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  • Eisenhower on Leadership

    Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management

    de Alan Axelrod ...
    Based on the findings in recently released archive papers and letters, as well as extensive library and historical resources, Alan Axelrod offers a compelling profile of the remarkable leadership discipline of a general often called a "military CEO." In fascinating detail, Axelrod reveals that Ike was more than a great military leader; he was also a great executive who couldand didwrite a ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Patton: A Biography

    de Alan Axelrod ...
    Series series Great Generals
    Patton is a concise and penetrating biography of one of history's greatest yet most controversial commanders and draws the life of an atavistic warrior-leader who defined modern warfare in the twentieth century's most desperate and destructive theater of combat: World War II.George S. Patton embodied contradiction: a cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Marshall: Lessons in Leadership

    de H. Paul Jeffers, Alan Axelrod ...
    Series series Great Generals
    The gripping story of the only military commander in American history to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.General George C. Marshall was a skillful and compassionate leader with a unique legacy. He never fired a shot during WWII and led no troops into battle—his brilliance was purely strategic and diplomatic, and incredibly effective. He was responsible for the building, supplying, and, in part, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I

    Comprehensive Coverage of the Twentieth Century’s First Global Conflict

    de Alan Axelrod Ph.D. ...
    You’re no idiot, of course. You know that World War I was “the Great War,” and you’re familiar with its images: muddy trenches, poison gas, and a no–man’s–land of craters and barbed wire.But when it comes to understanding its causes, why it dragged on for four years, and how it set the stage for World War II, you’re lost behind enemy lines. Don’t wave the white flag just yet! The Complete Idiot’s ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Civil War, 3rd Edition

    An In-Depth Look at the Dramatic Course of This Conflict

    de Alan Axelrod Ph.D. ...
    A battle ready guide to the deadliest war in American historyCompletely revised for the Sesquicentennial, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Civil War, Third Edition is a comprehensive overview of America's bloodiest war. From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, this book embodies the latest scholarship, offering fascinating stories of the men and women who ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Nazi Germany

    de Robert Smith Thompson, Alan Axelrod Ph.D. ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Understand the rise of a dangerous ideology.There is renewed interest in the Nazi Party that ruled Germany as a fascist state from 1933 to 1945 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. However, the events that led to the rise of Nazism--and the near victory of the Axis Powers in World War II--date back to the economics and politics of 1860s Europe.From facts about the iron-fisted rulers who forged a ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • America

    de Alan Axelrod Ph.D. ...
    Series series History Examined
    Discover the stories that shaped our nationSure, you know that America's colonists won our independence from Great Britain, that Washington became our first president, and that Lincoln freed the slaves. But these key events merely scratch the surface of our nation's history and the moments that helped shape the United States into the rich, diverse, and complex country it is today.America: History ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • America Out Loud

    The Most Inspirational, Irreverent, Intelligent, Ignorant, Influential, and Important Things Americans Have Ever Said—and the Stories Behind Them

    de Alan Axelrod ...
    "Give me liberty or give me death." "Houston, we have a problem." "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." American ears ring with these and hundreds of other declarations, spun out of history. Walt Whitman claimed to "hear America singing," but, mostly, we hear America talking. Out loud. This book features more than 300 quotations from influential Americans, including Benjamin Franklin, ... Leer más

    $9.95 USD

  • Selling the Great War

    The Making of American Propaganda

    de Alan Axelrod ...
    The riveting story of George Creel and the Committee on Public Information—the first and only propaganda initiative sanctioned by the U.S. government.When the people of the United States were reluctant to enter World War I, maverick journalist George Creel created a committee at President Woodrow Wilson's request to sway the tide of public opinion. The Committee on Public Information monopolized ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Profiles in Audacity

    Great Decisions and How They Were Made

    de Alan Axelrod ...
    In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling historian Alan Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history’s most significant figures. Axelrod reexamines history by revealing the answer to the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices—and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The 46 ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Middle East Conflict

    de Alan Axelrod Ph.D. ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    The Middle East is often a pressure cooker of upheaval and the threat of war. Complex dynamics are at work, both culturally and politically, and understanding conflict in this region starts with understanding both recent and ancient events. Noted history writer, Alan Axelrod, PhD, breaks down the stereotypes and biases and helps readers not only understand what has been happening during the last ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • 100 Turning Points in American History

    de Alan Axelrod, author of How America Won World War I ...
    Arnold J. Toynbee, the most famous professional historian of the twentieth century, is widely quoted as having declared that “History is just one damn thing after another.” This book argues that history is not about “things” at all but is all about turning points—the decisions, acts, innovations, errors, ideas, successes, and failures on which the shape of a nation’s life—our lives—depends. It ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD