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Area 51

An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

16 hours 11 min

This bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time.**"Compellingly hard-hitting." —**New York TimesIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government ... Read more

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This bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time.**"Compellingly hard-hitting." —**New York TimesIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government
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The End is Always Near

Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses

by Dan Carlin ...

Narrated by Dan Carlin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDo tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around the corner?Combining his trademark thrilling, expansive storytelling with rigorous history and thought ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDo tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around the corner?Combining his trademark thrilling, expansive storytelling with rigorous history and thought
... Read more
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Nuclear War

The bestselling non-fiction thriller, shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.This is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next.It has to be read to be believed.There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that ... Read more

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The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.This is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next.It has to be read to be believed.There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that
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Den fjerde protokol

by Frederick Forsyth ...

Narrated by Torben Sekov ...

Unabridged

16 hours 50 min

Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at ... Read more

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Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at
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The Nuclear Age

An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival

by Serhii Plokhy ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

14 hours 35 min

Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of Chernobyl comes a sweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race, from the first atomic bomb to todayOn 16 July 1945, the Nuclear Age began with the explosion of the first atomic bomb and the words of J. Robert Oppenheimer: 'Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.'While the threat of mutually assured destruction ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of Chernobyl comes a sweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race, from the first atomic bomb to todayOn 16 July 1945, the Nuclear Age began with the explosion of the first atomic bomb and the words of J. Robert Oppenheimer: 'Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.'While the threat of mutually assured destruction
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The Children of Hiroshima

The True Story Of How I Searched For My Family In The Ruins Of The City

by Sadako Teiko Okuda ...

Narrated by Ami Okumura Jones ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

The little boy did not cry or speak. He just stood there and stared at me intensely. With great effort I stood up and tested to see if I could walk with my injured foot. When I did, he came to stand even closer to me and, without saying a word, grabbed my little finger very tightly.Sadako Teiko Okuda was living in Osaki-shimo, an island off the mainland of Japan, when the bomb hit Hiroshima on the ... Read more

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The little boy did not cry or speak. He just stood there and stared at me intensely. With great effort I stood up and tested to see if I could walk with my injured foot. When I did, he came to stand even closer to me and, without saying a word, grabbed my little finger very tightly.Sadako Teiko Okuda was living in Osaki-shimo, an island off the mainland of Japan, when the bomb hit Hiroshima on the
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Strange Stability

How Cold War Scientists Set Out to Control the Arms Race and Ended Up Serving the Military-Industrial Complex

by Benjamin Wilson ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

17 hours 16 min

Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic ... Read more

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Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic
... Read more
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Nuclear Weapons

A Very Short Introduction

by Joseph M. Siracusa ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear ... Read more

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Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear
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The Uranium Club

Unearthing Lost Relics of the Nazi Nuclear Program

by Miriam E. Hiebert ...

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed ... Read more

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Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed
... Read more
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Abyss

The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

by Max Hastings ...

Narrated by John Hopkins ...

Unabridged

19 hours 12 min

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily TelegraphThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.Max Hastings ... Read more

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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 TelegraphThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.Max Hastings
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Countdown

The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons

by Sarah Scoles ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years ... Read more

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Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years
... Read more
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The New Nuclear Age

At the Precipice of Armageddon

by Ankit Panda ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are returning to the fore of international statecraft in ways unseen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia issuing threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to grow their arsenals, and new prospects for proliferation from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has been thrust into a new era of heightened ... Read more

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The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are returning to the fore of international statecraft in ways unseen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia issuing threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to grow their arsenals, and new prospects for proliferation from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has been thrust into a new era of heightened
... Read more
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Chasing the Moon

How America Beat Russia in the Space Race

by Robert Stone, Alan Andres ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giant leap forward.A companion book to the landmark documentary series on BBC TV.The journey from Cape Canaveral to the Moon was a tremendous ... Read more

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In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giant leap forward.A companion book to the landmark documentary series on BBC TV.The journey from Cape Canaveral to the Moon was a tremendous
... Read more
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Manhattan Project, The: Inside the Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb and the Shadow It Cast on Our World

by Edward Kavanagh ...

Narrated by Edward Kavanagh ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Uncover the tense WWII race against time to master nuclear fission before a fascist regime weaponizes it first. Perfect for deep-focus learning or your daily commute, this immersive historical narrative transforms abstract twentieth-century physics into a dramatic thriller of geopolitical survival. Step inside the top-secret laboratories where brilliant minds wrestled with unimaginable destructive ... Read more

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Uncover the tense WWII race against time to master nuclear fission before a fascist regime weaponizes it first. Perfect for deep-focus learning or your daily commute, this immersive historical narrative transforms abstract twentieth-century physics into a dramatic thriller of geopolitical survival. Step inside the top-secret laboratories where brilliant minds wrestled with unimaginable destructive
... Read more
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Brief History of Nuclear Weapons, A: The Bombs That Changed the World

by Stephen Adler ...

