Nuclear Folly
A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Serhii Plokhy
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Nearly 30 years after the end of the Cold War, today's world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis.
Serhii Plokhy's Nuclear Folly offers an international perspective on the crisis, tracing the tortuous decision-making that produced and then resolved it, which involved John Kennedy and his advisers, Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro, and their commanders on the ground. In breathtaking detail, Plokhy vividly recounts the young JFK being played by the canny Khrushchev; the hotheaded Castro willing to defy the USSR and threatening to align himself with China; the Soviet troops on the ground, desperately trying to conceal nuclear installations on Cuba; and the hair-raising near misses at sea that nearly caused a Soviet nuclear-armed submarine to fire its weapons.
More often than not, the Americans and Soviets misread each other, operated under false information, and came perilously close to nuclear catastrophe. Despite these errors, nuclear war was ultimately avoided for one central reason: fear, and the realization that any escalation on either the Soviets' or the Americans' part would lead to mutual destruction.
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In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes hour-by-hour explanation of the crisis itself, but also explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world. Mining new sources and materials, and going far beyond the scope of earlier works on this critical face-off between the United States and the Soviet Union — triggered when Khrushchev began installing missiles in Cuba at Castro's behest....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Important History
- De J. B. Evans en 06-12-21
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The Abyss
- Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Max Hastings, John Hopkins
- Duración: 19 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 180
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history—the Cuban Missile Crisis—providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians, Cubans, Americans, and a terrified world that followed each moment as it unfolded.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good book, but has some issues
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-10-22
De: Max Hastings
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140 Days to Hiroshima
- The Story of Japan’s Last Chance to Avert Armageddon
- De: David Dean Barrett
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 117
On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this heart-pounding account of the war-room drama inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan that led to Armageddon on August 6, 1945. Here are the secret strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in history’s first use of nuclear weapons in combat, and the ensuing chaotic days as the Japanese government struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never Giving Up
- De Rick B en 07-11-20
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1983
- Reagan, Andropov, and a World on the Brink
- De: Taylor Downing
- Narrado por: Ben Onwukwe
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
A riveting, real-life thriller about 1983 - the year tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union nearly brought the world to the point of nuclear Armageddon. The year 1983 was an extremely dangerous one - more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the United States, President Reagan vastly increased defense spending, described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire," and launched the "Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative to shield the country from incoming missiles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, poor narration choices.
- De John Gray en 02-11-19
De: Taylor Downing
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The Washington War
- FDR's Inner Circle and the Politics of Power That Won World War II
- De: James Lacey
- Narrado por: Ray Porter, James Lacey
- Duración: 19 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 125
The Washington War is the story of how the Second World War was fought and won in the capital’s halls of power - and how the United States, which in December 1941 had a nominal army and a decimated naval fleet, was able in only 30 months to fling huge forces onto the European continent and shortly thereafter shatter Imperial Japan’s Pacific strongholds. Three quarters of a century after the overwhelming defeat of the totalitarian Axis forces, the terrifying, razor-thin calculus on which so many critical decisions turned has been forgotten....
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting but tedious
- De Joey en 06-07-20
De: James Lacey
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JFK's War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated
- De: Douglas Horne
- Narrado por: Larry Wayne
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 71
Ever since researchers and commentators began questioning the conclusions of the Warren Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the response has been: Why would the US national-security establishment - that is, the military and the CIA - kill Kennedy? As Douglas P. Horne details in this audiobook, JFK's War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated, the answer is because Kennedy's ideas about foreign policy collided with those of the US national-security establishment during the height of the Cold War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FINALLY THE TRUTH!
- De Helen Williamson en 05-28-16
De: Douglas Horne
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Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- De: Martin Indyk
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 25 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
More than 20 years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed. Martin Indyk - a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013 - has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sad in its lack of creativity
- De Uri Pilichowski en 11-16-21
De: Martin Indyk
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The Doomsday Machine
- De: Daniel Ellsberg
- Narrado por: Steven Cooper
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,036
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 916
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 914
The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising insider's account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization, whose legacy - and renewal under the Obama administration - threatens the very survival of humanity. It is scarcely possible to estimate the true dangers of our present nuclear policies without penetrating the secret realities of the nuclear strategy of the late Eisenhower and early Kennedy years, when Ellsberg had high-level access to them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Insider Story
- De Terry Masters en 12-07-17
De: Daniel Ellsberg
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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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The Twilight War
- The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
- De: David Crist
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 25 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 177
For the past three decades, the United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several US administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground in virtually every section of The Twilight War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most authoritative book on conflict on Iran, hands down.
- De David T en 07-14-19
De: David Crist
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Plan of Attack
- De: Bob Woodward
- Narrado por: Boyd Gaines
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 383
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 125
Plan of Attack is the definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies launched a preemptive attack to topple Saddam Hussein and occupy Iraq. Bob Woodward's latest landmark account of Washington decision making provides an original, authoritative narrative of behind-the-scenes maneuvering, examining the causes and consequences of the most controversial war since Vietnam.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rorschach Test
- De Michael en 05-03-04
De: Bob Woodward
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The Mantle of Command
- FDR at War, 1941–1942
- De: Nigel Hamilton
- Narrado por: Brad Sanders
- Duración: 20 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Based on years of archival research and interviews with the last surviving aides and Roosevelt family members, Nigel Hamilton offers a definitive account of FDR’s masterful - and underappreciated - command of the Allied war effort. Hamilton takes listeners inside FDR’s White House Oval Study - his personal command center - and into the meetings where he battled with Churchill about strategy and tactics and overrode the near mutinies of his own generals and secretary of war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Terrible Narration
- De Ross Mackey en 04-11-22
De: Nigel Hamilton
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Road to Disaster
- A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam
- De: Brian VanDeMark
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 23 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 78
Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite many words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to explain why such decent and previously successful men stumbled so badly. That changes with Road to Disaster. Historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own interviews with many of those involved, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as Defense Secretaries for Kennedy and Johnson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vietnam Veteran
- De Jim Rollins en 04-02-19
De: Brian VanDeMark
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Thirteen Days
- A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- De: Robert F. Kennedy
- Narrado por: Kurt Elftmann
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 237
In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a foreword to this edition, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light from the former Soviet Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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IF YOU LOVE HISTORY"""
- De Max & Lucy en 02-24-19
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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
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 277
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 249
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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Shadow Strike
- Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power
- De: Yaakov Katz
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 198
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 198
On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria. Israel often flew into Syria as a warning to President Bashar al-Assad. But this time, there was no warning and no explanation. This was a covert operation, with one goal: to destroy a nuclear reactor being built by North Korea under a tight veil of secrecy in the Syrian desert. Shadow Strike tells, for the first time, the story of the espionage, military might and psychological warfare behind Israel’s operation to stop one of the greatest known acts of nuclear proliferation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Important Book!
- De Gerald J. Vogt en 05-10-19
De: Yaakov Katz
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Berlin 1961
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
- De: Frederick Kempe
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 20 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 304
A former Wall Street Journal editor and the current president and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Frederick Kempe draws on recently released documents and personal interviews to re-create the powder keg that was 1961 Berlin. In Cold War Berlin, the United States and the Soviet Union stand nose to nose, with the possibility of nuclear war just one misstep away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I am scared in retrospect
- De theenglishmajor en 06-26-11
De: Frederick Kempe
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The Nazi Conspiracy
- The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
- De: Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 917
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 813
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 810
In 1943, as the war against Nazi Germany raged abroad, President Franklin Roosevelt had a critical goal: a face-to-face sit-down with his allies Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. This first-ever meeting of the Big Three in Tehran, Iran, would decide some of the most crucial strategic details of the war. Yet when the Nazis found out about the meeting, their own secret plan took shape—an assassination plot that would’ve changed history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book!
- De Luke Einfeldt en 01-18-23
De: Brad Meltzer, y otros
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- De: Michael Dobbs
- Narrado por: Bob Walter
- Duración: 16 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 737
In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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On the verge of annihilation.
