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The Book of Five Rings

by Miyamoto Musashi ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five ... Read more

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Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five
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Sparta’s First Attic War

The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478–446 BC

by Paul A. Rahe ...

Narrated by Paul A. Rahe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

Winner of the 2019 Stratfor Book Award for Geopolitical AnalysisA companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan‑Athenian allianceDuring the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what was, in terms of relative resources and power, the greatest empire in human history. For the decade and a half that ... Read more

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Winner of the 2019 Stratfor Book Award for Geopolitical AnalysisA companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan‑Athenian allianceDuring the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what was, in terms of relative resources and power, the greatest empire in human history. For the decade and a half that
... Read more
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Left of Bang

How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life

by Jason A. Riley, Patrick Van Horne ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave.You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger and something stops you.You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position.These scenarios all represent "left of bang," the moments before something bad happens. But how many times have you talked ... Read more

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You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave.You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger and something stops you.You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position.These scenarios all represent "left of bang," the moments before something bad happens. But how many times have you talked
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Hagakure

The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai

by Yamamoto Tsunetomo ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its ... Read more

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The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its
... Read more
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阿共打來怎麼辦：你以為知道但實際一無所知的台海軍事常識

與戰略專家、科技專家共同凝望台海新格局

by 王立, 沈伯洋 ...

Narrated by 王立, 沈伯洋 ...

Series Audiobook 139 - from
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

俄烏戰爭、圍台軍演、科技掣肘、疑美去台⋯⋯建立全民心理防備，從未如此重要！你是否曾經在匿名粉專或長輩群組看過這些謠言？１｜彈道飛彈無敵論２｜千台無人機癱瘓防禦論３｜空降部隊奇襲斬首論４｜直升機快速打擊部隊斬首論５｜民航機奪取機場論６｜萬船齊發攻台論７｜航空母艦夾擊論（台灣東部淪陷論）８｜貨櫃改裝飛彈船突襲論（美軍航母擊沉論）９｜近年正夯的巡弋飛彈與長程火箭彈襲台論10｜萬年不變的經典謠言——封鎖台灣透過基本事實與推理，輔以烏克蘭戰場上的實際戰果，將這些常見的攻台軍事謠言，一次破解！「謠言是動搖對手民心的武器，是在沒有把握、無法有效直接進擊時，靠謠言來動搖對手的信心，創造打擊的有利條件，甚至想以恐嚇的方式讓台灣乖乖就範。因此，謠言所代表的是造謠的一方沒有必勝的把握，試圖透過謠言創造對其有利的情勢。」<strong... ... Read more

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俄烏戰爭、圍台軍演、科技掣肘、疑美去台⋯⋯建立全民心理防備，從未如此重要！你是否曾經在匿名粉專或長輩群組看過這些謠言？１｜彈道飛彈無敵論２｜千台無人機癱瘓防禦論３｜空降部隊奇襲斬首論４｜直升機快速打擊部隊斬首論５｜民航機奪取機場論６｜萬船齊發攻台論７｜航空母艦夾擊論（台灣東部淪陷論）８｜貨櫃改裝飛彈船突襲論（美軍航母擊沉論）９｜近年正夯的巡弋飛彈與長程火箭彈襲台論10｜萬年不變的經典謠言——封鎖台灣透過基本事實與推理，輔以烏克蘭戰場上的實際戰果，將這些常見的攻台軍事謠言，一次破解！「謠言是動搖對手民心的武器，是在沒有把握、無法有效直接進擊時，靠謠言來動搖對手的信心，創造打擊的有利條件，甚至想以恐嚇的方式讓台灣乖乖就範。因此，謠言所代表的是造謠的一方沒有必勝的把握，試圖透過謠言創造對其有利的情勢。」<strong...
... Read more
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The Art of Action

How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results

by Stephen Bungay ...

Narrated by Andrew Hunt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as ... Read more

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The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as
... Read more
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Conflict

The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

by David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts ...

