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Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a "war of continents"? In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea.
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An Unengaging Survey that Disappoints
- De Scott Eckert en 08-06-20
De: Evan Mawdsley
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The Definitive FDR
- Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940) and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)
- De: James MacGregor Burns
- Narrado por: David Stifel
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest serving president in US history, reshaping the country during the crises of the Great Depression and World War II. James MacGregor Burns's magisterial two-volume biography tells the complete life story of the fascinating political figure who instituted the New Deal. The Lion and the Fox details Roosevelt's youth, education, and his rise to national prominence, through his first two terms as president. The Soldier of Freedom is a moving profile of a leader gifted with rare political talent in an era of extraordinary challenges.
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- De Ryan Baumbach en 02-16-24
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When Titans Clashed
- How the Red Army Stopped Hitler
- De: David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House
- Narrado por: James Romick
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
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Revised and updated to reflect recent Russian and Western scholarship on the subject, this new edition maintains the 1995 original's distinction as a crucial volume in the history of World War II and of the Soviet Union and the most informed and compelling perspective on one of the greatest military confrontations of all time.
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The largest conflict in human history
- De Eddie en 05-15-22
De: David M. Glantz, y otros
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The Second World Wars
- How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
- De: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 23 h y 28 m
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The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory.
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The story behind the story of WW 2
- De LARRY DINKIN en 02-07-19
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Case White
- The Invasion of Poland 1939
- De: Robert Forczyk
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 15 h y 31 m
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The German invasion of Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. The Polish military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and outclassed by the Wehrmacht, yet in fact it was well-equipped with modern weapons and armor.
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Surprise
- De Kindle Customer en 11-24-19
De: Robert Forczyk
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The Secret History of World War II
- Spies, Code Breakers, & Covert Operations
- De: Neil Kagan, Stephen G. Hyslop
- Narrado por: Andrew Reilly
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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From the authors who created Eyewitness to World War II and numerous other best-selling reference books, this is the shocking story behind the covert activity that shaped the outcome of one of the world's greatest conflicts - and the destiny of millions of people. National Geographic's landmark book illuminates World War II as never before. Seven narrative chapters reveal the truth behind the lies and deception that shaped the "secret war".
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War in the Shadows
- De Tim McGreer en 06-09-20
De: Neil Kagan, y otros
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Bismarck
- The Man and the Statesman
- De: A.J.P. Taylor
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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In this compelling biography, historian A. J. P. Taylor reevaluates Bismarck's motives and methods, focusing on the chancellor's rise to power in the 1860s and his removal from office in 1890.
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Good, but read a primer first
- De Paolo Menuez en 06-12-18
De: A.J.P. Taylor
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The First Soldier
- Hitler as Military Leader
- De: Stephen G. Fritz
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 21 h y 59 m
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After Germany's humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their country's brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the Führer's erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization of Hitler as an ill-informed fantasist and demonstrates the ways in which his strategy was coherent and even competent.
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Interesting perspectives of WW2.
- De Gregory Maus en 06-30-24
De: Stephen G. Fritz
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Max Hastings on War
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Max Hastings
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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Hastings has been a life-long student of warfare, a ‘chronicler of conflict’, working first as a foreign correspondent on battlefields, then as a prolific prize-winning historian of the 20th century’s greatest struggles. He has now been studying warfare for over fifty years, published thirty books, and given hundreds of talks and lectures. Here are thirteen of the best. Addressing questions of truth versus myth and revisiting many last-generation narratives, Hastings leads us through the most important conflicts in recent times.
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A Career Summary of Hastings’ Work
- De David A en 10-04-22
De: Max Hastings
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The Western Front
- A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
- De: Nick Lloyd
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
- Duración: 20 h y 39 m
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The Western Front evokes images of mud-spattered men in waterlogged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts and machine-gun fire by a few feet of dirt. This iconic setting was the most critical arena of the Great War. In this epic narrative history, the first volume in a groundbreaking trilogy on the Great War, Nick Lloyd captures the horrific fighting on the Western Front beginning with the surprise German invasion of Belgium in August 1914 and taking us to the Armistice of November 1918.
