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Umayyad Caliphate, The: The History and Legacy of the Second Islamic Kingdom Established After Muhammad’s Death

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 17 min

The split between the two forms of Islam was already in the process of forming upon the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad had constructed around himself not only a potent new religious movement but also a powerful young state called the Ummah(the "Community" for lack of a better translation). Belonging to the Islamic faith also meant belonging to the Ummah, which was governed by its own laws ... Read more

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The split between the two forms of Islam was already in the process of forming upon the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad had constructed around himself not only a potent new religious movement but also a powerful young state called the Ummah(the "Community" for lack of a better translation). Belonging to the Islamic faith also meant belonging to the Ummah, which was governed by its own laws
... Read more
Traditional Ninja Weapons

by Charles Daniel ...

Which weapon is the best? How should I train? What makes the fighting arts of the Ninja so effective? These are just a few of the questions answered in Traditional Ninja Weapons. It’s all here, from knife fighting skills to wielding the sickle and chain! This is a comprehensive textbook on the variety of weapons utilized by the 'Ninja Spies of Japan’, and a guide to the combat tools and forbidden ... Read more

$19.95 USD

Which weapon is the best? How should I train? What makes the fighting arts of the Ninja so effective? These are just a few of the questions answered in Traditional Ninja Weapons. It’s all here, from knife fighting skills to wielding the sickle and chain! This is a comprehensive textbook on the variety of weapons utilized by the 'Ninja Spies of Japan’, and a guide to the combat tools and forbidden
... Read more
Master Mind

The Rise and Fall of Fritz Haber, the Nobel Laureate Who Launched the Age of Chemical Warfare

by Daniel Charles ...

$15.99 USD
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Hussite Wars, The: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Catholics and Protestants in Central Europe

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

The 15th century was a pivotal era for Europe, during which it transitioned from a social and religious union under Christendom into a disparate collection of nation-states, and it was during this period that the Middle Ages came to an end and the Modern Period began.Less than a century earlier, in the mid-14th century, the Vatican called upon England and sought financial aid in the hopes of ... Read more

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The 15th century was a pivotal era for Europe, during which it transitioned from a social and religious union under Christendom into a disparate collection of nation-states, and it was during this period that the Middle Ages came to an end and the Modern Period began.Less than a century earlier, in the mid-14th century, the Vatican called upon England and sought financial aid in the hopes of
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Lombards, The: The History and Legacy of the Germanic Group that Dominated Italy after the Fall of Rome

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

While many people are familiar with the Vandals’ sack of Rome, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire’s attempt to reunify the entire Roman Empire, the history of Italy in the wake of Rome’s fall is often overlooked. The late 5th century’s political instability allowed wave after wave of semi-nomadic peoples, most of them ethnic Germans, to establish new kingdoms, only ... Read more

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While many people are familiar with the Vandals’ sack of Rome, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire’s attempt to reunify the entire Roman Empire, the history of Italy in the wake of Rome’s fall is often overlooked. The late 5th century’s political instability allowed wave after wave of semi-nomadic peoples, most of them ethnic Germans, to establish new kingdoms, only
... Read more
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Native American Games: The History and Legacy of the Different Sports Played by Indigenous Groups across the Americas

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 38 min

Athletics in Central and North American societies go much further back than most people realize. The native peoples took their sports just as seriously as any of today’s most fervent soccer fans. One major difference between modern sports and these aboriginal games is that the native people's sports often had strong religious content, and games were sometimes seen as literal substitutes for war, ... Read more

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Athletics in Central and North American societies go much further back than most people realize. The native peoples took their sports just as seriously as any of today’s most fervent soccer fans. One major difference between modern sports and these aboriginal games is that the native people's sports often had strong religious content, and games were sometimes seen as literal substitutes for war,
... Read more
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America's Forgotten Slaves: The History of Native American Slavery in the New World and the United States

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

The African slave trade is a complex and deeply divisive subject that has had a tendency to evolve according the political requirements of any given age, and is often touchable only with the correct distribution of culpability. It has for many years, therefore, been deemed singularly unpalatable to implicate Africans themselves in the perpetration of the institution, and only in recent years has ... Read more

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The African slave trade is a complex and deeply divisive subject that has had a tendency to evolve according the political requirements of any given age, and is often touchable only with the correct distribution of culpability. It has for many years, therefore, been deemed singularly unpalatable to implicate Africans themselves in the perpetration of the institution, and only in recent years has
... Read more
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American Invasions of Canada: The History of America’s Attempts to Conquer Canada and Other Border Disputes

