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Prelude to Blitzkrieg

The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania

de Michael B. Barrett ...

Series series Twentieth-Century Battles
An authoritative study of World War I's often-overlooked Romanian front.In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of World War II. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movements, with cavalry ... Leer más

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An authoritative study of World War I's often-overlooked Romanian front.In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of World War II. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movements, with cavalry
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Clausewitz Reconsidered

de H. P. Willmott, Michael B. Barrett ...

Series series Praeger Security International
This fascinating book assesses Prussian military thinker Carl von Clausewitz's famous theory on warfare in relation to historical and modern-day conflict—and future trends.Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining ... Leer más

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This fascinating book assesses Prussian military thinker Carl von Clausewitz's famous theory on warfare in relation to historical and modern-day conflict—and future trends.Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining
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Prelude to Blitzkrieg

The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania

de Michael B. Barrett ...

Narrado por David de Vries ...

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12 hora 14 minutos

An authoritative study of World War I's often-overlooked Romanian front.In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of World War II. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movements, with cavalry ... Leer más

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An authoritative study of World War I's often-overlooked Romanian front.In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of World War II. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movements, with cavalry
... Leer más

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A Continent Erupts

Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945–1955

de Ronald H. Spector ...

Narrado por BJ Harrison ...

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24 hora 18 minutos

The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya—the fighting never really stopped, as these regions sought to completely sever the yoke of ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

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The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya—the fighting never really stopped, as these regions sought to completely sever the yoke of
... Leer más

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Medieval Maritime Warfare

de Charles D. Stanton ...

Narrado por James Cameron Stewart ...

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19 hora 32 minutos

Following the fall of Rome, the sea is increasingly the stage upon which the human struggle of western civilization is played out. In a world of few roads and great disorder, the sea is the medium on which power is projected and wealth sought. Yet this confused period in the history of maritime warfare has rarely been studied; it is little known and even less understood. Charles Stanton uses an ... Leer más

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Following the fall of Rome, the sea is increasingly the stage upon which the human struggle of western civilization is played out. In a world of few roads and great disorder, the sea is the medium on which power is projected and wealth sought. Yet this confused period in the history of maritime warfare has rarely been studied; it is little known and even less understood. Charles Stanton uses an
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Darkness at Dawn

The Rise of the Russian Criminal State

de David Satter ...

Narrado por Paul Brion ...

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11 hora 42 minutos

"The Russia that Satter depicts in this brave, engaging book cannot be ignored . . . Required reading for anyone interested in the post-Soviet state" (Newsweek).Anticipating a new dawn of freedom after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: a country impoverished and controlled at every level by organized crime. This ... Leer más

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"The Russia that Satter depicts in this brave, engaging book cannot be ignored . . . Required reading for anyone interested in the post-Soviet state" (Newsweek).Anticipating a new dawn of freedom after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: a country impoverished and controlled at every level by organized crime. This
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The Name of War

King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity

de Jill Lepore ...

Narrado por Bernadette Dunne ...

Completo

12 hora 18 minutos

Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa SocietyKing Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to "deserve the name of a war."It all began when Philip ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa SocietyKing Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to "deserve the name of a war."It all began when Philip
... Leer más

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The Great Silence

Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age

de Juliet Nicolson ...

Narrado por Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Completo

12 hora 34 minutos

As the euphoria of Armistice Day in 1918 quickly subsided, there was no denying the carnage that the Great War had left in its wake. Grief and shock overwhelmed the psyche of the British people—but from their despair, new life would slowly emerge.For veterans with faces demolished in the trenches, surgeon Harold Gillies brings hope with his miraculous skin-grafting procedure. Women win the vote, ... Leer más

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As the euphoria of Armistice Day in 1918 quickly subsided, there was no denying the carnage that the Great War had left in its wake. Grief and shock overwhelmed the psyche of the British people—but from their despair, new life would slowly emerge.For veterans with faces demolished in the trenches, surgeon Harold Gillies brings hope with his miraculous skin-grafting procedure. Women win the vote,
... Leer más

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Behemoth

A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World

de Joshua B. Freeman ...

Narrado por Stephen Bowlby ...

Completo

13 hora 44 minutos

A sweeping, global history of the rise of the factory and its effects on societyWe live in a factory-made world: modern life is built on three centuries of advances in factory production, efficiency, and technology. But giant factories have also fueled our fears about the future since their beginnings, when William Blake called them “dark Satanic mills.” Many factories that operated over the last ... Leer más

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A sweeping, global history of the rise of the factory and its effects on societyWe live in a factory-made world: modern life is built on three centuries of advances in factory production, efficiency, and technology. But giant factories have also fueled our fears about the future since their beginnings, when William Blake called them “dark Satanic mills.” Many factories that operated over the last
... Leer más

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Shanghai 1937

Stalingrad on the Yangtze

de Peter Harmsen ...

The New York Times bestseller that inspired the documentary Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began on Public Television.At its height, the Battle of Shanghai involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators—and often victims. It turned what had been a Japanese imperialist adventure in China into a general war between the two ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestseller that inspired the documentary Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began on Public Television.At its height, the Battle of Shanghai involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators—and often victims. It turned what had been a Japanese imperialist adventure in China into a general war between the two
... Leer más
Modern Monopolies

What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy

de Alex Moazed, Nicholas L. Johnson ...

A guide to platform businesses that shows how they work, how to replicate the success of some of history's best platforms, and how to handle disruption."[A] stimulating book . . . The authors are particularly interesting on how modern platform companies are able to outsource much of their innovation." — The Financial Times" Modern Monopolies brilliantly lays out the formula for how to get rich in ... Leer más

$17.29 USD

A guide to platform businesses that shows how they work, how to replicate the success of some of history's best platforms, and how to handle disruption."[A] stimulating book . . . The authors are particularly interesting on how modern platform companies are able to outsource much of their innovation." — The Financial Times" Modern Monopolies brilliantly lays out the formula for how to get rich in
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Ancient Greeks at War

Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

de Simon Elliott ...

"A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" ( Choice).In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its ... Leer más

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"A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" ( Choice).In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its
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