Narrated by Stephen Adler ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Discover the gripping military history and scientific breakthroughs that birthed the world's most destructive weapons. Perfect for a focused commute or an educational deep dive, this tense chronological journey explores the secret race to split the atom. You will navigate the harrowing geopolitical landscapes of a world constantly teetering on the brink of disaster.From the clandestine ... Read more

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Discover the gripping military history and scientific breakthroughs that birthed the world's most destructive weapons. Perfect for a focused commute or an educational deep dive, this tense chronological journey explores the secret race to split the atom. You will navigate the harrowing geopolitical landscapes of a world constantly teetering on the brink of disaster.From the clandestine
... Read more
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Concise History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, A: How the World Came Closest to Nuclear War

by Edward Falkner ...

Narrated by Edward Falkner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Step into the tense historical drama of October 1962, a gripping race against time to prevent global nuclear war. Perfect for a focused morning commute, this suspenseful narrative captures the high-stakes geopolitical chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union.Transform your daily walk into an immersive journey through secret Kremlin debates and classified White House briefings. ... Read more

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Step into the tense historical drama of October 1962, a gripping race against time to prevent global nuclear war. Perfect for a focused morning commute, this suspenseful narrative captures the high-stakes geopolitical chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union.Transform your daily walk into an immersive journey through secret Kremlin debates and classified White House briefings.
... Read more
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Curveball

Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War

by Bob Drogin ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Abridged

6 hours 15 min

“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on TerrorismCurveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In ... Read more

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“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on TerrorismCurveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In
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Trinity

The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History

by Frank Close ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

20 hours 56 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the
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The Bomb

Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

by Fred Kaplan ...

Narrated by Edward Bauer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of ... Read more

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From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of
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Atlantis

by Karsten Studstrup ...

Narrated by Thea Boel Gjerum ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

""Sig mig lige engang," spurgte Anna. "Hvad skal du egentlig med mig? Hvorfor er du ikke bare taget over til København og snakket med statsministeren og dronningen? Du kan jo alt muligt, du behøver da ikke mig?""Børn," sagde dragen, "er det vigtigste i verden.""Dette er historien om Anna fra Aarhus, der møder dragen Atlantis, som har brug for hendes hjælp til at gøre noget meget vigtigt. Sammen ... Read more

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""Sig mig lige engang," spurgte Anna. "Hvad skal du egentlig med mig? Hvorfor er du ikke bare taget over til København og snakket med statsministeren og dronningen? Du kan jo alt muligt, du behøver da ikke mig?""Børn," sagde dragen, "er det vigtigste i verden.""Dette er historien om Anna fra Aarhus, der møder dragen Atlantis, som har brug for hendes hjælp til at gøre noget meget vigtigt. Sammen
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Anden verdenskrig 1942-45 (Bind 2)

by Aage Trommer ...

Narrated by Niels Borup ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Anden verdenskrig
Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

"Anden verdenskrig 1942-45" er historiker Aage Trommers skildring af de tre sidste år af krigen. Bogen formidler overskueligt og præcist, hvordan krigen formede sig ved de mange fronter rundt omkring i verden, hvorfor Hitler til sidst måtte give fortabt, og hvilken betydning for krigens endelige afslutning atombombesprængningerne over Hiroshima og Nagasaki i august 1945 havde.Læs også "Anden ... Read more

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"Anden verdenskrig 1942-45" er historiker Aage Trommers skildring af de tre sidste år af krigen. Bogen formidler overskueligt og præcist, hvordan krigen formede sig ved de mange fronter rundt omkring i verden, hvorfor Hitler til sidst måtte give fortabt, og hvilken betydning for krigens endelige afslutning atombombesprængningerne over Hiroshima og Nagasaki i august 1945 havde.Læs også "Anden
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Attack Warning Red!

How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War

by Julie McDowall ...

Narrated by Julie McDowall ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

Brought to you by Penguin.There have been many histories of the Cold War but Attack Warning Red is the first book to tell the domestic story of day-to-day life on the nuclear home front.The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 changed the nature of war forever. The awesome power of the atomic blast and its deadly fallout meant that nowhere was safe: every town, village, ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.There have been many histories of the Cold War but Attack Warning Red is the first book to tell the domestic story of day-to-day life on the nuclear home front.The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 changed the nature of war forever. The awesome power of the atomic blast and its deadly fallout meant that nowhere was safe: every town, village,
... Read more
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Soviet Union

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Doug Greene ...

Unabridged

57 min

From 1922 till 1991, the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state that covered Europe and Asia. It was in theory a federal union of different sovereign republics; but, till its closing years, its administration and economy were highly centralized.The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, ousted the Provisional Federal government that had formerly ... Read more

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From 1922 till 1991, the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state that covered Europe and Asia. It was in theory a federal union of different sovereign republics; but, till its closing years, its administration and economy were highly centralized.The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, ousted the Provisional Federal government that had formerly
... Read more
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Waging Just Wars: The Ethical and Legal Principles of Modern Warfare

by Josh Luberisse ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Waging Just Wars: The Ethical and Legal Principles of Modern Warfare" provides a comprehensive examination of the moral and legal dimensions of contemporary conflict. Authored by an expert in military ethics and international law, this book delves into the foundational principles of Just War Theory, including jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Waging Just Wars: The Ethical and Legal Principles of Modern Warfare" provides a comprehensive examination of the moral and legal dimensions of contemporary conflict. Authored by an expert in military ethics and international law, this book delves into the foundational principles of Just War Theory, including jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post
... Read more

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