Military History Africa

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    • The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
    • By: Hannes Wessels
    • Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
    • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-2017
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 222 ratings
    • It is difficult to find another soldier's story to equal Captain Darrell Watt's in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced....

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    • The SAS in Rhodesia
    • By: Hannes Wessels, Andre Scheepers - with
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 17-03-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
    • In addition to Andre Scheepers' personal story, this book reveals more about some of the other men who were distinguished operators in SAS operations during the Rhodesian War....

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    • Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and Beyond
    • By: A.J. Balaam
    • Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
    • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 21-04-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
    • Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother, or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. This is the story of Andrew Balaam, a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Selous Scouts for 12 years....

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    • The Battle of Mogadishu 25 Years On
    • By: Leigh Neville, Matt Eversmann - foreword
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 18-09-2018
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger was dispatched to seize two high-profile lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The mission was meant to be over within the hour. They quickly found themselves under heavy fire, and two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down....

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    • The Untold Tragedy of the First World War in Africa
    • By: Edward Paice
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 04-02-2021
    • Language: English
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    • The Great War's East Africa campaign was, and remains, of huge importance. A 'small war', consisting of a few 'local affairs', was all that was expected in August 1914 as Britain moved to eliminate the threat to the high seas of German naval bases in Africa....

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    • The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935-1941
    • By: Jeff Pearce, Richard Pankhurst - foreword
    • Narrated by: Tom Parks
    • Length: 24 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 17-11-2014
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • It was the war that changed everything, and yet it's been mostly forgotten: in 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. It dominated newspaper headlines and newsreels....

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    • The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness
    • By: Kenneth M. Pollack
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 24 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 24-07-2019
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Since the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments....

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    • North Africa Malta and the Mediterranean Convoy War November 1941-March 1942
    • By: Vincent O'Hara
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 12-05-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Six Victories breaks new ground in the historiography of World War II. A compelling story, it relates lessons that are relevant today and is a must-listen for all who practice the art of power at sea....

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    • Decolonization, Conflict, and Nationhood in Southern Africa (Savage Civil Wars of the 20th Century: Revolutions, Resistance, and the Fight for Power)
    • By: Daniel Wrinn
    • Narrated by: Daniel Wrinn
    • Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
    • Release date: 21-10-2024
    • Language: English
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    • The Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979) was a brutal and protracted guerrilla conflict that ultimately led to the end of white minority rule in Rhodesia and the birth of Zimbabwe.

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    • El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II (Twentieth-Century Battles)
    • By: Glyn Harper
    • Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
    • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-2018
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein....

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    • From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
    • By: Andrew Milburn
    • Narrated by: Andrew Milburn
    • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 20-10-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander...

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    • By: Mike Hoare
    • Narrated by: Mike Hoare
    • Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 14-12-2012
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • Col. Mike Hoare tells how his force of mercenaries, 5 Commando, put down a Comunist-backed rebel uprising in the Congo....

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    • Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes
    • By: Damien Lewis
    • Narrated by: Damien Lewis
    • Series: SAS Great Escapes, Book 2
    • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 25-05-2023
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Against insurmountable odds, SAS men crossed deserts, evaded revenge and escaped through enemy lands....

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    • By: Mike Hoare
    • Narrated by: Mike Hoare
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 14-12-2012
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Go with Mike on foot accros Basutoland; by motorbike from Cape Town to Cairo; to sea in a 36-foot ketch; into the Kalahari desert - and more....

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    • How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
    • By: Siddharth Kara
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 31-01-2023
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.

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    • From the Fifteenth Century to the Age of Revolution
    • By: Geoffrey Plank
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 23-02-2021
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • In a sweeping account, Atlantic Wars explores how warfare shaped the experiences of the peoples living in the watershed of the Atlantic Ocean between the late Middle Ages and the Age of Revolution....

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    • The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
    • By: Robert G. Hoyland
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 08-12-2014
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East....

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