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

The United States and Canada today share the longest undefended border in the world, encompassing 5,525 after the U.S. purchased Alaska, and though they have long been allies, the border has not always been peaceful. During colonial times, generations of the British war with France meant generations of threats and of actual attacks by Canadian militia and allied Indians from New France. The ... Read more

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The United States and Canada today share the longest undefended border in the world, encompassing 5,525 after the U.S. purchased Alaska, and though they have long been allies, the border has not always been peaceful. During colonial times, generations of the British war with France meant generations of threats and of actual attacks by Canadian militia and allied Indians from New France. The
... Read more
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Operation Crossbow: The History of the Allied Bombing Missions against Nazi Germany’s V-2 Rocket Program during World War II

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

The British were only too aware of the dangers and potential of the Nazi rockets because the Nazi V-weapon bombardment of London and the south coast of England in 1944 and 1945 involved some of the most frightening attacks on civilians during the war. Not only did the V-1 missiles and V-2 rockets land unpredictably on civilian areas, causing damage and casualties, but they also represented the use ... Read more

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The British were only too aware of the dangers and potential of the Nazi rockets because the Nazi V-weapon bombardment of London and the south coast of England in 1944 and 1945 involved some of the most frightening attacks on civilians during the war. Not only did the V-1 missiles and V-2 rockets land unpredictably on civilian areas, causing damage and casualties, but they also represented the use
... Read more
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Cochise: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Apache Chief

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

Among all the Native American tribes, the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans learned the hard way that the warriors of the Apache were perhaps the fiercest in North America. Based in the Southwest, the Apache fought all three in Mexico and the American Southwest, engaging in seasonal raids for so many centuries that the Apache struck fear into the hearts of all their neighbors.What is reliably ... Read more

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Among all the Native American tribes, the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans learned the hard way that the warriors of the Apache were perhaps the fiercest in North America. Based in the Southwest, the Apache fought all three in Mexico and the American Southwest, engaging in seasonal raids for so many centuries that the Apache struck fear into the hearts of all their neighbors.What is reliably
... Read more
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Bishops’ Wars, The: The History of the Religious Conflicts that Engulfed Britain and Led to the First English Civil War

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

England has more often been faced with the claims of competing kings and queens than with a period of no monarch at all. The major exception to that rule came in the 11 years between 1649 and 1660, when England was a republic. Following the disastrous reign of Charles I and the civil wars that led to his execution, Parliament and the army ruled England.That situation was one that would not have ... Read more

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England has more often been faced with the claims of competing kings and queens than with a period of no monarch at all. The major exception to that rule came in the 11 years between 1649 and 1660, when England was a republic. Following the disastrous reign of Charles I and the civil wars that led to his execution, Parliament and the army ruled England.That situation was one that would not have
... Read more
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Order of Assassins, The: The History and Legacy of the Secretive Persian Sect during the Middle Ages

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 49 min

Like the shinobi, more commonly known as the ninja, the assassin is yet another fabled figure with ancient roots that remains astonishingly relevant to this day. Assassins in the context of contemporary pop culture often conjure up images of brooding, silver-tongued individuals in peak physique, equipped with impeccable style, flawless marksmanship, and exemplary hand-to-hand combat skills. Others ... Read more

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Like the shinobi, more commonly known as the ninja, the assassin is yet another fabled figure with ancient roots that remains astonishingly relevant to this day. Assassins in the context of contemporary pop culture often conjure up images of brooding, silver-tongued individuals in peak physique, equipped with impeccable style, flawless marksmanship, and exemplary hand-to-hand combat skills. Others
... Read more

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Hussite Wars, The: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Catholics and Protestants in Central Europe

Lombards, The: The History and Legacy of the Germanic Group that Dominated Italy after the Fall of Rome

Native American Games: The History and Legacy of the Different Sports Played by Indigenous Groups across the Americas

America's Forgotten Slaves: The History of Native American Slavery in the New World and the United States

American Invasions of Canada: The History of America’s Attempts to Conquer Canada and Other Border Disputes

Operation Crossbow: The History of the Allied Bombing Missions against Nazi Germany’s V-2 Rocket Program during World War II

Cochise: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Apache Chief

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