Showing results by author "Charles River Editors" in All Categories
-
-
The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Although Genoa cannot compete in the popular imagination with some of Italy’s more famous cities, this busy port town perched above the sea once boasted a powerful empire that rivaled that of Venice. It also lasted for roughly the same time period, rising in the early Middle Ages and coming to an end at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte near the end of the 18th century. Today, historians are starting to correct the imbalance that has focused on Venice, Florence, and Rome, and new histories are gradually introducing Genoa to the world, even as much remains to be uncovered.
-
-
Compressed informative intro to Venetian History
- By ConstantReader on 15-10-2019
-
The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 30-05-2019
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $16.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $16.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Some have called the Crimean War history’s most unnecessary war, and while it is misunderstood, often overlooked, and sometimes ignored, it also involved many of the 19th century’s major powers, namely Russia, Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria, as well as men from lands these powers would call their empires. It was a war bridging the old with the new, mixing Napoleonic fighting styles and modern weapons, old world diplomacy and modern communications, and the traditional rules of war and modern death tolls.
-
The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 25-01-2019
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Operation Paperclip
- The History of the Secret Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America During and After World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After the last shots of World War II were fired and the process of rebuilding Germany and Europe began, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union each tried to obtain the services of the Third Reich's leading scientists, especially those involved in rocketry, missile technology, and aerospace research. Naturally, this was a delicate affair due to the fact many of the German scientists were not only active Nazis but had helped the Nazi war machine terrorize the world. At the same time, by the late war period, the Anglo-American Allies formed a clear picture of the Soviet state.
-
Operation Paperclip
- The History of the Secret Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America During and After World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Release date: 27-06-2018
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The British Royal Family: The Life of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From his earliest years, Prince William has been a photographer's dream come true in the same way his mother had been. While he is not necessarily known for his mother's media savvy, he is well liked by the media, and he is able, consciously or incidentally, to capitalize on this advantage. At the same time, from polo to charities, William is thoroughly his father Charles' son as a Windsor prince.
-
The British Royal Family: The Life of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 45 mins
- Release date: 07-07-2015
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $5.50 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $5.50 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright
- The Lives and Works of the Most Influential Modern Architects
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Halfway into the 19th century, Spain's Catalonia underwent a sweeping transformation when it was thrust into not one, but two golden eras–the Renaixença, and the Industrial Revolution. It was during this explosive period of creativity, thriving prosperity, and invigorated patriotism that a steadfastly nonconforming and fascinatingly eccentric icon was born, one that was about to take Catalonia by storm with his brilliant eye for unorthodox art and his legendary–or as some would say, notoriously–out-of-the-box ideas.
-
Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright
- The Lives and Works of the Most Influential Modern Architects
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 14-04-2023
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
SETI: The History and Legacy of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The question of man’s place in the extended universe has been pondered by every known culture since the beginning of recorded history. Naturally, as technological advances and the creation of flying aircraft became realities, the sighting of UFOs increased, as did the interest in potential contact with aliens. While incidents like the one at Roswell led to conspiracies and a craze among those who insisted the government was hiding proof of extraterrestrials’ existence, governments across the world were actually secretly studying UFO sightings by the mid-20th century.
-
SETI: The History and Legacy of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 19-01-2021
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Cossack Hetmanate: The History and Legacy of the Cossacks and Their Autonomous Republic in the Ukraine
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. After various cultures helped develop the region, the legendary Cossacks arrived during the early modern period and dominated the region for several centuries, forming an independent republic that helped forge Ukrainian identity to this day. Even as the origins of these ferocious fighters remain murky and obscure, the Cossacks have continued their growing international appearance with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
-
The Cossack Hetmanate: The History and Legacy of the Cossacks and Their Autonomous Republic in the Ukraine
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 52 mins
- Release date: 23-04-2020
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $5.50 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $5.50 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Medieval Ukraine
- The History of the Region and the Civilizations That Fought to Control It Before the Advent of the Russian Empire
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. The region was relatively sparsely populated for much of ancient history, a wilderness of rivers, forests, and steppes, but that does not detract from the rich historical development of the region.
-
Medieval Ukraine
- The History of the Region and the Civilizations That Fought to Control It Before the Advent of the Russian Empire
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 20-04-2020
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Kashmir, Gujarat, and the Punjab
- The Ancient and Modern History of India's Politically Divided States on the Border with Pakistan
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Kashmir, Gujarat, and the Punjab: The Ancient and Modern History of India’s Politically Divided States on the Border with Pakistan examines the various regions, the different civilizations that lived there, and what took place there over the last 5,000 years. You will learn about Kashmir, Gujarat, and the Punjab like never before.
-
Kashmir, Gujarat, and the Punjab
- The Ancient and Modern History of India's Politically Divided States on the Border with Pakistan
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 30-01-2019
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $17.00 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $17.00 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Vikings in Iceland: The History of the Norse Expeditions and Settlements Across Iceland
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Vikings in Iceland: The History of the Norse Expeditions and Settlements Bcross Iceland looks at the history of the Vikings’ activities in Iceland, and how they affected subsequent exploration and colonization. You will learn about the Vikings in Iceland like never before.