- De MikeCG en 01-22-09
De: Michael Dobbs
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The Last Empire
- The Final Days of the Soviet Union
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
On Christmas, 1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to declare an American victory in the Cold War: Earlier that day Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as the first and last Soviet president. The enshrining of that narrative, one in which the end of the Cold War was linked to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the triumph of democratic values over communism, took center stage in American public discourse immediately after Bush's speech and has persisted for decades. As Serhii Plokhy reveals, the collapse of the Soviet Union was anything but the handiwork of the US.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Full of Holes; Horrid Narrator
- De Donald en 03-02-23
De: Serhii Plokhy
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Restricted Data
- The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
- De: Alex Wellerstein
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 17 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author's efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly American: rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Alright. Some interesting facts
- De Dustin C. en 07-28-24
De: Alex Wellerstein
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Thirteen Days
- A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- De: Robert F. Kennedy
- Narrado por: Kurt Elftmann
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 237
In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a foreword to this edition, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light from the former Soviet Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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IF YOU LOVE HISTORY"""
- De Max & Lucy en 02-24-19
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The Button
- The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
- De: William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Garbage political tripe
- De Bryan Beaty en 03-15-21
De: William J. Perry, y otros
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Atomic Awakening
- A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power
- De: James Mahaffey
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,086
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 974
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 970
The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness - some deliberate, some accidental. The result of this fixation on bombs and fallout is that the development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book. Atrocious robot narration.
- De Ted en 07-11-19
De: James Mahaffey
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- De: Michael Dobbs
- Narrado por: Bob Walter
- Duración: 16 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 737
In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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On the verge of annihilation.
- De MikeCG en 01-22-09
De: Michael Dobbs
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The Last Empire
- The Final Days of the Soviet Union
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
On Christmas, 1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to declare an American victory in the Cold War: Earlier that day Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as the first and last Soviet president. The enshrining of that narrative, one in which the end of the Cold War was linked to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the triumph of democratic values over communism, took center stage in American public discourse immediately after Bush's speech and has persisted for decades. As Serhii Plokhy reveals, the collapse of the Soviet Union was anything but the handiwork of the US.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Full of Holes; Horrid Narrator
- De Donald en 03-02-23
De: Serhii Plokhy
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Restricted Data
- The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
- De: Alex Wellerstein
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 17 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author's efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly American: rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Alright. Some interesting facts
- De Dustin C. en 07-28-24
De: Alex Wellerstein
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Thirteen Days
- A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- De: Robert F. Kennedy
- Narrado por: Kurt Elftmann
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 237
In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a foreword to this edition, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light from the former Soviet Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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IF YOU LOVE HISTORY"""
- De Max & Lucy en 02-24-19
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The Button
- The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
- De: William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Garbage political tripe
- De Bryan Beaty en 03-15-21
De: William J. Perry, y otros
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Atomic Awakening
- A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power
- De: James Mahaffey
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,086
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 974
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 970
The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness - some deliberate, some accidental. The result of this fixation on bombs and fallout is that the development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book. Atrocious robot narration.
- De Ted en 07-11-19
De: James Mahaffey
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After Hitler
- The Last Ten Days of World War II in Europe
- De: Michael Jones
- Narrado por: Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
With the world at war, 10 days can feel like a lifetime.... On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin. But victory over the Nazi regime was not celebrated in Western Europe until May 8 and in Russia a day later, on the ninth. Why did a peace agreement take so much time? How did this brutal, protracted conflict coalesce into its unlikely endgame? After Hitler shines a light on 10 fascinating days after that infamous suicide that changed the course of the 20th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The slow end to World War II in Europe
- De Mike From Mesa en 04-10-16
De: Michael Jones
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Lost Kingdom
- The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and the prizewinning author of Chernobyl, the essential history of Russian imperialism. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine - only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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More like a history of Languages spoke in Russia.
- De kucherv en 10-24-17
De: Serhii Plokhy
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The Gates of Europe
- A History of Ukraine
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 15 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's territory and its existence as a sovereign nation. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraine's past in order to understand its present and future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An extraordinarily good book
- De Specs2789 en 03-01-23
De: Serhii Plokhy
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Atoms and Ashes
- A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents—Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima—Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power, both for military and peaceful purposes, while offering a vivid account of how individuals and governments make decisions under extraordinary circumstances.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This was a pretty sensational and biased book.
