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    The Fight for Survival: Forgotten Voices of the Second World War, Hörbuch, Digital, 181min
    In 1939 Britain and her allies were completely unprepared for total war.In the spring of 1940, after months of inactivity, the powerful and highly trained German army smashed it's way through neutral Holland and Belgium and into northern France. The Allies had no choice but to retreat to the costal areas, where the 'Miracle of Dunkirk' took place. Half a million men were finally evacuated to England. Hitler, anxious to invade Britain, ordered the Luftwaffe to destroy the Royal Air Force. The Battle of Britain started. A climax was reached on September 15th when, following a great raid over London, the RAF shot down 175 raiders. Hitler relentlessly bombed Britain hoping to break the British people. Many were killed or wounded and countless home where destroyed but the British spirit never broke. The British people defied the enemy until May of 1941 when much of the Luftwaffe was moved away to fight on the Russian front. Language: English. Narrator: Timothy West. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000022/bk_rhuk_000022_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Thunderbolt Pony , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 251min
    A dramatic and emotional story about one girl's determination to stand by her beloved animals - and her refusal to give up, even in the face of impossible odds. When a devastating earthquake hits Evie's hometown of Parnassus on New Zealand's South Island, she and the rest of the town are forced to evacuate. Evie's injured mum is one of the first to be rescued by helicopter, and Evie will be next. But when she realises that she will be forced to leave her beloved pony, Gus, her dog, Jock, and her cat, Moxy, behind, she is determined to find another way. Before the rescue helicopter returns, Evie flees with Gus, Jock and Moxy in a race against time across difficult terrain to reach the port of Kaikoura, where she has heard that people will be evacuated by ship in three days' time. Surely there will be space for her, Gus, Jock and Moxy there? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Crystal Arons. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003170/bk_hcuk_003170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dunkirk , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 643min
    The epic true story of Dunkirk - now a major motion picture written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance. The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now historian Joshua Levine explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Keeble, Leighton Pugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006194/bk_harp_006194_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Below the Water Line: Getting Out, Going Back, and Moving Forward in the Decade After Hurricane Katrina , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 585min
    In this intensely personal and moving memoir, Lisa Karlin provides a gripping account of her family's hurricane evacuation experiences and all that followed in the decade after Hurricane Katrina. Her story begins in August 2005, when Lisa, her husband, 13-year-old daughter, 11-year-old son, and two dogs evacuated New Orleans for what they thought would be a two-day "hurrication". Her day-by-day account of the weeks that follow vividly chronicles the unprecedented displacement of thousands of Americans, and on a personal level, describes how her family makes the trifecta of major life decisions: where to live, where to work, and where to enroll their children in school. With unflinching candor, Lisa Karlin provides a first-hand commentary on how everyday life has been impacted by Katrina's aftermath and how, a decade later, there are still lingering effects of one of the most devastating events in American history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natalya Bykov. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/041158/bk_acx0_041158_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lost Property: The Complete Series: A BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation, Hörbuch, Digital, 131min
    Winner Best Audio Drama, Radio Drama Awards 2012.BBC Radio 4's bittersweet trilogy set in 1941, 1979 and 2011. This history of relatives lost and found was originally broadcast on 3, 10 and 17 May 2011 in the 'Afternoon Play' slot. The first play, 'The Wrong Label', is set in London in 1941. Alice knows that to stop your children from being evacuated is tantamount to siding with Hitler. In 'The Year My Mother Went Missing', it's 1979 and not the first time that Ruthie's mother Queenie has gone missing - but usually she leaves a note. The final play, 'A Telegram from the Queen', is set in 2011 and, as Alice's 100th birthday present, Ruthie sets out to put her family back together again. The 'Lost Property' plays star Rosie Cavaliero as the narrator (and later as Ruthie), Shannon Flynn as the younger Ruthie, Alex Tregear, Jane Whittenshaw and Edna Doré as Alice and Gary Beadle as Ted. Language: English. Narrator: Rosie Cavaliero. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/bbcw/005036/rt_bbcw_005036_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Shiftland Tales 2: Wet and Dry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 55min, (USK 18)