-
The Vikings in Iceland: The History of the Norse Expeditions and Settlements Across Iceland
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 11-12-2018
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
During his reign, Tito managed to quash the intense national feelings of the diverse groups making up the Yugoslavian population. Only upon his death did the fabric of the state tear asunder and age-old identities reassert themselves, bringing about a period of intense conflicts that produced a new equilibrium with ethnically based successor states that cracked up the state he once led. Without its charismatic dictator who transcended national rivalries and two superpowers interested in its stability, Yugoslavia collapsed within the space of a few short, bloody years in the 1990s.
-
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-10-2018
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Armenian Myths and Legends
- The History of the Mythology and Folk Tales from Armenia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Armenian Myths and Legends: The History of the Mythology and Folk Tales from Armenia looks at the stories that came from Armenia in ancient times, including their influences from other cultures. You will learn about Armenian mythology like never before.
-
Armenian Myths and Legends
- The History of the Mythology and Folk Tales from Armenia
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 17-07-2018
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Operation Gunnerside
- The History and Legacy of the Allied Mission to Sabotage Nazi Germany’s Nuclear Weapons Program During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tens of millions died during World War II as the warring powers raced to create the best fighter planes, tanks, and guns, and eventually that race extended to bombs which carried enough power to destroy civilization itself. While the war raged in Europe and the Pacific, a dream team of Nobel Laureates was working on the Manhattan Project, a program kept so secret that Vice President Harry Truman didn’t know about it until he took the presidency after FDR’s death in April 1945.
-
Operation Gunnerside
- The History and Legacy of the Allied Mission to Sabotage Nazi Germany’s Nuclear Weapons Program During World War II
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 30-06-2021
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Mycenaeans: The History and Culture of Ancient Greece's First Advanced Civilization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Byrne
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When people think of ancient Greece, images of philosophers such as Plato or Socrates often come to mind, as do great warriors like Pericles and Alexander the Great. But hundreds of years before Athens became a city, a Greek culture flourished and spread its tentacles throughout the Western Mediterranean region via trade and warfare. Scholars have termed this preclassical Greek culture the Mycenaean culture.
-
The Mycenaeans: The History and Culture of Ancient Greece's First Advanced Civilization
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Byrne
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 15-05-2015
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: John Skinner
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Charge of the Light Brigade is the most famous British cavalry charge in history, possibly also eclipsing the renown of any other mounted attack conducted by the armed forces of other nations in the general imagination. This cavalry action is certainly remembered far more vividly than the 1854 Battle of Balaclava during which it occurred, and even the wider Crimean War that led to the battle.
-
The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
- Narrated by: John Skinner
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-04-2015
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Maximilien Robespierre
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In many ways it is fitting that Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is one of the best known figures of the French Revolution. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. Few were as vocal in their support of Enlightenment ideals as Robespierre. But the Reign of Terror became the most memorable aspect of the Revolution, and Robespierre's position made him the Reign of Terror's instrumental figure.
-
French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Maximilien Robespierre
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-06-2015
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Battle of Shanghai
- The History and Legacy of the Battle That Started the Second Sino-Japanese War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Imperial Japanese Military had invaded Shanghai on August 13, 1937, rapidly reducing the once-prosperous city to a pile of burning rubble after three months of brutal urban combat. Countless blazing fires raged throughout the city, some of which had been caused by the fighting, but most had been set by the retreating Chinese Army in a futile effort to stall the Japanese invaders.
-
The Battle of Shanghai
- The History and Legacy of the Battle That Started the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Release date: 31-10-2019
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Scythia
- The History and Legacy of the Scythians
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Among all the peoples of the ancient Near East, few are more misunderstood than the Scythians. The Scythians swept into Anatolia in the early first millennium BCE and left a large swath of destruction in their wake. They challenged old, strong, and venerable kingdoms such as the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Medes, until they were defeated by the Medes and then gradually disappeared into historical obscurity once more.
-
Scythia
- The History and Legacy of the Scythians
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-08-2017
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Mexican-American War
- The History of the Controversial War That Resulted in the Annexation of the Southwest and California
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The policy of manifest destiny increased tensions with Mexico in the 1840s. Mexico's northern half formed the western border of the territory bought in the Louisiana Purchase. Naturally, notions of the United States expanding to the Pacific Ocean alarmed Mexico, which held what is today the west coast of the United States. However, Mexico first came to regard American expansion as a serious problem with the immigration of Americans into its northeastern territory.
-
The Mexican-American War
- The History of the Controversial War That Resulted in the Annexation of the Southwest and California
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 23-03-2017
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $9.68 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
McCarthyism
- The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare During the Cold War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Shortly after World War II, Congress' House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to communism. The most famous victims of these witch hunts were Hollywood actors, such as Charlie Chaplin, whose "un-American activity" was being neutral at the beginning of World War II, but at the beginning of the Cold War, many Americans had the Red Scare.
-
McCarthyism
- The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare During the Cold War
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 14-02-2017
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from Wish List failed.
Please try again laterFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Non-member price: $17.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: $17.99 or 1 Credit
-