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Concorde

The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

by Mike Bannister ...

Narrated by Mike Bannister ...

Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Preorder the definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.The awe-inspiring story of the world's greatest aeroplane - from inside the cockpit.© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 ... Read more

$21.16 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Preorder the definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.The awe-inspiring story of the world's greatest aeroplane - from inside the cockpit.© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Trafalgar

The Biography of a Battle

by Roy Adkins ...

Narrated by John Telfer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 6 min

A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative
... Read more
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Fighting the Great War at Sea

Strategy, Tactics and Technology

by Norman Friedman ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

30 hours 57 min

While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in Germany's desperate attempts to counter the American industrial threat, which ultimately drew the United States into the war.This radical new book ... Read more

$43.11 CAD

While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in Germany's desperate attempts to counter the American industrial threat, which ultimately drew the United States into the war.This radical new book
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Indianapolis

The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man

by Lynn Vincent, Sara Vladic ...

Narrated by John Bedford Lloyd ...

Unabridged

18 hours 39 min

NEW YORK TIMES **BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —**USA TODAY *** “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —**The Christian Science Monitor *** “ENTHRALLING.” —**Kirkus Reviews **(starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —**Booklist (starred review)A human drama unlike any other: the riveting and definitive full story of the USS <s... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES **BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —**USA TODAY *** “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —**The Christian Science Monitor *** “ENTHRALLING.” —**Kirkus Reviews **(starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —**Booklist (starred review)A human drama unlike any other: the riveting and definitive full story of the USS <s...
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Killing the Bismarck

Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet

by Iain Ballantyne ...

Narrated by Traber Burns ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy’s pursuit and subsequent destruction of the Bismarck was an epic of naval warfare. In this new account of those dramatic events at the height of the Second World War, Iain Ballantyne draws extensively on the graphic eyewitness testimony of ... Read more

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In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy’s pursuit and subsequent destruction of the Bismarck was an epic of naval warfare. In this new account of those dramatic events at the height of the Second World War, Iain Ballantyne draws extensively on the graphic eyewitness testimony of
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The Gales of November

The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

by John U. Bacon ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald**’s sinking, the bestselling author of** The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.”For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley do ... Read more

$32.02 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald**’s sinking, the bestselling author of** The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.”For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley do
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Prepare for that battle

by Gabriel Agbo ...

Narrated by Dan Caringer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

Are you battle ready? Always be prepared. We must not take anything for granted. Yes, life is war, and as in every war there are always many battles to fight. When you win one, then you prepare or go over to the next. Until you win the entire war. Here you will know why the war and also learn the principles of winning life battles. Solomon became the wisest, richest, most influential and most ... Read more

$7.10 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you battle ready? Always be prepared. We must not take anything for granted. Yes, life is war, and as in every war there are always many battles to fight. When you win one, then you prepare or go over to the next. Until you win the entire war. Here you will know why the war and also learn the principles of winning life battles. Solomon became the wisest, richest, most influential and most
... Read more
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Phoenix Squadron

HMS Ark Royal, Britain's last Topguns and the untold story of their most dramatic mission

by Rowland White ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Brought to you by Penguin.January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped.To save the small ... Read more

$21.16 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped.To save the small
... Read more
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Rescue Pilot

Cheating the Sea

by Jerry Grayson ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Bloomsbury presents Rescue Pilot by Jerry Grayson, read by David ThorpeJerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy’s Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing ... Read more

$18.00 CAD

Bloomsbury presents Rescue Pilot by Jerry Grayson, read by David ThorpeJerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy’s Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing
... Read more
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The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

Naval Aviation in the Vietnam War

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

17 hours 13 min

Bloomsbury presents The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, read by Christopher Ragland.This book tells the full story of the US Naval air campaign during the Vietnam War between 1965 to 1975, where the US Seventh Fleet, stationed off the Vietnamese coast, was given the tongue-in-cheek nickname 'The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club'.On August 2, 1964, USS Maddox became embroiled in the ... Read more

$22.50 CAD

Bloomsbury presents The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, read by Christopher Ragland.This book tells the full story of the US Naval air campaign during the Vietnam War between 1965 to 1975, where the US Seventh Fleet, stationed off the Vietnamese coast, was given the tongue-in-cheek nickname 'The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club'.On August 2, 1964, USS Maddox became embroiled in the
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The War of 1812

by Carl Benn ...

