Bestsellers
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The Golden Road
- How Ancient India Transformed the World
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: William Dalrymple
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance71
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Story71
In The Golden Road, revered historian William Dalrymple corrects the record, telling the captivating story of ancient India’s ascent through a swift and breathtaking tour of the ideas and places Indians created. Treks into the depths of cave monasteries illuminate the origins and spread of Buddhism.
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Vital insights into the sources of culture and the philosophy of knowledge.
- By Adam on 09-26-25
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Vietnam
- An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Max Hastings, Peter Noble
- Length: 33 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,792
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Performance1,580
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Story1,571
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War. Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the...
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A more nuanced view than Ken Burns' companion book
- By Vu on 10-21-18
By: Max Hastings
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Lee Kuan Yew
- The Grand Master’s Insights on China, United States, and the World
- By: Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill, Ali Wyne
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Francis Chau
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,085
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Performance917
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Story913
Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage....
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Thought-provoking
- By Jean on 12-11-14
By: Graham Allison, and others
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The Jakarta Method
- Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
- By: Vincent Bevins
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,410
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Performance1,178
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Story1,176
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ “A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US...
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Great book, but the narration has serious flaws
- By Prof. Neil Larsen on 08-03-20
By: Vincent Bevins
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Special Men
- A LRP's Recollections
- By: Dennis Foley
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance30
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Story30
A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives listeners an inside view of US Army special forces through his own trial by fire during the Vietnam War.
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The dedication of the American soldier to their job and to each other.
- By Ralph Bartley on 03-10-26
By: Dennis Foley
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We Few
- US Special Forces in Vietnam
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,937
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Performance2,687
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Story2,676
A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War....
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Is there such a thing as funny war genre ??
- By dax on 11-04-18
By: Nick Brokhausen
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The Golden Road
- How Ancient India Transformed the World
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: William Dalrymple
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance71
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Story71
In The Golden Road, revered historian William Dalrymple corrects the record, telling the captivating story of ancient India’s ascent through a swift and breathtaking tour of the ideas and places Indians created. Treks into the depths of cave monasteries illuminate the origins and spread of Buddhism.
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Vital insights into the sources of culture and the philosophy of knowledge.
- By Adam on 09-26-25
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Vietnam
- An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Max Hastings, Peter Noble
- Length: 33 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,792
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Performance1,580
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Story1,571
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War. Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the...
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A more nuanced view than Ken Burns' companion book
- By Vu on 10-21-18
By: Max Hastings
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Lee Kuan Yew
- The Grand Master’s Insights on China, United States, and the World
- By: Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill, Ali Wyne
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Francis Chau
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,085
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Performance917
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Story913
Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage....
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Thought-provoking
- By Jean on 12-11-14
By: Graham Allison, and others
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The Jakarta Method
- Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
- By: Vincent Bevins
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,410
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Performance1,178
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Story1,176
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ “A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US...
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Great book, but the narration has serious flaws
- By Prof. Neil Larsen on 08-03-20
By: Vincent Bevins
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Special Men
- A LRP's Recollections
- By: Dennis Foley
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance30
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Story30
A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives listeners an inside view of US Army special forces through his own trial by fire during the Vietnam War.
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The dedication of the American soldier to their job and to each other.
- By Ralph Bartley on 03-10-26
By: Dennis Foley
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We Few
- US Special Forces in Vietnam
- By: Nick Brokhausen
- Narrated by: George Spelvin
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,937
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Performance2,687
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Story2,676
A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War....
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Is there such a thing as funny war genre ??
- By dax on 11-04-18
By: Nick Brokhausen
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Phantom Warriors
- Book II: More Extraordinary True Combat Stories from LRRPS, LRPS, and Rangers in Vietnam
- By: Gary A. Linderer, Kregg P.J. Jorgenson - foreword, Tom Roubideaux - introduction
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance26
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Story26
Phantom Warriors II presents heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat stories from individuals and teams. These elite warriors relive sudden deadly firefights, prolonged gun battles with large enemy forces, desperate attempts to help fallen comrades, and the sheer hell of bloody, no-quarter combat.
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I guess im just used to MACV-SOG books
- By Kindle Customer on 03-11-26
By: Gary A. Linderer, and others
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If I Die in a Combat Zone
- Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
- By: Tim O'Brien
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall284
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Performance256
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Story255
Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam....
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A solid Vietnam war memoir
- By Darwin8u on 04-16-14
By: Tim O'Brien
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Krakatoa
- The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1,176
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Performance749
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Story747
The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the...
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Great subject, great writing, great voice
- By rwise on 01-26-04
By: Simon Winchester
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Burma '44
- The Battle That Turned World War II in the East
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall88
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Performance78
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Story78
Celebrated historian of World War II James Holland chronicles the astonishing Allied victory at the Battle of the Admin Box in Burma (now Myanmar), a turning point of the war in the Far East.
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Terrific Narratives
- By Dennis Jameson on 09-27-24
By: James Holland
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Hue 1968
- A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
- By: Mark Bowden
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,068
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Performance1,874
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Story1,858
Huế 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam....
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I KNEW This Book Would Sting Me . . . .
- By Rum Runner on 07-28-17
By: Mark Bowden
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First They Killed My Father
- A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
- By: Loung Ung
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,277
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Performance1,144
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Story1,139
One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five....
