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Battle of Gettysburg, The Bloodiest Battle of The Civil War, Clara MacCarald

Battle of Gettysburg, The

by Clara MacCarald

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Explores the Battle of Gettysburg of the US Civil War. Authoritative text, engaging discu...

Unabridged: 13 min
Focus Readers: Major Battles in U.S. History
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Published: 05/22/2018
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Battle of Little Bighorn, The Legendary Battle of the Great Sioux War, Katy Duffield

Battle of Little Bighorn, The

by Katy Duffield

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Explores the Battle of Little Bighorn of the Great Sioux War. Authoritative text, engagin...

Unabridged: 13 min
Focus Readers: Major Battles in U.S. History
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Published: 05/22/2018
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Invasion of Normandy, The Epic Battle of World War II, Moira Rose Donahue

Invasion of Normandy, The

by Moira Rose Donahue

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Explores the Invasion of Normandy of World War II. Authoritative text, engaging discussio...

Unabridged: 11 min
Focus Readers: Major Battles in U.S. History
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Published: 05/22/2018
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What Was the Holocaust?, Gail Herman

What Was the Holocaust?

by Gail Herman

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A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event--the Holocaust.The...

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min
What Was?
Narrator: Kathleen Gati
Published: 06/19/2018
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What is the Constitution?, Patricia Brennan Demuth

What is the Constitution?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth...

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We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Co...

Unabridged: 1 hr 7 min
What Was?
Narrator: Kathleen McInerney...
Published: 06/19/2018
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This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, Revised, Dave Eggers

This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, Rev...

by Dave Eggers

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One of Publishers Weekly's Best Picture Books of 2015. The Golden Gate Bridge is the most...

Unabridged: 16 min
Narrator: Dion Graham
Published: 04/20/2018
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Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion, Chris Barton

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the...

by Chris Barton

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During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy pa...

Unabridged: 22 min
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Published: 05/15/2018
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Close Calls How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death, Michael P. Spradlin

Close Calls

by Michael P. Spradlin

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Historians tell the stories of tragic and untimely presidential deaths, but often forgott...

Unabridged: 2 hr 18 min
Narrator: L.J. Ganser
Published: 01/05/2021
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The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed History, Rich Wallace

The Teachers March!

by Rich Wallace

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Reverend F. D. Reese’s favorite subject to teach his students was freedom. But in S...

Unabridged: 27 min
Narrator: Charly Palmer
Published: 02/16/2021
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What Was the March on Washington?, Kathleen Krull

What Was the March on Washington?...

by Kathleen Krull

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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal ...

Unabridged: 57 min
What Was?
Narrator: Shayna Small
Published: 07/13/2021
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Taketakerau: The Millennium Tree, Marnie Anstis

Taketakerau: The Millennium Tree

by Marnie Anstis

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A child listens to Koro (Track 1) and Grandma (Track 2) as they weave a tale about the li...

Unabridged: 2 hr 5 min
Narrator: Rob Herewini
Published: 02/14/2019
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Stories of the Pilgrims, Margaret B. Pumphrey

Stories of the Pilgrims

by Margaret B. Pumphrey

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Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting, and edify...

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min
The Young Listeners Collection #1
Narrator: Jim Hodges
Published: 07/25/2017
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Barack, Jonah Winter

Barack

by Jonah Winter

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Acclaimed poet and award-winning children's author Jonah Winter-inspired by a political r...

Unabridged: 29 min
Narrator: Ezra Knight
Published: 03/15/2013
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Birmingham 1963, Carole Weatherford

Birmingham 1963

by Carole Weatherford

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In Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, it is one little girl's 10th birthday. Exc...

Unabridged: 12 min
Narrator: Lizzie Cooper Davi...
Published: 11/15/2013
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Dog of Discovery, Laurence Pringle

Dog of Discovery

by Laurence Pringle

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Picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown wilds of the Louisiana Territ...

Unabridged: 3 hr 46 min
Narrator: Ken Marks
Published: 02/14/2014
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Immigrant Kids, Russell Freedman

Immigrant Kids

by Russell Freedman

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Many people came to America in the early 1900s looking for jobs, opportunity, and freedom...