Narrated by Adam Sims ...

Series series Essential Histories
Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Bloomsbury presents The War of 1812 by Carl Benn, read by Adam Sims.In this introduction, acclaimed historian Carl Benn examines the War of 1812 and its significance in US history.The war of 1812–1815 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British, ... Read more

$13.50 CAD

Bloomsbury presents The War of 1812 by Carl Benn, read by Adam Sims.In this introduction, acclaimed historian Carl Benn examines the War of 1812 and its significance in US history.The war of 1812–1815 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British,
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Pacific Thunder

The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943–October 1944

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver ...

Narrated by Stuart Milligan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

Bloomsbury presents Pacific Thunder: The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943-October 1944 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, read by Stuart Milligan.A thorough and compelling investigation of the Central Pacific campaign in World War II that saw the US Navy progress from the edge of disaster to the brink of victory, from Guadalcanal to the recapture of the Philippines.On 27 October 1942, four ... Read more

$19.80 CAD

Bloomsbury presents Pacific Thunder: The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943-October 1944 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, read by Stuart Milligan.A thorough and compelling investigation of the Central Pacific campaign in World War II that saw the US Navy progress from the edge of disaster to the brink of victory, from Guadalcanal to the recapture of the Philippines.On 27 October 1942, four
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Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway

by David Rigby ...

Narrated by Keith MacKechnie ...

Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway by David Rigby, read by Keith MacKechnie.During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told – until now.It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was ... Read more

$19.80 CAD

Bloomsbury presents Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway by David Rigby, read by Keith MacKechnie.During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told – until now.It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was
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Military Gazette Collection

A fascinating foray into British Military history. A full-cast audio.

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugh Laurie, John Wood, Michael Maloney, Michael Pennington, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Richard Johnson, Samuel West ...

Series Audiobook 7 - The Gazette
Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

A fascinating foray into British military history in two volumes, told entirely in the words of those who were there, as we join the men and women who took part.The ARMY GazetteFrom the Roman invasion of Britain to the retreat from Dunkirk, from the horrors of Culloden to the courage of Rourke’s Drift, we hear first-hand the stories behind the triumphs and tragedies that make up the history of the ... Read more

$24.64 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A fascinating foray into British military history in two volumes, told entirely in the words of those who were there, as we join the men and women who took part.The ARMY GazetteFrom the Roman invasion of Britain to the retreat from Dunkirk, from the horrors of Culloden to the courage of Rourke’s Drift, we hear first-hand the stories behind the triumphs and tragedies that make up the history of the
... Read more
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Navy Gazette

A voyage into the turbulent events of the British Navy at Sea. A full-cast audio

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugh Laurie, John Wood, Michael Maloney, Michael Pennington, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Richard Johnson, Samuel West ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Gazette
Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Experience first-hand the reality of life in the British Navy as we sail from the Viking invasion of Anglo Saxon England to a young sailor’s grief at the death of Lord Nelson, from the Spanish Armada to the Battle of Jutland and from organised press gangs to murderous mutinies. Told entirely in the words of those who were there.Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including ... Read more

$16.63 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Experience first-hand the reality of life in the British Navy as we sail from the Viking invasion of Anglo Saxon England to a young sailor’s grief at the death of Lord Nelson, from the Spanish Armada to the Battle of Jutland and from organised press gangs to murderous mutinies. Told entirely in the words of those who were there.Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including
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Viking Trade Routes

From the North to the South

by Simo Kyllikki ...

Narrated by AI Voice Eric ...

Unabridged

42 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The story of Viking trade routes begins not with a single moment of discovery, but with the gradual awakening of a seafaring culture that would reshape the medieval world. In the fjords and coastal settlements of eighth-century Scandinavia, a perfect storm of circumstances was brewing that would propel Norse merchants and warriors across oceans and ... Read more

$3.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The story of Viking trade routes begins not with a single moment of discovery, but with the gradual awakening of a seafaring culture that would reshape the medieval world. In the fjords and coastal settlements of eighth-century Scandinavia, a perfect storm of circumstances was brewing that would propel Norse merchants and warriors across oceans and
... Read more
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Fat Leonard

How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

by Craig Whitlock ...