    Two more erotic shapeshifter tales from the authors of The Luckiest Man and the Rick and Owen Breathplay Series. In these two short stories, set in the same world as "Shiftland Tales: Tentacles", the spread of the Shifters has continued. The cities are all but uninhabitable, and the survivors have evacuated into the wilderness. Unfortunately, they soon find that the world outside civilization has changed as well. David travels alone. Running low on supplies, he stops at a beautiful pond to refill his canteen. The area looks safe, so he takes time for a swim. Something out there wants his seed. Chris has been living in a cave for three months, watching the progression of the fall of Las Vegas. Little does he know that mankind's absence has allowed older things, long thought to be myths, to return. Check out these two new erotic tales of apocalyptic horror, where nothing is what it seems. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: H. K. Kiting. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/070076/bk_acx0_070076_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fresh Air, Joseph Opala and Zainab Bangura, Hörbuch, Digital, 44min
    On this edition of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross and her guests Joseph Opala and Zainab Bangura discuss the controversial efforts to bring peace to Sierra Leone. As part of the agreement to end the civil war, members of the rebel forces were invited to participate at high levels of government these were the same people who committed atrocities such as hacking off the limbs of children. Opala, an anthropologist, is an American who lived in Sierra Leone for 23 years. This past May, the Sierra Leone army staged a coup and Opala thought he would be safe in the hotel where the Nigerian General was staying. Instead, the hotel became a target and caught on fire from the attacks. Opala had to help other people get out of the country and was eventually evacuated himself. Bangura is a human rights activist and pro-democracy leader in Sierra Leone. She's been threatened both by the government and the rebels because of her outspokenness. She speaks about the situation as it stands right now. (Broadcast Date: May 23, 2000) Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/000713/rt_whyy_000713_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Strike Group Reagan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 797min
    In Strike Group Reagan, Harold C. Hutchison takes us inside the world of war and sacrifice, loyalty and heroism, in a story that mirrors events taking place around the globe. Lieutenant Renee Patterson is a Navy fighter pilot with one of the squadrons assigned to the carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The Reagan and its battle group, under the command of Rear Admiral Kevin Bradshaw are deployed to the Mediterranean. Renee's sister younger sister Angela is in Tunisia to study archeology, when a civil war breaks out, and American citizens need to be evacuated. As heavily armed Islamic insurgents, secretly backed by the Chinese military make initial gains, the Reagan strike group gets the call. What is supposed to be a routine evacuation quickly becomes anything but. Things go wrong from the start, and the battle group becomes engaged in fighting a major conflict against forces Bradshaw never expected to engage. The Reagan strike group is pushed to the limits of its formidable capability, and both Patterson sisters fight for their lives using all the survival skills in their arsenals. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Hough. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/001014/bk_bimo_001014_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Keep Calm and Carry On, Children , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 259min
    Eleven-year-old Joyce and her little sister hide in their bomb shelter during the German Blitz on London, during World War II. After nights of bombing, it’s decided that they’ll join the over 800,000 children who’ve already been evacuated during Operation Pied Piper. They board a train not knowing where they’re going or who will take them in.The long, crowded train ride is less than pleasant. Thankfully, they make two allies, Sam and Molly. Upon arriving in Leek, the evacuees are herded off the train and paraded down the street like sheep. Joyce and her sister are terrified they won’t be chosen.Eventually, a family welcomes them. As they adjust to all the changes, they find the people of Leek aren’t so accepting to all the evacuees. Sam’s host is dark and abusive. As the girls help plan his escape, they discover this sleepy little community holds a dark secret.“A courageous journey of survival and loyalty through the eyes of children during WWII.” (S.A. Larsen, author of Motley Education) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug Haynie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/171787/bk_acx0_171787_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Vertical Dive , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 821min
    With his unrelenting suspense and explosive combat scenes, USA Today best-selling author Michael DiMercurio has redefined the modern submarine thriller. Now he returns with a new novel of the silent war on terror being waged under the sea...During NATO exercises, the French Navy unveils Le Vigilant, a nuclear submarine so advanced that it can elude any radar system in the water. But France’s maritime marvel is about to become its own worst enemy. A band of Algerian terrorists has hijacked Le Vigilant. They mean to wipe Paris and every major French city off the face of the earth - and then turn their missiles against the great Satans of the United States and Russia.Despite the French Navy’s protests, two NATO subs are called into action: the USS Hampton, captained by veteran sub warrior Burke Dillinger, and the USS Texas, commanded by iron-willed Peter Vornado. Paris is being evacuated. Time is running out. And the coming conflict will pit the ultimate in technological weaponry against pure courage, skill, and determination... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joseph Courtemanche. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/206996/bk_acx0_206996_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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