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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
The most terrible emergency in Britain's history, the Second World War, required an unprecedented national effort. An exhausted country had to fight an unexpectedly long war and found itself much diminished amongst the victors. The outcome of the war was nonetheless a triumph, not least for a political system that proved well adapted to the demands of a total conflict and for a population who had to make many sacrifices but who were spared most of the horrors experienced in the rest of Europe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Performance, Biased with out a warning!
- De dell992 en 06-21-16
De: Daniel Todman
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The First World War
- De: Hew Strachan
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
A century has passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. The First World War was a truly global conflict from the start, with many of the most decisive battles fought in or directly affecting the Balkans, Africa, and the Ottoman Empire. Even more than World War II, the First World War continues to shape the politics and international relations of our world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding narrative of the military action
- De Tad Davis en 04-30-17
De: Hew Strachan
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Embers of War
- The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
- De: Fredrik Logevall
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 32 h y 15 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 260
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 233
In this landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam, author Fredrik Logevall taps newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations and traces the path that led two Western nations to tragically lose their way in the jungles of Southeast Asia. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France’s final years in Indochina - and describes how, from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Understanding Why We failed the People of Vietnam
- De VA en 03-22-21
De: Fredrik Logevall
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Nomonhan, 1939
- The Red Army's Victory that Shaped World War II
- De: Stuart D. Goldman
- Narrado por: John FitzGibbon
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense, Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian- Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war. The author draws on Japanese, Soviet, and western sources to put the seemingly obscure conflict - actually a small undeclared war - into its proper global geo-strategic perspective.The book describes how the Soviets, in response to a border conflict provoked by Japan, launched an offensive in August 1939 that wiped out the Japanese forces at Nomonhan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nomonhan: Why Japan Demurred
- De William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). en 08-03-14
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Hitler's American Gamble
- Pearl Harbor and Germany's March to Global War
- De: Brendan Simms, Charlie Laderman
- Narrado por: Damian Lynch
- Duración: 16 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 127
By early December 1941, war had changed much of the world beyond recognition. Nazi Germany occupied most of the European continent, while in Asia, the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned China into a battleground. But these conflicts were not yet inextricably linked - and the United States remained at peace. Hitler’s American Gamble recounts the five days that upended everything: December 7 to 11.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A waste of time based on a flawed premise
- De Grant en 11-30-21
De: Brendan Simms, y otros
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Lemay
- De: Barrett Tillman
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 6 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 241
Packed with breathtaking air battles and ground tactics, this new addition to the Great Generals series features the controversial command and strategies of the former Air Force Chief of Staff. Curtis LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Biased Look at A Great Air Force Leader
- De Bishop en 02-11-20
De: Barrett Tillman
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George Marshall: A Biography
- De: Debi Unger, Irwin Unger
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 152
A major historical biography of George C. Marshall - the general who ran the U.S. campaign during the Second World War, the Secretary of State who oversaw the successful rebuilding of post-war Europe, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - and the first to offer a complete picture of his life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Jean en 11-12-14
De: Debi Unger, y otros
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The Iraq War
- De: John Keegan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
John Keegan, whom the New York Review of Books calls "the best historian of our day", now brings his extraordinary expertise to bear on perhaps the most controversial war of our time. In exclusive interviews with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and General Tommy Franks, John Keegan has gathered information about the war that adds immeasurably to our grasp of its causes, complications, costs, and consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Solid, Quick Overview
- De Charles en 12-08-04
De: John Keegan
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For the Common Defense, 3rd Edition
- A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012
- De: Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, William B. Feis
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 33 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Called "the preeminent survey of American military history" by Russell F. Weigley, America's foremost military historian, For the Common Defense is an essential contribution to the field of military history. This third edition provides the most complete and current history of United States defense policy and military institutions and the conduct of America's wars. Without diminishing the value of its earlier editions, authors Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis provide a fresh perspective on the continuing issues that characterize national security policy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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thanks audible
- De JM en 09-15-18
De: Allan R. Millett, y otros
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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
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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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MacArthur at War
- World War II in the Pacific
- De: Walter R. Borneman
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 19 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. Macarthur at War goes deeper into this transformative period of his life than previous biographies, drilling into the military strategy that Walter R. Borneman is so skilled at conveying and exploring how personality and ego translate into military successes and failures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An interesting, but flawed, history
- De Mike From Mesa en 07-29-16
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Winston's War
- Churchill, 1940-1945
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Robin Sachs
- Duración: 25 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 267
A vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime from acclaimed historian Max Hastings, Winston’s War captures the full range of Churchill’s endlessly fascinating character. At once brilliant and infuriating, self-important and courageous, Hastings’s Churchill comes brashly to life as never before. Beginning in 1940, when popular demand elevated Churchill to the role of prime minister, and concluding with the end of the war, Hastings shows us Churchill at his most intrepid and essential, when, by sheer force of will, he kept Britain from collapsing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very different Churchill
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-03-13
De: Max Hastings
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America's War for the Greater Middle East
- A Military History
- De: Andrew J. Bacevich
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro, Andrew J. Bacevich
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 952
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 844
From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift? Andrew J. Bacevich, one of the country's most respected voices on foreign affairs, offers an incisive critical history of this ongoing military enterprise - now more than 30 years old and with no end in sight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Key to Understanding the US Need for Perp. War
- De Darwin8u en 05-01-16
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War of Attrition
- Fighting the First World War
- De: William Philpott
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 17 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 89
The Great War of 1914-1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another, resulting in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition between the world's great economies. Now, 100 years after the first guns of August rang out on the Western front, historian William Philpott reexamines the causes and lingering effects of the first truly modern war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Confusing and disorganized
- De BMC en 08-05-14
De: William Philpott
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The Korean War
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 17 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 244
It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Max Hastings, preeminent military historian, takes us back to the bloody, bitter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of June 1950.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring and Hard Hitting
- De David Ewing en 08-06-07
De: Max Hastings
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The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941
- The War in The West, Volume 1
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 27 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 266
For seven decades, our understanding of World War II has been shaped by a standard narrative built on conventional wisdom, propaganda, the dramatic but narrow experiences of soldiers on the ground, and an early generation of historians. For his new history, James Holland has spent over 12 years unearthing new research, recording original testimony, and visiting battlefields and archives that have never before been so accessible.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Book painfully read
- De richard en 01-21-16
De: James Holland
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre RAF
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- Rory
- 06-18-24
Good history of the creation of the RAF
Wish that it had been more comprehensive (the Battle of Britain is barely mentioned) but the difficulties, both operational and politically, of getting the service established are interesting to learn.
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