Narrated by David Petraeus, Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

18 hours 27 min

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an
... Read more
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War on the Run

The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier

by John F. Ross ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

21 hours 3 min

Often hailed as the godfather of today's elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on "impossible" missions in colonial America that are still the stuff of soldiers' legend. The child of marginalized Scots-Irish immigrants, Rogers learned to survive in New England's dark and deadly forests, grasping, as did ... Read more

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Often hailed as the godfather of today's elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on "impossible" missions in colonial America that are still the stuff of soldiers' legend. The child of marginalized Scots-Irish immigrants, Rogers learned to survive in New England's dark and deadly forests, grasping, as did
... Read more
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The Western Front

A History of the Great War, 1914-1918

by Nick Lloyd ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

20 hours 40 min

The Western Front evokes images of mud-spattered men in waterlogged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts and machine-gun fire by a few feet of dirt. This iconic setting was the most critical arena of the Great War, a 400-mile combat zone stretching from Belgium to Switzerland where more than three million Allied and German soldiers struggled during four years of almost continuous combat. It ... Read more

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The Western Front evokes images of mud-spattered men in waterlogged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts and machine-gun fire by a few feet of dirt. This iconic setting was the most critical arena of the Great War, a 400-mile combat zone stretching from Belgium to Switzerland where more than three million Allied and German soldiers struggled during four years of almost continuous combat. It
... Read more
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The Wehrmacht's Last Stand

The German Campaigns of 1944-1945

by Robert M. Citino ...

Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

Unabridged

25 hours 59 min

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course ... Read more

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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course
... Read more
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The Wolf's Gold: Empire V

The immersive and action-packed historical adventure series from bestseller Anthony Riches

by Anthony Riches ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Empire series
Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

Fresh from their victory in Germania, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians have been sent to Dacia, on the north-eastern edge of the Roman Empire, with the mission to safeguard a major source of imperial power.The mines of Alburnus Major contain enough gold to pave the road to Rome. They would make a mighty prize for the marauding Sarmatae tribesmen who threaten the province, and the outnumbered ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Fresh from their victory in Germania, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians have been sent to Dacia, on the north-eastern edge of the Roman Empire, with the mission to safeguard a major source of imperial power.The mines of Alburnus Major contain enough gold to pave the road to Rome. They would make a mighty prize for the marauding Sarmatae tribesmen who threaten the province, and the outnumbered
... Read more
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Art of War, The

by Sun-Tzu ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles" translation is the definitive edition. The Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. This book explains when and how to go to war, as well as when not to. Learn how to win any conflict whether it be on the battlefield or in the boardroom. This ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles" translation is the definitive edition. The Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. This book explains when and how to go to war, as well as when not to. Learn how to win any conflict whether it be on the battlefield or in the boardroom. This
... Read more
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How Great Generals Win

by Bevin Alexander ...

Narrated by James Slattery ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

Throughout history, great generals have done what their enemies have least expected. Instead of direct, predictable attack, they have deceived, encircled, outflanked, out-thought, and overcome often superior armies commanded by conventional thinkers.Collected here are the stories of the most successful commanders of all time, among them Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman, ... Read more

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Throughout history, great generals have done what their enemies have least expected. Instead of direct, predictable attack, they have deceived, encircled, outflanked, out-thought, and overcome often superior armies commanded by conventional thinkers.Collected here are the stories of the most successful commanders of all time, among them Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman,
... Read more
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The Future of War

A History

by Lawrence Freedman ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink ... Read more

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In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink
... Read more
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History's Greatest Military Commanders

The Brilliant Military Strategies Of Hannibal, Alexander The Great, Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, And 30 Other Historical Commanders

by Barry Linton ...

Narrated by Jim D. Johnston ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

Armed conflict has produced many of the great leaders in human history. Some fought purely for glory, others waged war out of desperation, and even more were driven by a sense of duty. Every leader has human qualities that transcend time and culture. The lessons taught, tactics used, and losses suffered stand as a testament to their lives and accomplishments. In his book entitled History's ... Read more

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Armed conflict has produced many of the great leaders in human history. Some fought purely for glory, others waged war out of desperation, and even more were driven by a sense of duty. Every leader has human qualities that transcend time and culture. The lessons taught, tactics used, and losses suffered stand as a testament to their lives and accomplishments. In his book entitled History's
... Read more
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A Fire in the Wilderness

The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

by John Reeves ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 50 min

The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history.At the outset of the Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia remained capable of defeating the Army of the Potomac. But two days of relentless fighting in dense Virginia woods, Robert E. ... Read more

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The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history.At the outset of the Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia remained capable of defeating the Army of the Potomac. But two days of relentless fighting in dense Virginia woods, Robert E.
... Read more
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The Hidden History of America at War

Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah

by Kenneth C. Davis ...

