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    Voices in the Silence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 945min
    Intelligence agent David Morton must avert a world crisis and destroy a Russian-made weapon capable of controlling the U.S. President's mind. David Morton and his new Hammer Force - an intelligence agency created by the United Nations after the carnage in Bosnia - have a formidable task. To avert a world crisis they must win the deadly, invisible battle for control of the mind on the President of the United States. The weapon they must destroy is born out of the technology which brought victory in the Gulf War and supremacy in Space for an American that is no longer master of all it surveys. Created by the former Soviet Union’s most brilliant scientist, Professor Igor Tamasara, the weapon is designed to trigger responses in the President’s mind - responses that will bring the United States and Japan into conflict...and will lead to World War III. From that conflict will emerge Tamasara’s new paymaster - China - as the superpower of the 21st century. Set against the background of Washington, Beijing and Hong Kong - this highly original and totally credible futuristic thriller builds to a climax of nail-biting suspense. Once more showing an astonishing command of the inner workings of international politics and the world of secret intelligence, Gordon Thomas has created a first-rate work of fiction, featuring unforgettable characters. Center stage is David Morton, and in Voices in the Silence Morton’s role as 'the James Bond of the 90s' is firmly established, as is Gordon Thomas’s reputation as a thriller writer of quality. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Dikeos. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/012875/bk_adbl_012875_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Siberia and the Gulag: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Notorious Territory and Prison Camp System , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 165min
    Over the long course of Russian history, perhaps no aspect of the giant country has generated interest quite like Siberia, the easternmost part of Russia that lies in Asia. Generally speaking, all that is widely known about Siberia is that it is really big and really cold, which, to be fair, are good starting points for a deeper exploration of this fascinating region. Despite making up nearly 66 percent of the country, Siberia is inhabited by only 40 million people, making it one of the most sparsely populated places on the planet. Given its brutal climate and the strategic depth offered by the region, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the region is best known today for being the location where political prisoners were sent to the infamous Russian labor camps.One of the most idiosyncratic horrors of Soviet Russia was the Gulag system, an extensive network of forced labor and concentration camps. Part of the rationale behind this system was that it could serve as slave labor in the drive for industrialization while also serving as a form of punishment. The name Gulag is in fact an acronym, approximating to “Main Administration of Camps” (in Russian: Glavnoe Upravlenie Lagerei) and operated by the Soviet Union’s Ministry of the Interior.Though it’s often forgotten today, in many respects the Gulags represented a continuation (albeit a more far-reaching version) of the kind of punishment meted out during the Russian Empire under the Romanov dynasty, which was overthrown in 1917.Siberia and the Gulag: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Notorious Territory and Prison Camp System details the history of Siberia and the Soviet Gulag system. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/141767/bk_acx0_141767_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee: The Lives and Military Careers of the Revolutionary War Hero and His More Famous Son , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 285min
    Aside from George Washington, many Americans are likely able to name just as many foreign generals on the rebel side as American generals. While names like Lafayette, Pulaski, Kosciuszko, and Baron von Steuben are quickly associated with the Revolution, American officers like Nathanael Greene, Anthony Wayne, Horatio Gates, Henry Knox, and Light-Horse Harry Lee are often overlooked. Over 200 years later, Lee is best remembered not for his military or political service, but for being Robert E. Lee’s father, and all the attendant controversy that comes with his son’s legacy. This is unfortunate, given that he was one of the most distinguished individuals of the age.With the exception of George Washington, perhaps the most famous general in American history is Light-Horse Harry’s son, despite the fact Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union in the Civil War. Lee was imbued with a strong sense of honor and duty from the beginning, and as a top graduate of West Point, Lee had distinguished himself so well before the Civil War that President Lincoln asked him to command the entire Union Army. Lee famously declined, serving his home state of Virginia instead after it seceded.Lee is remembered today for constantly defeating the Union’s Army of the Potomac in the Eastern theater from 1862-1865, considerably frustrating Lincoln and his generals. His leadership of his army led to him being deified after the war by some of his former subordinates, especially Virginians, and he came to personify the Lost Cause’s ideal Southern soldier. His reputation was secured in the decades after the war as a general who brilliantly led his men to amazing victories against all odds. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Platt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194163/bk_acx0_194163_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Stephen Crane Collection: The Red Badge of Courage, the Open Boat, and Five Short Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 524min
    Story 1: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (Novel)A fictional account of the American Civil War, The Red Badge of Courage, depicts more than the challenges and destruction of war. Told from the narrow viewpoint of a young private in the Union Army, the listener gains insight into the thoughts, fears, and emotions of a soldier as he witnesses his friends and fellow “mule drivers and mud diggers” battle for the Union’s victory. Faced with uncertainty, grief, shame, and battling his own cowardice, Henry Fleming eagerly looks forward to being injured to display his heroism and overcome his fears, volunteering to carry the flag into battle, unarmed, and vulnerable.Story 2: The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (Novel)Four desperate, exhausted men are forced together by fate and nature after being shipwrecked. The reality of their situation is grim as they drift along in their small boat, isolated, fatigued, and uncertain. In an attempt to blame or call out to a higher power for assistance, the protagonist, the iconic condescending observer, understands how nature’s indifference to their circumstances will seal their fate.Five Short Stories:"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”"Death and the Child”"A Great Mistake""A Man and Some Others""The Men in the Storm"In these five unabridged short stories, Stephen Crane masterfully depicts the human condition. Through his keen observations of the simple, unnoticed aspects of life, he deftly describes man’s relationship to society, human nature, and the power of transformation. In each of the stories, he creatively reveals the internal battles, conflicts, and awakening that man collectively experiences. Buy your copy today to discover how he reveals man’s sense of dignity, optimism, grit, courage, and greed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roberto Scarlato. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/212900/bk_acx0_212900_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Long and Bloody Task: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton Through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5-July 18, 1864: Emerging Civil War Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 244min
    Spring of 1864 brought a whole new war to the Western Theater, with new commanders and what would become a new style of warfare. Federal armies, perched in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after their stunning victories there the previous fall, poised on the edge of Georgia for the first time in the war.Atlanta sat in the far distance. Major General William T. Sherman, newly elevated to command the Union’s western armies, eyed it covetously - the South’s last great untouched prize. “Get into the interior of the enemy’s country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their war resources,” his superior, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ordered.But if Atlanta sat some 100 miles away as the crow flies, it lay more than 140 miles away for the marching Federal armies, which had to navigate snaking roads and treacherous mountain passes.Blocking the way, too, was the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by one of the Confederacy’s most defensive-minded generals, Joseph E. Johnston. All Johnston had to do, as Sherman moved through hostile territory, was slow the Federal advance long enough to find the perfect opportunity to strike.And so began the last great campaign in the West: Sherman’s long and bloody task.The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, historian Steve Davis has lived in the area his entire life, and in A Long and Bloody Task, he tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can. He brings his Southern sensibility to the Emerging Civil War Series, known for its engaging storytelling and accessible approach to history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/201930/bk_acx0_201930_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 587min
    From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the 19th century’s most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of 80, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed - indeed, encouraged - a man such as Cameron to seize political control. A key figure in designing and implementing the Union’s military strategy during the Civil War’s crucial first year, Cameron played an essential role in pushing Abraham Lincoln to permit the enlistment of African Americans into the US Army, a stance that eventually led to his forced resignation. Yet, his legacy has languished, nearly forgotten save for the fact that his name has become shorthand for corruption, even though no evidence has ever been presented to prove that Cameron was corrupt. Amiable Scoundrel puts Cameron’s actions into a larger historical context by demonstrating that many politicians of the time, including Abraham Lincoln, used similar tactics to win elections and advance their careers. This study is the fascinating story of Cameron’s life and an illuminating portrait of his times. Published by University of Nebraska Press. "This book is essential for any civil war historian's library." - San Francisco Book Review "A political biography that every Civil War student should read." - Civil War Books and Authors "A thought-provoking biography." - BlueGray Magazine ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Kazalski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/105552/bk_acx0_105552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min
    The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies. In fact, it is often used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the inception of the Cheka (Extraordinary Commission) in 1917 to the official elimination of the KGB in 1992. Whether it’s associated with the Russian Civil War’s excesses, Stalin’s purges, and even Vladimir Putin, the KGB has long been viewed as the West’s biggest bogeyman during the second half of the 20th century. Aside from the KGB, the 20th century’s most notorious spy agency was the Stasi, which was instrumental in the history of East Germany. In an era of totalitarian countries dominated by repressive state agencies, the Stasi stood out for its size, and the sheer breadth and depth of its surveillance. Despite its notoriety, the legacy of the Stasi is contested in modern Germany. Former West Germans, and Westerners more generally, closely align the East German state and the Stasi, framing a "Stasi State". Those in the former East Germany, however, resent the patronizing attitudes and conflation of the two institutions, preferring to focus on the social elements of the East German state. The East German State Security Service, or Staatssicherheitsdienst in German (abbreviated to Stasi) was formed in 1950. It purported to be the state’s "shield and sword" and closely monitored much of the population for the next 40 years. Some of the figures are startling. By the end of the 1980s, Stasi files were kept on six million out of 18 million inhabitants. When the Stasi archives were opened in the 1990s, files were discovered that stretched for 178 kilometers. Over the course of East Germany’s existence, up to two million people acted as spies, and 90,000 people worked at the Ministry, not to mention the numerous "unofficial" informe ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110830/bk_acx0_110830_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Chernobyl: History of a Human Disaster. Life, Death, Rebirth. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 318min