Unabridged: 41 min
Narrator: Brian Keeler
Published: 03/15/2013
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Just Fine the Way They Are From Dirt Roads to Rail Roads to Interstates, Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge

Just Fine the Way They Are

by Connie Nordhielm Wooldr...

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Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge has built a reputation for delivering children's stories that...

Unabridged: 15 min
Narrator: Jonathan Hogan
Published: 11/08/2013
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Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson Taking the Stage As the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History, Lesa Cline-Ransome

Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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It wasn't soft/It wasn't black/It wasn't sweet/It wasn't white/It was swing. Brought toge...

Unabridged: 10 min
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Published: 12/30/2014
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100 Events That Made History Momentous Moments That Shaped the Modern World, DK

100 Events That Made History

by DK

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From the Silk Road to the Space Race and beyond, this audiobook for kids captures key tur...

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min
100 in History
Narrator: Sarah Durham
Published: 08/18/2020
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Explorers Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventures, Nellie Huang

Explorers

by Nellie Huang

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Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction audiobook for children...

Unabridged: 3 hr 32 min
Narrator: William Roberts
Published: 09/15/2020
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Chance Escape from the Holocaust, Uri Shulevitz

Chance

by Uri Shulevitz

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From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope am...

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min
Narrator: Fred Berman
Published: 10/13/2020
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The Woman Who Split the Atom The Life of Lise Meitner, Marissa Moss

The Woman Who Split the Atom

by Marissa Moss

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The gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission As a fe...

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min
Narrator: Sandy Rustin
Published: 05/10/2022
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Mysteries of the Rubber People The Olmecs, Stephanie Hanson

Mysteries of the Rubber People

by Stephanie Hanson

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Deep in the jungle, among the rubber trees, the Olmec people lived thousands of years ago...

Unabridged: 6 min
Narrator: Caleb Hauris
Published: 06/08/2022
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Courage Like Kate The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper, Anna Crowley Redding

Courage Like Kate

by Anna Crowley Redding

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An inspiring audiobook biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old light...

Unabridged: 13 min
Narrator: Arischa Conner
Published: 08/16/2022
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The World Turned Upside Down The Yorktown Victory That Won America’s Independence, Tim Grove

The World Turned Upside Down

by Tim Grove

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A dramatic, gripping history of the Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the Ameri...

Unabridged: 4 hr 59 min
Narrator: Nathan Agin
Published: 04/12/2022
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Star-Spangled The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and the American Anthem, Tim Grove

Star-Spangled

by Tim Grove

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The little-known and inspiring story behind the national anthem and the stars and stripes...

Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min
Narrator: Nathan Agin
Published: 04/12/2022
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Vlad and the Great Fire of London, Kate Cunningham

Vlad and the Great Fire of London...

by Kate Cunningham

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It is 1666 and Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton the rat, love eating and biting their ...

Unabridged: 11 min
A Flea in History #1
Narrator: Emma Hixson
Published: 08/14/2021
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Vlad and the First World War, Kate Cunningham

Vlad and the First World War

by Kate Cunningham

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On 25th March 1918 Vlad the flea and his friend, Crisp VC the carrier pigeon, are on a mi...

Unabridged: 19 min
A Flea in History #2
Narrator: Emma Hixson
Published: 08/16/2021
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Vlad and the Space Race, Kate Cunningham

Vlad and the Space Race

by Kate Cunningham

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Whilst Russia and America race to be the first to conquer space, Vlad the flea and Strelk...

Unabridged: 15 min
A Flea in History #4
Narrator: Emma Hixson
Published: 08/16/2021
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Vlad and Tutankhamun's Tomb, Kate Cunningham

Vlad and Tutankhamun's Tomb

by Kate Cunningham

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Tutankhamun has died suddenly and the rush is on to prepare his tomb. Vlad the flea and M...

Unabridged: 14 min
A Flea in History #5
Narrator: Emma Hixson
Published: 08/17/2021
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What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?, Dorothy Hoobler

What Was the San Francisco Earthq...

by Dorothy Hoobler

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In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min
What Was?
Narrator: Akaina Ghosh
Published: 10/05/2021
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Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair Inside the 1944 Plot to Kill Hitler and the Ghost Children of His Revenge, Ann Bausum

Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair

by Ann Bausum

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During the summer of 1944, a secretive network of German officers and civilians conspired...