- De J. Seawright en 06-11-22
De: Serhii Plokhy
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Safely to Earth
- The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home
- De: Jack Clemons
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
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In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons - a former lead engineer in support of NASA - takes listeners behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years. Discover the people, the events, and the risks involved in one of the most important parts of space missions: bringing the astronauts back home to Earth. Clemons joined Project Apollo in 1968, a young engineer inspired by science fiction and electrified by John F. Kennedy's challenge to the nation to put a man on the moon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jack Clemons has all the right stuff in this book
- De Michael N. Kafes en 10-16-18
De: Jack Clemons
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Red Moon Rising
- Sputnik and the Hidden Rivals That Ignited the Space Age
- De: Matthew Brzezinski
- Narrado por: Charles Stransky
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
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On October 4, 1957, a time of Cold War paranoia, the Soviet Union secretly launched the Earth's first artificial moon. No bigger than a basketball, the tiny satellite was powered by a car battery. Yet, for all its simplicity, Sputnik stunned the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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awesome
- De Thomas en 06-25-09
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Flying from the Black Hole
- The B-52 Navigator-Bombardiers of Vietnam
- De: Robert O. Harder
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
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Air Force navigators and bombardiers have long labored under the shadow of pilots - their contributions undervalued, misunderstood, or unknown to the general public. This was especially the case with the non-pilot officer aircrew in the Vietnam and Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress. Of the six people who operated the bomber, three wore navigator wings - two of those men were also bombardiers, the other an electronic warfare officer. Without the navigator-bombardiers in particular, executing the nuclear war strike plan or flying Southeast Asian bombing sorties would have been impossible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Today I learned something new.
- De Rob Wilson en 02-20-21
De: Robert O. Harder
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Spies of the Deep
- The Untold Truth About the Most Terrifying Incident in Submarine Naval History and How Putin Used the Tragedy to Ignite a New Cold War
- De: W. Craig Reed
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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A decade after the Cold War, a violent explosion sent the Russian submarine Kursk to the bottom of the Barents Sea. The Russians claimed an outdated torpedo caused the incident and refused help from the West while 23 survivors died before they could be rescued. When Russian naval officers revealed evidence of a collision with a US spy sub, Vladimir Putin squelched the allegations and fired the officers. In Spies of the Deep, W. Craig Reed shatters the lies told by both Russian and US officials and exposes several shocking truths.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Feeble Attempt to Frighten
- De Calvin Reames en 07-13-21
De: W. Craig Reed
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Thirteen Days in September
- Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
- De: Lawrence Wright
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall, Lawrence Wright
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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A gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, one which endures to this day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lessons in Negotiation
- De David en 06-18-15
De: Lawrence Wright
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout contaminated half the continent, and thousands fell ill. In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to tell the dramatic stories of the firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who heroically extinguished the nuclear inferno. He lays bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Companions to Each Other
- De Tim en 06-04-19
De: Serhii Plokhy
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The Spectre of War
- International Communism and the Origins of World War II
- De: Jonathan Haslam
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 17 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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The Spectre of War looks at a subject we thought we knew - the roots of the Second World War - and upends our assumptions with a masterful new interpretation. Looking beyond traditional explanations based on diplomatic failures or military might, Jonathan Haslam explores the neglected thread connecting them all: the fear of Communism prevalent across continents during the interwar period.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Sharp Arguments on Mid Century Geopolitics
- De Jose en 04-09-23
De: Jonathan Haslam
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Racing for the Bomb
- The True Story of General Leslie R. Groves, the Man Behind the Birth of the Atomic Age
- De: Robert S. Norris
- Narrado por: Peter Johnson
- Duración: 23 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Revealed for the first time in Racing for the Bomb, Groves played a crucial and decisive role in the planning, timing, and targeting of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions. Norris offers new insights into the complex and controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the bomb in Japan and Groves' actions during World War II, which had a lasting imprint on the nuclear age and the Cold War that followed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- De Jean en 04-22-15
De: Robert S. Norris
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Nuclear Folly
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- PW
- 12-10-22
Terrific book
Scary time that could have been much worse. Great story telling. Kennedy did not heed the advice of his generals to the benefit of the world.
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- Rachel
- 09-27-24
Putting the reader in the story
I appreciated the authors ability to walk the reader through the missile crisis from both sides. I have a great understanding of this events impact on arms control efforts and also appreciated the voice performance.
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- Andrew McFarland
- 03-01-24
Incredible Narrative
Enjoyed hearing the Russian perspective on several of the lesser known details of the crisis. Supplemental and worth the time for education on where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
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- Robert from Brookline
- 08-22-21
A Must Read
If you are interested in the Cuban Missile Crisis or how mistakes can happen at the highest levels of governments, this is a must read.
The author references a multitude of primary sources and tells a story of the crisis that I believe is true but never imagined. I have read articles about the crisis and even transcripts of Kennedy's secret White House recordings but after reading this book I realize that they are all incomplete and give one side only.
I firmly believe that this can happen again if we elect the wrong people into office. After reading the book I think you will feel the same way.
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