    Chernobyl: This is a word almost everyone all over the world has heard before. Even if people don’t know what it is, or what it means, they would have already heard it at least once in their lifetime. The infamy of Chernobyl comes from the horrific event that occurred within its walls. And this is what we will be talking about in this audiobook.Chernobyl is the name of a nuclear power plant located in Ukraine. On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl also happened to be the site of a terrifying and life-changing nuclear accident. The disaster took place after a routine test - that was done at the nuclear power plant - went wrong. Then two huge explosions blew the roof off one of the reactors despite it weighing 1,000 tons. When this happened, a huge amount of radiation was released into the air unbeknownst to the citizens of the neighboring areas. The Chernobyl disaster was the worst nuclear event in history, which killed a lot of people and compromised the health of even more people. This disaster highlighted the potential danger of nuclear power, stoking the existing fears of the public.Aside from this, it also revealed how the Soviet government tried to hide the truth from the Soviet people and from the rest of the world. The nuclear disaster and the aftermath that followed resulted in billions spent on cleanup efforts and the loss of one of the country’s primary energy sources. It even dealt a huge blow to the nation’s pride. Later, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader at that time, said that he thought the meltdown might have been the real reason behind the Soviet Union’s collapse, which happened five years after the accident. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located in the northern part of Ukraine. A couple of miles from the plant, they constructed a small town called Pripyat, which was meant to accommodate the workers of the plant along with their families. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Wright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/160605/bk_acx0_160605_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 270min
    “May God forgive me for the order”, Confederate Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge remarked as he ordered young cadets from Virginia military institute into the battle lines at New Market, just days after calling them from their academic studies to assist in a crucial defense.Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley had seen years of fighting. In the spring of 1864, Union Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel prepared to lead a new invasion force into the Valley, operating on the far right flank of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign. Breckinridge scrambled to organize the confederate defense.When the opposing divisions clashed near the small crossroads town of New Market on May 15, 1864, new legends of courage were born. Local civilians witnessed the combat unfold in their streets, churchyards, and fields and aided the fallen. The young cadets rushed into the battle when ordered - an opportunity for an hour of glory and tragedy. A union soldier saved the national colors and a comrade, later receiving a medal of honor.The battle of New Market, though a smaller conflict in the grand scheme of that blood-soaked summer, came at a crucial moment in the union’s offensive movements that spring and also became the last major confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The results in the muddy fields reverberated across the North and South, altering campaign plans - as well as the lives of those who witnessed or fought. Some never left the fields alive; others retreated with excuses or shame. Some survived, haunted, or glorified by their deeds.In Call Out the Cadets, Sarah Kay Bierle traces the history of this important, yet smaller battle. While covering the military aspects of the battle, the book also follows the history of individuals whose lives or military careers were changed because of the fight.New Market shined for its accounts of youth in battle, immigrant generals, and a desperate, muddy fight. Youth and veterans, generals and privates, farmers a ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joseph A Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/163028/bk_acx0_163028_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Stonewall of the West: The Life and Career of General Patrick Cleburne , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 121min
    As between the loss of independence and the loss of slavery, we assume that every patriot will freely give up the latter.... (Patrick Cleburne, 1864) During the Civil War, the eyes of the nation usually stayed fixed to the Eastern theater, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia constantly bedeviled the Union Army of the Potomac and its many commanders. Instrumental to that success at places like Second Manassas and Chancellorsville was Lee’s corps commander, Stonewall Jackson, who became one of the most popular and respected generals of the Civil War. Despite the Confederates’ success in holding off the Union’s offensives in the East, however, the Union made steady progress in the Western theater, winning battles like Shiloh, capturing New Orleans, and sealing off the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. Like the Union generals in the East, Confederate generals in the West were either mortally wounded in battle (Albert Sidney Johnston) or proved ineffective (Braxton Bragg, John Pemberton). One of the only bright spots in the West for the Confederacy was Irish immigrant Patrick Cleburne, whose successes earned him the nickname "Stonewall of the West". Where so many Confederates were failing, Cleburne's strategic tactics and bold defensive fighting earned him fame and recognition throughout the South, even leading Lee to call him "a meteor shining from a clouded sky." Unfortunately for Cleburne, he is also remembered today for reasons other than his battlefield successes. Cleburne was tasked with leading an assault that he heartily opposed during the Battle of Franklin near the end of 1864, but he obeyed the command and was killed in the assault within the Union lines. The general was so legendary even among Union soldiers that the valuables on his body were looted before his body came back to Confederate lines. Upon hearing of his death, Cleburne’s old corps commander noted, "Where this division defended, no o ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tracey Norman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111609/bk_acx0_111609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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