1972, The Longest Year in History, Volume 1
BLAKE LEE MAHON
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
1972 was not just a year—it was a turning point in the story of humanity. Time itself bent when leap seconds were added for the first time in history, but that technical anomaly only hinted at the deeper truth: history was moving faster than the world could process. In this gripping and masterfully written narrative, 1972, The Longest Year takes readers across continents and crises— from the bloodstained streets of Belfast and the tragic failures of Munich's Olympic Games, to the roaring skies of Operation Linebacker in Vietnam and the quiet triumph of Nixon stepping into Beijing. Diplomacy and devastation walked hand in hand; détente with Moscow and Beijing unfolded even as bombs fell on Hanoi. This book reveals how a single year carried wars, revolutions, assassinations, space missions, genocides, and political scandals that would shape the next half-century.
But this is also a story of humanity's dreams and contradictions. As astronauts left the last human footprints on the Moon and gifted the world the "Blue Marble" image of Earth, the planet below trembled with earthquakes in Nicaragua, genocide in Burundi, and the forced expulsion of thousands under Idi Amin. Technology was quietly rewriting the future—Intel's microprocessor, Atari's Pong, and the birth of handheld calculators—while cinema, music, and art exploded into new forms with The Godfather, Ziggy Stardust, MAS*H, and Fischer vs. Spassky's chess war. Through meticulous research and cinematic storytelling, Blake Lee Mahon brings this extraordinary year to life—not as a collection of events, but as the moment the modern world was reforged.
Duration - 16h 7m.
Author - Blake Lee Mahon.
Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G.
Published Date - Wednesday, 22 January 2025.
Copyright - © 1999 BLAKE LEE MAHON ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
BLAKE LEE MAHON
Digital Voice Matt G
THE LONGEST YEAR TRILOGY
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. 1972 was not just a year—it was a turning point in the story of humanity. Time itself bent when leap seconds were added for the first time in history, but that technical anomaly only hinted at the deeper truth: history was moving faster than the world could process. In this gripping and masterfully written narrative, 1972, The Longest Year takes readers across continents and crises— from the bloodstained streets of Belfast and the tragic failures of Munich's Olympic Games, to the roaring skies of Operation Linebacker in Vietnam and the quiet triumph of Nixon stepping into Beijing. Diplomacy and devastation walked hand in hand; détente with Moscow and Beijing unfolded even as bombs fell on Hanoi. This book reveals how a single year carried wars, revolutions, assassinations, space missions, genocides, and political scandals that would shape the next half-century. But this is also a story of humanity's dreams and contradictions. As astronauts left the last human footprints on the Moon and gifted the world the "Blue Marble" image of Earth, the planet below trembled with earthquakes in Nicaragua, genocide in Burundi, and the forced expulsion of thousands under Idi Amin. Technology was quietly rewriting the future—Intel's microprocessor, Atari's Pong, and the birth of handheld calculators—while cinema, music, and art exploded into new forms with The Godfather, Ziggy Stardust, MAS*H, and Fischer vs. Spassky's chess war. Through meticulous research and cinematic storytelling, Blake Lee Mahon brings this extraordinary year to life—not as a collection of events, but as the moment the modern world was reforged. Duration - 16h 7m. Author - Blake Lee Mahon. Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G. Published Date - Wednesday, 22 January 2025. Copyright - © 1999 BLAKE LEE MAHON ©.
Language:
English
Introduction — 1972: The Longest Year in History
Duration:00:34:18
Chapter 1 — The Year That Wouldn’t End
Duration:00:25:42
A Machine Bound for the Stars
Duration:00:01:25
The Limits to Growth
Duration:00:01:25
The Godfather Arrives
Duration:00:01:10
Rights in the Courts and Congress
Duration:00:01:49
The Easter Offensive Begins
Duration:00:01:15
A Month of Contrasts
Duration:00:30:43
Chapter 2 — Fire in Derry
Duration:01:01:43
Chapter 3 — Ghosts of Old Wars: Shoichi Yokoi
Duration:00:57:41
Chapter 4 — Nixon in Beijing
Duration:00:57:33
Chapter 5 — February in Flames and Hope
Duration:00:54:20
Chapter 6 — The Limits of Growth (March 1972)
Duration:00:51:43
Chapter 7 — Easter Firestorm (April 1972)
Duration:00:53:48
Chapter 8 — Apollo 16 and the Moon’s Last Footsteps
Duration:00:51:04
Chapter 9 — The Biological Weapons Ban
Duration:00:58:08
Chapter 10 — Burundi in Blood
Duration:00:55:56
Chapter 11 — Chile’s Copper Gamble
Duration:01:01:01
Chapter 12 — Seeds of a New World
Duration:00:51:35
APPENDIX 1: 1972 — DAILY CHRONOLOGY
Duration:00:49:13
APPENDIX 2: Top 50 impactful Events
Duration:00:07:10
APPENDIX 3: Profiles of Leaders
Duration:00:59:18
APPENDIX 4 — Treaty Documents & Key Speeches
Duration:00:34:02
APPENDIX 4 — Terror & Assassinations Log (1972)
Duration:01:24:25
APPENDIX 5 — Bibliography & Suggested reading
Duration:00:20:40