-14

Editore: Area51 Publishing

Categoria: History, 20th Century

Riepilogo Editore:

Gli eventi che portarono Adolf Hitler al potere furono il frutto di un contesto storico preciso e di una concatenazione di errori, emergenze e sottovalutazioni. Li scoprirete in questo primo volume della Breve storia del Terzo Reich insieme al racconto della storia del popolo tedesco dalle origini fino alla crisi della Repubblica di Weimar e allavvento e allaffermazione del Terzo Reich. Inoltre, ogni volume contiene le Appendici alla Breve Storia del Terzo Reich: documenti ufficiali del Terzo Reich o testi e testimonianze originali e autentiche dellepoca storica dominata da Adolf Hitler. Sono voci che ti fanno partecipe non solo dei fatti ma anche del modo di pensare di quellepoca. È unoccasione inedita per ascoltare in prima persona la vera voce della storia.

[The events that brought Adolf Hitler to power were the result of a specific historical context and a chain of errors, emergencies, and understatements. Listeners will discover in this first volume of A Brief History of the Third Reich along with the story of the history of the German people from its origins until the crisis of the Weimar Republic and the advent and success of the Third Reich. In addition, each volume contains the "Appendices to the Short History of the Third Reich": official documents of the Third Reich or the original and authentic texts and testimonies of the historical epoch dominated by Adolf Hitler. These are voices that make you participate in not only the facts but also the way of thinking of the time. It is an unprecedented opportunity to hear firsthand the true voice of the story.]

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian

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Title: How to Rearrange Deck Chairs on the Titanic

Author: W. E. Brower Jr.

Narrator: Sheri Reeves

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-27-13

Publisher: William E. Brower Jr.

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

April 2012 marked one hundred years since the sinking of the fabled R.M.S. Titanic. While many events took place worldwide to celebrate and remember this moment in time, a noted historian from South Florida intended to bring back elements of the grand ship herself to share with everyone. This is the tale of the creation of both a legendary liner and a man who has devoted almost his entire life in preserving her memory for future generations.

Members Reviews:

A Great Read For Titaniacs!

Mr. Brower has done it again in this wonderfully-put collection of legendary photos of the ship, the set up of very special events with the Titanic Museum, and some touching stories from his personal life are all included in this fantastic book. A great writer. He definitely keeps his readers on edge and wanting more for when every page is turned. A great piece of written history for all ages to read and enjoy!

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Title: Edison's Frankenstein

Author: Frederick C. Wiebel, Jr.

Narrator: Joe Bronzi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-24-13

Publisher: BearManor Media

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

The complete, tortuous story of the 1910 film version of Frankenstein is narrated in this 100th-anniversary edition. Everything you ever wanted to know about the classic first Frankenstein film and then some.

This highly researched document begins in the dusty archives of Thomas A. Edison and follows a trail of evidence that leads through the tattered pages of pre-Hollywood film history. The story unfolds from the making of the film and its disappearance on to the actual rediscovery of the long-lost 1910 Frankenstein film starring Charles Ogle, Augustus Phillips, and Mary Fuller, and finally getting it released on DVD.

Helped step-by-step with obscure Edison Manufacturing Co. documents and numerous rare photographs, many published for the very first time, this motion picture, its unknown impact on later Frankenstein films, and intertextuality are finally revealed and brought back to life.

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Title: Last Trains

Subtitle: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England

Author: Charles Loft

Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-13

Publisher: Spokenworld Audio/Ladbroke Audio Ltd

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

During the course of the 1950s, England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself to modernise. The bankrupt steam-powered railway, run by a retired general, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country; the future lay in motorways and high speed electric - or even atomic - express trains.

But plans for a gleaming new railway system ended in failure, and on the roads traffic ground to a halt. Along came Dr Beeching, forensically analysing the railways problems and delivering an experts diagnosis that a third of the nations railways must go. This was the point at which the reality of modernisation dawned and rural England fell victim to the road and car - at least that is how Dr Beeching is remembered today.

