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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 110
The image of the Baron de Steuben training Washington's ragged, demoralized troops in the snow at Valley Forge is part of the iconography of our Revolutionary heritage, but most history fans know little more about this fascinating figure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great history good naration
- De Matthew en 11-18-08
De: Paul Lockhart
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Turncoat
- Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
- De: Stephen Brumwell
- Narrado por: Andrew Sellon
- Duración: 17 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold's defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had come to resent the lack of recognition for his merits and sacrifices. In this provocative book, Stephen Brumwell challenges such interpretations and draws on unexplored archives to reveal other crucial factors that illuminate Arnold's abandonment of the revolutionary cause he once championed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uniquely Informative
- De Brenda McAteer en 07-31-18
De: Stephen Brumwell
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Scipio Africanus
- Greater Than Napoleon
- De: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 623
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 554
Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander, he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in public memory. As B. H. Liddell Hart writes, "Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses - many still feasible today - than those of any other commander in history." Any military enthusiast or historian will find this to be an absorbing, gripping portrait.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent performance of a tough script.
- De A. Johnson en 12-23-19
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General Ulysses S. Grant
- The Soldier and the Man
- De: Edward G. Longacre
- Narrado por: Jonathan Walker
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
Despite his reputation for rash decisions, brutal tactics, and intemperate behavior, Ulysses S. Grant was the only Union general who could win the war for Lincoln. Grant's aggressive strategies, swift movements and uncompromising battlefield attacks were praised in the North, feared in the South, and reviled by many of his own associates and staff. General Grant is, perhaps, one of the most controversial, enigmatic, and misunderstood generals in our nation's history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Biography
- De Morgan en 07-14-11
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1777
- The Year of the Hangman
- De: John S. Pancake
- Narrado por: Robert Thaler
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
A revisionist view of the Revolution's most crucial year...it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne's Canadian expedition and Howe's Pennsylvania campaign. There is a wealth of fascinating detail in this book, including information on arms and supplies, rations for women camp followers, and even the numbers of carts (30-odd) carrying Burgoyne's luggage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good
- De William en 08-22-16
De: John S. Pancake
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Crucible of Command
- Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee - the War They Fought, the Peace They Forged
- De: William C. Davis
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 21 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 377
They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. Exploring their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds, William C. Davis finds surprising similarities between the two men.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Plutarch looks at Grant and Lee ...
- De Orson en 02-24-15
De: William C. Davis
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Robert E. Lee
- De: Emory M. Thomas
- Narrado por: Richard Davidson
- Duración: 22 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
With absorbing power, Emory M. Thomas tells the story of one of the most revered figures in American history. A story of triumph and tragedy, this stunning biography provides a fascinating glimpse at the man behind the Civil War legend. Revealing the "whole" Lee in this enthralling, detailed saga, Thomas portrays him as a man driven by the paradoxes in his own personality. Here is the Lee who is both a legend and a man. Heroic and larger than life in battle; insecure and unfulfilled in private life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Robert E. Lee by Emory M. Thomas
- De Ray en 08-08-13
De: Emory M. Thomas
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William Tecumseh Sherman
- In the Service of My Country: A Life
- De: James Lee McDonough
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,457
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,297
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,289
General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts, and who lived much of his life separated from his family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Fair and Balanced View of Sherman
- De Nostromo en 12-02-16
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Marshall and His Generals
- U.S. Army Commanders in World War II
- De: Stephen R. Taaffe
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 17 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
General George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the US Army during World War II, faced the daunting task not only of overseeing two theaters of a global conflict but also of selecting the best generals to carry out American grand strategy. Marshall and His Generals is the first and only book to focus entirely on that selection process and the performances, both stellar and disappointing, that followed from it. Stephen Taaffe explores how and why Marshall selected the Army's commanders.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Marshall's Black Book
- De Jean en 12-18-17
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Supreme Command
- Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
- De: Eliot A. Cohen
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show, the politicians or the generals? In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen examines four great democratic war statesmen - Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion - to reveal the surprising answer - the politicians. The generals may think they know how to win, but the statesmen are the ones who see the big picture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dated material
- De Charlotte R. Shover en 11-21-20
De: Eliot A. Cohen
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Clouds of Glory
- The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
- De: Michael Korda
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 32 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 974
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 871
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 860
In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times best-selling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly 20 years, bringing to life America's greatest and most iconic hero. Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good But Not Great
- De David Wardell en 05-12-15
De: Michael Korda
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The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant
- A General Who Will Fight
- De: Harry S. Laver
- Narrado por: J. Scott Bennett
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
A General Who Will Fight is a detailed study of leadership that explores Grant's rise from undisciplined cadet to commanding general of the United States Army. Some experts have attributed Grant's success to superior manpower and technology, to the help he received from other Union armies, or even to a ruthless willingness to sacrifice his own men. Harry S. Laver, however, refutes these arguments and reveals that the only viable explanation for Grant's success lies in his leadership skill, professional competence, and unshakable resolve.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A quick focus on a interesting man
- De cosmitron en 07-11-18
De: Harry S. Laver
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The Grand Design
- Strategy and the U.S. Civil War
- De: Donald Stoker
- Narrado por: Thomas Dunn
- Duración: 17 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
Despite the abundance of books on the Civil War, not one has focused exclusively on what was in fact the determining factor in the outcome of the conflict: differences in union and southern strategy. In The Grand Design, Stoker examines how Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis identified their political goals and worked with their generals to craft the military means to achieve them - or how they often failed to do so.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Shoddy
- De Glenn en 12-26-13
De: Donald Stoker
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Embattled Rebel
- Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Civil War
- De: James M. McPherson
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 5 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 90
History has not been kind to Jefferson Davis. Many Americans of his own time and in later generations considered him an incompetent leader, not to mention a traitor. Not so, argues James M. McPherson. In Embattled Rebel, McPherson shows us that Davis might have been on the wrong side of history, but that it is too easy to diminish him because of his cause’s failure. Gravely ill throughout much of the Civil War, Davis nevertheless shaped and articulated the principal policy of the Confederacy—the quest for independent nationhood—with clarity and force.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Jean en 10-18-14
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On War
- De: Carl Von Clausewitz
- Narrado por: Fardeen MacKenzie
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 97
Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist. On War (also widely known by its German name Vom Kriege) is considered to be Clausewitz’s magnum opus, despite the fact it remained unfinished at the time of his death. Published posthumously between 1832 and 1835 by Clausewitz’s wife, On War delivers a deep insight into various concepts and schools of thought connected to war. Using a vast amount of historical examples, Clausewitz explores the political, philosophical, and ethical implications of war.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Incomplete...only contains Books I-IV (1-4).
- De Anthony en 06-14-20