Narrated by Kenneth C. Davis, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall, Paul Boehmer ...

Series series Don't Know Much About
Unabridged

12 hours 43 min

Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war, ... Read more

$25.00 USD

Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war,
... Read more
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The End of the Rope

The Ripcord Campaign and American Disengagement in Vietnam

by James R. Smither ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

14 hours 2 min

The campaign around Firebase Ripcord in 1970 was the last major American offensive effort in the Vietnam War. It went badly and is little known. Elements of the 101st Airborne Division tried to go back to the area where the Hamburger Hill battles had been fought the year before, but they never made it.Ripcord base was supposed to provide a stepping stone for an incursion into the A Shau Valley. It ... Read more

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The campaign around Firebase Ripcord in 1970 was the last major American offensive effort in the Vietnam War. It went badly and is little known. Elements of the 101st Airborne Division tried to go back to the area where the Hamburger Hill battles had been fought the year before, but they never made it.Ripcord base was supposed to provide a stepping stone for an incursion into the A Shau Valley. It
... Read more
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On Operations

Operational Art and Military Disciplines

by B. A. Friedman ...

Narrated by Derek Dysart ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines traces the history of the development of military staffs and ideas on the operational level of war and operational art from the Napoleonic Wars to today, viewing them through the lens of Prussia/Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States. B. A. Friedman concludes that the operational level of war should be rejected as fundamentally ... Read more

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On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines traces the history of the development of military staffs and ideas on the operational level of war and operational art from the Napoleonic Wars to today, viewing them through the lens of Prussia/Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States. B. A. Friedman concludes that the operational level of war should be rejected as fundamentally
... Read more
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The Cruel Sky

A Heavy Bomber Group in World War II

by Robert Thompson ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

The men who flew American heavy bombers over Europe in World War II were very young—most were either in their late teens or early twenties. There they faced a gauntlet of razor sharp antiaircraft artillery bursts and fighter aircraft firing cannons that shattered Plexiglas, metal, engines, and bone. It is no wonder that bomber crews suffered some of the highest casualty rates of any service during ... Read more

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The men who flew American heavy bombers over Europe in World War II were very young—most were either in their late teens or early twenties. There they faced a gauntlet of razor sharp antiaircraft artillery bursts and fighter aircraft firing cannons that shattered Plexiglas, metal, engines, and bone. It is no wonder that bomber crews suffered some of the highest casualty rates of any service during
... Read more
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Grand Strategist, The

Untold Stories of Brzezinski’s Role in Global Power and U.S. Foreign Policy

by Chad Landon ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the shadowed halls of power during the Cold War, one man quietly shaped the destiny of nations — Zbigniew Brzezinski, the grand strategist whose vision steered the course of global history. From secret negotiations with Beijing to covert support for Afghan fighters, his influence stretched across continents and ideologies, leaving an indelible mark ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the shadowed halls of power during the Cold War, one man quietly shaped the destiny of nations — Zbigniew Brzezinski, the grand strategist whose vision steered the course of global history. From secret negotiations with Beijing to covert support for Afghan fighters, his influence stretched across continents and ideologies, leaving an indelible mark
... Read more
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The Storm of War

A New History of the Second World War

by Andrew Roberts ...

Narrated by Christian Rodska ...

Unabridged

28 hours 32 min

The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North ... Read more

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The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North
... Read more
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Concise History of the Long March, A: How a Defeated Army Marched Into Power

by Daniel Hofstadter ...

Narrated by Daniel Hofstadter ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Experience a gripping military history of epic survival where a shattered army escapes annihilation to conquer a nation. Perfect for an educational commute or deep focus listening, this tense narrative plunges you into the rugged mountains and punishing grasslands of 1930s China. Witness how the Chinese Red Army turned a catastrophic retreat from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces into the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Experience a gripping military history of epic survival where a shattered army escapes annihilation to conquer a nation. Perfect for an educational commute or deep focus listening, this tense narrative plunges you into the rugged mountains and punishing grasslands of 1930s China. Witness how the Chinese Red Army turned a catastrophic retreat from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces into the
... Read more
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The Pentagon's Brain

An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

18 hours 22 min

This Pulitzer Prize finalist provides the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51**.**No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times best... ... Read more

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This Pulitzer Prize finalist provides the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51**.**No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times best...
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