Last Trains examines why and how the railway system contracted, exposing the political failures that bankrupted the railways and examining officials attempts to understand a transport revolution beyond their control. It is a story of the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they thought they were serving, but also of a nation that thinks it lives in the countryside trying to come to terms with modernity.

Critic Reviews:

"Thoughtful and well-researched analysis..." (Edinburgh Evening News)

"This book tells the full story behind the Beeching cuts." (Your Family Tree)

Members Reviews:

Heavy going.

While a very thorough and well argued review of post-war transport policy in general, and railway policies in particular, this academic thesis was truly heavy going.

I am left with the two questions: how was this book selected as an audiobook; why wasn't it abridged?

While the reader was very competent he has an annoying way of emphasizing the letter "t" by almost spitting it. It became a distraction .

Last Trains - An in Depth Analysis of Change

What did you like most about Last Trains?

This is a scholarly and detailed analysis of changes to the railways in Britain. The writer has researched his subject well and presented his case clearly, objectively and at considerable length.

What other book might you compare Last Trains to, and why?

Christian Wolmar's writing about rail is the closest although not a true parallel.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

No applicable

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Hardly although to me it was an engrossing subject but it is a book one could return to.

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Title: Confederates in the Tropics

Subtitle: Charles Swett's Travelogue

Author: Sharon Hartman Strom, Frederick Stirton Weaver

Narrator: Todd Curless

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-13

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Charles Swett (1828-1910) was a prosperous Vicksburg merchant and small plantation owner who was reluctantly drawn into secession but then rallied behind the Confederate cause, serving with distinction in the Confederate Army. After the war some of Swett's peers from Mississippi and other southern states invited him to explore the possibility of settling in British Honduras or the Republic of Honduras.

Confederates in the Tropics uses Swett's 1868 travelogue to explore the motives of would-be Confederate migrants' fleeing defeat and Reconstruction in the United States South. The authors make a comparative analysis of Confederate communities in Latin America, and use Charles Swett's life to illustrate the travails and hopes of the period for both blacks and whites.

Swett's diary is presented here in its entirety in a clear, accessible format, edited for contemporary listeners. Swett's style, except for his passionate prefatory remarks, is a remarkably unsentimental, even scientific look at Belize and Honduras, more akin to a field report than a romantic travel account. In a final section, the authors suggest why the expatriate communities of white Southerners nearly always failed, and follow up on Swett's life in Mississippi in a way that sheds light on why disgruntled Confederates decided to remain in or eventually to return to the U.S. South.

Members Reviews:

Great historical read!

Great historical read! Well written, well researched. Brings the aftermath of the Civil War to life. Paints a vivid picture of historical British Honduras.

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Titolo: Guevara

Sottotitolo: Side by Side Edition - English/Italian

Autore: Alfonso Borello

Narratore: Alfonso Borello

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 22 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-22-13

Editore: Alfonso Borello

Categoria: History, 20th Century

Riepilogo Editore:

This is a side-by-side translation; it loses punch on the literary side for obvious reasons, but it will surely please the listener or student who wants to improve his/her Italian. There are times when the writer must lower his ego. This audiobook is in Italian. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese o d'Italiano in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.

The Bolivian authorities wanted to cut his head off and send it to Cuba to verify his identity, or just to send a message; after an exhaustive debate, they amputated his hands at the wrist instead and shipped them in a very special container to La Paz, Bolivia; his body was injected with a heavy dose of formalin for preservation, it lay on the autopsy room which was no Valhalla; just a squalid room of a school with a military-type stretcher next to a stone sink, perhaps a laundry tub. On October 12th the package arrives and the inspectors of the Argentinian police compare the fingerprints with the ones smudged on Guevara's journals? They match. The hands of the comandante suddenly disappeared and Fidel Castro wants answers; he actually does not believe that his compa?ero is dead; the truth was kept secret for over forty years, because the three Argentinian were not authorized to speak. Immediately after the autopsy, the pictures of the cadaver riddled with bullets are published by every newspaper around the globe; the eyes of the comandante are wide open, as they are fixating the sky, his expression is dramatic, his body is statuary, he doesn't look dead at all, just deep in his thoughts, contemplating his next revolution.

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