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  Tanks of the Eastern Front -...

  Sage Winters

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  The Eastern Front of World War II was a vast and brutal theater of combat that spanned thousands of miles, from the icy steppes of northern Russia to the warm plains of the Ukraine. It was here that some of the largest and most decisive battles of the war took place, involving millions of soldiers, tanks, and aircraft. The conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union began in 1941 with the German invasion under Operation Barbarossa, and it would continue until the final Soviet assault on Berlin in 1945. This epic struggle not only shaped the outcome of the war but also fundamentally altered the future of Europe and the global balance of power. 
    
  The war on the Eastern Front was marked by its sheer scale and the intensity of its combat. The German Army, bolstered by its formidable armored forces, initially swept across Soviet territory with alarming speed, encircling entire Soviet armies and capturing vast stretches of land. However, the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, mobilized its resources and manpower to repel the invasion. The conflict would evolve into a war of attrition, with both sides suffering staggering casualties in their attempt to either conquer or defend the heartland of Eastern Europe. 
    
  The role of tanks on the Eastern Front cannot be overstated. Both the Germans and Soviets relied heavily on armored vehicles, with each side developing and refining its tank forces throughout the war. German tanks, such as the Panzer III, IV, and the iconic Tiger, were initially superior in design and firepower. However, the Soviet Union, despite early setbacks, quickly adapted and mass-produced the T-34, which would become one of the most effective and influential tanks of the war. The T-34’s combination of mobility, armor, and firepower helped shift the balance of armored warfare in favor of the Soviets.

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  British Cinema - A Very Short...

  Charles Barr

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  Cinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the twentieth century at multiple levels: social, political, and educational. The part of British cinema in this has been controversial—often derided as a whole, but also vigorously celebrated, especially in terms of specific films and film-makers. 
   
   
   
  In this Very Short Introduction, Charles Barr considers films and filmmakers, and studios and sponsorship, against the wider view of changing artistic, socio-political, and industrial climates over the decades of the twentieth century. Considering British cinema in the wake of one of the most familiar of cinematic reference points—Alfred Hitchcock—Barr traces how British cinema has developed its own unique path, and has since been celebrated for its innovative approaches and distinctive artistic language.

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  The Chicago Canon on Free...

  Tony Banout, Tom Ginsburg

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  A collection of texts that provide the foundation for the University of Chicago’s longstanding tradition of free expression, principles that are at the center of current debates within higher education and society more broadly. Free inquiry and expression are hotly contested, both on campus and in social and political life. Since its founding in the late nineteenth century, the University of Chicago has been at the forefront of conversations around free speech and academic freedom in higher education. The University’s approach to free expression grew from a sterling reputation as a research university as well as a commitment to American pragmatism and democratic progress, all of which depended on what its first president referred to as the “complete freedom of speech on all subjects.” In 2015, more than 100 years later, then University provost and president J. D. Isaacs and Robert Zimmer echoed this commitment, releasing a statement by a faculty committee led by law professor Geoffrey R. Stone that has come to be known as the Chicago Principles, now adopted or endorsed by one hundred US colleges and universities. These principles are just a part of the long-standing dialogue at the University of Chicago around freedom of expression—its meaning and limits. The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression brings together exemplary documents – some published for the first time here – that explain and situate this ongoing conversation with an introductory essay that brings the tradition to light.
  
  At a time of nationwide campus speech debates, engaging with these texts and the questions they raise is essential to sustaining an environment of broad intellectual and ideological diversity. This book offers a blueprint for the future of higher education’s vital work and points to the civic value of free expression. 

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  Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French politician and philosopher: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Alien Gods of Ancient Times

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  Aliens have been around since the dawn of time. Mankind has given them many names. Angels, ghosts, demons and more. We look to the skies and wonder, but the truth about aliens visiting planet earth is much more profound. It is so startling and so strange that nobody has thought to look in that particular direction. 
   
  Our ancestors developed ways of contacting these aliens and they called them gods. They were beings of light, shining ones, watchers. They were both good and bad, mirroring humanity. They gave great knowledge and after tens of thousands of years mankind suddenly had the ability to create civilization. We built huge monuments in their name and we recorded our contact with them in fables, myths, legends, folklore and religion. We even created grand myths, such as Atlantis, to explain it. 
   
  They were our gods and we worshipped them and recorded their powers, deeds and lives. These gods of the world were in fact not real gods, whatever that means. They were in fact alien invaders and we were the subjects of their rule. 
   
  This is the true story of the aliens in the ancient world.

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  Carpark Climax

  Aural Confessions

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  "My heart began to beat rapidly as the realisation that I wasn’t alone slammed into me. The thought that someone, or even multiple people, are watching every move you make"Macy is inspired by her friend's confession of masturbating at work and decides to try it themselves in a public place. She finds a carpark to masturbate in and enjoys the sensations of the cold aircon and the heat from outside on her bare skin. The risk of getting caught excites her and she decides to move to the back seat to avoid being seen as she spreads her legs…Do you have a kinky confession? Submit your confession anonymously at AuralConfessions.com and we may just feature yours in our next short story.

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