Unabridged: 2 hr 52 min
Narrator: Rachel Botchan
Published: 08/31/2021
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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?, Janet B. Pascal

What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

by Janet B. Pascal

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Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find...

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min
What Was?
Narrator: Minka Wiltz
Published: 10/05/2021
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What Was Pearl Harbor?, Patricia Brennan Demuth

What Was Pearl Harbor?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth...

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A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to ...

Unabridged: 55 min
What Was?
Narrator: Eric Sharp
Published: 10/05/2021
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What Was Hurricane Katrina?, Robin Koontz

What Was Hurricane Katrina?

by Robin Koontz

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On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit...

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min
What Was?
Narrator: Asia Rainey
Published: 10/05/2021
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Your Legacy A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History, Schele Williams

Your Legacy

by Schele Williams

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Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 year...

Unabridged: 24 min
Narrator: Schele Williams
Published: 10/21/2021
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Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?, Jim Gigliotti

Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?...

by Jim Gigliotti

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Join the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on his amazing quest to find David Livi...

Unabridged: 58 min
Who Was...?
Narrator: Mehr Dudeja
Published: 12/07/2021
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Major Battles in U.S. History All About the Battle of Gettysburg, Little Bighorn, Normandy and more, Various

Major Battles in U.S. History

by Various

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This close-up look at key battles throughout the history of the United States offers enga...

Unabridged: 49 min
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Published: 10/23/2018
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Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes, Juan Felipe Herrera

Portraits of Hispanic American He...

by Juan Felipe Herrera

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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world T...

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min
Narrator: Luis Moreno
Published: 12/18/2015
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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?, S. A. Kramer

Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?

by S. A. Kramer

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When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he cou...

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min
Who Was...?
Narrator: Kevin Pariseau
Published: 03/26/2019
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The Age of Exploration Totally Getting Lost, Ben Thompson

The Age of Exploration

by Ben Thompson

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Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 49 min
Epic Fails #4
Narrator: L.J. Ganser
Published: 05/24/2019
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Sweet Dreams, Sarah From Slavery to Inventor, Vivian Kirkfield

Sweet Dreams, Sarah

by Vivian Kirkfield

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Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a United States patent....

Unabridged: 26 min
Narrator: Lisa Renee' Pitts
Published: 06/24/2019
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Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment, Nancy B. Kennedy

Women Win the Vote!

by Nancy B. Kennedy

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A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women's suff...

Unabridged: 3 hr 5 min
Narrator: Amanda Dolan
Published: 02/11/2020
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Birmingham 1963 How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support, Shelley Tougas

Birmingham 1963

by Shelley Tougas

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In May 1963 news photographer Charles Moore was on hand to document the Children’s ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min
Captured History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 03/01/2013
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Raising the Flag How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime, Michael Burgan

Raising the Flag

by Michael Burgan

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By February 1945 the United States had been fighting World War II for more than three yea...

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min
Captured History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017
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Migrant Mother How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression, Don Nardo

Migrant Mother

by Don Nardo

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In the 1930s, photographer Dorothea Lange traveled the American West documenting the expe...

Unabridged: 53 min
Captured History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017
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Little Rock Girl 1957 How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration, Shelley Tougas

Little Rock Girl 1957

by Shelley Tougas

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Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an...

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min
Captured History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017
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Tank Man How a Photograph Defined China's Protest Movement, Michael Burgan

Tank Man

by Michael Burgan

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No one knew his name. But soon millions would know about his bravery. For almost two mont...

Unabridged: 51 min
Captured World History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017
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The Blue Marble How a Photograph Revealed Earth's Fragile Beauty, Don Nardo

The Blue Marble

by Don Nardo

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The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They...

Unabridged: 55 min
Captured World History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017
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Hitler in Paris How a Photograph Shocked a World at War, Don Nardo

Hitler in Paris

by Don Nardo

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World War II was in its early days when brutal German dictator Adolf Hitler paid a visit ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min
Captured World History
Narrator: Various Narrators
Published: 08/10/2017