Narrated by Dan Bittner ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times)—a riveting account of military corruption, bribery, and security failures inside the US Navy.All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contrac... ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times)—a riveting account of military corruption, bribery, and security failures inside the US Navy.All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contrac...
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Castles of Steel

Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea

by Robert K. Massie ...

Narrated by Richard Matthews ...

Unabridged

40 hours 32 min

In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power in the winning of the Great War.The predominant image of this first world war is of mud and trenches, ... Read more

$54.00 CAD

In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power in the winning of the Great War.The predominant image of this first world war is of mud and trenches,
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The Republic of Pirates

Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

by Colin Woodard ...

Narrated by Lewis Grenville ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the worldIn the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, “Black Sam” Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates—former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves—this ... Read more

$37.76 CAD

The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the worldIn the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, “Black Sam” Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates—former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves—this
... Read more
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Tin Can Titans

The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II’s Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron

by John Wukovits ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender, it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war.But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring résumé; it was the people serving aboard them. Sailors, not metallic superstructures and hulls, had won the battles and become ... Read more

$28.28 CAD

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender, it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war.But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring résumé; it was the people serving aboard them. Sailors, not metallic superstructures and hulls, had won the battles and become
... Read more
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Nyhavn 1673-1998

by Allan Mylius Thomsen ...

Narrated by Mikkel Schou ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

"Når vi i dag går en tur på solsiden af Nyhavn, kan det være svært at forestille sig, at den maleriske gamle havn er resultatet af en storslået byudvidelse. Historierne og anekdoterne klæber sig til den gamle havn. Årene som travl erhvervshavn med besøg fra de syv verdenshave. De mange ydmyge sømandsværtshuse, de gavmilde piger og de uheldige turister, der blev rullet, hvis de var lidt for ... Read more

$7.19 CAD

"Når vi i dag går en tur på solsiden af Nyhavn, kan det være svært at forestille sig, at den maleriske gamle havn er resultatet af en storslået byudvidelse. Historierne og anekdoterne klæber sig til den gamle havn. Årene som travl erhvervshavn med besøg fra de syv verdenshave. De mange ydmyge sømandsværtshuse, de gavmilde piger og de uheldige turister, der blev rullet, hvis de var lidt for
... Read more
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The Titanic Tragedy

by New York Times ...

Narrated by David Bodin ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

The amazing immediacy of yesterday's headlines brings to life the sinking of that magnificent luxury liner, the Titanic. Re-live the trauma with the people of New York as they await the fatal conclusion of the worst maritime disaster of all time. ... Read more

$1.24 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The amazing immediacy of yesterday's headlines brings to life the sinking of that magnificent luxury liner, the Titanic. Re-live the trauma with the people of New York as they await the fatal conclusion of the worst maritime disaster of all time.
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The Penguin Book of Pirates

Narrated by Katherine Howe, Jaime Lamchick, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

**Real-life accounts of the world’s most notorious pirates—both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond—compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by HerselfA Penguin Classic**Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

**Real-life accounts of the world’s most notorious pirates—both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond—compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by HerselfA Penguin Classic**Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with
... Read more
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Sea Horror - Blackbeard

by Arthur M. Harris ...

Narrated by Brian Mark Mitchell ...

Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Enter the terrifying world of history’s most infamous pirate in Sea Horror – Blackbeard by Arthur M. Harris. This vivid, pulse-pounding account captures the monstrous legend of Edward Thatch—better known as Blackbeard—whose reign of terror on the high seas still haunts maritime lore. Harris recounts Blackbeard’s savage exploits, from his gruesome appearance with burning fuses in his beard to his ... Read more

$4.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Enter the terrifying world of history’s most infamous pirate in Sea Horror – Blackbeard by Arthur M. Harris. This vivid, pulse-pounding account captures the monstrous legend of Edward Thatch—better known as Blackbeard—whose reign of terror on the high seas still haunts maritime lore. Harris recounts Blackbeard’s savage exploits, from his gruesome appearance with burning fuses in his beard to his
... Read more

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