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Incisive Overview
- De J.Brock en 01-19-22
De: Nick Lloyd
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Khrushchev
- The Man and His Era
- De: William Taubman
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 34 h y 36 m
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world.
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Remarkable story That very few people know of
- De Zaidan en 03-21-23
De: William Taubman
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Paris 1919
- Six Months That Changed the World
- De: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 25 h y 47 m
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Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world.
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Good book, well narrated
- De W. F. Rucker en 02-07-09
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Why the Allies Won
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- Ted
- 10-18-22
Thorough, efficient and precise, if somewhat dry
Overy does here exactly what the title promises. When I say that the book is somewhat dry, I mean that it reads — and, in Runger’s careful, slightly pedantic narration, sounds — a bit like an academic lecture, the sort of thing one hears, say, in a Great Courses audiobook. I kept finding my mind wandering during Overy’s precise and thorough analysis, perhaps because it just isn’t as colorful, moving, and eloquent as Max Hastings’ four-hour survey of the war (“World War II: All You Need to Know”) and lacks that shorter book’s illustrative anecdotes.
When Hastings writes of Stalin, it's with an obvious loathing for the man's cruelty and tyranny, even when noting Stalin's military victories. He never allows you to forget what the Russian people sacrificed -- were forced at gunpoint to sacrifice -- and how Stalin was as much a monster as Hitler was. When Overy writes of him, it's practically emotionless; in fact, his tone is often genuinely admiring, because he focuses only on the military outcome, not on the government's crimes against its own citizens. I respect this book for the clarity of its analysis and for the information it conveys, but it lacks the moral dimension -- and the sheer human interest -- one finds in Hastings' book.
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- 04-09-19
STRENGTHENED MY WWII HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Enjoyable read Good learning!
The detail and approach of this book was unique
Turns out the US did not win WWII as easily as I thought
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- From Boston
- 03-04-24
An Excellent Comprehensive Chronicle
I found this book to be well-written and extremely informative as it presented details of the war effort not usually covered in histories of the conflict. The chapters on the Soviet efforts to persevere in the factories and on the battlefields were well-done. The candid consideration of the difficulties of the Anglo-American alliance, the lengthy debate about the invasion of France, and the missteps in the Allied invasion at Anzio were excellent. The author provides well-prepared and well-researched work on many individual aspects of both theaters of the war, covering culture, economics, logistics and the various battlefields of the land, air and sea. Mr. Runger's narration was superb.
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Wonderful
This is a wonderful reading with just the right content spoken in a sonorous tone to drift off to sleep. Highly recommended if you are both a fan of Richard Overy and delicious sleep.
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- Mark McLaughlin
- 07-16-21
A good read
The book was long but nonetheless a good read. Overy opening remarks about allied economic myths and truths was fascinating
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- Frank Hamilton
- 04-17-20
Why the Allies Won
This book solidified many of the factors attributed to by other historians. It’s true value is in dispelling certain myths and misconceptions about attaining victory and its analysis of contrasting leadership and management of the war.
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- Pianoplayer
- 01-31-24
The thoroughness of detail and an honest assessment
I appreciated the honest, through and introspective coverage of the events and circumstances treated throughout the book.
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- Margaret
- 05-14-24
A book to read and reread
The more you learn about the history of WWII and its characters and issues and places, the richer this book gets. It's really good.
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- 03-19-19
Proof of Concept "we could have lost the war !"
History the way it could have been . The idea that the allies might have lost is not as farfetched as you that think. The author delves into the scenarios and conditions that made up the Second World War in Europe and the Pacific. Victory was not a forgone conclusion and the leadership on both sides made decisions that could have changed the outcome. A good study of the war.
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- Raphael PS
- 04-11-19
Absolutely phenomenal
One of the most comprehensive books on the outcome of World War I, broken up neatly into descriptions and analyses of various events of the war. Easy to listen to. Highly recommended to all interested in the war.
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