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The Holocaust
- A New History
- By: Laurence Rees
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Holocaust by Laurence Rees, read by Jonathan Keeble. This landmark work answers two of the most fundamental questions in history - how, and why, did the Holocaust happen? Laurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting...
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History Repeats Itself ?
- By Nanbar3 on 10-02-17
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The Holocaust
- A New History
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-01-17
- Language: English
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Courtiers
- The Secret History of the Georgian Court
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Lucy Worsley
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Ambitious and talented people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Successful courtiers needed level heads and cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses.
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Fascinatingly told
- By Amazon Customer on 21-07-25
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Courtiers
- The Secret History of the Georgian Court
- Narrated by: Lucy Worsley
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 17-06-25
- Language: English
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A Spy Among Friends
- Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance189
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Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War. This is a story of loyalty, trust and treachery, of male friendships forged, and then systematically betrayed. With access to newly released MI5 files and previously unseen papers, A Spy Among Friends unlocks what was perhaps the last great secret of the Cold War.
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Utterly Engrossing
- By S Connor on 12-11-24
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A Spy Among Friends
- Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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The Cold War
- A World History
- By: Odd Arne Westad
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,226
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Performance1,072
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As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945, there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a unique, grim new environment: the Cold War. For over 40 years the demands of the Cold War shaped the life of almost all of us. There was no part of the world where East and West did not ultimately demand a blind and absolute allegiance.
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Full picture
- By Joe Welte on 23-05-18
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The Cold War
- A World History
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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Victory in the West 1945
- By: Peter Caddick-Adams TD VR BA (Hons) PhD FRHistS FRGS KJ
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall172
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Performance153
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March 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is finally within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final 100 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town. Acclaimed military historian Peter Caddick-Adams brings this closing stage of the Allies' fight against Nazi Germany brilliantly to life. He explores the immense challenges they faced in crossing the Rhine on a 300-mile front.
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Anti British Bias
- By Marea on 23-10-22
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Victory in the West 1945
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 19-05-22
- Language: English
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The War in the West - A New History
- Volume 1: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 26 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall618
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Performance533
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Story534
Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war on land, in the air and at sea, James Holland reveals not only the truth behind the familiar legends of the Second World War but he also unveils those lesser known events which were...
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The first of a projected three-volume study
- By SirChutney on 02-12-18
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The War in the West - A New History
- Volume 1: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Series: The War in the West, Book 1
- Length: 26 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-09-15
- Language: English
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Homo Deus
- The million-copy bestseller from the author of Nexus
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11,076
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Performance9,438
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Brought to you by Penguin. **THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going. The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of...
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Full of "wow, I never thought of it like that!"
- By david on 17-03-17
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Homo Deus
- The million-copy bestseller from the author of Nexus
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Sapiens
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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Double Cross
- The True Story of the D-Day Spies
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall127
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Performance113
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D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation: one of deceit, aimed at convincing the Nazis that Calais and Norway, not Normandy, were the targets of the 150,000-strong invasion force. The deception involved every branch of Allied wartime intelligence - the Bletchley Park code-breakers, MI5, MI6, SOE, Scientific Intelligence, the FBI and the French Resistance. But at its heart was the 'Double Cross System', a team of double agents controlled by the secret Twenty Committee.
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Fantastic story, great story telling
- By Porthcurno1969 on 14-11-24
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Double Cross
- The True Story of the D-Day Spies
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Abyss
- The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall334
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Performance299
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A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States...
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Detailed analysis well narrated
- By TonyG on 25-10-22
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Abyss
- The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 29-09-22
- Language: English
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Braver New World
- The Countries Daring to Do Things Others Won't
- By: John Kampfner
- Narrated by: John Kampfner
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Japan, he discovers inter-generational care homes ensuring dignity in later life—while Britain ducks the social care question. He visits Vienna's century-old housing projects where 60 percent of residents live in subsidised accommodation without stigma and communities thrive. Taiwan's health system achieves 90 percent patient satisfaction at a fraction of the cost of the NHS.
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Braver New World
- The Countries Daring to Do Things Others Won't
- Narrated by: John Kampfner
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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Queen James
- The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King
- By: Gareth Russell
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall131
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Performance123
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A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean...
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Enjoyable listen
- By Anonymous on 24-09-25
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Queen James
- The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 27-02-25
- Language: English
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Queen Victoria
- The authoritative biography of Victoria as daughter, wife, mother, widow, by beloved historian Lucy Worsley OBE
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson, Lucy Worsley
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall436
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Performance383
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Victoria as you've never seen her before: an intimate and unmissable account of one of Britain's longest-reigning, best-loved monarchs from bestselling author Lucy Worsley LISTENER REVIEWS: 'This book changed my whole perception of Queen Victoria' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fascinating. Lucy has really...
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Good but.....
- By Cathy Connelly on 27-03-19
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Queen Victoria
- The authoritative biography of Victoria as daughter, wife, mother, widow, by beloved historian Lucy Worsley OBE
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson, Lucy Worsley
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 06-09-18
- Language: English
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Selling Hitler
- The Story of the Hitler Diaries: From the bestselling author of Conclave
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall376
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Performance338
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Selling Hitler by Robert Harris, read by David Rintoul. Spring 1983: it seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light - the private...
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The Hitler Diaries
- By D. R. Croft on 24-06-18
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Selling Hitler
- The Story of the Hitler Diaries: From the bestselling author of Conclave
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 14-06-18
- Language: English
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The Nuremberg Women
- THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Transforms what we think we know' Peter Frankopan
- By: Natalie Livingstone
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Natalie Livingstone's deeply researched, unfailingly fascinating book gives the many extraordinary women at or near the centre of the Nuremberg trials their proper, important, and often ignored place in history' Salman Rushdie 'Brilliant . . . History erased...
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Thrilling
- By Bobby Baker on 04-05-26
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The Nuremberg Women
- THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Transforms what we think we know' Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
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Churchill
- By: Roy Jenkins
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 38 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall605
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Performance437
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In this magisterial book, Roy Jenkins' unparalleled command of the political history of Britain and his own high-level government experience combine in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject.
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A biography worthy of Churchill
- By Francis on 29-11-07
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Churchill
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 38 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-07-02
- Language: English
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Last Stand at Khe Sanh
- The US Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam
- By: Gregg Jones
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it. For seventy-seven days in 1968, amid fears that America faced its own disastrous Dien Bien Phu, six thousand US Marines held off thirty thousand North Vietnamese Army regulars at the remote mountain stronghold called Khe Sanh. It was the biggest battle of the Vietnam War, with sharp ground engagements, devastating artillery duels, and massive US air strikes.
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Fantastic
- By JB on 26-09-21
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Last Stand at Khe Sanh
- The US Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-04-14
- Language: English
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Who Dares Wins
- Britain, 1979-1982
- By: Dominic Sandbrook
- Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook
- Length: 42 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall441
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Performance389
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Brought to you by Penguin. The early 1980s were the most dramatic, colourful and controversial in our modern history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the...
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Chapters missing
- By cathy smith on 13-10-19
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Who Dares Wins
- Britain, 1979-1982
- Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook
- Length: 42 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-10-19
- Language: English
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Agent Sonya
- The True Story of The Greatest Female Spy in History - The Sunday Times Bestseller
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,226
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Brought to you by Penguin THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Discover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor. From planning an assassination attempt on Hitler in Switzerland, to spying on the Japanese in Manchuria, to...
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hmmmm
- By monty niblet on 03-10-20
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Agent Sonya
- The True Story of The Greatest Female Spy in History - The Sunday Times Bestseller
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 17-09-20
- Language: English
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The Five Poets
- Soviet Ocean Liners of the 1960s, Their Poetic Names, Cold War Voyages, and the Last Days of Marco Polo
- By: Cyril Marlen
- Narrated by: Michelle Peitz
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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Some ships pass through history almost unnoticed. They are built, they serve, they age, and they disappear, leaving behind little more than a few photographs, an entry in a register, and the faint memory of a name painted once on steel. And then some ships carry something larger than themselves. Ships that become symbols without entirely meaning to. Ships that reflect the ambitions, anxieties, and identity of the age that produced them.
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Hidden History
- By Orla Stein on 29-04-26
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The Five Poets
- Soviet Ocean Liners of the 1960s, Their Poetic Names, Cold War Voyages, and the Last Days of Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Michelle Peitz
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-03-26
- Language: English
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The Revolutionists
- The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025)
- By: Jason Burke
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 ** A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s – a seismic decade that transformed the modern world. In the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West...
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An Overall Excellent Book
- By Mr. Shaun Gregory on 23-03-26
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The Revolutionists
- The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025)
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-10-25
- Language: English
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