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Brutal, Heartbreaking
- By Gillian on 01-27-15
By: Loung Ung
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A New History Vietnam
- By: Cirby Hayborne
- Narrated by: Cirby Hayborne
- Length: 23 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
In Vietnam, the sweeping history of the nation unfolds—from its earliest origins to the present day. Across millennia, emperors, revolutionaries, religious leaders, and foreign powers have all left indelible and often complex marks on this dynamic land.
By: Cirby Hayborne
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The Vietnam War
- A Military History
- By: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Andy Ingalls
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Story11
“Remarkable… the best overview of America’s misadventure in Southeast Asia, and it is sure to become the standard one-volume book on the war.”–Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times The Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget...
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Great rundown of what is perhaps America's most controversial war
- By urnmom on 03-06-26
By: Geoffrey Wawro
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Street Without Joy
- The French Debacle in Indochina
- By: Bernard B. Fall
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall462
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Performance412
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Story408
Bernard B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asia from 1946 to 1954....
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In 1964 this was our Vietnam textbook
- By Mike on 05-31-13
By: Bernard B. Fall
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The Art of Not Being Governed
- An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
- By: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance12
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Story12
From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott comes the compelling account of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm’s length from any organized state society.
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Brilliant
- By daniel on 04-16-25
By: James C. Scott
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Dispatches
- By: Michael Herr
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall298
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Performance257
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Story256
"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of...
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A remarkable performance of a remarkable book.
- By JohnB on 10-14-21
By: Michael Herr
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Eyes Behind the Lines
- L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969
- By: Gary A. Linderer
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall476
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Performance433
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Story429
In mid-December 1968, after recovering from wounds sustained in a murderous mission, Gary Linderer returned to Phu Bai to complete his tour of duty as a LRP. His job was to find the enemy, observe him, or kill him - all the while behind enemy lines, where success could be as dangerous as...
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Must read for anyone who enjoys Vietnam era LRRP
- By La artist on 12-22-19
By: Gary A. Linderer
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When Broken Glass Floats
- Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
- By: Chanrithy Him
- Narrated by: Kalean Ung
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance20
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Story20
Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields"....
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Amazing memoir but a little slow at the end
- By Alisha Rountree on 02-12-26
By: Chanrithy Him
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Hanoi’s War
- An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam
- By: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance48
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Story46
While most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of US involvement and the Americanization of the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the international context....
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Understanding politics in SE Asia.
- By Mark U. on 04-26-15
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A Brief History of Indonesia
- Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
- By: Tim Hannigan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall167
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Performance144
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Story144
Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth-largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the island nation is an emerging power....
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More Indonesian history please Audible
- By Damien on 08-20-19
By: Tim Hannigan
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Revolusi
- Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
- By: David Van Reybrouck
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance41
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Story41
In August 1945, a handful of people raised a homemade cotton flag and announced the birth of a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world, inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia became the first country to rid itself of colonial rule after WWII. Renowned...
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Solid Historical Survey
- By DavidPrestonokwu on 06-05-24
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Eyes of the Eagle
- F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968
- By: Gary A. Linderer
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall417
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Performance369
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Story368
In the 101st Airborne, if you cared enough to send the very best, you sent The Howlers. Gary Linderer volunteered for the Army, then volunteered for Airborne training. When he reached Vietnam in 1968, he was assigned to the famous "Screaming Eagles," the 101st Airborne Division. Once there, he...
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Loved it
- By Dan on 03-16-20
By: Gary A. Linderer
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We Band of Angels
- The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan
- By: Elizabeth M. Norman
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall514
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Performance469
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Story468
We Band of Angels is the story of women searching for adventure, caught up in the drama and danger of war.
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A very moving tribute!
- By mark nelsen on 05-17-17
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History of the Philippines
- A Captivating Guide to Philippine History
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance60
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Story60
Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating audiobook on its history, from the origins of the archipelago’s first peoples until modern times. The Philippines is possibly the most intriguing nation of maritime Southeast Asia....
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Horrible…dated “history” from the perspective of colonizers
- By Ericka Black on 06-29-23
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Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior
- Hoover Essays, Book 6
- By: James B. Stockdale
- Narrated by: John Dunleavy
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
When physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale's early retirement from military life, he had the distinction of being the only three-star officer in the history of the navy to wear both aviator wings and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Dereliction of Duty
- Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
- By: H. R. McMaster
- Narrated by: H. R. McMaster
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall445
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Performance392
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Story392
"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." —H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in...
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I'm a Vietnam Veteran
- By Ron Davis on 12-18-22
By: H. R. McMaster
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The War in the Jungle: World War 2 in Southeast Asia
- Everything World War 2 - WWII, Book 15
- By: Cyril Marlen
- Narrated by: Lt Colonel Tom Briggs US Army (ret)
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance57
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Story57
While the battles of Europe and the Pacific dominate the headlines of World War II, an equally brutal and strategically vital campaign unfolded far from the spotlight—in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
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Deeply Informative and Moving
- By Abbie Allan on 02-20-26
By: Cyril Marlen
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The Hidden History of Burma
- Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
- By: Thant Myint-U
- Narrated by: Assaf Cohen
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall102
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Performance81
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Story80
Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma's population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster, and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of...
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Comprehensive Account on Burma’s recent problems
- By Anonymous on 11-18-19
By: Thant Myint-U
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History of Thailand
- A Captivating Guide to the Thai People and Their History
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance58
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Story59
This captivating guide to the Thai people and their history details the interesting events that led the country to where it is today....
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Informative
- By Poly on 05-08-22