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  • The Way of the Ship

    America's Maritime History Reenvisoned, 1600-2000

    de Alex Roland ...
    The history of shipping in America, as traditionally recounted, is based primarily on the fortunes of the American merchant marine. This book offers a global perspective and considers oceanic shipping and domestic shipping along America's coasts and inland waterways, with explanations of the forces that influenced the way of the ship. The result is an eye-opening look at American maritime history ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • War and Technology

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Alex Roland ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The war instinct is part of human nature, but the means to fight war depend on technology. Alex Roland traces the co-evolution of technology and warfare from the Stone Age to the age of cyberwar, describing the inventions that changed the direction of warfare throughout history: from fortified walls, the chariot, battleships, and the gunpowder revolution to bombers, rockets, improvised explosive ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • War in the Modern World

    de Theodore Ropp, Alex Roland ...
    “A brilliant survey of the history of warfare... the best yet produced anywhere.” — B. H. Liddell Hart“Outstanding and penetrating outline of the processes of war and the means of fighting from 1415 onward... skillfully and carefully written... [includes] one of the most comprehensive bibliographies of the history of war.” — E. B. Long, Chicago Tribune“A substantial and scholarly history of modern ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Delta of Power

    The Military-Industrial Complex

    de Alex Roland ...
    Series series Technology in Motion
    Does the Military-Industrial Complex as we understand it still exist? If so, how has it changed since the end of the Cold War?First named by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address, the Military-Industrial Complex, originally an exclusively American phenomenon of the Cold War, was tailored to develop and produce military technologies equal to the existential threat perceived to be ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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    War and Technology

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Alex Roland ...
    Narrado por James R. Cheatham ...

    Completo

    4 hora 32 minutos

    The war instinct is part of human nature, but the means to fight war depend on technology. Alex Roland traces the co-evolution of technology and warfare from the Stone Age to the age of cyberwar, describing the inventions that changed the direction of warfare throughout history: from fortified walls, the chariot, battleships, and the gunpowder revolution to bombers, rockets, improvised explosive ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Aerial Warfare

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Frank Ledwidge ...
    Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

    Completo

    4 hora 59 minutos

    Aerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look at the history of aerial warfare, introducing the major battles, crises, and controversies where air power has taken center stage, and the changes in technology and air power ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    War and Religion

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Jolyon Mitchel, Joshua Rey ...
    Narrado por Anne Flosnik ...

    Completo

    3 hora 50 minutos

    Is religion a force for war, or a force for peace? Some of the most terrible wars in history have been caused and motivated by religion. Much of the violence that fills our screens today springs from the same source. Yet some of the bravest pacifists have also been deeply religious people, and many of the laws and institutions that work to soften or prevent war have deep religious roots.This Very ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Orthodox Christianity

    A Very Short Introduction

    de A. Edward Siecienski ...
    Narrado por David Cochran Heath ...

    Completo

    3 hora 28 minutos

    To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into two camps—Catholic and Orthodox. However, as the second largest Christian denomination, Orthodox Christianity is anything but foreign to the nearly 300 million worshipers who practice it. For them, Orthodoxy is a ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • The First Tycoon (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

    de T.J. Stiles ...
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than ... Leer más

    Antes $14.99 USD Ahora $12.99 USD

  • Triumph and Tragedy

    de Winston S. Churchill ...
    Series Libro 6 - Winston S. Churchill The Second World Wa
    Winston Churchill recounts the end of WWII and its aftermath, in the conclusion of his majestic six-volume history.In Triumph and Tragedy, British prime minister Winston Churchill provides in dramatic detail the endgame of the war and the uneasy meetings between himself, Stalin, and Truman to discuss plans for rebuilding Europe in the aftermath of devastation.Beginning with the invasion of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Kill Chain

    Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

    de Christian Brose ...
    From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain comes an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might.For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US military fights, and the systems and weapons that it fights with, have been uncontested. That old reality, however, is rapidly deteriorating. America's ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Disintegration

    Indicators of the Coming American Collapse

    de Andrei Martyanov ...
    The United States is undergoing a profound and radical transformation, all features of which point to the fact of its departure at an accelerated rate from its largely self-proclaimed status as a global hegemon. The United States has lost ground in every single category that defines the power and status of a nation in relation to its rivals. This book delves into the reasons for a catastrophic ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD