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• Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe by David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe Author: David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele Narrator: Paul Bellantoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ''This is a serious, meticulous history that will also appeal to Game of Thrones fans, who will discover intriguing parallels between history and fiction.” — Booklist ''An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers Weekly The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine the future of Europe By the early ninth century, the Carolingian empire was at the height of its power. The Franks, led by Charlemagne, had built the largest European domain since Rome in its heyday. Though they jockeyed for power, prestige, and profit, the Frankish elites enjoyed political and cultural consensus. But just two generations later, their world was in shambles. Civil war, once an unthinkable threat, had erupted after Louis the Pious’s sons tried to overthrow him—and then placed their knives at the other’s neck. Families who had once charged into battle together now drew each other’s blood. The Carolingian Civil War would rage for years as kings fought kings, brother faced off against brother, and sons challenged fathers. Oathbreakers is the dramatic history of this brutal, turbulent time. Medieval historians David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele illuminate what happens when a once unshakeable political and cultural order breaks down and long suppressed tensions flare into deadly violence. Drawn from rich primary sources, featuring a wide cast of characters, packed with dramatic twists and turns, this is history that rivals the greatest fictional epics—with consequences that continue to shape our own world. Oathbreakers offers lessons of what deep cracks in a once-stable social and political fabric might reveal, and the bloody consequences of disagreeing on facts and reality. The Civil War at the heart of this tale asks: who is “in” and who is “out”? And what happens when things fall apart?  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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• The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II by Alex Kershaw

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/776076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II Author: Alex Kershaw Narrator: Tim Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg. The Envoy is the stirring tale of how one man made the greatest difference in the face of untold evil. The legendary Oscar Schindler saved hundreds, but Raoul Wallenberg did what no other individual or nation managed to do: He saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children from extermination. Written with Alex Kershaw's customary narrative verve, The Envoy is a fast-paced, nonfiction thriller that brings to life one of the darkest and yet most inspiring chapters of twentieth century history. It is an epic for the ages.

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• Fortress Britain 1940: Britain’s Unsung and Secret Defences on Land, Sea and in the Air by Andrew Chatterton

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/805219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fortress Britain 1940: Britain’s Unsung and Secret Defences on Land, Sea and in the Air Author: Andrew Chatterton Narrator: Gareth Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 3, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Alone, unprepared, and weak. These are generally the words used to describe Britain's position in 1940, part of a narrative that has been built up ever since the end of World War II. However, the reality is very different. On land, sea, and in the air, Britain was prepared. It had the most powerful navy in the world; the RAF was relatively strong, but more importantly, was operating as part of a plan and a joined-up group system that was in reality never in any real danger of being defeated; even the post-Dunkirk British Army was better armed than the post-war narrative tells us. These forces were backed up by the Home Guard, and thousands of men and women in secret roles ready to help fight the invasion of the country. Even if all of this had gone wrong and the Nazis had defeated Britain militarily then a separate, highly secret civilian group were ready to become active only after the occupation had started. One word associated more than any other during this period of the Second World War is 'alone'—Churchill played upon this in his speeches but in 1940, Britain had a hugely powerful empire. Although in many cases this support was thousands of miles away, the Empire and other Allies would have played a huge role had the Germans had invaded, one that has been overlooked in many accounts.

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• Giro d'Italia: The Story of the World's Most Beautiful Bike Race by Colin O'Brien

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/819747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giro d'Italia: The Story of the World's Most Beautiful Bike Race Author: Colin O'Brien Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The story of the Giro d'Italia—Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France, and its superior in the eyes of many—is as dramatic and full of extraordinary characters as the story of Italy itself. Heroism, suffering, feuds and betrayals, tradition under threat from modernity all play out against a timeless landscape. The iconic riders, mythical stories and career-defining exploits are conveyed in rich, vibrant prose.

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• Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque

  https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn Author: Estelle Paranque Narrator: Anna Wilson-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, learn how the ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII met her downfall–and how she came to be so vilified and misunderstood. Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536—orchestrated by her own husband—never ceases to intrigue. While many stories of Anne’s downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her grim fate. In Thorns, Lust, and Glory, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started: to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England's most infamous queens.  A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history's most enduring story, Thorns, Lust, and Glory is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge.

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